Indiana § 20-28-8-13 - Prohibition on bonus or incentive based on approval of a public question

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§ 20-28-8-13. Prohibition on bonus or incentive based on approval of a public question

Sec. 13. (a) For purposes of this section, "school administrator" includes a principal, an assistant principal, a superintendent, and an assistant superintendent.

(b) A contract entered into between the governing body of a school corporation and a school administrator may not provide for the awarding of a monetary bonus or other incentive that is based on the approval of a public question under IC 6-1.1-20 or IC 20-46.

As added by P.L.136-2021, SEC.5.

IC 20-28-9Chapter 9. Salary and Related Payments

20-28-9-0.2Application of certain amendments to prior law 20-28-9-1Repealed 20-28-9-1.5Increases or increments in teacher salaries; supplemental payments; differentiated amounts; duties of Indiana education employment relations board 20-28-9-1.5Increases or increments in teacher salaries; supplemental payments; differentiated amounts; duties of Indiana education employment relations board 20-28-9-2Repealed 20-28-9-3Repealed 20-28-9-4Repealed 20-28-9-5Computation of annual salary of teacher or distribution of state funds; rounding to nearest dollar 20-28-9-6Substitute teachers; wages; no written contract required 20-28-9-7Substitute teachers; certain licenses; pay schedule 20-28-9-8Substitute teacher with substitute license; compensation schedule 20-28-9-9Teacher absence from work with pay; accumulated unused days 20-28-9-10Teacher with at least one accumulated sick day; employment by another school corporation 20-28-9-11Teacher absence from work with pay; agreement between school employer and exclusive representative 20-28-9-12Adoption of regulations by school corporation governing payment or part payment of teachers; conditions 20-28-9-13Voluntary sick day bank 20-28-9-14Teacher personal days 20-28-9-15Teacher payment when school is closed 20-28-9-16School closure for Christmas holidays; no payment of teachers' salaries; length of school term 20-28-9-17Teacher payment for Saturdays 20-28-9-18Salary deductions 20-28-9-19Retirement, savings, or severance pay plan 20-28-9-20Participation in health insurance plan upon retirement 20-28-9-21Suspension of teacher without pay; reasons 20-28-9-22Suspension of teacher without pay; procedure 20-28-9-23Repealed 20-28-9-24Repealed 20-28-9-25Repealed 20-28-9-26Minimum teacher salary threshold; notice; official minutes; posting 20-28-9-27Annual school corporation expenditure for teacher salaries; prohibited decrease in certain circumstances; notice; official minutes; posting 20-28-9-28Requirement to expend percentage of tuition support for teacher compensation; exclusions; report to the legislative council; notice; official minutes; posting

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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