Sec. 17. (a) If a school city acquires title to or possession of real estate, buildings, and personal property in the school city by gift or donation, and the real estate, building, or personal property was used as an industrial or trade school for the education of youths in the trades of:

(1) printing;

(2) lithography;

(3) machine making;

(4) molding;

(5) typesetting;

(6) bricklaying;

(7) tile setting;

(8) pattern making;

(9) pharmacy; or

(10) other trades or occupations;

the board may, by the use of the board's school funds, maintain and operate the industrial or trade school or schools.

(b) If real estate, a building, or personal property is acquired by the school city under subsection (a), the board shall:

(1) perform any conditions incident to the school city's acquisition of the property;

(2) maintain and operate the trade school and real estate, building, or personal property;

(3) employ competent instructors in the various subjects to be taught;

(4) purchase all necessary tools, implements, supplies, and apparatus; and

(5) establish general rules and requirements for:

(A) admission of pupils to the school or schools, which includes the admission of students who attend charter schools or state accredited nonpublic schools;

(B) the courses of instruction; and

(C) the conduct of the trade or industrial schools;

that, in the board's judgment, will produce the best results and give instruction to the largest practicable number of students.

The school city may also use the real estate, building, or personal property acquired under subsection (a) for other school purposes, but not for any purpose that will materially interfere with the conduct of the trade or industrial schools.

(c) The transfer tuition charge for each student who:

(1) is transferred to the school city from another school corporation in Indiana; and

(2) receives trade or industrial instruction in a trade or industrial school located on property acquired under subsection (a);

must be the actual per capita cost of operating the school the student attends. However, the costs of permanent improvements or additions, the salaries of the superintendents, or the costs of apparatus or repairing broken or damaged apparatus may not be used in computing the actual per capita cost.

(d) If the school city admits a student to a trade school acquired by means described in this section and the student is not, by law, entitled to school privileges, or attends a charter school or state accredited nonpublic school, the tuition charge for the student may not be greater than the per capita cost of operating the school the student attends. The cost of permanent improvements and additions may not be included in computing the cost under this subsection.

(e) A school city may admit to the school city's career and technical, trade, or industrial schools nonresidents of Indiana. A nonresident student must pay reasonable laboratory and shop fees and a tuition fee of not more than the per student cost to the school city conducting the career and technical, trade, or industrial schools. A return on capital invested in buildings, grounds, or equipment may not be included in computing the per student cost under this subsection.

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-3-11-28.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.234-2007, SEC.102; P.L.287-2019, SEC.5.