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2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 8. Long Range Planning › 21-18-8-2. Long Range Plan; Factors Pertinent to the Development of the Plan

Sec. 2. In developing the long range plan, the commission shall take into account:
(1) the plans and interests of the state private postsecondary educational institutions;
(2) anticipated enrollments in state public and private postsecondary educational institutions;
(3) reducing the financial burden on students and their families for postsecondary education;
(4) the impact on economic development;
(5) the higher educational operating funding outcomes based formula created by the commission under IC 21-18-16; and
(6) other factors pertinent to the quality of educational opportunity available to the citizens of Indiana.
[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.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 8. Long Range Planning › 21-18-8-3. Long Range Plan; Educational Missions and Projected Enrollments of State Educational Institutions

Sec. 3. The long range plan must define the educational missions and the projected enrollments of the various state educational institutions.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-8(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 8. Long Range Planning › 21-18-8-4. Powers of the Commission; Recommendations

Sec. 4. The commission may:
(1) make recommendations to the general assembly and the governor concerning the long range plan; and
(2) prepare and offer proposed legislation needed to implement the long range plan.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-8(3) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 8. Long Range Planning › 21-18-8-5. Coordination With State Board of Education and Department of Workforce Development to Develop Entrepreneurship Education; Technology and Innovation Commercialization Projects

Sec. 5. (a) The commission shall coordinate with the Indiana state board of education (IC 20-19-2) and the department of workforce development (IC 22-4.1-2) to develop entrepreneurship education programs for elementary and secondary education, higher education, and individuals in the work force.
(b) The commission shall require each state educational institution to expand technology and innovation commercialization programs.
As added by P.L.172-2011, SEC.127.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 9. Educational Program Review › 21-18-9-1. Powers of Commission; Budget Review; Recommendations

Sec. 1. The commission shall:
(1) review the legislative request budgets of all state educational institutions preceding each session of the general assembly;
(2) make recommendations concerning appropriations and bonding authorizations to state educational institutions, including public funds for financial aid to students by any state agency; and
(3) present to the budget committee in even-numbered years at the same time as budget hearings are held under IC 4-12-1-8, a summary of the legislative requests of all state educational institutions and the commission's recommendations concerning:
(A) operating;
(B) capital, including:
(i) repair and rehabilitation;
(ii) preventive maintenance; and
(iii) capital projects, including new construction, substantial renovation, or substantial rehabilitation funding; and
(C) financial aid.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-8(4) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259. Amended by P.L.66-2022, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 9. Educational Program Review › 21-18-9-2. Powers of Commission; Program Review; Recommendations

Sec. 2. The commission may:
(1) review all programs of any state educational institution, regardless of the source of funding; and
(2) make recommendations to the board of trustees of the state educational institution, the governor, and the general assembly concerning the funding and the disposition of the programs.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-8(4) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259. Amended by P.L.141-2016, SEC.5; P.L.11-2023, SEC.74.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 9. Educational Program Review › 21-18-9-3. Request for Receipts and Expenditures

Sec. 3. In making a review under section 1 or 2 of this chapter, the commission may request and shall receive, in the form reasonably required by the commission, from all state educational institutions, complete information concerning all receipts and all expenditures.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-8(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 9. Educational Program Review › 21-18-9-4. Powers of Commission; Studies; Recommendations

Sec. 4. The commission may:
(1) make, or cause to be made, studies of the needs for various types of postsecondary education; and
(2) make recommendations to the general assembly and the governor concerning the organization of these programs.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-8(6) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 9. Educational Program Review › 21-18-9-5. Powers of Commission; Approval or Disapproval of Branches, Degrees, and Programs

Sec. 5. The commission may approve or disapprove the:
(1) establishment of any new branches, regional or other campuses, or extension centers;
(2) establishment of any new college or school; or
(3) offering of any proposed or existing:
(A) associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degree; or
(B) program leading to a certificate or other indication of accomplishment.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-0.5-8(7) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259. Amended by P.L.169-2011, SEC.21; P.L.101-2012, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 9. Educational Program Review › 21-18-9-7. Common Course Numbering System

Sec. 7. In collaboration with the state educational institutions, the commission shall develop, implement, and maintain a common course numbering system to be used by the state educational institutions for all courses in the core transfer library (as defined in IC 21-42-1-3). The commission shall create a state course numbering system into which each state educational institution shall map the state educational institution's unique course numbers.
As added by P.L.88-2012, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 9. Educational Program Review › 21-18-9-8. Undergraduate Degree Programs; Number of Credit Hours

Sec. 8. (a) Each state educational institution shall review each undergraduate degree program offered by the state educational institution to determine the number of credit hours required for the degree and report the results to the commission. If a degree program requires more than:
(1) sixty (60) credit hours for an associate degree; or
(2) one hundred twenty (120) credit hours for a baccalaureate degree;
the state educational institution must provide justification to the commission in the report for the additional credit hours required.
(b) In providing justification under subsection (a):
(1) if the state educational institution documents that the additional credit hours are required by:
(A) specific program standards established by external accreditation bodies; or
(B) occupational certification or licensure;
the commission shall accept the justification; and
(2) if the state educational institution documents that the additional credit hours are related to:
(A) employer requirements; or
(B) enhanced program quality and content;
the commission may accept the justification.
(c) The commission shall require a review and report of the credit hours required for degree programs under this section at least every three (3) years.
(d) A proposal submitted to the commission under section 5 of this chapter must provide justification for a degree that requires more than:
(1) sixty (60) credit hours for an associate degree; or
(2) one hundred twenty (120) credit hours for a baccalaureate degree.
As added by P.L.101-2012, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 9. Educational Program Review › 21-18-9-9. Annual Report to Legislature; State Educational Institution Information

Sec. 9. (a) In collaboration with each state educational institution's institutional research or strategic planning department, the commission shall develop an annual report to the general assembly that includes the following information:
(1) Faculty activities related to the mission of the state educational institution, including teaching, course grading practices, research, scholarship, outreach, and professional services.
(2) Average and median faculty and administrator salaries.
(3) Median grade point averages for all students for the fall and spring semesters.
(4) Median grade point averages for all graduating seniors.
(5) Other information the commission considers necessary.
The information in the report must include undergraduate student information and faculty data by academic department, college, or university.
(b) A state educational institution shall provide the information set forth in subsection (a) in the form required by the commission.
(c) The report to the general assembly under subsection (a) must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
As added by P.L.177-2013, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 9. Educational Program Review › 21-18-9-10.5. Ivy Tech Community College; Review of Some Programs

Sec. 10.5. (a) The commission shall review the programs offered by Ivy Tech Community College that have low graduation rates.
(b) Based on the results of the review under subsection (a), the commission may do any of the following regarding such a program:
(1) Require the restructuring of the program, based on information from other programs that are successful.
(2) Eliminate the program.
(3) Take no action concerning the program.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.234.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 9. Educational Program Review › 21-18-9-11. Annual Report to General Assembly; Percentage of Resident and Nonresident Students

Sec. 11. (a) The commission shall do the following:
(1) Annually determine for each state educational institution:
(A) the percentage of students enrolled in the state educational institution who are charged tuition based on the resident tuition rate; and
(B) the percentage of students enrolled in the state educational institution who are charged tuition based on the nonresident tuition rate.
(2) Report the information determined for each state educational institution under subdivision (1) to the budget committee and the legislative council before December 1 of each year. The report to the legislative council must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
(b) A state educational institution must submit to the commission any information needed by the commission to determine the percentages under subsection (a).
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.235.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 10. Repealed

[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citations:
21-18-10-1formerly 20-12-0.5-8(2) part21-18-10-2formerly 20-12-0.5-8(2) part21-18-10-3formerly 20-12-0.5-8(3) part21-18-10-4formerly 20-12-0.5-8(5)21-18-10-5formerly 20-12-0.5-8(6) part21-18-10-6formerly 20-12-0.5-8(12).]
Repealed by P.L.7-2011, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 11. Repealed

[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citations:
21-18-11-1formerly 20-12-0.5-8(13) part21-18-11-2formerly 20-12-0.5-8(13) part.]
Repealed by P.L.130-2018, SEC.92.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 12. Indiana E-Transcript Program › 21-18-12-1. Establishment of Program

Sec. 1. (a) The Indiana e-transcript program is created to allow students at all state accredited high schools accredited under IC 20-31-4.1 located in Indiana to request that the student's school transcripts be transmitted electronically to state educational institutions, participating Indiana not-for-profit or privately endowed institutions, and participating Indiana institutions authorized by the board for proprietary education established by IC 21-18.5-5-1.
(b) The commission shall administer the program.
(c) Beginning July 1, 2013, the department of education established by IC 20-19-3-1, in collaboration with the state educational institutions and the commission, shall develop a common electronic transcript, using common data fields and formats that are required by state educational institutions.
(d) Not later than July 1, 2015, all public secondary schools shall use the common electronic transcript developed by the department of education.
(e) The governing body of a state accredited nonpublic secondary school may elect to use the common electronic transcript developed by the department of education.
As added by P.L.111-2013, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.92-2020, SEC.106.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 12. Indiana E-Transcript Program › 21-18-12-2. Rules

Sec. 2. The commission, in consultation with the department of education established by IC 20-19-3-1, may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.
As added by P.L.111-2013, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 12.2. Out-of-State Public and Nonprofit Institutions › 21-18-12.2-1. Out-of-State Degree Granting Institutions; Requirement for Authorization

Sec. 1. All out-of-state public and nonprofit degree granting institutions seeking to offer instructional or educational services or training in Indiana, and the instructional or educational services or training programs, including degree programs, offered by these institutions, whether onsite, online, or through any combination of these or other instructional modalities, must be authorized by the executive officer of the commission, who may develop procedures for authorizing such institutions to offer such instructional programs in Indiana, and who may enter into interstate reciprocity agreements for this purpose.
As added by P.L.273-2013, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 12.4. Postsecondary Sei Affiliated Educational Institutions Authorization › 21-18-12.4-1. Offering Instructional or Educational Services; Commission Authorization

Sec. 1. All postsecondary SEI affiliated educational institutions seeking to offer instructional or educational services, and the instructional or educational programs, including degree programs, offered by these institutions, whether onsite, online, or through any combination of these or other instructional modalities, must be authorized by the executive officer of the commission and approved by the commission. The executive officer of the commission may:
(1) develop procedures for authorizing such institutions to offer such instructional programs in Indiana to the extent required by the United States Department of Education; and
(2) enter into interstate reciprocity agreements for purposes of this chapter.
As added by P.L.217-2017, SEC.147.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 12.6. Postsecondary Prior Learning Assessment Clearinghouse › 21-18-12.6-1. "Cabinet"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "cabinet" means the governor's workforce cabinet established in IC 4-3-27-3.
As added by P.L.216-2021, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 12.6. Postsecondary Prior Learning Assessment Clearinghouse › 21-18-12.6-2. "Clearinghouse"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "clearinghouse" means the Indiana postsecondary prior learning assessment clearinghouse established by section 4 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.216-2021, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 12.6. Postsecondary Prior Learning Assessment Clearinghouse › 21-18-12.6-3. "Department"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "department" means the department of education established by IC 20-19-3-1.
As added by P.L.216-2021, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 12.6. Postsecondary Prior Learning Assessment Clearinghouse › 21-18-12.6-4. Indiana Postsecondary Prior Learning Assessment Clearinghouse Established

Sec. 4. The Indiana postsecondary prior learning assessment clearinghouse is established as a consolidated inventory of learning assessments eligible for advanced standing or postsecondary credit awards at all state educational institutions at the undergraduate level.
As added by P.L.216-2021, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 12.6. Postsecondary Prior Learning Assessment Clearinghouse › 21-18-12.6-5. Develop and Update Clearinghouse; Collect Information

Sec. 5. Beginning July 1, 2021, and each July 1 thereafter, the governor shall direct the commission, the department, and the cabinet, in collaboration with state educational institutions to:
(1) develop and regularly update the clearinghouse; and
(2) collect information concerning prior learning assessments used by state educational institutions to award advanced standing or postsecondary credit.
As added by P.L.216-2021, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 12.6. Postsecondary Prior Learning Assessment Clearinghouse › 21-18-12.6-6. Prior Learning Assessments; Information Fields; State Educational Institution Reporting; Publish Information

Sec. 6. (a) For each prior learning assessment provided, the following information fields shall be collected:
(1) The assessment name.
(2) The assessment provider.
(3) The assessment cost.
(4) Whether state educational institutions are actively using the prior learning assessment, whether the assessment is aligned with state educational institution programs, and the scope of the assessment's use.
(5) Whether the assessment is aligned with secondary career pathways, programs of study, career and technical education courses, and general education courses.
(6) Whether the assessment is aligned with industry certifications or credentials.
(7) Whether the assessment has distinguishable competencies or learning objectives it is meant to assess.
(b) Not later than March 1, 2022, each state educational institution shall report prior learning assessment information described in subsection (a)(1) through (a)(4) to an agency designated by the governor and annually update the information in subsection (a)(1) through (a)(4) at the direction of the governor.
(c) Not later than July 1, 2022, the commission, the department, and the cabinet shall publish prior clearinghouse information collected under this section on its respective Internet web site and annually update the information at the direction of the governor.
As added by P.L.216-2021, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 13. Student Athletes: Sudden Cardiac Arrest › 21-18-13-2. "Association"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "association" means an organization that conducts, organizes, sanctions, or sponsors interscholastic athletic events as the organization's primary purpose.
As added by P.L.139-2014, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 13. Student Athletes: Sudden Cardiac Arrest › 21-18-13-3. "Athletic Activity"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "athletic activity" includes the following:
(1) An athletic contest or competition conducted between or among postsecondary educational institutions.
(2) Competitive and noncompetitive cheerleading that is sponsored by or associated with a postsecondary educational institution.
As added by P.L.139-2014, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.127-2016, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 13. Student Athletes: Sudden Cardiac Arrest › 21-18-13-4. Distribution of Information by Commission

Sec. 4. (a) Before July 1, 2015, the commission shall disseminate guidelines, information sheets, and forms to the athletic department of each postsecondary educational institution to inform and educate coaches and student athletes of the nature and risk of sudden cardiac arrest to student athletes.
(b) The commission:
(1) may consult with an association, medical professionals, and others with expertise in diagnosing and treating sudden cardiac arrest; and
(2) may request the assistance of an association in disseminating the guidelines, information sheets, and forms required under subsection (a).
(c) The commission may disseminate the guidelines, information sheets, and forms required under this section in an electronic format.
As added by P.L.139-2014, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 13. Student Athletes: Sudden Cardiac Arrest › 21-18-13-5. Acknowledgement of Receipt of Information by Student Athlete

Sec. 5. Each year, before beginning practice for an athletic activity, a student athlete:
(1) must be given the information sheet and form described in section 4 of this chapter; and
(2) shall sign and return the form acknowledging the receipt of the information sheet to the student athlete's coach.
The coach shall maintain a file of the completed forms.
As added by P.L.139-2014, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 13. Student Athletes: Sudden Cardiac Arrest › 21-18-13-6. Symptom of Sudden Cardiac Arrest; Removal; Notification

Sec. 6. If a student athlete is suspected of experiencing a symptom of sudden cardiac arrest in a practice for an athletic activity or in an athletic activity:
(1) the student athlete shall be removed from practice or play at the time that the symptom is identified; and
(2) an athletic trainer or a physician associated with the team or postsecondary educational institution shall be notified of the student athlete's symptoms.
As added by P.L.139-2014, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 13. Student Athletes: Sudden Cardiac Arrest › 21-18-13-7. Symptom of Sudden Cardiac Arrest; Return to Play or Practice

Sec. 7. A student athlete who has been removed from practice or play under section 6 of this chapter may not return to practice and play until the coach has received verbal permission from an athletic trainer or a physician that the student athlete may return to practice and play. Within twenty-four (24) hours after giving verbal permission for the student athlete to return to practice and play, the athletic trainer or physician must provide the coach with a written statement that the student athlete has permission to return to practice and play.
As added by P.L.139-2014, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 14. Return and Complete Project › 21-18-14-1.5. "Project Student"

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "project student" means an individual who:
(1) is an Indiana resident;
(2) has previously enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution;
(3) has not earned an associate or baccalaureate degree; and
(4) is not currently enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution.
As added by P.L.37-2020, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 14. Return and Complete Project › 21-18-14-2.5. Project

Sec. 2.5. The commission, in partnership with postsecondary educational institutions, shall administer a project to encourage project students to complete an associate or baccalaureate degree or a technical certificate.
As added by P.L.37-2020, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 14. Return and Complete Project › 21-18-14-3. Project Guidelines

Sec. 3. Not later than August 1 of each year, the commission, in consultation with postsecondary educational institutions, shall adopt guidelines for postsecondary educational institutions concerning the administration of the project, including the exchange of data and coordinated messaging to support targeted outreach under section 5 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.236. Amended by P.L.37-2020, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 14. Return and Complete Project › 21-18-14-4. Targeted Outreach

Sec. 4. Postsecondary educational institutions shall provide student record data to the commission for use in targeted outreach.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.236. Amended by P.L.37-2020, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 14. Return and Complete Project › 21-18-14-6. Financial Aid and Tuition Discounts

Sec. 6. A postsecondary educational institution may offer financial aid or tuition discounts that are exclusively for project students.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.236. Amended by P.L.37-2020, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 14. Return and Complete Project › 21-18-14-7. Confidential Information Protected

Sec. 7. If the commission receives confidential student record information, the commission may not release confidential student record information to any individual or entity that is not permitted access to the record information under the federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g et seq.).
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.236.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 14. Return and Complete Project › 21-18-14-10. Annual Report

Sec. 10. (a) The commission shall collect and maintain complete and accurate information of the following:
(1) The total number of project students reported to the commission by each postsecondary educational institution.
(2) The total number of project students contacted by the commission.
(3) The total number of project students contacted by the commission who reenroll in postsecondary education.
(4) The total number of students described in subdivision (3) who continue to be enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution.
(5) The total number of degrees and credentials earned by students described in subdivision (3).
(b) Not later than November 1, 2021, and each November 1 thereafter, the commission shall submit a report that summarizes the information described in subsection (a) to the following:
(1) The governor.
(2) The general assembly in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
As added by P.L.37-2020, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 15. Let Indiana Work for You Program › 21-18-15-4. Establishment of Program

Sec. 4. (a) The commission shall, in coordination with the department and the corporation, establish a Let Indiana Work for You program to provide to colleges and universities as provided under this chapter information for college and university students concerning:
(1) workforce opportunities in Indiana; and
(2) other benefits of residing and working in Indiana after graduating from the college or university.
(b) The corporation shall assemble and provide to the commission and the department information concerning the economic benefits of residing and working in Indiana.
As added by P.L.143-2019, SEC.32.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 15. Let Indiana Work for You Program › 21-18-15-5. Timeline for Implementation

Sec. 5. The commission, in coordination with the department and the corporation, shall do the following:
(1) Subject to section 6 of this chapter, not later than the 2019-2020 academic year, implement the program at state educational institutions selected by the commission.
(2) Subject to section 6 of this chapter, not later than the 2020-2021 academic year, implement the program at:
(A) all state educational institutions; and
(B) other colleges and universities that elect to participate in the program.
As added by P.L.143-2019, SEC.32.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 15. Let Indiana Work for You Program › 21-18-15-6. Distribution of Information

Sec. 6. If a college or university approves of the information described in section 4 of this chapter for distribution to the students of the college or university, the:
(1) commission, in coordination with the department and the corporation, shall provide the information to the college or university in:
(A) a written or electronic format; or
(B) both a written and electronic format; and
(2) college or university shall:
(A) present in person;
(B) use other communication mediums to provide; or
(C) both present in person and use other communication mediums to provide;
to students of the college or university the information described in section 4 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.143-2019, SEC.32.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 15.1. Teacher Residency Grant Pilot Program › 21-18-15.1-1. "Fund"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the teacher residency grant pilot program fund established by section 5 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.74-2019, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 15.1. Teacher Residency Grant Pilot Program › 21-18-15.1-2. "Pilot Program"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "pilot program" refers to the teacher residency grant pilot program established by section 4 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.74-2019, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 15.1. Teacher Residency Grant Pilot Program › 21-18-15.1-3. "Program Participant"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "program participant" means an individual who is selected to receive training under a teacher residency program described in section 6 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.74-2019, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 15.1. Teacher Residency Grant Pilot Program › 21-18-15.1-4. Teacher Residency Grant Pilot Program Established

Sec. 4. (a) The teacher residency grant pilot program is established.
(b) The commission shall administer the pilot program.
As added by P.L.74-2019, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 15.1. Teacher Residency Grant Pilot Program › 21-18-15.1-5. Teacher Residency Grant Pilot Program Fund Established

Sec. 5. (a) The teacher residency grant pilot program fund is established for the purpose of providing funds to school corporations and charter schools for the development and implementation of teacher residency programs as described in section 6 of this chapter.
(b) The fund consists of the following:
(1) Appropriations made by the general assembly.
(2) Gifts, grants, devises, or bequests made to the commission to achieve the purposes of the fund.
(c) The commission shall administer the fund.
(d) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.
(e) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.
(f) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund but remains available to be used for the purposes of this chapter.
As added by P.L.74-2019, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 15.1. Teacher Residency Grant Pilot Program › 21-18-15.1-6. Application for Grants; Requirements

Sec. 6. The commission may award grants under the pilot program to an applicant that meets the following requirements:
(1) The applicant is a school corporation or charter school that has partnered with one (1) approved postsecondary educational institution to establish and implement a teacher residency program.
(2) The applicant submits a teacher residency plan that:
(A) establishes a teacher residency program in which:
(i) program participants receive teacher training under the teacher residency program for a one (1) year period; and
(ii) program participants and teachers who act as mentors to program participants under the teacher residency program receive stipends;
(B) includes the name and contact information of the approved postsecondary educational institution with which the school corporation or charter school has partnered; and
(C) includes any other information regarding the teacher residency program that is required by the commission.
(3) Any other requirements established by the commission.
As added by P.L.74-2019, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 15.1. Teacher Residency Grant Pilot Program › 21-18-15.1-7. Use of Grants

Sec. 7. A school corporation or charter school that is awarded a grant under section 6 of this chapter:
(1) shall provide stipends to:
(A) program participants; and
(B) teachers who act as mentors to program participants under the teacher residency program; and
(2) may use money from the grant award to pay the approved postsecondary educational institution with which the school corporation or charter school has partnered for administrative costs incurred by the approved postsecondary educational institution in developing and implementing the teacher residency program.
As added by P.L.74-2019, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 15.1. Teacher Residency Grant Pilot Program › 21-18-15.1-8. Technical Assistance

Sec. 8. The commission shall, upon request, provide technical assistance to school corporations, charter schools, and approved postsecondary educational institutions participating in the pilot program in the development of competency based curriculum and support systems for program participants.
As added by P.L.74-2019, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 15.1. Teacher Residency Grant Pilot Program › 21-18-15.1-9. Reports to Governor and General Assembly

Sec. 9. (a) The commission shall annually prepare a report that includes the following:
(1) Information regarding school corporations and charter schools that participate in the pilot program.
(2) The annual retention rate of teachers employed by a school corporation or charter school who completed the school corporation's or charter school's teacher residency program within the immediately preceding five (5) years.
(3) The number of program participants who were not employed by a school corporation or charter school after completing the school corporation's or charter school's teacher residency program.
(4) The number of teachers who completed a teacher residency program under this chapter in the immediately preceding five (5) years and received, based on a staff performance evaluation for the year, a rating of:
(A) highly effective;
(B) effective;
(C) improvement necessary; or
(D) ineffective.
The commission shall provide the total number of teachers described in this subdivision who received each rating listed in clauses (A) through (D).
(5) The number of teachers who:
(A) completed a teacher residency program under this chapter in the immediately preceding five (5) years; and
(B) took leadership roles, as determined by the commission, during their employment with a school corporation or charter school in Indiana.
(b) Not later than July 1 of each year, the commission shall submit the report described in subsection (a) to the following:
(1) The governor.
(2) The general assembly in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
As added by P.L.74-2019, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 16. Outcomes Based Funding Formula › 21-18-16-1. "Outcomes Based Funding Formula"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "outcomes based funding formula" refers to the higher educational operating funding outcomes based formula created by the commission under section 2(a) and 2(b) of this chapter.
As added by P.L.66-2022, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.201-2023, SEC.225.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 16. Outcomes Based Funding Formula › 21-18-16-2. Duty to Create Formula; Align With Long Range Plan for Postsecondary Education

Sec. 2. (a) The commission shall create a higher educational operating funding outcomes based formula that aligns with the goals outlined in the commission's long range plan for postsecondary education under IC 21-18-8.
(b) The commission shall create a separate higher educational operating funding outcomes based formula for Ivy Tech Community College that:
(1) aligns with the goals outlined in the commission's long range plan for postsecondary education under IC 21-18-8; and
(2) focuses on employer needs, positive wage outcomes, and stackable credentials.
(c) An outcomes based funding formula must be created and approved by the commission at a meeting of the commission on or before October 1 of each even-numbered year prior to each odd-numbered year in which the general assembly will reconvene in a first regular session and consider a state budget bill.
(d) The commission shall approve the metrics used for an outcomes based funding formula created under this chapter.
As added by P.L.66-2022, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.201-2023, SEC.226.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 16. Outcomes Based Funding Formula › 21-18-16-2.5. Approval by the Commission; Review by Budget Committee; Report

Sec. 2.5. (a) Notwithstanding section 2(b) of this chapter, the outcomes based funding formula created under section 2(a) and 2(b) of this chapter shall be approved by the commission prior to June 1, 2023, and shall be reviewed by the budget committee on or before July 1, 2023.
(b) The commission shall create a report with regard to each outcomes based funding formula created under section 2(a) and 2(b) of this chapter. The report must contain a detailed summary of each formula, the methodologies, and the metrics used to create the formula under section 2(a) and 2(b) of this chapter. The commission shall submit the report prepared under this subsection to the budget committee not later than five (5) days before the meeting described in subsection (a).
(c) This section expires July 1, 2024.
As added by P.L.201-2023, SEC.227.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 16. Outcomes Based Funding Formula › 21-18-16-3. Funding Formula Subject to Review by Budget Committee; Funding Formula Report

Sec. 3. (a) An outcomes based funding formula approved by the commission under this chapter is subject to review by the budget committee.
(b) The commission shall create a report with regard to each outcomes based funding formula. The report must contain a detailed summary of the formula, the methodologies, and the metrics used to create the formula. The commission shall submit the report prepared under this subsection to the budget committee not later than five (5) days before the meeting described in subsection (c).
(c) In even-numbered years, the executive officer of the commission, or the executive officer's designee, shall present the outcomes based funding formula approved by the commission under this chapter and the report submitted under subsection (b) to the budget committee at a meeting that occurs prior to when budget hearings are held under IC 4-12-1-8 and the meeting at which the commission makes its presentation under IC 21-18-9-1(3).
As added by P.L.66-2022, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 16. Outcomes Based Funding Formula › 21-18-16-4. Duty to Present Funding Results for Each State Educational Institution at Budget Hearing

Sec. 4. The executive officer of the commission, or the executive officer's designee, shall present the funding results for each state educational institution using the formula created under section 2(a) of this chapter at the same time as budget hearings are held under IC 4-12-1-8 and at the meeting at which the commission makes its presentation under IC 21-18-9-1(3).
As added by P.L.66-2022, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 16. Outcomes Based Funding Formula › 21-18-16-5. Duty to Measure and Make Findings on Progress in Meeting Long Range Plan With Regard to the Funding Formula; Present Findings

Sec. 5. (a) The commission shall biennially measure and make findings on the progress of each state educational institution in meeting the goals of the commission's long range plan for postsecondary education under IC 21-18-8 as those goals pertain to the outcomes based funding formula.
(b) The executive officer of the commission, or the executive officer's designee, shall present the findings made for each state educational institution to commission members at a meeting of the commission.
(c) Following the presentation to the commission, the executive officer, or the executive officer's designee, shall present the findings with regard to each state educational institution to the budget committee at the budget hearings held under IC 4-12-1-8 and at the same time as the committee's summary of legislative requests and the commission's recommendations are presented under IC 21-18-9-1(3).
As added by P.L.66-2022, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.201-2023, SEC.228.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 16. Outcomes Based Funding Formula › 21-18-16-6. Audit of Data Submitted by Educational Institutions

Sec. 6. (a) The commission shall biennially engage an independent third party examiner to audit the data submitted by each state educational institution for use within the outcomes based funding formula.
(b) If the audit required under subsection (a) is performed by the state board of accounts, the state educational institutions shall pay the actual and indirect costs of performing the audit.
(c) The commission shall promptly submit a copy of each audit report produced under subsection (a) to the audit and financial reporting subcommittee of the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
As added by P.L.66-2022, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.201-2023, SEC.229.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 16. Outcomes Based Funding Formula › 21-18-16-7. Distributions to State Educational Institutions

Sec. 7. The commission shall distribute on a monthly basis to each state educational institution the amount appropriated for the outcomes based prospective model subject to the commission's review of the state educational institution's performance according to the outcomes based funding formula created under this chapter.
As added by P.L.201-2023, SEC.230.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 17. State Educational Institution Capital Project State Budget Requests › 21-18-17-1. Required Presentation at Budget Hearings

Sec. 1. In even-numbered years, the executive officer of the commission, or the executive officer's designee, shall present at the same time as budget hearings are held under IC 4-12-1-8 and at the meeting at which the commission makes its presentation under IC 21-18-9-1(3):
(1) each of the capital projects for which the commission received funding requests from each state educational institution;
(2) the capital projects that the commission recommends the state fund in the upcoming budget bill; and
(3) how the capital projects recommended by the commission will advance the state's progress in meeting the goals outlined in the long range plan for postsecondary education developed under IC 21-18-8.
As added by P.L.66-2022, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 17.5. Education and Career Support Services Pilot Program › 21-18-17.5-1. "Pilot Program"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "pilot program" means the education and career support services pilot program established by the commission under section 2 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.216-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 17.5. Education and Career Support Services Pilot Program › 21-18-17.5-2. Establishment of Pilot Program

Sec. 2. The commission may establish an education and career support services pilot program to provide career and support services to adult students of state educational institutions.
As added by P.L.216-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 17.5. Education and Career Support Services Pilot Program › 21-18-17.5-3. Participation in Pilot Program; Selection of State Educational Institutions

Sec. 3. (a) A state educational institution may apply to the commission to participate in the pilot program.
(b) The commission may select three (3) state educational institution campuses that are, to the extent possible, geographically located in Indiana as follows:
(1) One (1) located in the northern one-third (1/3) of Indiana.
(2) One (1) located in the central one-third (1/3) of Indiana.
(3) One (1) located in the southern one-third (1/3) of Indiana.
As added by P.L.216-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 17.5. Education and Career Support Services Pilot Program › 21-18-17.5-4. Education and Career Support Services Grant

Sec. 4. (a) The commission may provide an education and career support services grant each academic year, in an amount determined by the commission, to each state educational institution selected under section 3 of this chapter to implement and maintain the pilot program on the applicable campus of the state educational institution.
(b) A state educational institution awarded an education and career support services grant under this section may use the grant only for the following:
(1) The cost of employing education and career support coaches.
(2) Awarding education partnership grants to an adult student who meets the requirements under section 5(b) of this chapter.
(3) Costs associated with administering the pilot program.
(4) Any other support services or costs with regard to an adult student that are approved by the commission.
However, a grant awarded to a state educational institution under this section may not be used for tuition costs.
As added by P.L.216-2023, SEC.1.