1. (a) For as long as a charter school remains a participating innovation network charter school, the school corporation may:

   1. (1) provide transportation for students attending the participating innovation network charter school;
   2. (2) maintain and repair the buildings and grounds used by the participating innovation network charter school consistent with the maintenance and repair to the school corporation's other buildings and grounds; and
   3. (3) enter into an agreement to transfer the ownership of a school corporation facility to the organizer.
2. (b) If an organizer contracts with a school corporation for goods or services, the school corporation may not charge the organizer more for the goods or services than the school corporation pays for the goods or services. A school corporation may not require an organizer to contract for specific goods or services provided by the school corporation or any other entity.
3. (c) A school corporation and an organizer may negotiate to require specific services with regard to a participating innovation network charter school during the term of an agreement. However, an organizer must be able to select the service provider for the services.
4. (d) For as long as a charter school remains a participating innovation network charter school, the school corporation may distribute money levied as property taxes to the charter school. Property taxes distributed to a charter school must be used only for a purpose for which the property taxes could have been used by the school corporation. Property taxes distributed under this subsection may supplement services and property provided under subsection (a) or (b). The parties may jointly modify an agreement described in section 2 of this chapter to implement this subsection.
5. (e) An agreement concerning the transfer of ownership of a school corporation facility described in subsection (a) is not subject to IC 20-26-7.1 .

As added by P.L.214-2015, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.246-2023, SEC.32.