This chapter applies to an individual who is:

1. (1) at least eighteen (18) years of age; or

2. (2) less than eighteen (18) years of age and meets the following requirements:

   1. (A) The individual has completed:

      1. (i) the Indiana career explorer program; and
      2. (ii) an assessment approved by the department that measures Indiana high school equivalency test readiness.

   2. (B) The individual has received a written recommendation from at least one (1) of the following, as applicable:

      1. (i) The individual's parent if the individual attends a nonaccredited nonpublic school that has less than one (1) employee.
      2. (ii) The superintendent (as defined in IC 20-18-2-21 ), principal, or head of the school the individual attends, or the appropriate designee, if the individual attends a school that employs more than one (1) employee.
      3. (iii) A judge (as defined in IC 31-9-2.1-141 ).

As added by P.L.7-2011, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.228-2017, SEC.8; P.L.150-2024, SEC.79; P.L.27-2026, SEC.4; P.L.145-2026, SEC.133.