1. (a) The Earline S. Rogers student teaching scholarship for minority students is established.

2. (b) An individual may apply for a scholarship under this chapter if the individual:

   1. (1) is a student enrolled in an eligible institution who:

      1. (A) resides in; or

      2. (B) immediately before enrollment in the eligible institution, resided in;

         an underserved county in Indiana;

   2. (2) will participate in:

      1. (A) student teaching as part of the student's degree requirements; or
      2. (B) a school administration internship as part of the student's graduate degree program;

   3. (3) has earned a cumulative grade point average:

      1. (A) upon entering student teaching that:

         1. (i) is required by an eligible institution for admission to the eligible institution's school of education; or
         2. (ii) is at least a 2.0 on a 4.0 grading scale or its equivalent as determined by the eligible institution, if the eligible institution's school of education does not require a certain minimum cumulative grade point average; or
      2. (B) upon beginning a school administration internship that is at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or its equivalent as determined by the eligible institution;
   4. (4) agrees, in writing, in the case of an individual entering student teaching, to apply for a teaching position at a state accredited school accredited under IC 20-31-4.1 in Indiana following the student's certification as a teacher, and, if hired, to teach for at least three (3) years in an underserved county in Indiana; and
   5. (5) meets any other minimum criteria established by the commission.

As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.329. Amended by P.L.148-2016, SEC.12; P.L.159-2016, SEC.2; P.L.92-2020, SEC.105; P.L.52-2022, SEC.7; P.L.196-2025, SEC.10.