Ind. Code § 20-19-12-1 "Approved intermediary"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "approved intermediary" means an intermediary that has been approved and included on the list under IC 21-18-19-1.
As added by P.L.134-2025, SEC.3.
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in effectInd. Code § 20-19-12-2 "Eligible entity"
Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "eligible entity" means any of the following:
(1) A school corporation.
(2) A public school, including a charter school.
(3) A state accredited nonpublic school.
(4) An approved intermediary.
(5) A career coaching provider approved by the department under section 7 of this chapter.
(b) The term does not include a state educational institution.
As added by P.L.134-2025, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 20-19-12-3 "High school"
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "high school" means a high school that is:
(1) maintained by a school corporation;
(2) a charter school; or
(3) a state accredited nonpublic school.
As added by P.L.134-2025, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 20-19-12-4 Implement and administer comprehensive career navigation and coaching system
Sec. 4. (a) The department shall implement and administer the comprehensive career navigation and coaching system for Indiana developed by the commission for higher education under IC 21-18-20-5 (before its repeal) that does both of the following:
(1) Provides timely, comprehensive, relevant, and useful information on careers, including at least:
(A) general and industry sector based regional, state, national, and global information to identify both immediate and potential career opportunities arising from:
(i) current employer needs;
(ii) developing or foreseeable talent needs and trends; and
(iii) other factors identified by the commission for higher education before July 1, 2025, or by the department after June 30, 2025;
(B) state, regional, and local labor market supply and demand information from the department of workforce development, industry sectors, and other verifiable sources; and
(C) educational requirements and attainment information from employers, the department of workforce development, and other verifiable sources.
(2) Establishes strategies and identifies capacity to deliver career navigation and coaching to kindergarten through grade 12 students, including at least:
(A) processes for identifying an individual's aptitude for and interest in, and the education and training required for, various career and employment opportunities;
(B) the use of approved intermediaries, career coaches, and other coaching resources;
(C) qualifications for career coaches and a training program to enable the career coaches to provide relevant information to the individuals being served;
(D) the incorporation and ongoing usage of Internet based systems that are interoperable with the comprehensive career navigation and coaching system; and
(E) career exploration, engagement, and experience.
(b) All high schools in Indiana may participate in the comprehensive career navigation and coaching system implemented under subsection (a).
(c) In implementing and administering the comprehensive career navigation and coaching system described in subsection (a), the department shall:
(1) work in consultation with, and receive cooperation, support, and assistance from:
(A) the department of workforce development, governor's workforce cabinet, and the commission for higher education; and
(B) the resources, providers, and institutions that the department, the department of workforce development, the governor's workforce cabinet, and the commission for higher education use and oversee;
(2) explore approaches and models from Indiana and other states and countries;
(3) where appropriate, use pilot programs or other scaling approaches to implement the comprehensive career navigation and coaching system in a cost effective and efficient manner; and
(4) initially focus on students enrolled in high school.
As added by P.L.134-2025, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 20-19-12-5 Career coaching grant fund
Sec. 5. (a) The career coaching grant fund is established for the purpose of providing grants to eligible entities to establish or implement comprehensive career navigation and coaching systems as described in section 6 of this chapter.
(b) The fund consists of the following:
(1) Appropriations from the general assembly.
(2) Money deposited in the fund under IC 21-18-20-6 (before its repeal).
(3) Interest deposited in the fund under subsection (e).
(c) The department shall administer the fund.
(d) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.
(e) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public funds may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.
(f) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year reverts to the state general fund.
As added by P.L.134-2025, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 20-19-12-6 Career coaching grant; eligibility requirements; preference
Sec. 6. (a) Subject to available funding and subsections (c) and (d), the department may award a career coaching grant from the fund to an eligible entity that meets the requirements under subsection (b).
(b) To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an eligible entity must do the following:
(1) Apply to the department in the manner prescribed by the department.
(2) Meet any eligibility requirements or parameters established by the department.
(3) If the eligible entity is a school corporation or school described in section 2(a)(2) through 2(a)(3) of this chapter, partner with:
(A) an approved intermediary; or
(B) a career coaching provider approved by the department under section 7 of this chapter.
(4) If the eligible entity is:
(A) an approved intermediary; or
(B) a career coaching provider approved by the department under section 7 of this chapter;
partner with a school corporation or school described in section 2(a)(2) through 2(a)(3) of this chapter.
(5) Agree to:
(A) use the grant to establish or implement a comprehensive career navigation and coaching system;
(B) provide career coaching services through a career coach who:
(i) is at least twenty-three (23) years of age;
(ii) has a high school diploma or the equivalent of a high school diploma; and
(iii) holds a certification in individual personality and interest inventory interpretation and career navigation or completes training that is equivalent to the training required to receive a certificate described in this item and is recognized or approved by the department;
(C) use evidence based assessments or student exploration, engagement, and experience resources to advise students about careers and college pathways;
(D) provide coaching based on aptitude assessment results, which may include the Indiana career explorer program, to each student at least once during grade 7 or 8 and once during grade 10 or 11;
(E) have a career coach meet with a student individually, either in person or virtually;
(F) include:
(i) employer site visits or equivalent virtual visits; and
(ii) individual conversations;
in areas of student interest or aptitude;
(G) comply with section 9 of this chapter; and
(H) provide a minimum of thirty (30) minutes of career coaching services to students in:
(i) grade 7 or 8; and
(ii) grade 10 or 11.
(c) To the extent possible, the department shall award grants under this section to eligible entities located in:
(1) geographically diverse communities, which must include rural, suburban, and urban communities; and
(2) each region described in section 9 of this chapter.
(d) In awarding grants under this chapter, the department shall give preference to eligible entities that provide career coaching services through career coaches who have work experience outside of teaching.
As added by P.L.134-2025, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 20-19-12-7 Career coaching provider; application; approval
Sec. 7. The department shall:
(1) establish an application form for approval as a career coaching provider; and
(2) establish requirements to receive approval as a career coaching provider.
As added by P.L.134-2025, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 20-19-12-8 Eligible entity duties
Sec. 8. An eligible entity that receives a grant under this chapter shall do the following:
(1) Allow students to explore, experience, and engage with a career coach.
(2) Apply information learned about the student through aptitude discerning tools and narrow career choices for students based on aptitude and personal interest surveys and other instruments.
(3) Provide salary ranges for potential fields of employment.
(4) Allocate adequate time to provide individual, personalized coaching for students with regard to:
(A) pathways to obtain information for desired potential occupations; and
(B) high school pathways regarding college preparation or a career, depending on each student's interest.
(5) Provide information to a parent of each student regarding recommendations for the student based on assessment results and other relevant data.
As added by P.L.134-2025, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 20-19-12-9 Provision of employment information
Sec. 9. An eligible entity described in section 2(a)(4) or 2(a)(5) of this chapter shall provide a student with information on high demand and high wage employment opportunities that are available within the economic growth region established by the department of workforce development in which the student resides.
As added by P.L.134-2025, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 20-19-12-10 Annual report
Sec. 10. Not later than July 1, 2026, and each July 1 thereafter, the department shall do the following:
(1) Prepare a report that includes information regarding the:
(A) comprehensive career navigation and coaching system implemented and administered under section 4 of this chapter;
(B) amount of grants awarded to each eligible entity under section 6 of this chapter;
(C) career coaching services provided by eligible entities that receive grants under this chapter; and
(D) outcomes from the career coaching services described in clause (C):
(i) during high school, including whether students complete career and technical education courses; and
(ii) upon completion of high school.
(2) Submit the report to the following:
(A) The governor.
(B) The general assembly in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
As added by P.L.134-2025, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 20-19-12-11 Rules
Sec. 11. The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.
As added by P.L.134-2025, SEC.3.
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