Indiana HB 1042: Transition to teaching scholarships.

Bill Text

Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
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HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1042
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning higher education.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SECTION 1. IC 21-12-16-1.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter,
"teacher" refers to a person who is employed by a public school or
an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) as a full-time
classroom teacher (as defined in IC 20-18-2-22(d)) whose primary
responsibility is the instruction of students.
SECTION 2. IC 21-12-16-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.161-2023,
SECTION 1, AND AS AMENDED BY P.L.242-2023, SECTION 1,
AND AS AMENDED BY THE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS BILL
OF THE 2024 GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IS CORRECTED AND
AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]:
Sec. 5. (a) An applicant who is enrolled in an accredited postsecondary
educational institution after June 30, 2017, may qualify for a
scholarship under this chapter. section. To qualify for a scholarship, an
applicant must:
(1) apply for a scholarship on a form supplied by the commission;
(2) except as provided in subsection (b), have graduated from an
Indiana nonaccredited nonpublic or state accredited high school
accredited under IC 20-31-4.1 and:
(A) graduated in the highest twenty percent (20%) of students
in the applicant's high school graduating class;
(B) received a score in the top twentieth percentile on the SAT
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or ACT examination; or
(C) achieved a cumulative grade point average upon
graduation of at least 3.5 3.0 on a 4.0 grading scale (or its
equivalent if another grading scale is used) for courses taken
during grades 9, 10, 11, and 12;
(3) have participated in school activities and community service
activities during high school;
(4) have applied to and been accepted for enrollment in an
accredited postsecondary educational institution approved by the
commission under section 10 of this chapter;
(5) agree in writing to:
(A) obtain a license to teach under IC 20-28-5; and
(B) teach be employed as a teacher for at least five (5)
consecutive years in a public school or an eligible school (as
defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) in Indiana after graduating with a
baccalaureate degree from the accredited postsecondary
educational institution described in subdivision (4); and
(6) meet any other criteria established by the commission.
(b) A student who graduates from a nonaccredited nonpublic school
must meet the requirement described in subsection (a)(2)(B) in order
to meet the eligibility requirement described in subsection (a)(2).
SECTION 3. IC 21-12-16-5.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.242-2023,
SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 5.5. (a) An applicant who is enrolled in a
transition to teaching program after June 30, 2023, may qualify for a
scholarship under section 8.5 of this chapter.
(b) This subsection applies only to an applicant enrolled in a
transition to teaching program after June 30, 2023, and before July
1, 2024. To qualify for a scholarship, an applicant must:
(1) apply for a scholarship on a form supplied by the commission;
(2) possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited
postsecondary four (4) year institution;
(3) have enrolled in a transition to teaching program described in
IC 20-28-4;
(4) agree in writing to:
(A) complete a transition to teaching program described in
IC 20-28-4 and obtain an initial practitioner license under
IC 20-28; and
(B) teach for at least five (5) consecutive years in a public
school or an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) in
Indiana after obtaining the initial practitioner license under
IC 20-28-4-6; and
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(5) meet any other criteria established by the commission.
(c) This subsection applies only to an applicant that initially
enrolls in a transition to teaching program after June 30, 2024. To
qualify for a scholarship, an applicant must:
(1) apply for a scholarship on a form supplied by the
commission;
(2) possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited
postsecondary four (4) year institution;
(3) have enrolled in a transition to teaching program
described