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Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions
21-12-1-1. Definitions - Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this...
21-12-1-2. "Academic Term" - Sec. 2. "Academic term" means a semester, a trimester, a...
21-12-1-3. "Academic Year" - Sec. 3. "Academic year" means the period from September 1...
21-12-1-4. "Active Duty" - Sec. 4. "Active duty" means full-time service in: (1) the...
21-12-1-4.5. "Adult Student Grant" - Sec. 4.5. "Adult student grant" refers to a monetary award...
21-12-1-5. "Approved Secondary School" - Sec. 5. "Approved secondary school" means: (1) a public high...
21-12-1-6. "Commission" - Sec. 6. "Commission" refers to the commission for higher education....
21-12-1-7. "Contributor" - Sec. 7. "Contributor" means an individual or a for profit...
21-12-1-7.5. "Credit Hours" - Sec. 7.5. "Credit hours" refers to credit hours used in...
21-12-1-8. "Eligible Institution" - Sec. 8. "Eligible institution", for the purposes of: (1) IC...
21-12-1-9. "Eligible Student" - Sec. 9. "Eligible student" refers to an individual who qualifies...
21-12-1-10. "Frank O'bannon Grant" - Sec. 10. "Frank O'Bannon grant" refers to grants designated as...
21-12-1-11. "Fund" - Sec. 11. "Fund": (1) for purposes of IC 21-12-6, refers...
21-12-1-11.5. "Prior Learning Assessment" - Sec. 11.5. "Prior learning assessment" refers to an evaluation through...
21-12-1-12. Repealed - [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-22.1-7.] As added by P.L.2-2007,...
21-12-1-13. "Program" - Sec. 13. "Program" refers to the twenty-first century scholars program...
21-12-1-14. "Scholarship" - Sec. 14. "Scholarship", for the purposes of IC 21-12-6, refers...
21-12-1-15. "Scholarship Applicant" - Sec. 15. "Scholarship applicant" refers to an individual who qualifies...
21-12-1-16. "Scholarship Recipient" - Sec. 16. "Scholarship recipient" refers to an individual who is...
Chapter 1.2. General Provisions
21-12-1.2-1. Transfer of Funds - Sec. 1. The commission may order the auditor of state...
21-12-1.2-2. Transfer of Funds at End of State Fiscal Year - Sec. 2. (a) At the end of each state fiscal...
21-12-1.2-3. 529 Education Savings Plan - Sec. 3. Except as otherwise provided under federal law, the...
21-12-1.2-4. Census Income Exclusion in Determining Eligibility - Sec. 4. Except as otherwise provided under federal law, income...
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...
21-12-1.5-1. Application - Sec. 1. This chapter applies to an individual who: (1)...
21-12-1.5-2. "Award" - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "award" means any...
21-12-1.5-3. "Eligible Student" - Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "eligible student" refers...
21-12-1.5-4. Eligibility; Maximum Award - Sec. 4. An eligible student is eligible for the same...
21-12-1.5-5. Rule Voided - Sec. 5. 585 IAC 1-9-9 is void to the extent...
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"...
21-12-1.7-2. "Accelerated Progress" - Sec. 2. For purposes of this chapter, "accelerated progress" means...
21-12-1.7-3. Annual Publication of Schedule of Award Amounts; Applying Credits - Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to an academic year...
21-12-1.7-4. Additional Awards; Performance Incentives - Sec. 4. (a) The commission shall offer an additional award...
21-12-1.7-5. Reduction of Awards - Sec. 5. If the sum of awards under sections 3...
21-12-1.7-6. Use of Annual Award Amounts - Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "annual award...
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...
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...
Chapter 3. Higher Education Awards
21-12-3-1. Eligibility for Awards - Sec. 1. (a) An applicant is eligible for a first...
21-12-3-2. Limitation on Eligibility - Sec. 2. A higher education award recipient is not eligible...
21-12-3-3. Eligibility for Awards - Sec. 3. To maintain eligibility a student is not required...
21-12-3-4. Eligibility for Awards; Satisfactory Progress - Sec. 4. A student who: (1) participates in: (A) a...
21-12-3-6. Financial Resources Available to Student - Sec. 6. In determining the financial resources available to a...
21-12-3-7. Publication of Rules - Sec. 7. The commission shall publish and make available to...
21-12-3-8. Issuance of First Year Awards; Priorities - Sec. 8. For each academic year, first year higher education...
21-12-3-9. Renewal of Awards; Applying Credits - Sec. 9. (a) A higher education award for a student...
21-12-3-10. Additional Awards - Sec. 10. Out of funds available after commitments have been...
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...
21-12-3-13. Prohibition; Assistance to Confined Inmates - Sec. 13. The commission may not provide assistance under this...
21-12-3-14. Certification of Applicants - Sec. 14. The commission shall certify to the auditor of...
21-12-3-15. Enrollment - Sec. 15. An applicant to whom the commission has issued...
21-12-3-16. Effect of Termination of Student Status - Sec. 16. If during an academic period a student enrolled...
21-12-3-17. Second Year Awards - Sec. 17. A student to whom a renewal award has...
21-12-3-18. Award Account and Records - Sec. 18. The commission shall administer the higher education award...
21-12-3-19. Higher Education Award Fund - Sec. 19. (a) The auditor of state shall create a...
21-12-3-20. Unspent Scholarship Money; Use - Sec. 20. If at the end of a fiscal year...
21-12-3-21. Repealed - [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21-12.5.] As added by P.L.2-2007,...
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....
21-12-4-2. Eligibility - Sec. 2. A person is eligible for a freedom of...
21-12-4-3. Renewal of Grant; Conditions - Sec. 3. Freedom of choice grant renewals are governed by...
21-12-4-4. Amount of Grant - Sec. 4. The freedom of choice grant is the amount...
21-12-4-5. Freedom of Choice Grant Fund - Sec. 5. (a) The auditor of the state shall create...
21-12-4-6. Repealed - [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-21-18 part.] As added by...
21-12-4-7. Freedom of Choice Grant Fund; Conditions - Sec. 7. All money disbursed from the freedom of choice...
21-12-4-8. Restrictions on Reversion of Money in Fund - Sec. 8. Money remaining in the freedom of choice grant...
21-12-4-9. Repealed - As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.227. Amended by P.L.281-2013, SEC.15. Repealed...
Chapter 5. Repealed - [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citations: Repealed by P.L.81-2019, SEC.4.
Chapter 6. Twenty-First Century Scholars Program; Tuition Grants
21-12-6-1. Twenty-First Century Scholars Program; Established - Sec. 1. The twenty-first century scholars program is established to...
21-12-6-2. Twenty-First Century Scholars Fund; Administration - Sec. 2. (a) The twenty-first century scholars fund is established...
21-12-6-3. Twenty-First Century Scholars Program; Conditions - Sec. 3. Money in the fund must be used to...
21-12-6-4. Enrollment - Sec. 4. A scholarship recipient may apply a scholarship under...
21-12-6-5. Qualifications to Participate in Program - Sec. 5. (a) Unless a student qualifies under subsection (b),...
21-12-6-6. Twenty-First Century Scholars Program Scholarship; Eligibility - Sec. 6. (a) A student may apply to the commission...
21-12-6-6.5. One-Time Award for Certain Students - Sec. 6.5. (a) This section applies to a student who:...
21-12-6-6.7. Fafsa - Sec. 6.7. (a) As used in this section, "FAFSA" refers...
21-12-6-7. Scholarship Renewal - Sec. 7. (a) Subject to IC 21-12-13-2, a scholarship awarded...
21-12-6-8. Scholarship Renewal; Term - Sec. 8. A scholarship may be renewed under this chapter...
21-12-6-9. Scholarship Disqualification - Sec. 9. If an eligible student, a scholarship applicant, or...
21-12-6-10. Amount of Scholarship - Sec. 10. (a) This section applies to a student who...
21-12-6-10.3. Calculation of Scholarship Amounts - Sec. 10.3. (a) This section applies to a student who...
21-12-6-11. Repealed - [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-70-13.] As added by P.L.2-2007,...
21-12-6-12. Mentoring Programs; Development - Sec. 12. Each eligible institution shall develop specific mentoring programs...
21-12-6-13. Repealed - [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-70-16.] As added by P.L.2-2007,...
21-12-6-14. Foster Care Children; Caseworker to Provide Information - Sec. 14. (a) This section applies to a student described...
21-12-6-15. Foster Parents; Caseworker to Provide Information - Sec. 15. A caseworker (as defined in IC 31-9-2-11) shall...
Chapter 6.5. Eligibility for Twenty-First Century Scholars Program for Foster Care Youth
21-12-6.5-1. Applicability - Sec. 1. This chapter applies to an individual who: (1)...
21-12-6.5-2. Enrollment; Eligibility - Sec. 2. An individual described in section 1 of this...
21-12-6.5-3. Determination of Initial Eligibility; Written Request; Written Determination; Consideration - Sec. 3. Determination of initial eligibility for higher education benefits...
21-12-6.5-4. Appeal - Sec. 4. An appeal from an adverse determination under section...
21-12-6.5-5. Violation - Sec. 5. A person who knowingly or intentionally submits a...
Chapter 7. Twenty-First Century Scholars Program Support Fund; Grants for Textbooks, Equipment, and Other Material
21-12-7-1. Twenty-First Century Scholars Program Support Fund; Administration - Sec. 1. (a) The twenty-first century scholars program support fund...
21-12-7-2. Money in Fund - Sec. 2. The fund consists of money donated to the...
21-12-7-3. Forms; Certification; Reimbursements - Sec. 3. (a) A scholarship recipient may apply to the...
21-12-7-4. Repealed - [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-70.1-8.] As added by P.L.2-2007,...
Chapter 8. Adult Student Grant Program and Fund
21-12-8-1. Adult Student Grant Fund; Administration; Adult Student Grant; High Value Workforce Ready Credit-Bearing Grant - Sec. 1. (a) The adult student grant fund is established...
21-12-8-2. Duties of Commission - Sec. 2. The commission shall do the following: (1) Prescribe...
21-12-8-3. Eligibility for Adult Education Grant - Sec. 3. (a) An applicant is eligible to receive an...
21-12-8-4. Repealed - [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-22.1-10.5.] As added by P.L.2-2007,...
21-12-8-5. Renewal of Grant - Sec. 5. (a) Subject to this chapter, a student's adult...
21-12-8-6. Repealed - [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-22.1-12.] As added by P.L.2-2007,...
21-12-8-7. Repealed - [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-22.1-13.] As added by P.L.2-2007,...
21-12-8-8. Repealed - [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-22.1-15.] As added by P.L.2-2007,...
21-12-8-9. Eligibility for High Value Workforce Ready Credit-Bearing Grant - Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to an applicant who...
21-12-8-10. Amount of Grant; High Value Workforce Ready Credit-Bearing Grant - Sec. 10. (a) The amount of a high value workforce...
21-12-8-11. Duration of Grant; High Value Workforce Ready Credit-Bearing Grant - Sec. 11. (a) The duration of a high value workforce...
21-12-8-12. High Value Workforce Ready Noncredit-Bearing Grant Program; Establishment; Report - Sec. 12. (a) As used in this section, "department" refers...
21-12-8-13. High Value Workforce Ready Grant Program Implementation Fund - Sec. 13. (a) The high value workforce ready grant program...
Chapter 9. Repealed - Repealed by P.L.81-2019, SEC.5.
Chapter 10. Mitch Daniels Early Graduation Scholarship
21-12-10-1. "Publicly Supported School" - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "publicly supported school"...
21-12-10-2. Scholarship Program Established - Sec. 2. The Mitch Daniels early graduation scholarship program is...
21-12-10-3. Eligibility - Sec. 3. An individual is eligible for a Mitch Daniels...
21-12-10-4. Eligibility; Graduation From Program Subject to Waiver - Sec. 4. Graduation from a nonstandard course and curriculum program...
21-12-10-5. Submission of Names of Eligible Students; Publicly Supported School - Sec. 5. (a) A publicly supported school shall submit to...
21-12-10-6. Notice of Admission; Postsecondary Institution - Sec. 6. (a) If an applicant becomes a student in...
21-12-10-7. Amount of Scholarship - Sec. 7. The amount of a Mitch Daniels early graduation...
21-12-10-8. Exclusion of Scholarship From Calculation of Available Financial Resources - Sec. 8. The amount of a Mitch Daniels early graduation...
21-12-10-9. Effect of Scholarship on Admission Standards of Postsecondary Institution - Sec. 9. An institution is not required to change its...
21-12-10-10. Offset of Scholarships Against State Tuition Support Distributions - Sec. 10. (a) The commission shall notify the department of...
Chapter 12. Postsecondary Award and Scholarship Program Data
21-12-12-1. Postsecondary Educational Institution Data Reporting - Sec. 1. (a) Before the commission distributes grants under this...
21-12-12-2. Liability for Breach of Confidentiality - Sec. 2. This section applies to any student data that...
Chapter 13. Renewal of Scholarships
21-12-13-1. Credit Hour Limit; Exception - Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to the following scholarships...
21-12-13-2. Renewal for Four Undergraduate Academic Years; Exception - Sec. 2. (a) This section applies to the following scholarship,...
21-12-13-3. Use of Grant or Tuition or Fee Reduction for Professional Degree Program or Accelerated Graduate Degree Program - Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to a grant or...
21-12-13-4. Repealed - As added by P.L.169-2011, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.281-2013, SEC.29.
Chapter 14. Degree Maps
21-12-14-1. Establishment of Degree Maps - Sec. 1. Not later than October 1, 2013, the commission...
21-12-14-2. Degree Maps; Contents - Sec. 2. This section applies to a student who initially...
21-12-14-3. Degree Maps; Availability of Courses - Sec. 3. This section applies to a student who initially...
Chapter 15. Information Concerning Education Loans
21-12-15-1. Applicability - Sec. 1. This chapter applies to an eligible institution that...
21-12-15-2. "Education Loan" - Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "education loan" has...
21-12-15-3. Student Education Loan Information Provided by Educational Institution - Sec. 3. (a) An eligible institution that receives education loan...
Chapter 16. Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship Program and Fund
21-12-16-1. "Program" - Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "program" means the...
21-12-16-2. Program Established; Authority to Award Scholarships - Sec. 2. (a) The next generation Hoosier educators scholarship program...
21-12-16-3. Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship Fund - Sec. 3. (a) The next generation Hoosier educators scholarship fund...
21-12-16-4. Commission for Higher Education Duties - Sec. 4. The commission shall do all the following: (1)...
21-12-16-5. Scholarship Qualifications - Sec. 5. (a) An applicant who is enrolled in an...
21-12-16-6. Consideration of Applications; Priority - Sec. 6. (a) The commission shall consider each application and...
21-12-16-7. Contract Requirements - Sec. 7. Before receiving a scholarship under this chapter, the...
21-12-16-7.5. Capacity of Students Who Are at Least 17 Years of Age to Enter Contract - Sec. 7.5. A student who: (1) is at least seventeen...
21-12-16-8. Amount of Scholarship Awards; Limits; Distribution - Sec. 8. (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), if...
21-12-16-9. Standards to Maintain Eligibility; Petition for Exception; Extenuating Circumstances - Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the...
21-12-16-10. Approval of Accredited Postsecondary Educational Institutions; Standards for Teacher Education - Sec. 10. (a) The commission may not award a scholarship...
21-12-16-11. Repayment of Scholarship Award; Failure to Complete Teacher Education - Sec. 11. An individual who: (1) received a scholarship under...
21-12-16-12. Repayment of Scholarship Award; Failure to Teach; Petition for Extension of Time; Waive Repayment; Agreement for Collection of Repayment - Sec. 12. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and...
21-12-16-13. Same School Not Required for Teaching Requirement - Sec. 13. An individual who receives a scholarship under this...
21-12-16-14. Administered as Financial Aid Award - Sec. 14. The commission shall administer the scholarship awarded under...
21-12-16-15. Other Scholarships or Forms of Financial Aid; Conditions - Sec. 15. (a) Subject to subsection (c), the amount of...
21-12-16-16. Scholarship Subject to Appropriation - Sec. 16. An applicant is eligible to receive a scholarship...
21-12-16-17. Records; Report - Sec. 17. (a) The commission shall maintain complete and accurate...
21-12-16-18. Adopt Rules - Sec. 18. The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2...
Chapter 17. Prior Learning Assessments
21-12-17-1. Use of Funds From Grants, Scholarships, or Remissions of Fees for Costs Associated With Prior Learning Assessments; Conditions - Sec. 1. A recipient of a grant, scholarship, or remission...
21-12-17-2. Anticipated Credit Hours Counted Toward Attendance Requirements - Sec. 2. A recipient described in section 1 of this...