Note: This version of section amended by P.L.242-2023, SEC.4. See also preceding version of this section amended by P.L.161-2023, SEC.2.

1. (b) The commission may not do the following:

   1. (1) Award a scholarship under section 5 of this chapter in an amount of more than a total of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) to an individual applicant.
   2. (2) Award scholarships under section 5 of this chapter to more than two hundred (200) new applicants each academic year.
2. (c) If the total amount to be distributed from the fund in a state fiscal year exceeds the amount available for distribution, the amount to be distributed to each eligible applicant shall be proportionately reduced so that the total reductions equal the amount of the excess.

Sec. 8. (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), if an applicant meets the requirements under section 5 of this chapter, the commission may award, for not more than four (4) academic years, a scholarship to the applicant in an amount of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500) for each academic year that the applicant attends the accredited postsecondary educational institution approved by the commission under section 10 of this chapter.

As added by P.L.105-2016, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.242-2023, SEC.4.