IC 20-40-15
    Chapter 15. School Technology Fund

IC 20-40-15-1
"Fund"
    Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to a schooltechnology fund established under section 2 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163.

IC 20-40-15-2
Establishment of fund
    Sec. 2. (a) Each school corporation shall establish a schooltechnology fund.
    (b) The fund consists of the following:
        (1) Money transferred to the fund under IC 20-40-14-1 orsection 3 or 4 of this chapter.
        (2) Other money, as designated by the department.
    (c) Property taxes levied by a school corporation for a capitalprojects fund may not be transferred to the fund.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163.

IC 20-40-15-3
Transfers from the general fund
    Sec. 3. All money appropriated from the general fund for any ofthe purposes described in section 5 of this chapter shall betransferred from the general fund to the fund.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163.

IC 20-40-15-4
Transfer of savings from universal service discounts
    Sec. 4. (a) As used in this section, "base year" means:
        (1) January 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999; or
        (2) any subsequent universal service program year for which aschool corporation initially makes an application to theprogram.
    (b) All money saved by a school corporation as a result ofuniversal service discounts provided to the school corporation underthe federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 must be transferred tothe fund.
    (c) For purposes of this section, the amount of money saved by aschool corporation as a result of universal service discounts duringthe base year and any subsequent universal service program year isequal to:
        (1) the sum of all reimbursements in the form of cash ordiscounts received or eligible to be received under the universalservice program during the base year; minus
        (2) discounts from expenditures made from the debt service andcapital projects funds during the base year for one (1) time costssuch as new construction or remodeling projects.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163.
IC 20-40-15-5
Uses
    Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), money in thefund may be used for one (1) or more of the purposes described inIC 20-20-13, IC 20-26-15-6(4)(B), or IC 20-40-8-13.
    (b) Money in the fund may not be used to purchase softwareprograms to be used exclusively for administrative purposes, such aspayroll and attendance records, personnel records, administration ofinsurance or pension programs, or any other similar purpose.However, if a particular software program will be used foradministrative purposes and for other purposes described insubsection (a), a part of the cost of the software program may be paidfrom the fund. The part of the cost that may be paid from the fund isthe total cost of the software program multiplied by the estimatedpercentage of use of the software program for nonadministrativepurposes.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163.

IC 20-40-15-6
Reports
    Sec. 6. (a) Before February 15 of each year, each schoolcorporation shall file a report with the state superintendent's specialassistant for technology.
    (b) A report filed under this section must:
        (1) be prepared in the form prescribed by the special assistantfor technology; and
        (2) include a list of expenditures made by the schoolcorporation during the preceding calendar year from the schoolcorporation's:
            (A) fund for purposes described in this chapter;
            (B) capital projects fund for purposes described inIC 20-40-8-13; and
            (C) debt service fund to provide financing for any equipmentor facilities used to provide educational technologyprograms.
    (c) Before April 1 of each year, the special assistant fortechnology shall:
        (1) compile the information contained in the reports filed underthis section; and
        (2) present that compilation to the educational technologycouncil.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163.