*HB1203.1*
February 6, 2025
HOUSE BILL No. 1203
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DIGEST OF HB 1203 (Updated February 5, 2025 9:00 am - DI 140)
Citations Affected: IC 21-13.
Synopsis: Reservist tuition supplement program. Establishes the
reservist tuition supplement program fund (fund). Requires the
commission for higher education to administer the fund and use money
in the fund to award scholarships to eligible applicants.
Effective: July 1, 2025.
McGuire, Bartels, Judy, Pfaff
January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
February 6, 2025, reported — Do Pass. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
pursuant to Rule 126.3.
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First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1203
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 21-13-1-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.148-2016,
2 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. "Fund":
4 (1) for purposes of IC 21-13-2, refers to the William A. Crawford
5 minority teacher scholarship fund established by IC 21-13-2-1;
6 (2) for purposes of IC 21-13-4, refers to the National Guard
7 tuition supplement program fund established by IC 21-13-4-1;
8 (3) for purposes of IC 21-13-5, refers to the National Guard
9 scholarship extension fund established by IC 21-13-5-1;
10 (4) for purposes of IC 21-13-6, refers to the primary care
11 physician loan forgiveness fund established by IC 21-13-6-3; and
12 (5) for purposes of IC 21-13-6.5, refers to the medical residency
13 education fund established by IC 21-13-6.5-1; and
14 (6) for purposes of IC 21-13-12, refers to the reservist tuition
15 supplement program fund established by IC 21-13-12-1.
16 SECTION 2. IC 21-13-1-6.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
17 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
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1 1, 2025]: Sec. 6.5. "Reservist", for purposes of IC 21-13-12, means
2 an individual who:
3 (1) serves in a reserve component of the armed forces of the
4 United States; and
5 (2) has not previously served on active duty in a component of
6 the armed forces of the United States.
7 SECTION 3. IC 21-13-12 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
8 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
9 JULY 1, 2025]:
10 Chapter 12. Reservist Tuition Supplement Program
11 Sec. 1. (a) The reservist tuition supplement program fund is
12 established to provide the financial resources necessary to award
13 the tuition scholarships authorized under the program.
14 (b) The commission shall administer the fund.
15 (c) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from
16 money in the fund.
17 (d) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not
18 revert to the state general fund but remains available to be used for
19 providing money for reservist tuition supplement scholarships
20 under this chapter.
21 Sec. 2. Money in the reservist tuition supplement program fund
22 shall be used to provide annual scholarships to scholarship
23 applicants. Annual scholarships shall be awarded in the following
24 amounts:
25 (1) A scholarship applicant who attends a state educational
26 institution shall receive a scholarship under this chapter in an
27 amount that is equal to one (1) of the following:
28 (A) If the scholarship applicant does not receive other
29 financial assistance specifically designated for educational
30 costs, the amount equal to a full tuition scholarship to
31 attend the state educational institution to obtain an
32 associate or baccalaureate degree, as applicable.
33 (B) If the scholarship applicant receives other financial
34 assistance specifically designated for educational costs, the
35 amount:
36 (i) equal to the balance required to attend the state
37 educational institution; and
38 (ii) not to exceed the amount described in clause (A).
39 (2) A scholarship applicant who attends an approved
40 postsecondary educational institution listed in
41 IC 21-7-13-6(a)(1)(C)(i) through IC 21-7-13-6(a)(1)(C)(xxx)
42 shall receive a scholarship under this chapter in an amount
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1 equal to the lesser of the following:
2 (A) If the scholarship applicant receives other financial
3 assistance specifically designated for educational costs, the
4 amount equal to the balance required to attend the
5 approved postsecondary educational institution.
6 (B) Five thousand dollars ($5,000).
7 Sec. 3. To be eligible for a scholarship under this chapter, an
8 applicant must:
9 (1) be a reservist;
10 (2) be a resident of Indiana;
11 (3) intend to pursue or, in the case of an applicant who is
12 already attending a state educational institution or an
13 approved postsecondary educational institution described in
14 section 2(2) of this chapter, be pursuing an associate degree or
15 baccalaureate degree;
16 (4) according to commission requirements, have timely filed
17 an application for and, if applicable, used any federal and
18 state financial assistance available to the applicant; and
19 (5) meet any other eligibility criteria established by the
20 commission.
21 Sec. 4. (a) Subject to subsection (b), each scholarship awarded
22 under this chapter:
23 (1) may be renewed under this chapter for a total scholarship
24 award that does not exceed the equivalent of the number of
25 terms that constitutes four (4) academic years as determined
26 by the commission; and
27 (2) is subject to other eligibility criteria as established by the
28 commission.
29 (b) A scholarship awarded under this chapter may not be
30 renewed if the eligible individual fails to maintain at least a
31 cumulative grade point average that the eligible institution
32 determines is satisfactory academic progress.
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COMMITTEE REPORT
Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education, to which was referred
House Bill 1203, has had the same under consideration and begs leave
to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that said
bill do pass.
(Reference is to HB 1203 as introduced.)
BEHNING
Committee Vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0
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