2016 Indiana Code
TITLE 21. HIGHER EDUCATION
ARTICLE 18. COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
CHAPTER 9. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM REVIEW
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IC 21-18-9
Chapter 9. Educational Program Review
IC 21-18-9-1
Powers of commission; budget review; recommendations
Sec. 1. The commission may:
(1) review the legislative request budgets of all state
educational institutions preceding each session of the general
assembly; and
(2) make recommendations concerning appropriations and
bonding authorizations to state educational institutions,
including public funds for financial aid to students by any state
agency.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.
IC 21-18-9-2
Powers of commission; program review; recommendations
Sec. 2. (a) The commission may:
(1) review all programs of any state educational institution,
regardless of the source of funding; and
(2) make recommendations to the board of trustees of the state
educational institution, the governor, and the general assembly
concerning the funding and the disposition of the programs.
(b) The commission, in consultation with the department of
workforce development, shall develop and recommend funding
amounts and performance metrics that reward workforce training
programs under IC 21-41-5-3(b) and that are not included in the
postsecondary performance funding formula. Ivy Tech Community
College shall assist the commission, and the department of workforce
development shall provide the data necessary for the commission to
develop these funding amounts and performance metrics. Funding
amounts and performance metrics recommended under this
subsection must be aligned with the workforce needs and training
and education needs identified in the occupational demand report
prepared by the department of workforce development under
IC 22-4.1-4-10. This subsection expires July 1, 2020.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259. Amended by P.L.141-2016,
SEC.5.
IC 21-18-9-3
Request for receipts and expenditures
Sec. 3. In making a review under section 1 or 2 of this chapter, the
commission may request and shall receive, in the form reasonably
required by the commission, from all state educational institutions,
complete information concerning all receipts and all expenditures.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.
IC 21-18-9-4
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Powers of commission; studies; recommendations
Sec. 4. The commission may:
(1) make, or cause to be made, studies of the needs for various
types of postsecondary education; and
(2) make recommendations to the general assembly and the
governor concerning the organization of these programs.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.
IC 21-18-9-5
Powers of commission; approval or disapproval of branches,
degrees, and programs
Sec. 5. The commission may approve or disapprove the:
(1) establishment of any new branches, regional or other
campuses, or extension centers;
(2) establishment of any new college or school; or
(3) offering of any proposed or existing:
(A) associate, baccalaureate, or graduate degree; or
(B) program leading to a certificate or other indication of
accomplishment.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259. Amended by P.L.169-2011,
SEC.21; P.L.101-2012, SEC.1.
IC 21-18-9-6
Expired
(As added by P.L.114-2011, SEC.6. Expired 6-30-2013 by
P.L.114-2011, SEC.6.)
IC 21-18-9-7
Common course numbering system
Sec. 7. In collaboration with the state educational institutions, the
commission shall develop, implement, and maintain a common
course numbering system to be used by the state educational
institutions for all courses in the core transfer library (as defined in
IC 21-42-1-3). The commission shall create a state course numbering
system into which each state educational institution shall map the
state educational institution's unique course numbers.
As added by P.L.88-2012, SEC.1.
IC 21-18-9-8
Undergraduate degree programs; number of credit hours
Sec. 8. (a) Each state educational institution shall review each
undergraduate degree program offered by the state educational
institution to determine the number of credit hours required for the
degree and report the results to the commission. If a degree program
requires more than:
(1) sixty (60) credit hours for an associate degree; or
(2) one hundred twenty (120) credit hours for a baccalaureate
degree;
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the state educational institution must provide justification to the
commission in the report for the additional credit hours required.
(b) In providing justification under subsection (a):
(1) if the state educational institution documents that the
additional credit hours are required by:
(A) specific program standards established by external
accreditation bodies; or
(B) occupational certification or licensure;
the commission shall accept the justification; and
(2) if the state educational institution documents that the
additional credit hours are related to:
(A) employer requirements; or
(B) enhanced program quality and content;
the commission may accept the justification.
(c) The commission shall require a review and report of the credit
hours required for degree programs under this section at least every
three (3) years.
(d) A proposal submitted to the commission under section 5 of
this chapter must provide justification for a degree that requires more
than:
(1) sixty (60) credit hours for an associate degree; or
(2) one hundred twenty (120) credit hours for a baccalaureate
degree.
As added by P.L.101-2012, SEC.2.
IC 21-18-9-9
Annual report to legislature; state educational institution
information
Sec. 9. (a) In collaboration with each state educational institution's
institutional research or strategic planning department, the
commission shall develop an annual report to the general assembly
that includes the following information:
(1) Faculty activities related to the mission of the state
educational institution, including teaching, course grading
practices, research, scholarship, outreach, and professional
services.
(2) Average and median faculty and administrator salaries.
(3) Median grade point averages for all students for the fall and
spring semesters.
(4) Median grade point averages for all graduating seniors.
(5) Other information the commission considers necessary.
The information in the report must include undergraduate student
information and faculty data by academic department, college, or
university.
(b) A state educational institution shall provide the information
set forth in subsection (a) in the form required by the commission.
(c) The report to the general assembly under subsection (a) must
be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
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As added by P.L.177-2013, SEC.3.
IC 21-18-9-10
Expired
(As added by P.L.177-2013, SEC.4. Expired 1-1-2015 by
P.L.2-2014, SEC.95.)
IC 21-18-9-10.5
Ivy Tech community college; review of some programs
Sec. 10.5. (a) The commission shall review the programs offered
by Ivy Tech Community College that have low graduation rates.
(b) Based on the results of the review under subsection (a), the
commission may do any of the following regarding such a program:
(1) Require the restructuring of the program, based on
information from other programs that are successful.
(2) Eliminate the program.
(3) Take no action concerning the program.
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.234.
IC 21-18-9-11
Annual report to general assembly; percentage of resident and
nonresident students
Sec. 11. (a) The commission shall do the following:
(1) Annually determine for each state educational institution:
(A) the percentage of students enrolled in the state
educational institution who are charged tuition based on the
resident tuition rate; and
(B) the percentage of students enrolled in the state
educational institution who are charged tuition based on the
nonresident tuition rate.
(2) Report the information determined for each state
educational institution under subdivision (1) to the budget
committee and the legislative council before December 1 of
each year. The report to the legislative council must be in an
electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
(b) A state educational institution must submit to the commission
any information needed by the commission to determine the
percentages under subsection (a).
As added by P.L.213-2015, SEC.235.
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