IC 12-17-12
Chapter 12. School Age Child Care Project Fund
IC 12-17-12-1 "Applicant" defined
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "applicant" means either:
(1) a school corporation; or
(2) a nonprofit organization that:
(A) is exempt from federal income taxation under Section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
(B) has provided extracurricular activities or services to
children continuously for at least one (1) year before the date
of application for a grant under this chapter;
that applies to the division of family resources for a grant from the
school age child care fund for the purpose of establishing and
operating a school age child care program or for the purpose of
maintaining an existing school age child care program. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.145-2006,
SEC.88.
IC 12-17-12-2 "Contribution" defined
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "contribution" includes providing
a facility, personnel, transportation, or supplies that will be used in
operating a program. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-3 "Facility" defined
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "facility" means a school or other
building in which a school age child care program is operated. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-4 "Fund" defined
Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the school age
child care project fund established by this chapter. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-5 "School age child care program" defined
Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "school age child care program"
means a program operated by a school corporation or a nonprofit
organization that offers care to children who are at least five (5)
years of age but less than fifteen (15) years of age for the following
periods of time:
(1) Before or after the school day, or both.
(2) When school is not in session.
(3) When school is in session for students who are enrolled in
a half-day kindergarten program.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-6 "School corporation" defined
Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "school corporation" has the
meaning set forth in IC 20-18-2-16. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.1-2005, SEC.133.
IC 12-17-12-7 Establishment of fund; purpose; administration
Sec. 7. The school age child care project fund is established. The
fund consists of money appropriated under IC 6-7-1-30.2(c). The
purpose of the fund is to provide a source from which state grants
may be made to school corporations or nonprofit organizations that
establish and operate school age child care programs in Indiana. The
division shall administer the fund. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-8 Administration expenses
Sec. 8. The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from
money in the fund. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-9 Investments
Sec. 9. The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund
not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same
manner as other public funds may be invested. Interest that accrues
from the investments shall be deposited in the fund. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-10 Reversion
Sec. 10. Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does
not revert to the state general fund. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-11 Grants; approval criteria
Sec. 11. The division may approve a grant from the fund to an
applicant if the applicant demonstrates to the division that the
applicant is able to do the following:
(1) Provide a physical environment that is safe and appropriate
to the various age levels of the children to be served.
(2) Provide transportation, if necessary, to and from a school or
schools to the facility operated by the applicant.
(3) Provide program activities that are appropriate to the various
age levels of the children to be served and that meet the
developmental needs of each child.
(4) Provide efficient and effective program administration.
(5) Provide a staff that meets standards set by the division under
section 17 of this chapter.
(6) Provide for nutritional needs of children enrolled in the
program.
(7) Provide emergency health services to children served by the
program.
(8) Operate a school age child care program in accordance with
the cost and expense standards set by the division under section
17 of this chapter. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-12 Program enrollment priorities
Sec. 12. The division may not approve a grant from the fund to an
applicant unless the applicant agrees to adopt the following program
enrollment priorities:
(1) First priority must be given to children who are referred to
a program by the department of child services under IC 31-33
(or IC 31-6-11 before its repeal). Within this priority, children
in families with the lowest gross monthly income compared to
other children in this priority level must be enrolled first.
(2) Second priority must be given to children in kindergarten
and grades 1 through 3 and the children's siblings if the
children's families need school age child care services because
of:
(A) enrollment of a child's legal custodian in vocational
training under a degree program;
(B) employment of a child's legal custodian; or
(C) physical or mental incapacitation of a child's legal
custodian.
(3) Third priority must be given to children in grades 4 through
9 if the children's families need school age child care services
because of:
(A) enrollment of a child's legal custodian in vocational
training under a degree program;
(B) employment of a child's legal custodian; or
(C) physical or mental incapacitation of a child's legal
custodian. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.1-1997, SEC.65;
P.L.234-2005, SEC.33.
IC 12-17-12-13 Fee schedules prerequisite
Sec. 13. The division may not approve a grant from the fund to an
applicant unless the applicant agrees to adopt fee schedules based
upon a sliding income scale set by the division under section 17 of
this chapter. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11. IC 12-17-12-14 Facility standards
Sec. 14. The division may not approve a grant from the fund to an
applicant that is planning to use a facility not located in a school,
unless the applicant's facility meets the following:
(1) Standards for sanitation that are adopted by the director of
the division.
(2) Standards for fire safety that are adopted by the division of
fire and building safety. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.190.
IC 12-17-12-15 Applications
Sec. 15. An applicant who desires to apply for a grant from the
fund must apply to the division in the manner prescribed by the
division under section 17 of this chapter. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-16 Purpose and amount of grants
Sec. 16. The division may make grants from the fund to approved
applicants for the establishment and maintenance of a school age
child care program. The amount of each grant awarded by the
division must be an amount that is not more than nine (9) times the
monetary value of the approved applicant's contribution. The amount
granted by the division for use by a single program may not exceed
forty thousand dollars ($40,000). As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-17 Administrative rules
Sec. 17. The director of the division shall adopt rules under
IC 4-22-2 necessary to carry out this chapter, including rules
specifying the following:
(1) Standards for the hiring of staff for a school age child care
program.
(2) Cost and expense standards for establishing and operating
a school age child care program within a school and within a
facility other than a school.
(3) A sliding fee scale for use by school age child care programs
that are operating under a grant from the fund.
(4) Minimum staff to child ratios for a school age child care
program.
(5) Physical space requirements for a school age child care
program, including indoor and outdoor space.
(6) Nutrition requirements for a school age child care program.
(7) Standards for the provision of emergency health services in
a school age child care program.
(8) Application guidelines and deadlines.
(9) A method for establishing priority of applicants.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-18 Annual report
Sec. 18. The division shall annually report to the governor and the
general assembly the following information:
(1) The number of applicants for grants from the fund.
(2) The number of grants awarded by the division.
(3) Amounts left in the fund on June 30 of each year.
(4) Other information requested by the governor or the general
assembly.
A report under this section to the general assembly must be in an
electronic format under IC 5-14-6. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.28-2004,
SEC.106.
IC 12-17-12-19 Fire safety rules
Sec. 19. The state fire marshal shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2
to govern fire safety in school age child care programs. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-20 Sanitation rules
Sec. 20. The director of the division shall adopt rules under
IC 4-22-2 to govern sanitation in school age child care programs. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-21 Review of program; recommendations
Sec. 21. During 1992 a committee of the general assembly shall
review the need to continue the school age child care program. The
committee shall submit the committee's recommendations to the
general assembly before October 15, 1992. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-22
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.20-1992, SEC.46.)
IC 12-17-12
Chapter 12. School Age Child Care Project Fund
IC 12-17-12-1 "Applicant" defined
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "applicant" means either:
(1) a school corporation; or
(2) a nonprofit organization that:
(A) is exempt from federal income taxation under Section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
(B) has provided extracurricular activities or services to
children continuously for at least one (1) year before the date
of application for a grant under this chapter;
that applies to the division of family resources for a grant from the
school age child care fund for the purpose of establishing and
operating a school age child care program or for the purpose of
maintaining an existing school age child care program. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.145-2006,
SEC.88.
IC 12-17-12-2 "Contribution" defined
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "contribution" includes providing
a facility, personnel, transportation, or supplies that will be used in
operating a program. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-3 "Facility" defined
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "facility" means a school or other
building in which a school age child care program is operated. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-4 "Fund" defined
Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the school age
child care project fund established by this chapter. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-5 "School age child care program" defined
Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "school age child care program"
means a program operated by a school corporation or a nonprofit
organization that offers care to children who are at least five (5)
years of age but less than fifteen (15) years of age for the following
periods of time:
(1) Before or after the school day, or both.
(2) When school is not in session.
(3) When school is in session for students who are enrolled in
a half-day kindergarten program.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-6 "School corporation" defined
Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "school corporation" has the
meaning set forth in IC 20-18-2-16. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.1-2005, SEC.133.
IC 12-17-12-7 Establishment of fund; purpose; administration
Sec. 7. The school age child care project fund is established. The
fund consists of money appropriated under IC 6-7-1-30.2(c). The
purpose of the fund is to provide a source from which state grants
may be made to school corporations or nonprofit organizations that
establish and operate school age child care programs in Indiana. The
division shall administer the fund. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-8 Administration expenses
Sec. 8. The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from
money in the fund. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-9 Investments
Sec. 9. The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund
not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same
manner as other public funds may be invested. Interest that accrues
from the investments shall be deposited in the fund. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-10 Reversion
Sec. 10. Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does
not revert to the state general fund. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-11 Grants; approval criteria
Sec. 11. The division may approve a grant from the fund to an
applicant if the applicant demonstrates to the division that the
applicant is able to do the following:
(1) Provide a physical environment that is safe and appropriate
to the various age levels of the children to be served.
(2) Provide transportation, if necessary, to and from a school or
schools to the facility operated by the applicant.
(3) Provide program activities that are appropriate to the various
age levels of the children to be served and that meet the
developmental needs of each child.
(4) Provide efficient and effective program administration.
(5) Provide a staff that meets standards set by the division under
section 17 of this chapter.
(6) Provide for nutritional needs of children enrolled in the
program.
(7) Provide emergency health services to children served by the
program.
(8) Operate a school age child care program in accordance with
the cost and expense standards set by the division under section
17 of this chapter. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-12 Program enrollment priorities
Sec. 12. The division may not approve a grant from the fund to an
applicant unless the applicant agrees to adopt the following program
enrollment priorities:
(1) First priority must be given to children who are referred to
a program by the department of child services under IC 31-33
(or IC 31-6-11 before its repeal). Within this priority, children
in families with the lowest gross monthly income compared to
other children in this priority level must be enrolled first.
(2) Second priority must be given to children in kindergarten
and grades 1 through 3 and the children's siblings if the
children's families need school age child care services because
of:
(A) enrollment of a child's legal custodian in vocational
training under a degree program;
(B) employment of a child's legal custodian; or
(C) physical or mental incapacitation of a child's legal
custodian.
(3) Third priority must be given to children in grades 4 through
9 if the children's families need school age child care services
because of:
(A) enrollment of a child's legal custodian in vocational
training under a degree program;
(B) employment of a child's legal custodian; or
(C) physical or mental incapacitation of a child's legal
custodian. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.1-1997, SEC.65;
P.L.234-2005, SEC.33.
IC 12-17-12-13 Fee schedules prerequisite
Sec. 13. The division may not approve a grant from the fund to an
applicant unless the applicant agrees to adopt fee schedules based
upon a sliding income scale set by the division under section 17 of
this chapter. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11. IC 12-17-12-14 Facility standards
Sec. 14. The division may not approve a grant from the fund to an
applicant that is planning to use a facility not located in a school,
unless the applicant's facility meets the following:
(1) Standards for sanitation that are adopted by the director of
the division.
(2) Standards for fire safety that are adopted by the division of
fire and building safety. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.190.
IC 12-17-12-15 Applications
Sec. 15. An applicant who desires to apply for a grant from the
fund must apply to the division in the manner prescribed by the
division under section 17 of this chapter. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-16 Purpose and amount of grants
Sec. 16. The division may make grants from the fund to approved
applicants for the establishment and maintenance of a school age
child care program. The amount of each grant awarded by the
division must be an amount that is not more than nine (9) times the
monetary value of the approved applicant's contribution. The amount
granted by the division for use by a single program may not exceed
forty thousand dollars ($40,000). As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-17 Administrative rules
Sec. 17. The director of the division shall adopt rules under
IC 4-22-2 necessary to carry out this chapter, including rules
specifying the following:
(1) Standards for the hiring of staff for a school age child care
program.
(2) Cost and expense standards for establishing and operating
a school age child care program within a school and within a
facility other than a school.
(3) A sliding fee scale for use by school age child care programs
that are operating under a grant from the fund.
(4) Minimum staff to child ratios for a school age child care
program.
(5) Physical space requirements for a school age child care
program, including indoor and outdoor space.
(6) Nutrition requirements for a school age child care program.
(7) Standards for the provision of emergency health services in
a school age child care program.
(8) Application guidelines and deadlines.
(9) A method for establishing priority of applicants.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-18 Annual report
Sec. 18. The division shall annually report to the governor and the
general assembly the following information:
(1) The number of applicants for grants from the fund.
(2) The number of grants awarded by the division.
(3) Amounts left in the fund on June 30 of each year.
(4) Other information requested by the governor or the general
assembly.
A report under this section to the general assembly must be in an
electronic format under IC 5-14-6. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.28-2004,
SEC.106.
IC 12-17-12-19 Fire safety rules
Sec. 19. The state fire marshal shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2
to govern fire safety in school age child care programs. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-20 Sanitation rules
Sec. 20. The director of the division shall adopt rules under
IC 4-22-2 to govern sanitation in school age child care programs. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-21 Review of program; recommendations
Sec. 21. During 1992 a committee of the general assembly shall
review the need to continue the school age child care program. The
committee shall submit the committee's recommendations to the
general assembly before October 15, 1992. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-22
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.20-1992, SEC.46.)
IC 12-17-12
Chapter 12. School Age Child Care Project Fund
IC 12-17-12-1 "Applicant" defined
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "applicant" means either:
(1) a school corporation; or
(2) a nonprofit organization that:
(A) is exempt from federal income taxation under Section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
(B) has provided extracurricular activities or services to
children continuously for at least one (1) year before the date
of application for a grant under this chapter;
that applies to the division of family resources for a grant from the
school age child care fund for the purpose of establishing and
operating a school age child care program or for the purpose of
maintaining an existing school age child care program. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.145-2006,
SEC.88.
IC 12-17-12-2 "Contribution" defined
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "contribution" includes providing
a facility, personnel, transportation, or supplies that will be used in
operating a program. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-3 "Facility" defined
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "facility" means a school or other
building in which a school age child care program is operated. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-4 "Fund" defined
Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the school age
child care project fund established by this chapter. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-5 "School age child care program" defined
Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "school age child care program"
means a program operated by a school corporation or a nonprofit
organization that offers care to children who are at least five (5)
years of age but less than fifteen (15) years of age for the following
periods of time:
(1) Before or after the school day, or both.
(2) When school is not in session.
(3) When school is in session for students who are enrolled in
a half-day kindergarten program.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-6 "School corporation" defined
Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "school corporation" has the
meaning set forth in IC 20-18-2-16. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.1-2005, SEC.133.
IC 12-17-12-7 Establishment of fund; purpose; administration
Sec. 7. The school age child care project fund is established. The
fund consists of money appropriated under IC 6-7-1-30.2(c). The
purpose of the fund is to provide a source from which state grants
may be made to school corporations or nonprofit organizations that
establish and operate school age child care programs in Indiana. The
division shall administer the fund. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-8 Administration expenses
Sec. 8. The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from
money in the fund. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-9 Investments
Sec. 9. The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund
not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same
manner as other public funds may be invested. Interest that accrues
from the investments shall be deposited in the fund. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-10 Reversion
Sec. 10. Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does
not revert to the state general fund. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-11 Grants; approval criteria
Sec. 11. The division may approve a grant from the fund to an
applicant if the applicant demonstrates to the division that the
applicant is able to do the following:
(1) Provide a physical environment that is safe and appropriate
to the various age levels of the children to be served.
(2) Provide transportation, if necessary, to and from a school or
schools to the facility operated by the applicant.
(3) Provide program activities that are appropriate to the various
age levels of the children to be served and that meet the
developmental needs of each child.
(4) Provide efficient and effective program administration.
(5) Provide a staff that meets standards set by the division under
section 17 of this chapter.
(6) Provide for nutritional needs of children enrolled in the
program.
(7) Provide emergency health services to children served by the
program.
(8) Operate a school age child care program in accordance with
the cost and expense standards set by the division under section
17 of this chapter. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-12 Program enrollment priorities
Sec. 12. The division may not approve a grant from the fund to an
applicant unless the applicant agrees to adopt the following program
enrollment priorities:
(1) First priority must be given to children who are referred to
a program by the department of child services under IC 31-33
(or IC 31-6-11 before its repeal). Within this priority, children
in families with the lowest gross monthly income compared to
other children in this priority level must be enrolled first.
(2) Second priority must be given to children in kindergarten
and grades 1 through 3 and the children's siblings if the
children's families need school age child care services because
of:
(A) enrollment of a child's legal custodian in vocational
training under a degree program;
(B) employment of a child's legal custodian; or
(C) physical or mental incapacitation of a child's legal
custodian.
(3) Third priority must be given to children in grades 4 through
9 if the children's families need school age child care services
because of:
(A) enrollment of a child's legal custodian in vocational
training under a degree program;
(B) employment of a child's legal custodian; or
(C) physical or mental incapacitation of a child's legal
custodian. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.1-1997, SEC.65;
P.L.234-2005, SEC.33.
IC 12-17-12-13 Fee schedules prerequisite
Sec. 13. The division may not approve a grant from the fund to an
applicant unless the applicant agrees to adopt fee schedules based
upon a sliding income scale set by the division under section 17 of
this chapter. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11. IC 12-17-12-14 Facility standards
Sec. 14. The division may not approve a grant from the fund to an
applicant that is planning to use a facility not located in a school,
unless the applicant's facility meets the following:
(1) Standards for sanitation that are adopted by the director of
the division.
(2) Standards for fire safety that are adopted by the division of
fire and building safety. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.190.
IC 12-17-12-15 Applications
Sec. 15. An applicant who desires to apply for a grant from the
fund must apply to the division in the manner prescribed by the
division under section 17 of this chapter. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-16 Purpose and amount of grants
Sec. 16. The division may make grants from the fund to approved
applicants for the establishment and maintenance of a school age
child care program. The amount of each grant awarded by the
division must be an amount that is not more than nine (9) times the
monetary value of the approved applicant's contribution. The amount
granted by the division for use by a single program may not exceed
forty thousand dollars ($40,000). As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-17 Administrative rules
Sec. 17. The director of the division shall adopt rules under
IC 4-22-2 necessary to carry out this chapter, including rules
specifying the following:
(1) Standards for the hiring of staff for a school age child care
program.
(2) Cost and expense standards for establishing and operating
a school age child care program within a school and within a
facility other than a school.
(3) A sliding fee scale for use by school age child care programs
that are operating under a grant from the fund.
(4) Minimum staff to child ratios for a school age child care
program.
(5) Physical space requirements for a school age child care
program, including indoor and outdoor space.
(6) Nutrition requirements for a school age child care program.
(7) Standards for the provision of emergency health services in
a school age child care program.
(8) Application guidelines and deadlines.
(9) A method for establishing priority of applicants.
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-18 Annual report
Sec. 18. The division shall annually report to the governor and the
general assembly the following information:
(1) The number of applicants for grants from the fund.
(2) The number of grants awarded by the division.
(3) Amounts left in the fund on June 30 of each year.
(4) Other information requested by the governor or the general
assembly.
A report under this section to the general assembly must be in an
electronic format under IC 5-14-6. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.28-2004,
SEC.106.
IC 12-17-12-19 Fire safety rules
Sec. 19. The state fire marshal shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2
to govern fire safety in school age child care programs. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-20 Sanitation rules
Sec. 20. The director of the division shall adopt rules under
IC 4-22-2 to govern sanitation in school age child care programs. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-21 Review of program; recommendations
Sec. 21. During 1992 a committee of the general assembly shall
review the need to continue the school age child care program. The
committee shall submit the committee's recommendations to the
general assembly before October 15, 1992. As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.11.
IC 12-17-12-22
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.20-1992, SEC.46.)
