Ind. Code ch. 22-4.1-27

in effect

Ind. Code § 22-4.1-27-1 Repealed

As added by P.L.237-2019, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.213-2025, SEC.284.

Ind. Code § 22-4.1-27-2 "Cost per graduate"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "cost per graduate" means an amount equal to: (1) the total amount paid to each eligible program provider that is reimbursed under this chapter for performance milestones met by students within a cohort; divided by (2) the total number of graduates in that cohort. As added by P.L.237-2019, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 22-4.1-27-3 "Credit"

Sec. 3. As used this chapter, "credit" means a unit of instruction that correlates to one (1) semester of one (1) course in the traditional high school environment. As added by P.L.237-2019, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 22-4.1-27-4 "Eligible program provider"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "eligible program provider" means an accredited public, nonprofit, or private diploma granting institution with at least two (2) years of experience providing adult dropout recovery services that: (1) include recruitment, learning plan development, and proactive coaching and mentoring; and (2) culminate in the attainment of a high school diploma. As added by P.L.237-2019, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 22-4.1-27-5 "Graduation rate"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "graduation rate" means the percentage, out of the total number of students who enrolled in the program during the state fiscal year that precedes the immediately preceding state fiscal year, of students who graduated in the two (2) immediately preceding state fiscal years and for whom the approved eligible provider received reimbursement under this chapter. A student may be counted as a graduate only one (1) time in calculating the program's graduation rate. As added by P.L.237-2019, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 22-4.1-27-6 "Program"

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the workforce diploma reimbursement program established by section 7 of this chapter. As added by P.L.237-2019, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 22-4.1-27-7 Establishment of program

Sec. 7. (a) The workforce diploma reimbursement program is established. (b) The department shall administer the program. As added by P.L.237-2019, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.213-2025, SEC.285.

Ind. Code § 22-4.1-27-8 Establishment of workforce diploma reimbursement program fund

Sec. 8. (a) The workforce diploma reimbursement program fund is established for the purpose of providing payments under the program to approved eligible program providers that assist adults who are more than twenty-two (22) years of age in: (1) developing employability and career technical skills; and (2) obtaining high school diplomas. (b) The fund consists of the following: (1) Appropriations made by the general assembly. (2) Gifts, grants, devises, or bequests made to the department to achieve the purposes of the fund. (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. As added by P.L.237-2019, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.213-2025, SEC.286.

Ind. Code § 22-4.1-27-9 Program eligibility requirements

Sec. 9. (a) To be approved to participate in the program under this chapter, an eligible program provider must meet the following requirements: (1) Except as provided under section 11 of this chapter, the eligible program provider submits an application to the department on a form prescribed by the department not later than August 15 of the year for which the eligible program provider is applying. (2) The eligible program provider demonstrates that the eligible program provider: (A) has experience providing services to assist adults who are more than twenty-two (22) years of age in: (i) obtaining high school diplomas; and (ii) developing employability and career and technical skills; and (B) has the ability to: (i) provide academic skill intake assessment and transcript evaluations; (ii) develop a learning plan that integrates academic requirements and career goals; (iii) provide remediation course work in literacy and numeracy; (iv) provide a research validated academic resiliency assessment and intervention; (v) provide employability skills development aligned to employer needs; (vi) provide career pathways course work; (vii) provide preparation for industry recognized credentials; and (viii) provide career placement services. (3) The eligible program provider's course catalog includes all courses necessary to meet requirements for an Indiana diploma with a general designation, including sufficient courses to meet graduation pathway requirements (as defined in IC 20-18-2-6.3). (4) The eligible program provider is accredited by a recognized regional accrediting body. (5) The eligible program provider's programs begin not later than October 1 of the year for which the eligible program provider is applying. (b) The department shall approve eligible program providers that meet the requirements of this chapter. As added by P.L.237-2019, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.213-2025, SEC.287.

Ind. Code § 22-4.1-27-10 List of approved eligible program providers

Sec. 10. Not later than September 15, 2019, and not later than September 15 of each year thereafter, the department shall publish a list of approved eligible program providers on the department's website. As added by P.L.237-2019, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.213-2025, SEC.288.

Ind. Code § 22-4.1-27-11 Approval status of eligible program providers

Sec. 11. An approved eligible program provider shall maintain the eligible program provider's approval under this chapter without reapplying annually if the eligible program provider has not been removed from the approved eligible program provider list under section 17 of this chapter. As added by P.L.237-2019, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 22-4.1-27-12 Approved eligible program provider reimbursement

Sec. 12. The department shall reimburse approved eligible program providers that participate in the program for the completion of the following milestones for each student who is more than twenty-two (22) years of age: (1) One hundred seventy-five dollars ($175) for the completion of each credit. (2) Two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for the completion of an employability skills certification program equal to at least two (2) credits. (3) Two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for the attainment of an industry recognized credential that requires not more than fifty (50) hours of training. (4) Five hundred dollars ($500) for the attainment of an industry recognized credential that requires at least fifty-one (51) but not more than one hundred (100) hours of training. (5) Seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) for the attainment of an industry recognized credential that requires more than one hundred (100) hours of training. (6) One thousand dollars ($1,000) for the attainment of a high school diploma. As added by P.L.237-2019, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 22-4.1-27-13 Submission of invoices by approved eligible program providers

Sec. 13. Approved eligible program providers shall submit monthly invoices to the department not later than the tenth calendar day of each month for milestones listed under section 12 of this chapter met by students in the immediately preceding calendar month. As added by P.L.237-2019, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 22-4.1-27-14 Invoice reimbursement

Sec. 14. The department shall reimburse eligible program providers in the order in which invoices are submitted until all appropriated funds are exhausted. As added by P.L.237-2019, SEC.2.

Ind. Code § 22-4.1-27-15 Reporting requirements

Sec. 15. (a) Not later than July 15, 2020, and not later than July 15 each year thereafter, each approved eligible program provider shall report the following to the department, the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, and the interim study committee on education established by IC 2-5-1.3-4: (1) The total number of students for whom the eligible program provider has received funding through the program. (2) The total number of credits that have been earned through the program. (3) The total number of employability skills certifications that have been completed under the program. (4) The total number of industry recognized credentials that have been attained under the program for each respective milestone described in section 12(3) through 12(5) of this chapter. (5) The total number of graduates under the program. (6) To the extent possible, the use of the funding received by the approved eligible program provider under this chapter during the previous school year and metrics of student achievement and demographics, including: (A) the amount of funding received under this chapter that is used for each course or program of instruction of the approved eligible program provider; (B) the amount of funding received under this chapter that is used for transportation costs for students to attend a course or program of the approved eligible program provider; (C) the amount of funding received under this chapter that is used for any other purposes; and (D) metrics of student achievement and demographic information for those students during the previous school year that participated in a course or program of instruction of the approved eligible program provider that was funded in whole or in part by funding received under this chapter. (b) The department, in consultation with the department of education, shall prescribe a standard form to be used by an approved eligible program provider to report student achievement and demographic information as required under subsection (a)(6)(D). (c) The department shall make the information reported under subsection (a) available to the public on the department's Internet web site. As added by P.L.237-2019, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.213-2025, SEC.289.

Ind. Code § 22-4.1-27-16 Department review of data

Sec. 16. The department shall review data from each approved eligible program provider to ensure that the programs offered by each approved eligible program provider are achieving minimum program performance standards. The minimum program performance standards must include the following: (1) A minimum of a fifty percent (50%) graduation rate for each cohort. (2) A cost per graduate for a cohort of not more than six thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($6,750). As added by P.L.237-2019, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.213-2025, SEC.290.

Ind. Code § 22-4.1-27-17 Placement of approved eligible program provider in probationary status; removal from program

Sec. 17. (a) The department shall place an approved eligible program provider that does not meet: (1) the minimum program performance standards described in section 16 of this chapter; or (2) any other requirements under this chapter; on probationary status for the remainder of the applicable state fiscal year. (b) If an approved eligible program provider is placed on probationary status for two (2) consecutive years, the: (1) eligible program provider is no longer approved to participate in the program; and (2) department shall remove the eligible program provider from the approved eligible program provider list. As added by P.L.237-2019, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.213-2025, SEC.291.

Ind. Code § 22-4.1-27-18 Repealed

As added by P.L.237-2019, SEC.2. Repealed by P.L.213-2025, SEC.292.

Ind. Code § 22-4.1-27-19 Development of program

Sec. 19. In developing the program, the department shall: (1) explore and incorporate, as appropriate, approaches and models from other states and organizations, including approaches to graduation requirements; and (2) use pilot programs or other scaling approaches, as appropriate, to develop and implement the program in a cost effective and efficient manner. As added by P.L.237-2019, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.213-2025, SEC.293.

Ind. Code § 22-4.1-27-20 Approved eligible program provider survey requirements

Sec. 20. (a) An approved eligible program provider shall conduct a survey of the individuals: (1) who participated in a course or certification or other program of the approved eligible program provider; and (2) for whom the approved eligible program provider received reimbursement under this chapter. (b) The survey shall be conducted in the year after the year in which the individual graduates or is no longer enrolled with the approved eligible program provider and the next four (4) consecutively succeeding years. (c) The survey must include the individual's employment status, including whether the individual is employed full-time or part-time, for each year the survey is conducted. (d) The approved eligible program provider shall submit each survey conducted under this section to the department not later than December 1 of the year in which the survey is conducted. As added by P.L.237-2019, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.213-2025, SEC.294.

Ind. Code § 22-4.1-27-21 Adoption of rules

Sec. 21. The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.237-2019, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.213-2025, SEC.295.

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