Indiana 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 7 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 1285 — Education matters.

Last action — Public Law 165

  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 13, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Mike Braun (Republican) on May 01, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    4 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (7 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Prohibits a school corporation from doing the following: (1) Removing a student's property without providing the student's parent with the opportunity to collect the student's property if the student has died, transferred, dropped out, or otherwise withdrawn from enrollment in the school corporation for any reason. (2) Adopting a policy or otherwise preventing a parent of a student from recording a meeting concerning the student's individualized education program. Requires each school corporation to ensure at least one employee in each school building that is used for classroom instruction: (1) has obtained nonviolent crisis intervention training; and (2) is present in the school building during the school year while school is in session. Establishes requirements regarding the employee. Requires the department of education to review nonviolent crisis intervention training programs and make recommendations to school corporations regarding the training of employees.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Public Law 165

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  5. Signed by the Speaker

  6. Joint Rule 15 Certification

  7. Senator Randolph added as cosponsor

  8. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 309: yeas 46, nays 1

  9. Returned to the House with amendments

  10. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  11. Amendment #1 (Buchanan) prevailed; voice vote

  12. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

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

  14. Referred to the Senate

  15. Senate sponsors: Senators Buchanan, Johnson T, Schmitt

  16. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 216: yeas 90, nays 0

  17. Cosponsor: Senator Byrne

  18. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  19. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  20. Representatives Davis and Haggard added as coauthors

  21. First reading: referred to Committee on Education

  22. Authored by Representative Cash

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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4 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 142 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (142)

142 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1285 do?
Prohibits a school corporation from doing the following: (1) Removing a student's property without providing the student's parent with the opportunity to collect the student's property if the student has died, transferred, dropped out, or otherwise withdrawn from enrollment in the school corporation for any reason. (2) Adopting a policy or otherwise preventing a parent of a student from recording a meeting concerning the student's individualized education program. Requires each school corporation to ensure at least one employee in each school building that is used for classroom instruction: (1) has obtained nonviolent crisis intervention training; and (2) is present in the school building during the school year while school is in session. Establishes requirements regarding the employee. Requires the department of education to review nonviolent crisis intervention training programs and make recommendations to school corporations regarding the training of employees.
Who sponsors HB 1285?
HB 1285 is sponsored by Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Gary Byrne (Republican), Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Tyler Johnson (Republican), Brian Buchanan (Republican), Craig Haggard (Republican), Michelle Davis (Republican), and Becky Cash (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1285?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2025. Enacted.
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