IC 20-42.5-1-1: Purposes of article

Sec. 1. This article has the following purposes:

(1) To maximize the allocation and use of taxpayer provided resources by school corporations and schools for student instruction and learning.

(2) To confirm the authority of school corporations to use a variety of methods to reduce the costs of acquisition of products and services.

(3) To instruct the state board to oversee the consideration of statewide means to acquire products and services.

(4) To provide a means for school corporations to access technical assistance and other support in the consideration of means to increase the allocation of resources to student instruction and learning.

(5) To recognize school corporations that achieve effective allocation of resources to student instruction and learning.