Sec. 10. (a) Subject to subsection (c), the department and an authorized course provider shall negotiate a course access program course tuition fee for an enrolled eligible student for each course offered and all course materials. The negotiated course access program course tuition fee must be identical for every enrolled eligible student. Transfers of tuition payments for enrollment of an eligible student currently enrolled at an applicable school corporation in a course access program course shall be made to the authorized course provider by the school corporation in which the eligible student is enrolled. The amount of the tuition payment for enrollment of an eligible student in a course access program course must be paid from the total amount of state tuition support that would otherwise be received by the school corporation on account of the student. The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 for payment of tuition payments from a school corporation to an authorized course provider for a student who is not currently enrolled in the school but enrolls in a course access program course as part of the eligible student's special education services provided by the school corporation. The department may charge the negotiated course access program course tuition fee to a student who enrolls in a course access program course from an eligible provider if the student is not currently enrolled in a school corporation or is otherwise eligible to enroll in the course access program as part of the student's special education services by the school corporation.
(b) A course provider may not receive any payment from the school corporation that is in addition to the tuition fee for a course access program course in which an eligible student is enrolled. Any other funds related to the student that are due to a school corporation shall be paid to the school corporation.
(c) Payment in full of a tuition fee for a course access program course must be based in part on student success in the course access program course. The department may negotiate with the course provider to determine the manner in which the course provider is paid. However, the course provider may not receive less than fifty percent (50%) of the tuition fee upon an eligible student's enrollment in a course access program course. The course provider shall receive the remaining amount if the measured student outcomes for the course access program course meet requirements set by the state board. Measured student outcomes may include:
(1) course access program course completion by enrolled students;
(2) student growth to proficiency;
(3) student results from state and nationally accepted assessments;
(4) student receipt of credentials that are recognized in an industry;
(5) postsecondary credits received by a student; and
(6) other validated measures approved by the state board.
As added by P.L.80-2017, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.86-2018, SEC.180; P.L.192-2018, SEC.22; P.L.200-2021, SEC.7.