SB 281 IN

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Requires the Indiana economic development corporation (IEDC), beginning January 1, 2023, to specify in the IEDC's annual economic incentives compliance report whether a recipient of a grant from the Indiana twenty-first century research and technology fund is a women's business enterprise, a minority business enterprise, or a veteran owned small business. Requires the trustees of the next level Indiana fund investment board to report to the budget committee every six months concerning the number of investments and the amount of money invested in companies that qualify as a women's business enterprise, a minority business enterprise, or a veteran owned small business. Urges the legislative council to assign the following study committee topics during the 2021 interim: (1) Whether, and in what form, the state should encourage robotics classes and clubs for students in kindergarten through grade 12. (2) How to connect more industry professionals to the classroom and remove existing barriers to the licensure process. (3) Whether there is merit to offering incentives for industry professionals to teach or partner, or both, with local businesses to provide training for the technology industry and other high demand and high wage jobs.

• Linda Rogers Republican · author
• Blake Doriot Republican · author
• Andy Zay · author
• Jake Teshka Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 11, 2021 Authored by Senator Rogers · upper
2. Jan 11, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology · upper
3. Feb 15, 2021 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
4. Feb 15, 2021 Senator Doriot added as second author · upper
5. Feb 15, 2021 Senator Zay added as third author · upper
6. Feb 18, 2021 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
7. Feb 22, 2021 Senator Qaddoura added as coauthor · upper
8. Feb 22, 2021 Senators Yoder and Breaux added as coauthors · upper
9. Feb 22, 2021 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 157: yeas 49, nays 0 · upper
10. Feb 22, 2021 House sponsor: Representative Teshka · upper
11. Feb 22, 2021 Cosponsor: Representative Miller · upper
12. Feb 22, 2021 Senator Taylor G added as coauthor · upper
13. Feb 23, 2021 Referred to the House · upper
14. Mar 4, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform · lower

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.

• Senate Bill (S) · Feb 15, 2021 · PDF
• Introduced Senate Bill (S) · Jan 11, 2021 · PDF