Indiana § 20-28-9-9 - Teacher absence from work with pay; accumulated unused days
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§ 20-28-9-9. Teacher absence from work with pay; accumulated unused days
Sec. 9. (a) Each teacher may be absent from work with pay:
(1) on account of illness or quarantine for ten (10) days the first year and seven (7) days in each succeeding year (referred to as "sick days" in this chapter); and
(2) for death in the teacher's immediate family for a period extending not more than five (5) days beyond the death.
(b) If the teacher does not use all the teacher's sick days in a school year, the unused days accumulate up to a total of ninety (90) days. However, each teacher shall be credited with the accumulative days accrued to the teacher on January 1, 1966.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-5-6(a) part.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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