CHAPTER 14. SUMMER REMEDIATION
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Chapter 14. Summer Remediation
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Required and optional summer remediation services
Sec. 1. (a) The school city must provide summer remediation
services to each student in a designated grade level who does not
meet state achievement standards.
(b) The school city may provide summer remediation services to
students of any other grade level who are determined by the school
city to be at risk of academic failure.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
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Proposals and contracts for provision of services; eligible providers
Sec. 2. The board may:
(1) request and receive competitive proposals from:
(A) a school of the school city;
(B) another public educational institution; or
(C) a group of educators from the school city;
to provide summer remediation services under guidelines and
specified performance standards established by the board; and
(2) contract with one (1) or more providers listed in subdivision
(1) to provide summer remediation services to students in the
school city.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
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Costs; state reimbursement
Sec. 3. The school city:
(1) shall pay the cost of summer remediation services; and
(2) may use all available funding from the state for the payment.
The purchase of remediation services is eligible for state
reimbursement in the same manner as other state funding, including
summer school funding.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.
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Services provided by contractors; summer remediation subsidy
Sec. 4. (a) Summer remediation services provided by contractors
under section 2 of this chapter shall be provided at no tuition cost to
the student.
(b) Upon the request of the parent of a student described in
section 1 of this chapter, the school city shall provide the parent with
a summer remediation subsidy in an amount equal to fifty percent
(50%) of the lowest per student cost of summer remediation services
provided by a contractor under section 2 of this chapter.
(c) A parent to whom a summer remediation subsidy is provided
may use the subsidy to purchase summer remediation services from
a provider located in Marion County. The parent may choose to use
the remediation subsidy at an accredited public school. If the amount
of tuition for the remediation services is greater than the amount of
the remediation subsidy provided to the parent, the parent is
responsible for the additional amount.
(d) The allocated remediation subsidy is payable to a provider of
remediation services upon the provider's enrollment of the student in
the remediation program.
(e) Payment of a remediation subsidy fulfills the obligation under
this chapter of the school city to provide remediation services to a
student.
(f) If a student who has received a remediation subsidy does not
complete a remediation program, the provider of remediation
services shall refund the remediation subsidy on a pro rata basis to
the school city.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9.