School to work student
Sec. 2.5. (a) As used in this section, "school to work student"
refers to a student participating in on-the-job training under the
federal School to Work Opportunities Act (20 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.).
(b) A school to work student is entitled to the following
compensation and benefits under this chapter:
(1) Medical benefits.
(2) Permanent partial impairment compensation under section
16 of this chapter. Permanent partial impairment compensation
for a school to work student shall be paid in a lump sum upon
agreement or final award.
(3) In the case that death results from the injury:
(A) death benefits in a lump sum amount of one hundred
seventy-five thousand dollars ($175,000), payable upon
agreement or final award to any dependents of the student
under sections 11 through 14 of this chapter, or, if the
student has no dependents, to the student's parents; and
(B) burial compensation under section 15 of this chapter.
(c) For the sole purpose of modifying an award under section 27
of this chapter, a school to work student's average weekly wage is
presumed to be equal to the federal minimum wage.
(d) A school to work student is not entitled to the following
compensation under this chapter:
(1) Temporary total disability compensation under section 16 of
this chapter.
(2) Temporary partial disability compensation under section 19
of this chapter.
(e) Except for remedies available under IC 5-2-6.1, recovery
under subsection (b) is the exclusive right and remedy for:
(1) a school to work student; and
(2) the personal representatives, dependents, or next of kin, at
common law or otherwise, of a school to work student;
on account of disablement or death by occupational disease arising
out of and in the course of school to work employment.
As added by P.L.235-1999, SEC.6.
Last modified: May 27, 2006