Indiana 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted 19 R cosponsors

SB 486 — Education matters.

Last action — Public Law 200

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 19, 2023. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 22 sponsors

    4 primary, 18 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (19 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Repeals teacher training requirements regarding: (1) criminal gang organizations awareness; (2) certain information concerning homeless students; and (3) recognizing the signs and symptoms of seizures and the appropriate steps to be taken to respond to the symptoms; and requires that information concerning these subjects be included within the curriculum of teacher preparation programs. Provides that the department of education (department) may establish or license for use an online platform to provide information and training concerning these and other subjects. Removes certain requirements regarding annual performance evaluation plans for certificated employees, including: (1) certain content requirements; and (2) certain requirements that a plan be discussed. Amends requirements to be considered a probationary teacher and professional teacher. Provides that, after a school corporation has assigned an evaluator to perform a certificated employee's evaluation, the certificated employee may request the school corporation to assign another evaluator. Urges the legislative council to assign to an appropriate interim study committee the task of studying current school assessments in an effort to reduce and streamline assessments for Indiana students. Removes a provision that requires a school employer to discuss certain items with the exclusive representative of certificated employees and provides that a school employer may discuss: (1) with a certificated employee or group of certificated employees; or (2) at one or more meetings that are open to all certificated employees; any topic that significantly impacts a certificated employee's working conditions or impacts the educational quality of the school employer's students. Repeals provisions concerning: (1) requirements regarding the adoption of model evaluation plans and an approval process for the plans; (2) the obligation to discuss certain items not requiring either party to enter into a contract, agree to a proposal, or make a concession; and (3) the definition of "discuss" for purposes of the collective bargaining provisions.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Public Law 200

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Signed by the Speaker

  4. Signed by the President of the Senate

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 474: yeas 27, nays 23

  7. Motion to concur filed

  8. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 438: yeas 63, nays 36

  10. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  11. Amendment #2 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 405: yeas 32, nays 62

  12. Amendment #3 (Teshka) prevailed; Roll Call 404: yeas 63, nays 29

  13. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  14. First reading: referred to Committee on Education

  15. Referred to the House

  16. Cosponsors: Representatives Behning, King J, Jordan

  17. House sponsor: Representative Teshka

  18. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 157: yeas 28, nays 20

  19. Senator Freeman removed as coauthor

  20. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  21. Amendment #3 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 135: yeas 13, nays 33

  22. Amendment #2 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 134: yeas 13, nays 33

  23. Amendment #5 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote

  24. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  25. Senator Charbonneau removed as coauthor

  26. Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations

  27. Senator Crane added as coauthor

  28. Senator Ford Jon removed as coauthor

  29. Senator Leising removed as coauthor

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

  31. Authored by Senators Rogers, Raatz, Donato

  32. Coauthored by Senators Buchanan, Doriot, Messmer, Gaskill, Sandlin, Brown L, Johnson, Holdman, Deery, Bassler, Ford Jon, Byrne, Charbonneau, Niemeyer, Freeman, Leising, Alexander, Buck

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 128 not signed on · 33 voted No

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (18)

Not signed on (128)

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Votes

SB 486 - Teshka J - 3rd Reading

Passed 63 Yea · 36 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 52700
Unaffiliated 11401
Democrat 02500
Total 633601
% of votes cast 63%36%0%1%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Schaibley — Yea
Speedy — Yea
Morrison — Yea
Cherry — Yea
Negele — Yea
Torr — Yea
Vermilion — Yea
Frye — Yea
Zent — Yea
Goodrich — Yea
Lyness — Yea
Johnson — Nay
Fleming — Nay
Boy — Nay
Hatfield — Not Voting
Garcia Wilburn — Nay
Carey Hamilton Democrat Nay
Carolyn Jackson Democrat Nay
Cherrish Pryor Democrat Nay
Chris Campbell Democrat Nay
Chuck Moseley Democrat Nay
Earl Harris Democrat Nay
Edward DeLaney Democrat Nay
Gregory Porter Democrat Nay
John Bartlett Democrat Nay
Justin Moed Democrat Nay
Kyle Miller Democrat Nay
Matt Pierce Democrat Nay
Maureen Bauer Democrat Nay
Mike Andrade Democrat Nay
Mitch Gore Democrat Nay
Philip GiaQuinta Democrat Nay
Ragen Hatcher Democrat Nay
Renee Pack Democrat Nay
Robin Shackleford Democrat Nay
Ryan Dvorak Democrat Nay
Sheila Klinker Democrat Nay
Sue Errington Democrat Nay
Tonya Pfaff Democrat Nay
Vanessa Summers Democrat Nay
Vernon Smith Democrat Nay
Beau Baird Republican Yea
Becky Cash Republican Yea
Ben Smaltz Republican Yea
Brad Barrett Republican Yea
Bruce Borders Republican Yea
Chris Jeter Republican Yea
Chris Judy Republican Nay
Chris May Republican Yea
Cindy Ledbetter Republican Yea
Cory Criswell Republican Nay
Craig Haggard Republican Yea
Craig Snow Republican Yea
Dale DeVon Republican Yea
Dave Hall Republican Yea
Dave Heine Republican Yea
David Abbott Republican Yea
Doug Miller Republican Yea
Edmond Soliday Republican Yea
Edward Clere Republican Nay
Elizabeth Rowray Republican Yea
Ethan Manning Republican Yea
Gregory Steuerwald Republican Yea
Harold Slager Republican Nay
Heath VanNatter Republican Yea
J.D. Prescott Republican Yea
Jack Jordan Republican Yea
Jake Teshka Republican Yea
Jeffrey Thompson Republican Yea
Jennifer Meltzer Republican Yea
Jim Lucas Republican Yea
Jim Pressel Republican Yea
Joanna King Republican Yea
Julie McGuire Republican Yea
Julie Olthoff Republican Nay
Karen Engleman Republican Yea
Kendell Culp Republican Yea
Kyle Pierce Republican Yea
Lindsay Patterson Republican Yea
Lorissa Sweet Republican Yea
Mark Genda Republican Yea
Martin Carbaugh Republican Yea
Matt Hostettler Republican Yea
Matt Lehman Republican Yea
Michael Karickhoff Republican Yea
Michelle Davis Republican Yea
Mike Aylesworth Republican Yea
Peggy Mayfield Republican Yea
Robb Greene Republican Yea
Robert Behning Republican Yea
Robert Heaton Republican Yea
Robert Morris Republican Yea
Ryan Lauer Republican Yea
Shane Lindauer Republican Yea
Steve Bartels Republican Nay
Timothy O'Brien Republican Yea
Timothy Wesco Republican Yea
Todd Huston Republican Yea
Wendy McNamara Republican Nay
Zach Payne Republican Yea

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Subjects

labor education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 486 do?
Repeals teacher training requirements regarding: (1) criminal gang organizations awareness; (2) certain information concerning homeless students; and (3) recognizing the signs and symptoms of seizures and the appropriate steps to be taken to respond to the symptoms; and requires that information concerning these subjects be included within the curriculum of teacher preparation programs. Provides that the department of education (department) may establish or license for use an online platform to provide information and training concerning these and other subjects. Removes certain requirements regarding annual performance evaluation plans for certificated employees, including: (1) certain content requirements; and (2) certain requirements that a plan be discussed. Amends requirements to be considered a probationary teacher and professional teacher. Provides that, after a school corporation has assigned an evaluator to perform a certificated employee's evaluation, the certificated employee may request the school corporation to assign another evaluator. Urges the legislative council to assign to an appropriate interim study committee the task of studying current school assessments in an effort to reduce and streamline assessments for Indiana students. Removes a provision that requires a school employer to discuss certain items with the exclusive representative of certificated employees and provides that a school employer may discuss: (1) with a certificated employee or group of certificated employees; or (2) at one or more meetings that are open to all certificated employees; any topic that significantly impacts a certificated employee's working conditions or impacts the educational quality of the school employer's students. Repeals provisions concerning: (1) requirements regarding the adoption of model evaluation plans and an approval process for the plans; (2) the obligation to discuss certain items not requiring either party to enter into a contract, agree to a proposal, or make a concession; and (3) the definition of "discuss" for purposes of the collective bargaining provisions.
Who sponsors SB 486?
SB 486 is sponsored by Jack Jordan (Republican), Joanna King (Republican), Robert Behning (Republican), Jake Teshka (Republican), John Crane, James Buck (Republican), Scott Alexander (Republican), Rick Niemeyer (Republican), Gary Byrne (Republican), Eric Bassler (Republican), Spencer Deery (Republican), Travis Holdman (Republican), Tyler Johnson (Republican), Liz Brown (Republican), Jack Sandlin, Mike Gaskill (Republican), Mark Messmer, Blake Doriot (Republican), Brian Buchanan (Republican), Stacey Donato (Republican), Jeff Raatz (Republican), and Linda Rogers (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 486?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 19, 2023. Enacted.
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