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2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-17-1-12. "Police Officer"

Sec. 12. "Police officer" refers to a police officer who:
(1) is appointed under IC 21-17-5; and
(2) is not employed by a state educational institution.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-17-1-13. Repealed

[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-76-9.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258. Repealed by P.L.107-2012, SEC.54.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-17-1-14. "Private Redevelopment Corporation"

Sec. 14. "Private redevelopment corporation" means:
(1) a corporation that is wholly owned or controlled by one (1) or more nonprofit colleges or universities; or
(2) a corporation that operates on behalf of a nonprofit college or university on a nonprofit basis.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-15-1(b).]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-17-1-15. "Private Technical, Vocational, Correspondence, and Trade School"

Sec. 15. "Private technical, vocational, correspondence, and trade school" means an institution or agency offering course or courses of instruction for a fee or fees and that is not primarily supported by public tax funds. The term does not include the following:
(1) A college or university offering a course of study leading to a bachelor's degree.
(2) A nonpublic preschool, elementary, or secondary school that is approved by the department of education.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-62-3.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-17-1-16. "Project Area"

Sec. 16. "Project area" means:
(1) a slum area; or
(2) an area needing redevelopment (as defined in IC 36-7-1-3).
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-15-1(d).]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-17-1-17. "Qualified Entity"

Sec. 17. "Qualified entity" means either of the following:
(1) A nonprofit college or university.
(2) A private redevelopment corporation.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-17-1-18. "Redevelopment Plan"

Sec. 18. "Redevelopment plan" means a plan proposed by a qualified entity for the redevelopment and renewal of a project area for educational uses.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-15-1(e) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 2. Repealed

[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citations:
21-17-2-1formerly 20-12-76-1121-17-2-2formerly 20-12-76-1221-17-2-3formerly 20-12-76-13 part21-17-2-4formerly 20-12-76-13 part.]
Repealed by P.L.107-2012, SEC.55.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 3. Repealed

[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citations:
21-17-3-1formerly 20-12-76-1021-17-3-2formerly 20-12-76-1421-17-3-3formerly 20-12-76-1521-17-3-4formerly 20-12-76-1621-17-3-5formerly 20-12-76-1721-17-3-6formerly 20-12-76-1821-17-3-7formerly 20-12-76-1921-17-3-8formerly 20-12-76-2021-17-3-9formerly 20-12-76-2121-17-3-10formerly 20-12-76-2221-17-3-11formerly 20-12-76-2321-17-3-12formerly 20-12-76-2421-17-3-13formerly 20-12-76-2521-17-3-14formerly 20-12-76-2621-17-3-15formerly 20-12-76-2721-17-3-16formerly 20-12-76-2821-17-3-17formerly 20-12-76-2921-17-3-18formerly 20-12-76-3021-17-3-19formerly 20-12-76-3121-17-3-20formerly 20-12-76-3221-17-3-21formerly 20-12-76-3321-17-3-22formerly 20-12-76-3421-17-3-23formerly 20-12-76-3521-17-3-24formerly 20-12-76-3621-17-3-25formerly 20-12-76-3721-17-3-26formerly 20-12-76-3821-17-3-27formerly 20-12-76-3921-17-3-28formerly 20-12-76-4021-17-3-29formerly 20-12-76-41.]
Repealed by P.L.107-2012, SEC.56.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 4. Private Technical and Trade School Registration › 21-17-4-1. Purpose of Chapter

Sec. 1. It is the purpose of this chapter to promote and encourage pupil personnel and guidance services by centralizing information about private technical, vocational, correspondence, and trade schools in the department of education.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-62-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 4. Private Technical and Trade School Registration › 21-17-4-2. Registration With the Department of Education

Sec. 2. Not later than thirty (30) days before conducting business in Indiana and before February 1 of each subsequent year, a private technical, vocational, correspondence, and trade school conducting business in Indiana shall register with the department of education.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-62-4(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 4. Private Technical and Trade School Registration › 21-17-4-3. Information Required

Sec. 3. A private technical, vocational, correspondence, and trade school shall provide the following information to the department of education when the private technical, vocational, correspondence, and trade school registers under this chapter:
(1) Name and address of agency or institution and each of its centers of operation.
(2) Its curriculum for the preceding year, including a brief description of each course offered.
(3) Tuition charges for each course or credit hour.
(4) A description of each degree or certificate offered and the requirements for obtaining the described degrees and certificates.
(5) Sample copy of any contract with a student used by the private technical, vocational, correspondence, and trade school.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-62-4(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 4. Private Technical and Trade School Registration › 21-17-4-4. Publicity

Sec. 4. A private technical, vocational, correspondence, and trade school that is registered under this chapter is not entitled to use its registration under this chapter for publicity purposes in any manner.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-62-4(b).]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258. Amended by P.L.3-2008, SEC.133.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 4. Private Technical and Trade School Registration › 21-17-4-5. File on Each Registered School; Grievances, Complaints, or Comments

Sec. 5. The department of education shall:
(1) maintain a file of each private technical, vocational, correspondence, and trade school registered with the department of education; and
(2) preserve in the file any grievances, complaints, or other comments about the private technical, vocational, correspondence, and trade school that have been received.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-62-5 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258. Amended by P.L.3-2008, SEC.134.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 4. Private Technical and Trade School Registration › 21-17-4-6. Public Accessibility to Files

Sec. 6. The files must be accessible to the public upon request.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-62-5 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 5. Powers to Appoint Police Officers; Retirement; Traffic Regulations; Assistance From Law Enforcement Officers › 21-17-5-1. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a college, university, or junior college that:
(1) is accredited by the North Central Association; and
(2) is not a state educational institution.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-3.5-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 5. Powers to Appoint Police Officers; Retirement; Traffic Regulations; Assistance From Law Enforcement Officers › 21-17-5-2. Governing Board; Powers and Duties

Sec. 2. The governing board of an educational institution may do the following:
(1) Appoint police officers for the educational institution for which it is responsible.
(2) Prescribe the duties of police officers of the educational institution and direct their conduct.
(3) Prescribe distinctive uniforms for the police officers of the educational institution or campus.
(4) Designate and operate emergency vehicles.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-3.5-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 5. Powers to Appoint Police Officers; Retirement; Traffic Regulations; Assistance From Law Enforcement Officers › 21-17-5-3. Oath of Office

Sec. 3. Police officers appointed under this chapter shall take an appropriate oath of office in the form and manner prescribed by the appointing governing board. The police officers serve at the pleasure of the appointing governing board.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-3.5-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 5. Powers to Appoint Police Officers; Retirement; Traffic Regulations; Assistance From Law Enforcement Officers › 21-17-5-4. Powers and Duties of Police Officers; Immunity of Educational Institution Police Officer, Offices, and Boards

Sec. 4. (a) Police officers appointed under this chapter have the following powers:
(1) General police powers, including the power to arrest, without process, all persons who commit any offense within the view of the officer.
(2) The same common law and statutory powers, privileges, and immunities, including the protections and immunities in IC 34-13-3, as state police officers, sheriffs, and constables. However, the police officers are empowered to serve civil process only to the extent authorized by the employing governing board.
(3) The duty to enforce and to assist the officials of the educational institutions in the enforcement of the rules and regulations of the educational institution.
(4) The duty to assist and cooperate with other law enforcement agencies and law enforcement officers.
(b) The governing board of an educational institution employing a police officer may expressly forbid the officer from exercising any powers otherwise granted to the police officer by law.
(c) If an educational institution, governing board of an educational institution, delegated office or offices of a governing board of an educational institution, or individual employed by the educational institution as a police officer acts in accordance with this chapter or engages in activities related to law enforcement:
(1) the educational institution, the governing board of an educational institution, and the delegated office or offices of the governing board of an educational institution have the same common law and statutory immunities granted to the state; and
(2) an individual employed by the educational institution as a police officer has the same common law and statutory immunities granted to a state police officer;
including the protections and immunities in IC 34-13-3.
(d) A record of an educational institution's police department is a public record subject to IC 5-14-3, if the record meets the requirements of IC 5-14-3-2.2.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-3.5-2 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258. Amended by P.L.217-2016, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 5. Powers to Appoint Police Officers; Retirement; Traffic Regulations; Assistance From Law Enforcement Officers › 21-17-5-5. Jurisdiction

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies only to a police officer who meets the minimum basic training and educational requirements adopted by the law enforcement training board under IC 5-2-1-9 as necessary for employment as a law enforcement officer.
(b) A police officer appointed under this chapter may exercise the powers granted under this chapter upon any real property owned or occupied by the educational institution employing the police officer, including the streets passing through and adjacent to the educational institution. An institution may extend a police officer's territorial jurisdiction in accordance with subsection (c).
(c) An institution may extend a police officer's territorial jurisdiction to the entire state, or to any part of the state, if:
(1) the board of trustees adopts a resolution specifically describing the territorial jurisdiction of a police officer appointed under this chapter; and
(2) the board of trustees notifies the:
(A) superintendent of the state police department; and
(B) sheriff of the county in which the institution is primarily located (or the chief of police of the consolidated city, if the institution is primarily located in a consolidated city);
of the boundaries of the extended territorial jurisdiction.
The institution shall provide the persons described in subdivision (2)(A) and (2)(B) with notice of the extended jurisdiction every two (2) years, by January 31 of the second year.
(d) If a police officer appointed under this section exercises the officer's police powers outside of the county in which the institution is primarily located, the officer shall notify the sheriff (or, in the case of a consolidated city, the chief of police) as soon as practicable.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-3.5-2 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258. Amended by P.L.30-2011, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 5. Powers to Appoint Police Officers; Retirement; Traffic Regulations; Assistance From Law Enforcement Officers › 21-17-5-6. Retirement of Police Officers; Benefits

Sec. 6. Whenever a police officer retires after at least twenty (20) years of service, the police officer may retain the officer's service weapon. The officer is entitled to receive, in recognition of the service to the educational institution and the public, a badge that indicates that the officer is retired. Upon retirement, the state police department shall issue to the police officer an identification card that:
(1) states the police officer's name and rank at retirement;
(2) states the officer's retired status; and
(3) notes the officer's authority to retain the service weapon.
A retired police officer described in this section is entitled to a lifetime license to carry a handgun as described under IC 35-47-2-3(g).
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-3.5-2(c) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258. Amended by P.L.17-2017, SEC.1; P.L.107-2019, SEC.4; P.L.165-2021, SEC.181.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 5. Powers to Appoint Police Officers; Retirement; Traffic Regulations; Assistance From Law Enforcement Officers › 21-17-5-7. Governing Board; Regulations; Penalties

Sec. 7. (a) This section does not limit or restrict the powers of any other governmental authority having jurisdiction over public streets, roads, alleys, or ways.
(b) The governing board of the educational institution may regulate the traffic of:
(1) motor vehicles;
(2) bicycles;
(3) other vehicles; and
(4) pedestrians;
on all streets, roads, paths, and grounds of real property owned, used, occupied, or controlled by the educational institution.
(c) Regulations adopted by the governing board applicable to traffic may include the following provisions:
(1) Provisions governing the:
(A) registration;
(B) speed;
(C) operation;
(D) parking; and
(E) times, places, and manner of use;
of motor vehicles, bicycles, and other vehicles.
(2) Provisions prescribing penalties for the violation of regulations. Penalties may include the:
(A) imposition of reasonable charges;
(B) removal and impounding (at the expense of the violator) of vehicles that are operated or parked in violation of regulations; and
(C) denial of permission to operate vehicles on the property of the educational institution.
(3) Provisions establishing reasonable charges and fees for the registration of vehicles and for the use of parking spaces or facilities owned or occupied by the institution.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-3.5-3 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 5. Powers to Appoint Police Officers; Retirement; Traffic Regulations; Assistance From Law Enforcement Officers › 21-17-5-8. Request for Additional Police Assistance

Sec. 8. The governing board of the educational institution may empower one (1) or more officials of the educational institution to request the assistance of law enforcement officers of the:
(1) state;
(2) counties;
(3) cities; and
(4) towns;
when necessary. When any law enforcement officer is on the property of the educational institution by virtue of a request under this section, the law enforcement officer possesses all powers conferred by this chapter upon police officers appointed by the respective governing board, in addition to the powers otherwise conferred upon the law enforcement officers by the laws of the state.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-3.5-4 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 6. Participation in Urban Renewal › 21-17-6-1. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a postsecondary educational institution (no part of the net earnings inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual) that:
(1) provides:
(A) an educational program for which it awards a baccalaureate or more advanced degree; or
(B) at least a two (2) year program that is acceptable for full credit towards a baccalaureate or more advanced degree; and
(2) is accredited by a national accrediting agency or association or, if not so accredited, a postsecondary educational institution whose credits are accepted, on transfer, by at least three (3) accredited postsecondary educational institutions for credit on the same basis as if transferred from a postsecondary educational institution that is accredited.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-15-1(a).]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 6. Participation in Urban Renewal › 21-17-6-2. Liberal Construction of Chapter

Sec. 2. (a) This chapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
(b) This chapter may not be construed as requiring:
(1) municipalities;
(2) redevelopment commissions; or
(3) redevelopment districts;
to participate in any federal cooperation or grants.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-15-7 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 6. Participation in Urban Renewal › 21-17-6-3. Submission of Redevelopment Plan

Sec. 3. Any qualified entity may prepare and submit to the redevelopment commission of a municipality a redevelopment plan for a project area adjacent to or in the immediate vicinity of:
(1) the location of:
(A) the principal buildings of a nonprofit college or university; or
(B) a major branch of a nonprofit college or university where teaching or research is done or where students or faculty live; and
(2) the area of a redevelopment or urban renewal project that has been or is being undertaken by the redevelopment commission having jurisdiction over the territory in which the project area is located.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-15-2 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 6. Participation in Urban Renewal › 21-17-6-4. Redevelopment Plan; Conformity and Requirements

Sec. 4. A redevelopment plan must conform to the:
(1) general plan of the locality as a whole; and
(2) requirements of IC 36-7 with respect to the content of redevelopment or urban renewal plans.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-15-1(e) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 6. Participation in Urban Renewal › 21-17-6-5. Redevelopment Plan; Approval by Commission; Credit as a Local Grant-in-Aid

Sec. 5. A redevelopment commission receiving a redevelopment plan may approve the redevelopment plan and contract with the submitting qualified entity to carry out the redevelopment plan. The redevelopment commission may assist the qualified entity to obtain credit as a local grant-in-aid for the total amount of expenditures made by the qualified entity that is eligible for reimbursement under Title 1 of the Housing Act of 1949, as amended.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-15-2 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 6. Participation in Urban Renewal › 21-17-6-6. Redevelopment Plan; Approval by Municipality; Hearing; Notice

Sec. 6. If a redevelopment plan is approved by the redevelopment commission, the redevelopment commission shall proceed as provided by IC 36-7. If a redevelopment plan is approved by the plan commission of a municipality, the redevelopment commission shall give notice and hold a public hearing as provided in IC 36-7. If, after the public hearing, the redevelopment commission determines that the redevelopment of the project area as proposed will be of public utility and benefit, the redevelopment commission shall authorize the qualified entity to proceed with the acquisition and redevelopment of the property within the project area in accordance with the approved redevelopment plan.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-15-3.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 6. Participation in Urban Renewal › 21-17-6-7. Implementation of Redevelopment Plan; Qualified Entity Powers

Sec. 7. To implement an approved redevelopment plan, qualified entities may:
(1) acquire by purchase, gift, grant, condemnation, or lease any real estate, interests in real estate, or personal property within the project area or needed for the redevelopment of the project area;
(2) clear or contract for the clearance of all real estate acquired for redevelopment purposes;
(3) repair and maintain existing structures to be included in the redevelopment plan;
(4) erect new structures or make major structural improvements on existing buildings; and
(5) sell, lease, or grant parts of the land acquired for redevelopment purposes to the municipality or other governmental agency for street, boulevard, levee, sewerage, park, playground, school, and other public purposes:
(A) on terms and conditions; and
(B) with or without compensation;
as agreed upon.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-15-4.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 6. Participation in Urban Renewal › 21-17-6-8. Grant Application

Sec. 8. (a) For purposes of administering an approved redevelopment plan, a qualified entity is designated as a redevelopment agency to apply for and receive:
(1) grants under Title 1 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1452b et seq.), as amended; and
(2) all available federal grants that are available for the project area.
(b) If a qualified entity:
(1) acquired before March 4, 1961, from a redevelopment commission all or part of lands included within a redevelopment project that was undertaken before March 4, 1961, by a redevelopment commission under IC 36-7; and
(2) has redeveloped the lands described in subdivision (1) for educational purposes;
the qualified entity is designated the redevelopment agency to receive grants under Title 1 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1452b et seq.), as amended, for the project area. The qualified entity is also eligible to receive all other federal grants that are available for the project area.
(c) To obtain federal cooperation and any available federal grants, qualified entities may enter into agreements with the federal government or the appropriate agency of the federal government.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-15-5.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 17. Postsecondary Proprietary Educational Institutions and Other Private Educational Institutions › Chapter 6. Participation in Urban Renewal › 21-17-6-9. Cooperation Between a Municipality or a Redevelopment Commission and a Qualified Entity

Sec. 9. A municipality or a redevelopment commission of a municipality may cooperate with a qualified entity to carry out an approved redevelopment plan to the extent that a qualified entity may agree. A qualified entity is not required to expend any funds or take any action in respect to the approved redevelopment plan except as provided in this chapter.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-15-6.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-18-1-3. "Commission"

Sec. 3. "Commission" refers to the commission for higher education.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-18-1-4. "Long Range Plan"

Sec. 4. "Long range plan" refers to the long range plan for postsecondary education developed by the commission.
[2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-18-1-5. "Nominating Committee"

Sec. 5. "Nominating committee" refers to the nominating committee established under IC 21-18-3-4.
[2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-18-1-6. "Statewide Committee"

Sec. 6. "Statewide committee" refers to the committee on statewide transfer and articulation established by the commission under the transfer and articulation initiative, March 1, 2000.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-18-1-7. "Career and Technical Education"

Sec. 7. "Career and technical education" means any postsecondary vocational, agricultural, occupational, manpower, employment, or technical training or retraining of less than a baccalaureate level that:
(1) is offered by a state educational institution; and
(2) enhances an individual's career potential.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-1 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259. Amended by P.L.234-2007, SEC.74.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-18-1-8. "Vocational Education Plan"

Sec. 8. "Vocational education plan" refers to the plan for implementing postsecondary vocational education programming developed by the commission.
[2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 2. Creation › 21-18-2-1. Commission Creation

Sec. 1. A commission is established as an instrumentality and an agency of the state.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-2 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 2. Creation › 21-18-2-2. Name of Commission

Sec. 2. The commission shall be known as the "Commission for Higher Education of the State of Indiana".
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-2 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 2. Creation › 21-18-2-3. Powers of Commission

Sec. 3. The commission may sue and be sued in the name of the commission.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21.1-2(5).]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 3. Membership › 21-18-3-1. Membership

Sec. 1. The commission consists of fourteen (14) members appointed by the governor as follows:
(1) Each member must be a citizen of Indiana.
(2) Each congressional district must be represented by at least one (1) member who resides in the congressional district.
(3) One (1) member must be a student.
(4) One (1) member must be a full-time faculty member of a state educational institution.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citations: 20-12-0.5-5(b); 20-12-0.5-5(a).]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 3. Membership › 21-18-3-2. Membership; Restrictions

Sec. 2. Except for the one (1) full-time faculty member and the one (1) student member, a member may not:
(1) be a full-time employee of; or
(2) serve on the governing board of;
any state public or private college or university in Indiana.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-5(c).]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259. Amended by P.L.31-2010, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 3. Membership › 21-18-3-3. Appointments

Sec. 3. The governor shall appoint the student member and the full-time faculty member of the commission from a list that:
(1) contains at least three (3) names but not more than five (5) names for each appointment; and
(2) is submitted by a nominating committee.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-5(d).]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 3. Membership › 21-18-3-4. Nominating Committee; Membership

Sec. 4. The chairperson of the commission shall appoint a seven (7) member student member nominating committee comprised of students from state educational institutions, with not more than one (1) student from any one (1) state educational institution.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-5(e).]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259. Amended by P.L.178-2018, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 3. Membership › 21-18-3-4.5. Faculty Member Nominating Committee

Sec. 4.5. The chairperson of the commission shall appoint a seven (7) member faculty member nominating committee comprised of seven (7) full-time faculty members from state educational institutions, with not more than one (1) faculty member from any one (1) state educational institution.
As added by P.L.178-2018, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 3. Membership › 21-18-3-5. Membership Not Public Office

Sec. 5. (a) Membership on the commission does not constitute holding a public office.
(b) A commission member is not required to take and file an oath of office before serving as a commission member.
(c) Except as provided in this chapter, a commission member:
(1) is not disqualified from holding a public office or position by reason of appointment to or membership on the commission; and
(2) does not forfeit an office, a position, or an employment by reason of an appointment to the commission.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-5.5.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 3. Membership › 21-18-3-6. Term of Appointments

Sec. 6. (a) Appointments to the commission are for a term of four (4) years except:
(1) the student member; and
(2) the full-time faculty member;
who are appointed to a term of two (2) years.
(b) The governor shall promptly make appointments to fill vacancies for the duration of unexpired terms in the same manner as the original appointments.
(c) The term of a member begins on July 1 of the year of appointment and continues until a successor has been appointed.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-6.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 3. Membership › 21-18-3-7. Per Diem; Lodging; Mileage; Expenses Reimbursement

Sec. 7. Members of the commission shall:
(1) receive per diem, lodging, and mileage for attendance at regular or special meetings; and
(2) be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred on other official duties.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-7 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 4. Officers › 21-18-4-1. Organization

Sec. 1. The commission shall elect from its membership:
(1) a chairman;
(2) a vice chairman; and
(3) other necessary officers.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-7 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 5. Administration › 21-18-5-1. Status

Sec. 1. The commission is a public institution for purposes of IC 5-11-1 and subject to the jurisdiction of the state board of accounts as provided in IC 5-11-1.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-4 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 5. Administration › 21-18-5-2. Application of Ic 4-13-1, Ic 4-13-2, Ic 4-13.6, and Ic 5-22 to the Commission

Sec. 2. IC 4-13-1, IC 4-13-2, IC 4-13.6, and IC 5-22 apply to the commission to the same extent these provisions apply to state educational institutions.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-4 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 5. Administration › 21-18-5-3. Application of Section; Procurement Contracts; Trust Bid; Proposal or Quotation

Sec. 3. (a) This section applies whenever a contract for the procurement of property for the commission is awarded by acceptance of bids, proposals, or quotations.
(b) A bid, proposal, or quotation submitted by a trust (as defined in IC 30-4-1-1(a)) must identify each:
(1) beneficiary of the trust; and
(2) settlor empowered to revoke or modify the trust.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-8.5.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 5. Administration › 21-18-5-4. Powers of Commission

Sec. 4. The commission may:
(1) designate and employ an executive officer and necessary employees;
(2) designate the titles of the executive officer and necessary employees; and
(3) fix the compensation in terms of the employment.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-8(9).]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 6. Purposes; General Powers; Limitations › 21-18-6-1. Purpose

Sec. 1. The general purposes of the commission are the following:
(1) Plan for and coordinate Indiana's state supported system of postsecondary education.
(2) Review appropriation requests of state educational institutions.
(3) Make recommendations to the governor, budget agency, or the general assembly concerning postsecondary education.
(4) Perform other functions assigned by the governor or the general assembly, except those functions specifically assigned by law to the governor's workforce cabinet under IC 22-4.1-19.
(5) Administer state financial aid programs under IC 21-18.5-4.
(6) Provide staff and office space for the board for proprietary education established by IC 21-18.5-5-1.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-3.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259. Amended by P.L.234-2007, SEC.75; P.L.7-2011, SEC.15; P.L.107-2012, SEC.57; P.L.152-2018, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 6. Purposes; General Powers; Limitations › 21-18-6-2. Designation as the Agency to Administer Funds Available for Postsecondary Education

Sec. 2. (a) If designated by the governor or the general assembly, the commission may serve as the agency to receive or administer funds available for postsecondary education:
(1) programs;
(2) projects; and
(3) facilities;
for any of the acts of the United States Congress if the acts of Congress require the state to designate an agency or commission.
(b) This section does not provide for the designation of the commission by the governor as the recipient of funds provided by acts of the United States Congress if the general assembly designates another agency, board, or commission to receive the funds.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-8(8) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 6. Purposes; General Powers; Limitations › 21-18-6-2.5. Creation of Form

Sec. 2.5. The commission shall create a form for use by a state educational institution to submit the information required by IC 21-39-8-13(a).
As added by P.L.145-2022, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 6. Purposes; General Powers; Limitations › 21-18-6-3. Additional Powers of the Commission

Sec. 3. The commission may employ all powers properly incident to or connected with any of the purposes, powers, or duties under this article, including the power to adopt rules.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-8(11).]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 6. Purposes; General Powers; Limitations › 21-18-6-4. Management of State Educational Institutions

Sec. 4. The commission has no powers or authority relating to the management, operation, or financing of a state educational institution except as expressly set forth by law. All management, operations, and financing of state educational institutions remain exclusively vested in the board of trustees or other governing boards or bodies of the state educational institutions.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-11.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 6. Purposes; General Powers; Limitations › 21-18-6-5. Restrictions

Sec. 5. The commission does not have the authority to obligate any tax funds or other funds of the state except for appropriations made to the commission by the general assembly.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-10.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 6. Purposes; General Powers; Limitations › 21-18-6-6. Fafsa Model Notice; Posting

Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "FAFSA" refers to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
(b) The commission shall prepare a model notice for schools that includes the following information for parents and students:
(1) A statement regarding the:
(A) existence of;
(B) availability of; and
(C) state deadline to complete;
the FAFSA.
(2) A description that provides parents and students with an understanding of the process for and benefits of completing a FAFSA.
(3) A statement regarding the most recent labor market trends, including the number and percentage of state minimum wage jobs that:
(A) do not require education beyond high school; and
(B) require additional education or training after obtaining a high school diploma.
(4) A statement that Indiana offers guaranteed financial aid options for all high school graduates, regardless of family income, including information on Indiana's high value workforce ready credit-bearing grants described under IC 21-12-8.
(5) A statement that eligibility for many merit based and need based scholarships, grants, and other financial aid opportunities require the FAFSA to be completed by a certain date.
(6) A statement that each student is required to complete and submit the FAFSA in the student's senior year in accordance with IC 20-26-5-42.2 unless:
(A) a parent or guardian of the student or the student, if the student is an emancipated minor, submits a signed waiver certifying that the student understands what the FAFSA is and declines to complete it; or
(B) the principal or school counselor of the student's high school waives the requirement due to the principal or school counselor being unable to reach the parents or guardians of the students by April 15 of the school year after at least two (2) reasonable attempts to contact the parents.
This subdivision expires June 30, 2033.
(7) A website link to the online FAFSA affirmation form described in IC 21-12-6-6.7.
(c) The commission shall annually update the model notice to amend any of the information in the model notice, as determined necessary by the commission.
(d) The commission shall post the model notice prepared under subsection (b) on the commission's website.
As added by P.L.287-2019, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.51-2022, SEC.3; P.L.11-2023, SEC.73; P.L.29-2023, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 6. Purposes; General Powers; Limitations › 21-18-6-7. Data Assistance

Sec. 7. The commission shall provide data and assistance to the department of education as necessary for the department of education to collect, maintain, aggregate, and publish the data required under IC 20-19-3-22.3.
As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 7. Advisory Committees; Committee on Statewide Transfer and Articulation › 21-18-7-1. Advisory Committees; Creation

Sec. 1. The commission may create advisory committees to assist the commission in performing the duties of the commission.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-8(10) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 7. Advisory Committees; Committee on Statewide Transfer and Articulation › 21-18-7-2. Advisory Committees; Composition

Sec. 2. An advisory committee must be composed of:
(1) representatives of state educational institutions;
(2) representatives of private colleges and universities;
(3) students;
(4) faculty; and
(5) other qualified persons.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-8(10) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 7. Advisory Committees; Committee on Statewide Transfer and Articulation › 21-18-7-3. Commission's Power to Direct Activities of the Committee

Sec. 3. The commission may direct the activities of the statewide committee.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-8(14).]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259. Amended by P.L.120-2013, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 8. Long Range Planning › 21-18-8-1. Long Range Plan

Sec. 1. The commission shall develop, update, and implement a long range plan for postsecondary education.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-8(1) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259. Amended by P.L.66-2022, SEC.1.