IC 20-50-3
    Chapter 3. Transportation of Students in Foster Care

IC 20-50-3-1
Application
    Sec. 1. This chapter applies after June 30, 2009.
As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.

IC 20-50-3-2
"Original school corporation"
    Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "original school corporation"means the school corporation in which the school of origin of astudent in foster care is located.
As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.

IC 20-50-3-3
"School of origin"
    Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "school of origin" means theschool:
        (1) that a student in foster care attended when the student lasthad a permanent residence; or
        (2) in which a student in foster care was last enrolled.
As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.

IC 20-50-3-4
"Transitional school corporation"
    Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "transitional school corporation"means the school corporation in which a student in foster caretemporarily stays.
As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.

IC 20-50-3-5
Transportation of students in foster care
    Sec. 5. (a) If a student in foster care temporarily stays in thestudent's original school corporation but outside the attendance areaof the student's school of origin, the original school corporation shallprovide transportation for the student from the place where thestudent is temporarily staying to the school of origin and from theschool of origin to the place where the student is temporarily staying.
    (b) If:
        (1) the school of origin of a student in foster care is located ina school corporation other than the school corporation in whichthe student is temporarily staying;
        (2) the school of origin is located in a school corporation thatadjoins the school corporation in which the student istemporarily staying; and
        (3) the student does not elect to attend a school located in theschool corporation in which the student in foster care istemporarily staying;
the original school corporation and the transitional school

corporation shall enter into an agreement concerning theresponsibility for and apportionment of the costs of transporting thestudent to and from the school of origin.
    (c) If the original school corporation and the transitional schoolcorporation described in subsection (b) are unable to reach anagreement under subsection (b), the responsibility for transportingthe student in foster care to and from the school of origin is sharedequally between both school corporations, and the cost oftransporting the student to and from the school of origin isapportioned equally between both school corporations.
As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.