2012 Indiana Code
TITLE 20. EDUCATION
ARTICLE 43. STATE TUITION SUPPORT
CHAPTER 8. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION GRANTS

IC 20-43-8
Chapter 8. Career and Technical Education Grants

IC 20-43-8-0.5
Application; exception
Sec. 0.5. This chapter does not apply to a virtual charter school.
As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.215.

IC 20-43-8-1
Date for determination of enrollment
Sec. 1. Pupil enrollment under this chapter shall be determined at the same time that a school corporation's ADM is determined.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.

IC 20-43-8-2
Labor market demand report; average wage level report; department of workforce development
Sec. 2. (a) Before December 1 of each year, the department of workforce development shall provide the department with a report, to be used to determine career and technical education grant amounts in the second calendar year after the year in which the report is provided, listing whether the labor market demand for each generally recognized labor category is more than moderate, moderate, or less than moderate. In the report, the department of workforce development shall categorize each of the career and technical education programs using the following four (4) categories:
(1) Programs that address employment demand for individuals in labor market categories that are projected to need more than a moderate number of individuals.
(2) Programs that address employment demand for individuals in labor market categories that are projected to need a moderate number of individuals.
(3) Programs that address employment demand for individuals in labor market categories that are projected to need less than a moderate number of individuals.
(4) All programs not covered by the employment demand categories of subdivisions (1) through (3).
(b) Before December 1 of each year, the department of workforce development shall provide the department with a report, to be used to determine grant amounts that will be distributed under this chapter in the second calendar year after the year in which the report is provided, listing whether the average wage level for each generally recognized labor category for which career and technical education programs are offered is a high wage, a moderate wage, or a less than moderate wage.
(c) In preparing the labor market demand report under subsection (a) and the average wage level report under subsection (b), the department of workforce development shall, if possible, list the labor market demand and the average wage level for specific regions, counties, and municipalities. (d) If a new career and technical education program is created by rule of the state board, the department of workforce development shall determine the category in which the program should be included.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166. Amended by P.L.234-2007, SEC.137.

IC 20-43-8-3
Modification of full-time equivalency requirement
Sec. 3. (a) Participation in a program is not required to the extent of full-time equivalency.
(b) The state board shall adopt rules that further define the nature and extent of participation and the type of program qualifying for approval.
(c) A count may not be made on any program that has not been approved by the state board or to the extent that a pupil is not participating to the extent required by any rule of the state board.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.

IC 20-43-8-4
Eligibility; additional grant
Sec. 4. In addition to the amount a school corporation is entitled to receive in basic tuition support, each school corporation is entitled to receive a grant for career and technical education programs.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166. Amended by P.L.234-2007, SEC.138.

IC 20-43-8-5
Enrollment count; programs addressing greater than moderate labor demand
Sec. 5. (a) In a school corporation's duplicated count of pupils in programs addressing employment demand for individuals in labor market categories that are projected to need more than a moderate number of individuals, the school corporation shall count each pupil enrolled in each of the programs.
(b) A pupil may be counted in more than one (1) of the programs if the pupil is enrolled in more than one (1) program at the time pupil enrollment is determined.
(c) A pupil may be included in the duplicated count in this section and in the duplicated count of pupils in programs addressing employment demand that is moderate or less than moderate.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.

IC 20-43-8-6
Enrollment count; programs addressing moderate labor demand
Sec. 6. (a) In a school corporation's duplicated count of pupils in programs addressing employment demand for individuals in labor market categories that are projected to need a moderate number of individuals, the school corporation shall count each pupil enrolled in each of the programs. (b) A pupil may be counted in more than one (1) of the programs if the pupil is enrolled in more than one (1) program at the time pupil enrollment is determined.
(c) A pupil may be included in the duplicated count in this section and in the duplicated count of pupils in programs addressing employment demand that is more than or less than moderate.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.

IC 20-43-8-7
Enrollment count; programs addressing less than moderate labor demand
Sec. 7. (a) In a school corporation's duplicated count of pupils in programs addressing employment demand for individuals in labor market categories that are projected to need less than a moderate number of individuals, the school corporation shall count each pupil enrolled in each of the programs.
(b) A pupil may be counted in more than one (1) of the programs if the pupil is enrolled in more than one (1) program at the time pupil enrollment is determined.
(c) A pupil may be included in the duplicated count in this section and in the duplicated count of pupils in programs addressing employment demand that is more than moderate or moderate.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.

IC 20-43-8-8
Count; apprenticeship; cooperative education; other programs
Sec. 8. (a) A school corporation shall count each pupil enrolled in:
(1) each apprenticeship program;
(2) each cooperative education program; and
(3) any program not covered by sections 5 through 7 of this chapter.
(b) A pupil may be counted in more than one (1) of the programs if the pupil is enrolled in more than one (1) program at the time pupil enrollment is determined.
(c) A pupil may be included in the duplicated count in this section and in the duplicated count of pupils in programs addressing employment demand that is more than moderate, moderate, or less than moderate.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166.

IC 20-43-8-9
Calculation; grant amount
Sec. 9. A school corporation's career and technical education grant for a calendar year is the sum of the following amounts:
STEP ONE: For each career and technical education program provided by the school corporation:
(A) the number of credit hours of the program (either one (1) credit, two (2) credits, or three (3) credits); multiplied by
(B) the number of students enrolled in the program; multiplied by (C) the following applicable amount:
(i) Four hundred fifty dollars ($450), in the case of a program described in section 5 of this chapter (more than a moderate labor market need) for which the average wage level determined under section 2(b) of this chapter is a high wage.
(ii) Three hundred seventy-five dollars ($375), in the case of a program described in section 5 of this chapter (more than a moderate labor market need) for which the average wage level determined under section 2(b) of this chapter is a moderate wage.
(iii) Three hundred dollars ($300), in the case of a program described in section 5 of this chapter (more than a moderate labor market need) for which the average wage level determined under section 2(b) of this chapter is a less than moderate wage.
(iv) Three hundred seventy-five dollars ($375), in the case of a program described in section 6 of this chapter (moderate labor market need) for which the average wage level determined under section 2(b) of this chapter is a high wage.
(v) Three hundred dollars ($300), in the case of a program described in section 6 of this chapter (moderate labor market need) for which the average wage level determined under section 2(b) of this chapter is a moderate wage.
(vi) Two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225), in the case of a program described in section 6 of this chapter (moderate labor market need) for which the average wage level determined under section 2(b) of this chapter is a less than moderate wage.
(vii) Three hundred dollars ($300), in the case of a program described in section 7 of this chapter (less than a moderate labor market need) for which the average wage level determined under section 2(b) of this chapter is a high wage.
(viii) Two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225), in the case of a program described in section 7 of this chapter (less than a moderate labor market need) for which the average wage level determined under section 2(b) of this chapter is a moderate wage.
(ix) One hundred fifty dollars ($150), in the case of a program described in section 7 of this chapter (less than a moderate labor market need) for which the average wage level determined under section 2(b) of this chapter is a less than moderate wage.
STEP TWO: The number of pupils described in section 8 of this chapter (all other programs) multiplied by two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
STEP THREE: The number of pupils participating in a career and technical education program in which pupils from multiple

schools are served at a common location multiplied by one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166. Amended by P.L.234-2007, SEC.139.

IC 20-43-8-10
Appeal; classification of regional labor demand
Sec. 10. If a school corporation determines that the categories of career and technical education programs issued by the department of workforce development under section 2 of this chapter are not representative of the employment demand in the region surrounding the school corporation, the school corporation may petition the department of workforce development to recategorize for the school corporation the career and technical education programs offered by the school corporation according to the employment demand in the region surrounding the school corporation. The petition must include information supporting the school corporation's determination that the categories of career and technical education programs by the department of workforce development under section 2 of this chapter are not representative of the employment demand in the region surrounding the school corporation.
As added by P.L.2-2006, SEC.166. Amended by P.L.234-2007, SEC.140.