SB 331 IN

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Provides that, for purposes of determining the funding floor for teachers of a school corporation, the amount a school corporation expends for full-time teacher salaries shall include the amount the school corporation expends for participating in a special education cooperative or a career and technical education cooperative that is directly attributable to the salaries of full-time teachers employed by the cooperative, as determined by the department of education (department). Requires the department to annually report to the legislative council and the state budget committee on certain matters regarding full-time teacher salaries and benefits and the issuance of waivers of the requirement that a school corporation expend a specified percentage of tuition support for full-time teacher salaries. Authorizes the treasurer of state (treasurer) to deduct up to 10% of funds made available for the Indiana education scholarship account program (program) to cover costs of administering the program in the first year and up to 5% of funds made available in each year thereafter. Establishes the Indiana education scholarship account administration fund (fund) to support the administration of the program. Requires any amounts deducted by the treasurer for administration costs to be deposited in the fund. Removes a requirement for certain participating entities in the program to post a surety bond. Makes technical corrections.

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

1. Jan 11, 2022 Authored by Senator Buchanan · upper
2. Jan 11, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development · upper
3. Jan 20, 2022 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations · upper
4. Jan 20, 2022 Senator Kruse added as coauthor · upper
5. Jan 27, 2022 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
6. Jan 31, 2022 Senator Raatz added as second author · upper
7. Jan 31, 2022 Senator Crane added as third author · upper
8. Jan 31, 2022 Amendment #2 (Mishler) prevailed; voice vote · upper
9. Jan 31, 2022 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
10. Feb 1, 2022 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 175: yeas 37, nays 12 · upper
11. Feb 1, 2022 House sponsor: Representative Behning · upper
12. Feb 2, 2022 Referred to the House · upper
13. Feb 8, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Education · lower
14. Feb 17, 2022 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
15. Feb 17, 2022 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127 · lower
16. Feb 21, 2022 Committee report: do pass, adopted · lower
17. Feb 23, 2022 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
18. Feb 24, 2022 Representatives Goodrich and Teshka J added as cosponsors · lower
19. Feb 28, 2022 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 302: yeas 75, nays 22 · lower
20. Mar 1, 2022 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
21. Mar 3, 2022 Motion to dissent filed · upper
22. Mar 3, 2022 Senate dissented from House amendments · upper
23. Mar 3, 2022 Senate conferees appointed: Buchanan and Ford J.D. · upper
24. Mar 3, 2022 Senate advisors appointed: Raatz and Melton · upper
25. Mar 3, 2022 House conferees appointed: Behning and Smith V · lower
26. Mar 3, 2022 House advisors appointed: Goodrich, Cook and DeLaney · lower
27. Mar 8, 2022 Senator Raatz removed as advisor · upper
28. Mar 8, 2022 Senator Ford J.D. removed as conferee · upper
29. Mar 8, 2022 Senator Raatz added as conferee · upper
30. Mar 8, 2022 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate · upper
31. Mar 8, 2022 CCR # 1 filed in the House · lower
32. Mar 8, 2022 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 387: yeas 92, nays 4 · lower
33. Mar 8, 2022 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 366: yeas 35, nays 15 · upper
34. Mar 9, 2022 Signed by the Speaker · lower
35. Mar 9, 2022 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
36. Mar 15, 2022 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
37. Mar 15, 2022 Public Law 132 · upper
38. Mar 15, 2022 Signed by the Governor · executive

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) · Mar 8, 2022 · PDF
• Introduced Senate Bill (S) · Jan 10, 2022 · PDF
• Senate Bill (S) · Jan 20, 2022 · PDF
• Senate Bill (S) · Jan 27, 2022 · PDF
• Engrossed Senate Bill (S) · Jan 31, 2022 · PDF
• Senate Bill (H) · Feb 17, 2022 · PDF
• Senate Bill (H) · Feb 21, 2022 · PDF