Sec. 2. (a) A school corporation's ADM is the number of eligible pupils enrolled in:

(1) the school corporation; or

(2) a transferee corporation;

on the day fixed in September by the state board for a count of students under section 3 of this chapter and as subsequently adjusted not later than the date specified under the rules adopted by the state board. The state board may adjust the school's count of eligible pupils if the state board determines that the count is unrepresentative of the school corporation's enrollment. In addition, a school corporation may petition the state board to make an adjusted count of students enrolled in the school corporation if the corporation has reason to believe that the count is unrepresentative of the school corporation's enrollment. In addition, a school corporation shall determine the number of eligible pupils enrolled in:

(1) the school corporation; or

(2) a transferee corporation;

on the day fixed in February by the state board for a spring count of students to be used only for informational purposes under this article. Except as specifically provided by law, the spring count shall not be used for determining school funding under this article.

(b) Each school corporation shall, before April 1 of each year, provide to the department an estimate of the school corporation's ADM that will result from the count of eligible pupils in the following September. The department may update and adjust the estimate as determined appropriate by the department. In each odd-numbered year, the department shall provide the updated and adjusted estimate of the school corporation's ADM to the legislative services agency before April 10 of that year.

(c) A new charter school shall submit an enrollment estimate to the department before April 1 of the year the new charter school will be open for enrollment. The department shall use the new charter school's enrollment estimate as the basis for the new charter school's distribution beginning in July and until actual ADM is available, subject to section 9 of this chapter. However, if the new charter school's enrollment estimate is greater than eighty percent (80%) of the new charter school's authorized enrollment cap, the department may use that enrollment estimate if the department has requested and reviewed other enrollment data that support that enrollment estimate. However, if the enrollment data requested and reviewed by the department does not support the enrollment estimate submitted by the new charter school, the department shall determine the estimated ADM based on the enrollment data requested and reviewed by the department. In each odd-numbered year, the department shall provide the new charter school's estimated ADM to the legislative services agency before April 10 of that year.

[Pre-2006 Recodification Citation: 21-3-1.6-1.1(d) part.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166. Amended by P.L.205-2013, SEC.275; P.L.186-2016, SEC.2; P.L.151-2016, SEC.3; P.L.186-2016, SEC.3; P.L.217-2017, SEC.121.