2015 Indiana Code
TITLE 21. HIGHER EDUCATION
ARTICLE 12. GENERAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS
CHAPTER 8. ADULT STUDENT GRANT PROGRAM AND FUND
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IC 21-12-8
Chapter 8. Adult Student Grant Program and Fund
IC 21-12-8-1
Adult student grant fund; administration
Sec. 1. (a) The adult student grant fund is established to make
awards authorized under this chapter to eligible applicants.
(b) The fund consists of the following:
(1) Appropriations made by the general assembly.
(2) Gifts, grants, devises, or bequests made to the state to
achieve the purposes of the fund.
(3) Amounts transferred to the fund as directed by the
commission under IC 21-12-1.2-2.
(c) The fund shall be administered by the commission.
(d) The fund must be separate and distinct from other funds
administered by the commission.
(e) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not
currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same
manner as other public funds are invested.
(f) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not
revert to the state general fund but remains available to be used for
providing money for adult student grants under this chapter, or it may
be transferred to another fund under this article as directed by the
commission under IC 21-12-1.2-2.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Amended by P.L.234-2007,
SEC.53; P.L.234-2015, SEC.15.
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Duties of commission
Sec. 2. The commission shall do the following:
(1) Prescribe the form and manner in which applications for
adult student grants may be submitted.
(2) Determine the eligibility of applicants.
(3) Determine the amount of an adult student grant awarded to
a recipient.
(4) Award an additional amount not to exceed five hundred
dollars ($500) in a recipient's final semester to a recipient
graduating with a degree aligned to priority economic sectors as
identified by the department of workforce development at any
time during the four (4) year period ending on the recipient's
graduation date.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Amended by P.L.46-2014, SEC.3;
P.L.234-2015, SEC.16.
IC 21-12-8-3
Eligibility for grant
Sec. 3. (a) An applicant is eligible to receive an adult student grant
if the following conditions are met:
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(1) The applicant is domiciled in Indiana, as defined by the
commission.
(2) The applicant:
(A) has received a diploma of graduation from an approved
secondary school;
(B) has been granted a:
(i) high school equivalency certificate before July 1, 1995;
or
(ii) state of Indiana general educational development
(GED) diploma under IC 20-10.1-12.1 (before its repeal),
IC 20-20-6 (before its repeal), or IC 22-4.1-18; or
(C) is a student in good standing who is completing a final
year of study at an approved secondary school and will be
eligible upon graduation to attend an approved institution of
higher learning.
(3) The applicant declares, in writing, a specific educational
objective or course of study and enrolls in:
(A) a course that applies toward the requirements for
completion of that objective or course of study; or
(B) a course designed to help the applicant develop the basic
skills the applicant needs to successfully achieve that
objective or continue in that course of study.
(4) The applicant enrolls in at least six (6) credit hours in any
academic term.
(5) The commission or an approved postsecondary educational
institution acting as the commission's agent determines that the
financial resources available to the applicant are such that in the
absence of a grant under this chapter the applicant would be
deterred from beginning or completing the applicant's declared
educational objective or course of study.
(6) The applicant has not received a Frank O'Bannon grant for
the maximum number of academic terms.
(7) The applicant is identified as financially independent from
the applicant's parents as determined by the Free Application for
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
(b) The commission may reduce an award offered under this
section by the amount the applicant is eligible to receive in tuition
reimbursement from an employer or another outside source.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Amended by P.L.7-2011, SEC.13;
P.L.281-2013, SEC.22; P.L.234-2015, SEC.17.
IC 21-12-8-4
Repealed
(As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Repealed by P.L.234-2015,
SEC.18.)
IC 21-12-8-5
Renewal of grant
Sec. 5. Subject to this chapter, a student's adult student grant may
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be renewed if the student does the following:
(1) Successfully completes at least eighteen (18) credit hours or
their equivalent toward a certificate, nursing diploma, associate
degree, or baccalaureate degree in the previous academic year.
(2) Demonstrates continuing financial need.
(3) Maintains at least a cumulative grade point average that the
eligible institution determines is satisfactory academic progress.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Amended by P.L.281-2013,
SEC.23; P.L.234-2015, SEC.19.
IC 21-12-8-6
Repealed
(As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Repealed by P.L.281-2013,
SEC.24.)
IC 21-12-8-7
Repealed
(As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Repealed by P.L.125-2008,
SEC.5.)
IC 21-12-8-8
Repealed
(As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253. Repealed by P.L.234-2015,
SEC.20.)
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