Sec. 9. (a) The attorney general shall investigate complaints that a school corporation has not complied with the requirements under this chapter if the complaint is filed within one (1) year of the date in which the governing body is alleged to have taken an official action that does not comply with this chapter. The attorney general shall notify the school corporation of the investigation within five (5) business days of receipt of a complaint under this section. The attorney general shall complete the investigation within sixty (60) days of the date of the complaint. The school corporation must provide any information requested by the attorney general necessary to conduct the investigation. Upon completion of the investigation, the attorney general shall issue findings indicating whether the complaint is either substantiated or unsubstantiated.
(b) Subject to subsection (d), in the event that a complaint is substantiated, the attorney general, in consultation with the department and state board, is authorized to take any action necessary to remedy a substantiated complaint, which may include actions to be performed by the state board or the department to ensure compliance of a school corporation under this section.
(c) Upon completion of the investigation under subsection (a), the attorney general shall publish findings of an investigation under subsection (a) on the attorney general's Internet web site. In the event a complaint is substantiated, a copy of the findings shall be sent to the state board and the department.
(d) If a school corporation does not comply with the requirements to sell a vacant school building provided in this chapter as determined by the attorney general under subsection (a), the school corporation shall submit any proceeds from the sale of the vacant school building to the state board, which shall be distributed equally between each charter school located in the attendance area of the school corporation. If no charter schools are located in the attendance area, the state board must use the proceeds to provide grants under the charter school and innovation grant program under IC 20-24-13. The attorney general is authorized to initiate any legal action necessary to ensure compliance with this section.
As added by P.L.270-2019, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.155-2021, SEC.9.