Indiana § 21-41-14-8 Report to governor and legislative council

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§ 21-41-14-8 — Report to governor and legislative council

Indiana § 21-41-14-8

Title 21HIGHER EDUCATION

Art. 41STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS:

Ch. 14Exploring Associate Degrees for Four Year State

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The commission for higher education shall do the following:

(1)Review all of the reports submitted by state educational institutions under this chapter.

(2)Prepare a summary report that:

(A)includes a summary of the reports described in subdivision

(1);

(B)estimates the potential impact to approved postsecondary educational institutions currently conferring associate degrees; and

(C)may include recommendations regarding conferring associate degrees to eligible current students and eligible former students as described in section 5 of this chapter, including recommendations regarding the following:

(i)A model statewide policy for state educational institutions to seek approval for a particular associate degree from the commission for higher education under IC 21-41-2-2. The model stat

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The commission for higher education shall do
the following:
(1) Review all of the reports submitted by state educational
institutions under this chapter.
(2) Prepare a summary report that:
(A) includes a summary of the reports described in subdivision
(1);
(B) estimates the potential impact to approved postsecondary
educational institutions currently conferring associate degrees;
and
(C) may include recommendations regarding conferring
associate degrees to eligible current students and eligible
former students as described in section 5 of this chapter,
including recommendations regarding the following:
(i) A model statewide policy for state educational institutions
to seek approval for a particular associate degree from the
commission for higher education under IC 21-41-2-2. The
model statewide policy recommended under this item may
not include associate degrees in general studies or a similar
category.
(ii) Model policies for campuses of state educational
institutions regarding establishing and conferring associate
degrees to eligible current students and eligible former
students, which may include a process to identify and notify
eligible former students of the associate degree option.
(3) Not later than November 1, 2025, submit the summary report
to the:
(A) governor; and
(B) legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.