If the treasurer of a school corporation, the township trustee, or the appropriate officer of any other institution covered by the fund fails to make the reports and payments as required in section 6 or 7 of this chapter, the following apply:

1. (1) The officer has an additional thirty (30) days to make the reports and payments without a penalty.
2. (2) If the reports and payments are not made within thirty (30) days after the deadlines required by section 6 or 7 of this chapter, the board may fine the school corporation, township, or institution that the officer serves one hundred dollars ($100) for each additional day that the reports and payments are late.

3. (3) If the officer is habitually late, as determined by the board, the school corporation, township, or institution that the officer serves is ineligible to receive any distribution of money from the state for school purposes until the reports and payments are received and approved by the board.

   [Pre-2006 Education Finance Recodification Citation: 21-6.1-7-9.]

As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.28.