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IC 20-51
    ARTICLE 51. SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS

IC 20-51-1
     Chapter 1. Definitions

IC 20-51-1-1
Application
     Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this article.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.

IC 20-51-1-2
"Agreement"
     Sec. 2. "Agreement" refers to an agreement between the department and an applicant that applies for certification of a school scholarship program.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.

IC 20-51-1-3
"Contribution"
     Sec. 3. "Contribution" refers to a contribution to a scholarship granting organization for use in a school scholarship program.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.

IC 20-51-1-4
"Cost of education"
     Sec. 4. (a) "Cost of education" means the tuition and fees that would otherwise be charged by a participating school to:
        (1) an eligible student; or
        (2) a parent of an eligible student.
    (b) In the case of an eligible pupil who attends a public school, the term includes any transfer tuition charged to the eligible student or a parent of the eligible student.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.

IC 20-51-1-4.5
"Eligible individual"
     Sec. 4.5. "Eligible individual" 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 the date in the school year specified in IC 20-33-2-7;
        (3) either has been or is currently enrolled in an accredited school;
        (4) is a member of a household with an annual income of not more than one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the amount required for the individual to qualify for the federal free or reduced price lunch program; and
        (5) either:

            (A) was enrolled in grade 1 through 12 in a school corporation that did not charge the individual transfer tuition for at least two (2) semesters immediately preceding the first semester for which the individual receives a choice scholarship under IC 20-51-4; or
            (B) received a scholarship from a scholarship granting organization under IC 20-51-3 or a choice scholarship under IC 20-51-4 in a preceding school year, including a school year that does not immediately precede a school year in which the individual receives a scholarship from a scholarship granting organization under IC 20-51-3 or a choice scholarship under IC 20-51-4.
As added by P.L.92-2011, SEC.5.

IC 20-51-1-4.7
"Eligible school"
     Sec. 4.7. "Eligible school" refers to a public or nonpublic elementary school or high school that:
        (1) is located in Indiana;
        (2) requires an eligible individual to pay tuition or transfer tuition to attend;
        (3) voluntarily agrees to enroll an eligible individual;
        (4) is accredited by either the state board or a national or regional accreditation agency that is recognized by the state board;
        (5) administers the Indiana statewide testing for educational progress (ISTEP) program under IC 20-32-5;
        (6) is not a charter school or the school corporation in which an eligible individual has legal settlement under IC 20-26-11; and
        (7) submits to the department data required for a category designation under IC 20-31-8-3.
As added by P.L.92-2011, SEC.6.

IC 20-51-1-5
"Eligible student"
     Sec. 5. "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 the date in the school year specified in IC 20-33-2-7;
        (3) either has been or is currently enrolled in a participating school;
        (4) is a member of a household with an annual income of not more than two hundred percent (200%) of the amount required for the individual to qualify for the federal free or reduced price lunch program; and
        (5) meets at least one (1) of the following conditions:
            (A) The individual is enrolling in kindergarten.
            (B) The individual was enrolled in a public school during the school year preceding the first school year for which a

scholarship granting organization provides a scholarship to the individual.
            (C) The individual received a scholarship in the previous year from a nonprofit scholarship granting organization that qualifies for certification as a school scholarship program.
            (D) The individual received a school scholarship from a scholarship granting organization in a preceding year, including a school year that does not immediately precede a school year in which the individual receives a scholarship from a scholarship granting organization.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364. Amended by P.L.129-2012, SEC.1.

IC 20-51-1-6
"Participating school"
     Sec. 6. (a) "Participating school" refers to a public or nonpublic school that:
        (1) an eligible student is required to pay tuition or transfer tuition to attend;
        (2) voluntarily agrees to enroll an eligible student;
        (3) is accredited by either the state board or a national or regional accreditation agency that is recognized by the state board; and
        (4) administers the tests under the Indiana statewide testing for educational progress (ISTEP) program or administers another nationally recognized and norm-referenced assessment of the school's students.
    (b) The term does not include a public school in a school corporation where the eligible student has legal settlement under IC 20-26-11.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.

IC 20-51-1-7
"Scholarship granting organization"
     Sec. 7. "Scholarship granting organization" refers to an organization that:
        (1) is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
        (2) is organized at least in part to grant school scholarships without limiting the availability of scholarships to students of only one (1) participating school.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364. Amended by P.L.92-2011, SEC.7.

IC 20-51-1-8
"School scholarship"
     Sec. 8. "School scholarship" refers to a grant to pay only the cost of education for an eligible student as determined for the school year (as defined in IC 20-18-2-17) for which the scholarship will be granted.

As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.364.