Second Regular Session 112th General Assembly (2002)


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     HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1273



     AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning higher education.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 4-4-28-16; (02)HE1273.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 4-4-28-16, AS AMENDED BY P.L.289-2001, SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 16. (a) Money withdrawn from an individual's account is not subject to taxation under IC 6-3-1 through IC 6-3-7 if the money is used for at least one (1) of the following:
        (1) To pay for costs (including tuition, laboratory costs, books, computer costs, and other costs) at an accredited institution of higher education or a vocational school for the individual or for a dependent of the individual.
        (2) To pay for the costs (including tuition, laboratory costs, books, computer costs, and other costs) associated with an accredited or a licensed training program that may lead to employment for the individual or for a dependent of the individual.
        (3) To purchase a primary residence for the individual or for a dependent of the individual or to reduce the principal amount owed on a primary residence that was purchased by the individual or a dependent of the individual with money from an individual development account.
        (4) To begin or to purchase part or all of a business or to expand an existing small business.
        (5) To roll over the account under subsection (c) into a family

college savings account program established under IC 21-9-3.
    (b) At the time of requesting authorization under section 15 of this chapter to withdraw money from an individual's account under subsection (a)(4), the individual must provide the community development corporation with a business plan that:
        (1) is approved by:
            (A) a financial institution; or
            (B) a nonprofit loan fund that has demonstrated fiduciary stability;
        (2) includes a description of services or goods to be sold, a marketing plan, and projected financial statements; and
        (3) may require the individual to obtain the assistance of an experienced business advisor.
    (c) Upon the expiration of the term of the individual's account under this chapter, an individual may elect to roll over the money from the individual's account directly into a family college savings account program established under IC 21-9-3.

SOURCE: IC 21-9-1-1; (02)HE1273.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 21-9-1-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.85-2000, SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 1. The following are the purposes of this article:
        (1) To encourage elementary and secondary students in Indiana to achieve high standards of performance and establish lifelong habits of fiscal responsibility through savings.
        (2) (1) To encourage education and the means of education.
        (3) (2) To encourage attendance at higher education institutions.
        (4) (3) To provide families additional means of striving for higher education through the Indiana family college savings programs an education savings program that may be established under this article.
        (5) (4) To help provide the benefits of higher education to the people of Indiana.
        (6) (5) To promote the economic development of the state by creating opportunities for a more highly educated workforce.
        (7) (6) To increase employment opportunities in Indiana.
        (8) (7) To encourage a working partnership among the people of Indiana, including Indiana families, and elementary and secondary schools, higher education institutions, financial institutions, and state government in furthering a greater rate of savings and greater participation in higher education.
SOURCE: IC 21-9-2-2; (02)HE1273.1.3. -->     SECTION 3. IC 21-9-2-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 2. "Account" or "individual

account" means an individual a trust account or a savings any other account of an education savings program.

SOURCE: IC 21-9-2-4; (02)HE1273.1.4. -->     SECTION 4. IC 21-9-2-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.25-1999, SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 4. "Account owner" means the individual, (or individuals) an emancipated minor, a trust, an estate, a partnership, an association, a company, a corporation, or a qualified custodian under the Uniform Transfers to Minors act (IC 30-2-8.5) that is designated at the time an account is opened as having the right to do the following:
        (1) Select or change the designated beneficiary of an account.
        (2) Designate a person other than the designated beneficiary as a person to whom funds may be paid from the account.
        (3) Receive distributions from the account if no other person is designated.
SOURCE: IC 21-9-2-9.5; (02)HE1273.1.5. -->     SECTION 5. IC 21-9-2-9.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.25-1999, SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 9.5. "Contribution" means a payment directly allocated to an account for the benefit of an account beneficiary or used to pay late fees or administrative fees associated with the account.
SOURCE: IC 21-9-2-10; (02)HE1273.1.6. -->     SECTION 6. IC 21-9-2-10 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 10. "Contributor" means any individual, corporation, association, trust, limited liability company, or partnership emancipated minor, trust, estate, partnership, association, company, corporation, or qualified custodian under the Uniform Transfers to Minors act (IC 30-2-8.5) that makes a deposit for the benefit of an account beneficiary.
SOURCE: IC 21-9-2-11; (02)HE1273.1.7. -->     SECTION 7. IC 21-9-2-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.85-2000, SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 11. "Education savings program" means: an education savings
         (1) a trust program; or
        (2) any other program
established under IC 21-9-3 that qualifies as a qualified state tuition program under Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.
SOURCE: IC 21-9-2-14; (02)HE1273.1.8. -->     SECTION 8. IC 21-9-2-14 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 14. "Financial institution" means a bank, a commercial bank, a national bank, a savings bank, a savings and loan, a thrift, a credit union, an insurance company, a trust company, an investment company, a mutual fund, or similar entity that
        (1) meets the qualifying requirements established by the authority.

and
        (2) if applicable, agrees to abide by the qualifying requirements for a savings account under IC 21-9-9.

SOURCE: IC 21-9-2-16; (02)HE1273.1.9. -->     SECTION 9. IC 21-9-2-16 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 16. (a) "Higher education institution" means a postsecondary educational institution.
    (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), For purposes of the family college savings programs an education savings program established under this article, "higher education institution" means a postsecondary educational institution that meets the following requirements:
        (1) Is authorized by law to provide a program of education beyond the high school level.
        (2) Admits as regular students only individuals having a certificate of graduation from a high school or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate.
        (3) Provides an educational program:
            (A) for which the higher education institution awards a baccalaureate or an associate degree;
            (B) in which admission is contingent upon the prior attainment of a baccalaureate degree or the equivalent, for which the higher education institution:
                (i) awards a postgraduate degree; or
                (ii) provides not less than a two (2) year program that is acceptable for full credit toward a postgraduate degree; or
            (C) of a two (2) year duration in engineering, mathematics, or the physical or biological sciences, that is designed to prepare the student to work as a technician and in a semiprofessional level in an engineering, a scientific, or other technological field that requires the understanding and application of basic engineering, scientific, or mathematical principles or knowledge.
        (4) Is accredited by a regional accrediting agency or association or by an organization recognized by the United States Department of Education, or, if not so accredited is an institution whose credits are accepted on transfer by not less than three (3) institutions that are accredited by a regional accrediting agency or association or by an organization recognized by the United States Department of Education, with the credits accepted on the same basis as if the credits were transferred from an accredited institution.
SOURCE: IC 21-9-2-16.5; (02)HE1273.1.10. -->     SECTION 10. IC 21-9-2-16.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS

[EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 16.5. "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of the United States as amended from time to time.

SOURCE: IC 21-9-2-17.5; (02)HE1273.1.11. -->     SECTION 11. IC 21-9-2-17.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.25-1999, SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 17.5. (a) "Member of the family" means an individual who is one (1) of the following relatives of a designated beneficiary:
        (1) A lineal descendant of the designated beneficiary.
        (2) A lineal ancestor of the designated beneficiary.
        (3) A brother, sister, stepbrother, or stepsister of the designated beneficiary.
        (4) A stepparent of the designated beneficiary.
        (5) A stepchild of the designated beneficiary.
        (6) A niece or nephew of the designated beneficiary.
        (7) An aunt or uncle of the designated beneficiary.
        (8) An individual related to the designated beneficiary as follows:
            (A) A daughter-in-law.
            (B) A son-in-law.
            (C) A mother-in-law.
            (D) A father-in-law.
            (E) A sister-in-law.
            (F) A brother-in-law.
             (G) A first cousin.
        (9) The spouse of the designated beneficiary or the spouse of an individual described in subdivisions (1) through (8).
    (b) For purposes of this section, an adopted child of an individual is treated as a natural child of the individual.
    (c) For purposes of this section, the terms brother and sister include a brother or sister by the half blood.
SOURCE: IC 21-9-2-18; (02)HE1273.1.12. -->     SECTION 12. IC 21-9-2-18 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 18. "Program account" means the program account of the trust fund established under IC 21-9-5. A program account is comprised of:
        (1) individual trust accounts; and
        (2) other contributions or money received in trust by the authority together with allocable earnings (whether interest, gains, or dividends) and other contributions appropriately made or money properly allocable to the program account.
SOURCE: IC 21-9-2-19.5; (02)HE1273.1.13. -->     SECTION 13. IC 21-9-2-19.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.25-1999, SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 19.5. (a) "Qualified higher education

expenses" means the following expenses required for the enrollment or attendance of a designated beneficiary at a higher education institution:
        (1) Tuition.
        (2) Fees.
        (3) Costs of books, supplies, and equipment.
        (4) Room and board.
    (b) The amount of room and board treated as a qualified higher education expense may not exceed the amount set forth in the applicable federal regulations. has the meaning set forth in Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.

SOURCE: IC 21-9-2-19.7; (02)HE1273.1.14. -->     SECTION 14. IC 21-9-2-19.7, AS ADDED BY P.L.25-1999, SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 19.7. "Rollover distribution" means a distribution or transfer from an account of a designated beneficiary that is transferred to or deposited within sixty (60) days of the distribution or transfer into an account of another individual who is a member of the family of the designated beneficiary. A distribution is not a rollover distribution unless there is a change in the beneficiary. rollover as defined in Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code.
SOURCE: IC 21-9-2-22.1; (02)HE1273.1.15. -->     SECTION 15. IC 21-9-2-22.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 22.1. "Trust account" means a trust account established by a contributor in the trust program by or for the benefit of an account beneficiary.
SOURCE: IC 21-9-2-23; (02)HE1273.1.16. -->     SECTION 16. IC 21-9-2-23 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 23. "Trust fund" means the Indiana family college savings trust fund created under IC 21-9-5 for purposes of the Indiana family college savings any trust program under IC 21-9-7 and IC 21-9-8.
SOURCE: IC 21-9-3-3; (02)HE1273.1.17. -->     SECTION 17. IC 21-9-3-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.85-2000, SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 3. The authority may establish the following any number of education savings programs.
        (1) The family college savings programs, including the following:
            (A) The trust program.
            (B) The account program.
        (2) Other savings programs and services consistent with the purposes and objectives of this article.
SOURCE: IC 21-9-4-7; (02)HE1273.1.18. -->     SECTION 18. IC 21-9-4-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.25-1999, SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 7. In addition to any power granted by this article, the board has all powers necessary or convenient to carry out

and effectuate the purposes and objectives of this article, the purposes and objectives of the education savings programs, and the powers delegated by law or executive order, including the following powers:
        (1) To develop and implement the education savings programs and, notwithstanding any provision in this article to the contrary, other savings programs and services consistent with the purposes and objectives of this article, through:
            (A) rules or emergency rules adopted under IC 4-22-2; or
            (B) rules, guidelines, procedures, or policies established by the board and approved by the higher education commission.
        (2) To conform the education savings programs and, notwithstanding any provision in this article to the contrary, other savings programs and services consistent with the purposes and objectives of this article, to the requirements of a qualified state tuition program set forth in Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code and all applicable federal regulations, through:
            (A) rules or emergency rules adopted under IC 4-22-2; or
            (B) guidelines, procedures, or policies established by the board.
        (3) To retain professional services, including the following:
            (A) Financial advisers and managers.
            (B) Custodians and other fiduciaries.
            (C) Investment advisers and managers.
            (D) Accountants and auditors.
            (E) Consultants or other experts.
            (F) Actuarial services providers.
            (G) Attorneys.
        (4) To establish minimum account deposit amounts (both initial and periodic).
        (5) To employ persons, if the board chooses, and as may be necessary, and to fix the terms of their employment.
        (6) To recommend legislation to the governor and general assembly.
        (7) To apply for designation as a tax exempt entity under the Internal Revenue Code.
        (8) To adopt such rules, bylaws, procedures, guidelines, and policies as are necessary to carry out the education savings programs and other savings programs and services and the authority's management and operations.
        (9) To sue and be sued.
        (10) To provide or facilitate provision of benefits and incentives for the benefit of qualified beneficiaries, account owners,

contributors, or account beneficiaries as the board's resources allow or as are directed or provided for by the general assembly.
        (11) To conform the education savings programs and other savings programs to federal tax advantages or incentives, as in existence periodically, to the extent consistent with the purposes and objectives of this article.
        (12) To interpret, in rules, policies, guidelines, and procedures, the provisions of this article broadly in light of the purposes and objectives of this article.
        (13) To charge, impose, and collect administrative fees and service charges in connection with any agreement, contract, or transaction under an education savings program or other savings program or services.
        (14) To have perpetual succession.

SOURCE: IC 21-9-4-8; (02)HE1273.1.19. -->     SECTION 19. IC 21-9-4-8 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 8. The authority shall prepare an annual report for the education savings programs and other savings programs and services and promptly transmit the annual report to the governor and the general assembly. The authority shall make available, upon request, copies of the annual report to qualified beneficiaries, account owners, and the public.
SOURCE: IC 21-9-4-9; (02)HE1273.1.20. -->     SECTION 20. IC 21-9-4-9 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 9. (a) The authority may accept gifts, bequests, donations, and devises of personal and real property:
        (1) as trustees for the maintenance, use, or benefit of the authority, the education savings programs, or the endowment fund; or
        (2) to be administered for other public or charitable purposes for the benefit or use of qualified beneficiaries, account owners or account beneficiaries.
    (b) The authority may receive, accept, hold, administer, and use any property transferred to the authority by gift, bequest, donation, or devise in accordance with the terms, conditions, obligations, liabilities, and burdens imposed on the gift, bequest, donation, or devise if, in the judgment of the board, the action is in the best interest of the authority, the education savings programs, the endowment fund, qualified beneficiaries, account owners, contributors, or account beneficiaries, as applicable.
    (c) The authority may accept a gift, devise, donation, or bequest made for the purpose of providing an annuity on conditions consistent with the conditions set forth in IC 20-12-4-2 (relating to boards of

trustees of state educational institutions).
    (d) The authority may, if not inconsistent with the terms and conditions of a gift of real property:
        (1) sell, convey, or otherwise dispose of the real property; and
        (2) invest, reinvest, or use the proceeds as, in the judgment of the board, is of the greatest benefit to the authority, the education savings programs, the endowment fund, qualified beneficiaries, account beneficiaries, and account owners.
    (e) When acting under the powers granted by this article and also with respect to the money in the endowment fund and the program account as provided in IC 21-9-5 and IC 21-9-7, the members serve as trustees of private trusts, subject to the terms and conditions of the trust program or the gift, bequest, donation, or devise and law applicable to private trusts.

SOURCE: IC 21-9-7-1; (02)HE1273.1.21. -->     SECTION 21. IC 21-9-7-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.25-1999, SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 1. In addition to any other powers granted by this article, the board has all powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and objectives of this chapter and IC 21-9-8, and IC 21-9-9, the purposes and objectives of the family college savings programs an education savings program that may be established under this article, and the powers delegated by other laws or executive orders, including the following:
        (1) To establish policies and procedures to govern distributions from accounts that are not:
            (A) made on account of the death or disability of an account beneficiary;
            (B) made on account of the receipt of a scholarship (or allowance or payment described in Section 135(d)(1)(B) or (C) of the Internal Revenue Code) by the account beneficiary to the extent the amount of the distribution does not exceed the amount of the scholarship, allowance, or payment; or
            (C) rollover distributions. rollovers.
        (2) To establish penalties for withdrawals of money from accounts that are not used exclusively for the qualified higher education expenses of an account beneficiary unless a circumstance described in subdivision (1) applies.
        (3) To establish policies and procedures regarding the transfer of individual accounts and the designation of substitute account beneficiaries.
        (4) To establish policies and procedures for withdrawal of money from accounts for, or in reimbursement of, qualified higher

education expenses.
        (5) To establish policies and procedures regarding recapture of all or a part of prior or current benefits or incentives allocated or allocable to accounts, including, in appropriate circumstances in the board's judgment, recapture as a precondition to withdrawal.
        (6) (5) To enter into agreements with account owners, account beneficiaries, and contributors, with the agreements naming:
            (A) the account owner; who must be an adult or emancipated minor; and
            (B) the account beneficiary. who may also be the account owner, if qualified.
        (7) (6) To establish accounts for account beneficiaries. However:
            (A) the authority shall establish a separate account for each account beneficiary; and
            (B) an individual may be the beneficiary of more than one (1) account.
        (8) (7) To enter into agreements with financial institutions relating to accounts as well as deposits, withdrawals, penalties, recaptures of benefits or incentives, allocation of benefits or incentives, and transfers of accounts, account owners, and account beneficiaries.
        (9) (8) To conform the trust program and the account education savings program to federal tax advantages or incentives, as the advantages or incentives may exist periodically, to the extent consistent with the purposes and objectives of this article.
        (10) (9) To interpret, in rules, policies, guidelines, and procedures, the provisions of this article broadly considering the purposes and objectives of this article.

SOURCE: IC 21-9-7-2; (02)HE1273.1.22. -->     SECTION 22. IC 21-9-7-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 2. The amount of money available in an individual account and the proposed use of money in an individual account on behalf of an account beneficiary may not be considered by the state student assistance commission under IC 20-12-21 or IC 20-12-21.7 when determining award amounts under a program administered by the state student assistance commission.
SOURCE: IC 21-9-7-3; (02)HE1273.1.23. -->     SECTION 23. IC 21-9-7-3 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 3. An individual account is not an asset for the purposes of IC 6-4.1-2.
SOURCE: IC 21-9-7-7; (02)HE1273.1.24. -->     SECTION 24. IC 21-9-7-7, AS ADDED BY P.L.25-1999, SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 7. Funds held in the family college savings

trust program or the family college savings account program an account of an education savings program that may be established under this article may not be used by an account owner or account beneficiary as security for a loan.

SOURCE: IC 21-9-7-8; (02)HE1273.1.25. -->     SECTION 25. IC 21-9-7-8, AS ADDED BY P.L.25-1999, SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 8. (a) Contributions to an individual account may not exceed the amount necessary to provide for the qualified higher education expenses of the account beneficiary.
    (b) The authority shall adopt rules or emergency rules under IC 4-22-2 to determine the maximum account balance applicable to all accounts of account beneficiaries with the same expected year of enrollment. The maximum account balance may not exceed the amount determined by actuarial estimates that is necessary to pay the account beneficiary's qualified higher education expenses for five (5) years of enrollment at the highest cost institution identified by the authority.
SOURCE: IC 21-9-7-9; (02)HE1273.1.26. -->     SECTION 26. IC 21-9-7-9, AS ADDED BY P.L.25-1999, SECTION 14, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 9. (a) The authority shall may adopt rules or emergency rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish a penalty for a distribution that is not used exclusively for the qualified higher education expenses of an account beneficiary. However, the authority may not establish a penalty for distributions described in IC 21-9-7-1(1).
    (b) The penalty imposed under this section must equal at least ten percent (10%) of the earnings portion of the distribution.
SOURCE: IC 21-9-8-1; (02)HE1273.1.27. -->     SECTION 27. IC 21-9-8-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 1. (a) The board shall establish a trust program known as the college choice plan.
    (b)
The board shall administer the any trust fund established under this article, including the college choice plan, in a manner designed to be actuarially sound, so that the assets of the trust fund are sufficient to defray the obligations of the trust fund, including the program account.
SOURCE: IC 21-9-8-2; (02)HE1273.1.28. -->     SECTION 28. IC 21-9-8-2 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 2. (a) The money received under the trust program , including the college choice plan, by the authority from account owners and contributors for the benefit of account beneficiaries shall be deposited in the program account.
    (b) Any appropriations made by the general assembly for:
        (1) operating, administrative, and capital expenses;
        (2) benefits and incentives; or
        (3) any other purpose related to the trust program or the trust fund;
shall be deposited in the administrative account.
    (c) The money received under the trust program by the authority by gift, bequest, donation, or devise or from a source that is not described in subsection (a) or (b) shall be deposited:
        (1) in the endowment fund for the benefit of the trust program; or
        (2) to individual accounts as determined by the board to be appropriate.
    (d) The board may divide the trust fund into further separate accounts. The accounts of the trust fund may be divided into separate subaccounts as the board may determine periodically.
SOURCE: IC 21-9-10-2; (02)HE1273.1.29. -->     SECTION 29. IC 21-9-10-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.15-2001, SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 2. (a) Individual Accounts and all earnings or interest on accounts are exempt from taxation in Indiana to the extent that those accounts, earnings, and interest are exempt from federal taxation under federal law, the Internal Revenue Code, subject to any penalties that are established for education savings programs under this article.
    (b) Distributions under IC 6-3-2-19 from an individual account used to pay qualified higher education expenses are exempt from the adjusted gross income tax imposed by IC 6-3-1 through IC 6-3-7.
SOURCE: IC 21-9-2-5; IC 21-9-2-7; IC 21-9-2-10.5; IC 21-9-2-13; IC 21-9-2-17; IC 21-9-2-19; IC 21-9-2-22; IC 21-9-5-6; IC 21-9-7-5; IC 21-9-7-6; IC 21-9-9.
; (02)HE1273.1.30. -->     SECTION 30. THE FOLLOWING ARE REPEALED [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: IC 21-9-2-5; IC 21-9-2-7; IC 21-9-2-10.5; IC 21-9-2-13; IC 21-9-2-17; IC 21-9-2-19; IC 21-9-2-22; IC 21-9-5-6; IC 21-9-7-5; IC 21-9-7-6; IC 21-9-9.
SOURCE: ; (02)HE1273.1.31. -->     SECTION 31. An emergency is declared for this act.


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