Sec. 9.4. (a) Beginning January 1, 2010, the department may obtain and maintain student test number information in a manner and form that permits any person who is authorized to review the information to:
(1) access the information at any time; and
(2) accurately determine:
(A) where each student is enrolled and attending classes; and
(B) the number of students enrolled in a school corporation or charter school and residing in the area served by a school corporation;
as of any date after December 31, 2009, occurring before two (2) regular instructional days before the date of the inquiry.
Each school corporation and charter school shall provide the information to the department in the form and on a schedule that permits the department to comply with this section. The department shall provide technical assistance to school corporations and charter schools to assist school corporations and charter schools in complying with this section.
(b) Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, each school corporation and charter school shall annually:
(1) determine, on a form prescribed by the department, whether a student who attends an adult high school (as defined under IC 20-24-1-2.3) or a student's parent or a member of the same household is a member of:
(A) the armed forces of the United States who is on active duty;
(B) the reserve component of a branch of the armed forces of the United States; or
(C) the national guard; and
(2) provide to the department a list of the students who have been identified under subdivision (1).
The information collected by a school corporation or charter school under subdivision (1) is considered confidential and shall be collected by the school corporation or charter school under guidelines for maintaining confidentiality established by the department. The department shall assign each student identified under subdivision (1) a unique identifier, which may be a modification of the student's test number assigned under subsection (a), by which data concerning military connected students may be disaggregated, including information concerning attendance records and academic progress.
As added by P.L.1-2010, SEC.75. Amended by P.L.43-2014, SEC.2; P.L.93-2016, SEC.1.