HB 1447 IN

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Provides that, if a school corporation or qualified school uses a third party vendor in providing certain personal analyses, evaluations, or surveys, the third party vendor and the school corporation or qualified school may not record, collect, or maintain the responses to or results of the analysis, evaluation, or survey in a manner that would identify the responses or results of an individual student. Provides that, if a school corporation or qualified school uses a third party vendor in providing the personal analysis, evaluation, or survey, the school corporation or qualified school must provide parents or students, as applicable, two requests for written consent before administering the analysis, evaluation, or survey. Provides that the school corporation or qualified school may administer the personal analysis, evaluation, or survey if a parent or student, as applicable, does not decline the analysis, evaluation, or survey. Requires each school corporation or qualified school to: (1) post a copy of a personal analysis, evaluation, or survey on the school corporation's or qualified school's website; and (2) send with each notice an explanation of the reasons that the school corporation or qualified school is administering the personal analysis, evaluation, or survey. Requires each qualified school to establish and maintain a grievance procedure for complaints regarding a violation of this provision. Provides that, if a state agency, school corporation, or qualified school or an employee of a state agency, school corporation, or qualified school requires, makes part of a course, awards a grade or course credit, or otherwise incentivizes a student to engage in: (1) political activism; (2) lobbying; or (3) efforts to persuade members of the legislative or executive branch at the federal, state, or local level; the state agency, school corporation, or qualified school or the employee of the state agency, school corporation, or qualified school shall not require the student to adopt, affirm, affiliate, or take any action that would result in favoring any particular position on the issue or issues involved without offering an alternative option for the student to complete the assignment or receive extra credit or other incentivization that allows for the favoring of an alternative position. After June 30, 2023, requires certain contracts between a school corporation or a qualified school and a third party vendor concerning a personal analysis, survey, or evaluation to contain a breach of contract provision. Requires schools to adopt policies and procedures concerning material alleged to be obscene or harmful to minors. Removes schools from the list of entities eligible for a specified defense to such criminal prosecutions.

• Donna Schaibley · author
• Stacey Donato Republican · sponsor
• Jeff Raatz Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 17, 2023 Authored by Representative Schaibley · lower
2. Jan 17, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Education · lower
3. Feb 14, 2023 Representative McGuire J added as coauthor · lower
4. Feb 16, 2023 Representative Cash B added as coauthor · lower
5. Feb 20, 2023 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
6. Feb 22, 2023 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
7. Feb 23, 2023 Senate sponsors: Senators Donato and Raatz · lower
8. Feb 23, 2023 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 223: yeas 94, nays 0 · lower
9. Feb 24, 2023 Referred to the Senate · lower
10. Mar 9, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development · upper
11. Mar 23, 2023 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
12. Mar 30, 2023 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
13. Apr 3, 2023 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 294: yeas 37, nays 10 · upper
14. Apr 4, 2023 Returned to the House with amendments · upper
15. Apr 6, 2023 Motion to dissent filed · lower
16. Apr 6, 2023 House dissented from Senate amendments · lower
17. Apr 6, 2023 House conferees appointed: Lehman and Smith V · lower
18. Apr 6, 2023 House advisors appointed: Schaibley, Cash, DeLaney and Pfaff · lower
19. Apr 10, 2023 Representative Lehman removed as conferee · lower
20. Apr 10, 2023 Representative Carbaugh added as conferee · lower
21. Apr 10, 2023 Representative Behning added as advisor · lower
22. Apr 11, 2023 Senate conferees appointed: Donato and Hunley · upper
23. Apr 11, 2023 Senate advisors appointed: Ford J.D., Raatz and Tomes · upper
24. Apr 26, 2023 Senator Raatz removed as advisor · upper
25. Apr 26, 2023 Senator Hunley removed as conferee · upper
26. Apr 26, 2023 Senator Raatz added as conferee · upper
27. Apr 26, 2023 Representative Cash removed as advisor · lower
28. Apr 26, 2023 Representative Smith V removed as conferee · lower
29. Apr 26, 2023 Representative Cash added as conferee · lower
30. Apr 27, 2023 CCR # 1 filed in the House · lower
31. Apr 27, 2023 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate · upper
32. Apr 27, 2023 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 535: yeas 69, nays 28 · lower
33. Apr 27, 2023 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 520: yeas 39, nays 10 · upper
34. Apr 28, 2023 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
35. Apr 28, 2023 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
36. May 1, 2023 Signed by the Speaker · lower
37. May 4, 2023 Signed by the Governor · executive
38. May 4, 2023 Public Law 234 · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled House Bill (H) · Apr 27, 2023 · PDF
• Introduced House Bill (H) · Jan 17, 2023 · PDF
• House Bill (H) · Feb 20, 2023 · PDF
• House Bill (S) · Mar 23, 2023 · PDF