Indiana 2024 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 16 R · 5 D cosponsors

SB 287 — Education matters.

Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Education

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

This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Requires each school corporation, charter school, and state accredited nonpublic elementary school to include cursive writing in its curriculum. Provides that a school corporation may include instruction regarding Internet safety in the school corporation's curriculum. Requires the department of education to develop, or approve previously developed, age appropriate curricula in Internet safety for use at multiple grade levels not later than July 1, 2025. Amends requirements regarding: (1) eligibility for career coaching grants; and (2) instruction on career awareness. Repeals a provision that provides that each school corporation may include cursive writing in the school corporation's curriculum.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. First reading: referred to Committee on Education

  2. Referred to the House

  3. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 145: yeas 46, nays 3

  4. House sponsor: Representative Davis

  5. Senator Doriot added as coauthor

  6. Cosponsors: Representatives Teshka, Jordan, Cash

  7. Senator Becker removed as third author

  8. Senator Glick removed as second author

  9. Senators Dernulc, Raatz, Yoder added as coauthors

  10. Senator Becker added as coauthor

  11. Senator Glick added as third author

  12. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  13. Senator Byrne added as coauthor

  14. Senator Niezgodski added as coauthor

  15. Amendment #2 (Tomes) prevailed; voice vote

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

  17. Senator Leising added as second author

  18. Senator Johnson T added as coauthor

  19. Senators Qaddoura, Hunley, Donato, Rogers, Ford J.D. added as coauthors

  20. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  21. Senator Crane added as coauthor

  22. Senator Becker added as third author

  23. Senator Glick added as second author

  24. Senator Buck added as coauthor

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

  26. Authored by Senator Tomes

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 128 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (18)

Not signed on (128)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 287 do?
Requires each school corporation, charter school, and state accredited nonpublic elementary school to include cursive writing in its curriculum. Provides that a school corporation may include instruction regarding Internet safety in the school corporation's curriculum. Requires the department of education to develop, or approve previously developed, age appropriate curricula in Internet safety for use at multiple grade levels not later than July 1, 2025. Amends requirements regarding: (1) eligibility for career coaching grants; and (2) instruction on career awareness. Repeals a provision that provides that each school corporation may include cursive writing in the school corporation's curriculum.
Who sponsors SB 287?
SB 287 is sponsored by Becky Cash (Republican), Jack Jordan (Republican), Jake Teshka (Republican), Michelle Davis (Republican), Blake Doriot (Republican), David Niezgodski (Democrat), Tyler Johnson (Republican), Shelli Yoder (Democrat), Jeff Raatz (Republican), Dan Dernulc (Republican), Gary Byrne (Republican), Vaneta Becker (Republican), J.D. Ford (Democrat), Linda Rogers (Republican), Stacey Donato (Republican), Andrea Hunley (Democrat), Fady Qaddoura (Democrat), John Crane, James Buck (Republican), Susan Glick (Republican), Jean Leising (Republican), and James Tomes (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 287?
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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.
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