Bill Text: IN SB0325 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Twenty-first century scholars.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-26 - Senator Kruse added as second author [SB0325 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2010-SB0325-Introduced.html
Citations Affected: IC 21-12-6-5.
Synopsis: Twenty-first century scholars. Allows a student who: (1) is
enrolled in grade 9, 10, 11, or 12; and (2) did not meet certain
qualifications in grades 6, 7, or 8 for the twenty-first century scholars
program; to apply and qualify for the twenty-first century scholars
program if the student meets certain requirements, including the
income requirement, at the time the student applies for the twenty-first
century scholars program.
Effective: July 1, 2010.
January 11, 2010, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career
Development.
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(1) Be a resident of Indiana.
(2) Be:
(A) enrolled in grade 7 or 8, for the 2007-2008 school year, and grade 6, 7, or 8, for the 2008-2009 school year and for subsequent school years, at a:
(i) public school; or
(ii) nonpublic school that is accredited either by the state board of education or by a national or regional accrediting agency whose accreditation is accepted as a school improvement plan under IC 20-31-4-2; or
(B) otherwise qualified under the rules of the commission that are adopted under IC 21-11-9-4 to include students who are in
grades other than grade 8 as eligible students.
(3) Be eligible for free or reduced priced lunches under the
national school lunch program.
(4) Agree, in writing, together with the student's custodial parents
or guardian, that the student will:
(A) graduate from a secondary school located in Indiana that
meets the admission criteria of an eligible institution;
(B) not illegally use controlled substances (as defined in
IC 35-48-1-9);
(C) not commit a crime or an infraction described in
IC 9-30-5;
(D) not commit any other crime or delinquent act (as described
in IC 31-37-1-2 or IC 31-37-2-2 through IC 31-37-2-5 (or
IC 31-6-4-1(a)(1) through IC 31-6-4-1(a)(5) before their
repeal));
(E) timely apply, when the eligible student is a senior in high
school:
(i) for admission to an eligible institution; and
(ii) for any federal and state student financial assistance
available to the eligible student to attend an eligible
institution; and
(F) achieve a cumulative grade point average upon graduation
of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 grading scale (or its equivalent if
another grading scale is used) for courses taken during grades
9, 10, 11, and 12.
(b) A student is qualified to participate in the program if the student:
(1) before or during grade 7 or grade 8, is placed by or with the
consent of the department of child services, by a court order, or by
a 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;
(2) agrees in writing, together with the student's caseworker (as
defined in IC 31-9-2-11), to the conditions set forth in subsection
(a)(4); and
(3) except as provided in subdivision (2), otherwise meets the
requirements of subsection (a).
(c) Beginning with the 2010-2011 school year, a student is
qualified to participate in the program if the student:
(1) is enrolled in grade 9, 10, 11, or 12 at a:
(A) public school; or
(B) nonpublic school that is accredited either by the state
board of education or by a national or regional accrediting
agency whose accreditation is accepted under
IC 20-31-4-2;
(2) is a resident of Indiana and has been a resident of Indiana
since enrollment in grade 6;
(3) did not meet the income criteria for eligibility for the
twenty-first century scholars program under subsection (a)
while in grade 6, 7, or 8;
(4) is eligible for free or reduced priced lunches under the
national school lunch program at the time the individual
applies for the program;
(5) agrees, in writing, together with the student's custodial
parent or guardian, that the student will:
(A) graduate from a secondary school located in Indiana
that meets the admission criteria of an eligible institution;
(B) not illegally use a controlled substance (as defined in
IC 35-48-1-9);
(C) not commit a crime or an infraction described in
IC 9-30-5;
(D) not commit any other crime or delinquent act as
described in IC 31-37-1-2 or IC 31-37-2-2 through
IC 31-37-2-5;
(E) timely apply, when the eligible student is a senior in
high school:
(i) for admission to an eligible institution; and
(ii) for any federal and state student financial assistance
available to the eligible student to attend an eligible
institution; and
(F) achieve a cumulative grade point average upon
graduation of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 grading scale (or its
equivalent if another grading scale is used) for courses
taken during grades 9, 10, 11, and 12; and
(6) states in writing, together with the student's custodial
parent or guardian, that the student did not do any of the
following before applying for the program:
(A) Illegally use a controlled substance (as defined in
IC 35-48-1-9).
(B) Commit a crime or infraction described in IC 9-30-5.
(C) Commit any other crime or delinquent act (as
described in IC 31-37-1-2 or IC 31-37-2-2 through
IC 31-37-2-5 (or IC 31-6-4-1(a)(1) through
IC 31-6-4-1(a)(5) before their repeal)).
