Ind. Code ch. 20-51.4-5.5

in effect

Ind. Code § 20-51.4-5.5-1 Approval of individuals and entities as CSA participating entities

Sec. 1. The department shall approve individuals and entities that provide sequences, courses, apprenticeships, or programs of study designated and approved under IC 20-51.4-4.5-6(a) as CSA participating entities under this article. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.69. Amended by P.L.213-2025, SEC.234.

Ind. Code § 20-51.4-5.5-2 Application; requirements

Sec. 2. To become a CSA participating entity, an individual or entity described in section 1 of this chapter must: (1) submit an application to the department in a manner prescribed by the department; (2) offer a sequence, course, apprenticeship, or program of study designated and approved under IC 20-51.4-4.5-6(a) for enrollment by career scholarship students; and (3) meet any other requirements established by the department. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.69. Amended by P.L.213-2025, SEC.235.

Ind. Code § 20-51.4-5.5-3 Approval of application

Sec. 3. The department shall approve an application submitted under section 2 of this chapter to the department if the individual or entity meets the criteria to serve as a CSA participating entity. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.69. Amended by P.L.150-2024, SEC.71; P.L.213-2025, SEC.236.

Ind. Code § 20-51.4-5.5-4 Repealed

As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.69. Amended by P.L.127-2024, SEC.9; P.L.213-2025, SEC.237. Repealed by P.L.214-2025, SEC.211 and P.L.145-2026, SEC.124.

Ind. Code § 20-51.4-5.5-5 Revocation of CSA participating entity's status; review

Sec. 5. (a) The department may refuse to allow a CSA participating entity to continue participation in the CSA program and revoke the CSA participating entity's status as a CSA participating entity if the department determines that the CSA participating entity accepts payments made from a CSA account under this article and: (1) has failed to provide any educational service required by state or federal law to a career scholarship student receiving instruction from the CSA participating entity; or (2) has routinely failed to meet the requirements of a CSA participating entity under the CSA program. (b) If the department approves a CSA participating entity under this chapter, the department: (1) may periodically review the sequences, courses, apprenticeships, or programs of study provided by the CSA participating entity to ensure the sequences, courses, or apprenticeships comply with the requirements under IC 20-51.4-4.5-6 and this chapter; and (2) may revoke approval of the CSA participating entity if, at any time more than two (2) years after the CSA participating entity is approved, the department determines that the sequences, courses, apprenticeships, or programs of study that the CSA participating entity offers do not comply with the requirements under IC 20-51.4-4.5-6 or this chapter. (c) If the department revokes approval of a CSA participating entity under subsection (b), the revocation becomes effective the immediately following school year. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.69. Amended by P.L.150-2024, SEC.72; P.L.213-2025, SEC.238.

Ind. Code § 20-51.4-5.5-6 Notice of revocation; reapplication

Sec. 6. (a) If the department revokes a CSA participating entity's status as a CSA participating entity in the CSA program under section 5 of this chapter, the department shall provide notice of the revocation within thirty (30) days of the revocation to each parent of a career scholarship student and to each emancipated career scholarship student receiving instruction from the CSA participating entity that has paid the CSA participating entity from the career scholarship student's CSA account. (b) The department may permit a former CSA participating entity described in section 5 of this chapter to reapply to the department for authorization to be a CSA participating entity on a date established by the department, which may not be earlier than one (1) year after the date on which the former CSA participating entity's status as a CSA participating entity was revoked under section 5 of this chapter. The department may establish reasonable criteria or requirements that the former CSA participating entity must meet before being reapproved by the department as a CSA participating entity. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.69. Amended by P.L.213-2025, SEC.239.

Ind. Code § 20-51.4-5.5-7 CSA participating entities; charges and receipts

Sec. 7. An approved CSA participating entity: (1) may not charge a career scholarship student participating in the CSA program an amount greater than a similarly situated student who is receiving the same or similar services; and (2) shall provide a receipt to a parent of a career scholarship student or an emancipated career scholarship student for each CSA qualified expense charged for education or related services provided to the career scholarship student. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.69.

Ind. Code § 20-51.4-5.5-8 Internet list of CSA participating entities

Sec. 8. The department shall annually make available on the department's website a list of the CSA participating entities. As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.69. Amended by P.L.213-2025, SEC.240.

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