Ind. Code ch. 20-51-1

Ind. Code ch. 20-51-1
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Ind. Code § 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.

Ind. Code § 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.

Ind. Code § 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.

Ind. Code § 20-51-1-4 "Cost of education"

Sec. 4. "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. As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364. Amended by P.L.214-2025, SEC.207.

Ind. Code § 20-51-1-4.3 "Eligible choice scholarship student"

Revisor's Note: P.L.159-2026, SEC.31 changed the effective date of IC 20-51-1-4.3, as amended by P.L.213-2025, SEC.199, to May 1, 2026. Sec. 4.3. "Eligible choice scholarship student" refers to an individual who: (1) has legal settlement in Indiana; and (2) is at least five (5) years of age and less than twenty-two (22) years of age on October 1 of the applicable school year. As added by P.L.211-2013, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.205-2013, SEC.310; P.L.233-2015, SEC.313; P.L.184-2017, SEC.34; P.L.165-2021, SEC.171; P.L.201-2023, SEC.215; P.L.213-2025, SEC.199.

Ind. Code § 20-51-1-4.7 "Eligible school"

Sec. 4.7. "Eligible school" refers to a public or nonpublic elementary school or high school that: (1) is located in Indiana; (2) requires an eligible choice scholarship student to pay tuition to attend; (3) voluntarily agrees to enroll an eligible choice scholarship student; (4) is accredited by the state board or is accredited by or obtains provisional accreditation from a national or regional accreditation agency that is recognized by the state board; (5) administers the statewide assessment program; (6) is not a charter school or the school corporation in which an eligible choice scholarship student has legal settlement under IC 20-26-11; and (7) submits to the department only the student performance data required for a category designation under IC 20-31-8-3. As added by P.L.92-2011, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.211-2013, SEC.6; P.L.242-2017, SEC.49; P.L.199-2025, SEC.4; P.L.214-2025, SEC.208; P.L.23-2026, SEC.215.

Ind. Code § 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 four (4) years of age and less than twenty-two (22) years of age on October 1 of the applicable school year; (3) either has been or is currently enrolled in a participating school; and (4) is a member of a household with an annual income of not more than four hundred percent (400%) of the amount required for the individual to qualify for the federal free or reduced price lunch program. As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364. Amended by P.L.129-2012, SEC.1; P.L.211-2013, SEC.7; P.L.165-2021, SEC.172; P.L.201-2023, SEC.216; P.L.162-2024, SEC.27.

Ind. Code § 20-51-1-5.5 "Parent"

Sec. 5.5. "Parent", for purposes of IC 20-51-4, includes the foster parent of an eligible choice scholarship student. As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.173.

Ind. Code § 20-51-1-6 "Participating school"

Sec. 6. (a) "Participating school" refers to a nonpublic school that: (1) an eligible student is required to pay 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 statewide assessment 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. Amended by P.L.242-2017, SEC.50; P.L.214-2025, SEC.209.

Ind. Code § 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 without limiting the availability of scholarships to students of only one (1) participating school. As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364. Amended by P.L.92-2011, SEC.7.

Ind. Code § 20-51-1-8 "School scholarship"

Sec. 8. "School scholarship" refers to a grant to pay only the cost of education or prekindergarten tuition or expenses 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. Amended by P.L.246-2023, SEC.42.
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