Indiana 2023 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 403 — Background checks of teachers.

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
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 school to consider using a more comprehensive expanded criminal history background check for employment. Requires a school that receives a reference request from another school to disclose any known incident in which the employee was: (1) arrested; (2) charged with a criminal offense; (3) convicted of a criminal offense; (4) under court supervision or the supervision of a community correction program as the result of a conviction for a criminal offense (including being placed on home detention, work release, or intermittent incarceration); (5) the subject of a protection order; or (6) named as a defendant in a civil action if the civil action could affect the safety of students. Prohibits a school from hiring an employee involved in specified acts or incidents without a majority vote of the school board (or equivalent for a charter or nonpublic school), and provides that, if a school hires an employee involved in specified acts or incidents, the school shall: (1) notify the department of education in writing of the hiring; (2) explain why the hiring was necessary; and (3) set forth the school's plan to protect the safety of students in light of the act or incident.

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Action History

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

  2. Authored by Senator Freeman

Sponsors

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

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (149)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 403 do?
Requires a school to consider using a more comprehensive expanded criminal history background check for employment. Requires a school that receives a reference request from another school to disclose any known incident in which the employee was: (1) arrested; (2) charged with a criminal offense; (3) convicted of a criminal offense; (4) under court supervision or the supervision of a community correction program as the result of a conviction for a criminal offense (including being placed on home detention, work release, or intermittent incarceration); (5) the subject of a protection order; or (6) named as a defendant in a civil action if the civil action could affect the safety of students. Prohibits a school from hiring an employee involved in specified acts or incidents without a majority vote of the school board (or equivalent for a charter or nonpublic school), and provides that, if a school hires an employee involved in specified acts or incidents, the school shall: (1) notify the department of education in writing of the hiring; (2) explain why the hiring was necessary; and (3) set forth the school's plan to protect the safety of students in light of the act or incident.
Who sponsors SB 403?
SB 403 is sponsored by Aaron Freeman (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 403?
This bill died with 2023 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 403?
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