Indiana 2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 296 — Teacher training program curriculum.

Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 a teacher preparation program to include the following content in the program's curriculum: (1) Content that prepares a teacher candidate preparing to teach in: (A) pre-kindergarten; (B) kindergarten; (C) elementary school; or (D) applicable middle or secondary school content areas; to incorporate computer science into the teacher candidate's instructional planning and delivery. (2) Content that prepares a teacher candidate preparing to teach in any grade level from pre-kindergarten through grade 12 to incorporate project-based approaches to learning into the teacher candidate's instructional planning and delivery.

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Action History

  1. First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development

  2. Authored by Senator Raatz

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (149)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 296 do?
Requires a teacher preparation program to include the following content in the program's curriculum: (1) Content that prepares a teacher candidate preparing to teach in: (A) pre-kindergarten; (B) kindergarten; (C) elementary school; or (D) applicable middle or secondary school content areas; to incorporate computer science into the teacher candidate's instructional planning and delivery. (2) Content that prepares a teacher candidate preparing to teach in any grade level from pre-kindergarten through grade 12 to incorporate project-based approaches to learning into the teacher candidate's instructional planning and delivery.
Who sponsors SB 296?
SB 296 is sponsored by Jeff Raatz (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 296?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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 SB 296?
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