{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-20-20.5-19-8","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 20-20.5-19-8","heading":"Approval of teacher education courses or programs; requirements","body":"Sec. 8. (a) The department, in consultation with the commission for higher education, shall approve teacher education courses or programs that meet the criteria established under subsection (b).\n(b) The department may only approve a teacher education course or program under subsection (a) that:\n(1) is designed to:\n(A) engage teachers with approved postsecondary educational institutions and employers for the purpose of connecting daily classroom lessons with innovations in workplace practices and postsecondary education research; and\n(B) improve a teacher's:\n(i) content area knowledge; and\n(ii) familiarity with the application of the content area in postsecondary education research and the workplace;\n(2) is offered:\n(A) by an approved postsecondary educational institution;\n(B) by an employer; or\n(C) jointly, by an approved postsecondary educational institution and employer; and\n(3) meets any other requirements established by the department.","path":["TITLE 20. EDUCATION","ARTICLE 20.5. PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE","Chapter 19. Teacher Higher Education and Industry Collaboration Grant Program and Fund"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_20.html#20-20.5-19-8","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-01T01:34:30Z","sha256":"c1afbe949264242d6140d7a4883af460a857879d460453ba2b6c3ac6913c88cd","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-20-20.5-19-7","next":"us-in/ic-20-20.5-19-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}