| HB1009 | INNOVATION NETWORK SCHOOLS. (BEHNING R) Provides for innovation network school programs in school corporations. Establishes the career pathways pilot program. Establishes the innovation network school pilot grant. Repeals the article relating to the establishment of innovation network schools by the Indianapolis Public Schools. |
| | Current Status: | 5/7/2015 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 4/29/2015 - Conference Committee Report Adopted CCR #1 (29-20)
4/29/2015 - Senate Rules & Legislative Procedure, (Bill Scheduled for
Hearing); Time & Location: 7:55 PM, Rm. 431
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1009 |
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| HB1483 | VARIOUS EDUCATION ISSUES. (THOMPSON J) Adds "school psychologist" to the definition of "teacher" for the purposes of teacher preparation and licensing. Requires an election for a student to have legal settlement in the school corporation whose attendance area contains the residence of the student's mother or father to be made on a yearly basis and apply throughout the school year unless the student's parent no longer resides within the attendance area of the school corporation. Provides that the visual acuity required of a school bus driver is not required of a school bus monitor. Provides that an accredited school may not offer, support, or promote a student program, class, or activity that provides student instruction that is contrary to a curriculum required to be provided to students. Requires the department of education to allow the use of computer or digital response technology to complete a statewide, national, or international student assessment. Provides that a school corporation or school may allow a student to use computer or digital response technology to complete an assessment. Provides that factfinding initiated by the Indiana education employment relations board (IEERB) may not last more than 30 days. Provides that the board must rule on an appeal within 60 days. Provides the factfinding process may not exceed 30 days. Urges the legislative council to assign to an existing study committee the topics of: (1) determining appropriate and feasible incentives to encourage highly effective teachers to teach in poorly performing schools; and (2) the feasibility of changing timelines related to teacher collective bargaining and impasse resolution. |
| | Current Status: | 5/7/2015 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 4/29/2015 - Conference Committee Report Adopted CCR #1 (49-0)
4/29/2015 - Senate Rules & Legislative Procedure, (Bill Scheduled for
Hearing); Time & Location: 7:55 PM, Rm. 431
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1483 |
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| HB1638 | STATE INTERVENTION IN FAILING SCHOOLS. (BEHNING R) Changes the timeline, from six years to four years, for state intervention for a school initially placed in the lowest category or designation of school improvement after June 30, 2016. Makes various changes to the provisions relating to management of turnaround academes by special management teams. Provides that a school may not offer any item of monetary value to a student or the parent of a student in exchange for enrolling at the school. Repeals a provision relating to a correction of a disbursement of state and federal funds to the Indianapolis Public Schools for the 2012-2013 state fiscal year. Makes technical corrections. |
| | Current Status: | 5/7/2015 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 4/29/2015 - Conference Committee Report Adopted CCR #1 (62-27)
4/29/2015 - Conference Committee Report Adopted CCR #1 (27-22)
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1638 |
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| SB500 | EDUCATION DEREGULATION. (MILLER P) Makes comprehensive revisions to the Indiana Code relating to all aspects of the administration of schools and school corporations and the education of students from pre-kindergarten through grade 12. Repeals various obsolete provisions and provisions that limit local control of schools. Establishes a school reporting oversight committee to review all reporting requirements by the state for schools. Makes conforming and technical amendments. |
| | Current Status: | 5/7/2015 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 4/9/2015 - Senate concurred in House Amendments; Roll Call 412: yeas 36, nays 13
4/9/2015 - Senate Concurred in House Amendments (36-13)
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| | State Bill Page: | SB500 |
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| SB566 | EDUCATION. (MISHLER R) Requires the attorney general in consultation with the Indiana education employment relations board (IEERB) to draft and disseminate a letter by first class mail to teachers providing a summary of the teacher's rights and protections under state and federal law. Provides that the state board of education (state board) may not adopt Common Core standards or an assessment or test that is produced solely by the United States government or a consortium of states. Requires the department of education (department) to establish a program to permit an individual with a major in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics and a minor in education to obtain a teaching license. Provides that a school corporation must consider certain factors in developing a performance evaluation model. Provides that a school corporation shall report its staff performance evaluation plan to the department (which may review the plan for efficacy) and IEERB (which may review the plan for legality). Provides that the state board, in consultation with the department, shall define "low population schools" and shall determine the criteria for placing low population schools in performance categories. Provides that in developing metrics for the categories to measure school performance, the state board, in consultation with the department, shall consider the severity of tested students' disabilities when using ISTEP scores. Requests the legislative council to assign the topic of replacing the ISTEP test to a study committee. |
| | Current Status: | 5/7/2015 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 4/29/2015 - Conference Committee Report Adopted CCR #1 (49-0)
4/29/2015 - Senate Conference Committees Eligible for Action CCR #1
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| | State Bill Page: | SB566 |
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