CHAPTER 1. DEFINITIONS
IC 20-51
ARTICLE 51. SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS
IC 20-51-1
Chapter 1. Definitions
IC 20-51-1-1
Application
Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this
article.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.
IC 20-51-1-2
"Agreement"
Sec. 2. "Agreement" refers to an agreement between the
department and an applicant that applies for certification of a school
scholarship program.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.
IC 20-51-1-3
"Contribution"
Sec. 3. "Contribution" refers to a contribution to a scholarship
granting organization for use in a school scholarship program.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.
IC 20-51-1-4
"Cost of education"
Sec. 4. (a) "Cost of education" means the tuition and fees that
would otherwise be charged by a participating school to:
(1) an eligible student; or
(2) a parent of an eligible student.
(b) In the case of an eligible pupil who attends a public school, the
term includes any transfer tuition charged to the eligible student or
a parent of the eligible student.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.
IC 20-51-1-5
"Eligible student"
Sec. 5. "Eligible student" refers to an individual who:
(1) has legal settlement in Indiana;
(2) is at least five (5) years of age and less than twenty-two (22)
years of age on the date in the school year specified in
IC 20-33-2-7;
(3) either has been or is currently enrolled in a participating
school;
(4) either:
(A) is a member of a household with an annual income of
not more than two hundred percent (200%) of the amount
required for the individual to qualify for the federal free or
reduced price lunch program; or
(B) received a scholarship under this article in the
immediately preceding school year or the immediately
preceding term of the current school year and qualified
under clause (A) in the first year that the individual received
a scholarship under this article; and
(5) meets at least one (1) of the following conditions:
(A) The individual is enrolling in kindergarten.
(B) The individual was enrolled in a public school during the
school year preceding the first school year for which a
scholarship granting organization provides a scholarship to
the individual.
(C) The individual received a scholarship in the previous
year from a nonprofit scholarship granting organization that
qualifies for certification as a school scholarship program.
(D) The individual received a school scholarship for the
previous school year.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.
IC 20-51-1-6
"Participating school"
Sec. 6. (a) "Participating school" refers to a public or nonpublic
school that:
(1) an eligible student is required to pay tuition or transfer
tuition to attend;
(2) voluntarily agrees to enroll an eligible student;
(3) is accredited by either the state board or a national or
regional accreditation agency that is recognized by the state
board; and
(4) administers the tests under the Indiana statewide testing for
educational progress (ISTEP) program or administers another
nationally recognized and norm-referenced assessment of the
school's students.
(b) The term does not include a public school in a school
corporation where the eligible student has legal settlement under
IC 20-26-11.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.
IC 20-51-1-7
"Scholarship granting organization"
Sec. 7. "Scholarship granting organization" refers to an
organization that:
(1) is exempt from federal income taxation under Section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
(2) is organized at least in part to grant school scholarships.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.
IC 20-51-1-8
"School scholarship"
Sec. 8. "School scholarship" refers to a grant to pay only the cost
of education for an eligible student as determined for the school year
(as defined in IC 20-18-2-17) for which the scholarship will be
granted.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.