Indiana § 22-4-2-37 - School
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 22-4-2-37 — School, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 22-4-2-37. School
Sec. 37. For the purposes of IC 22-4-8-2(j)(3)(C), "school" means an educational institution that is accredited and approved by the Indiana state board of education and is an academic school system, whereby a student may progressively advance, starting with the first grade through the twelfth grade. This includes all accredited public and parochial schools which are primary, secondary, or preparatory schools. "School" does not include:
(1) a kindergarten, not a part of the public or parochial school system;
(2) a day care center;
(3) an organization furnishing psychiatric care and treatment;
(4) an organization furnishing training or rehabilitation for individuals with an intellectual disability or a physical disability, which organization is not a part of the public or parochial school system; or
(5) an organization offering preschool training, not a part of the public or parochial school system.
As added by Acts 1977, P.L.262, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.20-1984, SEC.195; P.L.99-1988, SEC.23; P.L.23-1993, SEC.128; P.L.99-2007, SEC.186; P.L.117-2015, SEC.36.
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Section 22-4-2-37 ("School") 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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