Section 20-18-2-22 - "Teacher"(a) "Teacher" means a professional person whose position in a school corporation requires certain educational preparation and licensing and whose primary responsibility is the instruction of students.(b) Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e), for purposes of IC 20-28, the term includes the following:(1) A superintendent who holds a license under IC 20-28-5.(6) A school psychologist.(c) For purposes of IC 20-43-10-3.5, the term means a professional person whose position with a: (2) special education cooperative established under IC 20-35-5;(3) cooperative career and technical education program;(4) special education program established by an interlocal agreement under IC 36-1-7;(5) joint program agreement established under IC 20-26-10; or(6) charter school; requires a license (as defined in IC 20-28-1-7) and whose primary responsibility is the instruction of students in the classroom or virtual classroom.
(d) "Teacher" for purposes of IC 20-28-9-26 and IC 20-28-9-27, means a classroom teacher licensed under IC 20-28-5 who provides instruction to students for at least fifty percent (50%) of the teacher's work day.(e) For purposes of IC 20-28-9-28, the term includes an adjunct teacher, school counselor, and permanent substitute teacher employed by a school corporation.Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-1-8.
Amended by P.L. 246-2023,SEC. 24, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by P.L. 165-2021,SEC. 148, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by P.L. 217-2017,SEC. 94, eff. 7/1/2017.Amended by P.L. 219-2015, SEC. 1, eff. 7/1/2015.Amended by P.L. 213-2015, SEC. 151, eff. 2/1/2028.Amended by P.L. 43-2014, SEC. 1, eff. 7/1/2014.Amended by P.L. 167-2013, SEC. 1, eff. 7/1/2013.Amended by P.L. 90-2011, SEC. 4, eff. 7/1/2011.As added by P.L. 1-2005, SEC.2. Amended by P.L. 246-2005, SEC.126.