Provides that, beginning July 1, 2027, the Pokagon Indiana education fund must be used to make payment to certain Indiana public or private (instead of only public) institutions of higher learning or workforce development and training programs. Provides that, in addition to conditions established in current law to convert an existing public elementary or secondary school, an existing public elementary or secondary school may be converted into a charter school if certain other conditions apply. Allows, if the conditions are met, the governing body of a school corporation to: (1) convert more than one existing public elementary or secondary school within the school corporation; and (2) operate two or more conversion charter schools under a single charter. Prohibits the governing body of a school corporation from being the authorizer of a charter school and entering into or having a participating innovation network charter school agreement with the charter school at the same time. Amends provisions regarding participating innovation network charter schools to allow an organizer to enter into an agreement with more than one school corporation. Amends requirements regarding the location of a participating innovation network charter school and terms of an agreement. Amends the duties of the department of education with regard to participating innovation network charter schools. Makes conforming changes, including changes to the complexity index. Requires parental notification if a school determines a student is at risk of not achieving grade level proficiency in mathematics. Amends the definition of "eligible student" for purposes of eligibility for school scholarships distributed by scholarship granting organizations. Provides that money in terminated education scholarship accounts and career scholarship accounts does not revert to the state general fund. Provides that money in the Indiana education scholarship account program fund, Indiana education scholarship account administration fund, and career scholarship account program fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.

Statutes affected:
Introduced House Bill (H): 6-1.1-17-3.1, 20-25.7-5-2, 20-25.7-5-5, 20-25.7-5-6, 20-32-6.5-3, 20-43-13-4, 20-51.4-4-1, 20-51.4-4-2, 20-51.4-4-3, 20-51.4-4-3.5, 20-51.4-4.5-1, 20-51.4-4.5-2, 20-51.4-4.5-3, 20-51.4-4.5-4
House Bill (H): 4-29.5-18-1, 4-29.5-18-2, 6-1.1-17-3.1, 20-25.7-5-2, 20-25.7-5-5, 20-25.7-5-6, 20-32-6.5-3, 20-43-13-4, 20-51-1-5, 20-51.4-4-1, 20-51.4-4-2, 20-51.4-4-3, 20-51.4-4-3.5, 20-51.4-4.5-1, 20-51.4-4.5-2, 20-51.4-4.5-3, 20-51.4-4.5-4