CHAPTER 15. SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY FUND - Indiana Statutes

IC 20-40-15
     Chapter 15. School Technology Fund

IC 20-40-15-1
"Fund"
     Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to a school technology fund established under section 2 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163.

IC 20-40-15-2
Establishment of fund
     Sec. 2. (a) Each school corporation shall establish a school technology fund.
    (b) The fund consists of the following:
        (1) Money transferred to the fund under IC 20-40-14-1 or section 3 or 4 of this chapter.
        (2) Other money, as designated by the department.
    (c) Property taxes levied by a school corporation for a capital projects fund may not be transferred to the fund.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163.

IC 20-40-15-3
Transfers from the general fund
     Sec. 3. All money appropriated from the general fund for any of the purposes described in section 5 of this chapter shall be transferred from the general fund to the fund.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163.

IC 20-40-15-4
Transfer of savings from universal service discounts
     Sec. 4. (a) As used in this section, "base year" means:
        (1) January 1, 1998, through June 30, 1999; or
        (2) any subsequent universal service program year for which a school corporation initially makes an application to the program.
    (b) All money saved by a school corporation as a result of universal service discounts provided to the school corporation under the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 must be transferred to the fund.
    (c) For purposes of this section, the amount of money saved by a school corporation as a result of universal service discounts during the base year and any subsequent universal service program year is equal to:
        (1) the sum of all reimbursements in the form of cash or discounts received or eligible to be received under the universal service program during the base year; minus
        (2) discounts from expenditures made from the debt service and capital projects funds during the base year for one (1) time costs such as new construction or remodeling projects.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163.
IC 20-40-15-5
Uses
     Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), money in the fund may be used for one (1) or more of the purposes described in IC 20-20-13, IC 20-26-15-6(4)(B), or IC 20-40-8-13.
    (b) Money in the fund may not be used to purchase software programs to be used exclusively for administrative purposes, such as payroll and attendance records, personnel records, administration of insurance or pension programs, or any other similar purpose. However, if a particular software program will be used for administrative purposes and for other purposes described in subsection (a), a part of the cost of the software program may be paid from the fund. The part of the cost that may be paid from the fund is the total cost of the software program multiplied by the estimated percentage of use of the software program for nonadministrative purposes.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163.

IC 20-40-15-6
Reports
     Sec. 6. (a) Before February 15 of each year, each school corporation shall file a report with the state superintendent's special assistant for technology.
    (b) A report filed under this section must:
        (1) be prepared in the form prescribed by the special assistant for technology; and
        (2) include a list of expenditures made by the school corporation during the preceding calendar year from the school corporation's:
            (A) fund for purposes described in this chapter;
            (B) capital projects fund for purposes described in IC 20-40-8-13; and
            (C) debt service fund to provide financing for any equipment or facilities used to provide educational technology programs.
    (c) Before April 1 of each year, the special assistant for technology shall:
        (1) compile the information contained in the reports filed under this section; and
        (2) present that compilation to the educational technology council.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.163.