CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS; DEFINITIONS
IC 21-17
ARTICLE 17. POSTSECONDARY PROPRIETARY
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER
PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
IC 21-17-1
Chapter 1. General Provisions; Definitions
IC 21-17-1-1
Definitions
Sec. 1. The definitions in this chapter apply throughout this
article.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
IC 21-17-1-2
"Accreditation"
Sec. 2. "Accreditation" means certification of a status of approval
or authorization by the commission to conduct business as a
postsecondary proprietary educational institution.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
IC 21-17-1-3
"Agent"
Sec. 3. "Agent" means a person who:
(1) enrolls or seeks to enroll a resident of Indiana through:
(A) personal contact;
(B) telephone;
(C) advertisement;
(D) letter; or
(E) publications;
in a course offered by a postsecondary proprietary educational
institution; or
(2) otherwise holds the person out to the residents of Indiana as
representing a postsecondary proprietary educational institution.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
IC 21-17-1-4
"Agent's permit"
Sec. 4. "Agent's permit" means a nontransferable written
authorization issued to a person by the commission to solicit a
resident of Indiana to enroll in a course offered or maintained by a
postsecondary proprietary educational institution.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
IC 21-17-1-5
"Application"
Sec. 5. "Application" means a written request for accreditation or
an agent's permit on forms supplied by the commission.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
IC 21-17-1-6
"Commission"
Sec. 6. "Commission" means the Indiana commission on
proprietary education.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
IC 21-17-1-7
"Course"
Sec. 7. "Course" means a plan or program of instruction or
training, whether conducted in person, by mail, or by any other
method.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
IC 21-17-1-8
"Fund"
Sec. 8. "Fund" refers to the career college student assurance fund
established by IC 21-17-3-8.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
IC 21-17-1-9
"Municipality"
Sec. 9. "Municipality" means a city or town that, under the
authority in IC 36-7 and through its redevelopment commission, may
undertake and carry out redevelopment or urban renewal projects.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
IC 21-17-1-10
"Nonprofit college or university"
Sec. 10. "Nonprofit college or university", for purposes of
sections 14 and 17 of this chapter and IC 21-17-6, refers to a
postsecondary educational institution described in IC 21-17-6-1.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
IC 21-17-1-11
"Person"
Sec. 11. "Person" means an individual, a partnership, a limited
liability company, an association, a corporation, a joint venture, a
trust, a receiver, or a trustee in bankruptcy.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
IC 21-17-1-12
"Police officer"
Sec. 12. "Police officer" refers to a police officer who:
(1) is appointed under IC 21-17-5; and
(2) is not employed by a state educational institution.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
IC 21-17-1-13
"Postsecondary proprietary educational institution"
Sec. 13. "Postsecondary proprietary educational institution"
means a person doing business in Indiana by offering to the public
for a tuition, fee, or charge, instructional or educational services or
training in a technical, professional, mechanical, business, or
industrial occupation, either in the recipient's home, at a designated
location, or by mail. The term does not include the following:
(1) A state educational institution or another educational
institution established by law and financed in whole or part by
public funds.
(2) A postsecondary proprietary educational institution
approved or regulated by any other state regulatory board,
agency, or commission other than the Indiana commission on
proprietary education.
(3) An elementary or secondary school attended by students in
kindergarten or grades 1 through 12, supported in whole or in
part by private tuition payments.
(4) Any educational institution or educational training that:
(A) is maintained or given by an employer or a group of
employers, without charge, for employees or for individuals
the employer anticipates employing;
(B) is maintained or given by a labor organization, without
charge, for its members or apprentices;
(C) offers exclusively instruction that is clearly
self-improvement, motivational, or avocational in intent
(including instruction in dance, music, self-defense, and
private tutoring); or
(D) is a Montessori or nursery school.
(5) A privately endowed two (2) or four (4) year degree
granting institution, regionally accredited, whose principal
campus is located in Indiana.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
IC 21-17-1-14
"Private redevelopment corporation"
Sec. 14. "Private redevelopment corporation" means:
(1) a corporation that is wholly owned or controlled by one (1)
or more nonprofit colleges or universities; or
(2) a corporation that operates on behalf of a nonprofit college
or university on a nonprofit basis.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
IC 21-17-1-15
"Private technical, vocational, correspondence, and trade school"
Sec. 15. "Private technical, vocational, correspondence, and trade
school" means an institution or agency offering course or courses of
instruction for a fee or fees and that is not primarily supported by
public tax funds. The term does not include the following:
(1) A college or university offering a course of study leading to
a bachelor's degree.
(2) A nonpublic preschool, elementary, or secondary school that
is approved by the department of education.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
IC 21-17-1-16
"Project area"
Sec. 16. "Project area" means:
(1) a slum area; or
(2) an area needing redevelopment (as defined in IC 36-7-1-3).
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
IC 21-17-1-17
"Qualified entity"
Sec. 17. "Qualified entity" means either of the following:
(1) A nonprofit college or university.
(2) A private redevelopment corporation.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.
IC 21-17-1-18
"Redevelopment plan"
Sec. 18. "Redevelopment plan" means a plan proposed by a
qualified entity for the redevelopment and renewal of a project area
for educational uses.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.258.