Indiana 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 5 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 359 — Student well-being and resiliency.

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 2025 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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 the department of education (department), in consultation with the office of the secretary of family and social services, to approve and make available student mental well-being resources for certain schools. Requires the governing body of a school corporation or the equivalent authority for a charter school to publish and publicly post the approved student well-being resources. Establishes the resiliency program (program) to provide eligible schools the opportunity to participate in a program designed to help students build resiliency and grit so that students are ready to learn. Requires the department to develop guidelines to determine which eligible schools may participate in the program. Requires an eligible school selected by the department to participate in the program to follow certain requirements and procedures before a student may participate in the program. Requires the department to prepare a report concerning the program and submit the report to the legislative council.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. First reading: referred to Committee on Education

  2. Referred to the House

  3. House sponsor: Representative McGuire

  4. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 125: yeas 42, nays 4

  5. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  6. Cosponsor: Representative King

  7. Amendment #1 (Alexander) prevailed; voice vote

  8. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  9. Senator Johnson T removed as coauthor

  10. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  11. Senator Hunley added as coauthor

  12. Senator Johnson T added as coauthor

  13. Senator Rogers added as third author

  14. Senator Donato added as second author

  15. Authored by Senator Alexander

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (143)

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Votes

SB 359 - Alexander - 3rd Reading

Passed 42 Yea · 4 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 32304
Democrat 10000
Unaffiliated 0100
Total 42404
% of votes cast 84%8%0%8%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Zay — Nay
Andrea Hunley Democrat Yea
David Niezgodski Democrat Yea
Fady Qaddoura Democrat Yea
Greg Taylor Democrat Yea
J.D. Ford Democrat Yea
La Keisha Jackson Democrat Yea
Lonnie Randolph Democrat Yea
Mark Spencer Democrat Yea
Rodney Pol Democrat Yea
Shelli Yoder Democrat Yea
Aaron Freeman Republican Yea
Blake Doriot Republican Not Voting
Brett Clark Republican Yea
Brian Buchanan Republican Nay
Chris Garten Republican Yea
Cyndi Carrasco Republican Yea
Dan Dernulc Republican Not Voting
Daryl Schmitt Republican Yea
Ed Charbonneau Republican Yea
Eric Bassler Republican Yea
Eric Koch Republican Yea
Gary Byrne Republican Nay
Greg Goode 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 Not Voting
Michael Young Republican Yea
Mike Bohacek Republican Yea
Mike Gaskill Republican Yea
Randy Maxwell 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
Tyler Johnson Republican Nay
Vaneta Becker Republican Not Voting

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 359 do?
Requires the department of education (department), in consultation with the office of the secretary of family and social services, to approve and make available student mental well-being resources for certain schools. Requires the governing body of a school corporation or the equivalent authority for a charter school to publish and publicly post the approved student well-being resources. Establishes the resiliency program (program) to provide eligible schools the opportunity to participate in a program designed to help students build resiliency and grit so that students are ready to learn. Requires the department to develop guidelines to determine which eligible schools may participate in the program. Requires an eligible school selected by the department to participate in the program to follow certain requirements and procedures before a student may participate in the program. Requires the department to prepare a report concerning the program and submit the report to the legislative council.
Who sponsors SB 359?
SB 359 is sponsored by Joanna King (Republican), Julie McGuire (Republican), Lonnie Randolph (Democrat), Andrea Hunley (Democrat), Linda Rogers (Republican), Stacey Donato (Republican), and Scott Alexander (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 359?
This bill died with 2025 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 359?
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