Indiana 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted 3 R cosponsors

HB 1438 — Course access program.

Last action — Signed by the Governor

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2021. Enacted.

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High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence
  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    3 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).

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Summary

Makes various changes to the course access program (program) provisions, including the following: (1) Requires the state board of education (state board) to establish certain requirements regarding the program. (2) Establishes the duties of the state board and the department of education (department) regarding the program. (3) Establishes notification requirements for a school corporation regarding an eligible student who submits a request to enroll in a course access program course. (4) Amends a provision that establishes the reasons for which a school corporation may deny an eligible student's enrollment. (5) Provides that a school corporation may be authorized as a course provider if the school corporation meets the requirements for authorization. (6) Allows a course provider to appeal a denial to the state board. (7) Requires the department to approve a civics course access program course that meets certain requirements. (8) Provides that: (A) a school corporation that is an authorized course provider shall provide to the department and post on the school corporation's Internet web site certain information regarding open slots in an online course access program course; and (B) the department shall post the information for each school corporation on the department's Internet web site.

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor

  2. Public Law 200

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  5. Signed by the Speaker

  6. House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 391: yeas 87, nays 1

  7. Motion to concur filed

  8. Returned to the House with amendments

  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 272: yeas 40, nays 10

  10. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  11. Amendment #1 (Raatz) prevailed; voice vote

  12. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

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

  14. Referred to the Senate

  15. Senate sponsors: Senators Raatz and Crane

  16. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 151: yeas 95, nays 0

  17. Representative Behning added as coauthor

  18. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  19. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  20. First reading: referred to Committee on Education

  21. Authored by Representative Cook

  22. Coauthored by Representatives Thompson and Goodrich

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (144)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1438 do?
Makes various changes to the course access program (program) provisions, including the following: (1) Requires the state board of education (state board) to establish certain requirements regarding the program. (2) Establishes the duties of the state board and the department of education (department) regarding the program. (3) Establishes notification requirements for a school corporation regarding an eligible student who submits a request to enroll in a course access program course. (4) Amends a provision that establishes the reasons for which a school corporation may deny an eligible student's enrollment. (5) Provides that a school corporation may be authorized as a course provider if the school corporation meets the requirements for authorization. (6) Allows a course provider to appeal a denial to the state board. (7) Requires the department to approve a civics course access program course that meets certain requirements. (8) Provides that: (A) a school corporation that is an authorized course provider shall provide to the department and post on the school corporation's Internet web site certain information regarding open slots in an online course access program course; and (B) the department shall post the information for each school corporation on the department's Internet web site.
Who sponsors HB 1438?
HB 1438 is sponsored by Anthony Cook, Jeffrey Thompson (Republican), Chuck Goodrich, Robert Behning (Republican), Jeff Raatz (Republican), and John Crane.
What is the current status of HB 1438?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2021. Enacted.
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