Indiana House Bill 1591
Session 2023
Various education matters.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on May 4, 2023
Sponsors
4 Sponsors
Robert Behning
Linda Rogers
Jeff Raatz
Kyle Walker
First Action
Jan 19, 2023
Latest Action
May 4, 2023
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1591
State
Indiana
Session
2023
House votes are unavailable for this bill.
Summary
Requires the Indiana archives and records administration to: (1) establish procedures to retain an original record, document, plat, paper, or instrument-in-writing in an electronic format; (2) establish a period of time after which an original record, document, plat, paper, or instrument-in-writing may be destroyed; and (3) prepare and submit, not later than November 1, 2023, a report to the general assembly regarding these matters. Amends the duties of the early learning advisory committee. Changes the prekindergarten pilot program to the prekindergarten program and removes the expiration date. Provides that, at least once every five years, the office, in cooperation with the department of education (department), must carry out a longitudinal study regarding students who participate in the prekindergarten program. Amends requirements regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for child care centers, child care homes, and child care ministries. Requires: (1) each public school to provide information to the department concerning certain physical injuries to employees; and (2) the department to report the information on the department's website. Requires the department to provide certain information to public schools and state accredited nonpublic schools and requires each school to post the information on the school's website home page. Amends innovation network school and participating innovation network charter school provisions regarding: (1) certain agreement requirements and limitations; (2) appeals to the state board of education regarding the failure to follow an agreement renewal process; and (3) negotiating the requirement of specific services. Allows an innovation network team or organizer to enter into an agreement with a school corporation to transfer the ownership of a school corporation facility to the team or organizer and provides that a transfer is not subject to provisions in the law concerning the transfer of vacant school buildings to charter schools. Provides that a school corporation may not require an innovation network team or an organizer to contract for specific goods or services provided by the school corporation or any other entity. Requires information regarding certain possible criminal activity, concluded personnel matter investigations, and matters involving legal expenses be provided to the governing body of a school corporation. Provides that at-risk students who are receiving certain educational services are not included in a public school's four year graduation rate and are included in an eligible school's graduation rate under certain conditions. Amends the definition of "teacher" regarding certain teacher compensation provisions and requires a school corporation to expend at least 62% of the school corporation's state tuition support on teacher compensation. (Current law requires a school corporation to expend at least 45% on full-time teacher salaries.) Requires special education grade 8 through 12 case conference committees to discuss decision making skills and alternatives to appointing a guardian. Requires the department to, subject to appropriation by the general assembly, provide schools the same per pupil exam fee amounts for international baccalaureate and Cambridge International exams as is provided for advanced placement exams. Provides that: (1) any course that meets the requirements of a career and technical education program may be taught virtually by a virtual provider if certain conditions are met; and (2) the virtual course is eligible for a career and technical education grant. Amends the definition of "school scholarship", with regard to scholarship granting organizations. Removes a provision that requires choice scholarship schools to conduct random drawings in a public meeting if applicants for enrollment exceed the number of choice scholarships available to the school. Provides that the state board shall assign to a school or school corporation (including adult high schools) a "null" or "no letter grade" for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years. Provides that, when developing a proposal for a revised school performance designation, the department shall consider using certain metrics.
Enrolled House Bill (H)
April 28, 2023
Introduced House Bill (H)
January 19, 2023
House Bill (H)
February 20, 2023
House Bill (S)
March 23, 2023
House Bill (S)
April 13, 2023
Engrossed House Bill (S)
April 17, 2023
Fiscal Note: HB1591.06.ENRS.FN001
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05/04/2023
Office of the Governor
Signed by the Governor
05/04/2023
House
Public Law 246
05/01/2023
House
Signed by the Speaker
04/28/2023
Senate
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 534: yeas 40, nays 10
04/28/2023
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
04/28/2023
Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
04/27/2023
House
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 560: yeas 66, nays 28
04/27/2023
Senate
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
04/27/2023
House
CCR # 1 filed in the House
04/27/2023
Senate
Senator Raatz added as conferee
04/27/2023
Senate
Senator Ford J.D. removed as conferee
04/27/2023
Senate
Senator Raatz removed as advisor
04/26/2023
House
Representative Teshka added as conferee
04/26/2023
House
Representative DeLaney removed as conferee
04/24/2023
House
Representative DeLaney added as conferee
04/24/2023
House
Representative Pfaff removed as conferee
04/20/2023
Senate
Senate advisors appointed: Qaddoura and Raatz
04/20/2023
Senate
Senate conferees appointed: Rogers and Ford J.D.
04/19/2023
House
House advisors appointed: Clere, Jordan and Smith V
04/19/2023
House
House conferees appointed: Behning and Pfaff
04/19/2023
House
House dissented from Senate amendments
04/19/2023
House
Motion to dissent filed
04/19/2023
Senate
Returned to the House with amendments
04/18/2023
Senate
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 451: yeas 45, nays 5
04/17/2023
Senate
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
04/17/2023
Senate
Amendment #2 (Young M) failed; Roll Call 397: yeas 15, nays 30
04/17/2023
Senate
Amendment #1 (Bohacek) prevailed; voice vote
04/13/2023
Senate
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
03/23/2023
Senate
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
03/13/2023
Senate
Senator Ford J.D. added as cosponsor
03/06/2023
Senate
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
02/24/2023
House
Referred to the Senate
02/23/2023
House
Senate sponsors: Senators Rogers, Raatz, Walker K
02/23/2023
House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 221: yeas 94, nays 0
02/22/2023
House
Second reading: ordered engrossed
02/20/2023
House
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
02/13/2023
House
Representative Clere added as coauthor
01/19/2023
House
First reading: referred to Committee on Education
01/19/2023
House
Authored by Representative Behning
Sources
IN Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Jan 19, 2023 8:56:26 PM
Record Updated
Nov 22, 2023 9:36:13 AM