- (a) Determination of eligibility for higher education benefits authorized under this chapter is vested exclusively in the Indiana department of veterans' affairs. Any applicant for benefits under this chapter may make a written request for a determination of eligibility by the Indiana department of veterans' affairs. The director or deputy director of the Indiana department of veterans' affairs shall make a written determination of eligibility in response to each request. In determining the amount of an applicant's benefit, the commission shall consider other higher education financial assistance in conformity with this chapter.
(b) The commission shall administer the benefits and ensure compliance with this chapter.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-19-1(e).]
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.255. Amended by P.L.169-2011, SEC.18.