Sec. 2. (a) In a school corporation‘s nonduplicated count of pupils in programs for severe disabilities, the school corporation shall count each pupil served in any one (1) of the following programs:

(1) Autism.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 20-43-7-2

  • Autism: means a neurological condition as described in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
(2) Dual sensory impairment.

(3) Emotional handicap, full time.

(4) Hearing impairment.

(5) Severe mental handicap.

(6) Multiple handicap.

(7) Orthopedic impairment.

(8) Traumatic brain injury.

(9) Visual impairment.

     (b) A pupil may be counted in only one (1) of the programs in this section even if the pupil is served in more than one (1) program.

     (c) A pupil may not be included in the nonduplicated count in this section and in the nonduplicated count of pupils in programs for mild or moderate disabilities in section 3 of this chapter.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-3-2.1-3.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.