IC 20-50 ARTICLE 50. HOMELESS CHILDREN AND FOSTER
CARE CHILDREN
IC 20-50-1
Chapter 1. School Corporation Liaison for Homeless Children
IC 20-50-1-1 "Homeless child"
Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "homeless child" means a
minor who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.
(b) The term includes:
(1) a child who:
(A) shares the housing of other persons due to the child's
loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason;
(B) lives in a motel, hotel, or campground due to the lack of
alternative adequate accommodations;
(C) lives in an emergency or transitional shelter;
(D) is abandoned in a hospital or other place not intended for
general habitation; or
(E) is awaiting foster care placement;
(2) a child who has a primary nighttime residence that is a
public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a
regular sleeping accommodation for human beings;
(3) a child who lives in a car, a park, a public space, an
abandoned building, a bus station, a train station, substandard
housing, or a similar setting; and
(4) a child of a migratory worker who lives in circumstances
described in subdivisions (1) through (3). As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.
IC 20-50-1-2 Establishment of office of coordinator for education of homeless
children
Sec. 2. The department shall establish an office of coordinator for
education of homeless children as required by 42 U.S.C. 11431 et
seq. As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.
IC 20-50-1-3 Appointment of liaison for homeless children
Sec. 3. Each school corporation shall appoint an employee to be
the school corporation's liaison for homeless children as required by
42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq. As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.
IC 20-50-1-4 Report of name and contact information for liaison
Sec. 4. Each school corporation shall report to the department, by
August 1 of each year, the name and contact information of the
school corporation's liaison for homeless children. As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.
IC 20-50-1-5 Liaison information on web site
Sec. 5. Each school corporation that has an Internet web site shall
post the contact information of the school corporation's liaison for
homeless children on the school corporation's Internet web site. As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.
IC 20-50-1-6 Liaison training
Sec. 6. Each year, the department shall provide training to
individuals who are appointed under section 3 of this chapter as
liaisons for homeless children. As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.
IC 20-50 ARTICLE 50. HOMELESS CHILDREN AND FOSTER
CARE CHILDREN
IC 20-50-1
Chapter 1. School Corporation Liaison for Homeless Children
IC 20-50-1-1 "Homeless child"
Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "homeless child" means a
minor who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.
(b) The term includes:
(1) a child who:
(A) shares the housing of other persons due to the child's
loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason;
(B) lives in a motel, hotel, or campground due to the lack of
alternative adequate accommodations;
(C) lives in an emergency or transitional shelter;
(D) is abandoned in a hospital or other place not intended for
general habitation; or
(E) is awaiting foster care placement;
(2) a child who has a primary nighttime residence that is a
public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a
regular sleeping accommodation for human beings;
(3) a child who lives in a car, a park, a public space, an
abandoned building, a bus station, a train station, substandard
housing, or a similar setting; and
(4) a child of a migratory worker who lives in circumstances
described in subdivisions (1) through (3). As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.
IC 20-50-1-2 Establishment of office of coordinator for education of homeless
children
Sec. 2. The department shall establish an office of coordinator for
education of homeless children as required by 42 U.S.C. 11431 et
seq. As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.
IC 20-50-1-3 Appointment of liaison for homeless children
Sec. 3. Each school corporation shall appoint an employee to be
the school corporation's liaison for homeless children as required by
42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq. As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.
IC 20-50-1-4 Report of name and contact information for liaison
Sec. 4. Each school corporation shall report to the department, by
August 1 of each year, the name and contact information of the
school corporation's liaison for homeless children. As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.
IC 20-50-1-5 Liaison information on web site
Sec. 5. Each school corporation that has an Internet web site shall
post the contact information of the school corporation's liaison for
homeless children on the school corporation's Internet web site. As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.
IC 20-50-1-6 Liaison training
Sec. 6. Each year, the department shall provide training to
individuals who are appointed under section 3 of this chapter as
liaisons for homeless children. As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.
IC 20-50 ARTICLE 50. HOMELESS CHILDREN AND FOSTER
CARE CHILDREN
IC 20-50-1
Chapter 1. School Corporation Liaison for Homeless Children
IC 20-50-1-1 "Homeless child"
Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "homeless child" means a
minor who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.
(b) The term includes:
(1) a child who:
(A) shares the housing of other persons due to the child's
loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason;
(B) lives in a motel, hotel, or campground due to the lack of
alternative adequate accommodations;
(C) lives in an emergency or transitional shelter;
(D) is abandoned in a hospital or other place not intended for
general habitation; or
(E) is awaiting foster care placement;
(2) a child who has a primary nighttime residence that is a
public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a
regular sleeping accommodation for human beings;
(3) a child who lives in a car, a park, a public space, an
abandoned building, a bus station, a train station, substandard
housing, or a similar setting; and
(4) a child of a migratory worker who lives in circumstances
described in subdivisions (1) through (3). As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.
IC 20-50-1-2 Establishment of office of coordinator for education of homeless
children
Sec. 2. The department shall establish an office of coordinator for
education of homeless children as required by 42 U.S.C. 11431 et
seq. As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.
IC 20-50-1-3 Appointment of liaison for homeless children
Sec. 3. Each school corporation shall appoint an employee to be
the school corporation's liaison for homeless children as required by
42 U.S.C. 11431 et seq. As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.
IC 20-50-1-4 Report of name and contact information for liaison
Sec. 4. Each school corporation shall report to the department, by
August 1 of each year, the name and contact information of the
school corporation's liaison for homeless children. As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.
IC 20-50-1-5 Liaison information on web site
Sec. 5. Each school corporation that has an Internet web site shall
post the contact information of the school corporation's liaison for
homeless children on the school corporation's Internet web site. As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.
IC 20-50-1-6 Liaison training
Sec. 6. Each year, the department shall provide training to
individuals who are appointed under section 3 of this chapter as
liaisons for homeless children. As added by P.L.133-2008, SEC.3.
