Indiana 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 3 R · 3 D cosponsors

SB 327 — Gary Community Schools.

Last action — Public Law 184

  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 12, 2023. Enacted.

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High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    3 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (3 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Establishes procedures to appoint members to the governing body of the Gary Community School Corporation. Establishes procedures for transferring responsibility of financial and academic matters from the emergency manager to the governing body. Removes obsolete provisions and makes conforming amendments. Provides that not later than October 31, 2025, and each October 31 thereafter, the governing body must submit a report to the distressed unit appeal board (DUAB) summarizing the financial position and operations of the school corporation for the previous state fiscal year. Requires: (1) the governing body to submit a report concerning specified topics to the DUAB and the budget committee before July 1, 2026; and (2) the DUAB to present that report to the budget committee before November 1, 2026. Repeals provisions relating to the election of advisory board members for the Gary Community School Corporation. Provides that the DUAB may employ staff (instead of an executive director). Repeals provisions requiring the DUAB to pay the Muncie Community School's emergency manager's compensation and to reimburse the Muncie Community School's emergency manager for actual and necessary expenses. Repeals the fiscal and qualitative indicators committee (committee). Replaces references to the committee with references to the DUAB.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Public Law 184

  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 473: yeas 38, nays 12

  7. Motion to concur filed

  8. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 433: yeas 94, nays 4

  10. Representatives Harris and Hatcher added as cosponsors

  11. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  12. Amendment #5 (Smith V) motion withdrawn voice vote

  13. Amendment #2 (Hatcher) prevailed; voice vote

  14. Amendment #7 (Harris) ruled out of order

  15. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  16. First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  17. Referred to the House

  18. House sponsor: Representative Thompson

  19. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 117: yeas 40, nays 9

  20. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  21. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  22. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  23. Senator Charbonneau added as second author

  24. First reading: referred to Committee on Appropriations

  25. Authored by Senator Mishler

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on · 7 voted No

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (144)

144 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

SB 327 - Mishler - 3rd Reading

Passed 40 Yea · 9 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 33000
Unaffiliated 7101
Democrat 0800
Total 40901
% of votes cast 80%18%0%2%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Perfect — Yea
Crane — Yea
Sandlin — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Messmer — Yea
Zay — Yea
Melton — Nay
Breaux — Not Voting
Ford Jon — Yea
Andrea Hunley Democrat Nay
David Niezgodski Democrat Nay
Fady Qaddoura Democrat Nay
Greg Taylor Democrat Nay
J.D. Ford Democrat Nay
Lonnie Randolph Democrat Nay
Rodney Pol Democrat Nay
Shelli Yoder Democrat Nay
Aaron Freeman Republican Yea
Blake Doriot Republican Yea
Brian Buchanan Republican Yea
Chris Garten Republican Yea
Dan Dernulc Republican Yea
Ed Charbonneau Republican Yea
Eric Bassler Republican Yea
Eric Koch Republican Yea
Gary Byrne Republican Yea
Greg Walker Republican Yea
James Buck Republican Yea
James Tomes Republican Yea
Jean Leising Republican Yea
Jeff Raatz Republican Yea
Justin Busch Republican Yea
Kyle Walker Republican Yea
Linda Rogers Republican Yea
Liz Brown Republican Yea
Michael Crider Republican Yea
Michael Young Republican Yea
Mike Bohacek Republican Yea
Mike Gaskill Republican Yea
Rick Niemeyer Republican Yea
Rodric Bray Republican Yea
Ron Alting Republican Yea
Ryan Mishler Republican Yea
Scott Alexander Republican Yea
Scott Baldwin Republican Yea
Spencer Deery Republican Yea
Stacey Donato Republican Yea
Susan Glick Republican Yea
Travis Holdman Republican Yea
Vaneta Becker Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 327 do?
Establishes procedures to appoint members to the governing body of the Gary Community School Corporation. Establishes procedures for transferring responsibility of financial and academic matters from the emergency manager to the governing body. Removes obsolete provisions and makes conforming amendments. Provides that not later than October 31, 2025, and each October 31 thereafter, the governing body must submit a report to the distressed unit appeal board (DUAB) summarizing the financial position and operations of the school corporation for the previous state fiscal year. Requires: (1) the governing body to submit a report concerning specified topics to the DUAB and the budget committee before July 1, 2026; and (2) the DUAB to present that report to the budget committee before November 1, 2026. Repeals provisions relating to the election of advisory board members for the Gary Community School Corporation. Provides that the DUAB may employ staff (instead of an executive director). Repeals provisions requiring the DUAB to pay the Muncie Community School's emergency manager's compensation and to reimburse the Muncie Community School's emergency manager for actual and necessary expenses. Repeals the fiscal and qualitative indicators committee (committee). Replaces references to the committee with references to the DUAB.
Who sponsors SB 327?
SB 327 is sponsored by Ragen Hatcher (Democrat), Earl Harris (Democrat), Jeffrey Thompson (Republican), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Ed Charbonneau (Republican), and Ryan Mishler (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 327?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 12, 2023. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 327?
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