Sec. 1. This chapter applies to an individual who is:
(1) at least eighteen (18) years of age; or
(2) less than eighteen (18) years of age and has received a written recommendation from at least one (1) of the following, as applicable:
(A) The individual's parent if the individual attends a nonaccredited nonpublic school that has less than one (1) employee.
(B) The superintendent (as defined in IC 20-18-2-21), principal, or head of the school the individual attends, or the appropriate designee, if the individual attends a school that employs more than one (1) employee.
(C) A judge (as defined in IC 31-9-2-68).