2014 Indiana Code TITLE 21. HIGHER EDUCATION ARTICLE 12. GENERAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS CHAPTER 10. MITCH DANIELS EARLY GRADUATION SCHOLARSHIP
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IC 21-12-10
Chapter 10. Mitch Daniels Early Graduation Scholarship
IC 21-12-10-1
"Publicly supported school"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "publicly supported school" means
the following:
(1) A school corporation (as defined in IC 20-18-2-16(a)).
(2) A charter school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-4).
(3) A high school maintained by a state educational institution
under IC 20-24.5 or another law.
As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.231.
IC 21-12-10-2
Scholarship program established
Sec. 2. The Mitch Daniels early graduation scholarship program
is established. The commission shall administer the Mitch Daniels
early graduation scholarship program.
As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.231.
IC 21-12-10-3
Eligibility
Sec. 3. An individual is eligible for a Mitch Daniels early
graduation scholarship if the individual:
(1) is a resident of Indiana, as defined by the commission;
(2) attended a publicly supported school on a full-time
equivalency basis (as defined in IC 20-43-1-14) for at least the
last two (2) semesters before the individual graduated from high
school;
(3) had legal settlement (as defined in IC 20-18-2-11) in Indiana
for at least the last two (2) semesters before the individual
graduated from high school;
(4) met at least the minimum requirements set by the Indiana
state board of education for granting a high school diploma by
the end of grade 11 (including any summer school courses
completed before July 1 of a year) and was awarded after
December 31, 2010, a high school diploma by the publicly
supported school that the individual last attended for course
credits earned before the end of grade 11;
(5) was not enrolled in a publicly supported school for any part
of grade 12;
(6) applies to the commission for a Mitch Daniels early
graduation scholarship in the manner specified by the
commission; and
(7) within five (5) months after graduating from high school:
(A) becomes a student in good standing at an approved
postsecondary educational institution whose students are
eligible to receive, before September 1, 2014, a higher
education award (IC 21-12-3-11) or a freedom of choice
grant (IC 21-12-4-4), or, after August 31, 2014, a higher
education award or freedom of choice grant published under
IC 21-12-1.7-3; and
(B) is engaged in a program that will lead to an approved
postsecondary degree or credential.
As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.231. Amended by P.L.281-2013,
SEC.26.
IC 21-12-10-4
Eligibility; graduation from program subject to waiver
Sec. 4. Graduation from a nonstandard course and curriculum
program or a program for high ability students that has been granted
a waiver by the Indiana state board of education shall be treated as
meeting the minimum requirements set by the state board of
education for granting a high school diploma.
As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.231.
IC 21-12-10-5
Submission of names of eligible students; publicly supported school
Sec. 5. (a) A publicly supported school shall submit to the
department of education the name of each individual described in
section 3(1) through 3(4) of this chapter.
(b) The department of education shall submit to the commission
the information submitted under subsection (a) and any other
supporting information requested by the commission on the schedule
and in the form specified by the commission.
As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.231.
IC 21-12-10-6
Notice of admission; postsecondary institution
Sec. 6. (a) If an applicant becomes a student in good standing at
an approved postsecondary institution, the institution shall provide
a written notice to the commission.
(b) If the applicant has met the eligibility requirements prescribed
in this chapter, the commission shall award the applicant a Mitch
Daniels early graduation scholarship and make the payment directly
to the institution. The institution may apply the payment to any
outstanding tuition and fees and shall remit the balance of the
scholarship to the student.
As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.231.
IC 21-12-10-7
Amount of scholarship
Sec. 7. The amount of a Mitch Daniels early graduation
scholarship is four thousand dollars ($4,000).
As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.231.
IC 21-12-10-8
Exclusion of scholarship from calculation of available financial
resources
Sec. 8. The amount of a Mitch Daniels early graduation
scholarship awarded under this chapter shall not be considered as a
financial resource in a determination of the amount of any grant or
scholarship under this article or, except as required by federal law,
the amount of any other grant or scholarship administered by the
commission.
As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.231.
IC 21-12-10-9
Effect of scholarship on admission standards of postsecondary
institution
Sec. 9. An institution is not required to change its admission
standards to accept an individual to whom the commission has issued
a Mitch Daniels early graduation scholarship. The scholarship may
not be used for remedial course work at the institution. The
institution shall provide facilities and instruction to the applicant on
the same terms as to other students.
As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.231.
IC 21-12-10-10
Offset of scholarships against state tuition support distributions
Sec. 10. (a) The commission shall notify the department of the
amount of Mitch Daniels early graduation scholarships granted for
each state fiscal year. The department shall deduct the scholarship
amount presented by the commission from the appropriation for
tuition support for that state fiscal year and promptly transfer the
amount to the commission.
(b) In the department's biennial budget request, the department
shall estimate the number of students that are expected to become
eligible for a Mitch Daniels early graduation scholarship and the
estimated total amount needed to provide the scholarships for each
state fiscal year for which the department requests an appropriation
for tuition support. The department shall include in its request for
tuition support an amount sufficient to provide the scholarships. The
requested amount may not exceed the amount that would have been
included in the department's request for tuition support if the students
had not graduated early.
As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.231.
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