CHAPTER 2. INDIANA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
IC 20-22-2
Chapter 2. Indiana School for the Deaf
IC 20-22-2-1
Services provided
Sec. 1. The Indiana School for the Deaf is established as a stateeducational resource center that includes the following:
(1) A residential and day school.
(2) Outreach services.
(3) Consultative services to local educational agencies to assistthe agencies in meeting the needs of locally enrolled studentswith hearing disabilities.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-2-2
Purpose
Sec. 2. The school shall provide for the instruction, education, andcare of children who are determined to have a hearing disability bycase conference in accordance with Indiana law and federal law.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-2-3
Educational facilities, educational programs, and training
Sec. 3. The school shall provide the following:
(1) Educational facilities that meet standards established by thestate board for regular public schools.
(2) Educational facilities for school age individuals.
(3) Educational programs and services to meet those specialneeds imposed by hearing impairment so that a student with ahearing disability (including a student with multiple disabilitieswith hearing impairment) may achieve the student's maximumability for independence in academic pursuits, careeropportunities, travel, personal care, and home management.
(4) Training to permit a student with a hearing disability(including a student with multiple disabilities with hearingimpairment) to achieve the student's maximum developmenttoward self-support and independence.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.99-2007, SEC.165.
IC 20-22-2-4
Executive; appointment and qualifications
Sec. 4. (a) The board shall appoint the chief executive officer,subject to the approval of the governor. The executive serves at thepleasure of the board and may be removed for cause.
(b) The executive appointee must have the followingqualifications:
(1) Be an educator with knowledge, skill, and ability in theappointee's profession.
(2) Have at least five (5) years experience in instruction ofstudents with hearing impairment disabilities. (3) Have a master's degree or a higher degree.
(4) Meet the qualifications for an Indiana teacher's certificate inthe area of hearing impairment disabilities.
(5) Have at least five (5) years experience supervising otherindividuals.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.218-2005, SEC.62.
IC 20-22-2-5
Executive; responsibilities
Sec. 5. (a) The executive, subject to the approval of the board andIC 20-21-4, has complete responsibility for management of theschool.
(b) The executive has responsibility for the following:
(1) Direction of the education, care, safety, and well-being of allstudents in attendance.
(2) Evaluation and improvement of the school staff, educationalprograms, and support services.
(3) Implementation and administration of the policies, mission,and goals of the school as established by the board.
(4) Serving as the purchasing agent for the school underIC 5-22-4-8.
(5) Implementation of budgetary matters as recommended bythe board and the department of education underIC 20-22-3-10(b).
(6) Management of the school's outreach program with localpublic schools.
(7) Advocating on behalf of the school under guidelinesestablished by the board.
(8) Executing contracts on behalf of the school.
(c) The executive is the appointing authority for all employeesnecessary to properly conduct and operate the school.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.218-2005, SEC.63.
IC 20-22-2-6
Students admitted to school
Sec. 6. Subject to:
(1) the determination by case conference committees based onindividualized education programs; and
(2) the school's admissions criteria adopted by the board underIC 20-22-3-10(a)(4);
the executive shall receive as students in the school Indiana residentswho are school age individuals with a hearing disability.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.218-2005, SEC.64;P.L.99-2007, SEC.166.
IC 20-22-2-7
Placement review committee
Sec. 7. (a) A placement review committee for the school isestablished. The placement review committee consists of one (1)representative of each of the following: (1) The board.
(2) The office of the secretary of family and social services.
(3) The state superintendent.
(b) The placement review committee shall meet upon petition ofan interested party to review the following:
(1) Applications to the school denied through the processdescribed in section 6 of this chapter.
(2) All instances of dismissal from the school for reasons otherthan graduation, voluntary transition to another educationalfacility, or voluntary departure from the school.
(c) The executive shall serve as an adviser to the placementreview committee. The executive shall provide the placement reviewcommittee with information and justification for all applicationdenials and dismissals under review.
(d) The placement review committee may recommend thatapplication denials or dismissals be reconsidered.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.218-2005, SEC.65.
IC 20-22-2-8
Expenses of certain students to be paid by county
Sec. 8. Upon the presentation of satisfactory evidence showingthat:
(1) there is a school age individual with a hearing disabilityresiding in a county;
(2) the individual is entitled to the facilities of the school;
(3) the individual's parent wishes the individual to participate inthe school's educational program but is unable to pay theexpenses of maintaining the individual at the school; and
(4) the individual is entitled to placement in the school undersection 6 of this chapter;
a court with jurisdiction shall, upon application by the county officeof the division of family resources, order the individual to be sent tothe school at the expense of the county. The expenses include theexpenses described in section 10 of this chapter and shall be paidfrom the county general fund.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.146-2008,SEC.458; P.L.44-2009, SEC.34.
IC 20-22-2-9
Applicability of compulsory school attendance laws
Sec. 9. The compulsory school attendance laws of Indiana applyto all children with hearing disabilities. The case conferencecommittee may place a child with a hearing disability at the school.The child shall attend the school during the full scholastic term of theschool unless the case conference committee changes the placement.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-2-10
Provision of medical care, basic necessities, and transportation tostudents Sec. 10. (a) The school shall provide board, room, laundry, andordinary medical attention, including emergency medical attention.
(b) While a student is enrolled at the school, the student's parent,guardian, or another responsible relative or person shall providemedical, optical, and dental care involving special medication orprostheses.
(c) While a student is enrolled at the school, the student's parent,guardian, or another responsible relative or person shall suitablyprovide the student with clothing and other essentials not otherwiseprovided under this article.
(d) The school corporation in which the student has legalsettlement shall pay the cost of transportation required by thestudent's individualized education program under IC 20-35-8-2.However, the student's parent, guardian, or another responsiblerelative or person shall pay the cost of transportation not required bythe student's individualized education program.
(e) The student's parent, guardian, or another responsible relativeor person shall provide the incidental expense money needed by thestudent.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-2-11
Adult education program
Sec. 11. (a) The school may establish an adult education program.
(b) The school may establish an appropriate fee for services for anadult education program. Federal grants or matching funds may alsobe used, subject to the approval of the budget agency.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-2-12
Career and technical work-study program
Sec. 12. The school may establish a career and technicalwork-study program.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.234-2007,SEC.101.
IC 20-22-2-13
Receipt of gifts, legacies, devises, and conveyances
Sec. 13. The executive may, subject to the approval of thegovernor and the policies of the board, receive, for the use of theschool, gifts, legacies, devises, and conveyances of real or personalproperty that are made, given, or granted to or for the school.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.218-2005, SEC.66.