IC 20-51.4-3-4: Annual survey

Sec. 4. (a) After June 30, 2023, the department shall administer an annual survey of parents of eligible students and emancipated eligible students who maintain an ESA account under IC 20-51.4-4-1. The survey must request information:

(1) regarding when the ESA account was established and the number of grants received;

(2) relating to relative satisfaction with the ESA program and the CSA program, if applicable; and

(3) regarding opinions on any topics, items, or issues that the department determines may improve the effectiveness of the ESA program or the education experience of the eligible student or the eligible student's family.

(b) After June 30, 2024, the department shall administer an annual survey of parents of career scholarship students and emancipated career scholarship students who maintain a CSA account under IC 20-51.4-4.5-1. The survey must request information:

(1) regarding when the CSA account was established and the number of grants received;

(2) relating to relative satisfaction with the CSA program; and

(3) regarding opinions on any topics, items, or issues that the department determines may improve the effectiveness of the CSA program or the education experience of the career scholarship student or the career scholarship student's family.

(c) Not later than November 1, 2023, and each November 1 thereafter, the department shall annually provide a summary of the surveys administered under subsections (a) and (b) to the governor and, in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, the legislative council.