SB 255 IN

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Requires the department of education (department) to grant an initial practitioner license to an individual who: (1) holds a bachelor's degree with a major in any combination of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics; (2) successfully completes a total of at least nine academic credits regarding certain instruction in teaching; and (3) meets other specified requirements. Provides that the department may grant a license to teach a high school level course or grades 5 through 9 to an individual who completes a licensure pathway established by the department. Requires a principal to allow a student who is enrolled in a public secondary school to receive religious instruction for a period or periods that do not exceed the amount of time that is equivalent to attending one elective course at the public secondary school during the week. (Current law provides for a period or periods of not more than 120 minutes in total in any week.) Provides that a public secondary school may award academic credit to a student who attends religious instruction if: (1) the religious entity providing the instruction agrees to certain conditions; and (2) the governing body of the school corporation adopts a policy that allows the awarding of credit (current law only provides that a public secondary school may award academic credit to a student who attends religious instruction if the governing body of the school corporation adopts a policy that allows the awarding of credit). Changes certain requirements regarding the reporting of a bullying "incident" to the reporting of a bullying "investigation". Requires discipline rules to include a provision to make a reasonable attempt to notify both the parent of a targeted student and the parent of an alleged perpetrator that the school is investigating a possible incident of bullying or similar misconduct before the end of the next school day after the school becomes aware of the possible incident.

• Spencer Deery Republican · author
• Linda Rogers Republican · author
• Tyler Johnson Republican · author
• Michelle Davis Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 13, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development · upper
2. Jan 13, 2025 Authored by Senator Deery · upper
3. Jan 16, 2025 Senator Rogers added as second author · upper
4. Jan 16, 2025 Senator Johnson T added as third author · upper
5. Jan 21, 2025 Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor · upper
6. Jan 23, 2025 Committee report: do pass, adopted · upper
7. Jan 27, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
8. Jan 28, 2025 Senator Yoder added as coauthor · upper
9. Jan 28, 2025 House sponsor: Representative Davis · upper
10. Jan 28, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 30: yeas 49, nays 0 · upper
11. Jan 28, 2025 Cosponsor: Representative Culp · upper
12. Jan 29, 2025 Referred to the House · upper
13. Mar 3, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Education · lower
14. Mar 27, 2025 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
15. Apr 1, 2025 Recommitted to Committee on Education pursuant to House Rule 126.2 · lower
16. Apr 9, 2025 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
17. Apr 14, 2025 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
18. Apr 15, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 447: yeas 94, nays 0 · lower
19. Apr 16, 2025 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
20. Apr 16, 2025 Motion to dissent filed · upper
21. Apr 16, 2025 Senate dissented from House amendments · upper
22. Apr 16, 2025 House advisors appointed: Behning, Culp and Smith V · lower
23. Apr 16, 2025 House conferees appointed: Davis and DeLaney · lower
24. Apr 17, 2025 Senate conferees appointed: Deery and Qaddoura · upper
25. Apr 17, 2025 Senate advisors appointed: Yoder and Rogers · upper
26. Apr 22, 2025 Representative Smith H added as conferee · lower
27. Apr 22, 2025 Senator Yoder removed as coauthor · upper
28. Apr 22, 2025 Senator Rogers added as conferee · upper
29. Apr 22, 2025 Senator Ford J.D. removed as coauthor · upper
30. Apr 22, 2025 Senator Rogers removed as advisor · upper
31. Apr 22, 2025 Senator Qaddoura removed as conferee · upper
32. Apr 22, 2025 Representative DeLaney removed as conferee · lower
33. Apr 23, 2025 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate · upper
34. Apr 23, 2025 CCR # 1 filed in the House · lower
35. Apr 23, 2025 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 533: yeas 66, nays 25 · lower
36. Apr 23, 2025 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 498: yeas 32, nays 12 · upper
37. May 6, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive
38. Apr 29, 2025 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
39. Apr 24, 2025 Signed by the Speaker · lower
40. Apr 24, 2025 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
41. May 6, 2025 Public Law 194 · upper