| HB1005 | STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. (BOSMA B) Amends the date on which the office of the state superintendent of public instruction is abolished. Provides for the appointment of the secretary of education by the governor beginning January 11, 2021. (Current law provides that the governor does not appoint the secretary of education until January 11, 2025.) |
| | Current Status: | 4/3/2019 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 4/1/2019 - Signed by the President of the Senate
3/28/2019 - Signed by the Speaker
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1005 |
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| HB1006 | DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES. (STEUERWALD G) Provides that an older youth who received foster care is eligible to receive collaborative care services until the individual becomes 21 years of age. Provides that the caseload of a family case manager may not be more than: (1) 12 active cases relating to initial assessments; (2) 12 families in active cases relating to ongoing in-home services; or (3) 13 children in active cases relating to ongoing services who are in out-of-home placements. Requires the department of child services (department) to initiate an assessment immediately, but not later than two hours (rather than one hour, under current law), after receiving a report of child abuse or neglect if the department believes the child is in immediate danger of serious bodily harm. Requires the department to provide a report concerning an assessment or investigation of a report of suspected child abuse or neglect not later than 45 days after the department initiates the assessment if the report of suspected child abuse or neglect was received from certain entities. Provides that a child is a child in need of services if the child's parent, guardian, or custodian has failed to supply the child with necessary food, clothing, shelter, medical care, education, or supervision: (1) when the parent, guardian, or custodian is financially able to do so; or (2) due to the failure, refusal, or inability of the parent, guardian, or custodian to seek financial or other reasonable means to do so. (Current code does not consider financial ability.) |
| | Current Status: | 5/2/2019 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 4/18/2019 - Signed by the Speaker
4/11/2019 - Third reading passed; Roll Call 437: yeas 48, nays 0
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1006 |
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| HB1008 | TEACHER CAREER LADDERS. (BEHNING R) Makes changes to the requirements necessary for a school corporation to receive a grant from the teacher and student advancement grant program (program). Provides that charter schools may receive grants under the program. Provides that not later than July 1, 2020, and each July 1 thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the governor and the general assembly regarding the program. Repeals provisions relating to the career pathways and mentorship program. Repeals provisions relating to the Indiana new educator induction pilot program. |
| | Current Status: | 4/24/2019 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 4/23/2019 - Signed by the President of the Senate
4/15/2019 - Signed by the President Pro Tempore
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1008 |
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| HB1009 | TEACHER RESIDENCY GRANT PILOT PROGRAM. (DEVON D) Establishes the: (1) teacher residency grant pilot program (pilot program); and (2) teacher residency grant pilot program fund. Requires the commission for higher education (commission) to administer the pilot program. Provides that the commission may award grants to school corporations and charter schools that: (1) apply to participate in the pilot program; (2) partner with one approved postsecondary educational institution to establish and implement a teacher residency program (program); (3) submit a teacher residency plan that establishes a program that meets certain requirements; and (4) provide other information required by the commission. Provides that a school corporation or charter school that is awarded a grant under the pilot program: (1) shall provide stipends to program participants and teachers who act as mentors to program participants; and (2) may use money from the grant award to pay the approved postsecondary educational institution with which the school corporation or charter school has partnered for administrative costs incurred by the approved postsecondary educational institution in developing and implementing the program. Requires the commission to submit a report regarding the pilot program and the retention and performance of program participants. |
| | Current Status: | 4/24/2019 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 4/23/2019 - Signed by the President of the Senate
4/15/2019 - Signed by the President Pro Tempore
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1009 |
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| HB1063 | SCHOOL SAFETY EQUIPMENT. (FRYE R) Adds definition of a "bleeding control kit". Provides that, subject to an appropriation by the general assembly or a donation, each school corporation and charter school shall develop and implement a Stop the Bleed program (program). Provides that the department of education, in collaboration with the department of homeland security, shall develop and provide training for the use of bleeding control kits. Provides that, in all matters relating to the program, school corporation or charter school personnel are immune from civil liability for any act done or omitted in the use of a bleeding control kit unless the action constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct. Requires a school's safety plan to include the location of bleeding control kits. |
| | Current Status: | 4/18/2019 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 4/17/2019 - Signed by the President of the Senate
4/9/2019 - Signed by the President Pro Tempore
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1063 |
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| HB1089 | EDUCATION MATTERS. (THOMPSON J) Provides that a school corporation shall accept a transferring student who does not have legal settlement in the school corporation and who has a parent who is a current employee of the transferee school corporation with an annual salary of at least $8,000. (Under current law, a school corporation shall accept a transferring student who does not have legal settlement in the school corporation and who has a parent who is a current employee of the transferee school corporation.) Provides that each school corporation and charter school shall require certain applicants for employment and school employees to attend training concerning recognition of the signs and symptoms of seizures and the appropriate steps to be taken to respond to these symptoms. Provides that, if a school corporation or charter school receives a seizure management and treatment plan for a student that was developed by the student's health care provider, certain requirements must be met by the school corporation or charter school and the school nurse or school nurse's designee. Requires the department of education to identify resources to assist public schools in implementing individual health plans for students with seizure disorders. |
| | Current Status: | 5/5/2019 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 4/23/2019 - Conference Committee Report Adopted (S) Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 564: yeas 48, nays 1
4/23/2019 - Conference Committee Report Adopted (H) Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 588: yeas 88, nays 0; Rules Suspended
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1089 |
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| HB1400 | EDUCATION STUDIES. (COOK A) Urges the legislative council to assign to the interim study committee on education during the 2019 through 2022 interims the following: (1) The study of how to: (A) eliminate, reduce, or streamline the number of education mandates placed on schools; and (B) streamline fiscal and compliance reporting to the general assembly on a sustainable and systematic basis. (2) The review of certain provisions relating to professional development, development of policies, reporting requirements, and curriculum requirements of schools. Urges the legislative council to assign to the interim study committee on education the task of studying in the 2019 interim the cost and benefits of virtual schools in relation to public school corporations and public school students. |
| | Current Status: | 5/1/2019 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 4/16/2019 - Signed by the Speaker
4/15/2019 - House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 530: yeas 93, nays 0
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1400 |
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| HB1443 | TASK FORCE TO STUDY SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND. (BROWN T) Establishes the Indiana Schools for the Deaf and the Blind or Visually Impaired task force (task force) to evaluate and make recommendations to the budget committee relating to the operation of the physical plants of the Indiana School for the Deaf and the Indiana School for the Blind or Visually Impaired. Provides that the task force shall make its final recommendations to the budget committee on or before December 1, 2020. Establishes the task force advisory committee (advisory committee) to advise the task force on matters necessary for the task force to carry out its responsibilities. Provides that the department of administration shall provide staffing and administrative support for the task force and the advisory committee. |
| | Current Status: | 4/29/2019 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 4/15/2019 - Signed by the President Pro Tempore
4/11/2019 - Signed by the Speaker
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1443 |
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| HB1484 | LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING. (CLERE E) Provides that the director of the center for deaf and hard of hearing education (center) shall appoint an advisory committee. Requires the center to do the following: (1) Select language developmental milestones to include in a parent resource. (2) Approve tools and assessments for the assessment of children who are deaf or hard of hearing. (3) Develop and prepare a parent resource. (4) Prepare a report using data collected from the results of the assessments. Provides that the center may provide training and technical assistance concerning the use and administration of approved tools and assessments. Provides that the advisory committee shall do the following: (1) Collaborate with experts in: (A) selecting, for recommendation to the center, the language developmental milestones for inclusion in the parent resource; and (B) approving, for recommendation to the center, tools and assessments for children who are deaf or hard of hearing that are equivalent to tools and assessments for children who are not deaf or hard of hearing. (2) Provide to the center, not later than June 1, 2020, a list of the language developmental milestones that the advisory committee recommends that the center include in the parent resource and a list of tools and assessments that the advisory committee recommends the center approve for the assessment of children who are deaf or hard of hearing. (3) Conduct, at least once every five years, a review of the language developmental milestones selected and tools and assessments approved by the center. Provides that the office of the secretary of family and social services (office) may administer annually to a child who is: (1) less than three years of age; and (2) deaf or hard of hearing; at least one of the assessments approved by the center. Provides that each school corporation may administer annually to a child who: (1) is at least three years of age and less than 11 years of age; (2) is deaf or hard of hearing; and (3) has legal settlement in the school corporation; at least one of the assessments approved by the center. Allows a parent to opt out of the annual assessment if the parent provides, in writing, to the office or school corporation the parent's intent to opt out. Requires the office and each school corporation to provide to the center the results of any tools and assessments administered to a child. |
| | Current Status: | 5/5/2019 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 4/24/2019 - House reconsidered and concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 654: yeas 95, nays 2
4/24/2019 - House Concurred in Senate Amendments Concurred (95-2)
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1484 |
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| HB1629 | VARIOUS EDUCATION MATTERS. (BEHNING R) Provides that a school corporation or charter school may not charge a fee for the first five hours required to search for a record that is in an electronic format. Provides, with an exception, that a school corporation or charter school may charge a search fee for any time spent searching for a record that is in an electronic format that exceeds five hours. Makes changes to the definition of "elementary school". Provides that each school corporation may encourage the development of a community service ethic among high school students in grades 9 through 12. (Current law provides that each school corporation may encourage the development of a community service ethic among high school students in grade 11 or 12.) Provides that the admission of a charter school or state accredited nonpublic school student to a technical education center will not result in the denial of a placement for a student enrolled in the school corporation. Beginning with the 2022-2023 cohort, expands the EARN Indiana program to include secondary school students. Provides that the department of education (department) shall make every reasonable attempt to provide the same voice-to-text, screen reader, or human reader accommodations to a particular student on every section of the statewide assessment program as provided as part of the student's: (1) individualized education program; (2) service plan; or (3) choice scholarship education plan. Provides that the state board of education (state board) shall provide a report the legislative council explaining in detail the extent that: (1) individualized education programs; (2) service plans developed; or (3) choice scholarship education plans were altered to align to the statewide assessment program. Provides that, on or before November 1, 2019, the state board shall review and submit a report to the legislative council summarizing how the 2019 statewide assessment program measures reading comprehension. Requires the commission for higher education to prepare a model notice of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Requires each school corporation to distribute the FAFSA model notice. Provides that the state board shall establish the education dispute resolution working group (EDR working group). Provides that not later than January 1, 2021, the department shall ensure that all mediators, administrative law judges, hearing officers, and other appointees, employees, and contractors who mediate or adjudicate disputes involving educational entities through the department or state board are effectively trained to serve as both mediators and adjudicators. Requires the state board to develop alternative benchmarks, performance indicators, and accountability standards to be used in the assessment of schools that focus primarily on providing an academic program for students with developmental, intellectual, or behavioral challenges. (Current law requires the state board to develop alternative benchmarks, performance indicators, and accountability standards to be used in the assessment of schools that focus primarily on providing an academic program for students with developmental, intellectual, or behavioral challenges.) Provides that an advocate (other than an attorney) for an individual or entity who initiates a lawsuit or administrative proceeding against a public school or a nonpublic school is prohibited from representing the individual or entity without first disclosing in writing to the: (1) advocate's client; and (2) court, administrative law judge, or hearing officer; any conflict of interest the advocate has in representing the individual or entity. Removes the authority to use money appropriated for secured school safety grants for the provision of school based mental health services and social emotional wellness services to students in K-12 schools. |
| | Current Status: | 5/6/2019 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 4/24/2019 - Conference Committee Report Adopted (H) Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 655: yeas 67, nays 31; Rules Suspended
4/24/2019 - House Conference Committees Eligible for Action
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1629 |
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| HB1630 | VARIOUS EDUCATION MATTERS. (BEHNING R) Provides that the state board of education (state board) may approve assigning a new identification number for a school that is in operation and requests a new number. Provides that the department of education (department) may assign an identification number to a new school upon the new school's request. Requires the state board to adopt rules to establish criteria that a school must meet to be considered a new school for identification number purposes. Voids 511 IAC 6.2-10-10. Provides that, after June 30, 2019, the state board may not use student growth as the exclusive means used in determining a school's final accountability category. Provides that, upon request beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, the department shall place certain innovation network schools and innovation network charter schools in a "null" or "no letter grade" category for purposes of assessing school performance for a certain number of years, consecutively, unless an innovation network school or innovation network charter school requests otherwise. Provides that, if requested by a school, the department may place the school in a "null" or "no letter grade" category for purposes of assessing school performance for the first three consecutive years of operation of the school. Provides that an innovation network school may request that the state board approve an issuance of a "null" or "no letter grade" for a school during its first three consecutive years of operation by an innovation network team. Provides that the state board must establish criteria that the state board may consider in determining whether an innovation network school that reconfigures an existing school is eligible to receive a "null" or "no letter grade". Adds Cambridge International exams as a postsecondary readiness competency that may be approved by the state board as a graduation pathway. Requires the state board to approve two or more benchmark, formative, interim, or similar assessments to identify students that require remediation. (Current law requires that the state board approve two or more benchmark assessments to identify students that require remediation.) Prohibits the state board and department from contracting with, approving, or endorsing the use of a single vendor to provide benchmark, formative, interim, or similar assessments for kindergarten through grade 7. |
| | Current Status: | 5/5/2019 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 4/24/2019 - Conference Committee Report Adopted (H) Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 653: yeas 94, nays 0; Rules Suspended
4/24/2019 - Conference Committee Report Adopted (S) Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 620: yeas 35, nays 14; Rules Suspended
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| HB1641 | CHARTER SCHOOL MATTERS. (BEHNING R) Increases the membership of the Indiana charter school board (board) from seven to nine. Authorizes the governor to appoint four members to the board, not more than two of whom may be members of the same political party. (Under current law, the governor appoints two members who may not be members of the same political party.) Provides that the affirmative votes of a majority of the members present are required for the board to take action as opposed to the affirmative votes of a majority of the voting members appointed to the board. Adds a representative from the Arc of Indiana to the list of members who must be included on the state advisory council on the education of children with disabilities. Allows a charter school to limit admissions to allow siblings of student alumni of a charter school or a charter school held by the same organizer to attend the same charter school. Provides that a student who attends a charter school co-located with the charter school may receive preference to admission to the charter school if the preference is specifically provided for in the charter school's charter and is approved by the charter school's authorizer. Adds educational service centers to a provision relating to employee wage payment arrangements. Provides that the governing body of a school corporation may allow, by written authorization, the use of a school bus or a special purpose bus for the transportation of adults at least 65 years of age or disabled adults. Reduces the time frame that a school corporation must make a vacant or unused school building available to a charter school. Provides that, if a school corporation does not comply with the requirements regarding a vacant or unused school building and charter schools, the school corporation must submit any proceeds from the sale of the vacant or unused school building to the state board of education (state board) to provide grants under the charter school and innovation grant program. Requires a school corporation to sell certain vacant school buildings to an accredited nonpublic school or postsecondary educational institution for an amount not more than the minimum bid for the school building or an amount agreed to by both parties. Provides that, in determining whether to accept a proposal to purchase and redevelop a school building that has a square footage that exceeds 200,000 gross square feet and any adjacent property, the governing body must ensure that a charter school that has notified the governing body in writing of its interest in locating the charter school on the redeveloped site is provided adequate facilities on the redeveloped site. Provides that, if the state board directs a special management team to apply for charter school status for a school, the state board shall notify the charter school authorizer selected for application by the special management team of the state board's decision to direct the school to apply for charter status. |
| | Current Status: | 5/5/2019 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 4/23/2019 - Signed by the Speaker
4/22/2019 - House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 584: yeas 60, nays 31
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1641 |
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| SB29 | SCHOOL MATERIALS FOR JUVENILE DETAINEES. (BOHACEK M) Provides that, if a child is or will be detained in a juvenile detention facility (facility) for more than seven calendar days, the school corporation must, upon the child's parent or facility's request, provide to the facility the school materials for the grade level or courses that the child is or would be enrolled in if the child were not detained. Requires the school corporation, upon the child's parent or facility's request, to deliver the school materials at least once every seven calendar days, excluding any days that are not student instructional days. Provides that the school corporation may provide the school materials in an electronic format. Provides that, except for the assessment of rental fees for curricular materials, the school corporation is responsible for the costs associated with preparing and delivering the school materials. Provides that the school corporation is not required to provide the school materials if the: (1) child is released from the facility; or (2) facility requests that the school corporation no longer provide the school materials. Provides that if a student is suspended, the student is required to complete all assignments and school work assigned during the period of the student's suspension. Provides that the principal or the principal's designee shall ensure that the student receives notice of any assignments or school work due and teacher contact information in the event the student has questions regarding the assignments or school work. Provides that a school is required to provide a student who is expelled with a list of available alternative education programs or virtual charter schools which the student may attend during the student's expulsion. Provides that if a student is expelled from school or from any educational function, the student's absence from school because of the expulsion provisions requiring compulsory school attendance if the student may enroll in: (1) an alternative education program in the county or in a county immediately adjacent to the county containing the school corporation from which the student was expelled; or (2) a virtual charter school if the student does not enroll in a program or virtual charter school during the student's expulsion. |
| | Current Status: | 4/25/2019 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 4/24/2019 - Signed by the President of the Senate
4/16/2019 - Signed by the Speaker
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| | State Bill Page: | SB29 |
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| SB281 | SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR CONTRACTS. (HOUCHIN E) Provides that, unless a provision in a contract entered into or renewed between the governing body of a school corporation and a principal or an assistant principal before July 1, 2019, provides otherwise, the governing body of a school corporation may not pay to a principal or an assistant principal to buy out a contract an amount that exceeds an amount equal to the principal's or assistant principal's salary for any one year under the contract. Provides that, unless a provision in a contract entered into or renewed between the governing body of a school corporation and an assistant superintendent before July 1, 2019, provides otherwise, a governing body may not pay to an assistant superintendent to buy out a contract an amount that exceeds an amount equal to the lesser of: (1) the assistant superintendent's salary for any one year under the contract; or (2) $250,000. Requires that an initial employment contract entered into between the governing body of a school corporation and an assistant superintendent, a principal, or an assistant principal be at least one year and not more than three years. (Current law requires the initial contract between the governing body of a school corporation and a principal or assistant principal be the equivalent of at least two years.) Provides that a contract with an assistant superintendent, a principal, or an assistant principal may be extended for an additional three years. |
| | Current Status: | 5/1/2019 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 4/23/2019 - Signed by the Speaker
4/17/2019 - Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 522: yeas 37, nays 9
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| | State Bill Page: | SB281 |
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| SB373 | ACADEMIC CREDITS FOR RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION. (KRUSE D) Provides that a public secondary school student may receive not more than two elective academic credits for released time religious instruction classes if certain conditions are met. |
| | Current Status: | 5/5/2019 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 4/16/2019 - Signed by the Speaker
4/8/2019 - Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 413: yeas 40, nays 8
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| | State Bill Page: | SB373 |
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| SB546 | INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEE. (SPARTZ V) Urges the legislative council to assign to the interim study committee on education the topic of studying: (1) the feasibility of integrating the membership of and merging the responsibilities of the Indiana state board of education and the governor's workforce cabinet to continue the process of aligning Indiana's education system; and (2) the governance structure and legislative oversight of education, including the composition of the state board of education, the governor's workforce cabinet, and the commission for higher education. |
| | Current Status: | 5/5/2019 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 4/18/2019 - Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 535: yeas 38, nays 8
4/18/2019 - Concurrences Eligible for Action
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| | State Bill Page: | SB546 |
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| SB567 | EDUCATION MATTERS. (RAATZ J) Provides that the state board of education (state board) may adopt rules regarding virtual education programs of school corporations. Provides that a student who does not participate in a school corporation's virtual education program before July 1, 2020, must complete the school corporation's annual onboarding process and orientation with the student's parent before the student may participate in the school corporation's virtual education program. Provides that, if the lesser of at least: (1) 100 students of a school corporation; or (2) 30% of the total number of students enrolled in the school corporation; receive at least 50% of instruction through a school corporation's virtual education program, the school corporation shall establish a dedicated virtual education school. Provides that an individual who is employed as a licensed teacher for a virtual education program or virtual charter school must comply with any mandatory licensed teacher training that is required. Provides that a virtual charter school that has a charter on June 30, 2019, may renew a charter only with a statewide authorizer. Provides that a student, who is not enrolled in a virtual charter school before July 1, 20209, must complete the virtual charter school's annual onboarding process and orientation with the student's parent before the student may enroll in the virtual charter school. Requires a virtual education program or virtual charter school to withdraw a student who is a habitual truant. Requires a student of a virtual education program or virtual charter school to be an Indiana resident. Provides that as part of the onboarding process and orientation, a school corporation or virtual charter school must provide to a student's parent: (1) the student engagement and attendance requirements or policies; and (2) notice that a person who knowingly or intentionally deprives a dependent of education commits neglect of a dependent. Requires an authorizer to establish certain requirements or guidelines for a virtual charter school. Requires a virtual charter school to report the methodology used to determine attendance to the virtual charter school's authorizer. Requires a virtual charter school's annual report to include: (1) the methodology used by the virtual charter school to determine attendance; and (2) the virtual charter school's student engagement requirements. Establishes actions that the state board may implement if a charter school is placed in the lowest category or designation of school performance for four consecutive years. Provides that the state board may adjust the formula used in the calculation of a high school's graduation rate if a certain percentage of students in a particular cohort: (1) transfer to a nonaccredited nonpublic school that does not have at least one employee; and (2) are not on track to graduate with their cohort. Urges the legislative council to assign to an appropriate interim study committee the task of studying and analyzing the financing and expenditures of virtual schools, including but not limited to virtual charter schools. Makes a technical correction. |
| | Current Status: | 5/1/2019 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
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| | Recent Status: | 4/18/2019 - Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 536: yeas 39, nays 7
4/18/2019 - Concurrences Eligible for Action
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| | State Bill Page: | SB567 |
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