§ 6-1.1-20.3-1 “Distressed unit appeal board”
§ 6-1.1-20.3-2 “Distressed political subdivision”
§ 6-1.1-20.3-3 “Political subdivision”
§ 6-1.1-20.3-4 Board established; members
§ 6-1.1-20.3-5 Staff duties; rules; funding; contracts
§ 6-1.1-20.3-6 Petitions to the board; petition by treasurer of state
§ 6-1.1-20.3-6.5 Designation of distressed political subdivisions; annual review; notice
§ 6-1.1-20.3-6.7 “Township assistance property tax rate”; designation of certain townships as distressed political subdivisions
§ 6-1.1-20.3-6.8 Designation of Gary Community School Corporation as a distressed political subdivision; powers and duties
§ 6-1.1-20.3-7.5 Appointment of emergency manager; representation by attorney general and immunity from civil liability for emergency manager, chief financial officer, and chief academic officer
§ 6-1.1-20.3-8.3 Review of school corporation petition for a loan
§ 6-1.1-20.3-8.4 Expired
§ 6-1.1-20.3-8.5 Powers and duties of emergency manager
§ 6-1.1-20.3-8.7 Restrictions on school corporations designated as distressed
§ 6-1.1-20.3-9 Record of proceedings; open door law
§ 6-1.1-20.3-9.9 Petition to board appealing decision by emergency manager
§ 6-1.1-20.3-10 Petition for judicial review
§ 6-1.1-20.3-11 Court rules; procedure
§ 6-1.1-20.3-12 Burden of proof; findings of fact; grounds for relief
§ 6-1.1-20.3-13 Petition for termination of distressed status; conditions for termination
§ 6-1.1-20.3-15 Requests for technical assistance from the board
§ 6-1.1-20.3-16 Distressed school corporations; governing body; employee reductions
§ 6-1.1-20.3-17 Loans or advances from the common school fund; extension of term; establishment of a school improvement fund; expenditures; levy

Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 6 > Article 1.1 > Chapter 20.3 - Distressed Political Subdivisions

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Balanced budget: A budget in which receipts equal outlays.
  • board: refers to the distressed unit appeal board established by section 4 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-20.3-1
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • distressed political subdivision: means a political subdivision designated as a distressed political subdivision under this chapter. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-20.3-2
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • political subdivision: has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-13. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-20.3-3
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • real property: include lands, tenements, and hereditaments. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • township assistance property tax rate: means the property tax rate imposed for the payment of township assistance. See Indiana Code 6-1.1-20.3-6.7
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5