Title 21, HIGHER EDUCATION

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…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "pilot program" means the education and career support services pilot program established by the commission under section 2 of this chapter. As added by P.L.216-2023, SEC.1.

Sec. 10. This chapter expires July 1, 2028. As added by P.L.216-2023, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. The commission may establish an education and career support services pilot program to provide career and support services to adult students of state educational institutions. As added by P.L.216-2023, SEC.1.

Sec. 3. (a) A state educational institution may apply to the commission to participate in the pilot program. (b) The commission may select three (3) state educational institution campuses that are, to the extent possible, geographically located in Indiana as follows: (1) One (1) …

Sec. 4. (a) The commission may provide an education and career support services grant each academic year, in an amount determined by the commission, to each state educational institution selected under section 3 of this chapter to implement and maintain the pilot program on the a…

Sec. 5. (a) A state educational institution selected to participate in the pilot program shall do the following: (1) Select adult students who meet the requirements under subsection (b) to participate in the pilot program. (2) Employ education and career support coaches to advise…

Sec. 6. The commission may pursue grants, from any available sources, to be used for the purpose of providing funds to state educational institutions to implement the pilot program under this chapter. As added by P.L.216-2023, SEC.1.

Sec. 7. Not later than July 1, 2024, and not later than July 1 each year thereafter, each state educational institution that participates in the pilot program shall prepare and submit to the commission a report that includes the following information regarding the state education…

Sec. 8. (a) The commission shall annually prepare a report that includes the following information: (1) A summary of the information submitted by each state educational institution under section 7 of this chapter. (2) Recommendations regarding expanding or improving the pilot pro…

Sec. 9. The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.216-2023, SEC.1.