Title 21, TITLE 21. HIGHER EDUCATION

Sec. 1. The following are the purposes of this article: (1) To encourage education and the means of education. (2) To encourage attendance at a college or university. (3) To provide families additional means of striving for postsecondary education through an education savings pro…

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253.

Sec. 10. "Frank O'Bannon grant" refers to grants designated as the following: (1) The higher education award. (2) The freedom of choice award. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21-5.1(f) part.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253.

Sec. 11. "Fund": (1) for purposes of IC 21-12-6, refers to the twenty-first century scholars fund established by IC 21-12-6-2; (2) for purposes of IC 21-12-7, refers to the twenty-first century scholars program support fund established by IC 21-12-7-1; and (3) for purposes of IC …

Sec. 11.5. "Prior learning assessment" refers to an evaluation through which an eligible institution grants college credit for knowledge or skills learned outside the eligible institution (as defined in section 8(2) of this chapter) without requiring that a student: (1) enroll in…

[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-22.1-7.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Repealed by P.L.234-2015, SEC.3.

Sec. 13. "Program" refers to the twenty-first century scholars program established by IC 21-12-6-1. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-70-5.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253.

Sec. 14. "Scholarship", for the purposes of IC 21-12-6, refers to a twenty-first century scholarship awarded under IC 21-12-6. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-70-7.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253.

Sec. 15. "Scholarship applicant" refers to an individual who qualifies for a twenty-first century scholarship under IC 21-12-6-6. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253.

Sec. 16. "Scholarship recipient" refers to an individual who is awarded a twenty-first century scholarship under IC 21-12-6. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-70.1-3.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253.

Sec. 2. "Academic term" means a semester, a trimester, a quarter, or any other equivalent term set forth by an eligible institution and used to divide an academic year into periods in which classes are held. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-22.1-1.] As ad…

Sec. 4. "Active duty" means full-time service in: (1) the National Guard (as defined in IC 10-16-1-13); or (2) any reserve component of the: (A) Indiana National Guard; or (B) armed forces; that exceeds thirty (30) consecutive days in a calendar year. [Pre-2007 Higher Education R…

Sec. 4.5. "Adult student grant" refers to a monetary award under IC 21-12-8 from the adult student grant fund. As added by P.L.234-2015, SEC.1.

Sec. 5. "Approved secondary school" means: (1) a public high school located in Indiana; and (2) any school, located in or outside Indiana, that in the judgment of the secretary of education provides a course of instruction at the secondary level and maintains standards of instruc…

Sec. 6. "Commission" refers to the commission for higher education. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-70-1.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Amended by P.L.107-2012, SEC.14.

Sec. 7. "Contributor" means an individual or a for profit corporation, partnership, or other for profit entity. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-70.1-2.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253.

Sec. 7.5. "Credit hours" refers to credit hours used in a traditional semester school, in which an associate degree typically requires sixty (60) credit hours and a baccalaureate degree typically requires one hundred twenty (120) credit hours. As added by P.L.281-2013, SEC.3.

Sec. 8. "Eligible institution", for the purposes of: (1) IC 21-12-6, refers to a postsecondary educational institution that qualifies as an eligible institution under IC 21-12-6-4; and (2) IC 21-12-8, refers to a postsecondary educational institution that: (A) operates in Indiana…

Sec. 9. "Eligible student" refers to an individual who qualifies to participate in the twenty-first century scholars program under IC 21-12-6-5. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253.

Sec. 1. Unless otherwise provided, the definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.254.

Sec. 2. "Commission" refers to the commission for higher education. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-74-1.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.254. Amended by P.L.107-2012, SEC.32.

Sec. 3. "Eligible institution" means a public or private college or university that offers a student the opportunity to acquire at least a baccalaureate degree in the field of education. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21.7-2.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SE…

Sec. 4. "Eligible student", for purposes of section 8 of this chapter, means a person who: (1) is a member of the Indiana National Guard: (A) in active drilling status; and (B) who has not been absent without leave within the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the date the …

Sec. 5. "Fund": (1) for purposes of IC 21-13-2, refers to the William A. Crawford minority teacher scholarship fund established by IC 21-13-2-1; (2) for purposes of IC 21-13-4, refers to the National Guard tuition supplement program fund established by IC 21-13-4-1; (3) for purpo…

Sec. 6. "Minority" means an individual identified as black or Hispanic. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21.7-4.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.254.

Sec. 7. "Scholarship", for purposes of IC 21-13-4, means financial assistance provided to a student to offset the educational costs incurred by the student in attending a state educational institution or an approved postsecondary educational institution listed in IC 21-7-13-6(a)(…

Sec. 8. "Scholarship applicant", for purposes of IC 21-13-4, means a person who: (1) is an eligible student; (2) has been accepted to attend a state educational institution or an approved postsecondary educational institution listed in IC 21-7-13-6(a)(1)(C)(i) through IC 21-7-13-…

Sec. 9. "Scholarship extension applicant", for purposes of IC 21-13-5, means a person who: (1) is a former member of the Indiana National Guard who was called to active duty at least one (1) time while a member of the Indiana National Guard; (2) was a scholarship applicant when t…

Sec. 1. This article applies to all state educational institutions. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.255.

Sec. 2. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.255.

Sec. 2.2. For purposes of IC 21-14-4, "1977 fund" refers to the 1977 police officers' and firefighters' pension and disability fund established by IC 36-8-8-4. As added by P.L.161-2017, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.112-2019, SEC.5.

Sec. 2.3. For purposes of IC 21-14-9, "active duty" means full-time service in the armed forces of the United States that exceeds thirty (30) days in a calendar year. As added by P.L.144-2007, SEC.22.

Sec. 2.5. For purposes of IC 21-14-4, "approved postsecondary educational institution" refers to an approved postsecondary educational institution listed in IC 21-7-13-6(a)(1)(C)(i) through IC 21-7-13-6(a)(1)(C)(xxx). As added by P.L.240-2023, SEC.7.

Sec. 2.7. For purposes of IC 21-14-9, "armed forces of the United States" means the following: (1) The United States Air Force. (2) The United States Army. (3) The United States Coast Guard. (4) The United States Marine Corps. (5) The United States Navy. As added by P.L.144-2007,…

Sec. 3. "Commission" refers to the commission for higher education established under IC 21-18-2-1. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.255. Amended by P.L.107-2012, SEC.37.

Sec. 4. "Eligible applicant" refers to a person who is eligible for an educational costs exemption under IC 21-14-4. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.255. Amended by P.L.141-2008, SEC.1; P.L.161-2017, SEC.3; P.L.112-2019, SEC.6.

Sec. 5. "Fund" for the purposes of IC 21-14-5, refers to the senior citizens tuition fund established by IC 21-14-5-1. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.255.

Sec. 6. "Public safety officer" means any of the following: (1) A regular, paid law enforcement officer. (2) A regular, paid firefighter. (3) A volunteer firefighter (as defined in IC 36-8-12-2). (4) A county police reserve officer. (5) A city or town police reserve officer. (6) …

Sec. 7. "Senior citizen" means an Indiana resident who: (1) is at least sixty (60) years of age; (2) has graduated from high school or has received a: (A) general equivalency degree; or (B) state of Indiana general educational development (GED) diploma under IC 20-10.1-12.1 (befo…

Sec. 1. This article applies only to state educational institutions. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.256.

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.257.

Sec. 10. "Fund": (1) for purposes of IC 21-16-2, refers to the EARN Indiana fund established by IC 21-16-2-2; and (2) for purposes of IC 21-16-4, refers to the student loan program fund established by IC 21-16-4-11. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New; 20-12-2…

Sec. 11. "Guaranteed loans", for purposes of IC 21-16-4, means loans issued by approved lenders to students or either one (1) or both parents of students under state and federal law. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21.1-1(d).] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC…

Sec. 12. "Half-time students" means certificate, diploma, associate, baccalaureate, graduate, or professional students enrolled in courses sufficient for them to be considered half time by an eligible institution. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21.1-1(d…

Sec. 13. "Lending institution", for the purposes of IC 21-16-5, means an institution that makes or holds education loans. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21.2-1(3).] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.257.

Sec. 14. "Resident" means a United States citizen or alien who is admitted into the United States for lawful, permanent residence and who: (1) attends an eligible institution in Indiana; (2) lives in Indiana and attends an eligible institution outside Indiana; (3) lives outside I…

Sec. 2. "Approved lender", for the purposes of IC 21-16-4, means: (1) an eligible institution; or (2) a bank, trust company, savings association, credit union, or other entity as described in 20 U.S.C. 1085(d) whose primary consumer credit function is not the making of guaranteed…

Sec. 3. "Commission" refers to the commission for higher education established under IC 21-18-2-1. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-20.5-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.257. Amended by P.L.107-2012, SEC.45.

Sec. 4. "Corporation" refers to the corporation designated by the governor under IC 21-16-5-1. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21.2-1(1).] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.257. IC 21-16-1-4.5 "EARN Indiana program" Sec. 4.5. "EARN Indiana program" refers to t…

Sec. 5. "Education loan" means a direct loan or loan insured or guaranteed under a federal or state program or a program of private insurance that is made to assist a student in obtaining postsecondary education and that is: (1) made to any Indiana student, or to either one (1) o…