Indiana 2020 Regular Session Status: Passed House 5 R cosponsors

HB 1204 — Education matters.

Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Appropriations

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Requires that the February count of a school corporation's average daily membership (ADM) must be increased by the number of students who, during the students' expected graduation year: (1) were enrolled in the school corporation on the September ADM count day; (2) completed graduation requirements before the February ADM count day; and (3) were not enrolled in the school corporation on the February ADM count day. Removes the cap on the amount of career and technical education enrollment grants that may be distributed per state fiscal year. Requires, not later than November 1, 2020, the department of education (department) to establish standards concerning the following: (1) The minimum amount of time that a student of a virtual charter school must participate in educational activities provided by the virtual charter school each semester of the school year. (2) Requirements that a student of a virtual charter school participate in the statewide assessment or an alternate assessment, as applicable. Provides that, if a student of a virtual charter school fails, in a semester, to meet the standards, the student must be withdrawn from enrollment in the virtual charter school and may not reenroll or enroll in another virtual charter school. Requires, beginning January 1, 2021, the department to reduce state tuition support distribution to a virtual charter school if students of the virtual charter school fail to meet the standards.

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Action History

  1. First reading: referred to Committee on Appropriations

  2. Referred to the Senate

  3. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 137: yeas 94, nays 0

  4. Cosponsor: Senator Mishler

  5. Senate sponsors: Senators Raatz, Crider, Bassler

  6. Appeal the ruling of the chair (Porter); ruling of the chair sustained Roll Call 123: yeas 62, nays 32

  7. Appeal the ruling of the chair (Porter); ruling of the chair sustained Roll Call 124: yeas 61, nays 33

  8. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  9. Amendment #7 (DeLaney) prevailed; Roll Call 125: yeas 93, nays 0

  10. Amendment #6 (Beck) ruled out of order

  11. Amendment #3 (Porter) ruled out of order

  12. Amendment #2 (Porter) ruled out of order

  13. Amendment #1 (Porter) ruled out of order

  14. Representatives Cook, Thompson, Goodin added as coauthors

  15. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  16. First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  17. Authored by Representative Cherry

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 142 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (142)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1204 do?
Requires that the February count of a school corporation's average daily membership (ADM) must be increased by the number of students who, during the students' expected graduation year: (1) were enrolled in the school corporation on the September ADM count day; (2) completed graduation requirements before the February ADM count day; and (3) were not enrolled in the school corporation on the February ADM count day. Removes the cap on the amount of career and technical education enrollment grants that may be distributed per state fiscal year. Requires, not later than November 1, 2020, the department of education (department) to establish standards concerning the following: (1) The minimum amount of time that a student of a virtual charter school must participate in educational activities provided by the virtual charter school each semester of the school year. (2) Requirements that a student of a virtual charter school participate in the statewide assessment or an alternate assessment, as applicable. Provides that, if a student of a virtual charter school fails, in a semester, to meet the standards, the student must be withdrawn from enrollment in the virtual charter school and may not reenroll or enroll in another virtual charter school. Requires, beginning January 1, 2021, the department to reduce state tuition support distribution to a virtual charter school if students of the virtual charter school fail to meet the standards.
Who sponsors HB 1204?
HB 1204 is sponsored by Ryan Mishler (Republican), Eric Bassler (Republican), Michael Crider (Republican), Jeff Raatz (Republican), Terry Goodin, Jeffrey Thompson (Republican), Anthony Cook, and Robert Cherry.
What is the current status of HB 1204?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 1204?
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