Sec. 7. (a) The department shall administer this chapter.

     (b) The department shall approve an application for an eligible school within fifteen (15) days after the date the school requests to participate in the choice scholarship program.

     (c) The department shall approve an application for a choice scholarship student within fifteen (15) days after the date the student requests to participate in the choice scholarship program.

     (d) Each year, at a minimum, the department shall accept applications from March 1 through September 1 for eligible schools for the upcoming school year.

     (e) Each year, the department shall accept applications for choice scholarship students from:

(1) March 1 through September 1 for the upcoming school year; and

(2) November 1 through January 15 for the spring semester of the current school year.

     (f) This chapter may not be construed in a manner that would impose additional requirements for approving an application for an eligible school placed in a “null” or “no letter grade” category established under IC 20-31-8-3(b).

     (g) The department shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.

As added by P.L.92-2011, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.211-2013, SEC.16; P.L.239-2015, SEC.13; P.L.106-2016, SEC.22; P.L.217-2017, SEC.140; P.L.108-2019, SEC.235; P.L.93-2024, SEC.150.