Indiana § 20-27-9-7 - Transportation of person with developmental disability
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 20-27-9-7 — Transportation of person with developmental disability, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-27-9-7. Transportation of person with developmental disability
Sec. 7. (a) As used in this section, "developmental disability" has the meaning set forth in IC 12-7-2.1-118.
(b) A special education cooperative operating under IC 36-1-7, IC 20-35-5, or IC 20-26-10 or a school corporation may enter into an agreement with an agency or organization serving persons with a developmental disability in which a school bus or special purpose bus used by the special education cooperative or school corporation may be used to transport persons with a developmental disability who are at least two (2) years of age to and from programs for persons with a developmental disability.
(c) An increased cost of transportation for persons with a developmental disability shall be borne by the persons transported or the agency or organization serving persons with a developmental disability. However, a person with a developmental disability may not be required to pay for transportation provided under this section if the required payment is contrary to law.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-3.6.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.136; P.L.99-2007, SEC.172; P.L.2-2017, SEC.1; P.L.145-2026, SEC.119.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 20-27-9-7 ("Transportation of person with developmental disability") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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