Title 21, TITLE 21. HIGHER EDUCATION

Sec. 1. The Indiana education savings authority is created. As added by P.L.165-1996, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. (a) The authority is a body corporate and politic. (b) The authority: (1) is not an agency of the state; and (2) is an instrumentality of the state performing essential governmental functions. As added by P.L.165-1996, SEC.1.

Sec. 3. The authority may establish any number of education savings programs. As added by P.L.165-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.85-2000, SEC.3; P.L.135-2002, SEC.17.

Sec. 4. Because the management and operation of the education savings programs and all funds and accounts established under this article constitute the performance of an essential public function, the following are exempt from taxation by the state and by any political subdivisio…

Sec. 5. The authority may contract with public or private entities or persons for the provision of all or any portion of the services the board considers necessary for the management and operations of the authority, including the education savings programs and all funds and accou…

Sec. 1. (a) An applicant is eligible for a first year higher education award under this chapter if the student meets the following requirements: (1) The applicant is a resident of Indiana, as defined by the commission. (2) The applicant: (A) has successfully completed the program…

Sec. 10. Out of funds available after commitments have been met under sections 8 and 9 of this chapter, awards shall be issued to persons who have successfully completed at least one (1) academic year but not more than three (3) academic years in approved postsecondary educationa…

[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21-7(d).] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Expired 9-1-2014 by P.L.281-2013, SEC.12.

consideration of principal or interest on bonds; exemption Sec. 12. In determining which applicants are least able to provide funds for the cost of education under section 8 of this chapter, the commission may not consider principal or interest, including an original issue discou…

Sec. 13. The commission may not provide assistance under this chapter to a higher education award applicant or recipient who is: (1) convicted of a felony; (2) sentenced to a term of imprisonment for that felony; and (3) confined for that felony at a penal facility (as defined in…

Sec. 15. An applicant to whom the commission has issued an award may apply for enrollment as a student in any approved postsecondary educational institution. However, the institution is not required to accept the applicant for enrollment, and the institution may require complianc…

Sec. 16. If during an academic period a student enrolled in an institution under an award under this chapter ceases for any reason to be a student in good standing, the institution shall promptly give written notice to the commission as to the change of status and the reason for …

Sec. 17. A student to whom a renewal award has been issued may either re-enroll in the approved postsecondary educational institution that the student attended during the preceding year or enroll in another approved postsecondary educational institution. In either event, the appr…

Sec. 18. The commission shall administer the higher education award account and related records of each student who is attending an approved postsecondary educational institution under an award issued under this chapter. At each appropriate time, it shall certify to the auditor o…

Sec. 19. (a) The auditor of state shall create a separate and segregated higher education award fund distinct from the freedom of choice grant fund. (b) All money disbursed from the higher education award fund shall be in accordance with this chapter. (c) The expense of administe…

Sec. 2. A higher education award recipient is not eligible for assistance after the recipient has received an award for the number of academic terms that constitutes four (4) undergraduate academic years. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21-6(b).] As adde…

Sec. 20. If at the end of a fiscal year part of the money appropriated for that year for the purposes of this chapter remains unspent, it may be spent for those purposes during the next fiscal year, or it may be transferred to another fund under this article as directed by the co…

[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21-12.5.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Amended by P.L.229-2011, SEC.225. Repealed by P.L.234-2015, SEC.8.

Sec. 3. To maintain eligibility a student is not required to: (1) attend an approved postsecondary educational institution; or (2) receive an award; in consecutive semesters or quarters. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21-6(c).] As added by P.L.2-2007, S…

Sec. 4. A student who: (1) participates in: (A) a nursing diploma program that is accredited by the Indiana state board of nursing and operated by a hospital; (B) a technical certificate or associate degree program at Ivy Tech Community College; (C) a technical certificate or ass…

[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21-6.1(b).] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Amended by P.L.107-2012, SEC.18. Expired 7-1-2014 by P.L.281-2013, SEC.8.

Sec. 6. In determining the financial resources available to a student for a higher education award, the commission may not consider principal or interest, including an original issue discount that qualifies as interest excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes,…

Sec. 7. The commission shall publish and make available to every applicant all its rules governing the awarding and denial of higher education awards. The rules must state specifically the conditions under which an award once issued may be withdrawn or reduced. [Pre-2007 Higher E…

Sec. 8. For each academic year, first year higher education awards shall be issued to as many qualified persons as the current biennial appropriation allows. Applicants who are least able to provide funds for the cost of education shall be given priority in the awarding of higher…

Sec. 9. (a) A higher education award for a student in a program leading to a baccalaureate degree may be renewed for a total of three (3) undergraduate academic years following the academic year of the first award or until an earlier time as the student receives a degree normally…

organization; background check; waiver; annual report Sec. 9.2. (a) As used in this section, "intermediary" has the meaning set forth in IC 21-18-1-3.5. (b) As used in this section, "labor organization" has the meaning set forth in IC 22-6-6-5. (c) Except as provided in subsectio…

As added by P.L.281-2013, SEC.10. Expired 9-1-2016 by P.L.281-2013, SEC.10.

Sec. 1. If a blind person: (1) matriculates in a department of: (A) Indiana University; (B) Purdue University; (C) Ball State University; or (D) Indiana State University; and (2) requests the administration to provide an assistant to read to the person; the board of trustees of t…

Sec. 1. A student who enters into a contract for a loan to finance a college education or who borrows money to defray the expense of attending any postsecondary educational institution: (1) has full legal capacity to act in the student's own behalf in this transaction; and (2) is…

Sec. 1. The commission consists of fourteen (14) members appointed by the governor as follows: (1) Each member must be a citizen of Indiana. (2) Each congressional district must be represented by at least one (1) member who resides in the congressional district. (3) One (1) membe…

Sec. 2. Except for the one (1) full-time faculty member and the one (1) student member, a member may not: (1) be a full-time employee of; or (2) serve on the governing board of; any state public or private college or university in Indiana. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodificatio…

Sec. 3. The governor shall appoint the student member and the full-time faculty member of the commission from a list that: (1) contains at least three (3) names but not more than five (5) names for each appointment; and (2) is submitted by a nominating committee. [Pre-2007 Higher…

Sec. 4. The chairperson of the commission shall appoint a seven (7) member student member nominating committee comprised of students from state educational institutions, with not more than one (1) student from any one (1) state educational institution. [Pre-2007 Higher Education …

Sec. 4.5. The chairperson of the commission shall appoint a seven (7) member faculty member nominating committee comprised of seven (7) full-time faculty members from state educational institutions, with not more than one (1) faculty member from any one (1) state educational inst…

Sec. 6. (a) Appointments to the commission are for a term of four (4) years except: (1) the student member; and (2) the full-time faculty member; who are appointed to a term of two (2) years. (b) The governor shall promptly make appointments to fill vacancies for the duration of …

Sec. 7. Members of the commission shall: (1) receive per diem, lodging, and mileage for attendance at regular or special meetings; and (2) be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred on other official duties. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-7 part.…

Sec. 0.3. Any action taken by the board of trustees before April 26, 1989, that would have been legal under: (1) IC 20-12-1-2, after April 25, 1989, and before its repeal; or (2) IC 20-12-61-13, after April 25, 1989, and before its repeal; is legalized and validated. As added by …

Sec. 1. The board of trustees is subject to this chapter and all other laws governing the affairs of their predecessors. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-57.5-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.260.

Sec. 2. The board of trustees is composed of nine (9) members, appointed by the governor as follows: (1) Six (6) members who must be at large. (2) Two (2) members who must be alumni of Ball State University. (3) One (1) member who must be a Ball State University student. [Pre-200…

Sec. 3. Not more than six (6) of the nonstudent members of the board of trustees may be of the same sex. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-57.5-2 part.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.260. Amended by P.L.29-2012, SEC.2.

Sec. 4. All members of the board of trustees must be citizens of the United States. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-57.5-3.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.260. Amended by P.L.29-2012, SEC.3.

Sec. 5. (a) To aid the governor in the selection of the student member, a search and screen committee is created. The search and screen committee consists of the following: (1) One (1) representative of the governor. (2) At least four (4) students chosen by the elected student go…

Sec. 6. (a) The Ball State University alumni council shall designate the term and nominate a person for each of the two (2) alumni memberships on the board of trustees. (b) The Ball State University alumni council, through the president of Ball State University, shall submit the …

Sec. 7. At least thirty (30) days before the expiration of the term of an alumni member, the Ball State University Alumni Council, or its successor, must submit, through the president of Ball State University, the name of the nominee to succeed the retiring alumni member. The gov…

Sec. 8. (a) With the exception of the student member of the board of trustees, all appointments to the Ball State University board of trustees are for four (4) year terms. Each term of a nonstudent board member begins on January 1 of the appropriate year. (b) The term of a member…

Sec. 9. A vacancy occurring on the board of trustees from death, incapacitation, or resignation shall be filled by appointment of the governor for the unexpired term. Vacancies in offices held by alumni members shall be filled from nominees submitted by the Ball State University …

Sec. 0.3. Any action taken by the trustees before April 26, 1989, that would have been legal under: (1) IC 20-12-1-2, after April 25, 1989, and before its repeal; or (2) IC 20-12-61-13, after April 25, 1989, and before its repeal; is legalized and validated. As added by P.L.220-2…

Sec. 1. The name of the board of trustees of Indiana University is "the trustees of Indiana University". [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-23-2(c) part.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.261.

Sec. 10. The person receiving the greatest number of votes cast shall be declared the elected trustee. If two (2) or more persons receive an equal and the greatest number of votes cast, the librarian shall cast lots to determine which of the persons shall be declared the elected …

Sec. 11. The term of an elected trustee expires July 1 of the year in which the terms are to end. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-24-1.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.261.