Ind. Code ch. 20-51.4-2

Ind. Code ch. 20-51.4-2
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Ind. Code § 20-51.4-2-1 Application of definitions

Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article. As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180.

Ind. Code § 20-51.4-2-1.5 "Career scholarship student"

Sec. 1.5. "Career scholarship student" means 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; and (3) is enrolled in grade 10, 11, or 12 in Indiana. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.24.

Ind. Code § 20-51.4-2-2 "CSA account"

Sec. 2. "CSA account" refers to a career scholarship account established by a career scholarship student's parent or an emancipated (as described in IC 20-26-11-4) career scholarship student under IC 20-51.4-4.5-1. As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.202-2023, SEC.25.

Ind. Code § 20-51.4-2-3 "CSA annual grant amount"

Sec. 3. "CSA annual grant amount" refers to the annual grant amount deposited into a career scholarship student's CSA or ESA account under IC 20-51.4-4.5-3. As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.202-2023, SEC.26.

Ind. Code § 20-51.4-2-3.2 "CSA participating entity"

Sec. 3.2. "CSA participating entity" refers to an individual or entity authorized by the department to participate in the CSA program under IC 20-51.4-5.5. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.213-2025, SEC.201.

Ind. Code § 20-51.4-2-3.4 "CSA program"

Sec. 3.4. "CSA program" refers to the career scholarship account program established by IC 20-51.4-3-1.5. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.28.

Ind. Code § 20-51.4-2-3.6 "CSA program fund"

Sec. 3.6. "CSA program fund" refers to the career scholarship account program fund established by IC 20-51.4-4.5-4. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.29.

Ind. Code § 20-51.4-2-3.8 "CSA qualified expenses"

Sec. 3.8. "CSA qualified expenses" means expenses to enroll in and attend sequences, courses, apprenticeships, or programs of study designated and approved under IC 20-51.4-4.5-6, including the following: (1) Career coaching and navigation services. (2) Postsecondary education and training. (3) Subject to IC 20-51.4-4.5-6.5, transportation, equipment, and costs related to obtaining a driver's license. (4) Certification and credentialing examinations. (5) Any other expenses approved by the department under IC 20-51.4-4.5. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.127-2024, SEC.2; P.L.213-2025, SEC.202.

Ind. Code § 20-51.4-2-4 "Eligible student"

Sec. 4. "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 October 1 of the applicable school year; and (3) is a student: (A) with a disability at the time the account is established who requires special education and for whom: (i) an individualized education program; (ii) a service plan developed under 511 IAC 7-34; or (iii) a choice special education plan developed under 511 IAC 7-49; has been developed; or (B) who is a sibling of a student described in clause (A) who has had an ESA account established in the student's name under IC 20-51.4-4-1. (4) meets the annual income qualification requirement for a choice scholarship student under IC 20-51-1. As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.127-2024, SEC.3; P.L.162-2024, SEC.28; P.L.1-2025, SEC.197; P.L.213-2025, SEC.203.

Ind. Code § 20-51.4-2-4.3 "ESA account"

Sec. 4.3. "ESA account" refers to an Indiana education scholarship account established by an eligible student's parent or an emancipated (as described in IC 20-26-11-4) eligible student under IC 20-51.4-4-1. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.31.

Ind. Code § 20-51.4-2-4.5 "ESA annual grant amount"

Sec. 4.5. "ESA annual grant amount" refers to the annual grant amount deposited into the eligible student's ESA account under IC 20-51.4-4-2. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.32.

Ind. Code § 20-51.4-2-4.7 "ESA participating entity"

Sec. 4.7. "ESA participating entity" refers to an individual or entity authorized by the department to participate in the ESA program under IC 20-51.4-5-2. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.33. Amended by P.L.213-2025, SEC.204.

Ind. Code § 20-51.4-2-5 "ESA program"

Sec. 5. "ESA program" refers to the Indiana education scholarship account program established by IC 20-51.4-3-1. As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.202-2023, SEC.34.

Ind. Code § 20-51.4-2-7 "ESA program fund"

Sec. 7. "ESA program fund" refers to the Indiana education scholarship account program fund established by IC 20-51.4-4-3. As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.202-2023, SEC.36.

Ind. Code § 20-51.4-2-9 "ESA qualified expenses"

Sec. 9. (a) "ESA qualified expenses" refers to the following expenses provided by an ESA participating entity related to the education of an eligible student for which scholarship money in an ESA account may be used: (1) Tuition and fees, which includes curricular materials, at a qualified school, public school, or other ESA participating entity. (2) Fees for: (A) national norm referenced or criterion referenced examinations; (B) advanced placement examinations, Cambridge International courses, International Baccalaureate courses, or College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) examinations; or (C) statewide assessments associated with industry recognized credentials. (3) Educational services for an eligible student who is a student with a disability. (4) Payments associated with the use of paraprofessional or educational aides. (5) Services contracted for and provided by a school corporation, charter school, magnet school, or qualified school, including: (A) individual classes; (B) extracurricular activities or programs; or (C) additional programs, resources, or staffing defined in the student's education plan. (6) Occupational therapy for a student with a disability, provided in accordance with the eligible student's individualized education program developed under IC 20-35 or service plan developed under 511 IAC 7-34. (7) Subject to IC 20-51.4-4-7, fees for transportation paid to a fee-for-service transportation provider for the eligible student to travel to and from an approved special education service provider. (8) Tuition and fees to attend training programs and camps that have a focus on: (A) vocational skills; (B) academic skills; (C) life skills; (D) independence; or (E) soft job skills that are character traits and interpersonal skills that characterize a person's relationships with other people. (9) Additional services and therapies prescribed by the eligible student's treating physician in accordance with generally accepted standards of care to improve outcomes for the student in addition to any services currently being provided by the school, insurance, or the Medicaid program. (10) Fees for the management of the ESA account, as described in IC 20-51.4-3-2(d). (11) Expenses to enroll in and attend sequences, courses, apprenticeships, and programs of study designated and approved under IC 20-51.4-4.5-6 if the eligible student has enrolled in the CSA program. (b) This subsection does not apply to subsection (a)(3), (a)(6), (a)(7), or (a)(8). The term includes only services that are provided in person. The term does not include any virtual or distance learning services. As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180. Amended by P.L.202-2023, SEC.38; P.L.127-2024, SEC.4.

Ind. Code § 20-51.4-2-9.5 "Modern youth apprenticeship"

Sec. 9.5. "Modern youth apprenticeship" means a structured, work based learning program with an aligned, competency based education and training plan agreed to by the student, school, and employer, in which: (1) the student: (A) is enrolled in an Indiana high school and pursuing a high school diploma; or (B) enrolled in the program before the student received a high school diploma and is completing the requirements of the program; (2) the student receives at least two (2) semesters of related academic instruction eligible for secondary academic credit; (3) the student works on the job at least six hundred fifty (650) hours over a time period not to exceed two (2) academic years (or the equivalent) from enrollment in the apprenticeship; (4) the student is paid for the work experience in the apprenticeship; (5) the student earns postsecondary credit as part of the apprenticeship; and (6) the apprenticeship culminates in an industry recognized credential. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.39.

Ind. Code § 20-51.4-2-9.7 "Public school"

Sec. 9.7. "Public school" refers to a school maintained by a school corporation or a charter school. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.40.

Ind. Code § 20-51.4-2-10 "Qualified school"

Sec. 10. "Qualified school" refers to a nonpublic school accredited by either the state board or a national or regional accreditation agency that is recognized by the state board: (1) to which an eligible student is required to pay tuition to attend; and (2) that agrees to enroll an eligible student. As added by P.L.165-2021, SEC.180.

Ind. Code § 20-51.4-2-11 "Skill competency"

Sec. 11. "Skill competency" means a skill that is recognized by a CSA participating entity as an essential knowledge area learned during: (1) a course sequence; (2) a career course; (3) a modern youth apprenticeship; (4) an apprenticeship or apprenticeship program (as defined in IC 20-43-8-0.3); or (5) a program of study leading to an industry recognized credential; that has been approved under IC 20-51.4-4.5-6. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.41.
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