SB 8 IN

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Requires each high school to: (1) beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, offer the Indiana college core (college core); or (2) not later than October 1, 2024, submit a plan or report that meets certain requirements to the commission for higher education (commission). Provides that: (1) a student who successfully completes an eligible course under the college core is entitled to secondary credit toward graduation requirements; and (2) the student's transcripts must reflect the secondary credit. Establishes the reverse transfer program for community college associate degrees. Requires each state educational institution (institution) to prepare and submit a report to the commission that includes information regarding a determination by the institution of the feasibility and advisability of establishing and conferring associate degrees to certain students. Establishes certain requirements for the commission regarding the reports. Requires each institution that offers baccalaureate degrees to establish a policy to review each of the institution's four year baccalaureate degree program offerings to determine the feasibility of providing each in a specifically structured manner to allow a full-time student to complete the baccalaureate degree within three years. Requires, not later than July 1, 2025, each institution to offer at least one baccalaureate degree program specifically structured to allow a full-time student to complete the baccalaureate degree within three years. Requires an institution to provide an annual report to the commission regarding offering four year baccalaureate degree programs completed in three years. Expands the schools to which requirements regarding secondary credit apply. Changes the name of the statewide transfer general education core to the Indiana college core. Requires the commission, in coordination with the department of education (department) and institutions, to maintain and post a list and syllabus or course outline record of each eligible college core course. Requires, by July 1, 2025, the department to partner with one or more institutions or approved postsecondary educational institutions to provide online access to the college core through the course access program. Provides that credit equivalencies, including the college core, for all Cambridge International Advanced A and AS Level examinations must be updated annually and sent by each institution to the commission by June 1 each year. Provides that each institution shall post these annually updated credit equivalencies on the institution's website by July 1 each year. Provides that the commission shall post the annually updated credit equivalencies on the commission's student transfer of credit portal by July 1 each year.

• Jean Leising Republican · author
• Linda Rogers Republican · author
• Susan Glick Republican · author
• Craig Snow Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 8, 2024 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development · upper
2. Jan 8, 2024 Authored by Senator Leising · upper
3. Jan 10, 2024 Senator Goode G added as coauthor · upper
4. Jan 10, 2024 Senator Becker added as coauthor · upper
5. Jan 10, 2024 Senator Rogers added as second author · upper
6. Jan 10, 2024 Senator Glick added as third author · upper
7. Jan 22, 2024 Senator Raatz added as coauthor · upper
8. Jan 25, 2024 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations · upper
9. Feb 1, 2024 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
10. Feb 5, 2024 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
11. Feb 5, 2024 Amendment #1 (Leising) prevailed; voice vote · upper
12. Feb 6, 2024 Cosponsors: Representatives Thompson, Davis, Teshka · upper
13. Feb 6, 2024 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 118: yeas 48, nays 0 · upper
14. Feb 6, 2024 House sponsor: Representative Snow · upper
15. Feb 6, 2024 Referred to the House · upper
16. Feb 12, 2024 First reading: referred to Committee on Education · lower
17. Feb 22, 2024 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
18. Feb 26, 2024 Amendment #1 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote · lower
19. Feb 26, 2024 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · lower
20. Feb 26, 2024 Amendment #2 (Teshka) prevailed; voice vote · lower
21. Feb 27, 2024 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 211: yeas 94, nays 0 · lower
22. Feb 28, 2024 Motion to dissent filed · upper
23. Feb 28, 2024 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
24. Feb 29, 2024 Senate advisors appointed: Yoder, Glick and Goode · upper
25. Feb 29, 2024 Senate conferees appointed: Leising and Hunley · upper
26. Feb 29, 2024 Senate dissented from House amendments · upper
27. Feb 29, 2024 House conferees appointed: Snow and Smith V · lower
28. Feb 29, 2024 House advisors appointed: Davis, Behning and Pfaff · lower
29. Mar 6, 2024 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate · upper
30. Mar 6, 2024 CCR # 1 filed in the House · lower
31. Mar 7, 2024 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 312: yeas 85, nays 0 · lower
32. Mar 7, 2024 Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 298: yeas 48, nays 0 · upper
33. Mar 8, 2024 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
34. Mar 11, 2024 Signed by the Speaker · lower
35. Mar 12, 2024 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
36. Mar 13, 2024 Signed by the Governor · executive
37. Mar 13, 2024 Public Law 94 · 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 Senate Bill (S) · PDF
• Engrossed Senate Bill (S) · PDF
• Senate Bill (H) · PDF
• Engrossed Senate Bill (H) · PDF
• Senate Bill (S) · PDF
• Senate Bill (S) · PDF
• Introduced Senate Bill (S) · PDF