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2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 10. Mitch Daniels Early Graduation Scholarship › 21-12-10-3. Eligibility

Sec. 3. An individual is eligible for a Mitch Daniels early graduation scholarship if the individual:
(1) is a resident of Indiana, as defined by the commission;
(2) attended a publicly supported school on a full-time equivalency basis for at least the last two (2) semesters before the individual graduated from high school;
(3) had legal settlement (as defined in IC 20-18-2-11) in Indiana for at least the last two (2) semesters before the individual graduated from high school;
(4) received an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 designation by the end of grade 11 (including any summer school courses completed before July 1 of a year) after December 31, 2010, from the publicly supported school that the individual last attended for course credits;
(5) was not enrolled in a publicly supported school for any part of grade 12;
(6) applies to the commission for a Mitch Daniels early graduation scholarship in the manner specified by the commission; and
(7) enrolls as a full-time student at an eligible institution not later than the fall semester (or its equivalent, as determined by the commission) in the academic year immediately following the year in which the student graduates from high school.
As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.231. Amended by P.L.281-2013, SEC.26; P.L.233-2015, SEC.314; P.L.165-2016, SEC.16; P.L.192-2018, SEC.53.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 10. Mitch Daniels Early Graduation Scholarship › 21-12-10-4. Eligibility; Graduation From Program Subject to Waiver

Sec. 4. Graduation from a nonstandard course and curriculum program or a program for high ability students that has been granted a waiver by the Indiana state board of education shall be treated as meeting the minimum requirements set by the state board of education for granting an Indiana diploma.
As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.231. Amended by P.L.192-2018, SEC.54.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 10. Mitch Daniels Early Graduation Scholarship › 21-12-10-5. Submission of Names of Eligible Students; Publicly Supported School

Sec. 5. (a) A publicly supported school shall submit to the department of education the name of each individual described in section 3(1) through 3(4) of this chapter.
(b) The department of education shall submit to the commission the information submitted under subsection (a) and any other supporting information requested by the commission on the schedule and in the form specified by the commission.
As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.231.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 10. Mitch Daniels Early Graduation Scholarship › 21-12-10-6. Notice of Admission; Postsecondary Institution

Sec. 6. (a) If an applicant becomes a student in good standing at an approved postsecondary institution, the institution shall provide a written notice to the commission.
(b) If the applicant has met the eligibility requirements prescribed in this chapter, the commission shall award the applicant a Mitch Daniels early graduation scholarship and make the payment directly to the institution. The institution may apply the payment to any outstanding tuition and fees and shall remit the balance of the scholarship to the student.
As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.231.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 10. Mitch Daniels Early Graduation Scholarship › 21-12-10-8. Exclusion of Scholarship From Calculation of Available Financial Resources

Sec. 8. The amount of a Mitch Daniels early graduation scholarship awarded under this chapter shall not be considered as a financial resource in a determination of the amount of any grant or scholarship under this article or, except as required by federal law, the amount of any other grant or scholarship administered by the commission.
As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.231.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 10. Mitch Daniels Early Graduation Scholarship › 21-12-10-9. Effect of Scholarship on Admission Standards of Postsecondary Institution

Sec. 9. An institution is not required to change its admission standards to accept an individual to whom the commission has issued a Mitch Daniels early graduation scholarship. The scholarship may not be used for remedial course work at the institution. The institution shall provide facilities and instruction to the applicant on the same terms as to other students.
As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.231.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 10. Mitch Daniels Early Graduation Scholarship › 21-12-10-10. Offset of Scholarships Against State Tuition Support Distributions

Sec. 10. (a) The commission shall notify the department of the amount of Mitch Daniels early graduation scholarships granted for each state fiscal year. The department shall deduct the scholarship amount presented by the commission from the appropriation for tuition support for that state fiscal year and promptly transfer the amount to the commission.
(b) In the department's biennial budget request, the department shall estimate the number of students that are expected to become eligible for a Mitch Daniels early graduation scholarship and the estimated total amount needed to provide the scholarships for each state fiscal year for which the department requests an appropriation for tuition support. The department shall include in its request for tuition support an amount sufficient to provide the scholarships. The requested amount may not exceed the amount that would have been included in the department's request for tuition support if the students had not graduated early.
As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.231.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 12. Postsecondary Award and Scholarship Program Data › 21-12-12-1. Postsecondary Educational Institution Data Reporting

Sec. 1. (a) Before the commission distributes grants under this article to an approved postsecondary education institution for the academic year beginning July 1, 2012, and before each academic year thereafter, the approved postsecondary education institution shall timely provide to the commission the appropriate current and past student unit record data that is necessary to adequately administer and evaluate the effectiveness of the award and scholarship programs provided under this article. The commission shall use the data for its student information system.
(b) Before the academic year beginning July 1, 2012, and before each academic year thereafter, the commission, in consultation with Independent Colleges of Indiana, shall collect other appropriate student data on all students attending public, private, and proprietary institutions to allow the commission to develop, update, and implement a long range plan for postsecondary education.
As added by P.L.169-2011, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.107-2012, SEC.31.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 12. Postsecondary Award and Scholarship Program Data › 21-12-12-2. Liability for Breach of Confidentiality

Sec. 2. This section applies to any student data that are confidential under any law, including the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232(g)). An approved postsecondary educational institution or an association acting on behalf of an approved postsecondary educational institution that provides student data requested under this chapter is not liable for any breach of confidentiality of the information if the breach resulted from the action of the commission or the commission's staff and not from the transmission of the data before the data reached the commission.
As added by P.L.169-2011, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 13. Renewal of Scholarships › 21-12-13-1. Credit Hour Limit; Exception

Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to the following scholarships and tuition and fee remission statutes:
(1) IC 10-12-2-6.
(2) IC 10-12-2-11.
(3) IC 10-17-7.
(4) IC 21-14-4.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a grant or reduction in tuition or fees, including all renewals and extensions, under any of the laws listed in subsection (a) may not exceed one hundred twenty-four (124) undergraduate credit hours or its equivalent, as determined by the commission and must be used within eight (8) years after the date the individual first applies and becomes eligible for benefits under the applicable law.
(c) The commission may, subject to availability of funds, extend eligibility under subsection (b) for a recipient who used a grant or reduction in tuition or fees under any of the statutes listed in subsection (a) at a postsecondary educational institution that has closed. The extension of eligibility may not exceed the number of credit hours used by the recipient at the postsecondary educational institution that closed.
As added by P.L.169-2011, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.281-2013, SEC.27; P.L.161-2017, SEC.1; P.L.191-2017, SEC.2; P.L.112-2019, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 13. Renewal of Scholarships › 21-12-13-2. Renewal for Four Undergraduate Academic Years; Exception

Sec. 2. (a) This section applies to the following scholarship and fee remission statutes:
(1) IC 21-12-3.
(2) IC 21-12-4.
(3) IC 21-12-6.
(4) IC 21-13-2.
(5) IC 21-13-7.
(6) IC 21-13-8.
(7) IC 21-13-4.
(8) IC 21-14-5.
(9) IC 21-12-16.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), and except for a scholarship granted under IC 21-13-8 to an individual described in IC 21-13-8-1(b)(2)(B), a grant or reduction in tuition or fees, including all renewals and extensions, under any of the laws listed in subsection (a) may not exceed the number of terms that constitutes:
(1) except as provided in subdivision (2), four (4) undergraduate academic years, as determined by the commission; or
(2) for purposes of IC 21-13-4, six (6) academic years as determined by the commission;
and must be used within eight (8) years after the date the individual first applies and becomes eligible for benefits under the applicable law.
(c) The commission may, subject to the availability of funds, extend eligibility under subsection (b) for a recipient who used a grant or reduction in tuition or fees under any of the statutes listed in subsection (a) at a postsecondary educational institution that closed. The extension of eligibility may not exceed the number of terms used by the recipient at the postsecondary educational institution that closed.
As added by P.L.169-2011, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.205-2013, SEC.314; P.L.281-2013, SEC.28; P.L.2-2014, SEC.92; P.L.159-2016, SEC.1; P.L.191-2017, SEC.3; P.L.81-2019, SEC.6; P.L.63-2021, SEC.1; P.L.52-2022, SEC.3; P.L.11-2023, SEC.71.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 13. Renewal of Scholarships › 21-12-13-3. Use of Grant or Tuition or Fee Reduction for Professional Degree Program or Accelerated Graduate Degree Program

Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to a grant or reduction in tuition or fees described in section 1 or 2 of this chapter.
(b) As used in this section, "professional degree program or accelerated graduate degree program" refers to a four (4) or five (5) year postsecondary school course of study:
(1) to which an individual may be admitted without completing a baccalaureate degree;
(2) that requires an individual to enroll in graduate level or professional degree courses before completing a baccalaureate degree; and
(3) that leads to a degree that is not an undergraduate degree, as determined by the commission.
(c) An individual who has previously received a grant or reduction in tuition or fees described in section 1 or 2 of this chapter may continue to use all renewals and extensions for a professional degree program or accelerated graduate degree program. The total grant or reduction in tuition or fees under a statute listed in section 1 or 2 of this chapter for all:
(1) undergraduate credit hours or semesters; and
(2) professional degree program or accelerated graduate degree program credit hours or semesters;
may not exceed the maximum credit hours or semesters permitted under section 1 or 2 of this chapter, as applicable and must be used within eight (8) years after the date the individual first applies and becomes eligible for benefits under the applicable law.
As added by P.L.169-2011, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.6-2012, SEC.147; P.L.191-2017, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 14. Degree Maps › 21-12-14-1. Establishment of Degree Maps

Sec. 1. Not later than October 1, 2013, the commission shall develop guidelines in consultation with state educational institutions to provide a state educational institution guidance for establishing degree maps for each full-time student attending the state educational institution. The guidelines must include:
(1) procedures for establishing a degree map with a student, including requirements for adjusting a degree map in situations in which the student changes the student's field of study;
(2) requirements and guidance for a state educational institution to determine when the state educational institution must offer a course at no cost to a student under section 3 of this chapter; and
(3) any provision the commission determines is necessary to implement this chapter.
As added by P.L.281-2013, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 14. Degree Maps › 21-12-14-2. Degree Maps; Contents

Sec. 2. This section applies to a student who initially enrolls in a state educational institution after July 31, 2014. A state educational institution shall develop a degree map for each full-time student based on the student's specific educational objective or course of study. A full-time student's degree map must contain:
(1) an academic term by academic term sequence of course options that will allow the full-time student to complete either:
(A) a baccalaureate degree within four (4) academic years; or
(B) an associate degree within two (2) academic years;
in the student's intended field of study;
(2) the expected date that the student will earn a baccalaureate degree or an associate degree described in subdivision (1);
(3) the academic requirements that a student must complete each academic year to timely earn a degree described in subdivision (1); and
(4) any information the commission determines is appropriate under section 1 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.281-2013, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 14. Degree Maps › 21-12-14-3. Degree Maps; Availability of Courses

Sec. 3. This section applies to a student who initially enrolls in a state educational institution after July 31, 2014. A state educational institution shall ensure that courses necessary for the student to comply with the student's degree map are available for the student during the academic term in which the student is required to complete the particular course. If a student who complies with the student's degree map is unable to take a course required under the student's degree map for the current academic term because:
(1) the state educational institution does not offer the course during that particular academic term; or
(2) the student is unable to enroll in the course:
(A) because the course times at which the course is offered conflict with other course requirements specified for the current academic term in the student's degree map; or
(B) because the course is full;
the state educational institution shall provide the particular course to the student at no cost during the next available academic term in which the course is offered unless the state educational institution provides the student with an alternate degree map that does not require the student to take the course that semester.
As added by P.L.281-2013, SEC.30.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 15. Information Concerning Education Loans › 21-12-15-3. Student Education Loan Information Provided by Educational Institution

Sec. 3. (a) An eligible institution that receives education loan information for a student enrolled in the eligible institution shall provide to that student the following information:
(1) An estimate of the total amount of education loans taken out by the student.
(2) An estimate of:
(A) the potential total payoff amount of the education loans incurred or a range of the total payoff amount; and
(B) monthly repayment amounts that a similarly situated borrower may incur, including principal and interest, for the amount of loans the student has taken out at the time the information is provided.
The information provided under this subdivision may include a statement that the estimates and ranges provided are general in nature and not meant as a guarantee or promise of the actual projected amount.
(3) The percentage of the borrowing limit the student has reached at the time the information is provided.
(b) An eligible institution shall provide the information required under subsection (a) annually.
(c) An eligible institution does not incur liability for any representations made under this section.
As added by P.L.15-2015, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 16. Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship Program and Fund › 21-12-16-1. "Program"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "program" means the next generation Hoosier educators scholarship program established by section 2 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 16. Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship Program and Fund › 21-12-16-2. Program Established; Authority to Award Scholarships

Sec. 2. (a) The next generation Hoosier educators scholarship program is established.
(b) The commission shall receive and consider applications for a next generation Hoosier educators scholarship under this chapter.
(c) Beginning in an academic year beginning after June 30, 2017, the commission may award a next generation Hoosier educators scholarship to an eligible applicant under this chapter.
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 16. Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship Program and Fund › 21-12-16-3. Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship Fund

Sec. 3. (a) The next generation Hoosier educators scholarship fund is established for the purpose of providing scholarships to attract and retain eligible applicants to the teaching profession.
(b) The fund consists of the following:
(1) Appropriations made by the 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.105-2016, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 16. Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship Program and Fund › 21-12-16-4. Commission for Higher Education Duties

Sec. 4. The commission shall do all the following:
(1) Develop a promotional program to inform and attract students to participate in the next generation Hoosier educators scholarship program.
(2) Establish protocols and procedures concerning the application process for the program.
(3) Develop protocols, in consultation with accredited postsecondary educational institutions approved by the commission under section 10 of this chapter, to ensure successful completion of the program and assist graduates in completing the requirements of the program.
(4) Establish, in coordination with the governor's office, a guide for the management of the program by commission personnel.
(5) Designate personnel to manage the program.
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 16. Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship Program and Fund › 21-12-16-5. Scholarship Qualifications

Note: This version of section amended by P.L.161-2023, SEC.1. See also following version of this section amended by P.L.242-2023, SEC.1.
Sec. 5. (a) An applicant who is enrolled in an accredited postsecondary educational institution after June 30, 2017, may qualify for a scholarship under this chapter. To qualify for a scholarship, an applicant must:
(1) apply for a scholarship on a form supplied by the commission;
(2) except as provided in subsection (b), have graduated from an Indiana nonaccredited nonpublic or state accredited high school accredited under IC 20-31-4.1 and:
(A) graduated in the highest twenty percent (20%) of students in the applicant's high school graduating class;
(B) received a score in the top twentieth percentile on the SAT or ACT examination; or
(C) achieved a cumulative grade point average upon graduation of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 grading scale (or its equivalent if another grading scale is used) for courses taken during grades 9, 10, 11, and 12;
(3) have participated in school activities and community service activities during high school;
(4) have applied to and been accepted for enrollment in an accredited postsecondary educational institution approved by the commission under section 10 of this chapter;
(5) agree in writing to:
(A) obtain a license to teach under IC 20-28-5; and
(B) teach for at least five (5) consecutive years in a public school or an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) in Indiana after graduating with a baccalaureate degree from the accredited postsecondary educational institution described in subdivision (4); and
(6) meet any other criteria established by the commission.
(b) A student who graduates from a nonaccredited nonpublic school must meet the requirement described in subsection (a)(2)(B) in order to meet the eligibility requirement described in subsection (a)(2).
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.92-2020, SEC.101; P.L.63-2021, SEC.2; P.L.161-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 16. Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship Program and Fund › 21-12-16-5-b. Scholarship Qualifications

Note: This version of section amended by P.L.242-2023, SEC.1. See also preceding version of this section amended by P.L.161-2023, SEC.1.
Sec. 5. (a) An applicant who is enrolled in an accredited postsecondary educational institution after June 30, 2017, may qualify for a scholarship under this section. To qualify for a scholarship, an applicant must:
(1) apply for a scholarship on a form supplied by the commission;
(2) except as provided in subsection (b), have graduated from an Indiana nonaccredited nonpublic or state accredited high school accredited under IC 20-31-4.1 and:
(A) graduated in the highest twenty percent (20%) of students in the applicant's high school graduating class;
(B) received a score in the top twentieth percentile on the SAT or ACT examination; or
(C) achieved a cumulative grade point average upon graduation of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 grading scale (or its equivalent if another grading scale is used) for courses taken during grades 9, 10, 11, and 12;
(3) have participated in school activities and community service activities during high school;
(4) have applied to and been accepted for enrollment in an accredited postsecondary educational institution approved by the commission under section 10 of this chapter;
(5) agree in writing to:
(A) obtain a license to teach under IC 20-28-5; and
(B) teach for at least five (5) consecutive years in a public school or an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) in Indiana after graduating with a baccalaureate degree from the accredited postsecondary educational institution described in subdivision (4); and
(6) meet any other criteria established by the commission.
(b) A student who graduates from a nonaccredited nonpublic school must meet the requirement described in subsection (a)(2)(B) in order to meet the eligibility requirement described in subsection (a)(2).
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.92-2020, SEC.101; P.L.63-2021, SEC.2; P.L.242-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 16. Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship Program and Fund › 21-12-16-5.5. Transition to Teaching Scholarship Qualifications

Sec. 5.5. An applicant who is enrolled in a transition to teaching program after June 30, 2023, may qualify for a scholarship under section 8.5 of this chapter. To qualify for a scholarship, an applicant must:
(1) apply for a scholarship on a form supplied by the commission;
(2) possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited postsecondary four (4) year institution;
(3) have enrolled in a transition to teaching program described in IC 20-28-4;
(4) agree in writing to:
(A) complete a transition to teaching program described in IC 20-28-4 and obtain an initial practitioner license under IC 20-28; and
(B) teach for at least five (5) consecutive years in a public school or an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) in Indiana after obtaining the initial practitioner license under IC 20-28-4-6; and
(5) meet any other criteria established by the commission.
As added by P.L.242-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 16. Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship Program and Fund › 21-12-16-6. Consideration of Applications; Priority

Sec. 6. (a) The commission shall consider each application and determine the eligibility of the applicant for the scholarship. The commission shall give priority to recent high school graduates, students pursuing teacher shortage areas as described in 34 CFR 682.210(q)(6), and students showing significant financial need when selecting applicants.
(b) The commission shall also give priority to an individual who is a member of a household with an annual income of not more than the amount required for the individual to qualify for the free or reduced price lunch program under the national school lunch program as determined for the immediately preceding taxable year for the household for which the individual was claimed as a dependent.
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.63-2021, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 16. Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship Program and Fund › 21-12-16-7. Contract Requirements

Sec. 7. Before receiving a scholarship under this chapter, the applicant must enter into a contract with the commission agreeing to:
(1) the terms and conditions described in section 5(a)(5) or 5.5(4) of this chapter, as applicable; and
(2) any other terms and conditions established by the commission.
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.242-2023, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 16. Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship Program and Fund › 21-12-16-7.5. Capacity of Students Who Are at Least 17 Years of Age to Enter Contract

Sec. 7.5. A student who:
(1) is at least seventeen (17) years of age; and
(2) enters into a contract for a scholarship under this chapter to defray the expense of attending any postsecondary educational institution;
has full legal capacity to act in the student's own behalf in this transaction and is subject to any obligation that arises from the contract.
As added by P.L.9-2021, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 16. Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship Program and Fund › 21-12-16-8. Amount of Scholarship Awards; Limits; Distribution

Note: This version of section amended by P.L.161-2023, SEC.2. See also following version of this section amended by P.L.242-2023, SEC.4.
Sec. 8. (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), if an applicant meets the requirements under this chapter, the commission may award, for not more than four (4) academic years, a scholarship to the applicant in an amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each academic year that the applicant attends the accredited postsecondary educational institution approved by the commission under section 10 of this chapter.
(b) The commission may not award a scholarship under this chapter in an amount of more than a total of forty thousand dollars ($40,000) to an individual applicant.
(c) If the total amount to be distributed from the fund in a state fiscal year exceeds the amount available for distribution, the amount to be distributed to each eligible applicant shall be proportionately reduced so that the total reductions equal the amount of the excess.
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.161-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 16. Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship Program and Fund › 21-12-16-8-b. Amount of Scholarship Awards; Limits; Distribution

Note: This version of section amended by P.L.242-2023, SEC.4. See also preceding version of this section amended by P.L.161-2023, SEC.2.
Sec. 8. (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), if an applicant meets the requirements under section 5 of this chapter, the commission may award, for not more than four (4) academic years, a scholarship to the applicant in an amount of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for each academic year that the applicant attends the accredited postsecondary educational institution approved by the commission under section 10 of this chapter.
(b) The commission may not do the following:
(1) Award a scholarship under section 5 of this chapter in an amount of more than a total of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) to an individual applicant.
(2) Award scholarships under section 5 of this chapter to more than two hundred (200) new applicants each academic year.
(c) If the total amount to be distributed from the fund in a state fiscal year exceeds the amount available for distribution, the amount to be distributed to each eligible applicant shall be proportionately reduced so that the total reductions equal the amount of the excess.
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.242-2023, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 16. Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship Program and Fund › 21-12-16-8.5. Amount of Scholarship Awards for Transition to Teaching Applicants; Limits

Sec. 8.5. (a) Subject to subsection (b), if an applicant meets the requirements under section 5.5 of this chapter, the commission may award a one (1) time nonrenewable scholarship to the applicant in an amount of up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for transition to teaching program and initial practitioner licensure costs under IC 20-28-4.
(b) The total annual amount of scholarships awarded by the commission under this section may not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000). If the total amount of scholarships exceeds the limit under this subsection, the commission shall reduce the scholarships awarded under subsection (a) in a manner prescribed by the commission.
As added by P.L.242-2023, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 16. Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship Program and Fund › 21-12-16-9. Standards to Maintain Eligibility; Petition for Exception; Extenuating Circumstances

Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the commission shall establish standards that a student must meet to remain eligible to receive a scholarship under this chapter. The standards must include the following:
(1) Maintaining a cumulative minimum grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
(2) Enrolling in and completing at least fifteen (15) credit hours each semester or its equivalent.
(3) Any other requirements the commission considers necessary.
(b) The commission may allow a student who fails to meet the standards described in subsection (a) and is ineligible for an award during the next academic year to maintain eligibility if the student submits a petition to the commission in a manner prescribed by the commission so that the commission may make a determination that extenuating circumstances, as determined by the commission, prevented the student from meeting the standards described in subsection (a).
(c) If the commission grants a waiver under subsection (b), the commission may:
(1) place the student on probationary status; and
(2) establish additional requirements for the student.
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 16. Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship Program and Fund › 21-12-16-10. Approval of Accredited Postsecondary Educational Institutions; Standards for Teacher Education

Sec. 10. (a) The commission may not award a scholarship under section 5 of this chapter to an applicant unless the applicant has applied to and been accepted for enrollment in an accredited postsecondary educational institution approved by the commission under this section.
(b) The commission shall establish standards for teacher education that an accredited postsecondary educational institution must meet to receive approval by the commission under this section, including the:
(1) information an accredited postsecondary educational institution is required to submit to the commission regarding the institution's teacher education program; and
(2) criteria and standards for approval.
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.242-2023, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 16. Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship Program and Fund › 21-12-16-11. Repayment of Scholarship Award; Failure to Complete Teacher Education or Transition to Teaching Program

Sec. 11. (a) An individual who:
(1) received a scholarship under section 5 of this chapter;
(2) is no longer enrolled in an accredited postsecondary educational institution approved by the commission under section 10 of this chapter; and
(3) did not receive a baccalaureate degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution approved by the commission under section 10 of this chapter;
shall repay the amount of the scholarship awarded to the individual under this chapter in a timely fashion, as determined by the commission.
(b) An individual who:
(1) received a scholarship under section 5.5 of this chapter;
(2) is no longer enrolled in a transition to teaching program under IC 20-28-4; and
(3) did not receive an initial practitioner license after completing a transition to teaching program described in IC 20-28-4;
shall repay the amount of the scholarship awarded to the individual under this chapter in a timely fashion, as determined by the commission.
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.242-2023, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 16. Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship Program and Fund › 21-12-16-12. Repayment of Scholarship Award; Failure to Teach; Petition for Extension of Time; Waive Repayment; Agreement for Collection of Repayment

Sec. 12. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), if an individual:
(1) receives a scholarship under section 5 or 5.5 of this chapter; and
(2) fails to teach in a public school or an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) in Indiana for at least five (5) consecutive years as described in section 5(a)(5) or 5.5(4) of this chapter, as applicable;
the individual shall repay the total amount of the scholarship awarded to the individual under this chapter in a timely fashion. The total amount that an individual is required to repay shall be reduced by twenty percent (20%), as determined by the commission, for each consecutive year the individual teaches at a public school or eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7).
(b) The commission may extend the length of time in which an individual must complete the requirements of an agreement described in section 5(a)(5) or 5.5(4) of this chapter if the individual submits a petition to the commission in a manner prescribed by the commission and the commission makes a determination that extenuating circumstances, as determined by the commission, prevented the individual from timely meeting the requirements described in section 5(a)(5) or 5.5(4) of this chapter, as applicable.
(c) The commission may waive repayment under subsection (a) if the individual has been declared to be totally and permanently disabled under 34 CFR 685.213.
(d) The commission may enter into an agreement with the department of state revenue established by IC 6-8.1-2-1 or another third party vendor to assist in the enforcement of subsection (a) and section 11 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.242-2023, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 16. Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship Program and Fund › 21-12-16-13. Same School Not Required for Teaching Requirement

Sec. 13. An individual who receives a scholarship under this chapter is not required to teach at the same public school or eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) in Indiana for five (5) consecutive years.
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 16. Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship Program and Fund › 21-12-16-15. Other Scholarships or Forms of Financial Aid; Conditions

Sec. 15. (a) Subject to subsection (c), the amount of a scholarship awarded under this chapter may not be reduced because the student receives other scholarships or forms of financial aid.
(b) Except as otherwise provided under law and subject to subsection (c), the amount of any other state financial aid received by a student may not be reduced because the student receives a scholarship under this chapter.
(c) The total amount of scholarships or other financial aid a student receives may not exceed the total amount of expenses to attend the accredited postsecondary educational institution, including tuition, room, board, and other fees.
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 16. Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship Program and Fund › 21-12-16-16. Scholarship Subject to Appropriation

Sec. 16. An applicant is eligible to receive a scholarship under this chapter only if an appropriation has been made to carry out the specific purposes of this chapter.
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 16. Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship Program and Fund › 21-12-16-17. Records; Report

Sec. 17. (a) The commission shall maintain complete and accurate records in implementing the next generation Hoosier educators scholarship fund established by section 3 of this chapter, including records of the following:
(1) The receipt, disbursement, and uses of money from the fund.
(2) The number of applications for the next generation Hoosier educators scholarship.
(3) The number and amount of next generation Hoosier educators scholarships that have been provided by the commission.
(4) Any other information collected concerning the fund or next generation Hoosier educators scholarships awarded under this chapter.
(b) Not later than November 1, 2017, and each November 1 thereafter, the commission shall submit a report to the governor and, in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, to the general assembly summarizing the records described in subsection (a).
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 16.5. Next Generation Hoosier Minority Educators Scholarship › 21-12-16.5-1. "Program"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "program" means the next generation Hoosier minority educators scholarship program established by section 2 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.161-2023, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 16.5. Next Generation Hoosier Minority Educators Scholarship › 21-12-16.5-2. Program Established; Applications

Sec. 2. (a) The next generation Hoosier minority educators scholarship program is established.
(b) The commission shall receive and consider applications for a next generation Hoosier minority educators scholarship under this chapter.
As added by P.L.161-2023, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 16.5. Next Generation Hoosier Minority Educators Scholarship › 21-12-16.5-3. Next Generation Hoosier Minority Educators Scholarship Fund

Sec. 3. (a) The next generation Hoosier minority educators scholarship fund is established for the purpose of providing scholarships to attract and retain eligible applicants to the teaching profession.
(b) The fund consists of the following:
(1) Appropriations made by the 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.161-2023, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 16.5. Next Generation Hoosier Minority Educators Scholarship › 21-12-16.5-4. Commission for Higher Education Duties

Sec. 4. The commission shall do all the following:
(1) Develop a promotional program to inform and attract students to participate in the next generation Hoosier minority educators scholarship program.
(2) Establish protocols and procedures concerning the application process for the program.
(3) Develop protocols, in consultation with accredited postsecondary educational institutions approved by the commission under section 10 of this chapter, to ensure successful completion of the program and assist graduates in completing the requirements of the program.
(4) Establish, in coordination with the governor's office, a guide for the management of the program by commission personnel.
(5) Designate personnel to manage the program.
As added by P.L.161-2023, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 16.5. Next Generation Hoosier Minority Educators Scholarship › 21-12-16.5-5. Scholarship Qualifications

Sec. 5. (a) An applicant who is enrolled in an accredited postsecondary educational institution may qualify for a scholarship under this chapter. To qualify for a scholarship, an applicant must:
(1) apply for a scholarship on a form supplied by the commission;
(2) except as provided in subsection (b), have graduated from an Indiana nonaccredited nonpublic or state accredited high school accredited under IC 20-31-4.1 and:
(A) graduated in the highest twenty percent (20%) of students in the applicant's high school graduating class;
(B) received a score in the top twentieth percentile on the SAT or ACT examination; or
(C) achieved a cumulative grade point average upon graduation of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 grading scale (or its equivalent if another grading scale is used) for courses taken during grades 9, 10, 11, and 12;
(3) have participated in school activities and community service activities during high school;
(4) have applied to and been accepted for enrollment in an accredited postsecondary educational institution approved by the commission under section 10 of this chapter;
(5) agree in writing to:
(A) obtain a license to teach under IC 20-28-5; and
(B) teach for at least five (5) consecutive years in a public school or an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) in Indiana after graduating with a baccalaureate degree from the accredited postsecondary educational institution described in subdivision (4);
(6) meet the definition of a minority under IC 21-13-1-6; and
(7) meet any other criteria established by the commission.
(b) A student who graduates from a nonaccredited nonpublic school must meet the requirement described in subsection (a)(2)(B) in order to meet the eligibility requirement described in subsection (a)(2).
As added by P.L.161-2023, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 16.5. Next Generation Hoosier Minority Educators Scholarship › 21-12-16.5-6. Consideration of Applications; Priority

Sec. 6. (a) The commission shall consider each application and determine the eligibility of the applicant for the scholarship. The commission shall give priority to recent high school graduates, students pursuing teacher shortage areas as described in 34 CFR 682.210(q)(6), and students showing significant financial need when selecting applicants.
(b) The commission shall also give priority to an individual who is a member of a household with an annual income of not more than the amount required for the individual to qualify for the free or reduced price lunch program under the national school lunch program as determined for the immediately preceding taxable year for the household for which the individual was claimed as a dependent.
As added by P.L.161-2023, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 16.5. Next Generation Hoosier Minority Educators Scholarship › 21-12-16.5-7. Contract Requirements

Sec. 7. Before receiving a scholarship under this chapter, the applicant must enter into a contract with the commission agreeing to:
(1) the terms and conditions described in section 5(a)(5) of this chapter; and
(2) any other terms and conditions established by the commission.
As added by P.L.161-2023, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 16.5. Next Generation Hoosier Minority Educators Scholarship › 21-12-16.5-7.5. Capacity of Students Who Are at Least 17 Years of Age to Enter Contract

Sec. 7.5. A student who:
(1) is at least seventeen (17) years of age; and
(2) enters into a contract for a scholarship under this chapter to defray the expense of attending any postsecondary educational institution;
has full legal capacity to act in the student's own behalf in this transaction and is subject to any obligation that arises from the contract.
As added by P.L.161-2023, SEC.3.