Ind. Code § 22-4.1-20-4
Use of appropriated money; adult education grant
Redline — January 1, 2018 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2018
Note: This version of section amended by P.L.152-2018, SEC.32, effective 3-21-2018. See also following version of this section amended by P.L.174-2018, SEC.39, effective 7-1-2018.
Sec. 4. (a) Money appropriated by the general assembly for adult education may be used only to reimburse an eligible provider for adult education that is provided to individuals who:
(1) need the education to master a skill that leads to:
(A) the completion of grade 8; or
(B) an Indiana high school equivalency diploma under IC 22-4.1-18;
(2) need the education to receive high school credit to obtain a high school diploma; or
(3) have graduated from high school (or received a high school equivalency certificate, a general educational development (GED) diploma, or an Indiana high school equivalency diploma), but who demonstrate basic skill deficiencies in mathematics or English/language arts.
Sec. 4. (a) Not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the money appropriated by the general assembly for adult education and literacy activities shall be used for the services described in section 0.5(c)(8) through 0.5(c)(9) of this chapter.
(b) Not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) of the money appropriated by the general assembly for adult education and literacy activities shall be used for adult education grants to employers as provided under subsection (c).
(c) An employer is eligible for an adult education grant for each eligible employee who obtains a high school diploma or a high school equivalency diploma. The amount of the grant is one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(d) To qualify as an eligible employee under subsection (c), an individual must meet all of the following criteria:
(1) The individual must be at least eighteen (18) years of age and not enrolled in a school corporation's kindergarten through grade 12 educational program.
(b) The department shall provide for reimbursement to an eligible provider under this section for instructor salaries and administrative and support costs. However, the department may not allocate more than fifteen percent (15%) of the total appropriation under subsection (a) for administrative and support costs.
(2) The individual must:
(A) be employed by an eligible employer on a part-time or full-time basis in Indiana; and
(B) have been paid wages by the eligible employer for time spent receiving instruction in adult education and literacy activities.
(3) When initially employed by the employer, the individual:
(A) did not have sufficient high school credits to earn a high school diploma; or
(B) had not passed the examination to earn a high school equivalency diploma or a general educational development (GED) diploma.
Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.