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2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 17.5. Education and Career Support Services Pilot Program › 21-18-17.5-5. Duties of Participating State Educational Institutions

Sec. 5. (a) A state educational institution selected to participate in the pilot program shall do the following:
(1) Select adult students who meet the requirements under subsection (b) to participate in the pilot program.
(2) Employ education and career support coaches to advise, counsel, and provide information to adult students participating in the pilot program regarding:
(A) local and statewide employment opportunities;
(B) qualification, credentials, certifications, or degrees required for the employment opportunities described in clause (A);
(C) available transportation services, child care services, and housing;
(D) state and federal programs that provide financial support and other services;
(E) eligibility criteria for the programs described in clause (D); and
(F) education partnership grants available under the pilot program for the services and housing described in clause (C) and any other services or costs approved by the commission under section 4 of this chapter.
(3) Establish eligibility criteria and award education partnership grants to an adult student who participates in the pilot program for costs associated with:
(A) transportation services, child care services, and housing; and
(B) any other support services or costs approved by the commission under section 4 of this chapter.
(4) Determine the amount of an education partnership grant awarded under subsection (b).
(5) Meet any other requirements to participate in the pilot program as established by the commission.
(b) A state educational institution may select an adult student to participate in the pilot program if the adult student:
(1) is completing:
(A) an associate or bachelor's degree; or
(B) a technical certificate;
at a state educational institution campus selected under section 3 of this chapter;
(2) is a member of a household with an annual income that does not exceed two hundred fifty percent (250%) of the federal poverty level; and
(3) meets any other criteria established by the commission.
As added by P.L.216-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 17.5. Education and Career Support Services Pilot Program › 21-18-17.5-6. Use of Grants

Sec. 6. The commission may pursue grants, from any available sources, to be used for the purpose of providing funds to state educational institutions to implement the pilot program under this chapter.
As added by P.L.216-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 17.5. Education and Career Support Services Pilot Program › 21-18-17.5-7. Report to the Commission; Contents of Report

Sec. 7. Not later than July 1, 2024, and not later than July 1 each year thereafter, each state educational institution that participates in the pilot program shall prepare and submit to the commission a report that includes the following information regarding the state educational institution:
(1) The total number of education and career support coaches employed by the state educational institution during the academic year.
(2) The total number of adult students who participated in the pilot program and the demographics of the adult students during the academic year.
(3) The number and amount of each education partnership grant awarded during the academic year to adult students by the state educational institution under the pilot program and whether the grant was used for costs for:
(A) transportation;
(B) child care;
(C) housing;
(D) any other services or costs approved by the commission under section 4 of this chapter; or
(E) any of the items listed in clauses (A) through (D) for which the grant funds were awarded.
(4) A list of the credentials, certifications, or degrees that adult students participating in the pilot program are pursuing.
(5) The number of adult students who completed a credential, certification, or degree described in subdivision (4).
(6) The total amount of the education and career support services grant that the state educational institution used for each of the following:
(A) The cost of employing education and career support coaches.
(B) Awarding education partnership grants under the pilot program.
(C) The costs associated with administering the pilot program.
(7) Any recommendations regarding expanding or improving the pilot program.
(8) Any other information required by the commission.
As added by P.L.216-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 17.5. Education and Career Support Services Pilot Program › 21-18-17.5-8. Report to Governor and Legislative Council; Recommendations

Sec. 8. (a) The commission shall annually prepare a report that includes the following information:
(1) A summary of the information submitted by each state educational institution under section 7 of this chapter.
(2) Recommendations regarding expanding or improving the pilot program, including recommendations for expanding the pilot program to every state educational institution campus.
(b) Not later than November 1, 2024, and not later than November 1 each year thereafter, the commission shall submit the report to the:
(1) governor; and
(2) legislative council;
in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
As added by P.L.216-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 18. Higher Education Purple Star Designation › 21-18-18-3. Purpose; Development of Award Criteria

Sec. 3. (a) The commission, in coordination with the department and in consultation with the state educational institutions, shall develop and implement the higher education purple star designation for the following purposes:
(1) To recognize postsecondary educational institutions that are supportive and inclusive of veterans and military connected families.
(2) To provide veterans and military connected families with enhanced support for pursuing and finishing a degree or postsecondary credential.
(b) The commission and the department shall jointly:
(1) determine the criteria for awarding the designation to a state educational institution, an approved postsecondary educational institution, or other postsecondary educational institution;
(2) determine the length of time that a designation awarded under this chapter is valid; and
(3) prescribe the form and manner in which a postsecondary educational institution may apply to be awarded the designation.
As added by P.L.49-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 18. Higher Education Purple Star Designation › 21-18-18-4. Duties; Application Process

Sec. 4. Before May 1, 2024, the commission and the department shall do the following:
(1) Develop the designation required by section 3 of this chapter.
(2) Establish and publicize the criteria for awarding the designation.
(3) Prescribe the form and manner of applying for a designation.
(4) Make the process for applying for a designation available to interested state educational institutions, approved postsecondary educational institutions, or other postsecondary educational institutions on the commission's website.
As added by P.L.49-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 18. Higher Education Purple Star Designation › 21-18-18-5. Award of Designation

Sec. 5. The commission and the department shall jointly award a designation to a state educational institution, an approved postsecondary educational institution, or other postsecondary educational institution if the commission and the department find that the applicant institution satisfies the criteria for designation determined under section 3 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.49-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 19. Intermediaries, Employers, and Labor Organizations › 21-18-19-1. Commission's Duties; Intermediaries, Employers, and Labor Organizations; Application Forms and Lists; Annual Reporting; Rules

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "applicable statutes" means the following:
(1) IC 11-10-12-7.
(2) IC 20-30-5.6-5.
(3) IC 21-12-3-9.2.
(4) IC 21-12-4-3.5.
(5) IC 21-12-6-6.8.
(6) IC 21-18-20.
(b) As used in this section, "labor organization" has the meaning set forth in IC 22-6-6-5.
(c) The commission shall:
(1) develop application forms by which an intermediary, an employer, or a labor organization may apply for inclusion on the lists described in subdivisions (2) and (4);
(2) create a list of approved intermediaries, employers, and labor organizations for the purposes set forth in the applicable statutes;
(3) establish, in a manner that complies with:
(A) state privacy laws; and
(B) federal privacy laws, including the privacy provisions of the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g);
annual reporting requirements for an intermediary, an employer, or a labor organization that meets with an individual under the applicable statutes; and
(4) create a list of intermediaries, employers, and labor organizations that are approved for purposes of the applicable statutes.
(d) An intermediary, an employer, or a labor organization may apply for inclusion on the lists described in subsection (c)(2) and (c)(4) by submitting to the commission an application on the appropriate form described in subsection (c)(1).
(e) The commission shall publish the lists created under subsection (c)(2) and (c)(4) on the commission's website.
(f) The commission may:
(1) update the lists created under subsection (c)(2) and (c)(4), as needed; and
(2) approve or deny a request for a waiver of the meeting requirement submitted under the applicable statutes.
(g) The commission may:
(1) adopt rules under IC 4-22-2;
(2) issue a request for proposals under IC 5-22-9; and
(3) issue a request for information;
for the purpose of implementing this section.
As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.78.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 19. Intermediaries, Employers, and Labor Organizations › 21-18-19-2. Intermediary Capacity Building Fund

Sec. 2. (a) The intermediary capacity building fund is established for the purpose of providing grants to approved intermediaries in accordance with section 3 of this chapter.
(b) The fund consists of the following:
(1) Appropriations made by the general assembly.
(2) Gifts, grants, devises, or bequests made to the cabinet to achieve the purposes of the fund.
(c) The commission shall administer the fund.
(d) 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.
(e) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
(f) This section expires July 1, 2027.
As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.78.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 19. Intermediaries, Employers, and Labor Organizations › 21-18-19-3. Intermediary Capacity Building Grant; Eligibility Requirements; Report; Rules

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section, "approved intermediary" means an intermediary that has been approved and included on the list under section 1 of this chapter.
(b) The commission may award an intermediary capacity building grant to an approved intermediary for the purpose of increasing the capacity of an approved intermediary to serve a greater number of individuals. The commission shall establish eligibility requirements for an approved intermediary to receive a grant.
(c) To receive a grant, an approved intermediary must apply to the commission in the manner prescribed by the commission. The commission may award a one (1) time grant of not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) to each approved intermediary that meets the requirements under this section.
(d) Not later than July 1, 2024, and not later than July 1, 2025, the commission shall submit a report to the governor and, in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, to the general assembly that provides information regarding the grants awarded to approved intermediaries under this section.
(e) The commission may establish rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.
(f) This section expires July 1, 2027.
As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.78.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 20. Career Navigation and Coaching › 21-18-20-3. "Eligible Entity"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "eligible entity" means any of the following:
(1) A school corporation.
(2) A public school, including a charter school.
(3) A state accredited nonpublic school.
(4) An approved intermediary.
(5) A career coaching provider approved by the department under section 8 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.79.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 20. Career Navigation and Coaching › 21-18-20-4. "High School"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "high school" means a high school that is:
(1) maintained by a school corporation;
(2) a charter school; or
(3) a state accredited nonpublic school.
As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.79.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 20. Career Navigation and Coaching › 21-18-20-5. Develop and Implement Comprehensive Career Navigation and Coaching System

Sec. 5. (a) The commission shall develop and implement a comprehensive career navigation and coaching system for Indiana that does both of the following:
(1) Provides timely, comprehensive, relevant, and useful information on careers, including at least:
(A) general and industry sector based regional, state, national, and global information to identify both immediate and potential career opportunities arising from:
(i) current employer needs;
(ii) developing or foreseeable talent needs and trends; and
(iii) other factors identified by the commission;
(B) state, regional, and local labor market supply and demand information from the department of workforce development, industry sectors, and other verifiable sources; and
(C) educational requirements and attainment information from employers, the department of workforce development, and other verifiable sources.
(2) Establishes strategies and identifies capacity to deliver career navigation and coaching to kindergarten through grade 12 students, including at least:
(A) processes for identifying an individual's aptitude for and interest in, and the education and training required for, various career and employment opportunities;
(B) the use of approved intermediaries, career coaches, and other coaching resources;
(C) qualifications for career coaches and a training program to enable the career coaches to provide relevant information to the individuals being served;
(D) the incorporation and ongoing usage of Internet based systems that are interoperable with the comprehensive career navigation and coaching system; and
(E) career exploration, engagement, and experience.
(b) All high schools in Indiana may participate in the comprehensive career navigation and coaching system developed under subsection (a).
(c) In developing and implementing the comprehensive career navigation and coaching system described in subsection (a), the commission shall:
(1) work in consultation with, and receive cooperation, support, and assistance from:
(A) the department of workforce development, governor's workforce cabinet, and department; and
(B) the resources, providers, and institutions that the department of workforce development, governor's workforce cabinet, and department use and oversee;
(2) explore approaches and models from Indiana and other states and countries;
(3) where appropriate, use pilot programs or other scaling approaches to develop and implement the comprehensive career navigation and coaching system in a cost effective and efficient manner; and
(4) initially focus on students enrolled in high school.
As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.79.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 20. Career Navigation and Coaching › 21-18-20-6. Career Coaching Grant Fund

Sec. 6. (a) The career coaching grant fund is established for the purpose of providing grants to eligible entities to establish or implement comprehensive career navigation and coaching systems as described in section 7 of this chapter.
(b) The fund consists of the following:
(1) Appropriations made by the general assembly.
(2) Interest deposited in the fund under subsection (e).
(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 reverts to the state general fund.
As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.79.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 20. Career Navigation and Coaching › 21-18-20-7. Career Coaching Grant; Eligibility Requirements; Preference

Sec. 7. (a) Subject to available funding and subsections (c) and (d), the commission shall award a career coaching grant from the career coaching grant fund to an eligible entity that meets the requirements under subsection (b).
(b) To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an eligible entity must do the following:
(1) Apply to the commission in the manner prescribed by the commission.
(2) Meet any eligibility requirements or parameters established by the commission.
(3) If the eligible entity is a school corporation or school described in section 3(2) through 3(3) of this chapter, partner with:
(A) an approved intermediary; or
(B) career coaching provider approved by the department under section 8 of this chapter.
(4) If the eligible entity is:
(A) an approved intermediary; or
(B) a career coaching provider approved by the department under section 8 of this chapter;
partner with a school corporation or school described in section 3(2) through 3(3) of this chapter.
(5) Agree to:
(A) use the grant to establish or implement a comprehensive career navigation and coaching system;
(B) provide career coaching services through a career coach who holds a certification in individual personality and interest inventory interpretation; and
(C) use evidence based assessments.
(c) To the extent possible, the commission shall award grants under this section to eligible entities located in geographically diverse communities, which must include rural, suburban, and urban communities.
(d) In awarding grants under this chapter, the commission shall give preference to eligible entities that provide career coaching services through career coaches who have work experience outside of teaching.
As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.79.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 20. Career Navigation and Coaching › 21-18-20-8. Career Coaching Provider; Application; Approval

Sec. 8. The department shall:
(1) establish an application form for approval as a career coaching provider; and
(2) establish requirements to receive approval as a career coaching provider.
As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.79.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 20. Career Navigation and Coaching › 21-18-20-9. Annual Report

Sec. 9. Not later than December 1, 2023, and each December 1 thereafter, the commission shall do the following:
(1) Prepare a report that includes information regarding the:
(A) comprehensive career navigation and coaching system developed and implemented under section 5 of this chapter;
(B) amount of grants awarded to each eligible entity under section 7 of this chapter;
(C) career coaching services provided by eligible entities that receive grants under this chapter; and
(D) outcomes from the career coaching services described in clause (C) upon completion of high school.
(2) Submit the report to the following:
(A) The governor.
(B) The general assembly in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.79.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18. Commission for Higher Education › Chapter 20. Career Navigation and Coaching › 21-18-20-10. Rules

Sec. 10. (a) The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.
(b) The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement section 8 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.79.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18.5. Administration of Higher Education Financial Aid and Postsecondary Credit Bearing Proprietary Educational Institution Accreditation › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 21-18.5-1-1. Rights, Duties, and Obligations Under Contracts Entered Into Before July 1, 2012

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "contract" refers to a contract or guarantee entered into by the state student assistance commission (before its abolishment on July 1, 2012) or by the state student assistance commission (as it existed before the enactment of P.L.128-1990).
(b) After June 30, 2012, a contract entered into by the state student assistance commission (before its abolishment on July 1, 2012) or by the state student assistance commission (as it existed before the enactment of P.L.128-1990) is a contract of the commission for higher education established by IC 21-18-2-1.
(c) The:
(1) amendments made by P.L.128-1990; and
(2) repeal of IC 21-11 and addition of this article by P.L.107-2012;
do not affect the rights, duties, or obligations of the commission for higher education established by IC 21-18-2-1 or a person who before July 1, 2012, had a contract with the state student assistance commission (before its abolishment on July 1, 2012) or with the state student assistance commission (as it existed before the enactment of P.L.128-1990).
(d) A person or the commission for higher education established by IC 21-18-2-1 may enforce a right or compel performance of a duty with respect to a contract as if:
(1) P.L.128-1990; and
(2) the repeal of IC 21-11 and conforming amendments made to IC 21-7 through IC 21-17 by P.L.107-2012;
had not been enacted.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58. Amended by P.L.13-2013, SEC.59.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18.5. Administration of Higher Education Financial Aid and Postsecondary Credit Bearing Proprietary Educational Institution Accreditation › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 21-18.5-1-2. Transfer of Responsibilities From State Student Assistance Commission to Commission for Higher Education

Sec. 2. (a) The state student assistance commission established by IC 21-11-2-1 (before its repeal) is abolished.
(b) The following are transferred on July 1, 2012, from the state student assistance commission to the commission for higher education established by IC 21-18-2-1:
(1) All real and personal property of the state student assistance commission.
(2) All powers, duties, assets, and liabilities of the state student assistance commission.
(3) All appropriations to the state student assistance commission.
(c) All rules or policies that were adopted by the state student assistance commission before July 1, 2012, shall be treated as though the rules were adopted by the commission for higher education established by IC 21-18-2-1 until the commission for higher education adopts new rules or policies.
(d) After June 30, 2012, a reference to the state student assistance commission in a statute or rule shall be treated as a reference to the commission for higher education established by IC 21-18-2-1.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18.5. Administration of Higher Education Financial Aid and Postsecondary Credit Bearing Proprietary Educational Institution Accreditation › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 21-18.5-1-3. Treatment of References Relating to Proprietary Education

Sec. 3. Any reference to the Indiana commission for postsecondary proprietary education or the Indiana commission on proprietary education in any statute or rule shall be treated:
(1) after June 30, 2012, as a reference to the board for proprietary education established by IC 21-18.5-5-1 if the reference pertains to a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institution; or
(2) if the reference pertains to a postsecondary proprietary educational institution (as defined in IC 22-4.1-21-9):
(A) after June 30, 2012, and before July 1, 2016, as a reference to the state workforce innovation council established by IC 22-4.1-22-3 (before its repeal); or
(B) after June 30, 2016, as a reference to the department of workforce development established by IC 22-4.1-2-1.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58. Amended by P.L.69-2015, SEC.11; P.L.178-2016, SEC.1; P.L.152-2018, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18.5. Administration of Higher Education Financial Aid and Postsecondary Credit Bearing Proprietary Educational Institution Accreditation › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 21-18.5-1-4. Rights, Duties, and Obligations Under Contracts Entered Into Before July 1, 2012, Relating to Proprietary Educational Institutions

Sec. 4. (a) Changes made by P.L.218-1987 do not affect:
(1) rights or liabilities accrued;
(2) penalties incurred;
(3) crimes committed; or
(4) proceedings begun;
before July 1, 1987. These rights, liabilities, penalties, crimes, and proceedings continue and shall be imposed and enforced under prior law as if P.L.218-1987 had not been enacted.
(b) The abolishment of the Indiana commission on proprietary education on July 1, 2012, by P.L.107-2012 does not affect:
(1) rights or liabilities accrued;
(2) penalties incurred;
(3) crimes committed; or
(4) proceedings begun;
before July 1, 2012, that pertain to a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institution. These rights, liabilities, penalties, crimes, and proceedings continue and shall be imposed and enforced by the board for proprietary education established by IC 21-18.5-5-1.
(c) The abolishment of the Indiana commission on proprietary education on July 1, 2012, by P.L.107-2012 does not affect:
(1) rights or liabilities accrued;
(2) penalties incurred;
(3) crimes committed; or
(4) proceedings begun;
before July 1, 2012, that pertain to a postsecondary proprietary educational institution (as defined in IC 22-4.1-21-9). After June 30, 2012, and before July 1, 2016, these rights, liabilities, penalties, crimes, and proceedings continue and shall be imposed and enforced by the state workforce innovation council established under IC 22-4.1-22-3 (before its repeal). After June 30, 2016, these rights, liabilities, penalties, crimes, and proceedings continue and shall be imposed and enforced by the department of workforce development established by IC 22-4.1-2-1.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58. Amended by P.L.13-2013, SEC.60; P.L.69-2015, SEC.12; P.L.178-2016, SEC.2; P.L.152-2018, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18.5. Administration of Higher Education Financial Aid and Postsecondary Credit Bearing Proprietary Educational Institution Accreditation › Chapter 1. General Provisions › 21-18.5-1-6. Disclosure of Students Requesting Financial Aid

Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "high school" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-18-2-7.
(b) The commission shall provide each high school in Indiana with the names of the students of that high school who have filed for financial aid if the high school has entered into an agreement with the commission as required under subsection (c).
(c) Each Indiana high school shall enter into an agreement, in accordance with the federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g et seq.), to allow the commission to share the information described in subsection (b) with the Indiana high school. A school corporation may enter into one (1) agreement for individual or multiple high schools of the school corporation.
As added by P.L.81-2019, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18.5. Administration of Higher Education Financial Aid and Postsecondary Credit Bearing Proprietary Educational Institution Accreditation › Chapter 2. Definitions › 21-18.5-2-1. Definitions

Sec. 1. Unless otherwise provided, the definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18.5. Administration of Higher Education Financial Aid and Postsecondary Credit Bearing Proprietary Educational Institution Accreditation › Chapter 2. Definitions › 21-18.5-2-3. "Agent"

Sec. 3. "Agent", for purposes of IC 21-18.5-6, means a person who:
(1) enrolls or seeks to enroll a resident of Indiana through:
(A) personal contact;
(B) telephone;
(C) advertisement;
(D) letter; or
(E) publications;
in a course offered by a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institution; or
(2) otherwise holds the person out to the residents of Indiana as representing a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institution.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18.5. Administration of Higher Education Financial Aid and Postsecondary Credit Bearing Proprietary Educational Institution Accreditation › Chapter 2. Definitions › 21-18.5-2-5. "Application"

Sec. 5. "Application", for purposes of IC 21-18.5-6, means a written request for authorization on forms supplied by the board for proprietary education.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58. Amended by P.L.273-2013, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18.5. Administration of Higher Education Financial Aid and Postsecondary Credit Bearing Proprietary Educational Institution Accreditation › Chapter 2. Definitions › 21-18.5-2-5.5. "Authorization"

Sec. 5.5. "Authorization", for purposes of IC 21-18.5-6, means certification of a status of approval or authorization by the board for proprietary education to conduct business as a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institution.
As added by P.L.273-2013, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18.5. Administration of Higher Education Financial Aid and Postsecondary Credit Bearing Proprietary Educational Institution Accreditation › Chapter 2. Definitions › 21-18.5-2-6. "Caretaker Relative"

Sec. 6. "Caretaker relative" means a relative by blood or law who lives with a minor and exercises parental responsibility, care, and control over the minor in the absence of the minor's parent.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18.5. Administration of Higher Education Financial Aid and Postsecondary Credit Bearing Proprietary Educational Institution Accreditation › Chapter 2. Definitions › 21-18.5-2-7. "Commission"

Sec. 7. "Commission" means the commission for higher education established by IC 21-18-2-1.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18.5. Administration of Higher Education Financial Aid and Postsecondary Credit Bearing Proprietary Educational Institution Accreditation › Chapter 2. Definitions › 21-18.5-2-8. "Course"

Sec. 8. "Course", for purposes of IC 21-18.5-6, means a plan or program of instruction or training, whether conducted in person, by mail, or by any other method.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18.5. Administration of Higher Education Financial Aid and Postsecondary Credit Bearing Proprietary Educational Institution Accreditation › Chapter 2. Definitions › 21-18.5-2-9. "Enrollment"

Sec. 9. "Enrollment" means the establishment and maintenance of an individual's status as an undergraduate student in a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institution.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18.5. Administration of Higher Education Financial Aid and Postsecondary Credit Bearing Proprietary Educational Institution Accreditation › Chapter 2. Definitions › 21-18.5-2-10. "Higher Education Award"

Sec. 10. "Higher education award" means a monetary award.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18.5. Administration of Higher Education Financial Aid and Postsecondary Credit Bearing Proprietary Educational Institution Accreditation › Chapter 2. Definitions › 21-18.5-2-11. "Person"

Sec. 11. "Person", for purposes of IC 21-18.5-6, means an individual, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a corporation, a joint venture, a trust, a receiver, or a trustee in bankruptcy.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18.5. Administration of Higher Education Financial Aid and Postsecondary Credit Bearing Proprietary Educational Institution Accreditation › Chapter 2. Definitions › 21-18.5-2-12. "Postsecondary Credit Bearing Proprietary Educational Institution"

Sec. 12. (a) "Postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institution" means a degree granting and credit bearing institution that provides instructional or educational services or training, whether onsite, online, or through any combination of these or other instructional modalities, and is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or is seeking and progressing toward accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.
(b) The term does not include the following:
(1) An Indiana state educational institution or another Indiana educational institution established by law and financed in whole or in part by public funds.
(2) A postsecondary proprietary educational institution approved or regulated by any other state regulatory board, agency, or commission other than the board for proprietary education.
(3) An elementary or secondary school attended by students in kindergarten or grades 1 through 12 and supported in whole or in part by private tuition payments.
(4) Any educational institution or educational training that:
(A) is maintained or given by an employer or a group of employers, without charge, for employees or for individuals the employer anticipates employing;
(B) is maintained or given by a labor organization, without charge, for its members or apprentices;
(C) offers exclusively instruction that is clearly self-improvement, motivational, or avocational in intent (including instruction in dance, music, or self-defense, and private tutoring); or
(D) is a Montessori or nursery school.
(5) A privately endowed two (2) or four (4) year degree granting institution that is regionally accredited and whose principal campus is located in Indiana.
(6) Out-of-state public and nonprofit degree granting institutions offering instructional or educational services or training in Indiana.
(7) A religious institution that offers educational instruction or an educational program of a clearly religious nature.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58. Amended by P.L.273-2013, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18.5. Administration of Higher Education Financial Aid and Postsecondary Credit Bearing Proprietary Educational Institution Accreditation › Chapter 3. State Financial Aid › 21-18.5-3-1. Administration of State Financial Aid by Commission

Sec. 1. The commission, under IC 21-18-6-1, shall administer the following:
(1) This article.
(2) IC 21-12.
(3) IC 21-13.
(4) IC 21-14.
(5) IC 21-16.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18.5. Administration of Higher Education Financial Aid and Postsecondary Credit Bearing Proprietary Educational Institution Accreditation › Chapter 4. Administration of Awards › 21-18.5-4-1. Purpose

Sec. 1. The purposes of this chapter are:
(1) to increase the opportunity to receive a higher education for every person who resides in Indiana and who, though being highly qualified and desiring to receive a higher education, is deterred by financial considerations; and
(2) to accomplish the goal described in subdivision (1) by establishing a system of state higher education awards that will assist individuals in selecting and attending a qualified public or private postsecondary educational institution or a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institution.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18.5. Administration of Higher Education Financial Aid and Postsecondary Credit Bearing Proprietary Educational Institution Accreditation › Chapter 4. Administration of Awards › 21-18.5-4-2. Equal Opportunity for Awards

Sec. 2. The commission shall exercise its functions under this chapter without regard to an applicant's race, creed, sex, color, national origin, or ancestry.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18.5. Administration of Higher Education Financial Aid and Postsecondary Credit Bearing Proprietary Educational Institution Accreditation › Chapter 4. Administration of Awards › 21-18.5-4-3. Duties

Sec. 3. For purposes of administering this chapter, the commission shall do the following:
(1) Prepare and supervise the issuance of public information concerning this chapter, IC 21-12-2, IC 21-12-3, and IC 21-12-4.
(2) Prescribe the form and regulate the submission of applications for higher education awards and the commission's programs.
(3) Conduct conferences and interviews with applicants as appropriate.
(4) Determine the eligibility of applicants.
(5) Select qualified applicants.
(6) Determine annually the maximum higher education award (IC 21-12-3) and freedom of choice award (IC 21-12-4), subject to approval by the budget agency with review by the budget committee.
(7) Determine the respective amounts of, and award, the appropriate higher education awards, grants, and scholarships.
(8) Determine eligibility for, and award, annual renewals of higher education awards, grants, and scholarships.
(9) Act as the designated state agency for participation in any federal program for reinsurance of student loans.
(10) Receive federal funds made available to the commission for awards, grants, and scholarships, and disburse these funds in the manner prescribed by federal law.
(11) One (1) time every year, submit a report to the legislative council that provides data and statistical information regarding the number of individuals who received assistance under IC 21-12-6 and IC 21-12-6.5. The report made to the legislative council must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
(12) One (1) time every year, submit a report to the budget committee that provides data and statistical information regarding the number of individuals who received assistance under IC 21-12, IC 21-13, and IC 21-14.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58. Amended by P.L.46-2014, SEC.5; P.L.81-2019, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18.5. Administration of Higher Education Financial Aid and Postsecondary Credit Bearing Proprietary Educational Institution Accreditation › Chapter 4. Administration of Awards › 21-18.5-4-4. Additional Powers and Duties of the Commission

Sec. 4. For purposes of administering this chapter, the commission may do the following:
(1) Accept gifts, grants, devises, or bequests to provide grants, awards, scholarships, loans, or other forms of financial aid to students attending approved postsecondary educational institutions.
(2) Enter into contracts, subject to IC 4-13-2, that the commission determines are necessary to carry out the commission's functions.
(3) Provide administrative or technical assistance to other governmental or nongovernmental entities if the provision of this assistance will increase the number and value of grants, awards, scholarships, or loans available to students attending approved postsecondary educational institutions.
(4) Sue and be sued in the name of the commission.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18.5. Administration of Higher Education Financial Aid and Postsecondary Credit Bearing Proprietary Educational Institution Accreditation › Chapter 4. Administration of Awards › 21-18.5-4-5. Procedures Concerning Gifts, Grants, Devises, and Bequests

Sec. 5. For purposes of administering this chapter, if the commission receives an offer of a gift, grant, devise, or bequest, the commission may accept a stipulation on the use of the donated funds. In this case, the requirements under IC 21-12-1.7-3 concerning higher education awards and freedom of choice grants do not apply. Before accepting a gift, grant, devise, or bequest, the commission shall determine that the purposes for which the donor proposes to provide funds are:
(1) lawful;
(2) in the state's best interests; and
(3) generally consistent with the commission's programs and purposes.
If the commission agrees to a stipulation on the use of donated funds, the commission and the donor, subject to approval by the budget agency and the governor or the governor's designee, shall execute an agreement.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58. Amended by P.L.281-2013, SEC.34; P.L.85-2017, SEC.89.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18.5. Administration of Higher Education Financial Aid and Postsecondary Credit Bearing Proprietary Educational Institution Accreditation › Chapter 4. Administration of Awards › 21-18.5-4-6. Administrative and Technical Assistance

Sec. 6. (a) This section applies if the commission agrees to provide administrative or technical assistance to other governmental or nongovernmental entities to increase the number and value of grants, awards, scholarships, or loans available to students attending approved postsecondary educational institutions.
(b) The commission and the party to whom the assistance is to be provided shall execute an agreement specifying:
(1) the assistance that is to be provided; and
(2) the charges, if any, that are to be assessed by the commission for providing the assistance.
The commission may waive charges for administrative or technical assistance under this section if the commission determines that a waiver is in the best interest of the state. An agreement to provide assistance must be approved by the budget agency and the governor or the governor's designee.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18.5. Administration of Higher Education Financial Aid and Postsecondary Credit Bearing Proprietary Educational Institution Accreditation › Chapter 4. Administration of Awards › 21-18.5-4-7. Audit of Records

Sec. 7. The commission may, subject to written advance notice, inspect and audit the records of a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institution concerning a student grant awarded under IC 21-12 or IC 21-13.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18.5. Administration of Higher Education Financial Aid and Postsecondary Credit Bearing Proprietary Educational Institution Accreditation › Chapter 4. Administration of Awards › 21-18.5-4-8. Determination of Residency

Sec. 8. (a) This section applies to a person:
(1) who is a student;
(2) who is a graduate of a high school located in Indiana or a recipient of the state of Indiana general educational development (GED) diploma under IC 20-10.1-12.1 (before its repeal), IC 20-20-6 (before its repeal), or IC 22-4.1-18;
(3) who, on the date that eligibility is determined by the commission, has resided in Indiana with a caretaker relative who has been a resident of Indiana for at least four (4) years; and
(4) whose legal parent:
(A) is currently; and
(B) has been for at least three (3) consecutive years;
a resident of Indiana.
(b) In determining the eligibility of a person to receive financial aid administered by the commission under any law, the commission shall use the residence or domicile of the person's caretaker relative to determine the person's residence or domicile.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18.5. Administration of Higher Education Financial Aid and Postsecondary Credit Bearing Proprietary Educational Institution Accreditation › Chapter 4. Administration of Awards › 21-18.5-4-8.5. Disqualification of Student for State Aid or Grants

Sec. 8.5. (a) This section does not apply to a student who:
(1) receives a graduation waiver under IC 20-32-4-4 or IC 20-32-4-4.1; and
(2) receives an Indiana diploma with a general designation by satisfying the conditions set forth in IC 20-32-4-4 or IC 20-32-4-4.1;
if the student has an individualized education program.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (a), this section applies to a student who receives a graduation waiver under IC 20-32-4-4 after June 30, 2014.
(c) Notwithstanding any other law, and except as provided in subsection (e), a student who:
(1) receives a graduation waiver under IC 20-32-4-4 or IC 20-32-4-4.1; and
(2) receives an Indiana diploma with a general designation by satisfying the conditions set forth in IC 20-32-4-4 or IC 20-32-4-4.1;
is disqualified from receiving state scholarships, grants, or assistance administered by the commission unless the student satisfies the requirements of the state board of education established under IC 20-32-9-3.
(d) Any exam used under subsection (c) to meet the requirements of the state board of education established under IC 20-32-9-3 shall be administered by the secondary school that granted the student the graduation waiver. The cost of the exam shall be paid by the department.
(e) A student described in subsection (c) is not disqualified from receiving state scholarships, grants, or assistance administered by the commission for credit bearing degree seeking courses, as mutually defined by the commission and the postsecondary educational institution offering the course.
As added by P.L.268-2013, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.233-2015, SEC.315; P.L.192-2018, SEC.55.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18.5. Administration of Higher Education Financial Aid and Postsecondary Credit Bearing Proprietary Educational Institution Accreditation › Chapter 4. Administration of Awards › 21-18.5-4-9. Rules

Sec. 9. The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2:
(1) to develop standards that govern the denial of assistance to higher education award applicants and recipients under IC 21-12-3-13;
(2) to implement IC 21-12-6, including:
(A) rules regarding the establishment of appeals procedures for individuals who become disqualified from the program under IC 21-12-6-9;
(B) notwithstanding IC 21-12-6-5, rules that may include students who are in grades other than grade 6, 7, or 8 as eligible students; and
(C) rules that allow a student described in IC 21-12-6-5(b) to become an eligible student while the student is in high school, if the student agrees to comply with the requirements set forth in IC 21-12-6-5(a)(4)(B) through IC 21-12-6-5(a)(4)(D) for not less than six (6) months after graduating from high school;
(3) to implement IC 21-13-2; and
(4) to implement:
(A) IC 21-12-7; and
(B) IC 21-14-5.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58. Amended by P.L.205-2013, SEC.331; P.L.109-2015, SEC.42.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 21. Higher Education › Article 18.5. Administration of Higher Education Financial Aid and Postsecondary Credit Bearing Proprietary Educational Institution Accreditation › Chapter 4. Administration of Awards › 21-18.5-4-10. Additional Rulemaking Authority

Sec. 10. The commission may:
(1) make rules necessary to carry out its functions under this chapter;
(2) appoint advisory boards it considers necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this chapter;
(3) adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement IC 21-14-5; and
(4) adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 and internal policy to effectuate the purposes of IC 21-16-4.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58.