{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-20-35-6-2","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 20-35-6-2","heading":"Contracts for services; payment of costs; rules","body":"Sec. 2. (a) The secretary of education may contract with in-state or out-of-state public and private schools, state agencies, or child caring institutions (as defined in IC 12-7-2.1-60(1)) to pay, with any funds appropriated for this purpose, the excess costs of educating children of school age:\n(1) who have been identified as eligible for special education services; and\n(2) whose disability is of such intensity as to preclude achievement in the existing local public school setting.\nThe state shall pay the costs of the services that exceed the amount a school corporation is required to pay, as determined by the department under subsection (b).\n(b) The department shall determine the amount a school corporation must pay before the state will pay excess costs described in subsection (a). At a minimum, school corporations shall pay their share of the total tuition costs for children with disabilities served under this section.\n(c) The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to implement this section.\n(d) Money appropriated for the purposes of this section does not revert to the state general fund.","path":["TITLE 20. EDUCATION","ARTICLE 35. SPECIAL EDUCATION","Chapter 6. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_20.html#20-35-6-2","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-01T01:34:30Z","sha256":"c04b196f5ba70c9047dcdfd901e1a957a5d11105be5dfecd6939e6c3bb47c0d9","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-20-35-6-1","next":"us-in/ic-20-35-6-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}