Sec. 9. (a) To be approved to participate in the program under this chapter, an eligible program provider must meet the following requirements:

(1) Except as provided under section 11 of this chapter, the eligible program provider submits an application to the cabinet on a form prescribed by the cabinet not later than August 15 of the year for which the eligible program provider is applying.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 22-4.1-27-9

  • cabinet: refers to the governor's workforce cabinet established by IC 4-3-27-3. See Indiana Code 22-4.1-27-1
  • eligible program provider: means an accredited public, nonprofit, or private diploma granting institution with at least two (2) years of experience providing adult dropout recovery services that:

    Indiana Code 22-4.1-27-4

  • program: refers to the workforce diploma reimbursement program established by section 7 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 22-4.1-27-6
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) The eligible program provider demonstrates that the eligible program provider:

(A) has experience providing services to assist adults who are more than twenty-two (22) years of age in:

(i) obtaining high school diplomas; and

(ii) developing employability and career and technical skills; and

(B) has the ability to:

(i) provide academic skill intake assessment and transcript evaluations;

(ii) develop a learning plan that integrates academic requirements and career goals;

(iii) provide remediation course work in literacy and numeracy;

(iv) provide a research validated academic resiliency assessment and intervention;

(v) provide employability skills development aligned to employer needs;

(vi) provide career pathways course work;

(vii) provide preparation for industry recognized credentials; and

(viii) provide career placement services.

(3) The eligible program provider’s course catalog includes all courses necessary to meet requirements for an Indiana diploma with a general designation, including sufficient courses to meet graduation pathway requirements (as defined in IC 20-18-2-6.3).

(4) The eligible program provider is accredited by a recognized regional accrediting body.

(5) The eligible program provider’s programs begin not later than October 1 of the year for which the eligible program provider is applying.

     (b) The cabinet shall approve eligible program providers that meet the requirements of this chapter.

As added by P.L.237-2019, SEC.2.

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