{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-20-28-6-6","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 20-28-6-6","heading":"Temporary teacher's contract","body":"Sec. 6. (a) A temporary teacher's contract shall be used only for employing:\n(1) a teacher to serve in the absence of a teacher who has been granted a leave of absence by the school corporation for:\n(A) engaging in defense service or in service auxiliary to defense service;\n(B) professional study or advancement;\n(C) exchange teaching;\n(D) extended disability to which a licensed physician has attested; or\n(E) serving in the general assembly;\n(2) a new teacher for a position:\n(A) that is funded by a grant outside the school funding formula for which funding is available only for a specified period or purpose; or\n(B) vacated by a teacher who is under a regular contract and who temporarily accepts a teacher position that is funded by a grant outside the school funding formula for which funding is available only for a specified period or purpose; or\n(3) a teacher who has been issued an emergency permit by the department.\n(b) The temporary teacher's contract must contain:\n(1) the provisions of the regular teacher's contract except those providing for continued tenure of position;\n(2) a blank space for the name of the teacher granted the leave, which may not be used on another temporary teacher's contract for the same leave of absence; and\n(3) an expiration date that:\n(A) is the date of the return of the teacher on leave; and\n(B) is not later than the end of the school year.\n(c) If a teacher is employed on the temporary teacher's contract for at least sixty (60) days in a school year, the teacher may, on request, receive the service credit that the teacher would otherwise receive with regard to the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund.\n(d) A school corporation is not required to use a temporary teacher's contract for employing a teacher to serve in the absence of a teacher who has been granted a leave of absence.","path":["TITLE 20. EDUCATION","ARTICLE 28. SCHOOL TEACHERS","Chapter 6. Contracts"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_20.html#20-28-6-6","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-01T01:34:30Z","sha256":"d3ab6500a091f1b81b8813533b9a13726fbc32a5505170adf5d3ee3ed1656a04","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-20-28-6-5","next":"us-in/ic-20-28-6-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}