IC 9-18-31
    Chapter 31. Education License Plate

IC 9-18-31-1
"School corporation" defined
    Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "school corporation" has themeaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-17.
As added by P.L.92-1996, SEC.1.

IC 9-18-31-2
Issuance
    Sec. 2. The bureau shall design and issue an education licenseplate. The education license plate shall be designed and issued as aspecial group recognition license plate under IC 9-18-25.
As added by P.L.92-1996, SEC.1.

IC 9-18-31-3
Design requirements
    Sec. 3. An education license plate designed under IC 9-18-25 mustinclude the following:
        (1) A basic design for the plate, with consecutive numbers orletters, or both, to properly identify the vehicle.
        (2) A background design, an emblem, or colors that designatethe license plate as an education license plate.
        (3) Any other information the bureau considers necessary.
As added by P.L.92-1996, SEC.1.

IC 9-18-31-4
Eligibility
    Sec. 4. A person who is eligible to register a vehicle under thistitle is eligible to receive an education license plate upon doing thefollowing:
        (1) Completing an application for an education license plate.
        (2) Paying the appropriate fee under section 5 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.92-1996, SEC.1.

IC 9-18-31-5
Fees; designation
    Sec. 5. (a) The fee for an education license plate is as follows:
        (1) The appropriate fee under IC 9-29-5-38.
        (2) An annual fee of twenty-five dollars ($25).
    (b) The annual fee referred to in subsection (a)(2) shall becollected by the bureau.
    (c) The bureau shall require a person who purchases an educationlicense plate under this chapter to designate the Indiana schoolcorporation the person wants to receive the fee that the person paysunder subsection (a)(2).
As added by P.L.92-1996, SEC.1.

IC 9-18-31-6 Fees; distribution
    Sec. 6. The fees collected under this chapter shall be distributedas follows:
        (1) Twenty-five percent (25%) to the state superintendent ofpublic instruction to administer the school intervention andcareer counseling development program and fund underIC 20-20-17.
        (2) Seventy-five percent (75%) as provided under section 7 ofthis chapter.
As added by P.L.92-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.176-2001, SEC.9;P.L.237-2001, SEC.1; P.L.1-2002, SEC.40; P.L.1-2005, SEC.100.

IC 9-18-31-7
Duties of school corporations receiving fees; distribution andreport to county auditor; distribution and notice to schoolcorporations identifying recipient educational foundation
    Sec. 7. (a) If an educational foundation that is exempt fromfederal income taxation under Internal Revenue Code Section501(c)(3) is established as an Indiana nonprofit corporation for thebenefit of a school corporation designated to receive a fee undersection 5(c) of this chapter, fees designated to go to the schoolcorporation shall be distributed to an educational foundation thatprovides benefit to the designated school corporation. A schoolcorporation that receives benefit from an educational foundation thatmeets the requirements of this section shall:
        (1) obtain a certificate from the educational foundation thatcertifies to the school corporation and the county auditor thatthe educational foundation:
            (A) is exempt from federal income taxation under InternalRevenue Code Section 501(c)(3); and
            (B) is established as an Indiana nonprofit corporation toprovide benefit to the school corporation; and
        (2) provide a copy of the certificate described in subdivision (1)to the county auditor.
    (b) If a school corporation designated to receive a fee undersection 5(c) of this chapter does not receive benefit from aneducational foundation described under subsection (a), the feesdesignated to go to the school corporation shall be distributed to theschool corporation and may only be used for purposes other thansalaries and related fringe benefits.
    (c) Before the twentieth day of the calendar month following thecalendar month in which a fee was collected, the bureau shalldistribute the fees collected under this chapter to the county auditorof the county in which the designated school corporation'sadministration office is located. Each monthly distribution under thissubsection shall be accompanied by a report to the auditor thatshows:
        (1) the total amount of the monthly distribution for all schoolcorporations in the county that were designated to receive aneducation license plate fee under this chapter; and        (2) the amount of the fees that are to be distributed to eachdesignated school corporation in the county.
    (d) Within thirty (30) days of receipt of a distribution from thebureau under subsection (c), the county auditor shall distribute thefees received to:
        (1) an educational foundation under subsection (a), if the schoolcorporation has provided a copy of the certificate described insubsection (a); or
        (2) the school corporation under subsection (b);
whichever subsection is applicable. The county auditor shalldesignate which school corporation is to receive benefit inconnection with a distribution to an educational foundation underthis subsection. If the school corporation receives benefit from morethan one (1) educational foundation, the superintendent of thebenefitted school corporation shall determine, and inform the auditorin writing, how fees received are to be distributed to the educationalfoundations. The county auditor shall, simultaneous with adistribution to an educational foundation, send the school corporationto receive benefit a notice of the distribution that identifies therecipient educational foundation and the date and the amount of thedistribution.
    (e) Funds received by an educational foundation under thischapter must be used to provide benefit to the designated schoolcorporation within one (1) year of receipt from the county auditor.
As added by P.L.92-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.68-2001, SEC.4.