Sec. 5. (a) The Indiana commission on proprietary education is abolished on July 1, 2012.
(b) Unless otherwise specified in a memorandum of understanding described in subsection (e), the following are transferred on July 1, 2012, from the Indiana commission on proprietary education to the commission for higher education established by IC 21-18-2-1:
(1) All real and personal property of the Indiana commission on proprietary education.
(2) All assets and liabilities of the Indiana commission on proprietary education.
(3) All appropriations to the Indiana commission on proprietary education.
(c) All powers and duties of the Indiana commission on proprietary education before its abolishment pertaining to the accreditation of a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institution are transferred to the board for proprietary education established by IC 21-18.5-5-1.
(d) All powers and duties of the Indiana commission on proprietary education before its abolishment pertaining to the accreditation of a postsecondary proprietary educational institution (as defined in IC 22-4.1-21-9) are transferred to the state workforce innovation council established by IC 22-4.1-22-3 (before its repeal). After June 30, 2016, all powers and duties transferred to the state workforce innovation council by this subsection are transferred to the department of workforce development established by IC 22-4.1-2-1.
(e) The commission for higher education established by IC 21-18-2-1 may enter into a memorandum of understanding with the state workforce innovation council established by IC 22-4.1-22-3 (before its repeal) to implement the transition of the responsibilities and obligations of the Indiana commission on proprietary education before its abolishment to the commission for higher education and the state workforce innovation council. After June 30, 2016, the rights, powers, duties, and obligations of the state workforce innovation council under a memorandum of understanding entered into by the state workforce innovation council under this subsection are transferred to the department of workforce development established by IC 22-4.1-2-1.
(f) Rules that were adopted by the Indiana commission on proprietary education before July 1, 2012, shall be treated as though the rules were adopted by the state workforce innovation council established by IC 22-4.1-22-3 (before its repeal) until the state workforce innovation council or the department of workforce development adopts rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement IC 22-4.1-21. Rules that were adopted by the state workforce innovation council after June 30, 2012, and before July 1, 2016, to implement IC 22-4.1-21 shall be treated as though the rules were adopted by the department of workforce development until the department of workforce development adopts rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement IC 22-4.1-21.
(g) An accreditation granted or a permit issued under IC 21-17-3 (repealed) by the Indiana commission on proprietary education before July 1, 2012, shall be treated after June 30, 2012, as an authorization granted by the:
(1) board for proprietary education established by IC 21-18.5-5-1 if the accreditation pertains to a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institution (as defined in IC 21-18.5-2-12); or
(2) department of workforce development if the accreditation pertains to a postsecondary proprietary educational institution (as defined in IC 22-4.1-21-9).
(h) An accreditation granted or a permit issued before May 15, 2013, under IC 21-17-3 (repealed):
(1) by the board for proprietary education established by IC 21-18.5-5-1 shall be treated as an authorization granted by the board for proprietary education; and
(2) by the state workforce innovation council shall be treated as an authorization granted by the department of workforce development.
(i) Proceedings pending before the Indiana commission on proprietary education on July 1, 2012, shall be transferred from the Indiana commission on proprietary education to:
(1) the board for proprietary education established by IC 21-18.5-5-1 for a proceeding pertaining to a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institution (as defined in IC 21-18.5-2-12); or
(2) the state workforce innovation council if the proceeding pertains to a postsecondary proprietary educational institution (as defined in IC 22-4.1-21-9).
(j) Proceedings that pertain to a postsecondary proprietary educational institution (as defined in IC 22-4.1-21-9) pending before the state workforce innovation council on July 1, 2012, shall be transferred from the state workforce innovation council to the department of workforce development established by IC 22-4.1-2-1.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58. Amended by P.L.273-2013, SEC.3; P.L.69-2015, SEC.13; P.L.178-2016, SEC.3; P.L.152-2018, SEC.17.
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