Section 20-40-22-8 - Distribution amount determination; distributions from the fund; annual statewide survey; compliance; posting(a) The department shall annually determine the total distribution amount from the fund in a state fiscal year.(b) Except as provided in subsection (e), beginning October 1, 2023, and October 1 each year thereafter, the department shall distribute from the fund to each public school that has complied with the requirements established under subsection (d) and each accredited nonpublic school from which a reimbursement request was received under IC 20-33-5-9 an amount equal to: (1) the average cost amount per student for curricular materials as determined under section 7 of this chapter; multiplied by(2) in the case of: (A) a public school, the fall count of ADM for the public school; and(B) an accredited nonpublic school, the number of eligible students for whom a request for reimbursement was submitted under IC 20-33-5-9.(c) If the total distribution amount from the fund is less than the amount needed to pay the cost of all curricular materials provided and the cost of reimbursements under this chapter, the department shall make distributions from the fund to each public school and each applicable accredited nonpublic school based on the cost of curricular materials per student as determined under section 7 of this chapter on a pro rata basis.(d) The department shall conduct an annual statewide survey each year to determine the fees, including the amount of each fee and the amount collected from each fee, that each public school charges students or the students' parents. Each public school shall:(1) participate in the annual statewide survey conducted under this subsection; and(2) provide the fee information requested by the department as part of the annual statewide survey; in the manner prescribed by the department.
(e) The department may not make a distribution under this chapter to a public school that fails to comply with the requirements under subsection (d).(f) The department shall annually post a summary of the annual statewide survey results on the department's website.Amended by P.L. 150-2024,SEC. 67, eff. 7/1/2024.Added by P.L. 201-2023,SEC. 189, eff. 7/1/2023.