- (a) The department shall administer this chapter.
- (b) The department shall approve an application for an eligible school within fifteen (15) days after the date the school requests to participate in the choice scholarship program.
- (c) The department shall approve an application for a choice scholarship student within fifteen (15) days after the date the student requests to participate in the choice scholarship program.
- (d) Each year, at a minimum, the department shall accept applications from March 1 through September 1 for eligible schools for the upcoming school year.
(e) Each year, the department shall accept applications for choice scholarship students from:
- (1) March 1 through September 1 for the upcoming school year; and
- (2) November 1 through January 15 for the spring semester of the current school year.
- (f) This chapter may not be construed in a manner that would impose additional requirements for approving an application for an eligible school placed in a "null" or "no letter grade" category established under IC 20-31-8-3 (b).
- (g) The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.
As added by P.L.92-2011, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.211-2013, SEC.16; P.L.239-2015, SEC.13; P.L.106-2016, SEC.22; P.L.217-2017, SEC.140; P.L.108-2019, SEC.235; P.L.93-2024, SEC.150.