IC 20-42.5-2-2: Shared services arrangements

Sec. 2. A school corporation, charter school, or applicable nonpublic school may use shared services arrangements with other school corporations, charter schools, applicable nonpublic schools, and units of government, including:

(1) the use of shared administrative services overseeing transportation, food service, facilities, or other operations;

(2) the use of shared administrative services to manage finance, payroll, human resources, information technology, purchasing, or other administrative services; and

(3) the use of shared resources to provide instruction, supplemental services, extracurricular activities, or other student services.

School corporations, charter schools, and applicable nonpublic schools are not required to merge schools, consolidate, or otherwise relinquish control of curriculum, instruction, or student activities to use shared services arrangements.