Title 21, HIGHER EDUCATION

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "eligible student" refers to an individual described in section 1 of this chapter. As added by P.L.169-2011, SEC.2.

Sec. 4. An eligible student is eligible for the same maximum award as a similarly situated individual who graduates from high school with an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic honors designation. As added by P.L.169-2011, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.192-2018, SEC.51.

Sec. 5. 585 IAC 1-9-9 is void to the extent that it conflicts with section 4 of this chapter. As added by P.L.169-2011, SEC.2.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to an eligible institution that enrolls students who receive state financial aid administered by the commission for higher education. As added by P.L.15-2015, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "education loan" has the meaning set forth in IC 21-16-1-5. As added by P.L.15-2015, SEC.1.

institution Sec. 3. (a) An eligible institution that receives education loan information for a student enrolled in the eligible institution shall provide to that student the following information: (1) An estimate of the total amount of education loans taken out by the student. (2…

Sec. 1. Each state educational institution shall annually report to the commission in a manner and form prescribed by the commission, the following information: (1) A list of all the degrees offered by the state educational institution and the following: (A) The number of student…

Sec. 2. The commission shall prepare a longitudinal analysis on each of the following: (1) Tuition and fees, room and board, and allowances for books and supplies for each state educational institution. (2) The financial aid awarded to students that can be applied toward the cost…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "corporation" refers to the Indiana economic development corporation established by IC 5-28-3-1. As added by P.L.143-2019, SEC.32.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "department" refers to the department of workforce development. As added by P.L.143-2019, SEC.32.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the Let Indiana Work for You program established under section 4 of this chapter. As added by P.L.143-2019, SEC.32.

Sec. 4. (a) The commission shall, in coordination with the department and the corporation, establish a Let Indiana Work for You program to provide to colleges and universities as provided under this chapter information for college and university students concerning: (1) workforce…

Sec. 5. The commission, in coordination with the department and the corporation, shall do the following: (1) Subject to section 6 of this chapter, not later than the 2019-2020 academic year, implement the program at state educational institutions selected by the commission. (2) S…

Sec. 6. If a college or university approves of the information described in section 4 of this chapter for distribution to the students of the college or university, the: (1) commission, in coordination with the department and the corporation, shall provide the information to the …

Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 21-43-1 apply throughout this chapter. As added by P.L.94-2024, SEC.7.

Sec. 2. (a) Not later than November 1, 2024, each state educational institution that offers baccalaureate degrees shall establish a policy, subject to the requirements under subsection (b), to review each four (4) year baccalaureate degree program offered by the state educational…

Sec. 3. (a) Not later than July 1, 2025, each state educational institution shall offer at least one (1) baccalaureate degree program specifically structured to allow a full-time student to complete the baccalaureate degree program within three (3) years. (b) A baccalaureate degr…

Sec. 4. (a) Not later than November 1, 2025, and not later than November 1 of each year thereafter, each state educational institution shall report to the commission for higher education, in a form prescribed by the commission for higher education, the following information: (1) …

Sec. 5. The commission for higher education may consider baccalaureate degrees completed within three (3) years for the purposes of the higher educational operating funding outcomes based formula created by the commission for higher education under IC 21-18-16-2. As added by P.L.…

Sec. 1. The commission may identify a set of concurrent enrollment college courses that: (1) are offered in the high school setting for postsecondary credit; and (2) receive state funding; as priority dual credit courses. As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.245. Amended by P.L.125-2013…

Sec. 2. The rate charged to a student for a priority dual credit course shall be set by the commission. As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.245.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "program" means the next generation Hoosier educators scholarship program established by section 2 of this chapter. As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1.

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "teacher" refers to a person who is employed by a public school or an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) as a full-time classroom teacher (as defined in IC 20-18-2-22(d)) whose primary responsibility is the instruction of students. A…

Sec. 10. (a) The commission may not award a scholarship under section 5 of this chapter to an applicant unless the applicant has applied to and been accepted for enrollment in an accredited postsecondary educational institution approved by the commission under this section. (b) T…

Sec. 11. (a) An individual who: (1) received a scholarship under section 5 of 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…

Sec. 12. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), if an individual: (1) receives a scholarship under section 5 or 5.5 of this chapter; and (2) fails to teach in a public school or an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) in Indiana for at least five (5) consecu…

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. As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1.

Sec. 14. The commission shall administer the scholarship awarded under this chapter as a financial aid award. As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1.

Sec. 15. (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. 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.105-2016, SEC.1.

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

Sec. 18. The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to carry out this chapter. As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. (a) The next generation Hoosier educators scholarship program is established. (b) The commission shall receive and consider applications for a next generation Hoosier educators scholarship under this chapter. (c) Beginning in an academic year beginning after June 30, 2017…

Sec. 3. (a) The next generation Hoosier 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 general assembl…

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 educators scholarship program. (2) Establish protocols and procedures concerning the application process for the progr…

Sec. 5. (a) An applicant who is enrolled in an accredited postsecondary educational institution after June 30, 2017, may qualify for a scholarship under this section. To qualify for a scholarship, an applicant must: (1) apply for a scholarship on a form supplied by the commission…

Sec. 5.5. (a) An applicant who is enrolled in a transition to teaching program may qualify for a scholarship under section 8.5 of this chapter. (b) This subsection applies only to an applicant enrolled in a transition to teaching program after June 30, 2023, and before July 1, 20…

Sec. 6. (a) This section does not apply to a scholarship awarded under section 8.5 of this chapter. (b) 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 grad…

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), 5.5(b)(4), or 5.5(c)(4) of this chapter, as applicable; and (2) any other terms and cond…

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 section 5 of 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 acad…

Sec. 8.5. (a) Subject to subsection (b), if an applicant meets the requirements under section 5.5 of this chapter, the commission may award a one (1) time nonrenewable scholarship to the applicant in an amount of up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for transition to teaching pro…

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 minimum grade point average o…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "outcomes based funding formula" refers to the higher educational operating funding outcomes based formula created by the commission under section 2(a) and 2(b) of this chapter. As added by P.L.66-2022, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.201-2023, SEC.225.

Sec. 2. (a) The commission shall create a higher educational operating funding outcomes based formula that aligns with the goals outlined in the commission's long range plan for postsecondary education under IC 21-18-8. (b) The commission shall create a separate higher educationa…

Sec. 3. (a) An outcomes based funding formula approved by the commission under this chapter is subject to review by the budget committee. (b) The commission shall create a report with regard to each outcomes based funding formula. The report must contain a detailed summary of the…