Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 289
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
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.
Rogers
January 5, 2012, read first time and referred to Committee on Appropriations.
Introduced
Second Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2012)
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SENATE BILL No. 289
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:
SOURCE: IC 21-12-3-1; (12)IN0289.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 21-12-3-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.7-2011,
SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 1. (a) An applicant is eligible for a first year
higher education award under this chapter if the student meets the
following requirements:
(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.
SOURCE: IC 21-12-3-2; (12)IN0289.1.2. -->
SECTION 2. IC 21-12-3-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2007, SECTION
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.
SOURCE: IC 21-12-3-9; (12)IN0289.1.3. -->
SECTION 3. IC 21-12-3-9, AS AMENDED BY P.L.169-2011,
SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 9. (a)
This subsection applies to a full-time
student. A higher education award for a student in a program leading
to a baccalaureate degree may be renewed for a total of three (3)
undergraduate academic years following the academic year of the first
award or until an earlier time as the student receives a degree normally
obtained in four (4) undergraduate academic years. A higher education
award for a student in a program leading to a technical certificate,
a
nursing diploma, or an undergraduate associate degree may be
renewed for the number of academic years normally required to obtain
a certificate,
diploma, or degree in the student's program. 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 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.
SOURCE: IC 21-12-3-10; (12)IN0289.1.4. -->
SECTION 4. IC 21-12-3-10, AS AMENDED BY P.L.169-2011,
SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 10. Out of funds available after commitments
have been met under sections 8 and 9 of this chapter, awards shall be
issued to persons who have successfully completed at least one (1)
academic year but not more than three (3) academic years in approved
postsecondary educational institutions if they meet the eligibility
requirements of:
(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.