First Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2023)
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HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1511
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning higher education
and to make an appropriation.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SECTION 1. IC 21-13-1-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.63-2021,
SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 4. "Eligible student", for purposes of section 8 of
this chapter, means a person who:
(1) is a member of the Indiana National Guard:
(A) in active drilling status; and
(B) who has not been absent without leave within the twelve
(12) months immediately preceding the date the person applies
for a tuition scholarship under this chapter;
(2) possesses the requisite academic qualifications; and
(3) meets the requirements of the state educational institution in
which the person is enrolled or will enroll; and
(4) (3) meets all other eligibility requirements as determined by
the commission.
SECTION 2. IC 21-13-1-7, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2007, SECTION
254, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2023]: Sec. 7. "Scholarship", for purposes of IC 21-13-4, means
financial assistance provided to a student to offset the educational costs
incurred by the student in attending a state educational institution or an
approved postsecondary educational institution listed in
IC 21-7-13-6(a)(1)(C)(i) through IC 21-7-13-6(a)(1)(C)(xxx) as
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determined by the commission.
SECTION 3. IC 21-13-1-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.217-2015,
SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 8. "Scholarship applicant", for purposes of
IC 21-13-4, means a person who:
(1) is an eligible student;
(2) has been accepted to attend a state educational institution or
an approved postsecondary educational institution listed in
IC 21-7-13-6(a)(1)(C)(i) through IC 21-7-13-6(a)(1)(C)(xxx) as
a full-time or part-time student;
(3) has been certified to have met all National Guard
requirements; and
(4) according to commission requirements, has timely filed an
application for and, if applicable, used any federal and state
financial assistance available to the person. to attend a state
educational institution.
SECTION 4. IC 21-13-4-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.234-2007,
SECTION 59, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 1. (a) The National Guard tuition supplement
program fund is established to provide the financial resources
necessary to award the tuition scholarships authorized under the
program.
(b) The commission shall administer the fund.
(c) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from
money in the fund.
(d) 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 national guard tuition supplement scholarships under this
chapter.
(e) Money in the fund may not be expended, removed, or
transferred from the fund by the state board of finance, the budget
agency, the commission, or any other state agency for any purpose
except for the purposes specified in this chapter.
SECTION 5. IC 21-13-4-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.63-2021,
SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 2. Money in the National Guard tuition
supplement program fund shall be used to provide annual scholarships
to scholarship applicants in an amount that is equal to one (1) of the
following amounts: under this chapter. Annual scholarships shall be
awarded in the following amounts:
(1) A scholarship applicant who attends a state educational
institution shall receive a scholarship under this chapter in an
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amount that is equal to one (1) of the following:
(A) If the scholarship applicant does not receive other
financial assistance specifically designated for educational
costs, the amount equal to a full undergraduate tuition
scholarship, regardless as to whether the student uses the
scholarship for undergraduate or graduate educational costs,
to attend the state educational institution.
(2) (B) If the scholarship applicant receives other financial
assistance specifically designated for educational costs, the
amount:
(A) (i) equal to the balance required to attend the state
educational institution; and
(B) (ii) not to exceed the amount described in subdivision
(1). clause (A).
(2) A scholarship applicant who attends an approved
postsecondary educational institution listed in
IC 21-7-13-6(a)(1)(C)(i) through IC 21-7-13-6(a)(1)(C)(xxx)
shall receive a scholarship under this chapter in an amount
equal to the lesser of the following:
(A) If the scholarship applicant receives other financial
assistance specifically designated for educational costs, the
amount equal to the balance required to attend the
approved postsecondary educational institution.
(B) Five thousand dollars ($5,000).
SECTION 6. IC 21-13-5-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.144-2007,
SECTION 21, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 1. (a) The National Guard scholarship extension
fund is established to provide the financial resources necessary to
award tuition scholarships to scholarship extension applicants.
(b) The commission shall administer the fund. The expenses of
administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.
(c) The fund consists of money transferred to the fund from the
National Guard scholarship program reserves.
(d) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert
to the state general fund.
(e) Money in the fund may not be expended, removed, or
transferred from the fund by the state board of finance, the budget
agency, the commission, or any other state agency for any purpose
except for the purposes specified in this chapter.
SECTION 7. IC 21-14-1-2.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2023]: Sec. 2.5. For purposes of IC 21-14-4, "approved
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postsecondary educational institution" refers to an approved
postsecondary educational institution listed in
IC 21-7-13-6(a)(1)(C)(i) through IC 21-7-13-6(a)(1)(C)(xxx).
SECTION 8. IC 21-14-4-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.112-2019,
SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to the following
persons:
(1) A person who:
(A) is a pupil at the Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home;
and
(B) was admitted to the Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home
because the person was related to a member of the armed
forces of the United States.
(2) A person whose mother or father:
(A) served in the armed forces of the United States;
(B) received the Purple Heart decoration or was wounded as
a result of enemy action;
(C) received a discharge or separation from the armed forces
other than a dishonorable discharge; and
(D) either designated Indiana as home of record at the time of
enlistment in the armed forces of the United States or resided
in Indiana at least five (5) years before the person first applies
for an exemption under this chapter.
(3) A person whose mother or father:
(A) served in the armed forces of the United States during a
war or performed duty equally hazardous that was recognized
by the award of a service or campaign medal of the United
States;
(B) suffered a service connected death or disability as
determined by the United States Department of Veterans
Affairs;
(C) received any discharge or separation from the armed
forces other than a dishonorable discharge; and
(D) either listed Indiana as home of record at the time of
enlistment in the armed forces of the United States or resided
in Indiana at least five (5) years before the person first applies
for an exemption under this chapter.
(4) A person who:
(A) enters active duty service from a permanent home address
in Indiana;
(B) received a discharge or separation from the armed forces
of the United States other than a dishonorable discharge; and
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(C) received the Purple Heart decoration or was wounded as
a result of enemy action.
(5) A person whose mother, father, or spouse:
(A) served as a public safety officer; and
(B) was killed in the line of duty.
(6) A person whose mother, father, or spouse:
(A) is a member of the 1977 fund;
(B) sustained a catastrophic physical personal injury in the line
of duty; and
(C) qualifies for benefits under IC 36-8-8-13.3(f) or
IC 36-8-8-13.5(m).
(7) A person whose mother, father, or spouse:
(A) was a member of the Indiana National Guard; and
(B) suffered a service connected death while serving on state
active duty (as described in IC 10-16-7-7).
(8) A person whose mother, father, or spouse:
(A) was a state police officer; and
(B) suffered a permanent and total disability from a
catastrophic personal injury that was sustained in the line of
duty and permanently prevents the state police officer from
performing any gainful work.
(b) In addition to the eligibility requirements under subsection (a),
an individual must meet the following to be eligible for an educational
costs exemption under this chapter:
(1) The individual meets one (1) of the following:
(A) If the individual will attend a state educational
institution, the individual is eligible to pay the resident
tuition rate at the state educational institution the individual
will attend, as determined by the state educational institution.
(B) If the individual will attend an approved postsecondary
educational institution, the individual is a resident of
Indiana.
(2) If the individual:
(A) qualifies for an exemption under this chapter based on the
service of the individual's mother or father; and
(B) was adopted by the individual's mother or father described
in clause (A);
the individual was adopted before the individual was eighteen
(18) years of age.
(3) If the individual qualifies for an exemption under this chapter
based on the service of the individual's mother or father, the
individual is not more than thirty-two (32) years of age when the
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individual first applies and becomes eligible for the exemption
under this chapter.
(4) The individual is, after high school graduation, pursuing a
prescribed course of study at the state educational institution or
approved postsecondary educational institution.
(5) After July 1, 2020, The individual maintains satisfactory
academic progress, as determined by the state educational
institution or approved postsecondary educational institution.
SECTION 9. IC 21-14-4-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.112-2019,
SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 8. (a) This section applies only to an eligible
applicant who attends a state educational institution.
(b) The amount of the exemptions under this chapter is equal to one
(1) of the following amounts:
(1) If the applicant does not receive financial assistance
specifically designated for educational costs, the amount
determined under sections 2 through 6 of this chapter.
(2) If the applicant receives any financial assistance, including
federal assistance, specifically designated for educational costs:
(A) the amount determined under sections 2 through 6 of this
chapter; minus
(B) the financial assistance specifically designated for
educational costs.
SECTION 10. IC 21-14-4-9, AS ADDED BY P.L.191-2017,
SECTION 11, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 9. (a) The tuition and fee exemption
reimbursement fund is established to provide reimbursement to state
educational institutions and approved postsecondary educational
institutions for tuition and fee remissions listed in IC 21-12-13-1 that
were provided 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.
(c) The fund shall be administered by the commission.
(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 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
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reimbursement for tuition and fee remissions as provided under
subsection (a).
SECTION 11. IC 21-14-4-10 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 10. (a) An applicant who attends
an approved postsecondary educational institution qualifies for an
annual award under this chapter if the applicant:
(1) attends an approved postsecondary educational institution
listed in IC 21-7-13-6(a)(1)(C)(i) through
IC 21-7-13-6(a)(1)(C)(xxx);
(2) meets the qualification requirements under section 1 of
this chapter;
(3) graduated from high school after January 1, 2023; and
(4) has not received an award toward one hundred
twenty-four (124) semester credit hours or its equivalent as
determined by the commission.
(b) An award under this section must be in an amount equal to
the lesser of the following:
(1) If the scholarship applicant receives other financial
assistance specifically designated for educational costs, the
amount equal to the balance required to attend the approved
postsecondary educational institution.
(2) Five thousand dollars ($5,000).
HEA 1511 — Concur Speaker of the House of Representatives
President of the Senate
President Pro Tempore
Governor of the State of Indiana
Date: Time:
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