Indiana § 21-13-8-1 - Application requirements
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§ 21-13-8-1. Application requirements
Sec. 1. (a) The Earline S. Rogers student teaching scholarship for minority students is established.
(b) An individual may apply for a scholarship under this chapter if the individual:
(1) is a student enrolled in an eligible institution who:
(A) resides in; or
(B) immediately before enrollment in the eligible institution, resided in;
an underserved county in Indiana;
(2) will participate in:
(A) student teaching as part of the student's degree requirements; or
(B) a school administration internship as part of the student's graduate degree program;
(3) has earned a cumulative grade point average:
(A) upon entering student teaching that:
(i) is required by an eligible institution for admission to the eligible institution's school of education; or
(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
(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) 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) 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.
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Section 21-13-8-1 ("Application requirements") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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