Indiana § 20-28-10-20 - Reporting on paid leave

§ 20-28-10-20. Reporting on paid leave

Sec. 20. (a) As used in this section, "stillbirth" means a birth after twenty (20) weeks of gestation that is not a live birth.

(b) Not later than December 1, 2026, the secretary of education shall do the following:

(1) Identify school corporations that provide employees paid leave upon any of the following events:

(A) The birth of an employee's child.

(B) The birth of a child to an employee's spouse.

(C) The placement of a child for adoption with an employee.

(D) The placement of a child in foster care with an employee.

(E) The stillbirth of an employee's child.

(2) Identify the length of paid leave school corporations provide for each event under subdivision (1).

(3) Make recommendations concerning paid leave for employees for each event under subdivision (1).

(4) Submit the findings and recommendations under this subsection to the general assembly in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.

(c) This section expires July 1, 2027.

As added by P.L.120-2026, SEC.3.

IC 20-28-11Chapter 11. Repealed[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citations:

20-28-11-1formerly 20-6.1-9-120-28-11-2formerly 20-6.1-9-220-28-11-3formerly 20-6.1-9-320-28-11-4formerly 20-6.1-9-420-28-11-5formerly 20-6.1-9-520-28-11-6formerly 20-6.1-9-620-28-11-7formerly 20-6.1-9-720-28-11-8formerly 20-6.1-9-8.]Repealed by P.L.90-2011, SEC.50.

IC 20-28-11.5Chapter 11.5. Staff Performance Evaluations

20-28-11.5-0.5"Certificated employee" 20-28-11.5-1Repealed 20-28-11.5-2"Plan" 20-28-11.5-3"School corporation" 20-28-11.5-4Annual performance evaluation plans; posting of plan 20-28-11.5-5Repealed 20-28-11.5-6Repealed 20-28-11.5-7Repealed 20-28-11.5-8Repealed 20-28-11.5-8.5Repealed 20-28-11.5-9Report of staff performance evaluation results; presented at public meeting; survey; forms 20-28-11.5-10Expired

IC 20-28-11.5-0.5"Certificated employee" Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "certificated employee" includes the following:

(1) A certificated employee (as defined in IC 20-29-2-4).

(2) For purposes of annual performance evaluations conducted for a school year beginning after June 30, 2014, a teacher (as defined in IC 20-18-2-22), regardless of whether the individual is a certificated employee (as defined in IC 20-29-2-4).

As added by P.L.239-2015, SEC.6.

IC 20-28-11.5-1RepealedAs added by P.L.90-2011, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.200-2023, SEC.16. Repealed by P.L.214-2025, SEC.129.

IC 20-28-11.5-2"Plan" Sec. 2. As used in the chapter, "plan" refers to a staff performance evaluation plan developed under this chapter.

As added by P.L.90-2011, SEC.39.

IC 20-28-11.5-3"School corporation" Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "school corporation" includes:

(1) a school corporation;

(2) a school created by an interlocal agreement under IC 36-1-7;

(3) a special education cooperative under IC 20-35-5; and

(4) a joint career and technical education program created under IC 20-37-1.

However, for purposes of section 4(a) of this chapter, "school corporation" includes a charter school, a virtual charter school, and an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7).

As added by P.L.90-2011, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.229-2011, SEC.176; P.L.172-2011, SEC.122; P.L.200-2023, SEC.17.

IC 20-28-11.5-4Annual performance evaluation plans; posting of plan Sec. 4. (a) Each school corporation shall develop or adopt a plan for annual performance evaluations for each certificated employee. A plan must include performance evaluations for all certificated employees, conducted at least annually.

(b) A school corporation shall post the plan developed or adopted by the school corporation on the school corporation's website.

(c) A plan is not subject to collective bargaining.

As added by P.L.90-2011, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.239-2015, SEC.7; P.L.275-2019, SEC.7; P.L.150-2020, SEC.1; P.L.200-2023, SEC.18; P.L.135-2025, SEC.12; P.L.214-2025, SEC.130.

IC 20-28-11.5-5RepealedAs added by P.L.90-2011, SEC.39. Repealed by P.L.214-2025, SEC.131.

IC 20-28-11.5-6RepealedAs added by P.L.90-2011, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.200-2023, SEC.19. Repealed by P.L.214-2025, SEC.132.

IC 20-28-11.5-7RepealedAs added by P.L.90-2011, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.242-2017, SEC.21; P.L.192-2018, SEC.13; P.L.200-2023, SEC.20. Repealed by P.L.214-2025, SEC.133.

IC 20-28-11.5-8RepealedAs added by P.L.90-2011, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.160-2012, SEC.50; P.L.150-2020, SEC.2; P.L.200-2023, SEC.21. Repealed by P.L.214-2025, SEC.134.

IC 20-28-11.5-8.5RepealedAs added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.184. Amended by P.L.200-2023, SEC.22. Repealed by P.L.214-2025, SEC.135.

IC 20-28-11.5-9Report of staff performance evaluation results; presented at public meeting; survey; forms Sec. 9. (a) The principal of a school in a school corporation shall report in the aggregate the results of staff performance evaluations for the school for the previous school year to the superintendent and the governing body for the school corporation before August 15 of each year on the schedule determined by the governing body. The report must be presented in a public meeting of the governing body. Before presentation to the governing body, the superintendent of the school corporation shall discuss the report of completed evaluations with the teachers. This discussion is not subject to the open door law (IC 5-14-1.5). The report of completed evaluations is not subject to bargaining.

(b) Not before the beginning of the second semester (or the equivalent) of the school year and not later than August 1 of each year, the principal at each public school, including a charter school, shall complete a survey that provides information regarding the principal's assessment of the quality of instruction by each particular teacher preparation program located in Indiana for teachers employed at the school who initially received their teaching license in Indiana in the previous two (2) years. The survey shall be adopted by the state board and prescribed on a form developed not later than July 30, 2016, by the department that is aligned with the matrix system established under IC 20-28-3-1(i). The school shall provide the surveys to the department in a manner prescribed by the department. The department shall compile the information contained in the surveys, broken down by each teacher preparation program located in Indiana. The department shall include information relevant to a particular teacher preparation program located in Indiana in the department's report under subsection (d).

(c) During the second semester (or the equivalent) of the school year and not later than August 1 of each year, each teacher employed by a school described in subsection (b) in Indiana who initially received a teacher's license in Indiana in the previous three (3) years shall complete a form after the teacher completes the teacher's initial year teaching at a particular school. The information reported on the form must:

(1) provide the year in which the teacher was hired by the school;

(2) include the name of the teacher preparation program that recommended the teacher for an initial license;

(3) describe subjects taught by the teacher;

(4) provide the location of different teaching positions held by the teacher since the teacher initially obtained an Indiana teaching license;

(5) provide a description of any mentoring the teacher has received while teaching in the teacher's current teaching position;

(6) describe the teacher's current licensure status; and

(7) include an assessment by the teacher of the quality of instruction of the teacher preparation program in which the teacher participated.

The form shall be prescribed by the department. The forms shall be submitted to the department in a manner prescribed by the department. Upon receipt of the information provided in this subsection, the department shall compile the information contained in the forms and include an aggregated summary of the report on the department's website.

(d) Not later than September 1 of each year, the department shall report to each teacher preparation program in Indiana for teachers with three (3) or fewer years of teaching experience:

(1) information from the surveys relevant to that particular teacher education program provided to the department under subsection (b); and

(2) information from the forms relevant to that particular teacher preparation program compiled by the department under subsection (c).

As added by P.L.90-2011, SEC.39. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.138; P.L.254-2013, SEC.3; P.L.192-2014, SEC.5; P.L.239-2015, SEC.8; P.L.150-2020, SEC.3; P.L.41-2022, SEC.3; P.L.200-2023, SEC.23; P.L.9-2024, SEC.392; P.L.214-2025, SEC.136.

IC 20-28-11.5-10ExpiredAs added by P.L.242-2017, SEC.22. Expired 7-1-2018 by P.L.242-2017, SEC.22.

IC 20-28-12Chapter 12. Endorsement for Independent Practice School Psychologists

20-28-12-1Application of chapter 20-28-12-2Compliance with requirements for endorsement 20-28-12-3Requirements for endorsement 20-28-12-4Provision of services on private basis 20-28-12-5School psychologist; disclosure of information