Indiana 2024 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 6 R cosponsors

SB 141 — Education matters.

Last action — First reading: referred to Committee on Education

  1. ✓
    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 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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

Provides that, for the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years, a school shall ensure that at least 60% of a school counselor's aggregate time performing the counselor's job duties is devoted to providing direct services to students. Provides that, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, a school shall ensure that at least 80% of a school counselor's aggregate time performing the counselor's job duties is devoted to providing direct services to students. Exempts schools that have a school counselor/student ratio that is not more than one school counselor to 350 students from the school counselor time requirement provisions. Allows school corporations to provide certain notices regarding expulsion meetings by electronic mail.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. First reading: referred to Committee on Education

  2. Referred to the House

  3. Cosponsors: Representatives Behning, McGuire, Davis

  4. House sponsor: Representative Teshka

  5. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 127: yeas 47, nays 1

  6. Amendment #1 (Leising) prevailed; Roll Call 92: yeas 48, nays 0

  7. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  8. Senator Donato added as second author

  9. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

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

  11. Authored by Senator Leising

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (144)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 141 do?
Provides that, for the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years, a school shall ensure that at least 60% of a school counselor's aggregate time performing the counselor's job duties is devoted to providing direct services to students. Provides that, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, a school shall ensure that at least 80% of a school counselor's aggregate time performing the counselor's job duties is devoted to providing direct services to students. Exempts schools that have a school counselor/student ratio that is not more than one school counselor to 350 students from the school counselor time requirement provisions. Allows school corporations to provide certain notices regarding expulsion meetings by electronic mail.
Who sponsors SB 141?
SB 141 is sponsored by Michelle Davis (Republican), Julie McGuire (Republican), Robert Behning (Republican), Jake Teshka (Republican), Stacey Donato (Republican), and Jean Leising (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 141?
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.
Where can I track SB 141?
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