IC 20-29-4
    Chapter 4. Rights and Responsibilities of School Employees andEmployers

IC 20-29-4-1
Rights of school employees
    Sec. 1. School employees may:
        (1) form, join, or assist school employee organizations;
        (2) participate in collective bargaining with school employersthrough representatives of their own choosing; and
        (3) engage in other activities, individually or in concert;
to establish, maintain, or improve salaries, wages, hours, salary andwage related fringe benefits, and other matters set forth inIC 20-29-6-4, IC 20-29-6-5, and IC 20-29-6-7.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13.

IC 20-29-4-2
School employee not required to join or financially support schoolemployee organization
    Sec. 2. (a) A school employee may not be required to join orfinancially support through the payment of:
        (1) fair share fees;
        (2) representation fees;
        (3) professional fees; or
        (4) other fees;
a school employee organization.
    (b) A rule, regulation, or contract provision requiring financialsupport from a school employee to a school employee organizationis void.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13.

IC 20-29-4-3
Responsibilities of school employers
    Sec. 3. School employers have the responsibility and authority tomanage and direct on behalf of the public the operations andactivities of the school corporation to the full extent authorized bylaw, including but not limited to the following:
        (1) Direct the work of the school employer's employees.
        (2) Establish policy through procedures established inIC 20-29-6-4, IC 20-29-6-5, and IC 20-29-6-7.
        (3) Hire, promote, demote, transfer, assign, and retainemployees through procedures established in IC 20-29-6-4,IC 20-29-6-5, and IC 20-29-6-7.
        (4) Suspend or discharge employees in accordance withapplicable law through procedures established in IC 20-29-6-4,IC 20-29-6-5, and IC 20-29-6-7.
        (5) Maintain the efficiency of school operations.
        (6) Relieve employees from duties because of lack of work orother legitimate reason through procedures established inIC 20-29-6-4, IC 20-29-6-5, and IC 20-29-6-7.        (7) Take actions necessary to carry out the mission of the publicschools as provided by law.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13.