§ 20-28-6-6

(a) A temporary teacher's contract shall be used only for employing:(1) a teacher to serve in the absence of a teacher who has been granted a leave of absence by the school corporation for:(A) engaging in defense service or in service auxiliary to defense service;(B) professional study or advancement;(C) exchange teaching;(D) extended disability to which a licensed physician has attested; or(E) serving in the general assembly; or(2) a new teacher for a position:(A) that is funded by a grant outside the school funding formula for which funding is available only for a specified period or purpose; or(B) vacated by a teacher who is under a regular contract and who temporarily accepts a teacher position that is funded by a grant outside the school funding formula for which funding is available only for a specified period or purpose.(b) The temporary teacher's contract must contain:(1) the provisions of the regular teacher's contract except those providing for continued tenure of position;(2) a blank space for the name of the teacher granted the leave, which may not be used on another temporary teacher's contract for the same leave of absence; and(3) an expiration date that:(A)

sition;(2) a blank space for the name of the teacher granted the leave, which may not be used on another temporary teacher's contract for the same leave of absence; and(3) an expiration date that:(A) is the date of the return of the teacher on leave; and(B) is not later than the end of the school year.(c) If a teacher is employed on the temporary teacher's contract for at least sixty (60) days in a school year, the teacher may, on request, receive the service credit that the teacher would otherwise receive with regard to the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund.(d) A school corporation is not required to use a temporary teacher's contract for employing a teacher to serve in the absence of a teacher who has been granted a leave of absence.[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-4-7.]As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.48-2011, SEC.4; P.L.233-2015, SEC.206.