Indiana 2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 2 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 59 — Teacher evaluations.

Last action — Senator Becker added as third author

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Provides that objective measures of student achievement and growth, including student results on a statewide assessment, may not account for more than 5% of the total performance evaluation score or result.

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Action History

  1. Senator Becker added as third author

  2. Senator Ford Jon added as second author

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

  4. Authored by Senator Leising

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (147)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 59 do?
Provides that objective measures of student achievement and growth, including student results on a statewide assessment, may not account for more than 5% of the total performance evaluation score or result.
Who sponsors SB 59?
SB 59 is sponsored by Vaneta Becker (Republican), Jean Leising (Republican), and J.D. Ford (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 59?
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 59?
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