Indiana 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 5 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 1638 — Education matters.

Last action — Public Law 250

  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 19, 2023. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    3 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Requires the department of education (department) to report to the legislative council findings and recommendations for reducing the amount of redundant data that schools are required to submit to state agencies. Provides that a student presently enrolled in a public high school may retake a virtual course that was previously completed by the student at the same public high school under certain conditions. Provides that if a student elects to retake a virtual course, the retaken course must meet certain criteria. Provides that a student who has retaken a course before July 1, 2023, must receive full credit and a replacement grade for the course under certain conditions. Provides that the department shall require publication of a corrected graduation rate as prescribed by the department (instead of in the next school year's report). Provides that before July 1, 2024, the department may establish or license for use an online platform to provide certain required training programs. Moves up deadlines for recommending and approving streamlined academic standards in order to implement the new standards in the 2023-2024 school year. Provides that the department shall: (1) consider the skills, knowledge, and practices that are necessary to understand and utilize emerging technologies and that may be rendered obsolete by emerging technologies; (2) consider for removal any academic standards that may be obsolete as a result of emerging technologies; and (3) provide support to school corporations regarding the implementation of revised academic standards that have an emerging technologies component. Provides that individuals appointed to an academic standards committee must be racially and geographically diverse. Requires employers to report the employment of students enrolled in work based learning courses to the department of workforce development. Requires a secondary or postsecondary educational institution to ensure that a student's completion of a work based learning course is indicated on the student's transcript. Establishes a science of reading grant. Repeals: (1) the school corporation annual performance report law; (2) the charter school obligation to publish an annual performance report; (3) the performance based awards law; and (4) annual financial reports by school corporations.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Public Law 250

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Signed by the Speaker

  4. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  5. Signed by the President of the Senate

  6. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 528: yeas 42, nays 8

  7. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 549: yeas 92, nays 0

  8. CCR # 1 filed in the Senate

  9. CCR # 1 filed in the House

  10. Senate advisors appointed: Qaddoura and Crane

  11. Senate conferees appointed: Raatz and Hunley

  12. House advisors appointed: Davis, Teshka and DeLaney

  13. House conferees appointed: Behning and Smith V

  14. House dissented from Senate amendments

  15. Motion to dissent filed

  16. Returned to the House with amendments

  17. Senator Rogers added as cosponsor

  18. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 454: yeas 40, nays 10

  19. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  20. Amendment #1 (Hunley) failed; voice vote

  21. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

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

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

  24. Referred to the Senate

  25. Senate sponsors: Senators Raatz and Crane

  26. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 247: yeas 94, nays 0

  27. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  28. Representative Jordan added as coauthor

  29. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  30. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127

  31. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  32. First reading: referred to Committee on Education

  33. Authored by Representative Behning

  34. Coauthored by Representatives Davis and Smith V

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 143 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (143)

143 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

HB 1638 - Raatz - 3rd Reading

Passed 40 Yea · 10 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 33000
Unaffiliated 7200
Democrat 0800
Total 401000
% of votes cast 80%20%0%0%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Perfect — Yea
Crane — Yea
Sandlin — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Messmer — Yea
Zay — Yea
Breaux — Nay
Melton — Nay
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

labor education technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1638 do?
Requires the department of education (department) to report to the legislative council findings and recommendations for reducing the amount of redundant data that schools are required to submit to state agencies. Provides that a student presently enrolled in a public high school may retake a virtual course that was previously completed by the student at the same public high school under certain conditions. Provides that if a student elects to retake a virtual course, the retaken course must meet certain criteria. Provides that a student who has retaken a course before July 1, 2023, must receive full credit and a replacement grade for the course under certain conditions. Provides that the department shall require publication of a corrected graduation rate as prescribed by the department (instead of in the next school year's report). Provides that before July 1, 2024, the department may establish or license for use an online platform to provide certain required training programs. Moves up deadlines for recommending and approving streamlined academic standards in order to implement the new standards in the 2023-2024 school year. Provides that the department shall: (1) consider the skills, knowledge, and practices that are necessary to understand and utilize emerging technologies and that may be rendered obsolete by emerging technologies; (2) consider for removal any academic standards that may be obsolete as a result of emerging technologies; and (3) provide support to school corporations regarding the implementation of revised academic standards that have an emerging technologies component. Provides that individuals appointed to an academic standards committee must be racially and geographically diverse. Requires employers to report the employment of students enrolled in work based learning courses to the department of workforce development. Requires a secondary or postsecondary educational institution to ensure that a student's completion of a work based learning course is indicated on the student's transcript. Establishes a science of reading grant. Repeals: (1) the school corporation annual performance report law; (2) the charter school obligation to publish an annual performance report; (3) the performance based awards law; and (4) annual financial reports by school corporations.
Who sponsors HB 1638?
HB 1638 is sponsored by Linda Rogers (Republican), John Crane, Jeff Raatz (Republican), Jack Jordan (Republican), Vernon Smith (Democrat), Michelle Davis (Republican), and Robert Behning (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1638?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 19, 2023. Enacted.
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