HB1059: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning higher education.

Page last updated: Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM (America/Indianapolis).

General Information

• Stage: Introduced House Bill (H)
• Current Chamber: house
• Origin Chamber: house
• Description: High value workforce ready credit-bearing grant.

Legislators

Actions (4 total)

• Jan 21, 2025, 9:53 AM: Representatives McGuire and Pfaff added as coauthors
• Jan 8, 2025, 10:53 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Education
• Jan 8, 2025, 10:53 AM: Authored by Representative Ledbetter
• Jan 8, 2025, 10:53 AM: Coauthored by Representative Davis

Digest

Provides that an applicant who has previously received a baccalaureate degree or an associate degree may be eligible for a high value workforce ready credit-bearing grant if the applicant: (1) received a diploma of graduation, a high school equivalency certificate, or a state of Indiana general educational development diploma five or more years before the applicant applies for a grant; and (2) is not working in the subject matter field in which the applicant received the baccalaureate degree or associate degree. (Current law provides that an applicant for a high value workforce ready credit-bearing grant may not have previously received a baccalaureate degree, an associate degree, or an eligible certificate.)