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. 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 or ACT examination; or
(C) achieved a cumulative grade point average upon graduation of at least 3.5 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 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).
As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.92-2020, SEC.101; P.L.63-2021, SEC.2.