Sec. 22. (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 subsection (d), for purposes of IC 20-28, the term includes the following:
(1) A superintendent who holds a license under IC 20-28-5.
(2) A principal.
(3) A teacher.
(4) A librarian.
(5) A school counselor.
(6) A school psychologist.
(c) For purposes of IC 20-43-10-3.5, the term means a professional person whose position with a:
(1) school corporation;
(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, IC 20-28-9-27, and IC 20-28-9-28, 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.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-1-8.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.126; P.L.90-2011, SEC.4; P.L.167-2013, SEC.1; P.L.43-2014, SEC.1; P.L.213-2015, SEC.151; P.L.219-2015, SEC.1; P.L.217-2017, SEC.94; P.L.165-2021, SEC.148.