Indiana § 21-18-17.5-5 Duties of participating state educational institutions

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§ 21-18-17.5-5 — Duties of participating state educational institutions

Indiana § 21-18-17.5-5

Title 21HIGHER EDUCATION

Art. 18COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION

Ch. 17.5Education and Career Support Services Pilot Program

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(a)A state educational institution selected to participate in the pilot program shall do the following:

(1)Select adult students who meet the requirements under subsection (b) to participate in the pilot program.

(2)Employ education and career support coaches to advise, counsel, and provide information to adult students participating in the pilot program regarding:

(A)local and statewide employment opportunities;

(B)qualifications, credentials, certifications, or degrees required for the employment opportunities described in clause

(A);

(C)available transportation services, child care services, and housing;

(D)state and federal programs that provide financial support and other services;

(E)eligibility criteria for the programs described in clause (D); and

(F)education partnership

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(a) A state educational institution selected
to participate in the pilot program shall do the following:
(1) Select adult students who meet the requirements under
subsection (b) to participate in the pilot program.
(2) Employ education and career support coaches to advise,
counsel, and provide information to adult students participating
in the pilot program regarding:
(A) local and statewide employment opportunities;
(B) qualifications, credentials, certifications, or degrees
required for the employment opportunities described in clause
(A);
(C) available transportation services, child care services, and
housing;
(D) state and federal programs that provide financial support
and other services;
(E) eligibility criteria for the programs described in clause (D);
and
(F) education partnership grants available under the pilot
program for the services and housing described in clause (C)
and any other support services or costs approved by the
commission under section 4 of this chapter.
(3) Establish eligibility criteria and award education partnership
grants to an adult student who participates in the pilot program for
costs associated with:
(A) transportation services, child care services, and housing;
and
(B) any other support services or costs approved by the
commission under section 4 of this chapter.
(4) Determine the amount of an education partnership grant
awarded under subsection (b).
(5) Meet any other requirements to participate in the pilot
program as established by the commission.
(b) A state educational institution may select an adult student to
participate in the pilot program if the adult student:
(1) is completing:
(A) an associate or bachelor's degree; or
(B) a technical certificate;
at a state educational institution campus selected under section 3
of this chapter;
(2) is a member of a household with an annual income that does
not exceed two hundred fifty percent (250%) of the federal
poverty level; and
(3) meets any other criteria established by the commission.