Indiana-2013-SB0207-Enrolled

First Regular Session 118th General Assembly (2013)

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SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 207

AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning human services.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

    SECTION 1. IC 12-32-1-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.171-2011, SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as otherwise provided under federal law and subsections (b), (d), and (e), an agency or a political subdivision shall verify, in the manner required under section 6 of this chapter, the eligibility of any individual who:
        (1) is at least eighteen (18) years of age; and
        (2) applies for state or local public benefits or federal public benefits that are provided by the agency or the political subdivision.
    (b) A health care provider (as defined in IC 16-18-2-163(a)) is not required to verify the eligibility of an individual as required under subsection (a) if the health care provider is providing health care services for the treatment of an emergency medical condition (as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1396b(v)(3)).
    (c) With regard to a state or local public benefit or a federal public benefit that covers health care services, a health care provider (as defined in IC 16-18-2-163) satisfies the requirements of this chapter if the health care provider complies with the eligibility verification policies and procedures for providing the benefit that is established by the:

        (1) office of the secretary of family and social services; or
        (2) federal Department of Health and Human Services.
     (d) A state educational institution is not required to verify the eligibility of an individual as required under subsection (a) if all the following apply:
        (1) The individual is eligible to pay the resident tuition rate of the state educational institution.
        (2) The individual is not applying for any state or local public benefit or federal public benefit other than the resident tuition rate that:
            (A) is provided by the state educational institution; and
            (B) would require verification under this chapter.
        (3) The individual was enrolled in a state educational institution on or before July 1, 2011.
    (e) An agency or a political subdivision is not required to verify the eligibility of an individual as required under subsection (a) if all the following apply:
        (1) The individual is applying for a scholarship, a grant, or financial aid for postsecondary education.
        (2) The individual is not applying for any state or local public benefit or federal public benefit other than the benefit described in subdivision (1) that:
            (A) is provided by the agency or political subdivision; and
            (B) would require verification under this chapter.
        (3) The individual is:
            (A) an international student with bona fide legal status; and
            (B) enrolled in a state educational institution.

SOURCE: IC 21-14-12; (13)SE0207.1.3. -->     SECTION 3. IC 21-14-12 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]:
     Chapter 12. Resident Tuition for Veterans
    Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "qualified veteran" means an individual who:
        (1) served in the armed forces of the United States; and
        (2) received an honorable discharge.
    Sec. 2. A qualified veteran who enrolls in a state educational institution not later than twelve (12) months after the date of the qualified veteran's discharge from the armed forces of the United States is eligible to pay the resident tuition rate determined by the state educational institution for an undergraduate course taken by the qualified veteran while attending the state educational institution.
    Sec. 3. (a) Subject to subsection (b), a qualified veteran is eligible to pay a resident tuition rate for an undergraduate course:
        (1) regardless of whether the qualified veteran has resided in Indiana long enough after receiving a discharge from the armed forces of the United States to establish Indiana residency under the otherwise applicable policies of the state educational institution; and
        (2) regardless of whether the qualified veteran has returned to Indiana for the primary purpose of attending the state educational institution.
    (b) A qualified veteran must provide to the state educational institution, not later than twelve (12) months after the date the qualified veteran enrolls in the state educational institution:
        (1) proof that the qualified veteran has registered to vote in Indiana;
        (2) proof that the qualified veteran has:
            (A) obtained an Indiana driver's license or a state identification card under IC 9-24; or
            (B) registered the qualified veteran's motor vehicle in Indiana; or
        (3) any other proof of residency as approved by the commission.
If a qualified veteran fails to comply with this subsection, the qualified veteran is subject to the tuition policies determined by the state educational institution.