Bill Text: IN HB1313 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: School instructional time.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-11 - First reading: referred to Committee on Education [HB1313 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2012-HB1313-Introduced.html

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Introduced Version

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HOUSE BILL No. 1313

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL

Citations Affected: IC 20-30-2; IC 20-43-4-6.

Synopsis: School instructional time. Increases the number of student instructional days from 180 to 183. Provides that the definition of student instructional time includes up to three student instructional days each school year for use as professional development time. Provides that a school year for grades 1 through 6 consists of at least 54,900 minutes. Provides that a school year for grades 7 through 12 consists of at least 65,880 minutes. Makes corresponding changes to related sections.

Effective: July 1, 2012.

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Truitt

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    January 10, 2012, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.

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Introduced

Second Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2012)

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HOUSE BILL No. 1313

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    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

     SECTION 1. IC 20-30-2-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005, SECTION 14, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "instructional time" is means:
        (1) time during which students are participating in:
            (1) (A) an approved course;
            (2) (B) a curriculum; or
            (3) (C) an educationally related activity;
        under the direction of a teacher, including a reasonable amount of passing time between classes. Instructional time does not include lunch or recess; and
         (2) time used for professional development activities that does not exceed:
            (A) for grades 1 through 6, nine hundred (900) minutes;
            (B) for grades 7 through 12, one thousand eighty (1,080) minutes; and
            (C) for a school flex program under section 2.2 of this chapter, five hundred forty (540) minutes;

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        in a single school year.

SOURCE: IC 20-30-2-2; (12)IN1313.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 20-30-2-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.242-2005, SECTION 15, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 2. (a) A student instructional day in grades 1 through 6 consists of at least five (5) hours three hundred (300) minutes of instructional time.
    (b) Except as provided in subsection (b), (c), a student instructional day in grades 7 through 12 consists of at least six (6) hours three hundred sixty (360) minutes of instructional time.
    (b) (c) An instructional day for a school flex program under section 2.2 of this chapter consists of a minimum of three (3) hours one hundred eighty (180) minutes of instructional time.

SOURCE: IC 20-30-2-3; (12)IN1313.1.3. -->     SECTION 3. IC 20-30-2-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005, SECTION 14, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 3. For each school year, a school corporation shall conduct at least: one hundred eighty (180) student instructional days.
         (1) fifty-four thousand nine hundred (54,900) minutes for grades 1 through 6; and
        (2) sixty-five thousand eight hundred eighty (65,880) minutes for grades 7 through 12;
of instructional time. Not later than June 15 of each school year, the superintendent of each school corporation shall certify to the department the number amount of student instructional days time conducted during that school year.

SOURCE: IC 20-30-2-4; (12)IN1313.1.4. -->     SECTION 4. IC 20-30-2-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005, SECTION 14, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 4. (a) If a school corporation fails to conduct the minimum number amount of student instructional days time for grades 1 through 6 during a school year as required under section 3 of this chapter, the department shall reduce the August tuition support distribution to that school corporation for a school year by an amount determined as follows:
        STEP ONE: Determine the remainder of: Divide:
            (A) the amount of the total tuition support allocated to the school corporation for the particular school year; minus by
            (B) that part of the total tuition support allocated to the school corporation for that school year with respect to student instructional days one hundred seventy-six (176) through one hundred eighty (180).
            (B) the current ADM (as defined in IC 20-43-1-10) for the school corporation.
        STEP TWO: Multiply:

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            (A) the STEP ONE amount; by
            (B) the number of students included in the school corporation's current ADM who are in grades 1 through 6.
        STEP THREE: Divide:
            (A) The STEP TWO amount; by
            (B) fifty-four thousand nine hundred (54,900).
        STEP TWO: FOUR: Subtract the number amount of student instructional days time, expressed in minutes, that the school corporation conducted from one hundred eighty (180). fifty-four thousand nine hundred (54,900).
        STEP THREE: Determine the lesser of five (5) or the remainder determined under STEP TWO.
        STEP FOUR: Divide the amount subtracted under STEP ONE(B) by five (5).
        STEP FIVE: Multiply the quotient determined under STEP FOUR THREE by the number determined under STEP THREE. FOUR.
        STEP SIX: Subtract the number determined under STEP THREE from the remainder determined under STEP TWO.
        STEP SEVEN: Divide the remainder determined under STEP ONE by one hundred seventy-five (175).
        STEP EIGHT: Multiply the quotient determined under STEP SEVEN by the remainder determined under STEP SIX.
        STEP NINE: Add the product determined under STEP FIVE to the product determined under STEP EIGHT.
    (b) If a school corporation fails to conduct the minimum amount of instructional time for grades 7 through 12 during a school year as required under section 3 of this chapter, the department shall reduce the August tuition support distribution to that school corporation for a school year by an amount determined as follows:
         STEP ONE: Divide:
            (A) the amount of the total tuition support allocated to the school corporation for the particular school year; by
            (B) the current ADM (as defined in IC 20-43-1-10) for the school corporation.
        STEP TWO: Multiply:
            (A) the STEP ONE amount; by
            (B) the number of students included in the school corporation's current ADM who are in grades 7 through 12.
        STEP THREE: Divide:
            (A) The STEP TWO amount; by    

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            (B) sixty-five thousand eight hundred eighty (65,880).
        STEP FOUR: Subtract the amount of instructional time, expressed in minutes, that the school corporation conducted from sixty-five thousand eight hundred eighty (65,880).
        STEP FIVE: Multiply the quotient determined under STEP THREE by the number determined under STEP FOUR.

SOURCE: IC 20-30-2-5; (12)IN1313.1.5. -->     SECTION 5. IC 20-30-2-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005, SECTION 14, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 5. The department may grant a waiver of the penalty imposed under section 4 of this chapter for a particular number amount of canceled student instructional days time if:
        (1) the school corporation applies to the department for a waiver of the penalty imposed under section 4 of this chapter for a specific number amount of canceled student instructional days; time; and
        (2) each of the particular number amount of student instructional days time requested to be waived under this section was canceled due to extraordinary circumstances.

SOURCE: IC 20-43-4-6; (12)IN1313.1.6. -->     SECTION 6. IC 20-43-4-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.234-2007, SECTION 239, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 6. (a) In determining ADM, each pupil enrolled in a public school and a nonpublic school is to be counted on a full-time equivalency basis if the pupil:
        (1) is enrolled in a public school and a nonpublic school;
        (2) has legal settlement in a school corporation; and
        (3) receives instructional services from the school corporation.
    (b) For purposes of this section, full-time equivalency is calculated as follows:
        STEP ONE: Determine the result of:
            (A) the number of days instructional services will be provided to the pupil, not to exceed one hundred eighty (180); three (183); divided by
            (B) one hundred eighty (180). three (183).
        STEP TWO: Determine the result of:
            (A) the pupil's public school instructional time (as defined in IC 20-30-2-1); divided by
            (B) the actual public school regular instructional day (as defined in IC 20-30-2-2).
        STEP THREE: Determine the result of:
            (A) the STEP ONE result; multiplied by
            (B) the STEP TWO result.
        STEP FOUR: Determine the lesser of one (1) or the result of:

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            (A) the STEP THREE result; multiplied by
            (B) one and five hundredths (1.05).