AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.
diploma;
(C) an examination equivalent to the graduation
examination:
(i) administered by the state educational institution; and
(ii) approved by the department; or
(D) an examination that demonstrates the student is ready
for college level work:
(i) administered by the state educational institution; and
(ii) approved by the department; and
(2) completed the coursework necessary to meet:
(A) the minimum high school course requirements
established by the state board; and
(B) the requirements of the state educational institution.
(d) In addition to meeting the requirements set forth in
subsections (b) and (c), an individual must have the credits toward
graduation that the individual successfully completed in high
school transferred to the state educational institution.
(e) The state educational institution shall notify the state board
that an individual has successfully completed the requirements of
a program established under this section. Upon receiving the
notification, the state board shall:
(1) grant to the individual a high school diploma that states
the name of the state educational institution at which the
individual earned the high school diploma; and
(2) provide the diploma to the state educational institution to
award to the individual.
(f) A state educational institution that establishes a program
under this section shall report annually to the education
roundtable established under IC 20-19-4 the number of program
participants and diplomas granted.
SECTION 2. IC 20-12-75-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2006]: Sec. 1. (a) As used in this
chapter, "general education " means education that is:
(1) not directly related to a student's formal technical,
occupational, or professional preparation;
(2) a part of every student's course of study, regardless of the
student's area or emphasis; and
(3) intended to impart common knowledge, intellectual concepts,
and attitudes that every educated person should possess.
(b) The term includes education that is:
(1) necessary for a student to receive a high school diploma;
and
(2) offered by the system.
SECTION 3. IC 20-12-75-1.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2006]: Sec. 1.3. As used in this chapter, "Ivy
Tech" refers to Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana.
SECTION 4. IC 20-12-75-14 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2006]: Sec. 14. (a) Ivy Tech may establish a
high school fast track to college program that offers qualified
individuals an opportunity to earn a high school diploma while
earning credits for a certificate program or an associate's degree.
(b) To be eligible to earn a high school diploma under this
section, an individual must be either:
(1) at least nineteen (19) years of age and not enrolled in a
school; or
(2) at least seventeen (17) years of age and have consent from
the high school the individual attended most recently. The
school corporation in which an individual to whom this
subdivision applies resides shall pay the individual's tuition
for high school level courses taken at Ivy Tech during each
year the individual is included in the school corporation's
ADM.
(c) To complete the requirements for a high school diploma
under this section, the individual must have:
(1) passed:
(A) the graduation examination given under IC 20-32-4;
(B) an examination for a general educational development
diploma;
(C) an examination equivalent to the graduation
examination:
(i) administered by Ivy Tech; and
(ii) approved by the department; or
(D) an examination that demonstrates the student is ready
for college level work:
(i) administered by Ivy Tech; and
(ii) approved by the department; and
(2) completed the coursework necessary to meet:
(A) the minimum high school course requirements
established by the state board; and
(B) the requirements of Ivy Tech.
(d) In addition to meeting the requirements set forth in
subsections (b) and (c), an individual must have the credits toward
graduation that the individual successfully completed in high
school transferred to Ivy Tech.
(e) Ivy Tech shall notify the state board that an individual has
successfully completed the requirements of a program established
under this section. Upon receiving the notification, the state board
shall:
(1) grant to the individual a high school diploma that states
the individual earned the high school diploma at Ivy Tech;
and
(2) provide the diploma to Ivy Tech to award to the
individual.
(f) If Ivy Tech establishes a program under this section, Ivy
Tech shall report annually to the education roundtable established
under IC 20-19-4 the number of program participants and
diplomas granted.
SECTION 5. IC 20-12-77 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2006]:
Chapter 77. Financial Aid Reporting
Sec. 1. (a) Each state educational institution (as defined in
IC 20-12-0.5-1) shall submit a report annually to the legislative
council and the commission for higher education that includes the
amount of need based financial aid and merit based financial aid
available to students from all sources.
(b) A report submitted to the legislative council under this
section must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
SECTION 6. IC 20-19-2-20 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2006]: Sec. 20. The state board shall design a high school
diploma to be granted to individuals who successfully complete a
high school fast track to college program under IC 20-12-13-6,
20-12-75-14, or IC 23-13-18-28.
SECTION 7. IC 20-20-8-8, AS
AMENDED BY HEA 1093-2006,
SECTION 1,
IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2006]: Sec. 8. The report must include the following
information:
(1) Student enrollment.
(2) Graduation rate (as defined in IC 20-26-13-6).
(3) Attendance rate.
(4) The following test scores, including the number and
percentage of students meeting academic standards:
(A) ISTEP program test scores.
instruction.
(14) Interdistrict and intradistrict student mobility rates, if that
information is available.
(15) The number and percentage of each of the following within
the school corporation:
(A) Teachers who are certificated employees (as defined in
IC 20-29-2-4).
(B) Teachers who teach the subject area for which the teacher
is certified and holds a license.
(C) Teachers with national board certification.
(16) The percentage of grade 3 students reading at grade 3 level.
(17) The number of students expelled, including the number
participating in other recognized education programs during their
expulsion.
(18) Chronic absenteeism, which includes the number of students
who have been absent more than ten (10) days from school within
a school year without being excused.
(19) The number of students who have dropped out of school,
including the reasons for dropping out.
(20) The number of student work permits revoked.
(21) The number of student driver's licenses revoked.
(22) The number of students who have not advanced to grade
10 due to a lack of completed credits.
(23) The number of students suspended for any reason.
(24) The number of students receiving an international
baccalaureate diploma.
(19) (25) Other indicators of performance as recommended by the
education roundtable under IC 20-19-4.
SECTION 8. IC 20-30-4-6 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2006]: Sec. 6. (a) A student's guidance counselor shall, in
consultation with the student and the student's parent, review
annually a student's career plan to determine if a student is
progressing toward fulfillment of the career plan.
(b) If a student is not progressing toward fulfillment of the
career plan, the school counselor shall provide counseling services
for the purpose of advising the student of credit recovery options
and services available to help the student progress toward
graduation.
SECTION 9. IC 20-30-10-4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2006]: Sec. 4. Each high school must provide at least two (2) of
each of the following course offerings to high school students who
qualify to enroll in the courses:
(1) Dual credit.
(2) Advanced placement.
SECTION 10. IC 20-30-11.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2006]:
Chapter 11.5. Double Up For College Program
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "postsecondary credit" means
credit toward an associate degree, a baccalaureate degree, or a
vocational certification granted by a state educational institution
(as defined under IC 20-12-0.5-1) upon the successful completion
of a course taken under the program.
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the double
up for college program established under this chapter.
Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "secondary credit" means credit
toward high school graduation requirements granted by a
student's school corporation upon the successful completion of a
course taken under the program.
Sec. 4. (a) The double up for college program is established for
secondary school students in grades 11 and 12. School corporations
and state educational institutions may collaborate to offer early
college, dual credit, or dual enrollment programs that meet the
educational objectives of the school corporation and are offered by
the state educational institutions.
(b) A student may enroll in courses offered by a state
educational institution under the program on a full-time or
part-time basis during grade 11 or grade 12, or both.
(c) A state educational institution that participates in an early
college, a dual credit, or a dual enrollment program may, by
agreement with a school corporation:
(1) ensure that the content and rigor of each course offered is
adequate to warrant providing credit to a student as if the
student took the course as a student at the state educational
institution;
(2) set the criteria for the faculty member, instructor, or other
individual responsible for teaching each course with the:
(A) state educational institution responsible for hiring the
personnel to instruct dual credit courses taught by the
state educational institution; and
(B) school corporation responsible for hiring personnel to
instruct dual credit courses taught by the high school; and
(3) determine with the school corporation the terms and
conditions under which:
(A) students may be admitted to the program while
attending high school;
(B) the state educational institution will award credit, if
any, for specified courses successfully completed by
students through the school corporation; and
(C) the school corporation will award credit, if any, for
specified courses successfully completed through the state
educational institution.
(d) A student is entitled to credit toward graduation
requirements for each course the student successfully completes at
the eligible institution.
(e) Courses offered under the program that are listed in the:
(1) statewide core transfer library courses that are
transferable on all campuses of the state educational
institutions in accordance with the principles in
IC 20-12-0.5-13; or
(2) articulation agreements that apply to any campus in the
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana system and to
Vincennes University and draw from liberal arts and the
technical, professional, and occupational fields;
are among those eligible for the program. If a student passes a
course through the program that is part of an articulation
agreement between the state educational institution offering the
course and other state educational institutions, the course shall
transfer under the terms and standards of the articulation
agreement between the state educational institutions.
(f) Based on the demand for enrollment in the identified courses
and the resources available to the state educational institutions, the
identified courses may be offered through:
(1) onsite instruction;
(2) telecommunication; or
(3) a combination of methods described in subdivisions (1)
and (2);
at on-campus or off-campus sites.
Sec. 5. A school corporation may, by agreement with an
institution of higher education, offer counseling concerning early
college, dual credit, or dual enrollment courses that the school
corporation considers appropriate, including:
(1) notice of the courses and schedule;
(2) available post-secondary credit;
(3) responsibilities of the student;
(4) any tuition and other costs;
(5) the consequences of the failure to complete a course; and
(6) other matters concerning the program and opportunities
presented by the program.
Sec. 6. (a) A student may apply for enrollment to a state
educational institution. The state educational institution shall
accept or reject the student based on the standards ordinarily used
to decide student enrollments. However, a student in the program
may not be refused admission solely because the student has not
graduated from a secondary school.
(b) A state educational institution may grant financial assistance
to a student for courses taken under this program based on the
student's:
(1) financial need; or
(2) academic achievement;
or any other criteria.
(c) A state educational institution shall waive tuition for a
student who is:
(1) eligible for free or reduced lunch in high school;
(2) accepted into the program; and
(3) accepted for admission to the state educational institution.
Sec. 7. A student shall receive postsecondary credit toward
meeting the degree requirements at the state educational
institution at which the student successfully completed a dual
credit course. If the student enrolls in a state educational
institution other than the state educational institution at which a
dual credit course was completed, the other state educational
institution:
(1) shall grant credit for courses that are in the core transfer
library or subject to an articulation agreement; and
(2) may grant credit for other courses.
Sec. 8. After June 30, 2008, a state educational institution or
campus of a state educational institution that offers dual credit
courses in liberal arts, professional, or career and technical
disciplines must be accredited by the National Alliance of
Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships.
SECTION 11. IC 20-32-4-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.105-2005,
SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2005 (RETROACTIVE)]: Sec. 4. Beginning with the
2005-2006 school year, a student who does not achieve a passing score
on the graduation examination and who does not meet the requirements
of section 1 of this chapter may be eligible to graduate if the student
does all the following:
(1) Takes the graduation examination in each subject area in
which the student did not achieve a passing score at least one (1)
time every school year after the school year in which the student
first takes the graduation examination.
(2) Completes remediation opportunities provided to the student
by the student's school.
(3) Maintains a school attendance rate of at least ninety-five
percent (95%) with excused absences not counting against the
student's attendance.
(4) Maintains at least a "C" average or the equivalent in the
courses comprising the credits specifically required for graduation
by rule of the state board.
(5) Otherwise satisfies all state and local graduation requirements.
(6) Either:
(A) completes:
(i) the course and credit requirements for a general diploma,
including the career academic sequence;
(ii) a workforce readiness assessment; and
(iii) at least one (1) career exploration internship,
cooperative education, or workforce credential
recommended by the student's school; or
(B) obtains a written recommendation from a teacher of the
student in each subject area in which the student has not
achieved a passing score on the graduation examination. The
written recommendation must be concurred in by the principal
of the student's school and be supported by documentation that
the student has attained the academic standard in the subject
area based on:
(i) tests other than the graduation examination; or
(ii) classroom work.
SECTION 12. IC 20-33-2-9, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005,
SECTION 17, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [JULY 1,
2006]: Sec. 9. (a) The governing body of each school corporation shall
designate the appropriate employees of the school corporation to
conduct the exit interviews for students described in section 6(a)(3) of
this chapter. Each exit interview must be personally attended by:
(1) the student's parent;
(2) the student;
(3) each designated appropriate school employee; and
(4) the student's principal.
student who attends any educationally related nonclassroom
activity. Any educationally related nonclassroom activity and
nonclassroom activity must meet all the following conditions:
(1) Is consistent with and promotes the educational
philosophy and goals of the school corporation and the state
board.
(2) Facilitates the attainment of specific educational
objectives.
(3) Is a part of the goals and objectives of an approved course
or curriculum.
(4) Represents a unique educational opportunity.
(5) Cannot reasonably occur without interrupting the school
day.
(6) Is approved in writing by the school principal.
SECTION 15. IC 20-33-2-28.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.242-2005,
SECTION 19, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2006]: Sec. 28.5. (a) This section applies to an individual:
(1) who:
(A) attends or last attended a public school;
(B) is at least sixteen (16) years of age but less than eighteen
(18) years of age; and
(C) has not completed the requirements for graduation;
(2) who:
(A) wishes to withdraw from school before graduation;
(B) fails to return at the beginning of a semester; or
(C) stops attending school during a semester; and
(3) who has no record of transfer to another school.
(b) An individual to whom this section applies may withdraw from
school only if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) An exit interview is conducted.
(2) The individual's parent consents to the withdrawal.
(3) The school principal approves of the withdrawal.
(4) The withdrawal is due to:
(A) financial hardship and the individual must be
employed to support the individual's family or a
dependent;
(B) illness; or
(C) an order by a court that has jurisdiction over the child.
During the exit interview, the school principal shall provide to the
student and the student's parent a copy of statistics compiled by the
department concerning the likely consequences of life without a high
school diploma. The school principal shall advise the student and the
student's parent that the student's withdrawal from school may prevent
the student from receiving or result in the revocation of the student's
employment certificate and driver's license or learner's permit.
(c) For purposes of this section, the following must be in written
form:
(1) An individual's request to withdraw from school.
(2) A parent's consent to a withdrawal.
(3) A principal's consent to a withdrawal.
(d) If the individual's principal does not consent to the individual's
withdrawal under this section, the individual's parent may appeal the
denial of consent to the governing body of the public school that the
individual last attended.
(e) Each public school, including each school corporation and each
charter school (as defined in IC 20-24-1-4), shall provide an annual
report to the department setting forth the following information:
(1) The total number of individuals:
(A) who withdrew from school under this section; and
(B) who either:
(i) failed to return to school at the beginning of a semester;
or
(ii) stopped attending school during a semester;
and for whom there is no record of transfer to another school.
(2) The number of individuals who withdrew from school
following an exit interview.
(f) If an individual to which this section applies:
(1) has not received consent to withdraw from school under this
section; and
(2) fails to return to school at the beginning of a semester or
during the semester;
the principal of the school that the individual last attended shall deliver
by certified mail or personal delivery to the bureau of child labor a
record of the individual's failure to return to school so that the bureau
of child labor revokes any employment certificates issued to the
individual and does not issue any additional employment certificates
to the individual. For purposes of IC 20-33-3-13, the individual shall
be considered a dropout.
(g) At the same time that a school principal delivers the record
under subsection (f), the principal shall deliver by certified mail or
personal delivery to the bureau of motor vehicles a record of the
individual's failure to return to school so that the bureau of motor
vehicles revokes any driver's license or learner's permit issued to the
individual and does not issue any additional driver's licenses or
learner's permits to the individual before the individual is at least
eighteen (18) years of age. For purposes of IC 9-24-2-1, the individual
shall be considered a dropout.
(h) If:
(1) a principal has delivered the record required under subsection
(f) or (g), or both; and
(2) the school subsequently gives consent to the individual to
withdraw from school under this section;
the principal of the school shall send a notice of withdrawal to the
bureau of child labor and the bureau of motor vehicles by certified mail
or personal delivery and, for purposes of IC 20-33-3-13 and
IC 9-24-2-1, the individual shall no longer be considered a dropout.
SECTION 16. IC 23-13-18-29 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2006]: Sec. 29. (a) The trustees of Vincennes
University may establish a high school fast track to college
program that offers qualified individuals an opportunity to earn a
high school diploma while earning credits for a certificate program
or an associate's degree.
(b) To be eligible to earn a high school diploma under this
section, an individual must be either:
(1) at least nineteen (19) years of age and not enrolled in a
school; or
(2) at least seventeen (17) years of age and have consent from
the high school the individual attended most recently. The
school corporation in which an individual to whom this
subdivision applies resides shall pay the individual's tuition
for high school level courses taken at Vincennes University
during each year the individual is included in the school
corporation's ADM.
(c) To complete the requirements for a high school diploma
under this section, the individual must have:
(1) passed:
(A) the graduation examination given under IC 20-32-4;
(B) an examination for a general educational development
diploma;
(C) an examination equivalent to the graduation
examination:
(i) administered by Vincennes University; and
(ii) approved by the department of education established
by IC 20-19-3-1; or
(D) an examination that demonstrates the student is ready
for college level work:
(i) administered by Vincennes University; and
(ii) approved by the department of education; and
(2) completed the coursework necessary to meet:
(A) the minimum high school course requirements
established by the state board of education; and
(B) the requirements of Vincennes University.
(d) In addition to meeting the requirements set forth in
subsections (b) and (c), an individual must have the credits toward
graduation that the individual successfully completed in high
school transferred to Vincennes University.
(e) Vincennes University shall notify the state board that an
individual has successfully completed the requirements of a
program established under this section. Upon receiving the
notification, the state board shall:
(1) grant to the individual a high school diploma that states
the individual earned the high school diploma at Vincennes
University; and
(2) provide the diploma to Vincennes University to award to
the individual.
(f) If Vincennes University establishes a program under this
section, Vincennes University shall report annually to the
education roundtable established under IC 20-19-4 the number of
program participants and diplomas granted.
SECTION 17. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) As used in this
SECTION, "board" refers to the Indiana state board of education
established by IC 20-19-2-2.
(b) The board shall adopt rules to amend the academic honors
course requirement rules adopted by the board and codified at 511
IAC 6-7-6.5. The rules adopted by the board under this subsection
must allow for a high school student who has earned an
international baccalaureate degree to be eligible to receive an
academic honors diploma. The board may adopt emergency rules
to carry out the intent of this subsection. Emergency rules adopted
under this subsection expire on the date rules are adopted by the
board under IC 4-22-2 or January 1, 2007, whichever is earlier.
(c) This SECTION expires January 1, 2007.
SECTION 18. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) The
department of education shall develop guidelines for a school
corporation to follow in implementing IC 20-33-2-9(c), as added by
this act.
(b) This section expires December 31, 2006.