2013 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
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IC 21-18.5-2
Chapter 2. Definitions
IC 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.
IC 21-18.5-2-2
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.273-2013, SEC.4.)
IC 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.
IC 21-18.5-2-4
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.273-2013, SEC.5.)
IC 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.
IC 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.
IC 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.
IC 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.
IC 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.
IC 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.
IC 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.
IC 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.
IC 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.
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