1. (a) The department may not accept or distribute to school corporations grants from the federal government under Title III of P.L.103-227 (repealed), if the state superintendent determines that acceptance or distribution of grant money does at least one (1) of the following:

   1. (1) Authorizes an officer or employee of the federal government to mandate, direct, or control at least one (1) of the following:

      1. (A) The department.
      2. (B) A school corporation.
      3. (C) A school curriculum or program of instruction.
      4. (D) Allocation of a state or local government resource.
   2. (2) Requires the department, a school corporation, or a school to spend money or incur an expense not paid under Title III of P.L.103-227 (repealed).

   3. (3) Requires a school corporation, as a condition of participation, to increase the access of students to at least one (1) of the following:

      1. (A) Social services.
      2. (B) Health care.
      3. (C) Nutrition.
      4. (D) Services related to the services listed in clauses (A) through (C).
      5. (E) Child care services.
   4. (4) Requires a school corporation, as a condition of participation, to implement an outcome based education program.

   5. (5) Requires a school corporation, as a condition of participation, to adopt:

      1. (A) a national curriculum; or
      2. (B) national assessment standards.

   6. (6) Requires federal government certification of:

      1. (A) a state curriculum; or
      2. (B) state assessment standards.

2. (b) The governing body of a school corporation that receives a grant under this section may withdraw from participation in the grant program at the following times:

   1. (1) At the end of a school year.

   2. (2) At any time during a school year, if money received for participation in the grant program is returned to the department. The amount that a school corporation must return to the department is the amount received for expenditure during the time after the school corporation has ceased to participate in the program.

      [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-1-1.1-9.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3.