CHAPTER 1. EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTERS

IC 20-20
    ARTICLE 20. PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THESTATE

IC 20-20-1
    Chapter 1. Educational Service Centers

IC 20-20-1-1
"Board"
    Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "board" refers to the localgoverning board of an educational service center.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.

IC 20-20-1-2
"Educational service center"
    Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "educational service center"means an extended agency of school corporations that:
        (1) operates under rules established by the state board;
        (2) is the administrative and operational unit that serves adefinitive geographical boundary; and
        (3) allows school corporations to voluntarily cooperate andshare programs and services that the school corporations cannotindividually provide but collectively may implement.
    (b) Programs and services collectively implemented through aneducational service center may include, but are not limited to, thefollowing:
        (1) Curriculum development.
        (2) Pupil personnel and special education services.
        (3) In-service education.
        (4) State-federal liaison services.
        (5) Instructional materials and multimedia services.
        (6) Career and technical education.
        (7) Purchasing and financial management.
        (8) Needs assessment.
        (9) Computer use.
        (10) Research and development.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.234-2007, SEC.90.

IC 20-20-1-3
Establishment and procedures for operation of educational servicecenters
    Sec. 3. The state board may provide for the establishment of andprocedures for the operation of educational service centers.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.

IC 20-20-1-4
Comprehensive plan for implementation of chapter; adoption
    Sec. 4. (a) The state board shall do the following:
        (1) Adopt a comprehensive plan to implement this chapter.
        (2) Determine the areas in Indiana that will be served by an

educational service center.
    (b) In determining the geographic area to be served by aneducational service center, the state board shall consider thefollowing:
        (1) Physical factors.
        (2) Socio-economic factors.
        (3) Educational factors.
        (4) Existing cooperative efforts and agreements.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.

IC 20-20-1-5
Establishment of centers under state board rules
    Sec. 5. An educational service center must be established underrules adopted by the state board to develop, provide, and makeavailable to participating schools those services requested by theparticipating school corporations and approved by the state board.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.

IC 20-20-1-6
Location of centers
    Sec. 6. Educational service centers shall be located throughoutIndiana to allow each school corporation to have an opportunity to:
        (1) be served by; and
        (2) participate in;
an approved center on a voluntary basis by resolution of thegoverning body.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.

IC 20-20-1-7
Educational service center board
    Sec. 7. An educational service center shall be governed in its localadministration by a board selected by an assembly comprised of thesuperintendent or the superintendent's designee from eachparticipating school corporation.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.

IC 20-20-1-8
Membership of board; vacancies; compensation
    Sec. 8. (a) The state board shall adopt uniform rules to provide forthe local selection, appointment, and continuity of membership forboards.
    (b) Vacancies on a board shall be filled by appointment by theremaining members of the board.
    (c) Members of a board serve without compensation.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.

IC 20-20-1-9
Executive director; personnel
    Sec. 9. A board may employ the following:
        (1) An executive director for the educational service center.        (2) Other personnel the board considers necessary to:
            (A) carry out the functions of the educational service center;and
            (B) do and perform all things the board considers proper forsuccessful operation of the center.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.

IC 20-20-1-10
Advisory council; recommendations
    Sec. 10. (a) The state board shall provide for the selection of anadvisory council to each board. The state board shall provide for therepresentation of:
        (1) teachers;
        (2) elementary principals;
        (3) secondary principals;
        (4) members of the governing body; and
        (5) parents of students;
of the school corporations that are within the geographic area servedby the educational service center.
    (b) The advisory council shall make recommendations to theboard on budgetary and program matters.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.

IC 20-20-1-11
Funds for establishment and operation of centers
    Sec. 11. (a) Any funds, including donated funds and funds fromfederal or other local sources, shall be used to pay for the costs ofestablishing or operating an educational service center.
    (b) An educational service center may administer programs andfunds from any of the sources described in subsection (a). Allactivities funded from federal sources must follow all applicablefederal guidelines, rules, and regulations.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.

IC 20-20-1-12
Federal matching funds
    Sec. 12. This chapter does not prohibit an educational servicecenter from receiving and using matching funds from federal sourcesin any amount for which the educational service center may beeligible.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.