Chapter 1 Definitions
Chapter 2 Charter Schools Generally
Chapter 2.1 Indiana Charter School Board
Chapter 2.2 Monitoring and Accountability of Sponsors
Chapter 2.3 Indianapolis Charter School Board
Chapter 3 Establishment of Charter Schools
Chapter 4 The Charter
Chapter 5 Student Admissions and Enrollment
Chapter 5.5 Student Discipline
Chapter 6 Employment of Teachers and Other Personnel; Collective Bargaining
Chapter 7 Fiscal Matters
Chapter 8 Charter School Powers and Exemptions
Chapter 9 Oversight of Charter Schools; Reporting Requirements; Revocation of Charter
Chapter 10 Student Transfers From Charter School to Public Noncharter Schools
Chapter 11 Conversion of Existing Public Schools Into Charter Schools
Chapter 12 Charter School Facilities Assistance Program
Chapter 13 Charter and Innovation Network School Grant Program
Chapter 14 Charter School Facility Grant Program

Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 20 > Article 24 - Charter Schools

  • 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.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • commission: refers to the Indiana motorsports commission created under Indiana Code 4-10-23-2
  • 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.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • district: refers to a motorsports investment district established under Indiana Code 4-10-23-4
  • 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.
  • executive: has the meaning set forth in IC 36-1-2-5(2). See Indiana Code 20-24-2.3-2
  • 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.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • grant: refers to a grant awarded to a charter school under this chapter. See Indiana Code 20-24-14-2
  • Highway: includes county bridges and state and county roads, unless otherwise expressly provided. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • 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
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • 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.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Personal property: includes goods, chattels, evidences of debt, and things in action. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Population: has the meaning set forth in Ind. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • 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.
  • program: refers to the charter school facility grant program established by section 4 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 20-24-14-3
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • school: refers to a charter school or an innovation network school described in section 1(a)(2) of this chapter. See Indiana Code 20-24-13-2
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • state spending cap: refers to the state spending cap determined under section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-10-21-1
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Verified: when applied to pleadings, means supported by oath or affirmation in writing. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5