Title 21, HIGHER EDUCATION

Sec. 1. The board of trustees of Ball State University may borrow money and issue bonds as authorized by the general assembly. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-57.5-11(d).] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.274.

Sec. 1. In order to: (1) provide funds with which to pay part or all of the cost of any building facility, work, act, or undertaking authorized by IC 21-34-2, IC 21-34-3-1, or IC 21-34-3-3; (2) pay part or all of the cost of acquiring real or personal property by purchase, lease,…

Sec. 2. A building facilities fee may be collected from: (1) the students attending the state educational institution and the various divisions of the state educational institution; and (2) other persons enjoying the use of the facilities of the state educational institution and …

Sec. 3. The board of trustees of each state educational institution shall deposit to the credit of a special fund to be established and designated as the building facilities fund of the board of trustees of the state educational institution or the state educational institution un…

Sec. 4. Each building facilities fund may be used only: (1) for the purposes stated in section 1 of this chapter; and (2) in connection with the issuance of bonds under this article. The uses may be further limited by the provisions stated in a resolution or a trust indenture tha…

Sec. 5. (a) The board of trustees of a state educational institution may: (1) deposit to the credit of the building facilities funds of the state educational institution; or (2) use for any of the purposes of this article without making a deposit in the building facilities funds;…

Sec. 6. The building facilities fees and any other funds that are deposited to the credit of the respective building facilities funds are appropriated to the state educational institution for the uses provided in this article without the necessity for any future appropriations. […

Sec. 7. The money in the building facilities funds may be accumulated and held by a state educational institution for purposes of this article and invested by a state educational institution pending the use of the money. Interest, dividends, or gains resulting from investments mu…

Sec. 8. If bonds are issued in anticipation of the collection of building facilities fees, the issuing board of trustees of a state educational institution shall fix, charge, and collect the building facilities fees in amounts sufficient, together with other available funds, to p…

Sec. 9. The board of trustees of each state educational institution that is a party to a joint use agreement shall: (1) fix, charge, and collect its own building facilities fees; and (2) establish, hold, invest, and use its own building facilities fund. The board of trustees may …

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following state educational institutions: (1) Ball State University. (2) Indiana University. (3) Indiana State University. (4) Purdue University. (5) University of Southern Indiana. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-9-2 …

Sec. 10. Revenue obligations and any interest coupons appertaining to revenue obligations are negotiable instruments within the meaning and for all purposes under the laws of Indiana, subject only to the provisions of the obligations for registration. [Pre-2007 Higher Education R…

Sec. 11. In connection with the issuance of revenue obligations, a board of trustees of a state educational institution may covenant to and furnish or supply heat, light, power, and other like services to any building, structure, or improvement with or without charge so long as a…

Sec. 12. Any revenue obligations issued under IC 21-35-2 or IC 21-35-3 are eligible investments for the funds of any kind or character of every financial institution, insurance company, or private trust. The revenue obligations are eligible for deposit by any financial institutio…

Sec. 2. This chapter applies to the following property: (1) Property described in IC 21-35-2. (2) Property described in IC 21-35-3. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-9-1(3).] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.276.

Sec. 3. This chapter may not be construed to repeal, modify, or amend any law of Indiana in force on March 9, 1959. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-9-7 part.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.276.

Sec. 4. This chapter may be construed as supplemental to IC 21-35-2 and IC 21-35-3. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-9-7 part.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.276.

Sec. 5. The board of trustees of a state educational institution may issue revenue obligations under IC 21-35-2 or IC 21-35-3 for any one (1) or more of the following: (1) For any purpose or purposes for which IC 21-35-2 or IC 21-35-3 authorizes the borrowing of money. (2) To rei…

Sec. 6. Revenue obligations: (1) must be secured in the manner provided in IC 21-35-2 and IC 21-35-3; and (2) in addition, may be secured by the pledge or mortgage of the unobligated net revenues of any one (1) or more other revenue producing properties of the issuing state educa…

Sec. 7. In authorizing the issuance of revenue obligations for any particular property or properties, the board of trustees may: (1) limit the amount of the obligations that may be issued as a first lien and charge against the property or properties and the net income from the pr…

Sec. 8. Revenue obligations must be authorized by resolution adopted by the board of trustees. The terms, conditions, and form of the revenue obligations must be set out in the resolution or in a form of trust indenture between the state educational institution and a designated c…

Sec. 9. The resolution or the indenture for revenue obligations may include: (1) provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the holders of the revenue obligations being issued; (2) covenants setting forth the duties of the state educational institution and…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following state educational institutions: (1) Indiana University. (2) Purdue University. (3) Indiana State University. (4) Ball State University. (5) Ivy Tech Community College. (6) University of Southern Indiana. (7) Vincennes University. As a…

Sec. 2. The board of trustees of a state educational institution shall adopt a policy that prohibits the transfer, licensing, or sublicensing of intellectual property created or developed using the state educational institution's resources to a prohibited person. As added by P.L.…

Sec. 1. A state educational institution shall, when economically feasible, make reasonable efforts to collect the recyclable paper that the state educational institution uses. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-67-2.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.278.

Sec. 2. A state educational institution shall procure recycled paper products if: (1) the recycled paper products are available; and (2) it is economically feasible for the state educational institution to use the recycled paper products. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification…

Sec. 1. Except as provided in section 2 of this chapter, before beginning employment, each professor or other individual serving in a teaching capacity in a state educational institution shall subscribe, before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths, to the following oa…

Sec. 2. Before beginning employment, each person who is: (1) a citizen or subject of any country other than the United States; and (2) to serve as a professor or in another teaching capacity in a state educational institution; shall subscribe to an oath to support the United Stat…

Sec. 1. This chapter does not limit or restrict the powers of any other governmental authority having jurisdiction over public streets, roads, alleys, or ways. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-3.5-3 part.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.280.

Sec. 2. The board of trustees of a state educational institution may regulate the traffic of: (1) motor vehicles; (2) bicycles; (3) other vehicles; and (4) pedestrians; on all streets, roads, paths, and grounds of real property owned, used, occupied, or controlled by the state ed…

Sec. 3. Regulations adopted by the board of trustees of a state educational institution that are applicable to traffic and parking may include the following provisions: (1) Provisions governing the registration, speed, operation, and parking and the times, places, and manner of u…

Sec. 1. The department shall develop a form that can be used by state educational institutions to meet the requirements of this chapter concerning the use of a certificate of immunity. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-71-10.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.2…

Sec. 10. A state educational institution may furnish, not later than twenty (20) days after a student transfer, a copy of a student's immunization record to the state educational institution to which the student transfers and enrolls. The state educational institution to which th…

Sec. 11. A state educational institution shall submit a summary report to the department and the local health department having jurisdiction by March 15 of each year. The annual summary report: (1) must be signed by an official of the designated record keeping office certifying t…

Sec. 12. This chapter does not prohibit a postsecondary educational institution that: (1) provides education, degrees, or certificates above the high school level; and (2) is not a state educational institution; from voluntarily complying with this chapter. [Pre-2007 Higher Educa…

Sec. 13. The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to implement this chapter. However, the department may not adopt rules to expand or modify the list of communicable diseases in section 2 of this chapter. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12…

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in section 7 of this chapter, a state educational institution may not permit a student to matriculate in a residential campus of a state educational institution unless the student provides the documentation required by section 3 of this chapter for …

Sec. 3. (a) Before matriculating in a residential campus of a state educational institution, a student shall provide the state educational institution with one (1) of the following documents: (1) A certificate of immunity. (2) Documentation of exemption as described in sections 4…

Sec. 4. An exemption relieving a student from the requirements of section 3 of this chapter may be accepted by the state educational institution as part of the documentation of exemption for the following reasons: (1) If a health care provider makes a written statement indicating…

Sec. 6. (a) Except as otherwise provided, a student may not be required to undergo testing, examination, immunization, or treatment required under this chapter when the student objects on religious grounds. (b) A religious objection does not exempt a student from testing, examina…

Sec. 7. (a) Upon the commencement of a student's first academic term at a state educational institution and not later than the commencement of the student's second academic term, the state educational institution shall require the student to comply with the requirements of sectio…

Sec. 8. The department may commence an action against a state educational institution under IC 4-21.5-3-6 or IC 4-21.5-4 for the issuance of an order of compliance for failure to enforce this chapter. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-71-16.] As added by P…

Sec. 9. (a) The designated record keeping office shall maintain records obtained under section 7 of this chapter containing the required elements of the immunization status of an enrolled student. The information required on the certificate of immunity and the documentation of ex…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to Ivy Tech Community College. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282.

Sec. 10. The board of trustees of Ivy Tech Community College may do the following: (1) Initiate, promote, inaugurate, and develop occupational and technical education programs and appropriate workforce development, assessment, and training services in a manner consistent with sec…

Sec. 2. Ivy Tech Community College shall be devoted primarily to the following: (1) Serving as the workforce engine for the state of Indiana by aligning postsecondary academic curriculum with employer needs and ensuring that all academic degree offerings provide a pathway to dire…