IC 20-36-3-1 "Advanced course"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "advanced course" refers to an
advanced placement course for a particular subject area as authorized
under this chapter. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20.
IC 20-36-3-2 "Advanced placement examination"
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "advanced placement
examination" refers to the advanced placement examination
sponsored by the College Board of the Advanced Placement
Program. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20.
IC 20-36-3-2.8 "Preadvanced placement"
Sec. 2.8. As used in this chapter, "preadvanced placement"
education refers to set professional development resources and
services that equip all middle school, junior high school, and high
school teachers with the strategies and tools they need to engage
students in active, high level learning to ensure the students develop
skills, habits, and concepts needed to succeed in advanced placement
courses. As added by P.L.20-2007, SEC.1.
IC 20-36-3-3 "Program"
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the advanced
placement program established by section 4 of this chapter. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20.
IC 20-36-3-3.2 "Vertical team"
Sec. 3.2. As used in this chapter, "vertical team" refers to a group
of teachers from different grade levels in a given discipline who
work cooperatively to develop and implement a vertically aligned
program aimed at helping students from diverse backgrounds acquire
the academic skills necessary for success in advanced placement
courses. As added by P.L.20-2007, SEC.2.
IC 20-36-3-4 Advanced placement program established
Sec. 4. (a) The advanced placement program is established to
encourage students to pursue advanced courses, particularly in math
and science. The program shall be administered by the department.
(b) Unexpended money appropriated to the department to
implement the program at the end of a state fiscal year does not
revert to the state general fund. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20.
IC 20-36-3-5 Advanced placement courses
Sec. 5. (a) Each school year:
(1) each school corporation may provide the College Board's
science and math advanced placement courses; and
(2) each school corporation may provide additional College
Board advanced placement courses;
in secondary schools for students who qualify to take the advanced
placement courses.
(b) Each school corporation shall provide the College Board's
science and math advanced placement courses in secondary schools
for students who qualify to take the advanced placement courses.
(c) In addition to the College Board's math and science advanced
placement tests, the state board may approve advanced placement
courses offered by a state educational institution in collaboration
with a school corporation if the state educational institution and the
collaborating school corporation demonstrate to the state board that
the particular advanced placement course satisfies the objectives of
this chapter. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.234.
IC 20-36-3-6 Advanced placement examination; high school credit; honors
diploma; certificate of achievement; postsecondary academic
credit
Sec. 6. (a) Each student who enrolls in an advanced course may
take the advanced placement examination to receive high school
credit for the advanced course.
(b) Any rule adopted by the department concerning an academic
honors diploma must provide that a successfully completed
mathematics or science advanced course is credited toward fulfilling
the requirements of an academic honors diploma.
(c) If a student who takes an advanced placement examination
receives a satisfactory score on the examination, the student is
entitled to receive:
(1) a certificate of achievement; and
(2) postsecondary level academic credit at a state educational
institution that counts toward meeting the student's degree
requirements, if elective credit is part of the student's degree
requirement. The state educational institution may require a
score higher than 3 on an advanced placement test if the credit
is to be used for meeting a course requirement for a particular
major at the state educational institution. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.91-2010, SEC.4. IC 20-36-3-7 Summer training for teachers
Sec. 7. (a) Teachers who are assigned to teach an advanced course
may participate in summer training institutes offered by the College
Board.
(b) For a teacher to be eligible for a stipend under section 8 of this
chapter, the training in subsection (a) must do the following:
(1) Provide teachers of advanced placement and teachers who
instruct preadvanced placement courses with the necessary
content knowledge and instructional skills to prepare students
for success in advanced placement courses and examinations
and other advanced courses.
(2) Provide administrators, including principals and counselors,
with professional development that enables them to create
strong and effective advanced placement programs in their
respective schools.
(3) Provide middle school, junior high school, and high school
teachers with advanced placement vertical team training and
other preadvanced placement professional development that
prepares students for success in advanced placement.
(4) Support the implementation of an instructional program for
students in grades 6 through 12 that provides an integrated set
of instructional materials, diagnostic assessments, and teacher
professional development in reading, writing, and mathematics
that prepares all students for enrollment and success in
advanced placement courses and in college. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.20-2007, SEC.3.
IC 20-36-3-8 Distribution of funds
Sec. 8. (a) Money appropriated to the department to implement
the program shall be distributed for purposes listed in the following
order:
(1) To pay the fees for each math or science advanced
placement examination that is taken by a student who is:
(A) enrolled in a public secondary school; and
(B) a resident of Indiana.
Priority shall be given to paying the fees for each math or
science advanced placement examination that is taken by a
student in grade 11 or 12.
(2) To pay stipends for teachers assigned to teach a math or
science advanced course to attend the institutes under section 7
of this chapter.
(3) To pay school corporations for instructional materials
needed for the math or science advanced course.
(4) To pay for or rent equipment that a school corporation may
need to develop a math or science advanced course.
(5) To pay the fees for the costs incurred in implementing the
advanced placement program for the subjects other than math
and science as authorized under section 5 of this chapter.
(b) The department shall establish guidelines concerning the
distribution of funds under this chapter, including guidelines to
ensure that money distributed under this chapter is distributed as
evenly as possible throughout Indiana. In establishing these
distribution guidelines, the department shall consider the following
factors:
(1) The number of students and teachers participating in the
program.
(2) Even geographic representation.
(3) Financial need of students participating in the program.
(4) Any other factor affecting the distribution of money under
this chapter.
(c) The department may seek funding to carry out the purposes of
this chapter through the following federal programs:
(1) The Advanced Placement Incentive Program.
(2) The Math-Science Partnership Program.
(d) The department may give priority in the distribution of funds
to a school that serves a high concentration of low income students. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.20-2007, SEC.4.
IC 20-36-3-9 Curriculum guidelines
Sec. 9. (a) The department shall develop and provide each public
middle school, junior high school, and secondary school with
curriculum guidelines designed to satisfy the requirements of this
chapter.
(b) The guidelines developed under subsection (a) shall include
a plan for increasing the:
(1) availability of advanced placement program in schools with
a high concentration of low income students; and
(2) participation of low income students in advanced placement
programs;
through information dissemination through print, electronic, and
broadcast media that informs parents and students of the importance
of advanced placement and preadvanced placement courses to a
student's ability to gain access to and to succeed in postsecondary
education. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.20-2007, SEC.5.
IC 20-36-3-10 Annual report
Sec. 10. The department shall prepare an annual report concerning
the implementation of the program and shall submit the report to the
board before December 1 of each year. The report must include the
pertinent details of the program, including the following:
(1) The number of students participating in the program.
(2) The number of teachers attending a summer institute offered
by the College Board.
(3) Recent trends in the field of advanced placement.
(4) The distribution of money under this program.
(5) Gender and minority participation.
(6) Other pertinent matters. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.229-2007,
SEC.14.
IC 20-36-3-11 State educational institution; academic credit and advanced
placement
Sec. 11. The department and the commission for higher education
shall work with each state educational institution on implementing
and communicating the state educational institution's policy for
awarding advanced placement credits under IC 20-32-3-10 and
section 6 of this chapter. The plan to implement each policy must be
developed by March 1, 2011. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.235;
P.L.91-2010, SEC.5.
IC 20-36-3-12 Rules
Sec. 12. The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
implement this chapter. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20.
IC 20-36-3-1 "Advanced course"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "advanced course" refers to an
advanced placement course for a particular subject area as authorized
under this chapter. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20.
IC 20-36-3-2 "Advanced placement examination"
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "advanced placement
examination" refers to the advanced placement examination
sponsored by the College Board of the Advanced Placement
Program. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20.
IC 20-36-3-2.8 "Preadvanced placement"
Sec. 2.8. As used in this chapter, "preadvanced placement"
education refers to set professional development resources and
services that equip all middle school, junior high school, and high
school teachers with the strategies and tools they need to engage
students in active, high level learning to ensure the students develop
skills, habits, and concepts needed to succeed in advanced placement
courses. As added by P.L.20-2007, SEC.1.
IC 20-36-3-3 "Program"
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the advanced
placement program established by section 4 of this chapter. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20.
IC 20-36-3-3.2 "Vertical team"
Sec. 3.2. As used in this chapter, "vertical team" refers to a group
of teachers from different grade levels in a given discipline who
work cooperatively to develop and implement a vertically aligned
program aimed at helping students from diverse backgrounds acquire
the academic skills necessary for success in advanced placement
courses. As added by P.L.20-2007, SEC.2.
IC 20-36-3-4 Advanced placement program established
Sec. 4. (a) The advanced placement program is established to
encourage students to pursue advanced courses, particularly in math
and science. The program shall be administered by the department.
(b) Unexpended money appropriated to the department to
implement the program at the end of a state fiscal year does not
revert to the state general fund. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20.
IC 20-36-3-5 Advanced placement courses
Sec. 5. (a) Each school year:
(1) each school corporation may provide the College Board's
science and math advanced placement courses; and
(2) each school corporation may provide additional College
Board advanced placement courses;
in secondary schools for students who qualify to take the advanced
placement courses.
(b) Each school corporation shall provide the College Board's
science and math advanced placement courses in secondary schools
for students who qualify to take the advanced placement courses.
(c) In addition to the College Board's math and science advanced
placement tests, the state board may approve advanced placement
courses offered by a state educational institution in collaboration
with a school corporation if the state educational institution and the
collaborating school corporation demonstrate to the state board that
the particular advanced placement course satisfies the objectives of
this chapter. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.234.
IC 20-36-3-6 Advanced placement examination; high school credit; honors
diploma; certificate of achievement; postsecondary academic
credit
Sec. 6. (a) Each student who enrolls in an advanced course may
take the advanced placement examination to receive high school
credit for the advanced course.
(b) Any rule adopted by the department concerning an academic
honors diploma must provide that a successfully completed
mathematics or science advanced course is credited toward fulfilling
the requirements of an academic honors diploma.
(c) If a student who takes an advanced placement examination
receives a satisfactory score on the examination, the student is
entitled to receive:
(1) a certificate of achievement; and
(2) postsecondary level academic credit at a state educational
institution that counts toward meeting the student's degree
requirements, if elective credit is part of the student's degree
requirement. The state educational institution may require a
score higher than 3 on an advanced placement test if the credit
is to be used for meeting a course requirement for a particular
major at the state educational institution. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.91-2010, SEC.4. IC 20-36-3-7 Summer training for teachers
Sec. 7. (a) Teachers who are assigned to teach an advanced course
may participate in summer training institutes offered by the College
Board.
(b) For a teacher to be eligible for a stipend under section 8 of this
chapter, the training in subsection (a) must do the following:
(1) Provide teachers of advanced placement and teachers who
instruct preadvanced placement courses with the necessary
content knowledge and instructional skills to prepare students
for success in advanced placement courses and examinations
and other advanced courses.
(2) Provide administrators, including principals and counselors,
with professional development that enables them to create
strong and effective advanced placement programs in their
respective schools.
(3) Provide middle school, junior high school, and high school
teachers with advanced placement vertical team training and
other preadvanced placement professional development that
prepares students for success in advanced placement.
(4) Support the implementation of an instructional program for
students in grades 6 through 12 that provides an integrated set
of instructional materials, diagnostic assessments, and teacher
professional development in reading, writing, and mathematics
that prepares all students for enrollment and success in
advanced placement courses and in college. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.20-2007, SEC.3.
IC 20-36-3-8 Distribution of funds
Sec. 8. (a) Money appropriated to the department to implement
the program shall be distributed for purposes listed in the following
order:
(1) To pay the fees for each math or science advanced
placement examination that is taken by a student who is:
(A) enrolled in a public secondary school; and
(B) a resident of Indiana.
Priority shall be given to paying the fees for each math or
science advanced placement examination that is taken by a
student in grade 11 or 12.
(2) To pay stipends for teachers assigned to teach a math or
science advanced course to attend the institutes under section 7
of this chapter.
(3) To pay school corporations for instructional materials
needed for the math or science advanced course.
(4) To pay for or rent equipment that a school corporation may
need to develop a math or science advanced course.
(5) To pay the fees for the costs incurred in implementing the
advanced placement program for the subjects other than math
and science as authorized under section 5 of this chapter.
(b) The department shall establish guidelines concerning the
distribution of funds under this chapter, including guidelines to
ensure that money distributed under this chapter is distributed as
evenly as possible throughout Indiana. In establishing these
distribution guidelines, the department shall consider the following
factors:
(1) The number of students and teachers participating in the
program.
(2) Even geographic representation.
(3) Financial need of students participating in the program.
(4) Any other factor affecting the distribution of money under
this chapter.
(c) The department may seek funding to carry out the purposes of
this chapter through the following federal programs:
(1) The Advanced Placement Incentive Program.
(2) The Math-Science Partnership Program.
(d) The department may give priority in the distribution of funds
to a school that serves a high concentration of low income students. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.20-2007, SEC.4.
IC 20-36-3-9 Curriculum guidelines
Sec. 9. (a) The department shall develop and provide each public
middle school, junior high school, and secondary school with
curriculum guidelines designed to satisfy the requirements of this
chapter.
(b) The guidelines developed under subsection (a) shall include
a plan for increasing the:
(1) availability of advanced placement program in schools with
a high concentration of low income students; and
(2) participation of low income students in advanced placement
programs;
through information dissemination through print, electronic, and
broadcast media that informs parents and students of the importance
of advanced placement and preadvanced placement courses to a
student's ability to gain access to and to succeed in postsecondary
education. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.20-2007, SEC.5.
IC 20-36-3-10 Annual report
Sec. 10. The department shall prepare an annual report concerning
the implementation of the program and shall submit the report to the
board before December 1 of each year. The report must include the
pertinent details of the program, including the following:
(1) The number of students participating in the program.
(2) The number of teachers attending a summer institute offered
by the College Board.
(3) Recent trends in the field of advanced placement.
(4) The distribution of money under this program.
(5) Gender and minority participation.
(6) Other pertinent matters. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.229-2007,
SEC.14.
IC 20-36-3-11 State educational institution; academic credit and advanced
placement
Sec. 11. The department and the commission for higher education
shall work with each state educational institution on implementing
and communicating the state educational institution's policy for
awarding advanced placement credits under IC 20-32-3-10 and
section 6 of this chapter. The plan to implement each policy must be
developed by March 1, 2011. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.235;
P.L.91-2010, SEC.5.
IC 20-36-3-12 Rules
Sec. 12. The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
implement this chapter. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20.
IC 20-36-3-1 "Advanced course"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "advanced course" refers to an
advanced placement course for a particular subject area as authorized
under this chapter. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20.
IC 20-36-3-2 "Advanced placement examination"
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "advanced placement
examination" refers to the advanced placement examination
sponsored by the College Board of the Advanced Placement
Program. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20.
IC 20-36-3-2.8 "Preadvanced placement"
Sec. 2.8. As used in this chapter, "preadvanced placement"
education refers to set professional development resources and
services that equip all middle school, junior high school, and high
school teachers with the strategies and tools they need to engage
students in active, high level learning to ensure the students develop
skills, habits, and concepts needed to succeed in advanced placement
courses. As added by P.L.20-2007, SEC.1.
IC 20-36-3-3 "Program"
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the advanced
placement program established by section 4 of this chapter. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20.
IC 20-36-3-3.2 "Vertical team"
Sec. 3.2. As used in this chapter, "vertical team" refers to a group
of teachers from different grade levels in a given discipline who
work cooperatively to develop and implement a vertically aligned
program aimed at helping students from diverse backgrounds acquire
the academic skills necessary for success in advanced placement
courses. As added by P.L.20-2007, SEC.2.
IC 20-36-3-4 Advanced placement program established
Sec. 4. (a) The advanced placement program is established to
encourage students to pursue advanced courses, particularly in math
and science. The program shall be administered by the department.
(b) Unexpended money appropriated to the department to
implement the program at the end of a state fiscal year does not
revert to the state general fund. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20.
IC 20-36-3-5 Advanced placement courses
Sec. 5. (a) Each school year:
(1) each school corporation may provide the College Board's
science and math advanced placement courses; and
(2) each school corporation may provide additional College
Board advanced placement courses;
in secondary schools for students who qualify to take the advanced
placement courses.
(b) Each school corporation shall provide the College Board's
science and math advanced placement courses in secondary schools
for students who qualify to take the advanced placement courses.
(c) In addition to the College Board's math and science advanced
placement tests, the state board may approve advanced placement
courses offered by a state educational institution in collaboration
with a school corporation if the state educational institution and the
collaborating school corporation demonstrate to the state board that
the particular advanced placement course satisfies the objectives of
this chapter. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.234.
IC 20-36-3-6 Advanced placement examination; high school credit; honors
diploma; certificate of achievement; postsecondary academic
credit
Sec. 6. (a) Each student who enrolls in an advanced course may
take the advanced placement examination to receive high school
credit for the advanced course.
(b) Any rule adopted by the department concerning an academic
honors diploma must provide that a successfully completed
mathematics or science advanced course is credited toward fulfilling
the requirements of an academic honors diploma.
(c) If a student who takes an advanced placement examination
receives a satisfactory score on the examination, the student is
entitled to receive:
(1) a certificate of achievement; and
(2) postsecondary level academic credit at a state educational
institution that counts toward meeting the student's degree
requirements, if elective credit is part of the student's degree
requirement. The state educational institution may require a
score higher than 3 on an advanced placement test if the credit
is to be used for meeting a course requirement for a particular
major at the state educational institution. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.91-2010, SEC.4. IC 20-36-3-7 Summer training for teachers
Sec. 7. (a) Teachers who are assigned to teach an advanced course
may participate in summer training institutes offered by the College
Board.
(b) For a teacher to be eligible for a stipend under section 8 of this
chapter, the training in subsection (a) must do the following:
(1) Provide teachers of advanced placement and teachers who
instruct preadvanced placement courses with the necessary
content knowledge and instructional skills to prepare students
for success in advanced placement courses and examinations
and other advanced courses.
(2) Provide administrators, including principals and counselors,
with professional development that enables them to create
strong and effective advanced placement programs in their
respective schools.
(3) Provide middle school, junior high school, and high school
teachers with advanced placement vertical team training and
other preadvanced placement professional development that
prepares students for success in advanced placement.
(4) Support the implementation of an instructional program for
students in grades 6 through 12 that provides an integrated set
of instructional materials, diagnostic assessments, and teacher
professional development in reading, writing, and mathematics
that prepares all students for enrollment and success in
advanced placement courses and in college. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.20-2007, SEC.3.
IC 20-36-3-8 Distribution of funds
Sec. 8. (a) Money appropriated to the department to implement
the program shall be distributed for purposes listed in the following
order:
(1) To pay the fees for each math or science advanced
placement examination that is taken by a student who is:
(A) enrolled in a public secondary school; and
(B) a resident of Indiana.
Priority shall be given to paying the fees for each math or
science advanced placement examination that is taken by a
student in grade 11 or 12.
(2) To pay stipends for teachers assigned to teach a math or
science advanced course to attend the institutes under section 7
of this chapter.
(3) To pay school corporations for instructional materials
needed for the math or science advanced course.
(4) To pay for or rent equipment that a school corporation may
need to develop a math or science advanced course.
(5) To pay the fees for the costs incurred in implementing the
advanced placement program for the subjects other than math
and science as authorized under section 5 of this chapter.
(b) The department shall establish guidelines concerning the
distribution of funds under this chapter, including guidelines to
ensure that money distributed under this chapter is distributed as
evenly as possible throughout Indiana. In establishing these
distribution guidelines, the department shall consider the following
factors:
(1) The number of students and teachers participating in the
program.
(2) Even geographic representation.
(3) Financial need of students participating in the program.
(4) Any other factor affecting the distribution of money under
this chapter.
(c) The department may seek funding to carry out the purposes of
this chapter through the following federal programs:
(1) The Advanced Placement Incentive Program.
(2) The Math-Science Partnership Program.
(d) The department may give priority in the distribution of funds
to a school that serves a high concentration of low income students. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.20-2007, SEC.4.
IC 20-36-3-9 Curriculum guidelines
Sec. 9. (a) The department shall develop and provide each public
middle school, junior high school, and secondary school with
curriculum guidelines designed to satisfy the requirements of this
chapter.
(b) The guidelines developed under subsection (a) shall include
a plan for increasing the:
(1) availability of advanced placement program in schools with
a high concentration of low income students; and
(2) participation of low income students in advanced placement
programs;
through information dissemination through print, electronic, and
broadcast media that informs parents and students of the importance
of advanced placement and preadvanced placement courses to a
student's ability to gain access to and to succeed in postsecondary
education. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.20-2007, SEC.5.
IC 20-36-3-10 Annual report
Sec. 10. The department shall prepare an annual report concerning
the implementation of the program and shall submit the report to the
board before December 1 of each year. The report must include the
pertinent details of the program, including the following:
(1) The number of students participating in the program.
(2) The number of teachers attending a summer institute offered
by the College Board.
(3) Recent trends in the field of advanced placement.
(4) The distribution of money under this program.
(5) Gender and minority participation.
(6) Other pertinent matters. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.229-2007,
SEC.14.
IC 20-36-3-11 State educational institution; academic credit and advanced
placement
Sec. 11. The department and the commission for higher education
shall work with each state educational institution on implementing
and communicating the state educational institution's policy for
awarding advanced placement credits under IC 20-32-3-10 and
section 6 of this chapter. The plan to implement each policy must be
developed by March 1, 2011. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.235;
P.L.91-2010, SEC.5.
IC 20-36-3-12 Rules
Sec. 12. The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
implement this chapter. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.20.
