2016 Indiana Code
TITLE 21. HIGHER EDUCATION
ARTICLE 18. COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
CHAPTER 14. RETURN AND COMPLETE PROJECT
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IC 21-18-14
Chapter 14. Return and Complete Project
IC 21-18-14-1
"Return and complete student"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "return and complete student"
means an individual who:
(1) is an Indiana resident;
(2) earned course credit from a postsecondary educational
institution before January 1, 2014;
(3) has not earned an associate or baccalaureate degree as of
January 1, 2015; and
(4) has not been enrolled in any postsecondary educational
institution since January 1, 2014.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.236.
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"Return and complete project"
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "return and complete project"
means a project administered by the commission in partnership with
postsecondary educational institutions to encourage return and
complete students to complete an associate or baccalaureate degree
or a technical certificate by 2020.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.236.
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Project guidelines
Sec. 3. Not later than August 1, 2015, the commission, in
consultation with postsecondary educational institutions, shall adopt
guidelines for postsecondary educational institutions concerning the
administration of the return and complete project, including the
exchange of data to support targeted outreach under section 4 of this
chapter.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.236.
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Targeted outreach
Sec. 4. Postsecondary educational institutions shall either:
(1) conduct targeted outreach to return and complete students;
or
(2) provide student record data to the commission for use in
targeted outreach.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.236.
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Targeted outreach by commission
Sec. 5. The commission shall conduct targeted outreach to return
and complete students who previously attended an institution that
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does not conduct targeted outreach under section 4(1) of this chapter.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.236.
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Financial aid and tuition discounts
Sec. 6. A postsecondary educational institution may offer
financial aid or tuition discounts that are exclusively for return and
complete students.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.236.
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Confidential information protected
Sec. 7. If the commission receives confidential student record
information, the commission may not release confidential student
record information to any individual or entity that is not permitted
access to the record information under the federal Family Education
Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g et seq.).
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.236.
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Annual report
Sec. 8. Beginning November 1, 2016, and not later than
November 1 each year thereafter, state educational institutions shall
report annually to the commission the number of return and complete
students who attended the postsecondary educational institution who
have:
(1) received targeted outreach by the postsecondary educational
institution; and
(2) earned an associate or baccalaureate degree or a technical
certificate from the postsecondary educational institution.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.236.
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Expiration of chapter
Sec. 9. This chapter expires July 1, 2020.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.236.
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