Indiana § 20-28-6-7.5 - Probationary teacher; professional teacher
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§ 20-28-6-7.5. Probationary teacher; professional teacher
Sec. 7.5. (a) A teacher who is subject to section 8 of this chapter is not subject to this section.
(b) A teacher who:
(1) serves under contract as a teacher in a school corporation;
(2) is in the teacher's first or second year of full-time teaching in a classroom; and
(3) has not at any time before July 1, 2012, entered into a teaching contract for further service with the school corporation;
shall be considered a probationary teacher.
(c) A teacher who:
(1) is not a probationary teacher under subsection (b); and
(2) enters into a contract described in section 2 of this chapter;
becomes a professional teacher.
As added by P.L.90-2011, SEC.29. Amended by P.L.200-2023, SEC.13; P.L.214-2025, SEC.122; P.L.74-2026, SEC.100.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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