Title 21, HIGHER EDUCATION

Sec. 11. An individual who: (1) received a scholarship under this chapter; (2) is no longer enrolled in an accredited postsecondary educational institution approved by the commission under section 10 of this chapter; and (3) did not receive a baccalaureate degree from an accredit…

Sec. 12. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), if an individual: (1) receives a scholarship under this chapter; and (2) fails to teach in a public school or an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) located in an underserved county in Indiana for at least fiv…

Sec. 13. An individual who receives a scholarship under this chapter is not required to teach at the same public school or eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) in Indiana for five (5) consecutive years if each public school or eligible school at which the individual tea…

Sec. 14. The commission shall administer the scholarship awarded under this chapter as a financial aid award. As added by P.L.161-2023, SEC.3.

Sec. 15. (a) Subject to subsections (c) and (d), the amount of a scholarship awarded under this chapter may not be reduced because the student receives other scholarships or forms of financial aid. (b) Except as otherwise provided under law and subject to subsection (c), the amou…

Sec. 16. An applicant is eligible to receive a scholarship under this chapter only if an appropriation has been made to carry out the specific purposes of this chapter. As added by P.L.161-2023, SEC.3.

Sec. 17. (a) The commission shall maintain complete and accurate records in implementing the next generation Hoosier minority educators scholarship fund established by section 3 of this chapter, including records of the following: (1) The receipt, disbursement, and uses of money …

Sec. 18. The commission shall notify all applicants approved under section 5 of this chapter of the requirements under sections 11 and 12 of this chapter. As added by P.L.161-2023, SEC.3.

Sec. 19. The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to carry out this chapter. As added by P.L.161-2023, SEC.3.

Sec. 2. (a) The next generation Hoosier minority educators scholarship program is established. (b) The commission shall receive and consider applications for a next generation Hoosier minority educators scholarship under this chapter. As added by P.L.161-2023, SEC.3.

Sec. 3. (a) The next generation Hoosier minority educators scholarship fund is established for the purpose of providing scholarships to attract and retain eligible applicants to the teaching profession. (b) The fund consists of the following: (1) Appropriations made by the genera…

Sec. 4. The commission shall do all the following: (1) Develop a promotional program to inform and attract students to participate in the next generation Hoosier minority educators scholarship program. (2) Establish protocols and procedures concerning the application process for …

Sec. 5. (a) An applicant who is enrolled in an accredited postsecondary educational institution may qualify for a scholarship under this chapter. To qualify for a scholarship, an applicant must: (1) apply for a scholarship on a form supplied by the commission; (2) except as provi…

Sec. 6. (a) The commission shall consider each application and determine the eligibility of the applicant for the scholarship. The commission shall give priority to recent high school graduates, students pursuing teacher shortage areas as described in 34 CFR 682.210(q)(6), and st…

Sec. 7. Before receiving a scholarship under this chapter, the applicant must enter into a contract with the commission agreeing to: (1) the terms and conditions described in section 5(a)(5) of this chapter; and (2) any other terms and conditions established by the commission. As…

Sec. 7.5. A student who: (1) is at least seventeen (17) years of age; and (2) enters into a contract for a scholarship under this chapter to defray the expense of attending any postsecondary educational institution; has full legal capacity to act in the student's own behalf in th…

Sec. 8. (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), if an applicant meets the requirements under this chapter, the commission may award, for not more than four (4) academic years, a scholarship to the applicant in an amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each academic year tha…

extenuating circumstances Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the commission shall establish standards that a student must meet to remain eligible to receive a scholarship under this chapter. The standards must include the following: (1) Maintaining a cumulative min…