1. (a) "Teacher" means a professional person whose position in a school corporation requires certain educational preparation and licensing and whose primary responsibility is the instruction of students.

2. (b) For purposes of IC 20-28 , the term includes the following:

   1. (1) A superintendent who holds a license under IC 20-28-5 .
   2. (2) A principal.
   3. (3) A teacher.
   4. (4) A librarian.
   5. (5) A school counselor.
   6. (6) A school psychologist.

3. (c) For purposes of IC 20-43-10-3.5 , the term means a professional person whose position with a:

   1. (1) school corporation;
   2. (2) special education cooperative established under IC 20-35-5 ;
   3. (3) cooperative career and technical education program;
   4. (4) special education program established by an interlocal agreement under IC 36-1-7 ;
   5. (5) joint program agreement established under IC 20-26-10 ; or

   6. (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.

      [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.