Second Regular Session of the 122nd General Assembly (2022)
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SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 89
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning higher education.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SECTION 1. IC 21-12-1.7-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.10-2019,
SECTION 91, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to an academic year
beginning after August 31, 2014. The commission shall publish
annually a schedule of award amounts for the higher education award
and freedom of choice grant issued under this article. The schedule
must provide award amounts on the basis of the recipient's expected
family contribution. federal needs calculation. The expected family
contribution federal needs calculation shall be derived from
information submitted on the recipient's financial aid application form.
The commission shall determine award amounts separately for:
(1) recipients attending approved public state educational
institutions (except Ivy Tech Community College);
(2) Ivy Tech Community College;
(3) recipients attending a nonprofit college or university listed in
IC 21-7-13-6(a)(1)(C); and
(4) recipients attending approved postsecondary credit bearing
proprietary institutions.
(b) This subsection applies to an academic year beginning after
August 31, 2017. The schedule of award amounts published under
subsection (a) must offer a larger award to first time and prior
recipients who successfully completed:
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(1) at least thirty (30) credit hours or the equivalent during the last
academic year in which the student received state financial aid;
or
(2) at least thirty (30) credit hours or the equivalent during the last
academic year in which the student was enrolled in a
postsecondary educational institution.
(c) In determining eligibility under subsection (b), the commission
shall apply all the following types of credits regardless of whether the
credits were completed during the last academic year described in
subsection (b)(1) or (b)(2):
(1) Credits earned from dual credit, advanced placement,
Cambridge International, and international baccalaureate courses.
(2) College credits earned during high school.
(3) Credits earned exceeding thirty (30) credit hours during a
previous academic year in which a student received state financial
aid.
(d) The schedule of award amounts shall set forth an amount for
recipients described in subsection (a)(1) that is equal to fifty percent
(50%) of the amount for recipients described in subsection (a)(3).
SECTION 2. IC 21-12-6-10.3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.178-2018,
SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 10.3. (a) This section applies to a student who
qualifies for a scholarship under section 6 or 7 of this chapter, if the
student initially enrolls in the program after June 30, 2011. Applicants
who are enrolled in the program before July 1, 2011, will not have an
income or financial resources test applied to them under this section
when they subsequently apply for a scholarship or apply to renew a
scholarship.
(b) A scholarship applicant shall be awarded the following amount
as adjusted under subsections (c) and (d):
(1) If the scholarship applicant attends an approved postsecondary
educational institution that is a state educational institution, the
full educational costs that the scholarship applicant would
otherwise be required to pay at the eligible institution.
(2) If the scholarship applicant attends an approved postsecondary
educational institution that is private, the greater of the:
(A) average of the educational costs of all state educational
institutions, not including Ivy Tech Community College; or
(B) amount the applicant is eligible to receive under
IC 21-12-4.
(3) If the scholarship applicant attends an approved postsecondary
educational institution that is a postsecondary credit bearing
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proprietary educational institution, the lesser of the educational
costs that the scholarship applicant would otherwise be required
to pay at the postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational
institution or the educational costs of Ivy Tech Community
College.
(c) The amount of an award under subsection (b) shall be reduced
by:
(1) for an amount awarded before September 1, 2014:
(A) the amount of the Frank O'Bannon grant awarded to the
scholarship applicant; plus
(B) an additional amount based on the expected family
contribution, federal needs calculation, if necessary, as
determined by the commission, to provide scholarships within
the available appropriation; or
(2) for an amount awarded after August 31, 2014, the amount
based on the expected family contribution, federal needs
calculation, if necessary, as determined by the commission, to
provide scholarships within the available appropriation.
(d) The total of all tuition scholarships awarded under this section
in a state fiscal year may not exceed the amount available for
distribution from the fund for scholarships under this chapter. 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 based on the
relative financial need of each eligible applicant.
SECTION 3. IC 21-12-13-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.63-2021,
SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 2. (a) This section applies to the following
scholarship, stipend, and fee remission statutes:
(1) IC 21-12-3.
(2) IC 21-12-4.
(3) IC 21-12-6.
(4) IC 21-13-2.
(5) IC 21-13-7.
(6) IC 21-13-8.
(7) IC 21-13-4.
(8) IC 21-14-5.
(9) IC 21-12-16.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), and except for a stipend
scholarship granted under IC 21-13-8 to an individual described in
IC 21-13-8-1(b)(2)(B), a grant or reduction in tuition or fees, including
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all renewals and extensions, under any of the laws listed in subsection
(a) may not exceed the number of terms that constitutes:
(1) except as provided in subdivision (2), four (4) undergraduate
academic years, as determined by the commission; or
(2) for purposes of IC 21-13-4, six (6) academic years as
determined by the commission;
and must be used within eight (8) years after the date the individual
first applies and becomes eligible for benefits under the applicable law.
(c) The commission may, subject to the availability of funds, extend
eligibility under subsection (b) for a recipient who used a grant or
reduction in tuition or fees under any of the statutes listed in subsection
(a) at a postsecondary educational institution that closed. The extension
of eligibility may not exceed the number of terms used by the recipient
at the postsecondary educational institution that closed.
SECTION 4. IC 21-13-7-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2020,
SECTION 104, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 1. An individual may apply for a
stipend scholarship under this chapter if the individual:
(1) is a student who is enrolled in a course of study at an eligible
institution that would enable the student, upon graduation, to
teach in a state accredited school accredited under IC 20-31-4.1
in Indiana in:
(A) special education; or
(B) a high-need field;
(2) will participate in student teaching as part of the student's
degree requirements;
(3) has earned a cumulative grade point average upon entering
student teaching that:
(A) is required by an eligible institution for admission to the
eligible institution's school of education; or
(B) is at least a 2.0 on a 4.0 grading scale or its equivalent as
determined by the eligible institution, if the eligible
institution's school of education does not require a certain
minimum cumulative grade point average;
(4) agrees, in writing, to apply for a teaching position at an
accredited school in Indiana following the student's certification
as a teacher, and, if hired, to teach for at least three (3) years; and
(5) meets any other minimum criteria established by the
commission.
SECTION 5. IC 21-13-7-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.148-2016,
SECTION 11, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 2. (a) A student who has applied for the stipend
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scholarship under section 1 of this chapter and has been approved by
the commission may request payment of the stipend after
demonstrating that the student will engage in student teaching during
the upcoming academic term.
(b) The stipend may not exceed four thousand dollars ($4,000).
(c) The commission shall pay the stipend directly to the student.
SECTION 6. IC 21-13-7-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.205-2013,
SECTION 328, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 3. (a) The amount of a stipend
awarded under this chapter may not be reduced because the student
receives other scholarships or forms of financial aid.
(b) Except as otherwise permitted by law and except as provided
in subsection (c), the amount of any other state financial aid received
by a student may not be reduced because the student receives a stipend
scholarship under this chapter.
(c) A student may concurrently receive a stipend under this chapter
and a stipend under IC 21-13-8. 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.
SECTION 7. IC 21-13-8-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2020,
SECTION 105, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 1. (a) The Earline S. Rogers student
teaching stipend scholarship for minority students is established.
(b) An individual may apply for a stipend scholarship under this
chapter if the individual:
(1) is a minority student enrolled in an eligible institution;
(2) will participate in:
(A) student teaching as part of the student's degree
requirements; or
(B) a school administration internship as part of the student's
graduate degree program;
(3) has earned a cumulative grade point average:
(A) upon entering student teaching that:
(i) is required by an eligible institution for admission to the
eligible institution's school of education; or
(ii) is at least a 2.0 on a 4.0 grading scale or its equivalent as
determined by the eligible institution, if the eligible
institution's school of education does not require a certain
minimum cumulative grade point average; or
(B) upon beginning a school administration internship that is
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at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or its equivalent as determined by
the eligible institution;
(4) agrees, in writing, in the case of an individual entering student
teaching, to apply for a teaching position at a state accredited
school accredited under IC 20-31-4.1 in Indiana following the
student's certification as a teacher, and, if hired, to teach for at
least three (3) years; and
(5) meets any other minimum criteria established by the
commission.
SECTION 8. IC 21-13-8-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.159-2016,
SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 2. (a) A student who has applied for the stipend
scholarship under section 1 of this chapter and has been approved by
the commission may request payment of the stipend after
demonstrating that the student will engage in student teaching or a
school administration internship during the upcoming academic term.
The commission shall give priority to student teaching applicants when
selecting applicants.
(b) The stipend may not exceed four thousand dollars ($4,000).
(c) The commission shall pay the stipend directly to the student.
SECTION 9. IC 21-13-8-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.205-2013,
SECTION 329, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 3. (a) The amount of a stipend
scholarship awarded under this chapter may not be reduced because
the student receives other scholarships or forms of financial aid.
(b) Except as otherwise permitted by law and except as provided
in subsection (c), the amount of any other state financial aid received
by a student may not be reduced because the student receives a stipend
scholarship under this chapter.
(c) A student may concurrently receive a stipend under this chapter
and a stipend under IC 21-13-7. 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.
SEA 89 President of the Senate
President Pro Tempore
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Governor of the State of Indiana
Date: Time:
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