2016 Indiana Code
TITLE 21. HIGHER EDUCATION
ARTICLE 12. GENERAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS
CHAPTER 16. NEXT GENERATION HOOSIER EDUCATORS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND FUND
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IC 21-12-16
Chapter 16. Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship
Program and Fund
IC 21-12-16-1
"Program"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "program" means the next
generation Hoosier educators scholarship program established by
section 2 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1.
IC 21-12-16-2
Program established; authority to award scholarships
Sec. 2. (a) The next generation Hoosier educators scholarship
program is established.
(b) The commission shall receive and consider applications for a
next generation Hoosier educators scholarship under this chapter.
(c) Beginning in an academic year beginning after June 30, 2017,
the commission may award a next generation Hoosier educators
scholarship to an eligible applicant under this chapter.
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1.
IC 21-12-16-3
Next generation Hoosier educators scholarship fund
Sec. 3. (a) The next generation Hoosier educators scholarship
fund is established for the purpose of providing scholarships to
attract and retain eligible applicants to the teaching profession.
(b) The fund consists of the following:
(1) Appropriations made by the general assembly.
(2) Gifts, grants, devises, or bequests made to the commission
to achieve the purposes of the fund.
(c) The commission shall administer the fund.
(d) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from
money in the fund.
(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 may be invested. Interest that accrues
from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.
(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
the purposes of this chapter.
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1.
IC 21-12-16-4
Commission for higher education duties
Sec. 4. The commission shall do all the following:
(1) Develop a promotional program to inform and attract
students to participate in the next generation Hoosier educators
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scholarship program.
(2) Establish protocols and procedures concerning the
application process for the program.
(3) Develop protocols, in consultation with accredited
postsecondary educational institutions approved by the
commission under section 10 of this chapter, to ensure
successful completion of the program and assist graduates in
completing the requirements of the program.
(4) Establish, in coordination with the governor's office, a guide
for the management of the program by commission personnel.
(5) Designate personnel to manage the program.
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1.
IC 21-12-16-5
Scholarship qualifications
Sec. 5. (a) An applicant who is enrolled in an accredited
postsecondary educational institution after June 30, 2017, may
qualify for a scholarship under this chapter. To qualify for a
scholarship, an applicant must:
(1) apply for a scholarship on a form supplied by the
commission;
(2) except as provided in subsection (b), have graduated from
an Indiana nonaccredited nonpublic or accredited high school
and either:
(A) graduated in the highest twenty percent (20%) of
students in the applicant's high school graduating class; or
(B) received a score in the top twentieth percentile on the
SAT or ACT examination;
(3) have participated in school activities and community service
activities during high school;
(4) have applied to and been accepted for enrollment in an
accredited postsecondary educational institution approved by
the commission under section 10 of this chapter;
(5) agree in writing to:
(A) obtain a license to teach under IC 20-28-5; and
(B) teach for at least five (5) consecutive years in a public
school or an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) in
Indiana after graduating with a baccalaureate degree from
the accredited postsecondary educational institution
described in subdivision (4); and
(6) meet any other criteria established by the commission.
(b) A student who graduates from a nonaccredited nonpublic
school must meet the requirement described in subsection (a)(2)(B)
in order to meet the eligibility requirement described in subsection
(a)(2).
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1.
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Consideration of applications; priority to recent high school
graduates
Sec. 6. The commission shall consider each application and
determine the eligibility of the applicant for the scholarship. The
commission shall give priority to recent high school graduates when
selecting applicants.
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1.
IC 21-12-16-7
Contract requirements
Sec. 7. Before receiving a scholarship under this chapter, the
applicant must enter into a contract with the commission agreeing to:
(1) the terms and conditions described in section 5(a)(5) of this
chapter; and
(2) any other terms and conditions established by the
commission.
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1.
IC 21-12-16-8
Amount of scholarship awards; limits; distribution
Sec. 8. (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), if an applicant meets
the requirements under this chapter, the commission may award, for
not more than four (4) academic years, a scholarship to the applicant
in an amount of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for
each academic year that the applicant attends the accredited
postsecondary educational institution approved by the commission
under section 10 of this chapter.
(b) The commission may not do the following:
(1) Award a scholarship under this chapter in an amount of
more than a total of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) to an
individual applicant.
(2) Award scholarships under this chapter to more than two
hundred (200) new applicants each academic year.
(c) If the total amount to be distributed from the fund in a state
fiscal year exceeds the amount available for distribution, the amount
to be distributed to each eligible applicant shall be proportionately
reduced so that the total reductions equal the amount of the excess.
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1.
IC 21-12-16-9
Standards to maintain eligibility; petition for exception;
extenuating circumstances
Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the commission
shall establish standards that a student must meet to remain eligible
to receive a scholarship under this chapter. The standards must
include the following:
(1) Maintaining a cumulative minimum grade point average of
at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
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(2) Enrolling in and completing at least fifteen (15) credit hours
each semester or its equivalent.
(3) Any other requirements the commission considers
necessary.
(b) The commission may allow a student who fails to meet the
standards described in subsection (a) and is ineligible for an award
during the next academic year to maintain eligibility if the student
submits a petition to the commission in a manner prescribed by the
commission so that the commission may make a determination that
extenuating circumstances, as determined by the commission,
prevented the student from meeting the standards described in
subsection (a).
(c) If the commission grants a waiver under subsection (b), the
commission may:
(1) place the student on probationary status; and
(2) establish additional requirements for the student.
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1.
IC 21-12-16-10
Approval of accredited postsecondary educational institutions;
standards for teacher education
Sec. 10. (a) The commission may not award a scholarship under
this chapter to an applicant unless the applicant has applied to and
been accepted for enrollment in an accredited postsecondary
educational institution approved by the commission under this
section.
(b) The commission shall establish standards for teacher
education that an accredited postsecondary educational institution
must meet to receive approval by the commission under this section,
including the:
(1) information an accredited postsecondary educational
institution is required to submit to the commission regarding the
institution's teacher education program; and
(2) criteria and standards for approval.
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1.
IC 21-12-16-11
Repayment of scholarship award; failure to complete teacher
education
Sec. 11. An individual who:
(1) received a scholarship under this chapter;
(2) is no longer enrolled in an accredited postsecondary
educational institution approved by the commission under
section 10 of this chapter; and
(3) did not receive a baccalaureate degree from an accredited
postsecondary educational institution approved by the
commission under section 10 of this chapter;
shall repay the amount of the scholarship awarded to the individual
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under this chapter in a timely fashion, as determined by the
commission.
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1.
IC 21-12-16-12
Repayment of scholarship award; failure to teach; petition for
extension of time; waive repayment; agreement for collection of
repayment
Sec. 12. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), if an
individual:
(1) receives a scholarship under this chapter; and
(2) fails to teach in a public school or an eligible school (as
defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) in Indiana for at least five (5)
consecutive years as described in section 5(a)(5) of this chapter;
the individual shall repay the total amount of the scholarship
awarded to the individual under this chapter in a timely fashion. The
total amount that an individual is required to repay shall be reduced
by twenty percent (20%), as determined by the commission, for each
consecutive year the individual teaches at a public school or eligible
school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7).
(b) The commission may extend the length of time in which an
individual must complete the requirements of an agreement described
in section 5(a)(5) of this chapter if the individual submits a petition
to the commission in a manner prescribed by the commission and the
commission makes a determination that extenuating circumstances,
as determined by the commission, prevented the individual from
timely meeting the requirements described in section 5(a)(5) of this
chapter.
(c) The commission may waive repayment under subsection (a)
if the individual has been declared to be totally and permanently
disabled under 34 CFR 685.213.
(d) The commission may enter into an agreement with the
department of state revenue established by IC 6-8.1-2-1 or another
third party vendor to assist in the enforcement of subsection (a) and
section 11 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1.
IC 21-12-16-13
Same school not required for teaching requirement
Sec. 13. An individual who receives a scholarship under this
chapter is not required to teach at the same public school or eligible
school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) in Indiana for five (5)
consecutive years.
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1.
IC 21-12-16-14
Administered as financial aid award
Sec. 14. The commission shall administer the scholarship awarded
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under this chapter as a financial aid award.
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1.
IC 21-12-16-15
Other scholarships or forms of financial aid; conditions
Sec. 15. (a) Subject to subsection (c), the amount of a scholarship
awarded under this chapter may not be reduced because the student
receives other scholarships or forms of financial aid.
(b) Except as otherwise provided under law and subject to
subsection (c), the amount of any other state financial aid received
by a student may not be reduced because the student receives a
scholarship under this chapter.
(c) The total amount of scholarships or other financial aid a
student receives may not exceed the total amount of expenses to
attend the accredited postsecondary educational institution, including
tuition, room, board, and other fees.
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1.
IC 21-12-16-16
Scholarship subject to appropriation
Sec. 16. An applicant is eligible to receive a scholarship under
this chapter only if an appropriation has been made to carry out the
specific purposes of this chapter.
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1.
IC 21-12-16-17
Records; report
Sec. 17. (a) The commission shall maintain complete and accurate
records in implementing the next generation Hoosier educators
scholarship fund established by section 3 of this chapter, including
records of the following:
(1) The receipt, disbursement, and uses of money from the fund.
(2) The number of applications for the next generation Hoosier
educators scholarship.
(3) The number and amount of next generation Hoosier
educators scholarships that have been provided by the
commission.
(4) Any other information collected concerning the fund or next
generation Hoosier educators scholarships awarded under this
chapter.
(b) Not later than November 1, 2017, and each November 1
thereafter, the commission shall submit a report to the governor and,
in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, to the general assembly
summarizing the records described in subsection (a).
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1.
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Adopt rules
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Sec. 18. The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2
necessary to carry out this chapter.
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