Title 21, HIGHER EDUCATION

Sec. 6. (a) There is established an advisory board for the institute to advise and assist the director appointed under section 5 of this chapter. (b) The advisory board consists of eight (8) members appointed by the president of the university, and one (1) member appointed by the…

Sec. 7. (a) The director of the institute shall, with staff support, develop a plan to accomplish the goals of the institute. The plan must be approved by the advisory board and must include procedures to teach principals the following: (1) How to develop the leadership skills an…

Sec. 8. To be eligible for admission to the institute, a participant must be a practicing public or accredited nonpublic school principal for a public or accredited nonpublic school located in Indiana. Admission preference must be given to those school principals who have at leas…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "prior law" refers to the statutes concerning higher education that are repealed or amended in the recodification act of the 2007 regular session of the general assembly as the statutes existed before the effective date of the applicable or corres…

Sec. 2. The purpose of the recodification act of the 2007 regular session of the general assembly is to recodify prior law in a style that is clear, concise, and easy to interpret and apply. Except to the extent that: (1) the recodification act of the 2007 regular session of the …

Sec. 3. Subject to section 2 of this chapter, sections 4 through 9 of this chapter shall be applied to the statutory construction of the recodification act of the 2007 regular session of the general assembly. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2…

Sec. 4. (a) The recodification act of the 2007 regular session of the general assembly does not affect: (1) any rights or liabilities accrued; (2) any penalties incurred; (3) any violations committed; (4) any proceedings begun; (5) any bonds, notes, loans, or other forms of indeb…

Sec. 5. The recodification act of the 2007 regular session of the general assembly shall be construed as a recodification of prior law. Except as provided in section 2(1) and 2(2) of this chapter, if the literal meaning of the recodification act of the 2007 regular session of the…

Sec. 6. Subject to section 9 of this chapter, a reference in a statute or rule to a statute that is repealed and replaced in the same or a different form in the recodification act of the 2007 regular session of the general assembly shall be treated after the effective date of the…

Sec. 7. A citation reference in the recodification act of the 2007 regular session of the general assembly to another provision of the recodification act of the 2007 regular session of the general assembly shall be treated as including a reference to the provision of prior law th…

Sec. 8. (a) As used in the recodification act of the 2007 regular session of the general assembly, a reference to rules adopted under any provision of this title or under any other provision of the recodification act of the 2007 regular session of the general assembly refers to e…

Sec. 9. (a) A reference in the recodification act of the 2007 regular session of the general assembly to a citation in the prior law before its repeal is added in certain sections of the recodification act of the 2007 regular session of the general assembly only as an aid to the …

Sec. 1. The commission may order the state comptroller to transfer money among the freedom of choice grant fund, the higher education award fund, the twenty-first century scholars fund, and the adult student grant fund as needed to meet the obligations of the funds for a particul…

Sec. 2. (a) At the end of each state fiscal year, the commission shall determine the amount of the appropriation remaining in the following funds: (1) Higher education award fund established under IC 21-12-3-19. (2) Freedom of choice grant fund established under IC 21-12-4-5. (3)…

Sec. 3. Except as otherwise provided under federal law, the money in an account (as defined in IC 21-9-2-2) of an education savings program (as defined in IC 21-9-2-11) may not be considered as a resource or asset in determining an applicant's or recipient's eligibility for any s…

Sec. 4. Except as otherwise provided under federal law, income that an individual earns employed at a temporary job as a census worker may not be considered as a resource, asset, or income in determining an applicant's or recipient's eligibility for any scholarship, grant, or awa…

Sec. 1. (a) Before the commission distributes grants under this article to an approved postsecondary education institution for the academic year beginning July 1, 2012, and before each academic year thereafter, the approved postsecondary education institution shall timely provide…

Sec. 2. This section applies to any student data that are confidential under any law, including the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232(g)). An approved postsecondary educational institution or an association acting on behalf of an approved postsecon…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "accredited law school" means an Indiana based law school that is approved by the American Bar Association and, for purposes of Rule 13 of the Rules for Admission to the Bar and the Discipline of Attorneys adopted by the Indiana supreme court, has…

Sec. 10. 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 8(b)(3) of this chapter; and (2) any other terms and conditions established by the commission. A…

Sec. 11. (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), if an applicant meets the requirements under section 8 of this chapter, the commission may award the following: (1) For an applicant who is enrolled full-time in an accredited law school, a scholarship to the applicant in an amount…

Sec. 12. To maintain eligibility for a scholarship under this chapter, a student who receives a scholarship under this chapter must remain in good standing with the applicable accredited law school. As added by P.L.232-2025, SEC.24.

Sec. 13. An individual shall repay the amount of the scholarship awarded to the individual under this chapter in a timely fashion, as determined by the commission, if the following apply: (1) The individual received a scholarship under this chapter. (2) The individual is no longe…

Sec. 14. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), if an individual: (1) receives a scholarship under this chapter; and (2) fails to work as a full-time: (A) deputy prosecuting attorney; or (B) public defender; in Indiana for at least five (5) consecutive years immediate…

Sec. 15. An individual who receives a scholarship under this chapter: (1) may work part of the five (5) consecutive year period as a full-time deputy prosecuting attorney and part of the five (5) consecutive year period as a full-time public defender as long as the individual wor…

Sec. 16. The Indiana commission on court appointed attorneys shall annually certify to the commission whether a full-time public defender described in section 3(a)(2) of this chapter is maintaining a full-time equivalent caseload for meeting eligibility requirements of the schola…

Sec. 17. The commission shall administer the scholarship awarded under this chapter as a financial aid award. As added by P.L.232-2025, SEC.24.

Sec. 18. (a) Subject to subsection (c), 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 amount of any…

Sec. 19. 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.232-2025, SEC.24.

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "full-time deputy prosecuting attorney" means an individual who is employed full time as a deputy prosecuting attorney. (b) The term does not include a: (1) prosecuting attorney; (2) chief deputy prosecuting attorney; or (3) deputy prosecuting…

Sec. 20. (a) The commission shall maintain complete and accurate records in implementing the fund, including records of the following: (1) The receipt, disbursement, and uses of money from the fund. (2) The number of applications for the county deputy prosecuting attorney and pub…

Sec. 21. The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to carry out this chapter. As added by P.L.232-2025, SEC.24.

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "full-time public defender" means an individual who: (1) is employed full time by a county as a public defender; or (2) maintains a full-time equivalent caseload, as certified by the Indiana commission on court appointed attorneys under sectio…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "scholarship program" means the county deputy prosecuting attorney and public defender scholarship program established by section 5 of this chapter. As added by P.L.232-2025, SEC.24.

Sec. 5. (a) The county deputy prosecuting attorney and public defender scholarship program is established. (b) The commission shall receive and consider applications for a county deputy prosecuting attorney and public defender scholarship under this chapter. (c) Beginning with th…

Sec. 6. (a) The county deputy prosecuting attorney and public defender scholarship fund is established for the purpose of providing scholarships to attract and retain eligible applicants to full-time deputy prosecuting attorney and full-time public defender positions. (b) The fun…

Sec. 7. The commission shall do the following: (1) Develop a promotional program to inform and attract students to participate in the scholarship program. (2) Establish protocols and procedures concerning the application process for the scholarship program. (3) Develop protocols,…

Sec. 8. (a) An applicant who is enrolled as a full-time or part-time student in an accredited law school after June 30, 2026, may qualify for a scholarship under this chapter. (b) To qualify for a scholarship under this chapter, an applicant must meet the following requirements: …

Sec. 9. The commission shall consider each application under section 8 of this chapter and determine the eligibility of the applicant for the scholarship. As added by P.L.232-2025, SEC.24.

Note: This version of section effective until 7-1-2027. See also following version of this section, effective 7-1-2027. Sec. 1. (a) The Indiana e-transcript program is created to allow students at all state accredited high schools accredited under IC 20-31-4.1 located in Indiana …

Sec. 2. The commission, in consultation with the department of education established by IC 20-19-3-1, may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.111-2013, SEC.1.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the second service for veterans program established by section 3 of this chapter. As added by P.L.101-2014, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "veteran student" refers to a student of a state educational institution who has been or is currently serving as a member of the: (1) armed forces; or (2) national guard. As added by P.L.101-2014, SEC.1.

Sec. 3. The second service for veterans program is established for the purpose of attracting veteran students to the teaching profession. As added by P.L.101-2014, SEC.1.

Sec. 4. Each school of education, or its equivalent, within a state educational institution shall establish a program for veteran students to encourage veteran students to pursue a career in the teaching profession. As added by P.L.101-2014, SEC.1.