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2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 9. Education Savings Programs › Chapter 7. Indiana Family College Savings Programs › 21-9-7-2. Repealed

As added by P.L.165-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.135-2002, SEC.22; P.L.2-2007, SEC.250; P.L.107-2012, SEC.12; P.L.205-2013, SEC.313. Repealed by P.L.70-2017, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 9. Education Savings Programs › Chapter 7. Indiana Family College Savings Programs › 21-9-7-7. Use of Funds as Loan Security Prohibited

Sec. 7. Funds held in an account of an education savings program that may be established under this article may not be used by an account owner or account beneficiary as security for a loan.
As added by P.L.25-1999, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.135-2002, SEC.24.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 9. Education Savings Programs › Chapter 7. Indiana Family College Savings Programs › 21-9-7-8. Maximum Account Balance

Sec. 8. (a) Contributions to an account may not exceed the amount necessary to provide for the qualified higher education expenses of the account beneficiary.
(b) The authority shall adopt rules or emergency rules under IC 4-22-2 to determine the maximum account balance applicable to all accounts of account beneficiaries with the same expected year of enrollment.
As added by P.L.25-1999, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.135-2002, SEC.25.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 9. Education Savings Programs › Chapter 7. Indiana Family College Savings Programs › 21-9-7-9. Authorization to Adopt Rules to Establish a Penalty

Sec. 9. The authority may adopt rules or emergency rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish a penalty for a distribution that is not used exclusively for the qualified higher education expenses of an account beneficiary. However, the authority may not establish a penalty for distributions described in IC 21-9-7-1(1).
As added by P.L.25-1999, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.135-2002, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 9. Education Savings Programs › Chapter 8. Indiana Family College Savings Trust Program › 21-9-8-1. College Choice Plan; Administration of Trust Funds

Sec. 1. (a) The board shall establish a trust program known as the college choice plan.
(b) The board shall administer any trust fund established under this article, including the college choice plan, in a manner designed to be actuarially sound, so that the assets of the trust fund are sufficient to defray the obligations of the trust fund, including the program account.
As added by P.L.165-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.135-2002, SEC.27.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 9. Education Savings Programs › Chapter 8. Indiana Family College Savings Trust Program › 21-9-8-2. Deposits of Money; Division of Trust Fund Into Separate Accounts

Sec. 2. (a) The money received under the trust program, including the college choice plan, by the authority from account owners and contributors for the benefit of account beneficiaries shall be deposited in the program account.
(b) Any appropriations made by the general assembly for:
(1) operating, administrative, and capital expenses;
(2) benefits and incentives; or
(3) any other purpose related to the trust program or the trust fund;
shall be deposited in the administrative account.
(c) The money received under the trust program by the authority by gift, bequest, donation, or devise or from a source that is not described in subsection (a) or (b) shall be deposited:
(1) in the endowment fund for the benefit of the trust program; or
(2) to individual accounts as determined by the board to be appropriate.
(d) The board may divide the trust fund into further separate accounts. The accounts of the trust fund may be divided into separate subaccounts as the board may determine periodically.
As added by P.L.165-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.135-2002, SEC.28.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 9. Education Savings Programs › Chapter 10. Miscellaneous Provisions › 21-9-10-1. Purchases; Acquisition and Disposition of Property

Sec. 1. The authority may:
(1) contract for the purchase of supplies, goods, or services; and
(2) acquire and dispose of any real or personal property without regard to IC 4-13 and IC 5-22.
As added by P.L.165-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.49-1997, SEC.62.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 9. Education Savings Programs › Chapter 10. Miscellaneous Provisions › 21-9-10-2. Exemption of Accounts From State Taxation

Sec. 2. (a) Accounts and all earnings or interest on accounts are exempt from taxation in Indiana to the extent that those accounts, earnings, and interest are exempt from federal taxation under the Internal Revenue Code, subject to any penalties that are established for education savings programs under this article.
(b) Distributions under IC 6-3-2-19 from an account used to pay qualified higher education expenses are exempt from the adjusted gross income tax imposed by IC 6-3-1 through IC 6-3-7.
As added by P.L.165-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.15-2001, SEC.2; P.L.135-2002, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 9. Education Savings Programs › Chapter 10. Miscellaneous Provisions › 21-9-10-3. No Responsibility by State or Higher Education Institutions to Fulfill Obligations of Authority

Sec. 3. This article may not be construed as an obligation of the state or a college or university to assume any responsibility for fulfilling any obligation of the authority or any education savings program.
As added by P.L.165-1996, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.251.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 9. Education Savings Programs › Chapter 10. Miscellaneous Provisions › 21-9-10-4. Liberal Construction of Article

Sec. 4. This article shall be construed liberally to effectuate the purposes and objectives of this article. The purposes and objectives of this article and the provisions of this article that grant powers shall be broadly interpreted to effectuate the article's purposes and objectives and not to imply any limitation of powers.
As added by P.L.165-1996, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 11. Repealed

[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citations:
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Repealed by P.L.107-2012, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-12-1-2. "Academic Term"

Sec. 2. "Academic term" means a semester, a trimester, a quarter, or any other equivalent term set forth by an eligible institution and used to divide an academic year into periods in which classes are held.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-22.1-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Amended by P.L.281-2013, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-12-1-3. "Academic Year"

Sec. 3. "Academic year" means the period from September 1 of a year through August 31 of the next year.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citations: 20-12-21-3(1); 20-12-22.1-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-12-1-4. "Active Duty"

Sec. 4. "Active duty" means full-time service in:
(1) the National Guard (as defined in IC 10-16-1-13); or
(2) any reserve component of the:
(A) Indiana National Guard; or
(B) armed forces;
that exceeds thirty (30) consecutive days in a calendar year.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21-5.1(f) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-12-1-4.5. "Adult Student Grant"

Sec. 4.5. "Adult student grant" refers to a monetary award under IC 21-12-8 from the adult student grant fund.
As added by P.L.234-2015, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-12-1-5. "Approved Secondary School"

Sec. 5. "Approved secondary school" means:
(1) a public high school located in Indiana; and
(2) any school, located in or outside Indiana, that in the judgment of the secretary of education provides a course of instruction at the secondary level and maintains standards of instruction substantially equivalent to those of public high schools located in Indiana.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citations: 20-12-21-3(3); 20-12-22.1-4.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Amended by P.L.43-2021, SEC.140.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-12-1-6. "Commission"

Sec. 6. "Commission" refers to the commission for higher education.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-70-1.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Amended by P.L.107-2012, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-12-1-7. "Contributor"

Sec. 7. "Contributor" means an individual or a for profit corporation, partnership, or other for profit entity.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-70.1-2.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-12-1-7.5. "Credit Hours"

Sec. 7.5. "Credit hours" refers to credit hours used in a traditional semester school, in which an associate degree typically requires sixty (60) credit hours and a baccalaureate degree typically requires one hundred twenty (120) credit hours.
As added by P.L.281-2013, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-12-1-8. "Eligible Institution"

Sec. 8. "Eligible institution", for the purposes of:
(1) IC 21-12-6, refers to a postsecondary educational institution that qualifies as an eligible institution under IC 21-12-6-4; and
(2) IC 21-12-8, refers to a postsecondary educational institution that:
(A) operates in Indiana;
(B) is either operated by the state or operated nonprofit;
(C) operates an organized program of postsecondary education leading to a technical certificate, nursing diploma, or associate or baccalaureate degree; and
(D) is authorized by the department of workforce development under IC 22-4.1-21 or accredited by:
(i) a recognized regional accrediting agency;
(ii) the board for proprietary education under IC 21-18.5-6; or
(iii) the Indiana state board of nursing.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-22.1-3.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Amended by P.L.107-2012, SEC.15; P.L.152-2018, SEC.11; P.L.157-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-12-1-9. "Eligible Student"

Sec. 9. "Eligible student" refers to an individual who qualifies to participate in the twenty-first century scholars program under IC 21-12-6-5.
[2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-12-1-10. "Frank O'bannon Grant"

Sec. 10. "Frank O'Bannon grant" refers to grants designated as the following:
(1) The higher education award.
(2) The freedom of choice award.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21-5.1(f) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-12-1-11. "Fund"

Sec. 11. "Fund":
(1) for purposes of IC 21-12-6, refers to the twenty-first century scholars fund established by IC 21-12-6-2;
(2) for purposes of IC 21-12-7, refers to the twenty-first century scholars program support fund established by IC 21-12-7-1; and
(3) for purposes of IC 21-12-8, refers to the adult student grant fund established by IC 21-12-8-1.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citations: 20-12-22.1-6; 20-12-70.1-4; 20-12-70-3.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Amended by P.L.234-2015, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-12-1-11.5. "Prior Learning Assessment"

Sec. 11.5. "Prior learning assessment" refers to an evaluation through which an eligible institution grants college credit for knowledge or skills learned outside the eligible institution (as defined in section 8(2) of this chapter) without requiring that a student:
(1) enroll in a course; or
(2) pay the equivalent of full tuition and fees for an equivalent course.
As added by P.L.191-2017, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-12-1-12. Repealed

[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-22.1-7.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Repealed by P.L.234-2015, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-12-1-13. "Program"

Sec. 13. "Program" refers to the twenty-first century scholars program established by IC 21-12-6-1.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-70-5.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-12-1-14. "Scholarship"

Sec. 14. "Scholarship", for the purposes of IC 21-12-6, refers to a twenty-first century scholarship awarded under IC 21-12-6.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-70-7.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-12-1-15. "Scholarship Applicant"

Sec. 15. "Scholarship applicant" refers to an individual who qualifies for a twenty-first century scholarship under IC 21-12-6-6.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions › 21-12-1-16. "Scholarship Recipient"

Sec. 16. "Scholarship recipient" refers to an individual who is awarded a twenty-first century scholarship under IC 21-12-6.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-70.1-3.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1.2. General Provisions › 21-12-1.2-1. Transfer of Funds

Sec. 1. The commission may order the auditor of state to transfer money among the freedom of choice grant fund, the higher education award fund, the twenty-first century scholars fund, and the adult student grant fund as needed to meet the obligations of the funds for a particular state fiscal year. The auditor of state shall make a transfer ordered by the commission with the approval of the budget director and the governor.
As added by P.L.234-2015, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1.2. General Provisions › 21-12-1.2-2. Transfer of Funds at End of State Fiscal Year

Sec. 2. (a) At the end of each state fiscal year, the commission shall determine the amount of the appropriation remaining in the following funds:
(1) Higher education award fund established under IC 21-12-3-19.
(2) Freedom of choice grant fund established under IC 21-12-4-5.
(3) Twenty-first century scholars fund established by IC 21-12-6-2.
(4) Adult student grant fund established by IC 21-12-8-1.
(b) At the end of each state fiscal year, the commission may order the auditor of state to transfer money among the funds listed in subsection (a) if the commission determines that the remaining appropriation in a particular fund could be used by eligible applicants for an award under another fund listed in subsection (a) in the following state fiscal year. The auditor of state shall make the transfer ordered by the commission with the approval of the budget director and the governor.
As added by P.L.234-2015, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1.2. General Provisions › 21-12-1.2-3. 529 Education Savings Plan

Sec. 3. Except as otherwise provided under federal law, the money in an account (as defined in IC 21-9-2-2) of an education savings program (as defined in IC 21-9-2-11) may not be considered as a resource or asset in determining an applicant's or recipient's eligibility for any scholarship, grant, or award administered by the commission.
As added by P.L.70-2017, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1.2. General Provisions › 21-12-1.2-4. Census Income Exclusion in Determining Eligibility

Sec. 4. Except as otherwise provided under federal law, income that an individual earns employed at a temporary job as a census worker may not be considered as a resource, asset, or income in determining an applicant's or recipient's eligibility for any scholarship, grant, or award administered by the commission.
As added by P.L.14-2020, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1.5. Awards for Students With Associate Degrees › 21-12-1.5-0.5. Application

Sec. 0.5. This chapter applies to a student who initially enrolls in an eligible institution before September 1, 2013.
As added by P.L.281-2013, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1.5. Awards for Students With Associate Degrees › 21-12-1.5-1. Application

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to an individual who:
(1) did not graduate from high school with an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic honors designation;
(2) has received an associate degree;
(3) after receiving the associate degree, enrolls in a baccalaureate degree program; and
(4) otherwise qualifies for an award.
As added by P.L.169-2011, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.192-2018, SEC.50.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1.5. Awards for Students With Associate Degrees › 21-12-1.5-2. "Award"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "award" means any monetary grant made by the commission from:
(1) appropriations for higher education awards or freedom of choice grants;
(2) federal funds; or
(3) other appropriations, grants, gifts, or bequests.
As added by P.L.169-2011, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1.5. Awards for Students With Associate Degrees › 21-12-1.5-3. "Eligible Student"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "eligible student" refers to an individual described in section 1 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.169-2011, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1.5. Awards for Students With Associate Degrees › 21-12-1.5-4. Eligibility; Maximum Award

Sec. 4. An eligible student is eligible for the same maximum award as a similarly situated individual who graduates from high school with an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic honors designation.
As added by P.L.169-2011, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.192-2018, SEC.51.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1.5. Awards for Students With Associate Degrees › 21-12-1.5-5. Rule Voided

Sec. 5. 585 IAC 1-9-9 is void to the extent that it conflicts with section 4 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.169-2011, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1.7. Establishment of Award Amounts by the Commission for Higher Education › 21-12-1.7-1. "Academic Honors Student"

Sec. 1. For purposes of this chapter, "academic honors student" refers to a student who:
(1) for the student's first academic year, graduated from high school with an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic honors designation or technical honors designation; or
(2) for a student's most recently concluded academic year that is after the student's first academic year, maintained a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 grading scale or its equivalent as established by the eligible institution.
As added by P.L.281-2013, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.192-2018, SEC.52.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1.7. Establishment of Award Amounts by the Commission for Higher Education › 21-12-1.7-2. "Accelerated Progress"

Sec. 2. For purposes of this chapter, "accelerated progress" means successfully completing at least thirty-nine (39) credit hours or the equivalent during the student's first academic year or second academic year.
As added by P.L.281-2013, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.165-2016, SEC.1; P.L.10-2019, SEC.90.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1.7. Establishment of Award Amounts by the Commission for Higher Education › 21-12-1.7-3. Annual Publication of Schedule of Award Amounts; Applying Credits

Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to an academic year beginning after August 31, 2014. The commission shall publish annually a schedule of award amounts for the higher education award and freedom of choice grant issued under this article. The schedule must provide award amounts on the basis of the federal needs calculation. The federal needs calculation shall be derived from information submitted on the recipient's financial aid application form. The commission shall determine award amounts separately for:
(1) recipients attending approved public state educational institutions (except Ivy Tech Community College);
(2) Ivy Tech Community College;
(3) recipients attending a nonprofit college or university listed in IC 21-7-13-6(a)(1)(C); and
(4) recipients attending approved postsecondary credit bearing proprietary institutions.
(b) This subsection applies to an academic year beginning after August 31, 2017. The schedule of award amounts published under subsection (a) must offer a larger award to first time and prior recipients who successfully completed:
(1) at least thirty (30) credit hours or the equivalent during the last academic year in which the student received state financial aid; or
(2) at least thirty (30) credit hours or the equivalent during the last academic year in which the student was enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution.
(c) In determining eligibility under subsection (b), the commission shall apply all the following types of credits regardless of whether the credits were completed during the last academic year described in subsection (b)(1) or (b)(2):
(1) Credits earned from dual credit, advanced placement, Cambridge International, and international baccalaureate courses.
(2) College credits earned during high school.
(3) Credits earned exceeding thirty (30) credit hours during a previous academic year in which a student received state financial aid.
(d) The schedule of award amounts shall set forth an amount for recipients described in subsection (a)(1) that is equal to fifty percent (50%) of the amount for recipients described in subsection (a)(3).
As added by P.L.281-2013, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.2-2014, SEC.91; P.L.165-2016, SEC.2; P.L.191-2018, SEC.21; P.L.10-2019, SEC.91; P.L.52-2022, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1.7. Establishment of Award Amounts by the Commission for Higher Education › 21-12-1.7-4. Additional Awards; Performance Incentives

Sec. 4. (a) The commission shall offer an additional award to a recipient who:
(1) is an academic honors student;
(2) received an associate degree before enrolling in a baccalaureate degree program; or
(3) made accelerated progress during the recipient's most recently concluded academic year.
(b) The commission may establish one (1) or more student performance incentives in addition to those listed under subsection (a).
(c) The commission shall determine the amount of each incentive bonus annually, based on the available appropriation.
As added by P.L.281-2013, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.165-2016, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1.7. Establishment of Award Amounts by the Commission for Higher Education › 21-12-1.7-5. Reduction of Awards

Sec. 5. If the sum of awards under sections 3 and 4 of this chapter exceeds the appropriation in a given year, the commission shall reduce the level of awards offered under section 4 of this chapter as necessary so that the sum of awards under sections 3 and 4 of this chapter does not exceed the appropriation.
As added by P.L.281-2013, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.234-2015, SEC.5; P.L.165-2016, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 1.7. Establishment of Award Amounts by the Commission for Higher Education › 21-12-1.7-6. Use of Annual Award Amounts

Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "annual award amount" refers to:
(1) for a recipient of a Frank O'Bannon award, the amount a recipient is entitled to receive under sections 3 and 4 of this chapter; or
(2) for a recipient of a twenty-first century scholars award, the amount a recipient is entitled to receive under IC 21-12-6.
(b) The annual award amount may be used in any of the academic terms offered by an eligible institution, including summer terms.
(c) An eligible institution, in consultation with the recipient, may reserve up to one hundred percent (100%) of a recipient's annual award amount for use in the summer.
As added by P.L.281-2013, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 2. Exclusion of Military Compensation From Financial Resources; Frank O'bannon Grants › 21-12-2-1. Application

Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to a person called to active duty after September 11, 2001.
(b) When determining financial eligibility for a Frank O'Bannon grant, the commission may exclude any salary for service on active duty.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21-5.1(f) part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 2. Exclusion of Military Compensation From Financial Resources; Frank O'bannon Grants › 21-12-2-2. Exclusion of Certain Financial Benefits or Resources Received by Veteran Students; Determination of Financial Aid Eligibility

Sec. 2. (a) This section applies to an individual who receives financial benefits or financial resources from the following sources:
(1) The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended, and other acts of Congress granting a right, privilege, or benefit to veterans.
(2) The federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) and amendments to that statute, including programs administered by the division of disability and rehabilitative services established by IC 12-9-1-1 under the federal act.
(3) The federal Social Security Act.
(b) When determining financial eligibility for need based financial aid available to a veteran student (as defined in IC 21-41-12-2), the commission shall exclude any financial benefit or financial resources received by the veteran student from any of the following sources:
(1) The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended, and other acts of Congress granting a right, privilege, or benefit to veterans.
(2) The federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) and amendments to that statute, including programs administered by the division of disability and rehabilitative services established by IC 12-9-1-1 under the federal act.
(3) The federal Social Security Act.
As added by P.L.22-2018, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 3. Higher Education Awards › 21-12-3-2. Limitation on Eligibility

Sec. 2. A higher education award recipient is not eligible for assistance after the recipient has received an award for the number of academic terms that constitutes four (4) undergraduate academic years.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21-6(b).]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Amended by P.L.281-2013, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 3. Higher Education Awards › 21-12-3-3. Eligibility for Awards

Sec. 3. To maintain eligibility a student is not required to:
(1) attend an approved postsecondary educational institution; or
(2) receive an award;
in consecutive semesters or quarters.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21-6(c).]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Amended by P.L.125-2008, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 3. Higher Education Awards › 21-12-3-4. Eligibility for Awards; Satisfactory Progress

Sec. 4. A student who:
(1) participates in:
(A) a nursing diploma program that is accredited by the Indiana state board of nursing and operated by a hospital;
(B) a technical certificate or associate degree program at Ivy Tech Community College;
(C) a technical certificate or associate degree program at Vincennes University; or
(D) an associate degree program at a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institution that qualifies as an approved postsecondary educational institution; and
(2) meets the requirements in sections 1 and 2 of this chapter for a first year higher education award except the requirement of satisfactory progress toward a first baccalaureate degree;
is eligible to receive a state higher education award under this chapter. However, the student must make satisfactory progress toward obtaining the diploma, technical certificate, or associate degree to remain eligible for the award.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21-6.1(a).]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Amended by P.L.125-2008, SEC.2; P.L.107-2012, SEC.17; P.L.165-2016, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 3. Higher Education Awards › 21-12-3-6. Financial Resources Available to Student

Sec. 6. In determining the financial resources available to a student for a higher education award, the commission may not consider principal or interest, including an original issue discount that qualifies as interest excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes, on a bond that is:
(1) issued by a:
(A) public body corporate and politic of the state; or
(B) state educational institution;
designated by the governor as a college savings bond and purchased after December 31, 1989; or
(2) a United States savings bond purchased after December 31, 1989, if the interest is claimed as exempt from federal taxation under Section 135 of the Internal Revenue Code.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21-6.2.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 3. Higher Education Awards › 21-12-3-7. Publication of Rules

Sec. 7. The commission shall publish and make available to every applicant all its rules governing the awarding and denial of higher education awards. The rules must state specifically the conditions under which an award once issued may be withdrawn or reduced.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21-6.5.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 3. Higher Education Awards › 21-12-3-8. Issuance of First Year Awards; Priorities

Sec. 8. For each academic year, first year higher education awards shall be issued to as many qualified persons as the current biennial appropriation allows. Applicants who are least able to provide funds for the cost of education shall be given priority in the awarding of higher education award funds.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21-7(a).]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 3. Higher Education Awards › 21-12-3-9. Renewal of Awards; Applying Credits

Sec. 9. (a) A higher education award for a student in a program leading to a baccalaureate degree may be renewed for a total of three (3) undergraduate academic years following the academic year of the first award or until an earlier time as the student receives a degree normally obtained in four (4) undergraduate academic years. A higher education award for a student in a program leading to a technical certificate or an undergraduate associate degree may be renewed for the number of academic years normally required to obtain a certificate or degree in the student's program. The commission may grant a renewal only upon application and only upon its finding that:
(1) the applicant has successfully completed the work of a preceding year;
(2) the applicant remains domiciled in Indiana;
(3) the recipient's financial situation continues to warrant an award, based on the financial requirements set forth in section (1)(a)(3) of this chapter;
(4) the applicant is eligible under section 2 of this chapter;
(5) the student maintains satisfactory academic progress, as determined by the eligible institution; and
(6) beginning in an academic year beginning after August 31, 2017, the student successfully completes:
(A) at least twenty-four (24) credit hours or the equivalent during the last academic year in which the student received state financial aid; or
(B) at least twenty-four (24) credit hours or the equivalent during the last academic year in which the student was enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution.
(b) In determining eligibility under subsection (a)(6), the commission shall apply all the following types of credits regardless of whether the credits were completed during the last academic year described in subsection (a)(6)(A) or (a)(6)(B):
(1) Credits earned from dual credit, advanced placement, Cambridge International, and international baccalaureate courses.
(2) College credits earned during high school.
(3) Credits earned exceeding thirty (30) credit hours during a previous academic year in which a student received state financial aid.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21-7(b).]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Amended by P.L.125-2008, SEC.3; P.L.169-2011, SEC.3; P.L.281-2013, SEC.9; P.L.165-2016, SEC.7; P.L.191-2018, SEC.22; P.L.10-2019, SEC.92.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 3. Higher Education Awards › 21-12-3-9.2. Requirement to Meet With Intermediary, Employer, or Labor Organization; Background Check; Waiver; Annual Report

Sec. 9.2. (a) As used in this section, "intermediary" has the meaning set forth in IC 21-18-1-3.5.
(b) As used in this section, "labor organization" has the meaning set forth in IC 22-6-6-5.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (g), a student who receives an award under this chapter shall, during the:
(1) first undergraduate academic year that the student receives an award under this chapter; and
(2) third undergraduate academic year that the student receives an award under this chapter;
meet with at least one (1) intermediary, employer, or labor organization for not less than thirty (30) minutes to discuss current and future career opportunities and the necessary education levels for various careers.
(d) For purposes of subsection (c), a student may meet only with an intermediary, an employer, or a labor organization that is included on the list prepared under IC 21-18-19-1.
(e) The meeting required under subsection (c) must occur at a time and place convenient for the student. The approved postsecondary educational institution at which the student is enrolled in courses shall, upon request by the student, provide space for the meeting on property owned, used, or occupied by the educational institution.
(f) Before meeting with a student under subsection (c), an employer, individual employed by an intermediary, or individual employed by a labor organization must pass any background checks required by the approved postsecondary educational institution at which the student is enrolled in courses.
(g) If the approved postsecondary educational institution at which the student is enrolled in courses determines that no intermediaries, employers, or labor organizations are willing to meet with students under subsection (c), the educational institution may submit to the commission for higher education a written request to waive the meeting requirement.
(h) An intermediary, an employer, or a labor organization that meets with a student under subsection (c) shall submit an annual report to the commission for higher education in the manner established by the commission for higher education under IC 21-18-19-1.
As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.72.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 3. Higher Education Awards › 21-12-3-10. Additional Awards

Sec. 10. Out of funds available after commitments have been met under sections 8 and 9 of this chapter, awards shall be issued to persons who have successfully completed at least one (1) academic year but not more than three (3) academic years in approved postsecondary educational institutions if they meet the eligibility requirements of:
(1) sections 1, 2, and (if applicable) 9(a)(5) or 9(a)(6) of this chapter; or
(2) sections 4 and (if applicable) 9(a)(5) or 9(a)(6) of this chapter.
The awards shall be handled on the same basis as renewals under section 9 of this chapter.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21-7(c).]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Amended by P.L.125-2008, SEC.4; P.L.169-2011, SEC.4; P.L.281-2013, SEC.11; P.L.85-2017, SEC.86; P.L.10-2019, SEC.93.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 3. Higher Education Awards › 21-12-3-12. Applicants Least Able to Provide Funds for Education; Consideration of Principal or Interest on Bonds; Exemption

Sec. 12. In determining which applicants are least able to provide funds for the cost of education under section 8 of this chapter, the commission may not consider principal or interest, including an original issue discount that qualifies as interest excludable from gross income for federal income tax purposes, on a bond that is:
(1) issued by a:
(A) public body corporate and politic of the state; or
(B) state educational institution;
designated by the governor as a college savings bond and purchased after December 31, 1989; or
(2) a United States savings bond purchased after December 31, 1989, if the interest is claimed as exempt from federal taxation under Section 135 of the Internal Revenue Code.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21-7.1.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 3. Higher Education Awards › 21-12-3-13. Prohibition; Assistance to Confined Inmates

Sec. 13. The commission may not provide assistance under this chapter to a higher education award applicant or recipient who is:
(1) convicted of a felony;
(2) sentenced to a term of imprisonment for that felony; and
(3) confined for that felony at a penal facility (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-232).
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21-7.6.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Amended by P.L.229-2011, SEC.223; P.L.114-2012, SEC.43.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 3. Higher Education Awards › 21-12-3-14. Certification of Applicants

Sec. 14. The commission shall certify to the auditor of state the name and address of every applicant to whom an award has been issued. An award is effective during the academic year immediately following its award, and records and accounts relating to it shall be kept accordingly.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21-9.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 3. Higher Education Awards › 21-12-3-15. Enrollment

Sec. 15. An applicant to whom the commission has issued an award may apply for enrollment as a student in any approved postsecondary educational institution. However, the institution is not required to accept the applicant for enrollment, and the institution may require compliance with its own admissions requirements. If the institution accepts the applicant, it shall give written notice to the commission. The institution is entitled to the payments of tuition and other necessary fees and charges provided by the award that are incurred by the applicant. It shall provide facilities and instruction to the applicant on the same terms as to other students.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21-10(a).]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 3. Higher Education Awards › 21-12-3-16. Effect of Termination of Student Status

Sec. 16. If during an academic period a student enrolled in an institution under an award under this chapter ceases for any reason to be a student in good standing, the institution shall promptly give written notice to the commission as to the change of status and the reason for it. If under its current standards a fee or charge that has been paid as part of an award under this chapter would otherwise be refunded by the institution to the student, it shall be remitted to the auditor of state.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21-10(b).]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 3. Higher Education Awards › 21-12-3-17. Second Year Awards

Sec. 17. A student to whom a renewal award has been issued may either re-enroll in the approved postsecondary educational institution that the student attended during the preceding year or enroll in another approved postsecondary educational institution. In either event, the approved postsecondary educational institution accepting the student shall notify the commission. The approved postsecondary educational institution is entitled to payment and is contractually obligated as provided for first year awards.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21-10(c).]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 3. Higher Education Awards › 21-12-3-18. Award Account and Records

Sec. 18. The commission shall administer the higher education award account and related records of each student who is attending an approved postsecondary educational institution under an award issued under this chapter. At each appropriate time, it shall certify to the auditor of state, in the manner prescribed by law, the current payment to be made to the institution under the award. This shall be done in accordance with an appropriate certificate of the approved postsecondary educational institution presented by the time the payment is due under the rules of the approved postsecondary educational institution applicable to students generally, after the tuition and necessary fees have become fixed.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21-11.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 3. Higher Education Awards › 21-12-3-19. Higher Education Award Fund

Sec. 19. (a) The auditor of state shall create a separate and segregated higher education award fund distinct from the freedom of choice grant fund.
(b) All money disbursed from the higher education award fund shall be in accordance with this chapter.
(c) The expense of administering the fund may be paid from money in the fund.
(d) Money remaining in the higher education award fund at the end of any fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund but remains available to be used for making higher education awards under this chapter, or it may be transferred to another fund under this article as directed by the commission under IC 21-12-1.2-2.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21-11.5.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Amended by P.L.229-2011, SEC.224; P.L.234-2015, SEC.6; P.L.165-2016, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 3. Higher Education Awards › 21-12-3-20. Unspent Scholarship Money; Use

Sec. 20. If at the end of a fiscal year part of the money appropriated for that year for the purposes of this chapter remains unspent, it may be spent for those purposes during the next fiscal year, or it may be transferred to another fund under this article as directed by the commission under IC 21-12-1.2-2.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21-12.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Amended by P.L.234-2015, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 3. Higher Education Awards › 21-12-3-21. Repealed

[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21-12.5.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Amended by P.L.229-2011, SEC.225. Repealed by P.L.234-2015, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 12. General Scholarships and Grants › Chapter 4. Freedom of Choice Grant › 21-12-4-1. Freedom of Choice Program; Establishment

Sec. 1. The freedom of choice grant program is established. The commission shall administer the freedom of choice grant program.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21-15 part.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253.