2015 Indiana Code TITLE 20. EDUCATION ARTICLE 51. SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS CHAPTER 1. DEFINITIONS
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IC 20-51
ARTICLE 51. SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS
IC 20-51-1
Chapter 1. Definitions
IC 20-51-1-1
Application
Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.
IC 20-51-1-2
"Agreement"
Sec. 2. "Agreement" refers to an agreement between the
department and an applicant that applies for certification of a school
scholarship program.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.
IC 20-51-1-3
"Contribution"
Sec. 3. "Contribution" refers to a contribution to a scholarship
granting organization for use in a school scholarship program.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.
IC 20-51-1-4
"Cost of education"
Sec. 4. (a) "Cost of education" means the tuition and fees that
would otherwise be charged by a participating school to:
(1) an eligible student; or
(2) a parent of an eligible student.
(b) In the case of an eligible pupil who attends a public school, the
term includes any transfer tuition charged to the eligible student or a
parent of the eligible student.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.
IC 20-51-1-4.3
"Eligible choice scholarship student"
Sec. 4.3. "Eligible choice scholarship student" refers to an
individual who:
(1) has legal settlement in Indiana;
(2) is at least five (5) years of age and less than twenty-two (22)
years of age on the date in the school year specified in
IC 20-33-2-7; and
(3) meets at least one (1) of the following conditions:
(A) The individual is:
(i) a student with a disability who requires special
education and for whom an individualized education
program has been developed under IC 20-35 or a service
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plan developed under 511 IAC 7-34; and
(ii) a member of a household with an annual income of not
more than two hundred percent (200%) of the amount
required for the individual to qualify for the federal free or
reduced price lunch program.
(B) The individual is:
(i) an individual who, because of the school corporation's
residency requirement, would be required to attend a
specific public school within a school corporation that has
been placed in the lowest category or designation of school
improvement under IC 20-31-8-4 (has been assigned an
"F" grade); and
(ii) except as provided in IC 20-51-4-2.5, is a member of
a household with an annual income of not more than one
hundred fifty percent (150%) of the amount required for
the individual to qualify for the federal free or reduced
price lunch program.
An individual to whom this clause applies is not required to
attend the public school before becoming eligible for a
choice scholarship, and may not be required to return to the
public school if the public school is placed in a higher
category or designation under IC 20-31-8-4.
(C) Except as provided in IC 20-51-4-2.5, the individual is
a member of a household with an annual income of not more
than one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the amount
required for the individual to qualify for the federal free or
reduced price lunch program and the individual was enrolled
in kindergarten through grade 12, in a public school,
including a charter school, in Indiana for at least two (2)
semesters immediately preceding the first semester for which
the individual receives a choice scholarship under
IC 20-51-4.
(D) The individual or a sibling of the individual who, except
as provided in IC 20-51-4-2.5, is a member of a household
with an annual income of not more than one hundred fifty
percent (150%) of the amount required for the individual to
qualify for the federal free or reduced price lunch program
and satisfies either of the following:
(i) The individual or a sibling of the individual received
before July 1, 2013, a scholarship from a scholarship
granting organization under IC 20-51-3 or a choice
scholarship under IC 20-51-4 in a preceding school year,
including a school year that does not immediately precede
a school year in which the individual receives a
scholarship from a scholarship granting organization under
IC 20-51-3 or a choice scholarship under IC 20-51-4.
(ii) The individual or a sibling of the individual receives
for the first time after June 30, 2013, a scholarship of at
least five hundred dollars ($500) from a scholarship
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granting organization under IC 20-51-3 or a choice
scholarship under IC 20-51-4 in a preceding school year,
including a school year that does not immediately precede
a school year in which the individual receives a
scholarship from a scholarship granting organization under
IC 20-51-3 or a choice scholarship under IC 20-51-4.
As added by P.L.211-2013, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.205-2013,
SEC.310; P.L.233-2015, SEC.313.
IC 20-51-1-4.5
Repealed
(As added by P.L.92-2011, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.211-2013,
SEC.5.)
IC 20-51-1-4.7
"Eligible school"
Sec. 4.7. "Eligible school" refers to a public or nonpublic
elementary school or high school that:
(1) is located in Indiana;
(2) requires an eligible choice scholarship student to pay tuition
or transfer tuition to attend;
(3) voluntarily agrees to enroll an eligible choice scholarship
student;
(4) is accredited by either the state board or a national or
regional accreditation agency that is recognized by the state
board;
(5) administers the Indiana statewide testing for educational
progress (ISTEP) program under IC 20-32-5;
(6) is not a charter school or the school corporation in which an
eligible choice scholarship student has legal settlement under
IC 20-26-11; and
(7) submits to the department only the student performance data
required for a category designation under IC 20-31-8-3.
As added by P.L.92-2011, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.211-2013, SEC.6.
IC 20-51-1-5
"Eligible student"
Sec. 5. "Eligible student" refers to an individual who:
(1) has legal settlement in Indiana;
(2) is at least five (5) years of age and less than twenty-two (22)
years of age on the date in the school year specified in
IC 20-33-2-7;
(3) either has been or is currently enrolled in a participating
school; and
(4) is a member of a household with an annual income of not
more than two hundred percent (200%) of the amount required
for the individual to qualify for the federal free or reduced price
lunch program.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364. Amended by P.L.129-2012,
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SEC.1; P.L.211-2013, SEC.7.
IC 20-51-1-6
"Participating school"
Sec. 6. (a) "Participating school" refers to a public or nonpublic
school that:
(1) an eligible student is required to pay tuition or transfer
tuition to attend;
(2) voluntarily agrees to enroll an eligible student;
(3) is accredited by either the state board or a national or
regional accreditation agency that is recognized by the state
board; and
(4) administers the tests under the Indiana statewide testing for
educational progress (ISTEP) program or administers another
nationally recognized and norm-referenced assessment of the
school's students.
(b) The term does not include a public school in a school
corporation where the eligible student has legal settlement under
IC 20-26-11.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.
IC 20-51-1-7
"Scholarship granting organization"
Sec. 7. "Scholarship granting organization" refers to an
organization that:
(1) is exempt from federal income taxation under Section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
(2) is organized at least in part to grant school scholarships
without limiting the availability of scholarships to students of
only one (1) participating school.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364. Amended by P.L.92-2011,
SEC.7.
IC 20-51-1-8
"School scholarship"
Sec. 8. "School scholarship" refers to a grant to pay only the cost
of education for an eligible student as determined for the school year
(as defined in IC 20-18-2-17) for which the scholarship will be
granted.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.
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