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Reprinted
February 27, 2024
ENGROSSED
SENATE BILL No. 8
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DIGEST OF SB 8 (Updated February 26, 2024 5:38 pm - DI 92)
Citations Affected: IC 20-30; IC 20-32; IC 20-36; IC 21-18;
IC 21-30; IC 21-41; IC 21-42; IC 21-43; IC 21-49.
Synopsis: Higher education matters. Requires, beginning with the
2025-2026 school year, each high school to offer the Indiana college
core (college core) or submit a college core feasibility report to the
(Continued next page)
Effective: July 1, 2024.
Leising, Rogers, Glick, Becker,
Goode, Raatz
(HOUSE SPONSORS — SNOW, THOMPSON, DAVIS, TESHKA)
January 8, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career
Development.
January 25, 2024, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass; reassigned to Committee on
Appropriations.
February 1, 2024, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass.
February 5, 2024, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
February 6, 2024, engrossed. Read third time, passed. Yeas 48, nays 0.
HOUSE ACTION
February 12, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
February 22, 2024, amended, reported — Do Pass.
February 26, 2024, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
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commission for higher education (commission). Provides that: (1) a
student who successfully completes an eligible course under the
college core is entitled to secondary credit toward graduation
requirements; and (2) the student's transcripts must reflect the
secondary credit. Establishes the reverse transfer program for
community college associate degrees. Requires each state educational
institution (institution) to prepare and submit a report to the
commission that includes information regarding a determination by the
institution of the feasibility and advisability of establishing and
conferring associate degrees to certain students. Establishes certain
requirements for the commission regarding the reports. Requires each
institution that offers baccalaureate degrees to establish a policy to
review each of the institution's four year baccalaureate degree program
offerings to determine the feasibility of providing each in a specifically
structured manner to allow a full-time student to complete the
baccalaureate degree within three years. Requires, not later than July
1, 2025, each institution to offer at least one baccalaureate degree
program specifically structured to allow a full-time student to complete
the baccalaureate degree within three years. Requires an institution to
provide an annual report to the commission regarding offering four
year baccalaureate degree programs completed in three years. Expands
the schools to which requirements regarding secondary credit apply.
Changes the name of the statewide transfer general education core to
the Indiana college core. Requires the commission, in coordination
with the department of education (department) and institutions, to
maintain and post a list and syllabus of each eligible college core
course. Requires, by July 1, 2025, the department to partner with one
or more institutions to provide online access to all college core courses
through the course access program. Requires, by July 1, 2027, the
department to make all college core courses available online to all
eligible students through the course access program. Requires an
institution to disclose certain foreign gifts and contracts received or
entered into after December 31, 2013. Requires the commission to
establish and maintain a website for accessing information about
disclosed gifts and contracts. Authorizes the commission to provide for
an audit of a institution's use of a disclosed gift, or the proceeds of a
disclosed contract, received or entered into after June 30, 2021, and
before July 1, 2024. Authorizes the attorney general to bring a cause of
action to enforce the disclosure statute. Provides that successful
completion of an International Baccalaureate diploma program course
(course) shall count as high school credit towards completing Indiana
graduation requirements. Provides that credit equivalencies, including
the college core, for all Cambridge International Advanced A and AS
Level examinations must be updated annually and sent by each
institution to the commission by June 1 each year. Provides that each
institution shall post these annually updated credit equivalencies on the
institution's website by July 1 each year. Provides that the commission
shall post the annually updated credit equivalencies on the
commission's student transfer of credit portal by July 1 each year.
Requires the commission to: (1) review each course, including the
syllabus for each course, that is provided by a postsecondary
educational institution to a high school student and for which the
student receives high school credit; and (2) not later than November 1,
2025, and not later than November 1 each year thereafter, prepare and
submit a report that summarizes the information reviewed by the
commission. Repeals a statute concerning disclosures by postsecondary
educational institutions of foreign gifts and contracts.
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February 27, 2024
Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
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ENGROSSED
SENATE BILL No. 8
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
higher education.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 20-30-5-25 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
3 1, 2024]: Sec. 25. (a) This section applies to a high school that is:
4 (1) a public school, including a charter school;
5 (2) a state accredited nonpublic school; or
6 (3) an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7).
7 (b) Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, each high school
8 shall:
9 (1) offer the Indiana college core developed under IC 21-42-3
10 in the high school's curriculum for high school students; or
11 (2) submit an Indiana college core feasibility report to the
12 commission for higher education by September 1, 2025, in
13 accordance with IC 21-42-3-6. This subdivision expires July
14 1, 2026.
15 SECTION 2. IC 20-30-16-14 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
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1 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
2 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 14. (a) Not later than July 1,
3 2027, the department shall make all Indiana college core courses
4 described in IC 21-42-3-2 available online to all eligible students
5 through the course access program created under this chapter.
6 (b) Not later than July 1, 2025, the department shall partner
7 with state educational institutions, approved postsecondary
8 educational institutions (as defined in IC 21-7-13-6(a)), or both, to
9 carry out the purposes described in subsection (a).
10 SECTION 3. IC 20-32-4-19 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
11 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
12 1, 2024]: Sec. 19. (a) Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, if
13 a student successfully completes an eligible course under the
14 Indiana college core (as described in IC 21-42-3), the student is
15 entitled to secondary credit toward graduation requirements for
16 each course the student successfully completes at the state
17 educational institution.
18 (b) A student's high school transcript must reflect that the
19 secondary credits described under subsection (a) were earned at a
20 state educational institution.
21 SECTION 4. IC 20-36-5-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.10-2019,
22 SECTION 88, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
23 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. A student shall receive credits toward
24 graduation or an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic honors
25 designation by demonstrating the student's proficiency in a course or
26 subject area required for graduation or the Indiana diploma with a Core
27 40 with academic honors designation, whether or not the student has
28 completed course work in the subject area, by any one (1) or more of
29 the following methods:
30 (1) Receiving a score that demonstrates proficiency on a
31 standardized assessment of academic or subject area competence
32 that is accepted by accredited postsecondary educational
33 institutions.
34 (2) Successfully completing a similar course at an eligible
35 institution under the postsecondary enrollment program under
36 IC 21-43-4.
37 (3) Receiving a score of three (3), four (4), or five (5) on an
38 advanced placement examination for a course or subject area.
39 (4) Receiving a score of E(e) or higher on a Cambridge
40 International Advanced A or AS level examination for a course or
41 subject area.
42 (5) Successfully completing an International Baccalaureate
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1 course under IC 20-36-7-3.
2 (5) (6) Other methods approved by the state board.
3 SECTION 5. IC 20-36-6-6, AS ADDED BY P.L.216-2021,
4 SECTION 38, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
5 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 6. (a) Successful completion of a Cambridge
6 International course shall count as high school credit towards
7 completing Indiana graduation requirements.
8 (b) Any rule adopted by the state board or the department
9 concerning an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic honors
10 designation must provide that a successfully completed Cambridge
11 International Advanced A or AS Level course is credited toward
12 fulfilling the requirements of an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with
13 academic honors designation.
14 (c) If a student who takes a Cambridge International Advanced A or
15 AS Level examination receives a score of "E" or higher on the
16 examination, the student is entitled to receive postsecondary level
17 academic credit at a state educational institution that counts toward
18 meeting the student's degree requirements if the elective credit is part
19 of the student's degree requirements. Credit equivalencies, including
20 the Indiana College Core (as described in IC 21-42-3), for all
21 Cambridge International Advanced A and AS Level examinations
22 must be:
23 (1) updated annually and sent by each state educational
24 institution to the commission for higher education by June 1
25 each year; and
26 (2) posted by the state educational institution on the
27 institution's website by July 1 each year.
28 The commission for higher education shall post these annually
29 updated credit equivalencies on the commission for higher
30 education's student transfer of credit portal by July 1 each year.
31 (d) The state educational institution may require a score higher than
32 a score of "E" on a Cambridge International Advanced A or AS level
33 exam if the credit is to be used for meeting a course requirement for a
34 particular major at the state educational institution.
35 SECTION 6. IC 20-36-7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS
36 A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
37 1, 2024]:
38 Chapter 7. International Baccalaureate Courses
39 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "International Baccalaureate
40 course" refers to a course from the International Baccalaureate
41 diploma program.
42 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "International Baccalaureate
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1 examination" refers to an International Baccalaureate diploma
2 program examination.
3 Sec. 3. (a) Successful completion of an International
4 Baccalaureate course shall count as high school credit towards
5 completing Indiana graduation requirements.
6 (b) Any rule adopted by the state board or the department
7 concerning an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic
8 honors designation must provide that a successfully completed
9 International Baccalaureate course is credited toward fulfilling the
10 requirements of an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic
11 honors designation.
12 (c) If a high school student who takes an International
13 Baccalaureate examination receives a score of four (4) or higher on
14 the examination, the student is entitled to receive postsecondary
15 level academic credit at a state educational institution that counts
16 toward meeting the student's degree requirements if the elective
17 credit is part of the student's degree requirements. Credit
18 equivalencies, including Indiana College Core (as described in
19 IC 21-42-3), for all International Baccalaureate examinations must
20 be:
21 (1) updated annually and sent by each state educational
22 institution to the commission for higher education by June 1
23 each year; and
24 (2) posted by the state educational institution on the
25 institution's website by July 1 each year.
26 The commission for higher education shall post these annually
27 updated credit equivalencies on the commission for higher
28 education's student transfer of credit portal by July 1 each year.
29 (d) A state educational institution may require a score higher
30 than a score of four (4) on an International Baccalaureate
31 examination if the credit is to be used for meeting a course
32 requirement for a particular major at the state educational
33 institution.
34 SECTION 7. IC 21-18-6-8.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
35 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
36 1, 2024]: Sec. 8.5. The commission shall do the following:
37 (1) Review annually each course, including the syllabus for
38 each course:
39 (A) that is provided by a postsecondary educational
40 institution to a high school student; and
41 (B) for which the student receives high school credit.
42 (2) Not later than November 1, 2025, and not later than
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1 November 1 of each year thereafter, do the following:
2 (A) Prepare a report that summarizes the information the
3 commission reviews under subdivision (1).
4 (B) Submit the report to the following:
5 (i) The legislative council in an electronic format under
6 IC 5-14-6.
7 (ii) The governor.
8 (iii) The secretary of education.
9 SECTION 8. IC 21-30-7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS
10 A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
11 1, 2024]:
12 Chapter 7. Disclosure of Foreign Gifts and Contracts
13 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "affiliate organization" means
14 any entity under the control of, or established for the benefit of, a
15 state educational institution, including a direct-support
16 organization.
17 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "contract" means an agreement
18 for the acquisition of property or services by purchase, lease, or
19 barter for the direct benefit or use of either of the parties.
20 Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "direct-support organization"
21 means an organization that is organized and operated to receive,
22 hold, invest, and administer property and to make expenditures to
23 or for the benefit of a state educational institution or for the benefit
24 of a research and development park or a research and development
25 entity affiliated with a state educational institution.
26 Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "foreign adversary" includes the
27 following:
28 (1) China.
29 (2) Iran.
30 (3) North Korea.
31 (4) Russia.
32 (5) A foreign government listed in 15 CFR 7.4.
33 (6) A country designated as a threat to critical infrastructure
34 by the governor under IC 1-1-16-8.
35 Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "foreign government" means the
36 government, including an agent of the government, of any country,
37 nation, or group of nations, or any province or other political
38 subdivision of any country or nation, other than the government of
39 the United States or a state, territory, or protectorate of the United
40 States.
41 Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "foreign source" means any of
42 the following:
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1 (1) A foreign government or an agency of a foreign
2 government.
3 (2) A legal entity, governmental or otherwise, created solely
4 under the laws of a foreign nation or group of nations.
5 (3) An individual who is not a citizen or a national of the
6 United States or a territory or protectorate of the United
7 States.
8 (4) A partnership, an association, a corporation, an
9 organization, or any other combination of persons, including
10 a subsidiary of an entity described in this subdivision,
11 organized under the laws of, or having its principal place of
12 business in, a foreign adversary.
13 (5) An agent, including a subsidiary or an affiliate of a foreign
14 legal entity, acting on behalf of a foreign source.
15 (6) A political party of a foreign adversary or an individual
16 who is a member of a political party of a foreign adversary.
17 Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "gift" means any gift, grant,
18 endowment, award, or donation of money or property of any kind,
19 or any combination thereof, including a conditional or
20 unconditional promise, pledge, or agreement to make a gift,
21 endowment, award, or donation.
22 Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "grant" means a transfer of
23 money for a specified purpose, including a conditional gift.
24 Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "political party of a foreign
25 adversary" means an organization or combination of individuals
26 organized for the purpose of, or engaged in any activity devoted in
27 whole or in part to, either of the following:
28 (1) The establishment, administration, control, or the
29 acquisition of the administration or control, of the
30 government of a foreign adversary.
31 (2) The furtherance or influencing of the political or public
32 interest, policies, or relations of the government of a foreign
33 adversary.
34 Sec. 10. (a) A state educational institution shall disclose to the
35 commission any gift of any value received directly or indirectly
36 from any foreign source located in a foreign adversary as follows:
37 (1) For a disclosable gift received after December 31, 2013,
38 and before July 1, 2024, not later than September 1, 2024.
39 (2) For a disclosable gift received after June 30, 2024, not
40 later than sixty (60) days after the state educational institution
41 receives the disclosable gift.
42 (b) A gift received from a foreign source through an
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1 intermediary or affiliate organization is considered an indirect gift
2 to a state educational institution and is subject to the disclosure
3 required by subsection (a).
4 Sec. 11. Unless otherwise prohibited or deemed confidential
5 under state or federal law, a disclosure under section 10 of this
6 chapter must include the following information:
7 (1) The date of the gift.
8 (2) The amount of the gift.
9 (3) The purpose of the gift.
10 (4) The identification of the persons for whom the gift is
11 explicitly intended to benefit.
12 (5) Any applicable conditions, requirements, restrictions, or
13 terms made part of the gift.
14 (6) The name and country of residence or domicile of the
15 foreign source.
16 (7) The name and mailing address of the state educational
17 institution receiving the gift.
18 (8) If applicable, the date of termination of the gift.
19 Sec. 12. The commission shall establish and maintain a website
20 to enable the public to access information concerning gifts
21 disclosed by state educational institutions under section 10 of this
22 chapter.
23 Sec. 13. (a) A state educational institution shall disclose to the
24 commission any contract of any value entered into directly or
25 indirectly with any foreign source located in a foreign adversary as
26 follows:
27 (1) For a disclosable contract entered into after December 31,
28 2013, and before July 1, 2024, not later than September 1,
29 2024.
30 (2) For a disclosable contract entered into after June 30, 2024,
31 not later than sixty (60) days after the state educational
32 institution enters into the disclosable contract.
33 (b) A contract entered into with a foreign source through an
34 intermediary or affiliate organization is considered an indirect
35 contract with a state educational institution and is subject to the
36 disclosure required by subsection (a).
37 Sec. 14. Unless otherwise prohibited or deemed confidential
38 under state or federal law, a disclosure under section 13 of this
39 chapter must include the following information:
40 (1) The date of the contract.
41 (2) The amount of the contract.
42 (3) The purpose of the contract.
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1 (4) The identification of the persons for whom the contract is
2 explicitly intended to benefit.
3 (5) Any applicable conditions, requirements, restrictions, or
4 terms made part of the contract.
5 (6) A copy of the contract.
6 (7) The name and country of residence or domicile of the
7 foreign source.
8 (8) The name and mailing address of the state educational
9 institution entering into the contract.
10 (9) If applicable, the date of termination of the contract.
11 Sec. 15. The commission shall establish and maintain a website
12 to enable the public to access information concerning contracts
13 disclosed by state educational institutions under section 13 of this
14 chapter.
15 Sec. 16. (a) The commission may:
16 (1) audit; or
17 (2) contract with a qualified person to audit;
18 a state educational institution's use of a gift disclosed under section
19 10 of this chapter that the state educational institution received
20 after June 30, 2021, and before July 1, 2024.
21 (b) The commission may:
22 (1) audit; or
23 (2) contract with a qualified person to audit;
24 a state educational institution's use of the proceeds of a contract
25 disclosed under section 13 of this chapter that the state educational
26 institution entered into after June 30, 2021, and before July 1,
27 2024.
28 Sec. 17. The commission shall send copies of all disclosures
29 described in sections 10 and 13 of this chapter to the attorney
30 general, in a manner prescribed by the attorney general.
31 Sec. 18. (a) The attorney general may bring a civil action against
32 a state educational institution that has failed to comply with this
33 chapter:
34 (1) based upon information known to the attorney general; or
35 (2) at the request of:
36 (A) a member of the general assembly;
37 (B) the governor;
38 (C) a member of the commission;
39 (D) a member of the Indiana state board of education; or
40 (E) an Indiana taxpayer;
41 if the person described in this subdivision submits a signed
42 affidavit affirming that a state educational institution is not in
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1 compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
2 (b) If the attorney general prevails in an action brought under
3 this section, the attorney general is entitled to injunctive relief to
4 require the state educational institution to comply with the
5 requirements of this chapter. In addition, a state educational
6 institution that is found to have knowingly or willingly failed to
7 comply with the requirements of this chapter must pay to the
8 attorney general:
9 (1) the costs incurred in bringing the civil action under this
10 section; and
11 (2) any associated costs of investigation and enforcement.
12 SECTION 9. IC 21-41-13 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
13 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
14 JULY 1, 2024]:
15 Chapter 13. Reverse Transfer Program for Community College
16 Associate Degrees
17 Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 21-43-1 apply throughout this
18 chapter.
19 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "program" means the reverse
20 transfer associate degree program established by section 5 of this
21 chapter.
22 Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "reverse transfer eligible former
23 student" means an individual formerly enrolled in a baccalaureate
24 degree program at a state educational institution who meets the
25 following requirements:
26 (1) The individual has not previously received an associate or
27 a baccalaureate degree.
28 (2) The individual has earned at least fifteen (15) credit hours
29 from Ivy Tech Community College or Vincennes University.
30 (3) The individual has earned a total of at least seventy (70)
31 credit hours toward an associate degree from one (1) or any
32 combination of the following:
33 (A) Prior enrollment in Ivy Tech Community College or
34 Vincennes University.
35 (B) Credits that were earned during high school as
36 postsecondary credit through a:
37 (i) dual credit course;
38 (ii) dual enrollment course; or
39 (iii) similar early college program.
40 (C) Prior enrollment in a baccalaureate degree program of
41 a state educational institution in which the individual:
42 (i) did not complete the baccalaureate degree program;
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1 (ii) has not been enrolled in the baccalaureate degree
2 program in the two (2) immediately preceding
3 consecutive academic terms or traditional semesters;
4 and
5 (iii) was enrolled in the baccalaureate degree program at
6 any time within the past ten (10) years.
7 Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "reverse transfer eligible
8 undergraduate student" means an individual currently enrolled in
9 a baccalaureate degree program at a state educational institution
10 who meets the following requirements:
11 (1) The individual has not previously received an associate or
12 a baccalaureate degree.
13 (2) The individual has earned at least fifteen (15) credit hours
14 from Ivy Tech Community College or Vincennes University.
15 (3) The individual has earned a total of at least seventy (70)
16 credit hours toward an associate degree from one (1) or any
17 combination of the following:
18 (A) Prior enrollment in Ivy Tech Community College or
19 Vincennes University.
20 (B) Credits that were earned during high school as
21 postsecondary credit through a:
22 (i) dual credit course;
23 (ii) dual enrollment course; or
24 (iii) similar early college program.
25 (C) Current enrollment in a baccalaureate degree program
26 of a state educational institution.
27 Sec. 5. (a) The reverse transfer associate degree program is
28 established to provide a uniform, statewide policy for Ivy Tech
29 Community College and Vincennes University to award associate
30 degrees to:
31 (1) reverse transfer eligible undergraduate students; and
32 (2) reverse transfer eligible former students;
33 through the reverse transfer of applicable credit hours in an
34 efficient and timely manner at no cost to the undergraduate and
35 former students under this chapter.
36 (b) The commission for higher education shall administer the
37 program.
38 (c) Subject to the policy established under section 6 of this
39 chapter, Ivy Tech Community College or Vincennes University, as
40 applicable, shall determine whether an individual is a:
41 (1) reverse transfer eligible undergraduate student; or
42 (2) reverse transfer eligible former student.
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1 Sec. 6. Not later than June 30, 2025, the commission for higher
2 education, in consultation with each state educational institution,
3 shall establish a policy to at least semiannually identify and notify
4 an individual who is a:
5 (1) reverse transfer eligible undergraduate student; or
6 (2) reverse transfer eligible former student;
7 of the voluntary option to receive an associate degree from Ivy
8 Tech Community College or Vincennes University, as applicable,
9 at no cost.
10 Sec. 7. A state educational institution may not award or confer
11 an associate degree under this chapter or through any similar
12 reverse transfer process without the informed and written consent
13 of the:
14 (1) reverse transfer eligible undergraduate student; or
15 (2) reverse transfer eligible former student.
16 Sec. 8. (a) Each state educational institution shall provide to the
17 commission for higher education, in a format and frequency
18 prescribed by the commission for higher education and in
19 accordance with state and federal privacy laws, the following
20 information:
21 (1) The number of reverse transfer degrees awarded,
22 disaggregated by:
23 (A) state educational institution campus;
24 (B) program of study; and
25 (C) any other category as required by the commission for
26 higher education.
27 (2) Information regarding the individuals who have been
28 contacted and associate degree audits conducted for the
29 purposes of reverse transfer under this chapter.
30 (3) Information regarding which individuals received an
31 associate degree through reverse transfer under this chapter.
32 (b) Each state educational institution shall provide the
33 commission for higher education with any additional information
34 necessary to implement this chapter, as determined by the
35 commission for higher education.
36 Sec. 9. The commission for higher education may consider an
37 associate degree awarded under this chapter in reference to both:
38 (1) Ivy Tech Community College or Vincennes University, as
39 applicable; and
40 (2) the state educational institution in which the individual
41 awarded the associate degree by Ivy Tech Community College
42 or Vincennes University subsequently enrolled;
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1 for the purposes of the higher educational operating funding
2 outcomes based formula created by the commission for higher
3 education under IC 21-18-16-2.
4 Sec. 10. Neither the commission for higher education nor a state
5 educational institution may include an associate degree awarded
6 under this chapter or through any similar reverse transfer process
7 in graduation rate calculations or similar completion rate
8 measures for a particular state educational institution.
9 Sec. 11. The commission for higher education may adopt rules
10 under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.
11 SECTION 10. IC 21-41-14 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
12 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
13 JULY 1, 2024]:
14 Chapter 14. Exploring Associate Degrees for Four Year State
15 Educational Institutions
16 Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to Ivy Tech Community
17 College or Vincennes University.
18 Sec. 2. The definitions in IC 21-43-1 apply throughout this
19 chapter.
20 Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "eligible current student" means
21 an individual currently enrolled in a baccalaureate degree
22 program at the main campus or a regional campus of a state
23 educational institution who meets the following requirements:
24 (1) The individual has not previously received an associate or
25 a baccalaureate degree.
26 (2) The individual did not transfer from another college or
27 university, including a community college, where the
28 individual earned fifteen (15) or more credit hours. Any
29 academic credits granted by another college or university,
30 including a community college, that were earned during high
31 school as postsecondary credit through a:
32 (A) dual credit course;
33 (B) dual enrollment course; or
34 (C) similar early college program;
35 are not counted as credit hours for purposes of determining
36 whether an individual earned fifteen (15) or more credit hours
37 under this subdivision.
38 (3) The individual has earned at least seventy (70) credit
39 hours, which must include:
40 (A) the general education core course requirements of the
41 state educational institution; and
42 (B) completion of all other courses required for a
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1 particular associate degree approved by the commission
2 for higher education under IC 21-41-2-2.
3 Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "eligible former student" means
4 an individual formerly enrolled in a baccalaureate degree program
5 at the main campus or regional campus of a state educational
6 institution who meets the following requirements:
7 (1) The individual has not previously received an associate or
8 a baccalaureate degree.
9 (2) The individual did not transfer from or to another college
10 or university, including a community college, where the
11 individual earned fifteen (15) or more credit hours. Any
12 academic credits granted by another college or university,
13 including a community college, that were earned during high
14 school as postsecondary credit through a:
15 (A) dual credit course;
16 (B) dual enrollment course; or
17 (C) similar early college program;
18 are not counted as credit hours for purposes of determining
19 whether an individual earned fifteen (15) or more credit hours
20 under this subdivision.
21 (3) The individual has not been enrolled in the baccalaureate
22 degree program in the two (2) immediately preceding
23 consecutive academic terms or traditional semesters.
24 (4) The individual was enrolled in the baccalaureate degree
25 program at any time within the past ten (10) years.
26 (5) The individual earned at least seventy (70) credit hours,
27 which must include:
28 (A) the general education core course requirements of the
29 state educational institution; and
30 (B) completion of all other courses required for a
31 particular associate degree approved by the commission
32 for higher education under IC 21-41-2-2.
33 Sec. 5. Not later than June 30, 2025, each state educational
34 institution shall, for each main campus and regional campus of the
35 state educational institution, prepare and submit a report to the
36 commission for higher education, in a format prescribed by the
37 commission for higher education, that includes information
38 regarding a determination by the state educational institution of
39 the feasibility and advisability of establishing and conferring
40 associate degrees to:
41 (1) eligible current students; and
42 (2) eligible former students;
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1 attending each campus.
2 Sec. 6. Not later than September 1, 2024, the commission for
3 higher education shall issue guidance regarding the information
4 that the state educational institution must include in the report
5 under section 5 of this chapter.
6 Sec. 7. The commission for higher education shall post the
7 reports submitted under this chapter on the commission for higher
8 education's website.
9 Sec. 8. The commission for higher education shall do the
10 following:
11 (1) Review all of the reports submitted by state educational
12 institutions under this chapter.
13 (2) Prepare a summary report that:
14 (A) includes a summary of the reports described in
15 subdivision (1);
16 (B) estimates the potential impact to approved
17 postsecondary educational institutions currently
18 conferring associate degrees; and
19 (C) may include recommendations regarding conferring
20 associate degrees to eligible current students and eligible
21 former students as described in section 5 of this chapter,
22 including recommendations regarding the following:
23 (i) A model statewide policy for state educational
24 institutions to seek approval for a particular associate
25 degree from the commission for higher education under
26 IC 21-41-2-2. The model statewide policy recommended
27 under this item may not include associate degrees in
28 general studies or a similar category.
29 (ii) Model policies for campuses of state educational
30 institutions regarding establishing and conferring
31 associate degrees to eligible current students and eligible
32 former students, which may include a process to identify
33 and notify eligible former students of the associate
34 degree option.
35 (3) Not later than November 1, 2025, submit the summary
36 report to the:
37 (A) governor; and
38 (B) legislative council in an electronic format under
39 IC 5-14-6.
40 Sec. 9. This chapter expires July 1, 2026.
41 SECTION 11. IC 21-41-15 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
42 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
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1 JULY 1, 2024]:
2 Chapter 15. Mandatory Three Year Degree Policy and Review
3 Process
4 Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 21-43-1 apply throughout this
5 chapter.
6 Sec. 2. (a) Not later than November 1, 2024, each state
7 educational institution that offers baccalaureate degrees shall
8 establish a policy, subject to the requirements under subsection (b),
9 to review each four (4) year baccalaureate degree program offered
10 by the state educational institution to determine the feasibility, if
11 any, of providing each baccalaureate degree program in a
12 specifically structured manner to allow a full-time student to
13 complete the baccalaureate degree within three (3) years.
14 (b) The commission for higher education shall:
15 (1) establish guidance for state educational institutions to
16 develop the policy under subsection (a); and
17 (2) prescribe the frequency of the review required under the
18 policy.
19 Sec. 3. (a) Not later than July 1, 2025, each state educational
20 institution shall offer at least one (1) baccalaureate degree program
21 specifically structured to allow a full-time student to complete the
22 baccalaureate degree program within three (3) years.
23 (b) A baccalaureate degree program described in subsection (a):
24 (1) must include specialized coaching and guidance;
25 (2) must include opportunities for a student to engage in
26 experiential and work based learning; and
27 (3) may not require a student to have already earned credit
28 hours during high school as postsecondary credit through a:
29 (A) dual credit course;
30 (B) dual enrollment course; or
31 (C) similar early college program.
32 Sec. 4. (a) Not later than November 1, 2025, and not later than
33 November 1 of each year thereafter, each state educational
34 institution shall report to the commission for higher education, in
35 a form prescribed by the commission for higher education, the
36 following information:
37 (1) For the preceding academic year and the current academic
38 year, the:
39 (A) number of baccalaureate degree programs described
40 in section 3 of this chapter offered by the state educational
41 institution; and
42 (B) the following information regarding each
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1 baccalaureate degree program, as applicable:
2 (i) The program of study.
3 (ii) The structure of the program.
4 (iii) The estimated student cost savings under the
5 program.
6 (iv) The number of students enrolled in the program.
7 (v) The on time completion of students in the program.
8 (2) The findings of the most recent review by the state
9 educational institution under section 2 of this chapter.
10 (3) Potential baccalaureate degree programs that the state
11 educational institution is considering or developing as a
12 baccalaureate degree program described in section 3 of this
13 chapter for future academic years.
14 (4) Any other information requested by the commission for
15 higher education.
16 (b) The commission for higher education shall post the reports
17 submitted under this section on the commission for higher
18 education's website.
19 Sec. 5. The commission for higher education may consider
20 baccalaureate degrees completed within three (3) years for the
21 purposes of the higher educational operating funding outcomes
22 based formula created by the commission for higher education
23 under IC 21-18-16-2.
24 SECTION 12. IC 21-42-3-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.88-2012,
25 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
26 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2. Each state educational institution, in
27 collaboration with the commission for higher education, shall:
28 (1) not later than December 1, 2012, create and report to the
29 commission for higher education a statewide transfer general
30 education an Indiana college core, to be implemented not later
31 than May 15, 2013. The core must be based upon a set of core
32 competencies, translated into at least thirty (30) semester credit
33 hours in areas agreed upon by the state educational institutions,
34 which apply for credit toward undergraduate degrees, including
35 associate degrees and baccalaureate degrees at all campuses of
36 state educational institutions; and
37 (2) jointly establish statewide standards for use by all state
38 educational institutions to document an individual's completion
39 of the statewide transfer general education Indiana college core
40 on the individual's transcripts.
41 SECTION 13. IC 21-42-3-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2007,
42 SECTION 283, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
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1 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 4. (a) Until June 30, 2027, based
2 upon the demand for enrollment in a course identified under section 2
3 of this chapter and the resources available to the state educational
4 institutions, an identified course shall be offered through:
5 (1) onsite instruction;
6 (2) telecommunication; or
7 (3) a combination of methods described in subdivisions (1) and
8 (2);
9 at on-campus or off-campus sites.
10 (b) Beginning July 1, 2027, a course identified under section 2
11 of this chapter may be offered through the Indiana course access
12 program pursuant to IC 20-30-16-14.
13 SECTION 14. IC 21-42-3-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.88-2012,
14 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
15 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 5. (a) After May 15, 2013, an individual who has
16 satisfactorily completed the statewide transfer general education
17 Indiana college core at a state educational institution, as indicated on
18 the individual's official transcript, may not be required to complete
19 additional courses in the statewide transfer general education Indiana
20 college core at the state educational institution to which the individual
21 transfers, regardless of whether the individual has received an associate
22 degree or the delivery method of the statewide transfer general
23 education Indiana college core the individual completed.
24 (b) If an individual does not complete the statewide transfer general
25 education Indiana college core of a state educational institution before
26 transferring to another state educational institution, the individual must
27 complete the statewide transfer general education Indiana college core
28 required by the state educational institution to which the individual has
29 transferred. The state educational institution to which the individual
30 has transferred shall award credit to the individual for courses the
31 individual has satisfactorily completed, based on the course to course
32 equivalencies of the core transfer library established under IC 21-42-5.
33 (c) An individual who holds an associate of arts or associate of
34 science degree approved by the commission who is admitted to a four
35 (4) year state educational institution is considered to have met at least
36 thirty (30) semester credit hours of the state educational institution's
37 general education requirement.
38 SECTION 15. IC 21-42-3-6 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
39 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
40 1, 2024]: Sec. 6. (a) The definitions in IC 20-18-2 apply throughout
41 this section.
42 (b) This section applies to a high school that is:
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1 (1) a public school, including a charter school;
2 (2) a state accredited nonpublic school; or
3 (3) an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7).
4 (c) If a high school submits to the commission for higher
5 education an Indiana college core feasibility report under
6 IC 20-30-5-25, the high school shall submit the report, in a manner
7 prescribed by the commission for higher education, not later than
8 September 1, 2025.
9 (d) The commission for higher education, in collaboration with
10 the department, shall:
11 (1) review each feasibility report submitted by each high
12 school; and
13 (2) provide guidance to the applicable high school on
14 removing any barriers that prevent or hinder the high school
15 from offering the Indiana college core.
16 (e) Not later than December 1, 2026, the commission for higher
17 education shall do the following:
18 (1) Prepare a report regarding the following:
19 (A) The number of high schools that offer and the number
20 of high schools that do not offer the Indiana college core.
21 (B) The outcomes of students who earn the Indiana college
22 core.
23 (2) Submit the report prepared under subdivision (1) to the:
24 (A) governor; and
25 (B) legislative council in an electronic format under
26 IC 5-14-6.
27 SECTION 16. IC 21-42-3-7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
28 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
29 1, 2024]: Sec. 7. (a) The commission for higher education, in
30 coordination with the department of education and state
31 educational institutions, shall maintain a:
32 (1) list of eligible Indiana college core courses; and
33 (2) syllabus for each eligible Indiana college core course listed
34 under subdivision (1) that includes the following:
35 (A) A brief description of each major course requirement,
36 including each major assignment and examination.
37 (B) A list of any required or recommended reading.
38 (C) A general description of the subject matter of each
39 lecture or discussion.
40 (D) A date indicating when the copy of the syllabus was
41 last updated.
42 (b) The commission for higher education, in coordination with
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1 the department of education and state educational institutions,
2 shall establish a process to ensure that the list and syllabi described
3 in subsection (a) are:
4 (1) reasonably accurate and current; and
5 (2) posted and updated on the websites of the commission for
6 higher education and the department.
7 SECTION 17. IC 21-42-6-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.120-2013,
8 SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
9 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 4. (a) Each state educational institution, in
10 collaboration with the commission for higher education, shall, not later
11 than July 1, 2014, work together to create a single articulation pathway
12 for each programmatic area specified in subsection (b)(2), and
13 implement the single articulation pathways not later than May 15,
14 2015, for students entering state educational institutions in the fall of
15 2015.
16 (b) The state educational institutions, in collaboration with the
17 commission for higher education, shall:
18 (1) determine the programmatic areas in which to develop single
19 articulation pathways to degrees;
20 (2) develop single articulation pathways for programmatic areas
21 in which significant numbers of students may first obtain an
22 associate of science or an associate of arts degree with the intent
23 of obtaining a related baccalaureate degree; and
24 (3) take into account emerging innovations in technology and
25 practices implemented by the state educational institutions from
26 which a student transfers.
27 (c) The single articulation pathways must:
28 (1) incorporate the statewide transfer general education Indiana
29 college core developed under IC 21-42-3-2;
30 (2) match complementary competencies and learning outcomes
31 for both associate and baccalaureate degrees;
32 (3) allow a student who completes an associate degree for which
33 a single articulation pathway has been developed to:
34 (A) pursue a single, common curriculum in a particular
35 programmatic area that will articulate, without alteration, with
36 related baccalaureate degrees at all four (4) year state
37 educational institutions that offer the baccalaureate degrees;
38 and
39 (B) apply all the credits earned for the student's associate
40 degree toward the related baccalaureate degree so that the
41 student may begin the baccalaureate degree as a junior status
42 student; and
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1 (4) be developed after consultation with employers regarding the
2 competencies and learning outcomes considered especially
3 important for successful careers and employment.
4 SECTION 18. IC 21-43-4-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.125-2013,
5 SECTION 18, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
6 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 5. If:
7 (1) a school corporation;
8 (2) a charter school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-4);
9 (3) a state accredited nonpublic school (as defined in
10 IC 20-18-2-18.7); or
11 (4) an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7);
12 has approved a course offered by an eligible institution for secondary
13 credit, a student is entitled to secondary credit toward graduation
14 requirements for each course the student successfully completes at the
15 eligible institution. The student's high school transcript must reflect
16 that the secondary credits were earned at an eligible institution.
17 SECTION 19. IC 21-49-1 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
18 2024]. (Disclosures by Postsecondary Educational Institutions of
19 Foreign Gifts and Contracts).
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COMMITTEE REPORT
Madam President: The Senate Committee on Education and Career
Development, to which was referred Senate Bill No. 8, has had the
same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
Senate with the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as
follows:
Page 2, delete lines 10 through 12.
Page 3, line 22, delete "University," and insert "University.".
Page 3, delete lines 23 through 27.
Page 3, line 28, delete "sixty (60)" and insert "seventy (70)".
Page 4, line 12, delete "University," and insert "University.".
Page 4, delete lines 13 through 17.
Page 4, line 18, delete "sixty (60)" and insert "seventy (70)".
Page 4, line 42, delete "the commission for higher education and".
Page 5, line 2, delete "jointly".
Page 5, line 40, after "commission" insert "for higher education".
Page 6, line 11, delete "measures." and insert "rate measures for
a particular state educational institution.".
Page 6, line 12, after "commission" insert "for higher education".
Page 8, line 18, delete "and".
Page 8, between lines 18 and 19, begin a new line double block
indented and insert:
"(B) estimates the potential impact to approved
postsecondary educational institutions currently
conferring associate degrees; and".
Page 8, line 19, delete "(B)" and insert "(C)".
Page 12, between lines 16 and 17, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"SECTION 10. IC 21-42-3-7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2024]: Sec. 7. (a) The commission for higher education, in
coordination with the department of education and state
educational institutions, shall maintain a:
(1) list of eligible Indiana college core courses; and
(2) syllabus for each eligible Indiana college core course listed
under subdivision (1) that includes the following:
(A) A brief description of each major course requirement,
including each major assignment and examination.
(B) A list of any required or recommended reading.
(C) A general description of the subject matter of each
lecture or discussion.
(D) A date indicating when the copy of the syllabus was
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last updated.
(b) The commission for higher education, in coordination with
the department of education and state educational institutions,
shall establish a process to ensure that the list and syllabi described
in subsection (a) are:
(1) reasonably accurate and current; and
(2) posted and updated on the websites of the commission for
higher education and the department.".
Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
and when so amended that said bill do pass and be reassigned to the
Senate Committee on Appropriations.
(Reference is to SB 8 as introduced.)
RAATZ, Chairperson
Committee Vote: Yeas 12, Nays 0.
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COMMITTEE REPORT
Madam President: The Senate Committee on Appropriations, to
which was referred Senate Bill No. 8, has had the same under
consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with
the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:
Page 2, delete lines 10 through 42.
Page 3, delete line 1.
Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
and when so amended that said bill do pass.
(Reference is to SB 8 as printed January 26, 2024.)
MISHLER, Chairperson
Committee Vote: Yeas 13, Nays 0.
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SENATE MOTION
Madam President: I move that Senate Bill 8 be amended to read as
follows:
Page 1, line 14, delete "IC 20-32-4-18" and insert "IC 20-32-4-19".
Page 2, line 1, delete "Sec. 18." and insert "Sec. 19.".
(Reference is to SB 8 as printed February 2, 2024.)
LEISING
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COMMITTEE REPORT
Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education, to which was referred
Senate Bill 8, has had the same under consideration and begs leave to
report the same back to the House with the recommendation that said
bill be amended as follows:
Page 1, line 11, delete "implementation plan" and insert "feasibility
report".
Page 1, line 12, after "education" insert "by September 1, 2025,".
Page 1, line 13, after "IC 21-42-3-6." insert "This subdivision
expires July 1, 2026.".
Page 1, between lines 13 and 14, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"SECTION 2. IC 20-30-16-14 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 14. (a) Not later than July 1,
2025, the department shall partner with one (1) or more state
educational institutions to provide online access to all Indiana
college core courses developed under IC 21-42-3 through the
course access program created under this chapter.
(b) Not later than July 1, 2027, the department shall make all
Indiana college core courses developed under IC 21-42-3 available
online to all eligible students through the course access program
created under this chapter.".
Page 2, between lines 9 and 10, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"SECTION 3. IC 20-36-6-6, AS ADDED BY P.L.216-2021,
SECTION 38, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 6. (a) Successful completion of a Cambridge
International course shall count as high school credit towards
completing Indiana graduation requirements.
(b) Any rule adopted by the state board or the department
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concerning an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic honors
designation must provide that a successfully completed Cambridge
International Advanced A or AS Level course is credited toward
fulfilling the requirements of an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with
academic honors designation.
(c) If a student who takes a Cambridge International Advanced A or
AS Level examination receives a score of "E" or higher on the
examination, the student is entitled to receive postsecondary level
academic credit at a state educational institution that counts toward
meeting the student's degree requirements if the elective credit is part
of the student's degree requirements. Credit equivalencies, including
but not limited to the Indiana College Core (IC 21-42-3), for all
Cambridge International Advanced A and AS Level examinations
must be:
(1) updated annually and sent by each state educational
institution to the commission for higher education by June 1
each year; and
(2) posted by the state educational institution on the
institution's website by July 1 each year.
The commission for higher education shall post these annually
updated credit equivalencies on the commission for higher
education's student transfer of credit portal by July 1 each year.
(d) The state educational institution may require a score higher than
a score of "E" on a Cambridge International Advanced A or AS level
exam if the credit is to be used for meeting a course requirement for a
particular major at the state educational institution.
SECTION 4. IC 21-18-6-8.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2024]: Sec. 8.5. The commission shall do the following:
(1) Review annually each course, including the syllabus for
each course:
(A) that is provided by a postsecondary educational
institution to a high school student; and
(B) for which the student receives high school credit.
(2) Not later than November 1, 2025, and not later than
November 1 of each year thereafter, do the following:
(A) Prepare a report that summarizes the information the
commission reviews under subdivision (1).
(B) Submit the report to the following:
(i) The legislative council in an electronic format under
IC 5-14-6.
(ii) The governor.
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(iii) The secretary of education.
SECTION 5. IC 21-30-7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS
A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2024]:
Chapter 7. Disclosure of Foreign Gifts and Contracts
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "affiliate organization" means
any entity under the control of, or established for the benefit of, a
state educational institution, including a direct-support
organization.
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "contract" means an agreement
for the acquisition of property or services by purchase, lease, or
barter for the direct benefit or use of either of the parties.
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "direct-support organization"
means an organization that is organized and operated to receive,
hold, invest, and administer property and to make expenditures to
or for the benefit of a state educational institution or for the benefit
of a research and development park or a research and development
entity affiliated with a state educational institution.
Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "foreign adversary" includes the
following:
(1) China.
(2) Iran.
(3) North Korea.
(4) Russia.
(5) A foreign government listed in 15 CFR 7.4.
(6) A country designated as a threat to critical infrastructure
by the governor under IC 1-1-16-8.
Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "foreign government" means the
government, including an agent of the government, of any country,
nation, or group of nations, or any province or other political
subdivision of any country or nation, other than the government of
the United States or a state, territory, or protectorate of the United
States.
Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "foreign source" means any of
the following:
(1) A foreign government or an agency of a foreign
government.
(2) A legal entity, governmental or otherwise, created solely
under the laws of a foreign nation or group of nations.
(3) An individual who is not a citizen or a national of the
United States or a territory or protectorate of the United
States.
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(4) A partnership, an association, a corporation, an
organization, or any other combination of persons, including
a subsidiary of an entity described in this subdivision,
organized under the laws of, or having its principal place of
business in, a foreign adversary.
(5) An agent, including a subsidiary or an affiliate of a foreign
legal entity, acting on behalf of a foreign source.
(6) A political party of a foreign adversary or an individual
who is a member of a political party of a foreign adversary.
Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "gift" means any gift, grant,
endowment, award, or donation of money or property of any kind,
or any combination thereof, including a conditional or
unconditional promise, pledge, or agreement to make a gift,
endowment, award, or donation.
Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "grant" means a transfer of
money for a specified purpose, including a conditional gift.
Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "political party of a foreign
adversary" means an organization or combination of individuals
organized for the purpose of, or engaged in any activity devoted in
whole or in part to, either of the following:
(1) The establishment, administration, control, or the
acquisition of the administration or control, of the
government of a foreign adversary.
(2) The furtherance or influencing of the political or public
interest, policies, or relations of the government of a foreign
adversary.
Sec. 10. (a) A state educational institution shall disclose to the
commission any gift of any value received directly or indirectly
from any foreign source located in a foreign adversary as follows:
(1) For a disclosable gift received after December 31, 2013,
and before July 1, 2024, not later than September 1, 2024.
(2) For a disclosable gift received after June 30, 2024, not
later than sixty (60) days after the state educational institution
receives the disclosable gift.
(b) A gift received from a foreign source through an
intermediary or affiliate organization is considered an indirect gift
to a state educational institution and is subject to the disclosure
required by subsection (a).
Sec. 11. Unless otherwise prohibited or deemed confidential
under state or federal law, a disclosure under section 10 of this
chapter must include the following information:
(1) The date of the gift.
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(2) The amount of the gift.
(3) The purpose of the gift.
(4) The identification of the persons for whom the gift is
explicitly intended to benefit.
(5) Any applicable conditions, requirements, restrictions, or
terms made part of the gift.
(6) The name and country of residence or domicile of the
foreign source.
(7) The name and mailing address of the state educational
institution receiving the gift.
(8) If applicable, the date of termination of the gift.
Sec. 12. The commission shall establish and maintain a website
to enable the public to access information concerning gifts
disclosed by state educational institutions under section 10 of this
chapter.
Sec. 13. (a) A state educational institution shall disclose to the
commission any contract of any value entered into directly or
indirectly with any foreign source located in a foreign adversary as
follows:
(1) For a disclosable contract entered into after December 31,
2013, and before July 1, 2024, not later than September 1,
2024.
(2) For a disclosable contract entered into after June 30, 2024,
not later than sixty (60) days after the state educational
institution enters into the disclosable contract.
(b) A contract entered into with a foreign source through an
intermediary or affiliate organization is considered an indirect
contract with a state educational institution and is subject to the
disclosure required by subsection (a).
Sec. 14. Unless otherwise prohibited or deemed confidential
under state or federal law, a disclosure under section 13 of this
chapter must include the following information:
(1) The date of the contract.
(2) The amount of the contract.
(3) The purpose of the contract.
(4) The identification of the persons for whom the contract is
explicitly intended to benefit.
(5) Any applicable conditions, requirements, restrictions, or
terms made part of the contract.
(6) A copy of the contract.
(7) The name and country of residence or domicile of the
foreign source.
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(8) The name and mailing address of the state educational
institution entering into the contract.
(9) If applicable, the date of termination of the contract.
Sec. 15. The commission shall establish and maintain a website
to enable the public to access information concerning contracts
disclosed by state educational institutions under section 13 of this
chapter.
Sec. 16. (a) The commission may:
(1) audit; or
(2) contract with a qualified person to audit;
a state educational institution's use of a gift disclosed under section
10 of this chapter that the state educational institution received
after June 30, 2019, and before July 1, 2024.
(b) The commission may:
(1) audit; or
(2) contract with a qualified person to audit;
a state educational institution's use of the proceeds of a contract
disclosed under section 13 of this chapter that the state educational
institution entered into after June 30, 2019, and before July 1,
2024.".
Page 10, between lines 29 and 30, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"(c) If a high school submits to the commission for higher
education an Indiana college core feasibility report under
IC 20-30-5-25, the high school shall submit the report, in a manner
prescribed by the commission for higher education, not later than
September 1, 2025.".
Page 10, delete lines 30 through 37.
Page 10, line 40, delete "an implementation plan" and insert "each
feasibility report".
Page 11, line 3, delete "and not later than".
Page 11, line 4, delete "December 1 each year thereafter,".
Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
and when so amended that said bill do pass.
(Reference is to SB 8 as reprinted February 6, 2024.)
BEHNING
Committee Vote: yeas 9, nays 0.
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HOUSE MOTION
Mr. Speaker: I move that Engrossed Senate Bill 8 be amended to
read as follows:
Page 2, line 2, after "than July 1," insert "2027, the department
shall make all Indiana college core courses described in
IC 21-42-3-2 available online to all eligible students through the
course access program created under this chapter.
(b) Not later than July 1, 2025, the department shall partner
with state educational institutions, approved postsecondary
educational institutions (as defined in IC 21-7-13-6(a)), or both, to
carry out the purposes described in subsection (a).".
Page 2, delete lines 3 through 10.
Page 2, line 15, delete "developed under IC 21-42-3 that is offered
by" and insert "(as described in IC 21-42-3),".
Page 2, line 16, delete "a state educational institution,".
Page 2, between lines 21 and 22, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"SECTION 4. IC 20-36-5-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.10-2019,
SECTION 88, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. A student shall receive credits toward
graduation or an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic honors
designation by demonstrating the student's proficiency in a course or
subject area required for graduation or the Indiana diploma with a Core
40 with academic honors designation, whether or not the student has
completed course work in the subject area, by any one (1) or more of
the following methods:
(1) Receiving a score that demonstrates proficiency on a
standardized assessment of academic or subject area competence
that is accepted by accredited postsecondary educational
institutions.
(2) Successfully completing a similar course at an eligible
institution under the postsecondary enrollment program under
IC 21-43-4.
(3) Receiving a score of three (3), four (4), or five (5) on an
advanced placement examination for a course or subject area.
(4) Receiving a score of E(e) or higher on a Cambridge
International Advanced A or AS level examination for a course or
subject area.
(5) Successfully completing an International Baccalaureate
course under IC 20-36-7-3.
(5) (6) Other methods approved by the state board.".
Page 2, line 39, delete "but not limited to the Indiana College Core
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(IC 21-42-3)," and insert "the Indiana College Core (as described in
IC 21-42-3),".
Page 3, between lines 11 and 12, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"SECTION 5. IC 20-36-7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2024]:
Chapter 7. International Baccalaureate Courses
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "International Baccalaureate
course" refers to a course from the International Baccalaureate
diploma program.
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "International Baccalaureate
examination" refers to an International Baccalaureate diploma
program examination.
Sec. 3. (a) Successful completion of an International
Baccalaureate course shall count as high school credit towards
completing Indiana graduation requirements.
(b) Any rule adopted by the state board or the department
concerning an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic
honors designation must provide that a successfully completed
International Baccalaureate course is credited toward fulfilling the
requirements of an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic
honors designation.
(c) If a high school student who takes an International
Baccalaureate examination receives a score of four (4) or higher on
the examination, the student is entitled to receive postsecondary
level academic credit at a state educational institution that counts
toward meeting the student's degree requirements if the elective
credit is part of the student's degree requirements. Credit
equivalencies, including Indiana College Core (as described in
IC 21-42-3), for all International Baccalaureate examinations must
be:
(1) updated annually and sent by each state educational
institution to the commission for higher education by June 1
each year; and
(2) posted by the state educational institution on the
institution's website by July 1 each year.
The commission for higher education shall post these annually
updated credit equivalencies on the commission for higher
education's student transfer of credit portal by July 1 each year.
(d) A state educational institution may require a score higher
than a score of four (4) on an International Baccalaureate
examination if the credit is to be used for meeting a course
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requirement for a particular major at the state educational
institution.".
Page 14, between lines 34 and 35, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"SECTION 11. IC 21-42-3-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2007,
SECTION 283, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 4. (a) Until June 30, 2027, based
upon the demand for enrollment in a course identified under section 2
of this chapter and the resources available to the state educational
institutions, an identified course shall be offered through:
(1) onsite instruction;
(2) telecommunication; or
(3) a combination of methods described in subdivisions (1) and
(2);
at on-campus or off-campus sites.
(b) Beginning July 1, 2027, a course identified under section 2
of this chapter may be offered through the Indiana course access
program pursuant to IC 20-30-16-14.".
Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
(Reference is to ESB 8 as printed February 22, 2024.)
BEHNING
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HOUSE MOTION
Mr. Speaker: I move that Engrossed Senate Bill 8 be amended to
read as follows:
Page 6, line 40, delete "2019," and insert "2021,".
Page 7, line 4, delete "2019," and insert "2021,".
Page 7, between lines 5 and 6, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"Sec. 17. The commission shall send copies of all disclosures
described in sections 10 and 13 of this chapter to the attorney
general, in a manner prescribed by the attorney general.
Sec. 18. (a) The attorney general may bring a civil action against
a state educational institution that has failed to comply with this
chapter:
(1) based upon information known to the attorney general; or
(2) at the request of:
(A) a member of the general assembly;
(B) the governor;
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(C) a member of the commission;
(D) a member of the Indiana state board of education; or
(E) an Indiana taxpayer;
if the person described in this subdivision submits a signed
affidavit affirming that a state educational institution is not in
compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
(b) If the attorney general prevails in an action brought under
this section, the attorney general is entitled to injunctive relief to
require the state educational institution to comply with the
requirements of this chapter. In addition, a state educational
institution that is found to have knowingly or willingly failed to
comply with the requirements of this chapter must pay to the
attorney general:
(1) the costs incurred in bringing the civil action under this
section; and
(2) any associated costs of investigation and enforcement.".
Page 17, after line 38, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"SECTION 16. IC 21-49-1 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
2024]. (Disclosures by Postsecondary Educational Institutions of
Foreign Gifts and Contracts).".
Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
(Reference is to ESB 8 as printed February 22, 2024.)
TESHKA
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