{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-20-20.5-3-2","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 20-20.5-3-2","heading":"Employer obligations","body":"Sec. 2. (a) The school where a teacher of the year is regularly employed shall do the following:\n(1) Grant the teacher a one (1) year professional leave to provide service as described in section 1 of this chapter.\n(2) Allow the teacher to return to the school from the professional leave:\n(A) to the same or a comparable position as the teacher held before the professional leave; and\n(B) without loss of accrued benefits or seniority.\n(3) Continue to provide the teacher all benefits of employment with the school other than salary.\n(b) The department shall reimburse a school for the cost of benefits provided by the school to a teacher under subsection (a)(3).","path":["TITLE 20. EDUCATION","ARTICLE 20.5. PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE","Chapter 3. Teacher of the Year"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_20.html#20-20.5-3-2","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-01T01:34:30Z","sha256":"9aefd66eadf2c5b3d110475977a96dfe386d77de351ff28e47317e188dc96c99","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-20-20.5-3-1","next":"us-in/ic-20-20.5-3-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}