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IN HB1353
Bill
Status
1/14/2015
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Saunders
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AI Summary
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Expands the definition of "approved postsecondary educational institution" to include postsecondary credit-bearing proprietary educational institutions that are incorporated in Indiana, fully accredited by the board for proprietary education, regionally or nationally accredited, offer courses of at least 18 consecutive months leading to an associate or baccalaureate degree, and are certified by the board for proprietary education.
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Amends scholarship award amounts for students enrolled before July 1, 2011, to allow proprietary educational institution students to receive the same full tuition scholarship as state educational institution students, rather than being limited to Ivy Tech Community College tuition levels.
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Modifies scholarship awards for students enrolled after June 30, 2011, to provide proprietary educational institution students with scholarship amounts equal to the lesser of their actual tuition costs or the average educational costs of state institutions, matching treatment of state educational institution students.
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Effective July 1, 2015.
Legislative Description
Proprietary educational institutions. Provides that a student attending a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institution receives scholarship awards at the same level as a student attending a four year state educational institution. Makes corresponding changes to related sections.
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Education
1/14/2015