Citations Affected:
IC 20-12-21-3.
Synopsis: Student assistance while studying abroad. Revises the
definition of "approved institution of higher learning" for purposes of
enabling a student who participates in an organized program of study
in a foreign country that is: (1) sponsored by an approved institution of
higher learning in Indiana; or (2) not sponsored by such an institution,
but for which the institution will award the student academic credit for
participation; remains eligible to receive higher education assistance
administered by the state student assistance commission.
Effective: July 1, 2001.
January 18, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
education.
SECTION 1.
IC 20-12-21-3
, AS AMENDED BY P.L.186-1999,
SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2001]: Sec. 3. As used in this chapter:
(1) "Academic year" means the period from September 1 of a year
through August 31 of the next succeeding year.
(2) "Approved institution of higher learning" means the
following:
(A) An educational institution that operates in the state and:
(i) provides an organized two (2) year or longer program of
collegiate grade directly creditable toward a baccalaureate
degree;
(ii) is either operated by the state or operated not-for-profit;
and
(iii) is accredited by a recognized regional accrediting
agency or by the commission on proprietary education.
(B) Ivy Tech State College.
(C) A hospital which operates a nursing diploma program
which is accredited by the Indiana state board of nursing.
(D) A postsecondary proprietary educational institution that
meets the following requirements:
(i) Is incorporated in Indiana, or is registered as a foreign
corporation doing business in Indiana.
(ii) Is fully accredited by and is in good standing with the
commission on proprietary education.
(iii) Is accredited by and is in good standing with a regional
or national accrediting agency.
(iv) Offers a course of study that is at least eighteen (18)
consecutive months in duration (or an equivalent to be
determined by the commission on proprietary education) and
that leads to an associate or a baccalaureate degree
recognized by the commission on proprietary education.
(v) Is certified to the commission by the commission on
proprietary education as meeting the requirements of this
clause.
(E) An organized program of study that is located in a
foreign country and that is:
(i) operated or sponsored by an educational institution
described in clause (A); or
(ii) operated by a sponsor that is not an educational
institution described in clause (A) and for which the
educational institution will award academic credit to a
student of the educational institution who participates in
the program.
(3) "Approved secondary school" means a public high school
located in the state and any school, located in or outside the state,
that in the judgment of the superintendent provides a course of
instruction at the secondary level and maintains standards of
instruction substantially equivalent to those of public high schools
located in the state.
(4) "Commission" means the state student assistance commission
established by this chapter.
(5) "Commission on proprietary education" refers to the Indiana
commission on proprietary education established under
IC 20-1-19-2.
(6) "Educational costs" means tuition and regularly assessed fees.
(7) "Enrollment" means the establishment and maintenance of an
individual's status as an undergraduate student in an institution of
higher learning.
(8) "Higher education award" means a monetary award.