Sec. 18. (a) Before July 11 of each year, the secretary of education shall deliver to the county auditor a certified statement of the fall count of pupils under IC 20-43-4 in grades 1 through 12 residing in each qualified school corporation for the school year ending in the calendar year.
(b) Upon the receipt of the information, the county auditor shall compute the amount to be distributed to each of the qualified school corporations from the receipts of the tax levy, based on the formula set forth in this chapter.
(c) The county auditor shall annually issue a warrant to the county treasurer ordering the payment to the respective qualified school corporations the various amounts in the fund at each semiannual tax settlement period during the year in which the tax has been collected.
(d) The qualified school corporations and the proper officials and employees of the qualified school corporations shall receive the receipts distributed by the county treasurer in the same manner as other tax receipts are received.
[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-2-13-5(c), (d), (e) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.168. Amended by P.L.205-2013, SEC.305; P.L.217-2017, SEC.136; P.L.43-2021, SEC.134.