The twenty-first century scholars program is established to do the following:
- (1) Reduce the number of students who withdraw from high school before graduation.
- (2) Increase the number of students who are prepared to enter the workforce upon graduation.
- (3) Increase the number of students entering postsecondary educational institutions in Indiana.
- (4) Encourage eligible students to attend postsecondary educational institutions in Indiana by reducing the financial burden on the eligible students and their families.
- (5) Decrease drug and alcohol abuse by encouraging higher educational pursuits.
- (6) Increase individual economic vitality.
(7) Improve the overall quality of life for many Indiana residents.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-70-8.]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.253.