CHAPTER 6. GENERAL EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIPLOMA PROGRAM
IC 20-20-6
Chapter 6. General Educational Development Diploma Program
IC 20-20-6-1
Granting of diploma; qualifications
Sec. 1. The department may grant a state of Indiana general
educational development (GED) diploma to an individual who:
(1) is:
(A) at least eighteen (18) years of age; or
(B) at least seventeen (17) years of age and not subject to
compulsory school attendance because the individual has
withdrawn from school under IC 20-33-2-28.5; and
(2) achieves satisfactory high school level scores on the general
educational development (GED) test or any other properly
validated tests of comparable difficulty designated by the board.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.229-2007, SEC.2.
IC 20-20-6-2
Administration of testing program
Sec. 2. The department is responsible for the administration of the
testing program provided in this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.
IC 20-20-6-3
Rules
Sec. 3. (a) The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
provide for the implementation and administration of this chapter.
(b) The rules may include the following provisions:
(1) Qualifications of applicants.
(2) Acceptable tests.
(3) Acceptable test scores.
(4) Criteria for retesting.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.
IC 20-20-6-4
High school equivalency certificate equivalent to GED diploma
Sec. 4. A high school equivalency certificate issued under this
chapter before July 1, 1995, is equivalent to a state of Indiana general
educational development (GED) diploma.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.