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2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51. School Scholarships › Chapter 2. Exchange of Information; Rules › 20-51-2-1. List of Certified Scholarship Programs

Sec. 1. The department shall maintain a publicly available list of the school scholarship programs certified by the department. The list must contain names, addresses, and any other information that the department determines is necessary for the public to determine which scholarship granting organizations conduct school scholarship programs. A current list must be posted on an Internet web site used by the department to provide information to the public.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51. School Scholarships › Chapter 3. Scholarship Granting Organizations; Certification; Administration of Contributions › 20-51-3-0.5. Severability

Sec. 0.5. Each provision of P.L.92-2011 is presumed to be and is severable from the remainder to the fullest extent and under IC 1-1-1-8. If any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of IC 6-3.1-30.5 or IC 20-51, as added and amended, is held invalid for any reason, the invalidity does not affect the other provisions that are to be given effect without the invalid provision or application. The general assembly intends each provision to be passed into law individually and as a whole, without any provisions later found to be invalid or otherwise counter to constitutional or other legal requirements.
As added by P.L.63-2012, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51. School Scholarships › Chapter 3. Scholarship Granting Organizations; Certification; Administration of Contributions › 20-51-3-1. Certification Requirements

Sec. 1. A program qualifies for certification as a school scholarship program if:
(1) the program:
(A) is administered by a scholarship granting organization; and
(B) has the primary purpose of providing school scholarships to eligible students; and
(2) the scholarship granting organization administering the program:
(A) applies to the department on the form and in the manner prescribed by the department; and
(B) enters into an agreement with the department to comply with this article.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364. Amended by P.L.92-2011, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51. School Scholarships › Chapter 3. Scholarship Granting Organizations; Certification; Administration of Contributions › 20-51-3-2. Department Duties

Sec. 2. The department shall certify all programs that meet the qualifications under section 1 of this chapter as school scholarship programs.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51. School Scholarships › Chapter 3. Scholarship Granting Organizations; Certification; Administration of Contributions › 20-51-3-3. Certification Agreements

Sec. 3. An agreement entered into under section 1 of this chapter between the department and a scholarship granting organization must require the scholarship granting organization to do the following:
(1) Provide a receipt to taxpayers for contributions made to the scholarship granting organization that will be used in a school scholarship program. The department of state revenue shall prescribe a standardized form for the receipt issued under this subdivision. The receipt must indicate the value of the contribution and part of the contribution being designated for use in a school scholarship program.
(2) Allow a taxpayer to designate a participating school for which the taxpayer's contribution must be used as scholarships.
(3) Use not more than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of contributions for administrative costs.
(4) Distribute one hundred percent (100%) of any income earned on contributions as school scholarships to eligible students.
(5) Conduct criminal background checks on all the scholarship granting organization's employees and board members and exclude from employment or governance any individual who might reasonably pose a risk to the appropriate use of contributed funds.
(6) Make the reports required by this chapter.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364. Amended by P.L.211-2013, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51. School Scholarships › Chapter 3. Scholarship Granting Organizations; Certification; Administration of Contributions › 20-51-3-4. Right to Receive Other Contributions

Sec. 4. An agreement entered into under section 1 of this chapter may not prohibit a scholarship granting organization from receiving contributions other than contributions described in section 3(1) of this chapter.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51. School Scholarships › Chapter 3. Scholarship Granting Organizations; Certification; Administration of Contributions › 20-51-3-5. Restrictions on Certified Scholarships

Sec. 5. (a) An agreement entered into under section 1 of this chapter must prohibit a scholarship granting organization from distributing school scholarships for use by an eligible student to:
(1) enroll in a school that has:
(A) paid staff or board members; or
(B) relatives of paid staff or board members;
in common with the scholarship granting support organization;
(2) enroll in a school that the scholarship granting organization knows does not qualify as a participating school; or
(3) pay for the cost of education for a public school where the eligible student is entitled to enroll without the payment of tuition.
(b) An agreement entered into under section 1 of this chapter must prohibit a scholarship granting organization from limiting the availability of scholarships to students of only one (1) participating school. An agreement entered into under section 1 of this chapter before July 1, 2011, must be amended to include the requirement specified in this subsection.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364. Amended by P.L.92-2011, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51. School Scholarships › Chapter 3. Scholarship Granting Organizations; Certification; Administration of Contributions › 20-51-3-6. Annual Reports

Sec. 6. (a) A scholarship granting organization certified under this chapter must publicly report to the department by December 1 of each year the following information regarding the organization's scholarships awarded in the previous school year:
(1) The name and address of the scholarship granting organization.
(2) The total number and total dollar amount of contributions received during the previous school year.
(3) The:
(A) total number and total dollar amount of scholarships awarded during the previous school year; and
(B) total number and total dollar amount of school scholarships awarded during the previous school year.
The report must be certified under penalties of perjury by the chief executive officer of the scholarship granting organization.
(b) A scholarship granting organization certified under this chapter shall contract with an independent certified public accountant for an annual financial audit of the scholarship granting organization. The scholarship granting organization must provide a copy of the annual financial audit to the department and must make the annual financial audit available to a member of the public upon request.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364. Amended by P.L.167-2018, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51. School Scholarships › Chapter 3. Scholarship Granting Organizations; Certification; Administration of Contributions › 20-51-3-8. Suspension and Termination of Certification

Sec. 8. The department may, in a proceeding under IC 4-21.5, suspend or terminate the certification of an organization as a scholarship granting organization if the department establishes that the scholarship granting organization has intentionally and substantially failed to comply with the requirements of this article or an agreement entered into under this article.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51. School Scholarships › Chapter 3. Scholarship Granting Organizations; Certification; Administration of Contributions › 20-51-3-9. Notice of Suspension or Termination

Sec. 9. If the department suspends or terminates the certification of an organization as a scholarship granting organization, the department shall notify affected eligible students and their parents of the decision as quickly as possible. An eligible student affected by a suspension or termination of a scholarship granting organization's certification remains an eligible student under this article until the end of the school year after the school year in which the scholarship granting organization's certification is suspended or terminated, regardless of whether the scholarship student currently meets the definition of an eligible student.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51. School Scholarships › Chapter 3. Scholarship Granting Organizations; Certification; Administration of Contributions › 20-51-3-10. Financial Reviews; Audits

Sec. 10. The department may conduct either a financial review or an audit of a scholarship granting organization certified under this chapter if the department of state revenue has evidence of fraud.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51. School Scholarships › Chapter 4. Choice Scholarship › 20-51-4-2. Eligibility for Scholarships; Limitations

Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an eligible choice scholarship student is entitled to a choice scholarship under this chapter for each school year that the eligible choice scholarship student enrolls in an eligible school.
(b) An eligible choice scholarship student is not entitled to a choice scholarship under this chapter for a particular year if the eligible choice scholarship student receives an annual grant amount under IC 20-51.4-4-2 under the Indiana education scholarship account program for the same school year.
As added by P.L.92-2011, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.211-2013, SEC.9; P.L.165-2021, SEC.174.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51. School Scholarships › Chapter 4. Choice Scholarship › 20-51-4-3. Discrimination Prohibited; Random Visits by Department; Access by Department; Certification of Compliance

Sec. 3. (a) An eligible school may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national origin.
(b) An eligible school shall abide by the school's written admission policy fairly and without discrimination with regard to students who:
(1) apply for; or
(2) are awarded;
scholarships under this chapter.
(c) The department shall make random visits to at least five percent (5%) of eligible schools during a particular school year to verify that the eligible school complies with the provisions of this chapter and the Constitutions of the State of Indiana and the United States.
(d) Each eligible school shall grant the department reasonable access to its premises, including access to the school's grounds, buildings, and property.
(e) Each year the principal of each eligible school shall certify under penalties of perjury to the department that the eligible school is complying with the requirements of this chapter. The department shall develop a process for eligible schools to follow to make certifications.
As added by P.L.92-2011, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.229-2011, SEC.222; P.L.172-2011, SEC.126; P.L.6-2012, SEC.144; P.L.106-2016, SEC.16; P.L.246-2023, SEC.43.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51. School Scholarships › Chapter 4. Choice Scholarship › 20-51-4-4. Maximum Amount of Scholarship

Sec. 4. (a) The amount an eligible choice scholarship student is entitled to receive under this chapter for a school year is equal to the following:
(1) The lesser of the following:
(A) The sum of the tuition or transfer tuition and fees required for enrollment or attendance of the eligible choice scholarship student at the eligible school selected by the eligible choice scholarship student for a school year that the eligible choice scholarship student (or the parent of the eligible choice scholarship student) would otherwise be obligated to pay to the eligible school.
(B) For the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and each state fiscal year thereafter, an amount equal to ninety percent (90%) of the state tuition support amount determined under section 5 of this chapter.
(2) In addition to the amount described in subdivision (1), if the eligible choice scholarship student has been identified as eligible for special education services under IC 20-35 and the eligible school provides the necessary special education or related services to the eligible choice scholarship student, any amount that a school corporation would receive under IC 20-43-7 for the eligible choice scholarship student if the eligible choice scholarship student attended the school corporation. However, if an eligible choice scholarship student changes schools during the school year after the December 1 count under IC 20-43-7-1 of eligible pupils enrolled in special education programs and the eligible choice scholarship student enrolls in a different eligible school, any choice scholarship amounts paid to the eligible choice scholarship student for the remainder of the school year after the eligible choice scholarship student enrolls in the different eligible school shall not include amounts that a school corporation would receive under IC 20-43-7 for the eligible choice scholarship student if the eligible choice scholarship student attended the school corporation.
(b) The amount an eligible choice scholarship student is entitled to receive under this chapter if the eligible student applies for the choice scholarship under section 7(e) of this chapter shall be reduced on a prorated basis in the manner prescribed in section 6 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.92-2011, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.211-2013, SEC.11; P.L.205-2013, SEC.311; P.L.26-2014, SEC.1; P.L.213-2015, SEC.233; P.L.106-2016, SEC.17; P.L.108-2019, SEC.234; P.L.165-2021, SEC.177.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51. School Scholarships › Chapter 4. Choice Scholarship › 20-51-4-4.5. Special Education or Related Services for Eligible Choice Scholarship Students; Adoption of Rules

Sec. 4.5. (a) If an eligible choice scholarship student:
(1) who attends school at a choice scholarship school; and
(2) who is eligible to receive special education funds under IC 20-43-7;
chooses to receive special education services at a school corporation required to provide special education services to the eligible choice scholarship student under 511 IAC 7-34-1, the special education funds under IC 20-43-7 for that student will be made available to the school corporation where the student receives special education services.
(b) Notwithstanding 511 IAC 7-34-1(d)(4), a public school is not required to make available special education and related services to an eligible choice scholarship student if the eligible choice scholarship student receives funds under section 4(a)(2) of this chapter and the special education services are provided to the eligible choice scholarship student by the eligible school. This subsection may not be construed as a restriction or limitation on any of the rights, benefits, and protections granted to an individual under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.).
(c) A school corporation may not include an eligible choice scholarship student who receives an amount under section 4(a)(2) of this chapter in the school corporation's count under IC 20-43-7.
As added by P.L.211-2013, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.26-2014, SEC.2; P.L.106-2016, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51. School Scholarships › Chapter 4. Choice Scholarship › 20-51-4-4.6. State Board; Rulemaking for Provision of Special Education Services

Sec. 4.6. (a) The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2, including emergency rules adopted in the manner provided under IC 4-22-2-37.1, for the provision of special education or related services to an eligible choice scholarship student who receives an amount under section 4(a)(2) of this chapter. The rules adopted under this section shall include annual reporting requirements, monitoring, and consequences for noncompliance by an eligible school.
(b) An emergency rule adopted by the state board under this section expires on the earliest of the following dates:
(1) The expiration date stated in the emergency rule.
(2) The date the emergency rule is amended or repealed by a later rule adopted under IC 4-22-2-22.5 through IC 4-22-2-36 or under IC 4-22-2-37.1.
(3) One (1) year after the date the emergency rule is adopted.
As added by P.L.211-2013, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.106-2016, SEC.19.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51. School Scholarships › Chapter 4. Choice Scholarship › 20-51-4-5. Determination of State Tuition Support

Sec. 5. The state tuition support amount to be used in section 4(a)(1)(B) of this chapter for an eligible choice scholarship student is the amount determined under the last STEP of the following formula:
STEP ONE: Determine the school corporation in which the eligible choice scholarship student has legal settlement.
STEP TWO: Determine the amount of state tuition support that the school corporation identified under STEP ONE is eligible to receive under IC 20-43 for the state fiscal year in which the current school year begins, including the basic tuition support amount made under IC 20-43-6 and the amount determined under IC 20-43-10.5-3. However, the amount does not include amounts provided for special education grants under IC 20-43-7, career and technical education grants under IC 20-43-8, non-English speaking program grants under IC 20-43-10, or amounts determined under IC 20-43-10.5-2 or IC 20-43-10.5-4.
STEP THREE: Determine the result of:
(A) the STEP TWO amount; divided by
(B) the current ADM (as defined in IC 20-43-1-10) for the school corporation identified under STEP ONE for the state fiscal year used in STEP TWO.
As added by P.L.92-2011, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.145; P.L.211-2013, SEC.14; P.L.106-2016, SEC.20; P.L.165-2021, SEC.178; P.L.201-2023, SEC.218.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51. School Scholarships › Chapter 4. Choice Scholarship › 20-51-4-6. Prorating of Scholarship

Sec. 6. If an eligible choice scholarship student enrolls in an eligible school for less than an entire school year, the choice scholarship provided under this chapter for that school year shall be reduced on a prorated basis to reflect the shorter school term.
As added by P.L.92-2011, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.211-2013, SEC.15; P.L.106-2016, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51. School Scholarships › Chapter 4. Choice Scholarship › 20-51-4-7. Department to Administer Program; Rulemaking; Application Period

Sec. 7. (a) The department shall administer this chapter.
(b) The department shall approve an application for an eligible school within fifteen (15) days after the date the school requests to participate in the choice scholarship program.
(c) The department shall approve an application for a choice scholarship student within fifteen (15) days after the date the student requests to participate in the choice scholarship program.
(d) Each year, at a minimum, the department shall accept applications from March 1 through September 1 for eligible schools for the upcoming school year.
(e) Each year, the department shall accept applications for choice scholarship students from:
(1) March 1 through September 1 for the upcoming school year; and
(2) November 1 through January 15 for the spring semester of the current school year.
(f) This chapter may not be construed in a manner that would impose additional requirements for approving an application for an eligible school placed in a "null" or "no letter grade" category established under IC 20-31-8-3(b).
(g) The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.
(h) The department may adopt emergency rules under IC 4-22-2-37.1 to implement this chapter.
As added by P.L.92-2011, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.211-2013, SEC.16; P.L.239-2015, SEC.13; P.L.106-2016, SEC.22; P.L.217-2017, SEC.140; P.L.108-2019, SEC.235.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51. School Scholarships › Chapter 4. Choice Scholarship › 20-51-4-9. Repealed

As added by P.L.92-2011, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.251-2017, SEC.18; P.L.86-2018, SEC.186. Repealed by P.L.211-2021, SEC.35.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51. School Scholarships › Chapter 4. Choice Scholarship › 20-51-4-10. Distribution to Both Eligible Individual and School

Sec. 10. The department shall distribute choice scholarships at least once each semester, or at equivalent intervals. The department may distribute the choice scholarship to the eligible choice scholarship student (or the parent of the eligible choice scholarship student) for the purpose of paying the educational costs described in section 4(a)(1)(A) of this chapter. For the distribution to be valid, the eligible choice scholarship student (or the parent of the eligible choice scholarship student) and the eligible school providing educational services to the eligible choice scholarship student must annually sign a form, prescribed by the department to endorse distributions for the particular school year. If:
(1) an eligible choice scholarship student who is receiving a choice scholarship for a school year changes schools during the school year after signing the form to endorse distributions for that school year; and
(2) the eligible choice scholarship student enrolls in a different eligible school that has not signed the form to endorse distributions for that school year;
the eligible choice scholarship student (or the parent of the eligible choice scholarship student) and the eligible school must sign the form prescribed by the department to endorse distributions for the particular school year.
As added by P.L.92-2011, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.211-2013, SEC.17; P.L.106-2016, SEC.23; P.L.165-2021, SEC.179.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51. School Scholarships › Chapter 4. Choice Scholarship › 20-51-4-11. Scholarship Not Treated as Income

Sec. 11. The amount of a choice scholarship provided to an eligible choice scholarship student shall not be treated as income or a resource for the purposes of qualifying for any other federal or state grant or program administered by the state or a political subdivision.
As added by P.L.92-2011, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.211-2013, SEC.18.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51. School Scholarships › Chapter 4. Choice Scholarship › 20-51-4-12. Report; Student School Information

Sec. 12. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the department shall distribute to each school corporation, for each spring semester and each fall semester, the following information:
(1) The name of each eligible school in which an eligible choice scholarship student who has legal settlement in the school corporation is enrolled.
(2) The number of eligible choice scholarship students described in subdivision (1) who are enrolled in each eligible school for the school year.
(3) The total number of students who have legal settlement in the school corporation and attend a:
(A) public school maintained by another school corporation in Indiana; or
(B) charter school located in Indiana.
(4) The name (or description, if the school does not have a name) of the public or charter school to which a student described in subdivision (3) has transferred.
(5) The number of students described in subdivision (3) who have transferred to each school described in subdivision (4).
(b) The department shall distribute the information described in subsection (a):
(1) for each spring semester, not later than December 31 of the following school year; and
(2) for each fall semester, not later than May 31 of the same school year.
(c) The department shall post the information described in subsection (a) on the department's Internet web site.
(d) Any information distributed or posted under this section may not disclose any personally identifiable information regarding a student.
As added by P.L.94-2017, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51.4. Indiana Education Scholarship Account Program › Chapter 2. Definitions › 20-51.4-2-1.5. "Career Scholarship Student"

Sec. 1.5. "Career scholarship student" means an individual who:
(1) has legal settlement in Indiana;
(2) is at least five (5) years of age and less than twenty-two (22) years of age on the date in the school year specified in IC 20-33-2-7; and
(3) is enrolled in grade 10, 11, or 12 in Indiana.
As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51.4. Indiana Education Scholarship Account Program › Chapter 2. Definitions › 20-51.4-2-2. "Csa Account"

Sec. 2. "CSA account" refers to a career scholarship account established by a career scholarship student's parent or an emancipated (as described in IC 20-26-11-4) career scholarship student under IC 20-51.4-4.5-1.
As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.202-2023, SEC.25.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51.4. Indiana Education Scholarship Account Program › Chapter 2. Definitions › 20-51.4-2-3. "Csa Annual Grant Amount"

Sec. 3. "CSA annual grant amount" refers to the annual grant amount deposited into a career scholarship student's CSA or ESA account under IC 20-51.4-4.5-3.
As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.202-2023, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51.4. Indiana Education Scholarship Account Program › Chapter 2. Definitions › 20-51.4-2-3.2. "Csa Participating Entity"

Sec. 3.2. "CSA participating entity" refers to an individual or entity authorized by the commission for higher education to participate in the CSA program under IC 20-51.4-5.5.
As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.27.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51.4. Indiana Education Scholarship Account Program › Chapter 2. Definitions › 20-51.4-2-3.4. "Csa Program"

Sec. 3.4. "CSA program" refers to the career scholarship account program established by IC 20-51.4-3-1.5.
As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.28.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51.4. Indiana Education Scholarship Account Program › Chapter 2. Definitions › 20-51.4-2-3.6. "Csa Program Fund"

Sec. 3.6. "CSA program fund" refers to the career scholarship account program fund established by IC 20-51.4-4.5-4.
As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51.4. Indiana Education Scholarship Account Program › Chapter 2. Definitions › 20-51.4-2-3.8. "Csa Qualified Expenses"

Sec. 3.8. "CSA qualified expenses" means expenses to enroll in and attend sequences, courses, apprenticeships, or programs of study designated and approved under IC 20-51.4-4.5-6, including:
(1) career coaching and navigation services;
(2) postsecondary education and training;
(3) transportation and equipment;
(4) certification and credentialing examinations; and
(5) any other expenses approved by the treasurer of the state under IC 20-51.4-4.5.
As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51.4. Indiana Education Scholarship Account Program › Chapter 2. Definitions › 20-51.4-2-4. "Eligible Student"

Sec. 4. "Eligible student" refers to an individual who:
(1) has legal settlement in Indiana;
(2) is at least five (5) years of age and less than twenty-two (22) years of age on the date in the school year specified in IC 20-33-2-7;
(3) is a student with a disability at the time the account is established who requires special education and for whom:
(A) an individualized education program;
(B) a service plan developed under 511 IAC 7-34; or
(C) a choice special education plan developed under 511 IAC 7-49;
has been developed; and
(4) meets the annual income qualification requirement for a choice scholarship student under IC 20-51-1.
As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51.4. Indiana Education Scholarship Account Program › Chapter 2. Definitions › 20-51.4-2-4.3. "Esa Account"

Sec. 4.3. "ESA account" refers to an Indiana education scholarship account established by an eligible student's parent or an emancipated (as described in IC 20-26-11-4) eligible student under IC 20-51.4-4-1.
As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.31.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51.4. Indiana Education Scholarship Account Program › Chapter 2. Definitions › 20-51.4-2-4.5. "Esa Annual Grant Amount"

Sec. 4.5. "ESA annual grant amount" refers to the annual grant amount deposited into the eligible student's ESA account under IC 20-51.4-4-2.
As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.32.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51.4. Indiana Education Scholarship Account Program › Chapter 2. Definitions › 20-51.4-2-4.7. "Esa Participating Entity"

Sec. 4.7. "ESA participating entity" refers to an individual or entity authorized by the treasurer of state to participate in the ESA program under IC 20-51.4-5-2.
As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.33.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51.4. Indiana Education Scholarship Account Program › Chapter 2. Definitions › 20-51.4-2-5. "Esa Program"

Sec. 5. "ESA program" refers to the Indiana education scholarship account program established by IC 20-51.4-3-1.
As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.202-2023, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51.4. Indiana Education Scholarship Account Program › Chapter 2. Definitions › 20-51.4-2-7. "Esa Program Fund"

Sec. 7. "ESA program fund" refers to the Indiana education scholarship account program fund established by IC 20-51.4-4-3.
As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.202-2023, SEC.36.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51.4. Indiana Education Scholarship Account Program › Chapter 2. Definitions › 20-51.4-2-9. "Esa Qualified Expenses"

Sec. 9. (a) "ESA qualified expenses" refers to the following expenses provided by an ESA participating entity related to the education of an eligible student for which scholarship money in an ESA account may be used:
(1) Tuition and fees at a qualified school, public school, or other ESA participating entity.
(2) Fees for:
(A) national norm referenced or criterion referenced examinations;
(B) advanced placement examinations, Cambridge International courses, International Baccalaureate courses, or College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) examinations; or
(C) statewide assessments associated with industry recognized credentials.
(3) Educational services for an eligible student who is a student with a disability.
(4) Payments associated with the use of paraprofessional or educational aides.
(5) Services contracted for and provided by a school corporation, charter school, magnet school, or qualified school, including:
(A) individual classes;
(B) extracurricular activities or programs; or
(C) additional programs, resources, or staffing defined in the student's education plan.
(6) Occupational therapy for a student with a disability, provided in accordance with the eligible student's individualized education program developed under IC 20-35 or service plan developed under 511 IAC 7-34.
(7) Subject to IC 20-51.4-4-7, fees for transportation paid to a fee-for-service transportation provider for the eligible student to travel to and from an approved special education service provider.
(8) Tuition and fees to attend training programs and camps that have a focus on:
(A) vocational skills;
(B) academic skills;
(C) life skills;
(D) independence; or
(E) soft job skills that are character traits and interpersonal skills that characterize a person's relationships with other people.
(9) Additional services and therapies prescribed by the eligible student's treating physician in accordance with generally accepted standards of care to improve outcomes for the student in addition to any services currently being provided by the school, insurance, or the Medicaid program.
(10) Fees for the management of the ESA account, as described in IC 20-51.4-3-2(d).
(11) Expenses to enroll in and attend sequences, courses, apprenticeships, and programs of study designated and approved under IC 20-51.4-4.5-6 if the eligible student has enrolled in the CSA program.
(b) This subsection does not apply to subsection (a)(3), (a)(6), (a)(7), or (a)(8). The term includes only services that are provided in person. The term does not include any virtual or distance learning services.
As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.202-2023, SEC.38.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51.4. Indiana Education Scholarship Account Program › Chapter 2. Definitions › 20-51.4-2-9.5. "Modern Youth Apprenticeship"

Sec. 9.5. "Modern youth apprenticeship" means a structured, work based learning program with an aligned, competency based education and training plan agreed to by the student, school, and employer, in which:
(1) the student:
(A) is enrolled in an Indiana high school and pursuing a high school diploma; or
(B) enrolled in the program before the student received a high school diploma and is completing the requirements of the program;
(2) the student receives at least two (2) semesters of related academic instruction eligible for secondary academic credit;
(3) the student works on the job at least six hundred fifty (650) hours over a time period not to exceed two (2) academic years (or the equivalent) from enrollment in the apprenticeship;
(4) the student is paid for the work experience in the apprenticeship;
(5) the student earns postsecondary credit as part of the apprenticeship; and
(6) the apprenticeship culminates in an industry recognized credential.
As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.39.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51.4. Indiana Education Scholarship Account Program › Chapter 2. Definitions › 20-51.4-2-10. "Qualified School"

Sec. 10. "Qualified school" refers to a nonpublic school accredited by either the state board or a national or regional accreditation agency that is recognized by the state board:
(1) to which an eligible student is required to pay tuition to attend; and
(2) that agrees to enroll an eligible student.
As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51.4. Indiana Education Scholarship Account Program › Chapter 2. Definitions › 20-51.4-2-11. "Skill Competency"

Sec. 11. "Skill competency" means a skill that is recognized by a CSA participating entity as an essential knowledge area learned during:
(1) a course sequence;
(2) a career course;
(3) a modern youth apprenticeship;
(4) an apprenticeship or apprenticeship program (as defined in IC 20-43-8-0.3); or
(5) a program of study leading to an industry recognized credential;
that has been approved under IC 20-51.4-4.5-6.
As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.41.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51.4. Indiana Education Scholarship Account Program › Chapter 3. Administration of Indiana Education Scholarship Accounts › 20-51.4-3-1. Indiana Education Scholarship Account Program

Sec. 1. The Indiana education scholarship account program is established to provide grants to a parent of an eligible student or an emancipated eligible student under IC 20-51.4-4 after June 30, 2022.
As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51.4. Indiana Education Scholarship Account Program › Chapter 3. Administration of Indiana Education Scholarship Accounts › 20-51.4-3-1.5. Career Scholarship Account Program

Sec. 1.5. The career scholarship account program is established to provide, after June 30, 2023, grants to a parent of a career scholarship student or an emancipated career scholarship student under this article.
As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.42.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51.4. Indiana Education Scholarship Account Program › Chapter 3. Administration of Indiana Education Scholarship Accounts › 20-51.4-3-2. Administration of the Esa Program and Csa Program

Sec. 2. (a) The ESA program shall be administered by the treasurer of state in consultation with the state board and the department.
(b) The CSA program shall be administered by the treasurer of state in consultation with the commission for higher education and the department. The treasurer of state may contract with one (1) or more entities under IC 5-22-6 to maintain and manage CSA accounts under IC 20-51.4-4.5.
(c) The treasurer of state may contract with one (1) or more entities to maintain and manage ESA accounts established under IC 20-51.4-4-1 after issuing a request for proposal under IC 5-22-9. Each entity shall:
(1) meet qualification requirements established by the treasurer of state; and
(2) comply with generally accepted accounting principles.
(d) The treasurer of state shall establish reasonable fees for entities described in subsection (c) participating in the program based upon market rates.
As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.202-2023, SEC.43.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51.4. Indiana Education Scholarship Account Program › Chapter 3. Administration of Indiana Education Scholarship Accounts › 20-51.4-3-3. Annual Audit

Sec. 3. (a) The ESA program and the CSA program are subject to annual audit by an independent public accounting firm retained by the treasurer of state.
(b) The treasurer of state shall promptly transmit copies of each annual audit to the governor and, in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, the general assembly. Upon request, the treasurer of state shall make copies of the audit available to the public.
As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.202-2023, SEC.44.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51.4. Indiana Education Scholarship Account Program › Chapter 3. Administration of Indiana Education Scholarship Accounts › 20-51.4-3-4. Annual Survey

Sec. 4. (a) After June 30, 2023, the treasurer of state shall administer an annual survey of parents of eligible students and emancipated eligible students who maintain an ESA account under IC 20-51.4-4-1. The survey must request information:
(1) regarding when the ESA account was established and the number of grants received;
(2) relating to relative satisfaction with the ESA program and the CSA program, if applicable; and
(3) regarding opinions on any topics, items, or issues that the treasurer of state determines may improve the effectiveness of the ESA program or the education experience of the eligible student or the eligible student's family.
(b) After June 30, 2024, the treasurer of state shall administer an annual survey of parents of career scholarship students and emancipated career scholarship students who maintain a CSA account under IC 20-51.4-4.5-1. The survey must request information:
(1) regarding when the CSA account was established and the number of grants received;
(2) relating to relative satisfaction with the CSA program; and
(3) regarding opinions on any topics, items, or issues that the treasurer of state determines may improve the effectiveness of the CSA program or the education experience of the career scholarship student or the career scholarship student's family.
(c) Not later than November 1, 2023, and each November 1 thereafter, the treasurer of state shall annually provide a summary of the surveys administered under subsections (a) and (b) to the governor and, in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, the legislative council.
As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.202-2023, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51.4. Indiana Education Scholarship Account Program › Chapter 3. Administration of Indiana Education Scholarship Accounts › 20-51.4-3-5. Online Services for Parents

Sec. 5. The treasurer of state shall provide online services and capabilities including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) A method for parents to submit an application agreement described in IC 20-51.4-4-1(a) and IC 20-51.4-4.5-1.
(2) A method for an ESA participating entity to submit the intent of the ESA participating entity to participate in the ESA program.
(3) A method for a CSA participating entity to submit the intent of the CSA participating entity to participate in the CSA program.
(4) A method for parents to identify and select ESA or CSA participating entities participating in the ESA program or CSA program.
(5) A method for parents and ESA and CSA participating entities to initiate and receive payments from an eligible student's account or career scholarship student's account.
(6) A method for parents to rate the parent's experience with an ESA or CSA participating entity and the ability for other parents of eligible students or career scholarship students to see the rating.
(7) Methods that are intuitive and allow for contributions to be easily made to an eligible student's ESA account or a career scholarship student's CSA account.
(8) Resources the family of an eligible student or career scholarship student can access to learn about advocacy groups available to provide information and resources to the eligible student's or career scholarship student's family.
As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.202-2023, SEC.46.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51.4. Indiana Education Scholarship Account Program › Chapter 3. Administration of Indiana Education Scholarship Accounts › 20-51.4-3-6. Advice Upon Request Relating to Services; Third Party Provider

Sec. 6. (a) The department shall provide services that offer objective advice upon request to parents of an eligible student or an emancipated eligible student relating to services that can help meet the eligible student's or emancipated eligible student's particular needs.
(b) The commission for higher education, in coordination with the department, shall provide services that offer objective advice upon request to parents of a career scholarship student or an emancipated career scholarship student relating to services that can help meet the career scholarship student's or emancipated career scholarship student's particular needs, including the provision of any services for which the commission for higher education contracts under IC 20-51.4-4.5-7(b).
(c) The department may contract with a third party provider to provide the services described in subsection (a).
As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.202-2023, SEC.47.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51.4. Indiana Education Scholarship Account Program › Chapter 3. Administration of Indiana Education Scholarship Accounts › 20-51.4-3-7. Determination of the Number of Grant Awards

Note: This version of section amended by P.L.201-2023, SEC.219, effective 5-4-2023. See also following version of this section amended by P.L.202-2023, SEC.48, effective 7-1-2023.
Sec. 7. For each school year, the treasurer of state shall determine, based on the amount of funds available for the program, the number of grants that the treasurer of state will award under the program. The number of applications approved and the number of grants awarded under this article by the treasurer of state for the school year may not exceed the number determined by the treasurer of state under this section.
As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.132-2022, SEC.3; P.L.201-2023, SEC.219.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51.4. Indiana Education Scholarship Account Program › Chapter 3. Administration of Indiana Education Scholarship Accounts › 20-51.4-3-7-b. Determination of the Number of Grant Awards; Deduction of Amounts to Cover Administrative Costs

Note: This version of section amended by P.L.202-2023, SEC.48, effective 7-1-2023. See also preceding version of this section amended by P.L.201-2023, SEC.219, effective 5-4-2023.
Sec. 7. (a) For each school year, the treasurer of state shall determine, based on the amount of funds available for the ESA program, the number of grants that the treasurer of state will award under the ESA program. The number of applications approved and the number of grants awarded under the ESA program by the treasurer of state for the school year may not exceed the number determined by the treasurer of state under this section.
(b) The treasurer of state may deduct the following amounts from the funds made available for the ESA program to cover costs of managing ESA accounts and administering the ESA program:
(1) For the first year of the ESA program, not more than ten percent (10%) of the funds made available to cover the costs described in this subsection.
(2) For each year thereafter, not more than five percent (5%) of the funds made available to cover the costs described in this subsection.
Any amount deducted under this subsection shall be deposited in the Indiana education scholarship account administration fund established by IC 20-51.4-4-3.5.
(c) The treasurer of state may deduct the following amounts from the funds made available for the CSA program to cover costs of managing CSA accounts and administering the CSA program:
(1) For the first year of the CSA program, not more than ten percent (10%) of the funds made available to cover the costs described in this subsection.
(2) For each year thereafter, not more than five percent (5%) of the funds made available to cover the costs described in this subsection.
Any amount deducted under this subsection shall be deposited in the career scholarship account administration fund established by IC 20-51.4-4.5-5.
As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.132-2022, SEC.3; P.L.202-2023, SEC.48.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 20. Education › Article 51.4. Indiana Education Scholarship Account Program › Chapter 4. Account Program Fund and Accounts › 20-51.4-4-2. Eligibility for Grant Amount; Termination of an Account

Sec. 2. (a) An eligible student who currently maintains an ESA account is entitled to an ESA annual grant amount for each school year until the student graduates or obtains a certificate of completion under the student's individualized education program. An eligible student may not receive a grant under this section after graduating or obtaining a certificate of completion. The ESA annual grant amount shall be paid from the ESA program fund. The treasurer of state, with notice to the department, shall deposit the ESA annual grant amount under this section, in quarterly deposits, into an eligible student's ESA account in a manner established by the treasurer of state.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), at the end of the year in which an ESA account is established, the parent of an eligible student or the emancipated eligible student may roll over for use in a subsequent year a maximum of one thousand dollars ($1,000). However, for each year thereafter, the parent of the eligible student or the emancipated eligible student may roll over one thousand dollars ($1,000) plus any amount rolled over in a previous year.
(c) An eligible student's ESA account shall terminate the later of:
(1) the date the student graduates high school; or
(2) July 1 of the year in the year which the student graduates high school.
Any money, including interest that remains in the eligible student's ESA account when it terminates under this subsection reverts to the state general fund.
As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.132-2022, SEC.5; P.L.202-2023, SEC.50.