HB 1539 IN

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Requires a public school to do the following: (1) Notify a parent of a student not later than 24 hours after the student makes an allegation that an employee of the public school engaged in misconduct. (2) If the public school determines that an allegation is unsubstantiated or otherwise dismissed, provide written notification to the employee and parent of the student not later than 14 days after the determination. Amends the definition of "bullying". Provides that certain discipline rules adopted by the governing body of a school corporation include timetables for reporting of bullying incidents to the parents of both the targeted student and the alleged perpetrator not later than one business day after the incident is reported. (Current law provides reporting of bullying incidents not later than five business days after the incident is reported.) Requires the governing body of a school corporation to: (1) require a school corporation to determine the severity of an incident of bullying and whether the incident may warrant transfer of the victim or the alleged perpetrator to another school in the school corporation; and (2) require a school corporation to approve the transfer of a victim or the alleged perpetrator of an act of bullying to another school in the school corporation under certain circumstances.

• Vernon Smith Democratic · author
• Jeff Raatz Republican · sponsor
• Mark Spencer Democratic · sponsor
• J.D. Ford Democratic · sponsor

1. Jan 21, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Education · lower
2. Jan 21, 2025 Authored by Representative Smith V · lower
3. Feb 13, 2025 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
4. Feb 13, 2025 Representatives Behning and Cash added as coauthors · lower
5. Feb 17, 2025 Representative Klinker added as coauthor · lower
6. Feb 17, 2025 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · lower
7. Feb 17, 2025 Amendment #1 (Pfaff) prevailed; voice vote · lower
8. Feb 18, 2025 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 198: yeas 92, nays 0 · lower
9. Feb 18, 2025 Senate sponsors: Senators Raatz, Spencer, Ford J.D. · lower
10. Feb 19, 2025 Referred to the Senate · lower
11. Mar 3, 2025 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development · upper