Title 21, TITLE 21. HIGHER EDUCATION

As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.239. Expired 7-1-2016 by P.L.213-2015, SEC.239.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to Indiana State University. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.268.

Sec. 2. The board of trustees may sue and be sued. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-56-2 part.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.268.

intact Sec. 3. All powers, rights, privileges, duties, and obligations, statutory, contractual, or of whatever kind conferred by law upon the State Teachers College board or Indiana State College board: (1) for the operation, maintenance, and financing of Indiana State University…

Sec. 4. (a) The board of trustees shall create a diversity committee to do the following: (1) Review and recommend faculty employment policies concerning diversity issues. (2) Review faculty and administration personnel complaints concerning diversity issues. (3) Make recommendat…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following: (1) A state educational institution. (2) A private postsecondary educational institution. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.269.

Sec. 10. (a) Any arrangements for the use of the transmission system or information in the designated electronic format must provide that the participating educational institutions (or any committee or other body established under this chapter, if power is delegated to them) may …

Sec. 11. In connection with the use of the telecommunications system, the information in the designated electronic format, or any other related matter, the participating educational institutions may accept gifts or contributions from individuals, corporations, limited liability c…

Sec. 12. The participating educational institutions may enter into and carry out contracts and agreements in connection with this chapter. All contracts and agreements entered into must be approved by the coordinating unit. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-1…

establishment Sec. 13. (a) The higher education statewide telecommunications fund is established as a special and distinct fund. Expenditures from the fund may be made only for the following: (1) Payments by the participating educational institutions for the use of a transmission…

Sec. 14. (a) This section does not apply to a person that: (1) is not a state educational institution or a private postsecondary educational institution; and (2) is a member of I-Light or is connected to or uses the I-Light network or services made available through I-Light; befo…

statewide telecommunications system Sec. 2. The board of trustees of any combination of state educational institutions and the board of directors of any combination of private postsecondary educational institutions may, if they find the need exists for a broad dissemination of a …

electronic format Sec. 3. In addition to the closed circuit statewide telecommunications system, the participating educational institutions shall establish, in accordance with federal copyright law, programs in an electronic format to provide for the advancement of higher educati…

entities Sec. 4. A transmission system must be for the exclusive use of the participating educational institutions. However, the participating educational institutions may permit the use of the transmission system, or any part of the transmission system, by others under section 1…

Sec. 5. A transmission system must be designed to permit the installation of additional capacity and coverage as accumulating communication needs of higher education may require. The system must: (1) be capable of transmitting high fidelity television signals, high fidelity sound…

Sec. 6. The arrangements for the use of the transmission system may be upon terms and conditions as the participating educational institutions determine are necessary, proper, or desirable. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-12-2(b).] As added by P.L.2-2007…

Sec. 7. Plans or arrangements for the use of the transmission system may not be adopted or entered into under this chapter without the specific approval of the coordinating unit. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-12-2(c).] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.269.…

Sec. 8. The participating educational institutions shall establish a coordinating committee or other body composed of persons that the participating educational institutions select. The chief information officer or the chief information officer's designee shall be a member of any…

Sec. 9. The participating educational institutions must establish an advisory council of representatives of users of the transmission system. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-12-3(b).] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.269.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the board of trustees of Vincennes University. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.271.

Sec. 2. The board of trustees may accept gifts, bequests, and devises of personal and real property: (1) for the maintenance, use, or benefit of Vincennes University; or (2) to be administered for other public charitable purposes, for the benefit or use of students of Vincennes U…

Sec. 3. The board of trustees may receive, accept, hold, administer, and use any property transferred to them by gift, bequest, or devise, with the terms and conditions, and with the obligations, liabilities, and burdens that are imposed on the gift, bequest, or devise, when, in …

Sec. 4. When any gift, devise, or bequest is made for the purpose of providing an annuity, the gift, devise, or bequest may be accepted by the board of trustees on condition that Vincennes University pay to: (1) the donor, for the life of the donor, or for a term of years not bey…

Sec. 5. To secure the payment of annuities granted under section 4 of this chapter, the property comprised in the gift, devise, or bequest may be pledged by way of mortgage or otherwise to the annuitant or annuitants for the full period of the life of the annuity or annuities. Th…

Sec. 6. The board of trustees may, if not inconsistent with the terms and conditions of the gift, bequest, or devise: (1) sell, convey, or otherwise dispose of real property received as a gift, bequest, or devise; and (2) invest, reinvest, or use the proceeds derived from the sal…

Sec. 7. All: (1) money; or (2) other proceeds; derived from the sale, conveyance, or other disposition of the gift, bequest, or devise of real property must be kept in a separate and distinct fund. The money or proceeds must be devoted exclusively to the uses that are designated …

Sec. 8. If real property that is received as a gift, bequest, or devise is sold or is to be conveyed or otherwise disposed of, the purchaser shall pay the purchase money for the real property, as agreed, to the treasurer of Vincennes University, and the purchaser shall take the r…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to the following state educational institutions: (1) Ball State University. (2) Indiana State University. (3) Indiana University. (4) Purdue University. [2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.272.…

scientific training schools Sec. 2. The board of trustees of a state educational institution may lease land to the United States for the establishment of military, naval, or scientific training schools or institutions. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-10-…

Sec. 3. A lease described in this chapter: (1) must be for consideration; (2) must be for a period not in excess of thirty (30) years; and (3) may contain other terms determined by the board of trustees of the state educational institution. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodificati…

Sec. 4. Land leased under this chapter may be land acquired from any source, including from a trust. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-10-1 part.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.272.

bonds 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. The board for proprietary education is established. As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58.

Sec. 2. (a) The board for proprietary education consists of the following seven (7) members: (1) The secretary of education or the secretary's designee. (2) The executive officer of the commission for higher education or the executive officer's designee. (3) Five (5) members appo…

Sec. 3. (a) A member of the board for proprietary education who is not a state employee is entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is also entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses a…

Sec. 5. An associate commissioner of the commission (as defined in IC 21-18.5-2-7) shall serve as the executive director of the board for proprietary education. As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58.

Sec. 1. The twenty-first century scholars program is established to do the following: (1) Reduce the number of students who withdraw from high school before graduation. (2) Increase the number of students who are prepared to enter the workforce upon graduation. (3) Increase the n…

Sec. 10. (a) This section applies to a student who qualifies for a scholarship under section 6 or 7 of this chapter, if the student initially enrolls in the program before July 1, 2011. (b) The amount of a scholarship is equal to the lowest of the following amounts: (1) If the sc…

Sec. 10.3. (a) This section applies to a student who qualifies for a scholarship under section 6 or 7 of this chapter, if the student initially enrolls in the program after June 30, 2011. Applicants who are enrolled in the program before July 1, 2011, will not have an income or f…

[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-70-13.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Amended by P.L.107-2012, SEC.26. Repealed by P.L.281-2013, SEC.20.

Sec. 12. Each eligible institution shall develop specific mentoring programs for scholarship recipients to assist the scholarship recipients through particularized academic and social counseling. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-70-14.] As added by P.L.2-…

[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-70-16.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Repealed by P.L.281-2013, SEC.21.

Sec. 14. (a) This section applies to a student described in section 5(b) of this chapter. (b) A caseworker (as defined in IC 31-9-2-11) shall provide each student to whom the caseworker is assigned information concerning the program at the appropriate time for the student to rece…

Sec. 15. A caseworker (as defined in IC 31-9-2-11) shall provide each foster parent of a student described in section 5(b) of this chapter to whom the caseworker is assigned information concerning individual development accounts (as described under IC 4-4-28). As added by P.L.39-…

Sec. 2. (a) The twenty-first century scholars fund is established to provide the financial resources necessary to award the scholarships authorized under the program. (b) The commission shall administer the fund. (c) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money…

Sec. 3. Money in the fund must be used to provide annual tuition scholarships to qualified scholarship applicants who enroll as full-time students at a postsecondary educational institution that qualifies for participation in the program under section 4 of this chapter, unless it…

Sec. 4. A scholarship recipient may apply a scholarship under this chapter to the educational costs of a postsecondary educational institution only if the postsecondary educational institution qualifies under this section. For a postsecondary educational institution to qualify un…

Sec. 5. (a) Unless a student qualifies under subsection (b), to qualify to participate in the program, a student must meet the following requirements: (1) Be a resident of Indiana. (2) Be: (A) enrolled in grade 7 or 8 at a: (i) public school; or (ii) nonpublic school that is accr…

Sec. 5.5. The commission shall do the following: (1) In cooperation with the department of education, identify students who meet the requirements under section 5 of this chapter to participate in the program. (2) Notify a student identified under subdivision (1) and the custodial…

Sec. 6. (a) A student may apply to the commission for a scholarship. To qualify for a scholarship, the student must meet the following requirements: (1) Be an eligible student who qualified to participate in the program under section 5 of this chapter. (2) Be a resident of Indian…