Indiana Code 12-17.2-7.2-8. Eligibility determinations; amount of prekindergarten voucher or grant; funding from donations and gifts
(1) which applicants shall be provided a:
Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-17.2-7.2-8
- child care employee: means an individual who:
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- eligible child: refers to an individual who:
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- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- limited eligibility child: refers to an individual who:
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- office: means the office of the secretary of family and social services. See Indiana Code 12-17.2-7.2-3
- prekindergarten program: refers to the prekindergarten program established under section 7 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 12-17.2-7.2-5
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(B) grant under section 7.4 of this chapter; and
(2) subject to subsection (b) and to the availability of funding, the amount of each prekindergarten voucher or grant.
(b) At least five percent (5%) but not more than fifty percent (50%) of the:
(1) tuition for eligible or limited eligibility children under the prekindergarten program; or
(2) expansion plan described in section 7.4(a) of this chapter;
during the state fiscal year must be paid from donations, gifts, grants, bequests, and other funds received from a private entity or person, from the United States government, or from other sources (excluding funds from a prekindergarten voucher or grant provided under this chapter and excluding other state funding). The office may receive and administer grants on behalf of the prekindergarten program. The grants shall be distributed by the office to fulfill the requirements of this subsection.
(c) The amount of a prekindergarten voucher provided under the prekindergarten program to an eligible child, a limited eligibility child, or a child of a child care employee:
(1) who attends a prekindergarten program full time must equal at least two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) during the state fiscal year; and
(2) may not exceed six thousand eight hundred dollars ($6,800) from state money provided under this chapter during the state fiscal year.
As added by P.L.202-2014, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.85-2017, SEC.61; P.L.184-2017, SEC.27; P.L.268-2019, SEC.13; P.L.92-2024, SEC.21.