HB 1638 IN

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Requires the department of education (department) to report to the legislative council findings and recommendations for reducing the amount of redundant data that schools are required to submit to state agencies. Provides that a student presently enrolled in a public high school may retake a virtual course that was previously completed by the student at the same public high school under certain conditions. Provides that if a student elects to retake a virtual course, the retaken course must meet certain criteria. Provides that a student who has retaken a course before July 1, 2023, must receive full credit and a replacement grade for the course under certain conditions. Provides that the department shall require publication of a corrected graduation rate as prescribed by the department (instead of in the next school year's report). Provides that before July 1, 2024, the department may establish or license for use an online platform to provide certain required training programs. Moves up deadlines for recommending and approving streamlined academic standards in order to implement the new standards in the 2023-2024 school year. Provides that the department shall: (1) consider the skills, knowledge, and practices that are necessary to understand and utilize emerging technologies and that may be rendered obsolete by emerging technologies; (2) consider for removal any academic standards that may be obsolete as a result of emerging technologies; and (3) provide support to school corporations regarding the implementation of revised academic standards that have an emerging technologies component. Provides that individuals appointed to an academic standards committee must be racially and geographically diverse. Requires employers to report the employment of students enrolled in work based learning courses to the department of workforce development. Requires a secondary or postsecondary educational institution to ensure that a student's completion of a work based learning course is indicated on the student's transcript. Establishes a science of reading grant. Repeals: (1) the school corporation annual performance report law; (2) the charter school obligation to publish an annual performance report; (3) the performance based awards law; and (4) annual financial reports by school corporations.

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

1. Jan 19, 2023 Coauthored by Representatives Davis and Smith V · lower
2. Jan 19, 2023 Authored by Representative Behning · lower
3. Jan 19, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Education · lower
4. Feb 16, 2023 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
5. Feb 16, 2023 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127 · lower
6. Feb 21, 2023 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
7. Feb 21, 2023 Representative Jordan added as coauthor · lower
8. Feb 23, 2023 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
9. Feb 27, 2023 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 247: yeas 94, nays 0 · lower
10. Feb 27, 2023 Senate sponsors: Senators Raatz and Crane · lower
11. Feb 28, 2023 Referred to the Senate · lower
12. Mar 6, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development · upper
13. Apr 6, 2023 Committee report: do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations · upper
14. Apr 13, 2023 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
15. Apr 17, 2023 Amendment #1 (Hunley) failed; voice vote · upper
16. Apr 17, 2023 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
17. Apr 18, 2023 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 454: yeas 40, nays 10 · upper
18. Apr 18, 2023 Senator Rogers added as cosponsor · upper
19. Apr 19, 2023 Returned to the House with amendments · upper
20. Apr 19, 2023 Motion to dissent filed · lower
21. Apr 19, 2023 House dissented from Senate amendments · lower
22. Apr 20, 2023 House conferees appointed: Behning and Smith V · lower
23. Apr 20, 2023 House advisors appointed: Davis, Teshka and DeLaney · lower
24. Apr 20, 2023 Senate conferees appointed: Raatz and Hunley · upper
25. Apr 20, 2023 Senate advisors appointed: Qaddoura and Crane · upper
26. Apr 27, 2023 CCR # 1 filed in the House · lower
27. Apr 27, 2023 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate · upper
28. Apr 27, 2023 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 549: yeas 92, nays 0 · lower
29. Apr 27, 2023 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 528: yeas 42, nays 8 · upper
30. Apr 28, 2023 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
31. Apr 28, 2023 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
32. May 1, 2023 Signed by the Speaker · lower
33. May 4, 2023 Signed by the Governor · executive
34. May 4, 2023 Public Law 250 · 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.

• Enrolled House Bill (H) · Apr 28, 2023 · PDF
• Introduced House Bill (H) · Jan 19, 2023 · PDF
• House Bill (H) · Feb 16, 2023 · PDF
• House Bill (H) · Feb 21, 2023 · PDF
• House Bill (S) · Apr 6, 2023 · PDF
• House Bill (S) · Apr 13, 2023 · PDF