1. (a) This section applies to school corporations in a county:

   1. (1) containing a consolidated city; or
   2. (2) having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) and less than seven hundred thousand (700,000).
2. (b) Subject to subsection (c), the governing body of a school corporation may annually appropriate sums to be paid to cultural institutions that are reasonably commensurate with the educational and cultural contributions made by the institutions to the school corporation and the school corporation's students.

3. (c) Before a cultural institution may receive payments under this section, the president and secretary of the cultural institution must file with the school corporation an affidavit stating that the cultural institution meets the following requirements:

   1. (1) The governing board has adopted a resolution that entitles a representative of the school corporation to attend and speak at all meetings of the governing body.

   2. (2) The cultural institution:

      1. (A) admits the public to galleries, museums, and facilities at reasonable times and allows public use of those facilities free of charge; or

      2. (B) provides alternative services free of charge to the public instead of admission to those facilities.

         The governing body of the school corporation shall judge whether the alternative services are conducive to the education or cultural development of the public.

   3. (3) The cultural institution has a permanent location in the municipality where the cultural institution conducts the cultural institution's principal educational or cultural purpose.

   4. (4) The cultural institution has no general taxing authority.

      The affidavit must be filed at least thirty (30) days before a request for an appropriation under this section.

4. (d) A cultural institution that complies with this section may continue to receive payments under this section as long as the school corporation appropriates sums for that purpose.

   [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-5-17.5-4.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.48. Amended by P.L.11-2023, SEC.134.