SB 239 IN

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Requires the department of education (department) to: (1) compile a list of business and industry partners that provide guaranteed incentives to high school students who earn the honors employment plus seal; and (2) publish the list on the department's website. Provides that, in addition to conditions established in current law to convert an existing public elementary or secondary school, an existing public elementary or secondary school may be converted into a charter school if certain other conditions apply. Allows, if the conditions are met, the governing body of a school corporation to: (1) convert more than one existing public elementary or secondary school within the school corporation; and (2) operate two or more conversion charter schools under a single charter. Allows participating innovation network charter schools to enter into an agreement with more than one school corporation. Establishes the following for or with regard to participating innovation network charter schools that entered into an agreement with more than one school corporation: (1) Requirements regarding the location of a participating innovation network charter school. (2) Terms of a participating innovation network charter school agreement. (3) Duties of the department. Amends certain requirements and procedures that apply to the closure and transfer of covered school buildings. Provides that a lease or sale of a covered school building to a charter school or state educational institution includes certain assets. Requires parental notification if a school determines a student is at risk of not achieving grade level proficiency in mathematics.

• Linda Rogers Republican · author
• Jeff Raatz Republican · author
• Stacey Donato Republican · author
• Jake Teshka Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 8, 2026 Authored by Senator Rogers · upper
2. Jan 8, 2026 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development · upper
3. Jan 15, 2026 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations · upper
4. Jan 22, 2026 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
5. Jan 26, 2026 Amendment #2 (Qaddoura) failed; voice vote · upper
6. Jan 26, 2026 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
7. Jan 26, 2026 Amendment #4 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote · upper
8. Jan 26, 2026 Amendment #3 (Qaddoura) failed; voice vote · upper
9. Jan 26, 2026 Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 65: yeas 9, nays 35 · upper
10. Jan 27, 2026 Senators Buchanan, Doriot added as coauthors · upper
11. Jan 27, 2026 Senator Raatz added as second author · upper
12. Jan 27, 2026 Senator Donato added as third author · upper
13. Jan 28, 2026 Cosponsors: Representatives Behning, McGuire · upper
14. Jan 28, 2026 House sponsor: Representative Teshka · upper
15. Jan 28, 2026 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 121: yeas 30, nays 18 · upper
16. Jan 29, 2026 Referred to the House · upper
17. Feb 2, 2026 First reading: referred to Committee on Education · lower
18. Feb 18, 2026 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
19. Feb 23, 2026 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · lower
20. Feb 23, 2026 Amendment #1 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 321: yeas 43, nays 51 · lower
21. Feb 23, 2026 Amendment #2 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote · lower
22. Feb 24, 2026 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 350: yeas 66, nays 31 · lower
23. Feb 25, 2026 Senate advisors appointed: Donato, Ford J.D., Raatz, Doriot · upper
24. Feb 25, 2026 Motion to dissent filed · upper
25. Feb 25, 2026 Senate conferees appointed: Rogers, Qaddoura · upper
26. Feb 25, 2026 House advisors appointed: Behning, Payne, Klinker, Pfaff, Smith V · lower
27. Feb 25, 2026 House conferees appointed: Teshka, DeLaney · lower
28. Feb 25, 2026 Senate dissented from House amendments · upper
29. Feb 25, 2026 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
30. Feb 27, 2026 Senator Qaddoura removed as conferee · upper
31. Feb 27, 2026 Senator Buchanan added as conferee · upper
32. Feb 27, 2026 Representative DeLaney removed as conferee · lower
33. Feb 27, 2026 Representative Behning removed as advisor · lower
34. Mar 12, 2026 Public Law 151 · upper
35. Mar 12, 2026 Signed by the Governor · executive
36. Mar 5, 2026 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
37. Feb 27, 2026 Representative Behning added as conferee · lower
38. Feb 27, 2026 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate · upper
39. Feb 27, 2026 CCR # 1 filed in the House · lower
40. Feb 27, 2026 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 330: yeas 31, nays 16 · upper
41. Feb 27, 2026 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 431: yeas 65, nays 29 · lower
42. Mar 2, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
43. Mar 3, 2026 Signed by the Speaker · lower