35 IAC 14-4-1 Membership in the fund

Sec. 1. (a) Membership in the fund shall be compulsory for all teachers licensed by the Indiana state board of education or its successor who are regularly employed pursuant to a uniform or supplemental teaching contract to perform educational or administrative services in the public schools of the state of Indiana. Licensed substitute teachers who have at least an associate's degree and who have taught at least one hundred twenty (120) days in any one (1) school year or at least sixty (60) days in any two (2) school years are also required to become members of the fund. Required contributions must be paid to the fund for each covered teacher. (b) Membership in the fund is compulsory for employees of the fund, and all licensed teachers regularly employed in state educational institutions supported solely by the state who devote their entire time to teaching or in state benevolent, charitable, or correctional institutions. Required contributions must be paid to the fund. (c) Membership is optional for regularly contracted faculty and professional staff at Ball State University, Indiana State University, University of Southern Indiana, and Vincennes University who are designated as eligible by the board. The universities shall petition the board before new teachers are given the opportunity to join the fund. Both employer and employee contributions must be paid to the fund. (d) Membership in the fund is optional for employees and officials of a governing body and the Indiana state board of education who were licensed as teachers by the Indiana state board of education or the Indiana professional licensing agency prior to their election or appointment. Required contributions must be made to the fund. (e) Membership in the fund is optional for teachers employed by charter schools as defined by IC 20-24-1-4. (f) Pursuant to IC 20-31-9.5-7 [IC 20-31-9.5-7 was repealed by P.L. 211-2021, SECTION 30, effective July 1, 2021.], teachers licensed by the Indiana state board of education or the Indiana professional licensing agency employed by special management teams established under IC 20-31-9-4 may be enrolled as participants of the fund by filing enrollment forms approved by TRF. Required contributions must be made to the fund. (g) Pursuant to IC 20-25.5-4-4(c) [IC 20-25.5 was repealed by P.L.214-2015, SECTION 1, effective July 1, 2015.], teachers licensed by the Indiana state board of education or the Indiana professional licensing agency employed by the innovation network school established under IC 20-25.5-4 [IC 20-25.5 was repealed by P.L. 214-2015 SECTION 1, effective July 1, 2015.] may be enrolled as participants of the fund by filing enrollment forms approved by TRF. Required contributions must be made to the fund.