HB 1092 Summary

• Replaces the 180-day instructional requirement with hour-based minimums: 900 hours for grades 1-6 and 1,080 hours for grades 7-12, effective July 1, 2010.

• Simplifies the penalty formula for school corporations failing to meet minimum instructional time by reducing August tuition support based on daily per-pupil allocation multiplied by days of shortfall.

• Establishes a formula to determine minimum school year length in days based on actual instructional hours conducted, allowing flexibility while maintaining minimum hour requirements.

• Requires school corporation superintendents to certify the number of instructional days conducted to the state department by June 15 of each school year.