Indiana Senate Bill 8
Session 2024
Higher education matters.
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Mar 13, 2024
Sponsors
4 Sponsors
Jean Leising
Linda Rogers
Susan Glick
Craig Snow
First Action
Jan 8, 2024
Latest Action
Mar 13, 2024
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
8
State
Indiana
Session
2024
Craig Snow
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Sponsor
Jean Leising
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Author
Linda Rogers
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Susan Glick
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checkPassed on February 6, 2024
Motion Text
SB 8 - Leising - 3rd Reading
Senate Roll Call Votes
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Johnson
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Summary
Requires each high school to: (1) beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, offer the Indiana college core (college core); or (2) not later than October 1, 2024, submit a plan or report that meets certain requirements to the commission for higher education (commission). Provides that: (1) a student who successfully completes an eligible course under the college core is entitled to secondary credit toward graduation requirements; and (2) the student's transcripts must reflect the secondary credit. Establishes the reverse transfer program for community college associate degrees. Requires each state educational institution (institution) to prepare and submit a report to the commission that includes information regarding a determination by the institution of the feasibility and advisability of establishing and conferring associate degrees to certain students. Establishes certain requirements for the commission regarding the reports. Requires each institution that offers baccalaureate degrees to establish a policy to review each of the institution's four year baccalaureate degree program offerings to determine the feasibility of providing each in a specifically structured manner to allow a full-time student to complete the baccalaureate degree within three years. Requires, not later than July 1, 2025, each institution to offer at least one baccalaureate degree program specifically structured to allow a full-time student to complete the baccalaureate degree within three years. Requires an institution to provide an annual report to the commission regarding offering four year baccalaureate degree programs completed in three years. Expands the schools to which requirements regarding secondary credit apply. Changes the name of the statewide transfer general education core to the Indiana college core. Requires the commission, in coordination with the department of education (department) and institutions, to maintain and post a list and syllabus or course outline record of each eligible college core course. Requires, by July 1, 2025, the department to partner with one or more institutions or approved postsecondary educational institutions to provide online access to the college core through the course access program. Provides that credit equivalencies, including the college core, for all Cambridge International Advanced A and AS Level examinations must be updated annually and sent by each institution to the commission by June 1 each year. Provides that each institution shall post these annually updated credit equivalencies on the institution's website by July 1 each year. Provides that the commission shall post the annually updated credit equivalencies on the commission's student transfer of credit portal by July 1 each year.
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03/13/2024
Office of the Governor
Signed by the Governor
03/13/2024
Senate
Public Law 94
03/12/2024
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
03/11/2024
House
Signed by the Speaker
03/08/2024
Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
03/07/2024
Senate
Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 298: yeas 48, nays 0
03/07/2024
House
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 312: yeas 85, nays 0
03/06/2024
House
CCR # 1 filed in the House
03/06/2024
Senate
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
02/29/2024
Senate
Senate advisors appointed: Yoder, Glick and Goode
02/29/2024
Senate
Senate conferees appointed: Leising and Hunley
02/29/2024
House
House advisors appointed: Davis, Behning and Pfaff
02/29/2024
House
House conferees appointed: Snow and Smith V
02/29/2024
Senate
Senate dissented from House amendments
02/28/2024
Senate
Motion to dissent filed
02/28/2024
House
Returned to the Senate with amendments
02/27/2024
House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 211: yeas 94, nays 0
02/26/2024
House
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
02/26/2024
House
Amendment #2 (Teshka) prevailed; voice vote
02/26/2024
House
Amendment #1 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote
02/22/2024
House
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
02/12/2024
House
First reading: referred to Committee on Education
02/06/2024
Senate
Referred to the House
02/06/2024
Senate
Cosponsors: Representatives Thompson, Davis, Teshka
02/06/2024
Senate
House sponsor: Representative Snow
02/06/2024
Senate
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 118: yeas 48, nays 0
02/05/2024
Senate
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
02/05/2024
Senate
Amendment #1 (Leising) prevailed; voice vote
02/01/2024
Senate
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
01/25/2024
Senate
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
01/22/2024
Senate
Senator Raatz added as coauthor
01/10/2024
Senate
Senator Goode G added as coauthor
01/10/2024
Senate
Senator Becker added as coauthor
01/10/2024
Senate
Senator Glick added as third author
01/10/2024
Senate
Senator Rogers added as second author
01/08/2024
Senate
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
01/08/2024
Senate
Authored by Senator Leising
Sources
IN Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Jan 9, 2024 12:58:57 AM
Record Updated
Jul 26, 2024 9:02:01 AM