CHAPTER 6. GENERAL EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIPLOMA PROGRAM

IC 20-20-6
    Chapter 6. General Educational Development Diploma Program

IC 20-20-6-1
Granting of diploma; qualifications
    Sec. 1. The department may grant a state of Indiana generaleducational development (GED) diploma to an individual who:
        (1) is:
            (A) at least eighteen (18) years of age; or
            (B) at least seventeen (17) years of age and not subject tocompulsory school attendance because the individual haswithdrawn from school under IC 20-33-2-28.5; and
        (2) achieves satisfactory high school level scores on the generaleducational development (GED) test or any other properlyvalidated tests of comparable difficulty designated by the board.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.229-2007, SEC.2.

IC 20-20-6-2
Administration of testing program
    Sec. 2. The department is responsible for the administration of thetesting program provided in this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.

IC 20-20-6-3
Rules
    Sec. 3. (a) The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 toprovide for the implementation and administration of this chapter.
    (b) The rules may include the following provisions:
        (1) Qualifications of applicants.
        (2) Acceptable tests.
        (3) Acceptable test scores.
        (4) Criteria for retesting.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.

IC 20-20-6-4
High school equivalency certificate equivalent to GED diploma
    Sec. 4. A high school equivalency certificate issued under thischapter before July 1, 1995, is equivalent to a state of Indiana generaleducational development (GED) diploma.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.4.