Indiana 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 33 R cosponsors

SB 1 — Reading skills.

Last action — Public Law 5

  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 16, 2024. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

Upgrade to see the exact probability and what's driving it.

A statistical estimate from our own model of past outcomes — an insight, not a guarantee. Policymaking is volatile.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 35 sponsors

    4 primary, 31 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (33 R).

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Provides that the department of education (department) may grant certain individuals a waiver that provides an exception to the literacy endorsement requirements if the department submits a report to the legislative council by a specified date. Requires certain schools, beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, to offer summer school courses for students who are not reading proficient or are at risk of not being reading proficient as indicated on the determinant evaluation of reading skills approved by the state board of education (evaluation). Expands eligibility for funding for summer school courses. Requires certain summer school courses to be taught by a teacher, instructor, or tutor who is trained in the science of reading. Provides that if a student does not achieve a 90% attendance rate in a summer reading course, the student is required to participate in an individual reading plan in the following school year. Requires the department of education to procure a universal screening assessment (assessment) that meets certain criteria. Requires certain schools to administer the assessment to students in kindergarten through grade 2 who are not on track for reading proficiency by grade 3 as determined by the department. Requires the state board of education to establish a method for virtual administration of the ILEARN statewide assessment. Provides that a vendor must supply a student's assessment results to the student and the student's parents. Applies the reading deficiency remediation plan (plan) to public schools, charter schools, state accredited nonpublic schools, and eligible schools. Makes the following changes to the plan: (1) Beginning with evaluations administered in the 2024-2025 school year, requires retention of a student in grade 3 in addition to remediation if the student has not achieved a passing score on the evaluation. (2) Requires schools to notify a student's parent of certain assessment results, interventions, or remedial actions provided to the student. (3) Requires schools to monitor the progress of students who have failed to achieve a passing score on the evaluation or the statewide assessment program test. (4) Requires schools to provide reading instruction aligned with the science of reading to all students in kindergarten through grade 8. (5) Requires schools to administer the evaluation to students who are in grade 2. (6) Requires a student to take the evaluation until certain conditions are met. (7) Requires school reporting on interventions for certain students at risk of not being reading proficient and for certain students who do not a achieve a valid passing score on the determinant evaluation of reading skills. Creates exceptions to the grade 3 retention requirement for a student who meets certain criteria. Requires the governing body of a school to establish a procedure allowing a parent or guardian of a student to appeal the student's retention under the plan. Requires the department to notify the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in kindergarten of the retention requirements under the plan.

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

Read SB 1 on the official Indiana source →

Action History

  1. Public Law 5

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 238: yeas 29, nays 16

  7. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  8. Motion to concur filed

  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 208: yeas 68, nays 28

  10. Appeal the ruling of the chair (Delaney); ruling of the chair sustained. Roll Call 196: yeas 68, nays 27

  11. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  12. Amendment #11 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 197: yeas 28, nays 67

  13. Amendment #12 (Smith V) failed; voice vote

  14. Amendment #4 (Smith V) failed; Roll Call 195: yeas 28, nays 68

  15. Amendment #6 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 194: yeas 38, nays 58

  16. Amendment #3 (Andrade) failed; Roll Call 193: yeas 35, nays 60

  17. Amendment #8 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 192: yeas 36, nays 56

  18. Amendment #9 (DeLaney) ruled out of order

  19. Amendment #13 (Teshka) prevailed; voice vote

  20. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  21. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

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

  23. First reading: referred to Committee on Education

  24. Referred to the House

  25. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 81: yeas 36, nays 13

  26. Senator Randolph removed as coauthor

  27. Cosponsors: Representatives Behning, King, Davis

  28. House sponsor: Representative Teshka

  29. Amendment #11 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote

  30. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  31. Amendment #1 (Ford J.D.) prevailed; voice vote

  32. Amendment #8 (Yoder) prevailed; voice vote

  33. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  34. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

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

  36. Coauthored by Senators Garten, Donato, Crane, Deery, Johnson T, Holdman, Doriot, Brown L, Gaskill, Carrasco, Alexander, Charbonneau, Messmer, Walker K, Glick, Byrne, Niemeyer, Maxwell, Buck, Koch, Busch, Leising, Dernulc, Crider, Freeman, Becker, Goode and Baldwin

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

  38. Authored by Senators Rogers, Raatz, Buchanan

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

4 sponsors · 31 co-sponsors · 115 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (31)

Not signed on (115)

115 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 115 →

"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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

education
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1 do?
Provides that the department of education (department) may grant certain individuals a waiver that provides an exception to the literacy endorsement requirements if the department submits a report to the legislative council by a specified date. Requires certain schools, beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, to offer summer school courses for students who are not reading proficient or are at risk of not being reading proficient as indicated on the determinant evaluation of reading skills approved by the state board of education (evaluation). Expands eligibility for funding for summer school courses. Requires certain summer school courses to be taught by a teacher, instructor, or tutor who is trained in the science of reading. Provides that if a student does not achieve a 90% attendance rate in a summer reading course, the student is required to participate in an individual reading plan in the following school year. Requires the department of education to procure a universal screening assessment (assessment) that meets certain criteria. Requires certain schools to administer the assessment to students in kindergarten through grade 2 who are not on track for reading proficiency by grade 3 as determined by the department. Requires the state board of education to establish a method for virtual administration of the ILEARN statewide assessment. Provides that a vendor must supply a student's assessment results to the student and the student's parents. Applies the reading deficiency remediation plan (plan) to public schools, charter schools, state accredited nonpublic schools, and eligible schools. Makes the following changes to the plan: (1) Beginning with evaluations administered in the 2024-2025 school year, requires retention of a student in grade 3 in addition to remediation if the student has not achieved a passing score on the evaluation. (2) Requires schools to notify a student's parent of certain assessment results, interventions, or remedial actions provided to the student. (3) Requires schools to monitor the progress of students who have failed to achieve a passing score on the evaluation or the statewide assessment program test. (4) Requires schools to provide reading instruction aligned with the science of reading to all students in kindergarten through grade 8. (5) Requires schools to administer the evaluation to students who are in grade 2. (6) Requires a student to take the evaluation until certain conditions are met. (7) Requires school reporting on interventions for certain students at risk of not being reading proficient and for certain students who do not a achieve a valid passing score on the determinant evaluation of reading skills. Creates exceptions to the grade 3 retention requirement for a student who meets certain criteria. Requires the governing body of a school to establish a procedure allowing a parent or guardian of a student to appeal the student's retention under the plan. Requires the department to notify the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in kindergarten of the retention requirements under the plan.
Who sponsors SB 1?
SB 1 is sponsored by Michelle Davis (Republican), Joanna King (Republican), Robert Behning (Republican), Jake Teshka (Republican), Scott Baldwin (Republican), Greg Goode (Republican), Vaneta Becker (Republican), Aaron Freeman (Republican), Michael Crider (Republican), Dan Dernulc (Republican), Jean Leising (Republican), Justin Busch (Republican), Eric Koch (Republican), James Buck (Republican), Randy Maxwell (Republican), Rick Niemeyer (Republican), Gary Byrne (Republican), Susan Glick (Republican), Kyle Walker (Republican), Mark Messmer, Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Scott Alexander (Republican), Cyndi Carrasco (Republican), Mike Gaskill (Republican), Liz Brown (Republican), Blake Doriot (Republican), Travis Holdman (Republican), Tyler Johnson (Republican), Spencer Deery (Republican), John Crane, Stacey Donato (Republican), Chris Garten (Republican), Brian Buchanan (Republican), Jeff Raatz (Republican), and Linda Rogers (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 16, 2024. Enacted.
Where can I track SB 1?
Track SB 1 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on SB 1

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of SB 1

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →