Section 20-28-9-19 - Retirement, savings, or severance pay plan(a) If a governing body of a school corporation agrees to a retirement, savings, or severance pay plan with a teacher or with an exclusive representative under IC 20-29, the benefits may be paid to:(1) the teacher who is eligible under a negotiated retirement, savings, or severance pay plan; or(2) in the case of the teacher's death:(A) the teacher's designated beneficiary; or(B) the teacher's estate, if there is no designated beneficiary. Payments may be made in a lump sum or in installments as agreed upon by the parties or to a savings plan established under IC 5-10-1.1-1(2).
(b) Notwithstanding IC 6-1.1-20, the payments under this section shall be made from the education fund of the school corporation and may be made for a period exceeding one (1) year.Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-6.1-5-12.
Amended by P.L. 244-2017,SEC. 54, eff. 1/1/2019.As added by P.L. 1-2005, SEC.12.