A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning higher education.

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Making it Easier for Students with Disabilities to Get Scholarships

This bill allows students with disabilities who do not meet full-time enrollment or credit hour requirements under the Twenty-First Century Scholars program to still be eligible for scholarships and renew them.

What This Bill Does

• Allows students with disabilities to qualify for a scholarship even if they are not enrolled full-time or taking enough classes.
• Lets these students keep their scholarships as long as they meet certain other requirements, even if they do not take the usual number of credits.
• Permits eligible students to renew their scholarships for up to eight years of undergraduate study.

Who It Names or Affects

• Students with disabilities who are part of the Twenty-First Century Scholars program in Indiana.

Terms To Know

Twenty-First Century Scholars Program

A scholarship program for students in Indiana that helps them pay for college if they meet certain requirements.

Full-time enrollment

Being enrolled in enough classes to be considered a full-time student, usually at least 12 credit hours per semester.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify exactly what other requirements students with disabilities must meet to qualify for or keep their scholarships.
• It is unclear how many students will benefit from this change in the program.

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning higher education.
Twenty-first century scholarship eligibility.

Current Bill Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning higher education.

Twenty-first century scholarship eligibility.

Provides that the commission for higher education may allow a student who does not meet full-time enrollment or credit hour requirements under the twenty-first century scholars program to be eligible or to maintain eligibility for a twenty-first century scholarship award if the student is a student with a disability and meets certain other requirements. Provides that a scholarship may be renewed for the student for the number of academic terms that constitute eight undergraduate academic years. Makes conforming changes.