HB 1380 IN

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Requires the secretary of education to prepare and submit to the general assembly the following: (1) A plan to establish a pilot program concerning the use, operation, and management of school facilities to promote student learning and outcomes. (2) A plan to establish a pilot program concerning student transportation. Provides that the commission on seclusion and restraint in schools (commission) must include eliminating or minimizing the need for use of time-out in its model restraint and seclusion plan. Requires the commission to meet biannually (instead of annually, under current law), and requires the commission to submit a biannual report to the state advisory council on the education of children with disabilities. Makes various changes to innovation network school and participating innovation network charter school provisions regarding the following: (1) The terms that must be included in an agreement entered into between: (A) an innovation network team and the governing body of a school corporation; and (B) an organizer and the governing body of a school corporation. (2) Restrictions on altering an agreement. (3) Restrictions on a school corporation charging a participating innovation network charter school for goods and services. (4) Required distribution of state tuition support to participating innovation network charter schools. (5) Restrictions regarding altering the use of a facility occupied by an innovation network school or participating innovation network charter school. Provides that a school corporation may use the school corporation's operations fund for transportation of school children to certain: (1) apprenticeship programs; (2) career and technical education programs; (3) modern youth apprenticeships; and (4) work based learning courses. Makes changes to the student learning recovery grant program concerning the following: (1) The establishment of the program is subject to available funding. (2) The purpose for which the program was established with regard to disruption in education caused by the coronavirus disease pandemic and insufficient alternatives. (3) The limitation of the program to only certain state fiscal years. (4) Allowing the department of education (department) to require matching grant amounts. Provides that a student's Indiana enrichment scholarship account terminates under conditions established by the department (instead of October 1, 2024). Provides that the governing body of a school corporation, the organizer of a charter school, or the chief administrative officer of a nonpublic school system shall authorize the absence and excuse of each secondary school student who is not a habitual truant and is ordered to active duty with the armed forces of the United States, including their reserve components or the Indiana National Guard for at least 15 days in a school year. Provides that the office of administrative law proceedings (office) has jurisdiction over hearing officers authorized to conduct hearings required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Requires the office to: (1) determine the cost of conducting hearings; and (2) after July 1, 2025, assess a fee, based on the weighted ADM count, for each school corporation and charter school that is sufficient to cover the costs. Amends the date by which a student has to be a certain age to be eligible to participate in a school scholarship program and the Indiana education scholarship account program. Removes a condition with regard to requiring certain school corporations to accept transferring students who do not have legal settlement in the school corporation. Provides that a transferee corporation may not require a parent or student requesting transfer to the school corporation to pay transfer tuition or any other fee associated with the transfer of the student. Removes a provision that requires use of certain federal funds under the Indiana student enrichment grant program. Makes certain changes to the referendum time line. Repeals the following provisions regarding the student learning recovery grant program: (1) The appropriation in the 2021 fiscal year. (2) The expiration of the program. Repeals provisions regarding the expiration of the Indiana student enrichment grant program. Provides that a state educational institution (institution) must implement a policy to publish information concerning any act of hazing committed by a member of a group or organization that is adjudicated by the institution. Requires an institution to publish a public report concerning certain information about an investigation that results in a finding that hazing was committed. Specifies what an institution is required to publish on a website in connection with the public report concerning hazing. Allows an individual who is at least 16 years of age to enroll in and attend a training program for certification as a Firefighter I, Firefighter II, or emergency medical technician.

• Robert Behning Republican · author
• Jeff Raatz Republican · sponsor
• John Crane · sponsor

1. Jan 10, 2024 Authored by Representative Behning · lower
2. Jan 10, 2024 First reading: referred to Committee on Education · lower
3. Jan 10, 2024 Coauthored by Representatives Davis and McGuire · lower
4. Jan 18, 2024 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
5. Jan 23, 2024 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · lower
6. Jan 23, 2024 Amendment #1 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote · lower
7. Jan 23, 2024 Amendment #2 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote · lower
8. Jan 26, 2024 Referred to the Senate · lower
9. Jan 25, 2024 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 50: yeas 91, nays 7 · lower
10. Jan 25, 2024 Senate sponsors: Senators Raatz and Crane · lower
11. Feb 5, 2024 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development · upper
12. Feb 22, 2024 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations · upper
13. Feb 29, 2024 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
14. Mar 4, 2024 Amendment #2 (Raatz) prevailed; voice vote · upper
15. Mar 4, 2024 Senator Randolph added as cosponsor · upper
16. Mar 4, 2024 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
17. Mar 5, 2024 Motion to dissent filed · lower
18. Mar 5, 2024 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 287: yeas 48, nays 0 · upper
19. Mar 6, 2024 Senate conferees appointed: Raatz and Yoder · upper
20. Mar 6, 2024 Senate advisors appointed: Ford J.D. and Crane · upper
21. Mar 6, 2024 House conferees appointed: Behning and Pfaff · lower
22. Mar 6, 2024 House advisors appointed: Davis, McGuire, DeLaney, Klinker and Smith V · lower
23. Mar 6, 2024 House dissented from Senate amendments · lower
24. Mar 5, 2024 Returned to the House with amendments · upper
25. Mar 11, 2024 Signed by the Speaker · lower
26. Mar 13, 2024 Signed by the Governor · executive
27. Mar 8, 2024 Senator Rogers added as conferee · upper
28. Mar 8, 2024 Representative McGuire added as conferee · lower
29. Mar 8, 2024 Representative Pfaff removed as conferee · lower
30. Mar 8, 2024 Representative McGuire removed as advisor · lower
31. Mar 13, 2024 Public Law 162 · lower
32. Mar 8, 2024 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate · upper
33. Mar 8, 2024 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 349: yeas 70, nays 25 · lower
34. Mar 8, 2024 CCR # 1 filed in the House · lower
35. Mar 8, 2024 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 338: yeas 35, nays 12 · upper
36. Mar 11, 2024 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
37. Mar 8, 2024 Senator Yoder removed as conferee · upper
38. Mar 12, 2024 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper

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) · PDF
• Engrossed House Bill (H) · PDF
• House Bill (S) · PDF
• House Bill (S) · PDF
• Engrossed House Bill (S) · PDF
• House Bill (H) · PDF
• Introduced House Bill (H) · PDF