{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-20-26-5-1","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 20-26-5-1","heading":"Power and purpose to conduct various education programs","body":"Sec. 1. (a) A school corporation shall conduct an educational program for all children who reside within the school corporation in kindergarten and in grades 1 through 12.\n(b) A school corporation may:\n(1) conduct an educational program for adults and children at least fourteen (14) years of age who do not attend a program described in subsection (a);\n(2) provide instruction in vocational, industrial, or manual training;\n(3) provide libraries for the schools of the school corporation;\n(4) provide public libraries open and free for the use and benefit of the residents and taxpayers of the school corporation where permitted by law;\n(5) provide vacation school and recreational programs;\n(6) conduct other educational or other activities as are permitted or required to be performed by law by any school corporation; and\n(7) provide a school age child care program that operates during periods when school is in session for students who are enrolled in a half-day kindergarten program.\n(c) A school corporation shall develop a written policy that provides for:\n(1) the implementation of a school age child care program for children who attend:\n(A) preschool offered by the school corporation, if applicable; and\n(B) kindergarten through grade 6;\nthat, at a minimum, operates after the school day and may include periods before school is in session or periods when school is not otherwise in session (commonly referred to as a latch key program) and is offered by the school corporation; or\n(2) the availability of the school corporation's buildings or parts of the school corporation's buildings to conduct the type of program described in subdivision (1) by a nonprofit organization or a for-profit organization.\n(d) The written policy required under subsection (c) must address compliance with certain standards of reasonable care for children served by a child care program offered under subsection (c), including:\n(1) requiring the offering entity to acquire a particular amount of liability insurance; and\n(2) establishing maximum adult to child ratios governing the overall supervision of the children served.\nIf a school corporation implements a child care program as described in subsection (c)(1) or enters into a contract with an entity described in subsection (c)(2) to provide a child care program, the school corporation may not assess a fee for the use of the building, and the contract between the school corporation and the entity providing the program must be in writing. However, the school corporation may assess a fee to reimburse the school corporation for providing security, maintenance, utilities, school personnel, or other costs directly attributable to the use of the building for the program. In addition, if a school corporation offers a child care program as described in subsection (c)(1), the school corporation may assess a fee to cover costs attributable to implementing the program.\n(e) The powers under this section are purposes as well as powers.","path":["TITLE 20. EDUCATION","ARTICLE 26. SCHOOL CORPORATIONS: GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS","Chapter 5. General Powers and Duties"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_20.html#20-26-5-1","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-01T01:34:30Z","sha256":"021a3f92d74612beb6940f52ffa5965ccfcebd7497d608cc646a73a584c17f57","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-20-26-5-0.3","next":"us-in/ic-20-26-5-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}