Sec. 3. (a) The department shall administer the testing program provided in this chapter. All administrative costs of this program must be funded through appropriations of the general assembly.
(b) The test shall be:
(1) a nationally administered high school equivalency exam utilizing college and career readiness standards that includes subtests of reading, mathematics, science, social studies, and writing; and
(2) available in a pencil and paper and online formats.
(c) The test vendor shall provide:
(1) annual in-person and online training;
(2) an annual national and Indiana statistical report;
(3) a dedicated customer service line;
(4) at least one (1) practice test available in both pencil and paper and online formats;
(5) at least two (2) retests for each subtest, free of charge; and
(6) a nationally based research report on the long term outcomes for candidates who passed the test, which shall be presented to the department, the chairman of the house committee on education, and the chairman of the senate committee on education and career development.