Sec. 15. (a) This section applies to a school corporation or school that operates or is a freeway school corporation or freeway school under this chapter on July 1, 2018.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law or a contract entered into with the state board under this chapter, a freeway school corporation or freeway school may request that the state board waive the educational benefit requirements under section 7 of this chapter for a period of not more than thirty-six (36) months.
(c) The state board shall, upon request by a freeway school corporation or freeway school, waive the educational benefit requirements described in subsection (b) for the freeway school corporation or freeway school for a period of not more than thirty-six (36) months.
(d) During the period of a waiver granted under subsection (c), a freeway school corporation or freeway school may continue to operate as a freeway school corporation or freeway school regardless of whether the freeway school corporation or freeway school meets the educational benefit requirements described in section 7 of this chapter.
(e) A freeway school corporation or freeway school may receive a waiver from the state board under this section for that freeway school corporation or freeway school only one (1) time.
(f) This section expires January 1, 2022.
As added by P.L.108-2018, SEC.6.