CHAPTER 10. JOINT PROGRAMS AND PERSONNEL
IC 20-26-10
Chapter 10. Joint Programs and Personnel
IC 20-26-10-1
"Joint program"
Sec. 1. As used in sections 2 through 9 of this chapter, "jointprogram" means the joint employment of personnel, joint purchaseof supplies or other material, or joint purchase or lease of equipment,joint lease of land or buildings, or both, or joint construction of,remodeling of, or additions to school buildings, by two (2) or moreschool corporations, for a particular program or purpose. The termincludes the joint investment of money under IC 5-13, dataprocessing operations, career and technical education, psychologicalservices, audiovisual services, guidance services, special education,and joint purchasing related to the acquisition of supplies orequipment that are not to be used jointly.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.234-2007,SEC.104.
IC 20-26-10-2
"Participating school corporation"
Sec. 2. As used in sections 3 through 9 of this chapter,"participating school corporations" means all school corporationsengaging in a joint program.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
IC 20-26-10-3
Joint programs authorized; contents of agreement
Sec. 3. (a) Two (2) or more school corporations acting throughtheir respective governing bodies may engage in joint programsunder a written agreement executed by all participating schoolcorporations.
(b) The agreement shall do the following:
(1) Designate the type of purchases, leases, or investments to bemade.
(2) Prescribe the manner of approving persons employed underthe joint program.
(3) Designate the type of construction, remodeling, or additionsto be made on the school buildings.
(4) Provide for the organization, administration, support,funding, and termination of the program, subject to theprovisions of this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
IC 20-26-10-4
Administration and supervision of joint program
Sec. 4. An agreement shall designate one (1) of the participatingschool corporations to administer and supervise the joint program,including receiving and disbursing funds, executing documents, andmaintaining records under this chapter and the agreement between
the participating school corporations.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
IC 20-26-10-5
Teachers without prior service; employment by joint program
Sec. 5. (a) A teacher employed in a joint program who does nothave existing years of service in one (1) of the member corporationsof the joint program is considered to have been employed as ateacher by the governing body that is administering the joint programat the time that the teacher is first employed by the joint program.
(b) The teacher is entitled to the same rights and privileges as setforth in IC 20-28-6 through IC 20-28-10 as if employed as a regularteacher by the governing body that is administering the joint programat the time that the teacher is first employed by the joint program.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
IC 20-26-10-6
Teachers with prior service; employment by joint program
Sec. 6. A teacher who has existing years of service in one (1) ofthe member school corporations of the joint program shall retain thesame rights and privileges as set forth in IC 20-28-6 throughIC 20-28-10 as if still employed as a teacher in the schoolcorporation in which the teacher has already acquired years ofservice.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
IC 20-26-10-7
Loss of joint program teaching jobs
Sec. 7. (a) A teacher who loses the teacher's job in a joint programbecause of:
(1) a reduction in services;
(2) a reorganization;
(3) the discontinuance of the joint program; or
(4) a withdrawal in whole or in part of a participating schoolfrom the joint program;
shall be accorded the same rights that are provided underIC 20-35-5-11 for teachers from special education cooperatives.
(b) A teacher who:
(1) is employed in a joint program under this chapter;
(2) loses the teacher's job in the joint program as described insubsection (a); and
(3) subsequently is employed by a participating schoolcorporation as described in subsection (a);
retains the rights and privileges under IC 20-28-6 throughIC 20-28-10 that the teacher held at the time the teacher lost the jobin the joint program as described in subdivision (2).
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
IC 20-26-10-8
Joint services, leasing, construction, and supply fund Sec. 8. (a) The governing bodies of participating schoolcorporations may pay into a joint fund, known as the joint services,leasing, construction, and supply fund, an amount set forth in thewritten agreement under section 3 of this chapter. Each governingbody shall budget and appropriate funds for the joint program fromthe school corporation's general fund in accordance with lawsgoverning the use of the general fund.
(b) The joint services, leasing, construction, and supply fund shallbe held by the governing body of the school corporation designatedin the written agreement to administer and supervise the jointprogram. The designated governing body shall receive, disburse, andmaintain an account for the fund in the same manner as prescribedfor other funds of the governing body and under the writtenagreement but without any further or additional appropriation of thefunds. The designated governing body shall:
(1) make a complete and detailed financial report of all receiptsand disbursements not later than thirty (30) days after the endof each school year; and
(2) furnish copies of the report to the governing bodies of allother participating school corporations.
The reports required under this section are supplementary to and donot supersede or repeal the requirements for publication of annualreports of certain school corporations as provided by IC 5-3-1.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.129.
IC 20-26-10-9
Joint investment fund; administration; designated depositories
Sec. 9. (a) The governing bodies of participating schoolcorporations may pay into a joint fund, to be known as the jointinvestment fund, all or part of the money the governing bodies mayotherwise invest under IC 5-13-9. The fund shall be administered bythe governing body of the school corporation designated in thewritten agreement under section 3 of this chapter. The designatedgoverning body shall receive, invest, maintain an account for, anddisburse the fund in the same manner as prescribed for other fundsfor the governing body representing money available for investmentand in accordance with the written agreement.
(b) With respect to an investment described in IC 5-13-9, quotesmay be solicited and received orally, and the investment shall bemade with the designated depository that submitted the highestquote. If two (2) or more designated depositories submit the highestquote, the investment shall be made either:
(1) by dividing the investment among the depositories so as notto lose the benefits of the quotes received; or
(2) if division is not practicable, by lot.
(c) The designated depository holding the investment shall remitto the governing body administering the joint program any moneydue under the investment on the date the investment matures and inthe manner directed by the governing body. A designated depositoryparticipating in an agreement for joint investment of money under
IC 5-13 shall provide a detailed accounting of the transactions asrequired for audit purposes by the state board of accounts.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
IC 20-26-10-10
Joint employment of professional personnel; joint purchase ofsupplies and equipment
Sec. 10. Two (2) or more school corporations within a county maythrough their respective school trustees and boards engage in any ofthe following:
(1) Joint employment of professional personnel.
(2) Joint purchases of necessary supplies, equipment, and othermaterials that the participating school officers consider properto the operation of their respective schools.
The cost of these services and purchases to participating corporationsshall be determined by their proportionate use in the schools ofparticipating corporations. The county superintendent of schools isthe administrator of these joint activities.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
IC 20-26-10-11
Joint service and supply fund; authorization; reports
Sec. 11. (a) A county board of education may authorize the countysuperintendent of schools to establish a joint service and supply fund,into which fund the participating school corporations shall pay theirproportionate share under an agreement for the joint services andsupplies in which the school corporations are interested. The countysuperintendent of schools may disburse from the service and supplyfund proper expenditures to pay salaries of jointly employedpersonnel and other joint service expenditures.
(b) The county superintendent of schools shall keep a completewritten accounting of all receipts and disbursements related to thejoint service and supply fund in a form approved by the state boardof accounts. The accounting shall be audited by the state board ofaccounts. The county superintendent of schools shall make acomplete and detailed financial report of all receipts anddisbursements in the joint service and supply fund at the end of eachfiscal year and shall furnish copies of the report to all participatingschool corporations.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.
IC 20-26-10-12
Purchasing and bidding rules
Sec. 12. The purchasing of equipment, supplies, and materialsshall be under the same laws and regulations as the purchasing wouldbe if it were by a single school corporation. However, the bids shallbe submitted by the superintendent of county schools to theparticipating corporations for approval.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.10.