(b) Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e), for purposes of IC 20-28, the term includes the following:(1) A superintendent who holds a license under IC 20-28-5.(2) A principal.(3) A teacher.(4) A librarian.(5) A school counselor.(6) A school psychologist.(c) For purposes of IC 20-43-10-3.5, the term means a professional person whose position with a:(1) school corporation;(2) special education cooperative established under IC 20-35-5;(3) cooperative career and technical education program;(4) special education program established by an interlocal agreement under IC 36-1-7;(5) joint program agreement established under IC 20-26-10; or(6) charter school;requires a license (as defined in IC 20-28-1-7) and whose primary responsibility is the instruction of students in the classroom or virtual classroom.(d) 'Teacher' for purposes of IC 20-28-9-26 and IC 20-28-9-27, means a classroom teacher licensed under IC 20-28-5 who provides instruction to students for at least fifty assroom or virtual classroom.(d) 'Teacher' for purposes of IC 20-28-9-26 and IC 20-28-9-27, means a classroom teacher licensed under IC 20-28-5 who provides instruction to students for at least fifty percent (50%) of the teacher's work day.(e) For purposes of IC 20-28-9-28, the term includes an adjunct teacher, school counselor, and permanent substitute teacher employed by a school corporation.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-1-8.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.246-2005, SEC.126; P.L.90-2011, SEC.4; P.L.167-2013, SEC.1; P.L.43-2014, SEC.1; P.L.213-2015, SEC.151; P.L.219-2015, SEC.1; P.L.217-2017, SEC.94; P.L.165-2021, SEC.148; P.L.246-2023, SEC.24.
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