Bill Text: IN SB0289 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Higher education grant.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-05 - First reading: referred to Committee on Appropriations [SB0289 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2012-SB0289-Introduced.html
Citations Affected: IC 21-12-3.
Synopsis: Higher education grant. Allows part-time students studying
for a certificate, a nursing diploma, an associate degree, or a first
baccalaureate degree to receive higher education awards. Makes
corresponding changes to related sections.
Effective: July 1, 2012.
January 5, 2012, read first time and referred to Committee on Appropriations.
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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
higher education.
(1) The applicant is a resident of Indiana, as defined by the commission.
(2) The applicant:
(A) has successfully completed the program of instruction at an approved secondary school;
(B) has been granted a:
(i) high school equivalency certificate before July 1, 1995; or
(ii) state of Indiana general educational development (GED) diploma under IC 20-10.1-12.1 (before its repeal), IC 20-20-6 (before its repeal), or IC 22-4.1-18; or
(C) is a student in good standing at an approved secondary
school and is engaged in a program that in due course will be
completed by the end of the current academic year.
(3) The financial resources reasonably available to the applicant,
as defined by the commission, are such that, in the absence of a
higher education award under this chapter, the applicant would be
deterred from completing the applicant's education at the
approved postsecondary educational institution that the applicant
has selected and that has accepted the applicant. In determining
the financial resources reasonably available to an applicant to
whom IC 21-11-7 applies, the commission must consider the
financial resources of the applicant's legal parent.
(4) The applicant will use the award initially at that approved
postsecondary educational institution.
(5) If the student is already enrolled in an approved postsecondary
educational institution, the applicant must be a full-time student
enrolled in one (1) or more classes for which at least two (2)
credit hours are awarded and be making satisfactory progress,
as determined by the commission, toward a technical certificate,
a nursing diploma, an associate degree, or a first baccalaureate
degree.
(6) The student declares, in writing, a specific educational
objective or course of study and enrolls in:
(A) courses that apply toward the requirements for completion
of that objective or course of study; or
(B) courses designed to help the student develop the basic
skills that the student needs to successfully achieve that
objective or continue in that course of study.
(b) This subsection applies to an individual who:
(1) meets the requirements set forth in subsection (a); and
(2) before the date that eligibility is determined by the
commission, has been placed by or with the consent of the
department of child services, by a court order, or by a licensed
child placing agency in:
(A) a foster family home;
(B) the home of a relative or other unlicensed caretaker;
(C) a child caring institution; or
(D) a group home.
The commission shall consider an individual to whom this subsection
applies as a full-need student under the commission's rules when
determining the eligibility of the individual to receive financial aid
administered by the commission under this chapter.
253, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2012]: Sec. 2. (a) This subsection applies to a higher education
award recipient who is a full-time student. A higher education award
recipient is not eligible for assistance after the recipient has received
an award for a total of eight (8) semesters or twelve (12) quarters of
postsecondary education.
(b) This subsection applies to a higher education award
recipient who is a part-time student. A recipient is not eligible for
assistance after the recipient has received an award for the total
number of semesters or quarters of postsecondary education
necessary for the recipient to complete the requirements for a
technical certificate, a nursing diploma, an associate degree, or a
first baccalaureate degree on a part-time basis.
(1) the applicant has successfully completed the work of a preceding year;
(2) the applicant remains domiciled in Indiana;
(3) the recipient's financial situation continues to warrant an award, based on the financial requirements set forth in section (1)(a)(3) of this chapter;
(4) the applicant is eligible under section 2 of this chapter; and
(5) subject to subsection (b), if the student initially enrolls in an eligible institution for a semester (or its equivalent) beginning after June 30, 2012, the student maintains at least the following cumulative grade point average:
(A) For credit hours applicable to the equivalent of the applicant's freshman academic year, a cumulative grade point average that the eligible institution determines is satisfactory academic progress.
(B) For credit hours applicable to the equivalent of the applicant's sophomore academic year, a cumulative grade point average of 2.25 on a 4.0 grading scale or its equivalent as established by the eligible institution.
(C) For credit hours applicable to the equivalent of the applicant's junior or senior academic year, a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 grading scale or its equivalent as established by the eligible institution.
(b) This subsection applies to a person who is a full-time or part-time student. After the first semester or its equivalent at the eligible institution that a person does not achieve the requisite cumulative grade point average specified in subsection (a)(5), the person is considered to be on probation and must achieve the requisite cumulative grade point average by the next semester or its equivalent at the eligible institution in order to continue to receive benefits under this chapter.
(c) This subsection applies to a part-time student. A higher education award for a student in a program leading to a baccalaureate degree on a part-time basis may be renewed for the total number of undergraduate academic years necessary for the student to receive a degree following the academic year of the first award. A higher education award for a student in a program leading to a technical certificate, a nursing diploma, or an associate degree may be renewed for the number of academic years necessary for the student to obtain a certificate, diploma, or degree in the student's program on a part-time basis. The commission may grant a renewal only upon application and only upon its finding that:
(1) the applicant has successfully completed the work of a preceding year;
(2) the applicant remains domiciled in Indiana;
(3) the recipient's financial situation continues to warrant an award, based on the financial requirements set forth in section 1(a)(3) of this chapter;
(4) the applicant is eligible under section 2 of this chapter; and
(5) subject to subsection (b), if the student initially enrolls in an eligible institution for a semester (or its equivalent) beginning after June 30, 2012, the student maintains at least the following cumulative grade point average:
(A) For credit hours applicable to the equivalent of the applicant's freshman academic year, a cumulative grade point average that the eligible institution determines to be
satisfactory academic progress.
(B) For credit hours applicable to the equivalent of the
applicant's sophomore academic year, a cumulative grade
point average of 2.25 on a 4.0 grading scale or its
equivalent as established by the eligible institution.
(C) For credit hours applicable to the equivalent of the
applicant's junior or senior academic year, a cumulative
grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 grading scale or its
equivalent as established by the eligible institution.
(1) sections 1, 2, and (if applicable) 9(a)(5) or 9(c)(5) of this chapter; or
(2) sections 4, 5, and (if applicable) 9(a)(5) or 9(c)(5) of this chapter.
The awards shall be handled on the same basis as renewals under section 9 of this chapter.
