IC 20-24-1-1
Applicability
     Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.

IC 20-24-1-2
"ADM of the previous year"
     Sec. 2. "ADM of the previous year" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-43-1-7.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.103.

IC 20-24-1-3
"Charter"
     Sec. 3. "Charter" means a contract between an organizer and a sponsor for the establishment of a charter school.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.

IC 20-24-1-3.5
"Charter board"
     Sec. 3.5. "Charter board" refers to the Indiana charter school board established under IC 20-24-2.1.
As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.3.

IC 20-24-1-4
"Charter school"
     Sec. 4. "Charter school" means a public elementary school or secondary school established under this article that:
        (1) is nonsectarian and nonreligious; and
        (2) operates under a charter.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.

IC 20-24-1-5
"Conversion charter school"
     Sec. 5. "Conversion charter school" means a charter school established under IC 20-24-11 by the conversion of an existing school into a charter school. The term includes a new school to which students from other schools in the school corporation are assigned or transferred.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.

IC 20-24-1-6
"Current ADM"
     Sec. 6. "Current ADM" has the meaning set forth in

IC 20-43-1-10.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.2-2006, SEC.104.

IC 20-24-1-6.2
"Fund"
     Sec. 6.2. "Fund", for purposes of IC 20-24-12, refers to the charter school facilities assistance fund.
As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.4.

IC 20-24-1-7
"Organizer"
     Sec. 7. "Organizer" means a group or an entity that:
        (1) has been determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be operating under nonprofit status or has applied for such determination; and
        (2) enters into a contract under this article to operate a charter school.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.

IC 20-24-1-7.5
"Program"
     Sec. 7.5. "Program", for purposes of IC 20-24-12, refers to the charter school facilities assistance program under IC 20-24-12.
As added by P.L.91-2011, SEC.5.

IC 20-24-1-8
"Proposal"
     Sec. 8. "Proposal" refers to a proposal from an organizer to establish a charter school.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.8.

IC 20-24-1-9
"Sponsor"
     Sec. 9. "Sponsor" means, for a charter school, one (1) of the following:
        (1) A governing body.
        (2) A state educational institution that offers a four (4) year baccalaureate degree.
        (3) The executive (as defined in IC 36-1-2-5) of a consolidated city.
        (4) The charter board.
        (5) A nonprofit college or university that provides a four (4) year educational program for which it awards a baccalaureate or more advanced degree, including the following:
            Anderson University
            Bethel College
            Butler University
            Calumet College of St. Joseph
            DePauw University
            Earlham College