*EH1093.2*
February 25, 2022
ENGROSSED
HOUSE BILL No. 1093
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DIGEST OF HB 1093 (Updated February 24, 2022 12:41 pm - DI 120)
Citations Affected: IC 10-21; IC 12-17.2; IC 20-19; IC 20-24;
IC 20-26; IC 20-28; IC 20-30; IC 20-32; IC 20-40; IC 20-43; noncode.
Synopsis: Education matters. Amends the membership and duties of
the early learning advisory committee. Makes changes to the definition
of "school resource officer". Provides that, after June 30, 2023, if a
school corporation or charter school enters into a contract for a school
resource officer, certain school corporations or charter schools must
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Effective: July 1, 2021 (retroactive); April 1, 2022; July 1, 2022.
Behning, Davis, Pfaff, Klinker
(SENATE SPONSORS — RAATZ, BUCHANAN)
January 4, 2022, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
January 10, 2022, amended, reported — Do Pass.
January 13, 2022, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
January 14, 2022, engrossed.
January 18, 2022, read third time, passed. Yeas 91, nays 0.
SENATE ACTION
February 2, 2022, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career
Development.
February 17, 2022, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass; reassigned to Committee on
Appropriations.
February 24, 2022, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass.
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enter into a memorandum of understanding with the law enforcement
agency that employs or appointed the law enforcement officer who will
perform the duties of a school resource officer. Provides that certain
parties are prohibited from incentivizing the enrollment, reenrollment,
or continued attendance of a student or prospective student by offering
or giving an item that has monetary value. Provides that curricular
materials and educational services are not considered enrollment
incentives. Requires the Indiana charter school board (board) to
appoint an executive director to carry out the duties and daily
operations of the board. Establishes the executive director's duties.
Provides that the board shall establish certain processes. Establishes
the Indiana charter school board fund and provides that money in the
fund is appropriated continuously for purposes of the board. Provides
that the department of education (department) may grant an
accomplished practitioner's license under certain conditions. Provides
that the instructional days tuition support distribution formula account
for certain schools within a school corporation. Authorizes the
department to study and, if recommended, use machine scoring.
Provides that, after a school receives statewide assessment score
reports, a teacher of a student shall discuss the student's statewide
assessment results with a parent at the next parent/teacher conference
or, if the school does not hold parent/teacher conferences, send a notice
to a parent of the student offering to meet with the parent to discuss the
results. Provides that the department of education may include in a
contract entered into or renewed after June 30, 2022, with a statewide
assessment vendor a requirement that the vendor provide a summary
of a student's statewide assessment results that meets certain
requirements. Requires the department to include in a contract entered
into or renewed after June 30, 2022, with a statewide assessment
vendor a requirement that the vendor provide a summary of a student's
statewide assessment results that meets certain requirements. Provides
that, if the total amount of state tuition support that a school
corporation receives or will receive during a school year decreases
under the student instructional day reduction of tuition support
provision by an amount that is equal to or more than $250,000 from the
amount the school corporation would otherwise be eligible to receive
during the school year, the budget committee shall review the amount
of and the reason for the decrease before the implementation of the
decrease. Provides that, if an adjustment by the state board of education
(state board) of the count of enrolled eligible pupils for one or more
school corporations would increase or decrease the total distribution of
state tuition support in an amount that is equal to or more than
$250,000, the adjustment must be reviewed by the budget committee
before the state board may adjust the enrollment count. Provides that,
if the state board determines that extreme patterns of certain conditions
on the count day or the subsequent adjustment date cause the
enrollment to be unrepresentative of the enrollment of one or more
school corporations by a count of eligible pupils that would increase or
decrease the total distribution of state tuition support in an amount that
is equal to or more than $250,000 as a result of changing the count day,
the state board may designate another day for determining the
enrollment of the one or more school corporations after review by the
budget committee. (Current law allows the state board to designate
another day for determining a school corporation's enrollment if the
state board determines that extreme patterns of certain conditions on
the count day or the subsequent adjustment date cause the enrollment
to be unrepresentative of the school corporation's enrollment.) Changes
the department's review period for certain funds. Repeals a provision
concerning staffing of the board. Provides that the state board of
education shall assign to a school or school corporation (including
adult high schools) a "null" or "no letter grade" for the 2021-2022
school year.
EH 1093—LS 6958/DI 110EH 1093—LS 6958/DI 110 February 25, 2022
Second Regular Session of the 122nd General Assembly (2022)
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ENGROSSED
HOUSE BILL No. 1093
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
education and to make an appropriation.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 10-21-1-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.197-2019,
2 SECTION 3, AND AS AMENDED BY P.L.50-2019, SECTION 2,
3 AND AS AMENDED BY P.L.153-2019, SECTION 1, AND AS
4 AMENDED BY P.L.272-2019, SECTION 3, IS CORRECTED AND
5 AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022]:
6 Sec. 2. (a) The Indiana secured school fund is established to provide:
7 (1) matching grants to enable school corporations, and charter
8 schools, and accredited nonpublic schools to establish programs
9 under which a school corporation, or charter school, or accredited
10 nonpublic school (or a coalition of schools) may:
11 (1) (A) employ a school resource officer, employ a law
12 enforcement officer, or enter into a contract or a memorandum
13 of understanding with a:
14 (A) (i) local law enforcement agency;
15 (B) (ii) private entity; or
16 (C) (iii) nonprofit corporation;
17 to employ a school resource officer or a law enforcement
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1 officer;
2 (2) (B) conduct a threat assessment of the buildings within a
3 school corporation or the buildings that are operated by a
4 charter school or accredited nonpublic school; or
5 (3) (C) purchase equipment and technology to:
6 (A) (i) restrict access to school property; or
7 (B) (ii) expedite notification of first responders; or
8 (4) (D) implement a student and parent support services plan
9 as described in section 4(a)(5) 4(a)(6) of this chapter; and
10 (2) one (1) time grants to enable school corporations, charter
11 schools, and accredited nonpublic schools with the sheriff for the
12 county in which the school corporation, charter school, or
13 accredited nonpublic school is located, to provide the initial set
14 up costs for an active event warning system.
15 (b) A school corporation or charter school may use money received
16 under a matching grant for a purpose listed in subsection (a) to
17 provide a response to a threat in a manner that the school corporation
18 or charter school sees fit, including firearms training or other
19 self-defense training.
20 (b) (c) The fund shall be administered by the department of
21 homeland security.
22 (c) (d) The fund consists of:
23 (1) appropriations from the general assembly;
24 (2) grants from the Indiana safe schools fund established by
25 IC 5-2-10.1-2;
26 (3) federal grants; and
27 (4) amounts deposited from any other public or private source.
28 (d) (e) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from
29 money in the fund.
30 (e) (f) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not
31 currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same
32 manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that accrues
33 from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.
34 (f) (g) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not
35 revert to the state general fund.
36 SECTION 2. IC 10-21-1-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.197-2019,
37 SECTION 5, AND AS AMENDED BY P.L.50-2019, SECTION 4,
38 AND AS AMENDED BY P.L.153-2019, SECTION 2, IS
39 CORRECTED AND AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
40 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 4. (a) The board may award a
41 matching grant to enable a school corporation, or charter school, or
42 accredited nonpublic school (or a coalition of schools applying jointly)
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1 to:
2 (1) establish a program to employ a school resource officer;
3 (2) employ a law enforcement officer;
4 (2) (3) provide school resource officer training described in
5 IC 20-26-18.2-1(b)(2); IC 20-26-18.2-1(c);
6 (3) (4) conduct a threat assessment; or
7 (4) (5) purchase equipment to restrict access to the school or
8 expedite the notification of first responders; in accordance with
9 section 2(a) of this chapter; or
10 (5) (6) implement a student and parent support services plan in
11 the manner set forth in IC 20-34-9;
12 in accordance with section 2(a) of this chapter.
13 (b) A matching grant awarded to a school corporation, or charter
14 school, or accredited nonpublic school (or a coalition of schools
15 applying jointly) may not exceed the lesser of the following during a
16 two (2) year period beginning on or after May 1, 2013:
17 (1) The total cost of the program established by the school
18 corporation, or charter school, or accredited nonpublic school (or
19 the coalition of schools applying jointly).
20 (2) Except as provided in subsection (d), the following amounts:
21 (A) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per year, in the case of a
22 school corporation, or charter school, or accredited
23 nonpublic school that:
24 (i) has an ADM of at least one thousand (1,000); and
25 (ii) is not applying jointly with any other school
26 corporation, or charter school, or accredited nonpublic
27 school.
28 (B) Thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) per year, in the
29 case of a school corporation, or charter school, or accredited
30 nonpublic school that:
31 (i) has an ADM of less than one thousand (1,000); and
32 (ii) is not applying jointly with any other school
33 corporation, or charter school, or accredited nonpublic
34 school.
35 (C) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per year, in the case of
36 a coalition of schools applying jointly.
37 (A) Thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) per year, in the
38 case of a school corporation, charter school, or accredited
39 nonpublic school that:
40 (i) has an ADM of at least one (1) and less than one
41 thousand one (1,001) students; and
42 (ii) is not applying jointly with any other school
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1 corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic
2 school.
3 (B) Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per year, in the case of a
4 school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic
5 school that:
6 (i) has an ADM of more than one thousand (1,000) and less
7 than five thousand one (5,001) students; and
8 (ii) is not applying jointly with any other school
9 corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic
10 school.
11 (C) Seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) per year, in the
12 case of a school corporation, charter school, or accredited
13 nonpublic school that:
14 (i) has an ADM of more than five thousand (5,000) and less
15 than fifteen thousand one (15,001) students; and
16 (ii) is not applying jointly with any other school
17 corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic
18 school.
19 (D) One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) per year, in the
20 case of a school corporation, charter school, or accredited
21 nonpublic school that:
22 (i) has an ADM of more than fifteen thousand (15,000); and
23 (ii) is not applying jointly with any other school
24 corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic
25 school.
26 (E) One hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) per year, in the
27 case of a coalition of schools applying jointly.
28 (c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the match requirement for
29 a grant under this chapter is based on the ADM, as follows:
30 (1) For a school corporation, charter school, or accredited
31 nonpublic school with an ADM of less than five hundred one
32 (501) students, the grant match must be twenty-five percent (25%)
33 of the grant amount described in subsection (b).
34 (2) For a school corporation, charter school, or accredited
35 nonpublic school with an ADM of more than five hundred (500)
36 and less than one thousand one (1,001) students, the grant match
37 must be fifty percent (50%) of the grant amount described in
38 subsection (b).
39 (3) For a school corporation, charter school, or accredited
40 nonpublic school with an ADM of more than one thousand
41 (1,000) students or a coalition of schools applying jointly, the
42 grant match must be one hundred percent (100%) of the grant
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1 amount described in subsection (b).
2 (d) A school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic
3 school may be eligible to receive a grant of up to:
4 (1) one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) if:
5 (A) the school corporation, charter school, or accredited
6 nonpublic school receives a grant match of one hundred
7 percent (100%) of the requested grant amount; and
8 (B) the board approves the grant request; or
9 (2) for a school corporation, charter school, or accredited
10 nonpublic school described subsection (c)(1) or (c)(2), a grant of
11 up to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) if:
12 (A) the school corporation, charter school, or accredited
13 nonpublic school receives a grant match of fifty percent (50%)
14 of the requested grant amount; and
15 (B) the board approves the grant request.
16 (c) (e) A school corporation, or charter school, or accredited
17 nonpublic school may receive only one (1) matching grant under this
18 section each year.
19 (d) (f) The board may not award a grant to a school corporation, or
20 charter school, or accredited nonpublic school under this chapter
21 section unless the school corporation, or charter school, or accredited
22 nonpublic school is in a county that has a county school safety
23 commission, as described in IC 5-2-10.1-10.
24 SECTION 3. IC 12-17.2-3.8-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2014,
25 SECTION 73, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
26 APRIL 1, 2022]: Sec. 5. (a) The early learning advisory committee is
27 established to do the following:
28 (1) Establish child developmental and educational goals for
29 Indiana's early learning system, including the development of
30 standards and objectives for early education programs that
31 receive state or federal funds.
32 (2) Design and maintain an approach to measuring progress
33 toward the goals established under subdivision (1) that
34 include objective measures of academic quality.
35 (3) Assess the attainment of the goals established under
36 subdivision (1) and evaluate the efficacy of state and federal
37 spending on Indiana's early learning system.
38 (4) Assess whether the requirements for early education
39 program licensure:
40 (A) create an equitable standard for health and safety
41 across all early education program types;
42 (B) reinforce the goals established under subdivision (1);
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1 and
2 (C) support the sustainability of Indiana's early learning
3 system.
4 (1) (5) Conduct periodic statewide needs assessments concerning
5 the quality and availability of early education programs for
6 children from birth to the age of school entry, including the
7 availability of high quality prekindergarten education for low
8 income children in Indiana.
9 (2) (6) Identify opportunities for, and barriers to, collaboration
10 and coordination among federally and state funded child
11 development, child care, and early childhood education programs
12 and services, including governmental agencies that administer the
13 programs and services.
14 (7) Design early education workforce strategies, including
15 recommendations on how to advance professional
16 development.
17 (3) (8) Assess the capacity and effectiveness of two (2) and four
18 (4) year public and private higher education institutions in Indiana
19 for the pathways to support of development training and
20 recruitment of early educators. including:
21 (A) professional development and career advancement plans;
22 and
23 (B) practice or internships with Head Start or prekindergarten
24 programs.
25 (4) Other duties as determined necessary by the chairperson of the
26 committee.
27 (5) (9) Not later than June November 30 of each year, develop
28 and make recommendations to the governor and, in an electronic
29 format under IC 5-14-6, to the legislative council concerning the
30 results of the committee's work under subdivisions (1) through
31 (4). (8).
32 (b) The committee consists of six (6) the following thirteen (13)
33 members: appointed by the governor as follows:
34 (1) A representative of the department The secretary of
35 education or the secretary's designee.
36 (2) A representative of the division.
37 (2) The secretary of family and social services or the
38 secretary's designee.
39 (3) Seven (7) members appointed by the governor as follows:
40 (A) A representative of an organization with an interest in
41 training the early childhood education workforce.
42 (3) (B) A representative of a Head Start program under 42
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1 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.
2 (4) (C) A representative of a family advocacy group that
3 member of the general public who has an interest in early
4 childhood education.
5 (5) (D) A representative of an early childhood education
6 provider.
7 (E) A representative from a school corporation who has an
8 interest in strengthening the transition from early
9 childhood education to elementary education.
10 (6) (F) A representative of business with an interest in early
11 childhood education.
12 (G) A representative of the nonprofit or philanthropic
13 community with an interest in early childhood education.
14 (4) One (1) member who:
15 (A) is appointed by the speaker of the house of
16 representatives;
17 (B) is not a member of the general assembly; and
18 (C) shall serve as a nonvoting member.
19 (5) One (1) member who:
20 (A) is appointed by the president pro tempore of the
21 senate;
22 (B) is not a member of the general assembly; and
23 (C) shall serve as a nonvoting member.
24 (6) One (1) member who:
25 (A) is appointed by the minority leader of the house of
26 representatives;
27 (B) is not a member of the general assembly; and
28 (C) shall serve as a nonvoting member.
29 (7) One (1) member who:
30 (A) is appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
31 (B) is not a member of the general assembly; and
32 (C) shall serve as a nonvoting member.
33 (c) Subject to section 5.1 of this chapter, members appointed
34 under subsection (b)(3) through (b)(7) serve for three (3) year
35 terms. The members of the committee serve at the pleasure of the
36 appointing authority.
37 (c) (d) The governor shall appoint the a member of the committee
38 to serve as chairperson of the committee. The committee shall meet
39 at least six (6) times each calendar year at the call of the
40 chairperson.
41 (d) (e) The division shall, in consultation with the department of
42 education, staff the committee.
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1 (e) (f) The expenses of the committee shall be paid from the funds
2 of the division.
3 (f) (g) Each member of the committee who is not a state employee
4 is entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by
5 IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is also entitled to reimbursement for
6 traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses
7 actually incurred in connection with the member's duties as provided
8 in the state policies and procedures established by the Indiana
9 department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
10 (g) (h) Each member of the committee who is a state employee but
11 who is not a member of the general assembly is entitled to
12 reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4
13 and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's
14 duties as provided in the state policies and procedures established by
15 the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget
16 agency.
17 (h) (i) Each member of the committee who is a member of the
18 general assembly is entitled to receive the same per diem, mileage, and
19 travel allowances paid to legislative members of interim study
20 committees established by the legislative council. Per diem, mileage,
21 and travel allowances paid under this section shall be paid from
22 appropriations made to the legislative council or the legislative services
23 agency.
24 (i) (j) The affirmative votes of a majority of the voting members
25 appointed to the committee are required for the committee to take
26 action on any measure, including final reports.
27 SECTION 4. IC 12-17.2-3.8-5.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
28 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
29 [EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 2022]: Sec. 5.1. (a) As used in this section,
30 "committee" refers to the early learning advisory committee
31 established by section 5 of this chapter.
32 (b) The term of a member who was appointed to the committee
33 before April 1, 2022, expires on April 1, 2022.
34 (c) Not later than June 30, 2022, the applicable appointing
35 authorities shall appoint members to the committee in accordance
36 with section 5 of this chapter.
37 (d) The initial appointments by the governor described in
38 section 5(b)(3) of this chapter shall begin not later than July 1,
39 2022, and the initial terms of the members initially appointed
40 under section 5(b)(3) of this chapter are as follows:
41 (1) The members appointed under section 5(b)(3)(A),
42 5(b)(3)(C), 5(b)(3)(D), and 5(b)(3)(G) of this chapter shall
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1 serve an initial term of two (2) years.
2 (2) The members appointed under section 5(b)(3)(B),
3 5(b)(3)(E), and 5(b)(3)(F) of this chapter shall serve an initial
4 term of three (3) years.
5 (e) This section expires January 1, 2026.
6 SECTION 5. IC 20-19-3-15, AS ADDED BY P.L.223-2015,
7 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
8 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 15. (a) This section does not apply to a school
9 promotional item that has minimal monetary value.
10 (b) As used in this section, "participating entity" has the
11 meaning set forth in IC 20-51.4-2-6.
12 (b) (c) As used in this section, "school" means any of the following:
13 (1) A school corporation.
14 (2) A charter school, including a conversion charter school or a
15 virtual charter school.
16 (3) A nonpublic school that has any students enrolled who receive
17 a choice scholarship under IC 20-51-4.
18 (c) (d) A school, a participating entity, an employee of a school
19 or a participating entity, or a member or representative of an
20 association affiliated with a school employee organization (as
21 defined in IC 20-29-2-14) may not offer or give, as an enrollment
22 incentive to enroll, reenroll, or continue attending a school, any item
23 that has monetary value, including cash or a gift card, that may be used
24 at a retail store, grocery store, online store, or other commercial
25 enterprise, to:
26 (1) a student or prospective student (or the parent of a student or
27 prospective student) in exchange for enrolling, reenrolling, or
28 incentivizing continued attendance of the student or
29 prospective student at the school; or
30 (2) any person in exchange for referring a prospective student to
31 the school.
32 (e) Curricular materials and educational services are not
33 enrollment incentives under this section.
34 SECTION 6. IC 20-24-2.1-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.250-2017,
35 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
36 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 2. The charter board shall establish a process to:
37 (1) review a proposal to establish a charter school under
38 IC 20-24-3-4;
39 (2) make a decision on the proposal as required under
40 IC 20-24-3-9;
41 (3) monitor charter schools authorized by the charter board; and
42 (4) make decisions on the renewal, nonrenewal, and revocation of
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1 charters granted by the charter board.
2 SECTION 7. IC 20-24-2.1-3 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
3 1, 2022]. Sec. 3. The department shall provide staff to carry out the
4 duties of the charter board under this chapter until the time when the
5 charter board begins receiving administrative fees pursuant to
6 IC 20-24-7-4(e). At that time, the charter board may hire staff to carry
7 out the duties of the charter board under this chapter.
8 SECTION 8. IC 20-24-2.1-3.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
9 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
10 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 3.5. (a) The charter board shall
11 appoint an executive director to carry out the duties and daily
12 operations of the charter board. The executive director may be
13 removed by the charter board for just cause.
14 (b) The executive director's duties include the following:
15 (1) To carry out the duties and responsibilities of the charter
16 board under this chapter.
17 (2) To hire staff as necessary to ensure efficient and effective
18 operation of the charter board.
19 (3) To pay the reasonable and necessary traveling and other
20 expenses of an employee, a member, or an agent of the charter
21 board.
22 (4) To request from any public agency the assistance, services,
23 and data that will enable the charter board to properly carry
24 out the charter board's functions and powers.
25 (c) The executive director has financial and signatory powers
26 necessary to ensure efficient and effective charter board
27 operations. In addition, the charter board may authorize the
28 executive director to carry out any or all of the charter board's
29 powers under section 2 of this chapter unless otherwise prohibited
30 by law.
31 SECTION 9. IC 20-24-2.1-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.91-2011,
32 SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
33 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 4. (a) Funding for the charter board consists of
34 administrative fees collected under IC 20-24-7-4.
35 (b) The Indiana charter school board fund is established for the
36 purpose of funding the charter board.
37 (c) The fund consists of administrative fees collected under
38 IC 20-24-7-4.
39 (d) The charter board shall administer the fund.
40 (e) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not
41 revert to the state general fund but remains available to be used for
42 the purposes of this chapter.
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1 (f) Money in the fund is appropriated continuously for the
2 purposes of this chapter.
3 SECTION 10. IC 20-26-18.2-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.30-2014,
4 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
5 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "school resource
6 officer" means an individual a law enforcement officer who:
7 (1) has completed the training described in subsection (b);
8 (2) is assigned to one (1) or more school corporations or charter
9 schools during school hours to:
10 (A) assist the school safety specialist with the development
11 and implementation of the school safety plan as provided in
12 section 2 of this chapter; and
13 (B) carry out any additional responsibilities assigned to the
14 school resource officer under the employment engagement,
15 contract, or memorandum of understanding and to provide
16 law enforcement services to:
17 (i) protect against outside threats to the physical safety of
18 students;
19 (ii) prevent unauthorized access to school property; and
20 (iii) secure schools against violence and natural disasters;
21 and
22 (3) is:
23 (A) employed by a law enforcement agency;
24 (B) appointed as a police reserve officer (as described in
25 IC 36-8-3-20) or as a special deputy (as described in
26 IC 36-8-10-10.6) if the police reserve officer or special deputy:
27 (i) is subject to the direction of the sheriff or appointing law
28 enforcement agency;
29 (ii) is required to obey the rules and orders of the sheriff's
30 department or appointing law enforcement agency;
31 (iii) is required to complete all training required of regular
32 full-time law enforcement officers employed by the sheriff's
33 department or appointing law enforcement agency; and
34 (iv) may be removed by the sheriff or appointing law
35 enforcement agency at any time, with or without cause; or
36 (C) a school corporation police officer appointed under
37 IC 20-26-16-3.
38 The term does not include a law enforcement officer who is
39 assigned to a school to provide security outside a school building
40 for protection from outside threats, traffic duty, or other duties not
41 consistent with the duties of a school resource officer.
42 (b) Before being appointed as a school resource officer, an
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1 individual must have
2 (1) successfully completed the minimum training requirements
3 established for law enforcement officers under IC 5-2-1-9. and
4 (2) received
5 (c) The law enforcement officer appointed as a school resource
6 officer must receive at least forty (40) hours of school resource officer
7 training through:
8 (A) (1) the Indiana law enforcement training board established by
9 IC 5-2-1-3;
10 (B) (2) the National Association of School Resource Officers; or
11 (C) (3) another school resource officer training program approved
12 by the Indiana law enforcement training board;
13 within one hundred eighty (180) days from the date the individual
14 is initially assigned the duties of a school resource officer.
15 However, if the current ADM of a school corporation is less than
16 one thousand (1,000) students, the individual shall complete the
17 school resource officer training within three hundred sixty-five
18 (365) days of the date the individual is initially assigned the duties
19 of a school resource officer.
20 (c) (d) Training described in subsection (b)(2) (c) must include
21 instruction regarding skills, tactics, and strategies necessary to address
22 the special nature of:
23 (1) school campuses; and
24 (2) school building security needs and characteristics.
25 SECTION 11. IC 20-26-18.2-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.272-2019,
26 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
27 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 2. (a) A school resource officer may be employed:
28 (1) by one (1) or more school corporations or charter schools
29 through a contract between a local law enforcement agency and
30 the school corporation or school corporations or the charter school
31 or charter schools;
32 (2) by one (1) or more school corporations or charter schools;
33 (3) by a local law enforcement agency that assigns the school
34 resource officer to one (1) or more school corporations or charter
35 schools through a memorandum of understanding between the
36 local law enforcement agency and the school corporation or
37 school corporations or the charter school or charter schools; or
38 (4) through a contract between an Indiana business that employs
39 persons who meet the qualifications of a school resource officer
40 and the school corporation or school corporations or the charter
41 school or charter schools.
42 (b) A contract or This subsection does not apply to a school
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1 corporation that only has full-time school resource officers who are
2 either employees of the school corporation's school police
3 department or are employees of the school corporation who have
4 successfully completed the law enforcement basic training
5 requirements described in IC 5-2-1-9(d). After June 30, 2023, if a
6 school corporation or charter school enters into a contract for a
7 school resource officer, the school corporation or charter school
8 must enter into a memorandum of understanding with the law
9 enforcement agency that employs or appointed the law
10 enforcement officer who will perform the duties of a school
11 resource officer. The memorandum of understanding entered into
12 under subsection (a) must state the nature and scope of a school
13 resource officer's duties and responsibilities. A school resource officer's
14 duties and responsibilities include the duty to assist the school
15 corporation's school safety specialist with the development and
16 implementation of a school safety plan that does the following:
17 (1) Protects against outside threats to the physical safety of
18 students.
19 (2) Prevents unauthorized access to school property.
20 (3) Secures schools against violence and natural disasters.
21 (4) On or before July 1, 2020, identifies the location of bleeding
22 control kits (as defined in IC 20-34-3-24(a)).
23 (c) A school resource officer shall consult with local law
24 enforcement officials and first responders when assisting the school
25 corporation's school safety specialist in the development of the school
26 safety plan.
27 (d) A school resource officer shall participate in the development of
28 programs designed to identify, assess, and provide assistance to
29 troubled youth.
30 (e) A school resource officer may not be reassigned to other duties
31 by the school corporation.
32 SECTION 12. IC 20-28-5-18, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2020,
33 SECTION 52, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
34 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 18. (a) This section applies to an individual who:
35 (1) holds a valid teaching license issued by another state
36 (excluding a teaching license equivalent to an Indiana temporary
37 or emergency teaching license) in the same content area or areas
38 for which the individual is applying for a license in Indiana; and
39 (2) was required to pass a content licensure test to obtain the
40 license described in subdivision (1).
41 (b) Notwithstanding sections 3 and 12 of this chapter, the
42 department shall grant one (1) of the following licenses to an individual
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1 described in subsection (a):
2 (1) If the individual has less than three (3) two (2) years of
3 full-time teaching experience, an initial practitioner's license.
4 (2) If the individual has at least three (3) two (2) years of full-time
5 teaching experience, a practitioner's license.
6 (3) If the individual has a master's degree from a regionally
7 accredited institution and at least two (2) years of full-time
8 teaching experience, an accomplished practitioner's license.
9 (c) An individual who is granted a license under this section shall
10 comply with the training or certification requirements prescribed by the
11 state board under IC 20-28-5.5-1(b).
12 SECTION 13. IC 20-30-2-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005,
13 SECTION 14, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
14 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 4. (a) Subject to subsection (b), if a school
15 corporation fails to conduct the minimum number of student
16 instructional days during a school year as required under section 3 of
17 this chapter, the department shall reduce the August tuition support
18 distribution to that school corporation for a school year by an amount
19 determined as follows:
20 STEP ONE: Determine the remainder of:
21 (A) the amount of the total tuition support allocated to the
22 school corporation for the particular school year; minus
23 (B) that part of the total tuition support allocated to the school
24 corporation for that school year with respect to student
25 instructional days one hundred seventy-six (176) through one
26 hundred eighty (180).
27 STEP TWO: Subtract the number of student instructional days
28 that the school corporation conducted from one hundred eighty
29 (180).
30 STEP THREE: Determine the lesser of five (5) or the remainder
31 determined under STEP TWO.
32 STEP FOUR: Divide the amount subtracted under STEP ONE (B)
33 by five (5).
34 STEP FIVE: Multiply the quotient determined under STEP FOUR
35 by the number determined under STEP THREE.
36 STEP SIX: Subtract the number determined under STEP THREE
37 from the remainder determined under STEP TWO.
38 STEP SEVEN: Divide the remainder determined under STEP
39 ONE by one hundred seventy-five (175).
40 STEP EIGHT: Multiply the quotient determined under STEP
41 SEVEN by the remainder determined under STEP SIX.
42 STEP NINE: Add the product determined under STEP FIVE to
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1 the product determined under STEP EIGHT.
2 (b) If fewer than all of the schools in a school corporation fail to
3 conduct the minimum number of student instructional days during
4 a school year as required under section 3 of this chapter, the
5 reduction in August tuition support required by this section shall
6 take into account only the schools in the school corporation that
7 failed to conduct the minimum number of student instructional
8 days and only the grades for which the required number of student
9 instructional days was not conducted.
10 (c) If the total amount of state tuition support that a school
11 corporation receives or will receive during a school year decreases
12 under this section by an amount that is equal to or more than two
13 hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) from the amount the
14 school corporation would otherwise be eligible to receive during
15 the school year as determined under IC 20-43, the budget
16 committee shall review the amount of and the reason for the
17 decrease before implementation of the decrease.
18 SECTION 14. IC 20-32-5.1-12, AS ADDED BY P.L.242-2017,
19 SECTION 41, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
20 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 12. (a) The department shall establish policies and
21 procedures that foster, to the extent possible, the scoring of student
22 responses of an open ended writing assessment on a statewide
23 assessment by Indiana teachers. The teacher may not grade student
24 responses of students who are enrolled in the same school corporation,
25 charter school, state accredited nonpublic school, or eligible school (as
26 defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) in which the teacher is currently employed.
27 (b) The scoring of student responses under a statewide assessment:
28 (1) must adhere to scoring rubrics and anchor papers;
29 (2) must measure student achievement relative to the academic
30 standards established by the state board; and
31 (3) may not reflect the scorer's judgment of the values expressed
32 by a student in the student's responses.
33 (c) The department, in consultation with the technical advisory
34 committee established by the state board, shall conduct a study to
35 analyze and determine the reliability of machine scoring student
36 responses to items on the statewide assessment. After conducting
37 the study, the department may, if recommended by the technical
38 advisory committee, utilize machine scoring for purposes of
39 scoring student responses to items on the statewide assessment.
40 SECTION 15. IC 20-32-5.1-13, AS ADDED BY P.L.242-2017,
41 SECTION 41, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
42 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 13. (a) The proficiency of students under a
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1 statewide assessment must be reported to the state board not later than:
2 (1) for the 2018-2019 school year, August 15, 2019; and
3 (2) for each school year beginning after June 30, 2019, July 1 of
4 the year in which the statewide assessment is administered.
5 (b) Reports of student scores on the statewide assessment must be:
6 (1) returned to the school corporation, charter school, state
7 accredited nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined in
8 IC 20-51-1-4.7) that administered the test; and
9 (2) accompanied by a guide for interpreting scores.
10 (c) Subject to approval by the state board, reports of student results
11 on computer scored items under a statewide assessment may be
12 returned to schools regardless of whether the hand scored items are
13 returned.
14 (d) After reports of final student scores on the statewide assessment
15 are returned to a school corporation, charter school, state accredited
16 nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7), the
17 school corporation or school shall promptly do the following:
18 (1) Give each student and the student's parent the student's
19 statewide assessment test scores, including (if applicable) the
20 summary described in section 14.5 of this chapter.
21 (2) Make available for inspection to each student and the student's
22 parent the following:
23 (A) A copy of the student's scored responses.
24 (B) A copy of the anchor papers and scoring rubrics used to
25 score the student's responses.
26 A student's parent or the student's principal may request a rescoring of
27 a student's responses to a statewide assessment, including a student's
28 essay. A student's final score on a rescored statewide assessment must
29 reflect the student's actual score on the rescored statewide assessment
30 regardless of whether the student's score decreased or improved on the
31 rescored assessment.
32 (e) The department shall develop criteria to provide a student's
33 parent the opportunity to inspect questions in a manner that will not
34 compromise the validity or integrity of a statewide assessment.
35 (f) A student's statewide assessment scores may not be disclosed to
36 the public.
37 (g) The department may not release less than ten (10) items per
38 subject matter per grade level. The state board and department shall:
39 (1) post:
40 (A) the questions; and
41 (B) with the permission of each student's parent, student
42 answers that are exemplary responses to the released
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1 questions;
2 on the Internet web sites of the state board and department; and
3 (2) publicize the availability of the questions and answers to
4 schools, educators, and the public.
5 A student answer posted under this subsection may not identify the
6 student who provided the answer.
7 SECTION 16. IC 20-32-5.1-14, AS ADDED BY P.L.242-2017,
8 SECTION 41, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
9 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 14. (a) After a school receives statewide
10 assessment score reports, the school shall offer a parent/teacher
11 conference to discuss a student's statewide assessment results with the
12 following:
13 (1) A parent of a student who requests a parent/teacher
14 conference on the statewide assessment scores of the student.
15 (2) The parent of each student who does not receive a passing
16 score on the test.
17 a teacher who currently teaches a student shall discuss with a
18 parent of the student the student's statewide assessment results at
19 the next parent/teacher conference. If a school does not hold
20 parent/teacher conferences, a teacher who currently teaches a
21 student shall send a notice to a parent of the student offering to
22 meet with the parent to discuss the student's statewide assessment
23 results and, upon the parent's request, meet with the parent.
24 (b) The department shall provide enrichment resources to parents
25 and students to provide assistance to students in subject matter
26 included in the student's most recently completed statewide assessment.
27 SECTION 17. IC 20-32-5.1-14.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
28 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
29 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 14.5. For a contract entered into
30 or renewed after June 30, 2022, with a vendor to conduct the
31 statewide assessment, the department may include in the contract
32 a requirement that the vendor provide a summary of a student's
33 statewide assessment results that:
34 (1) is in an easy to read, understandable format for parents;
35 and
36 (2) includes information regarding how the student's
37 statewide assessment results compare to statewide assessment
38 results of other students in the same grade level in Indiana.
39 SECTION 18. IC 20-40-2-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.161-2019,
40 SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
41 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 6. (a) Each school corporation shall make every
42 reasonable effort to transfer not more than fifteen percent (15%) of the
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1 total revenue deposited in the school corporation's education fund from
2 the school corporation's education fund to the school corporation's
3 operations fund during a calendar year.
4 (b) Only after the transfer is authorized by the governing body in a
5 public meeting with public notice, money in the education fund may be
6 transferred to the operations fund to cover expenditures that are not
7 allocated to student instruction and learning under IC 20-42.5. The
8 amount transferred from the education fund to the operations fund shall
9 be reported by the school corporation to the department. The transfers
10 made during the:
11 (1) first six (6) months of each state fiscal year shall be reported
12 before January 31 of the following year; and
13 (2) last six (6) months of each state fiscal year shall be reported
14 before July 31 of that year.
15 (c) The report must include information as required by the
16 department and in the form required by the department.
17 (d) The department must post the report submitted under subsection
18 (b) on the department's Internet web site.
19 (e) Beginning in 2020, the department shall track for each school
20 corporation transfers from the school corporation's education fund to
21 its operations fund for the preceding six (6) month period. Beginning
22 in 2021, before February March 1 of each year, the department shall
23 compile an excessive education fund transfer list comprised of all
24 school corporations that transferred more than fifteen percent (15%) of
25 the total revenue deposited in the school corporation's education fund
26 from the school corporation's education fund to the school corporation's
27 operations fund during the immediately preceding calendar year. A
28 school corporation that is not included on the excessive education fund
29 transfer list is considered to have met the education fund transfer target
30 percentage for the immediately preceding calendar year.
31 SECTION 19. IC 20-40-2-9, AS ADDED BY P.L.161-2019,
32 SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
33 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 9. (a) For each school corporation included on the
34 excessive education fund transfer list required under section 6 of this
35 chapter, the department shall, not later than March April 1 of each
36 year, submit in both a written and an electronic format a notice to the
37 school corporation's superintendent, school business officer, and
38 governing body that the school corporation did not meet its education
39 fund transfer target percentage for the previous calendar year.
40 (b) If a school corporation's governing body receives a notice from
41 the department under subsection (a), the school corporation shall do all
42 of the following:
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1 (1) Publicly acknowledge receipt of the excessive education fund
2 transfer list notice from the department at the governing body's
3 next public meeting.
4 (2) Enter into the governing body's official minutes for that
5 meeting acknowledgment of the notice.
6 (3) Publish on the school corporation's Internet web site the
7 department's notice and any relevant individual reports prepared
8 by the department within thirty (30) days after the public meeting.
9 SECTION 20. IC 20-43-3-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.213-2015,
10 SECTION 212, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
11 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 7. (a) This section applies to
12 distributions under this article that are computed in any part based on
13 a count of students under IC 20-43-4-2.
14 (b) If the state board subsequently adjusts under IC 20-43-4-2
15 IC 20-43-4-3.5 a count used for a distribution under this article, the
16 department shall adjust subsequent distributions to the school
17 corporation that are affected by the adjusted count, on the schedule
18 determined by the department, to reflect the differences between the
19 distribution that the school corporation received and the distribution
20 that the school corporation would have received if the adjusted count
21 had been used.
22 SECTION 21. IC 20-43-4-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.165-2021,
23 SECTION 162, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
24 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 2. (a) Subject to section 3.7 of this
25 chapter, a school corporation's ADM is the number of eligible pupils
26 enrolled in:
27 (1) the school corporation; or
28 (2) a transferee corporation;
29 on the day fixed in September by the state board for a fall count of
30 students under section 3 of this chapter and, if applicable, as
31 subsequently adjusted not later than the date specified under the rules
32 adopted by the state board. The state board may adjust the school's
33 count of eligible pupils if the state board determines that the count is
34 unrepresentative of the school corporation's enrollment. In addition, a
35 school corporation may petition the state board to make an adjusted
36 count of students enrolled in the school corporation if the corporation
37 has reason to believe that the count is unrepresentative of the school
38 corporation's enrollment. In addition, under section 3.5 of this
39 chapter.
40 (b) Subject to section 3.7 of this chapter, a school corporation
41 shall determine the number of eligible pupils enrolled in:
42 (1) the school corporation; or
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1 (2) a transferee corporation;
2 on the day fixed in February by the state board for a spring count of
3 students under section 3 of this chapter and, if applicable, as
4 subsequently adjusted under this chapter or under rules adopted by the
5 state board. section 3.5 of this chapter.
6 (b) (c) Each school corporation shall, before April 1 of each year,
7 provide to the department an estimate of the school corporation's ADM
8 that will result from the count of eligible pupils in the following
9 September. The department may update and adjust the estimate as
10 determined appropriate by the department. In each odd-numbered year,
11 the department shall provide the updated and adjusted estimate of the
12 school corporation's ADM to the legislative services agency before
13 April 10 of that year.
14 (c) (d) A new charter school shall submit an enrollment estimate to
15 the department before April 1 of the year the new charter school will
16 be open for enrollment. The department shall use the new charter
17 school's enrollment estimate as the basis for the new charter school's
18 distribution beginning in July and until actual ADM is available,
19 subject to section 9 of this chapter. However, if the new charter school's
20 enrollment estimate is greater than eighty percent (80%) of the new
21 charter school's authorized enrollment cap, the department may use that
22 enrollment estimate if the department has requested and reviewed other
23 enrollment data that support that enrollment estimate. However, if the
24 enrollment data requested and reviewed by the department does not
25 support the enrollment estimate submitted by the new charter school,
26 the department shall determine the estimated ADM based on the
27 enrollment data requested and reviewed by the department. In each
28 odd-numbered year, the department shall provide the new charter
29 school's estimated ADM to the legislative services agency before April
30 10 of that year.
31 SECTION 22. IC 20-43-4-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.108-2019,
32 SECTION 222, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
33 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 3. (a) Subject to subsection (b),
34 section 3.7 of this chapter, the state board shall make an ADM count
35 of the eligible pupils enrolled in each school corporation two (2) times
36 each school year, with one (1) count date occurring in each of the
37 following periods:
38 (1) The fall count of ADM shall be made on a day during
39 September fixed by the state board.
40 (2) The spring count of ADM shall be made on a day during
41 February fixed by the state board.
42 (b) However, if extreme patterns of:
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1 (1) student in-migration;
2 (2) illness;
3 (3) natural disaster; or
4 (4) other unusual conditions in a particular school corporation's
5 enrollment;
6 on either a count day fixed by the state board or the subsequent
7 adjustment date cause the enrollment to be unrepresentative of the
8 school corporation's enrollment, the state board may designate another
9 day for determining the school corporation's enrollment.
10 SECTION 23. IC 20-43-4-3.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
11 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
12 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 3.5. (a) The state board may
13 adjust an enrollment count of eligible pupils of one (1) or more
14 school corporations under this section not later than a date
15 established under the rules adopted by the state board.
16 (b) If the state board determines that an enrollment count of
17 eligible pupils under section 2(a) or 2(b) of this chapter for one (1)
18 or more school corporations is unrepresentative by a count that
19 would increase or decrease the total distribution of state tuition
20 support in an amount that is less than two hundred fifty thousand
21 dollars ($250,000), the state board may adjust the enrollment count
22 for the one (1) or more school corporations.
23 (c) If the state board determines that an enrollment count of
24 eligible pupils under section 2(a) or 2(b) of this chapter for one (1)
25 or more school corporations is unrepresentative by a count that
26 would increase or decrease the total distribution of state tuition
27 support in an amount that is equal to or more than two hundred
28 fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), the state board may adjust the
29 enrollment count for the one (1) or more school corporations after
30 review by the budget committee.
31 (d) A school corporation may petition the state board to make
32 an adjusted count of eligible pupils enrolled in the school
33 corporation if the school corporation has reason to believe that the
34 count is unrepresentative of the school corporation's enrollment.
35 SECTION 24. IC 20-43-4-3.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
36 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
37 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 3.7. (a) This section applies if the
38 state board determines that extreme patterns of:
39 (1) student in-migration;
40 (2) illness;
41 (3) natural disaster; or
42 (4) other unusual conditions in a particular school
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1 corporation's enrollment;
2 on the count day established under section 3 of this chapter or the
3 subsequent adjustment date established under section 3.5 of this
4 chapter cause the enrollment count of eligible pupils to be
5 unrepresentative of the enrollment of one (1) or more school
6 corporations.
7 (b) If the state board determines that the:
8 (1) count day or subsequent adjustment date is
9 unrepresentative of the enrollment of one (1) or more school
10 corporations as described in subsection (a); and
11 (2) enrollment count of the one (1) or more school
12 corporations described in subdivision (1) would be
13 unrepresentative by a count that would increase or decrease
14 the total distribution of state tuition support in an amount
15 that is less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000)
16 as a result of changing the count day;
17 the state board may designate another day for determining the
18 enrollment of the one (1) or more school corporations.
19 (c) If the state board determines that the:
20 (1) count day or subsequent adjustment date is
21 unrepresentative of the enrollment of one (1) or more school
22 corporations as described in subsection (a); and
23 (2) enrollment count of the one (1) or more school
24 corporations described in subdivision (1) would be
25 unrepresentative by a count that would increase or decrease
26 the total distribution of state tuition support in an amount
27 that is equal to or more than two hundred fifty thousand
28 dollars ($250,000) as a result of changing the count day;
29 the state board may designate another day for determining the
30 enrollment of the one (1) or more school corporations after review
31 by the budget committee.
32 SECTION 25. IC 20-43-4-9, AS AMENDED BY P.L.108-2019,
33 SECTION 224, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
34 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 9. (a) Subject to subsections (b) and
35 (c), this subsection applies to the calculation of state tuition support
36 distributions that are based on the current ADM of a school
37 corporation. The fall count of ADM, as adjusted by the state board
38 under section 2 3.5 of this chapter, shall be used to compute state
39 tuition support distributions made in the first six (6) months of the
40 current state fiscal year, and the spring count of ADM, as adjusted by
41 the state board under section 2 3.5 of this chapter, shall be used to
42 compute state tuition support distributions made in the second six (6)
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1 months of the state fiscal year.
2 (b) This subsection applies to a school corporation that does not
3 provide the estimates required by section 2(b) 2(c) of this chapter
4 before the deadline. For monthly state tuition support distributions
5 made before the count of ADM is finalized, the department shall
6 determine the distribution amount for such a school corporation for a
7 state fiscal year of the biennium, using data that were used by the
8 general assembly in determining the state tuition support appropriation
9 for the budget act for that state fiscal year. The department may adjust
10 the data used under this subsection for errors.
11 (c) If the state board adjusts a count of ADM after a distribution is
12 made under this article, the adjusted count retroactively applies to the
13 amount of state tuition support distributed to a school corporation
14 affected by the adjusted count. The department shall settle any
15 overpayment or underpayment of state tuition support resulting from
16 an adjusted count of ADM on the schedule determined by the
17 department and approved by the budget agency.
18 SECTION 26. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2021 (RETROACTIVE)] (a)
19 The definitions in IC 20 apply throughout this SECTION.
20 (b) Notwithstanding IC 20-31-8 and 511 IAC 6.2-10, the state
21 board shall assign to a school or school corporation a "null" or "no
22 letter grade" for the 2021-2022 school year. However, the most
23 recent results of the school's ILEARN assessment must be included
24 on the school's Internet web site.
25 (c) Notwithstanding IC 20-31-8 and 511 IAC 6.3-1, the state
26 board shall assign an adult high school a "null" or "no letter
27 grade" category for the 2021-2022 school year.
28 (d) This SECTION expires January 1, 2025.
29 SECTION 27. An emergency is declared for this act.
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COMMITTEE REPORT
Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education, to which was referred
House Bill 1093, has had the same under consideration and begs leave
to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that said
bill be amended as follows:
Page 6, line 32, delete "eleven (11)" and insert "thirteen (13)".
Page 7, between lines 23 and 24, begin a new line block indented
and insert:
"(6) One (1) member who:
(A) is appointed by the minority leader of the house of
representatives;
(B) is not a member of the general assembly; and
(C) shall serve as a nonvoting member.
(7) One (1) member who:
(A) is appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
(B) is not a member of the general assembly; and
(C) shall serve as a nonvoting member.".
Page 7, line 25, delete "(b)(5)" and insert "(b)(7)".
Page 8, delete lines 18 through 30, begin a new paragraph and
insert:
"SECTION 4. IC 12-17.2-3.8-5.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 2022]: Sec. 5.1. (a) As used in this section,
"committee" refers to the early learning advisory committee
established by section 5 of this chapter.
(b) The term of a member who was appointed to the committee
before April 1, 2022, expires on April 1, 2022.
(c) Not later than June 30, 2022, the applicable appointing
authorities shall appoint members to the committee in accordance
with section 5 of this chapter.
(d) The initial appointments by the governor described in
section 5(b)(3) of this chapter shall begin not later than July 1,
2022, and the initial terms of the members initially appointed
under section 5(b)(3) of this chapter are as follows:
(1) The members appointed under section 5(b)(3)(A),
5(b)(3)(C), 5(b)(3)(D), and 5(b)(3)(G) of this chapter shall
serve an initial term of two (2) years.
(2) The members appointed under section 5(b)(3)(B),
5(b)(3)(E), and 5(b)(3)(F) of this chapter shall serve an initial
term of three (3) years.
(e) This section expires January 1, 2026.".
Page 10, line 29, strike "an individual" and insert "a law
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enforcement officer".
Page 11, line 24, delete "The individual" and insert "The law
enforcement officer".
Page 12, line 23, delete "individual" and insert "law enforcement
officer".
and when so amended that said bill do pass.
(Reference is to HB 1093 as introduced.)
BEHNING
Committee Vote: yeas 13, nays 0.
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HOUSE MOTION
Mr. Speaker: I move that House Bill 1093 be amended to read as
follows:
Page 12, line 36, delete "After" and insert "This subsection does
not apply to a school corporation that only has full-time school
resource officers who are either employees of the school
corporation's school police department or are employees of the
school corporation who have successfully completed the law
enforcement basic training requirements described in
IC 5-2-1-9(d). After".
(Reference is to HB 1093 as printed January 10, 2022.)
BEHNING
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COMMITTEE REPORT
Madam President: The Senate Committee on Education and Career
Development, to which was referred House Bill No. 1093, has had the
same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
Senate with the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as
follows:
Page 9, between lines 31 and 32, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"(e) Curricular materials and educational services are not
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enrollment incentives under this section.".
Page 11, between lines 35 and 36, begin a new line blocked left and
insert:
"The term does not include a law enforcement officer who is
assigned to a school to provide security outside a school building
for protection from outside threats, traffic duty, or other duties not
consistent with the duties of a school resource officer.".
Page 15, between lines 25 and 26, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"SECTION 15. IC 20-32-5.1-13, AS ADDED BY P.L.242-2017,
SECTION 41, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 13. (a) The proficiency of students under a
statewide assessment must be reported to the state board not later than:
(1) for the 2018-2019 school year, August 15, 2019; and
(2) for each school year beginning after June 30, 2019, July 1 of
the year in which the statewide assessment is administered.
(b) Reports of student scores on the statewide assessment must be:
(1) returned to the school corporation, charter school, state
accredited nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined in
IC 20-51-1-4.7) that administered the test; and
(2) accompanied by a guide for interpreting scores.
(c) Subject to approval by the state board, reports of student results
on computer scored items under a statewide assessment may be
returned to schools regardless of whether the hand scored items are
returned.
(d) After reports of final student scores on the statewide assessment
are returned to a school corporation, charter school, state accredited
nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7), the
school corporation or school shall promptly do the following:
(1) Give each student and the student's parent the student's
statewide assessment test scores, including the summary
described in section 14.5 of this chapter.
(2) Make available for inspection to each student and the student's
parent the following:
(A) A copy of the student's scored responses.
(B) A copy of the anchor papers and scoring rubrics used to
score the student's responses.
A student's parent or the student's principal may request a rescoring of
a student's responses to a statewide assessment, including a student's
essay. A student's final score on a rescored statewide assessment must
reflect the student's actual score on the rescored statewide assessment
regardless of whether the student's score decreased or improved on the
rescored assessment.
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(e) The department shall develop criteria to provide a student's
parent the opportunity to inspect questions in a manner that will not
compromise the validity or integrity of a statewide assessment.
(f) A student's statewide assessment scores may not be disclosed to
the public.
(g) The department may not release less than ten (10) items per
subject matter per grade level. The state board and department shall:
(1) post:
(A) the questions; and
(B) with the permission of each student's parent, student
answers that are exemplary responses to the released
questions;
on the Internet web sites of the state board and department; and
(2) publicize the availability of the questions and answers to
schools, educators, and the public.
A student answer posted under this subsection may not identify the
student who provided the answer.
SECTION 16. IC 20-32-5.1-14, AS ADDED BY P.L.242-2017,
SECTION 41, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 14. (a) After a school receives statewide
assessment score reports, the school shall offer a parent/teacher
conference to discuss a student's statewide assessment results with the
following:
(1) A parent of a student who requests a parent/teacher
conference on the statewide assessment scores of the student.
(2) The parent of each student who does not receive a passing
score on the test.
a teacher who currently teaches a student shall discuss with a
parent of the student the student's statewide assessment results at
the next parent/teacher conference. If a school does not hold
parent/teacher conferences, a teacher who currently teaches a
student shall send a notice to a parent of the student offering to
meet with the parent to discuss the student's statewide assessment
results and, upon the parent's request, meet with the parent.
(b) The department shall provide enrichment resources to parents
and students to provide assistance to students in subject matter
included in the student's most recently completed statewide assessment.
SECTION 17. IC 20-32-5.1-14.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 14.5. For a contract entered into
or renewed after June 30, 2022, with a vendor to conduct the
statewide assessment, the department shall include in the contract
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a requirement that the vendor provide a summary of a student's
statewide assessment results that:
(1) is in an easy to read, understandable format for parents;
and
(2) includes information regarding how the student's
statewide assessment results compare to statewide assessment
results of other students in the same grade level in Indiana.".
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and when so amended that said bill do pass and be reassigned to the
Senate Committee on Appropriations.
(Reference is to HB 1093 as reprinted January 14, 2022.)
RAATZ, Chairperson
Committee Vote: Yeas 10, Nays 1.
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COMMITTEE REPORT
Madam President: The Senate Committee on Appropriations, to
which was referred House Bill No. 1093, has had the same under
consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with
the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:
Page 15, between lines 9 and 10, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"(c) If the total amount of state tuition support that a school
corporation receives or will receive during a school year decreases
under this section by an amount that is equal to or more than two
hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) from the amount the
school corporation would otherwise be eligible to receive during
the school year as determined under IC 20-43, the budget
committee shall review the amount of and the reason for the
decrease before implementation of the decrease.".
Page 16, line 11, after "including" insert "(if applicable)".
Page 17, line 23, delete "shall" and insert "may".
Page 18, after line 42, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"SECTION 20. IC 20-43-3-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.213-2015,
SECTION 212, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 7. (a) This section applies to
distributions under this article that are computed in any part based on
a count of students under IC 20-43-4-2.
(b) If the state board subsequently adjusts under IC 20-43-4-2
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IC 20-43-4-3.5 a count used for a distribution under this article, the
department shall adjust subsequent distributions to the school
corporation that are affected by the adjusted count, on the schedule
determined by the department, to reflect the differences between the
distribution that the school corporation received and the distribution
that the school corporation would have received if the adjusted count
had been used.
SECTION 21. IC 20-43-4-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.165-2021,
SECTION 162, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 2. (a) Subject to section 3.7 of this
chapter, a school corporation's ADM is the number of eligible pupils
enrolled in:
(1) the school corporation; or
(2) a transferee corporation;
on the day fixed in September by the state board for a fall count of
students under section 3 of this chapter and, if applicable, as
subsequently adjusted not later than the date specified under the rules
adopted by the state board. The state board may adjust the school's
count of eligible pupils if the state board determines that the count is
unrepresentative of the school corporation's enrollment. In addition, a
school corporation may petition the state board to make an adjusted
count of students enrolled in the school corporation if the corporation
has reason to believe that the count is unrepresentative of the school
corporation's enrollment. In addition, under section 3.5 of this
chapter.
(b) Subject to section 3.7 of this chapter, a school corporation
shall determine the number of eligible pupils enrolled in:
(1) the school corporation; or
(2) a transferee corporation;
on the day fixed in February by the state board for a spring count of
students under section 3 of this chapter and, if applicable, as
subsequently adjusted under this chapter or under rules adopted by the
state board. section 3.5 of this chapter.
(b) (c) Each school corporation shall, before April 1 of each year,
provide to the department an estimate of the school corporation's ADM
that will result from the count of eligible pupils in the following
September. The department may update and adjust the estimate as
determined appropriate by the department. In each odd-numbered year,
the department shall provide the updated and adjusted estimate of the
school corporation's ADM to the legislative services agency before
April 10 of that year.
(c) (d) A new charter school shall submit an enrollment estimate to
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the department before April 1 of the year the new charter school will
be open for enrollment. The department shall use the new charter
school's enrollment estimate as the basis for the new charter school's
distribution beginning in July and until actual ADM is available,
subject to section 9 of this chapter. However, if the new charter school's
enrollment estimate is greater than eighty percent (80%) of the new
charter school's authorized enrollment cap, the department may use that
enrollment estimate if the department has requested and reviewed other
enrollment data that support that enrollment estimate. However, if the
enrollment data requested and reviewed by the department does not
support the enrollment estimate submitted by the new charter school,
the department shall determine the estimated ADM based on the
enrollment data requested and reviewed by the department. In each
odd-numbered year, the department shall provide the new charter
school's estimated ADM to the legislative services agency before April
10 of that year.
SECTION 22. IC 20-43-4-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.108-2019,
SECTION 222, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 3. (a) Subject to subsection (b),
section 3.7 of this chapter, the state board shall make an ADM count
of the eligible pupils enrolled in each school corporation two (2) times
each school year, with one (1) count date occurring in each of the
following periods:
(1) The fall count of ADM shall be made on a day during
September fixed by the state board.
(2) The spring count of ADM shall be made on a day during
February fixed by the state board.
(b) However, if extreme patterns of:
(1) student in-migration;
(2) illness;
(3) natural disaster; or
(4) other unusual conditions in a particular school corporation's
enrollment;
on either a count day fixed by the state board or the subsequent
adjustment date cause the enrollment to be unrepresentative of the
school corporation's enrollment, the state board may designate another
day for determining the school corporation's enrollment.
SECTION 23. IC 20-43-4-3.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 3.5. (a) The state board may
adjust an enrollment count of eligible pupils of one (1) or more
school corporations under this section not later than a date
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established under the rules adopted by the state board.
(b) If the state board determines that an enrollment count of
eligible pupils under section 2(a) or 2(b) of this chapter for one (1)
or more school corporations is unrepresentative by a count that
would increase or decrease the total distribution of state tuition
support in an amount that is less than two hundred fifty thousand
dollars ($250,000), the state board may adjust the enrollment count
for the one (1) or more school corporations.
(c) If the state board determines that an enrollment count of
eligible pupils under section 2(a) or 2(b) of this chapter for one (1)
or more school corporations is unrepresentative by a count that
would increase or decrease the total distribution of state tuition
support in an amount that is equal to or more than two hundred
fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), the state board may adjust the
enrollment count for the one (1) or more school corporations after
review by the budget committee.
(d) A school corporation may petition the state board to make
an adjusted count of eligible pupils enrolled in the school
corporation if the school corporation has reason to believe that the
count is unrepresentative of the school corporation's enrollment.
SECTION 24. IC 20-43-4-3.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 3.7. (a) This section applies if the
state board determines that extreme patterns of:
(1) student in-migration;
(2) illness;
(3) natural disaster; or
(4) other unusual conditions in a particular school
corporation's enrollment;
on the count day established under section 3 of this chapter or the
subsequent adjustment date established under section 3.5 of this
chapter cause the enrollment count of eligible pupils to be
unrepresentative of the enrollment of one (1) or more school
corporations.
(b) If the state board determines that the:
(1) count day or subsequent adjustment date is
unrepresentative of the enrollment of one (1) or more school
corporations as described in subsection (a); and
(2) enrollment count of the one (1) or more school
corporations described in subdivision (1) would be
unrepresentative by a count that would increase or decrease
the total distribution of state tuition support in an amount
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that is less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000)
as a result of changing the count day;
the state board may designate another day for determining the
enrollment of the one (1) or more school corporations.
(c) If the state board determines that the:
(1) count day or subsequent adjustment date is
unrepresentative of the enrollment of one (1) or more school
corporations as described in subsection (a); and
(2) enrollment count of the one (1) or more school
corporations described in subdivision (1) would be
unrepresentative by a count that would increase or decrease
the total distribution of state tuition support in an amount
that is equal to or more than two hundred fifty thousand
dollars ($250,000) as a result of changing the count day;
the state board may designate another day for determining the
enrollment of the one (1) or more school corporations after review
by the budget committee.
SECTION 25. IC 20-43-4-9, AS AMENDED BY P.L.108-2019,
SECTION 224, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 9. (a) Subject to subsections (b) and
(c), this subsection applies to the calculation of state tuition support
distributions that are based on the current ADM of a school
corporation. The fall count of ADM, as adjusted by the state board
under section 2 3.5 of this chapter, shall be used to compute state
tuition support distributions made in the first six (6) months of the
current state fiscal year, and the spring count of ADM, as adjusted by
the state board under section 2 3.5 of this chapter, shall be used to
compute state tuition support distributions made in the second six (6)
months of the state fiscal year.
(b) This subsection applies to a school corporation that does not
provide the estimates required by section 2(b) 2(c) of this chapter
before the deadline. For monthly state tuition support distributions
made before the count of ADM is finalized, the department shall
determine the distribution amount for such a school corporation for a
state fiscal year of the biennium, using data that were used by the
general assembly in determining the state tuition support appropriation
for the budget act for that state fiscal year. The department may adjust
the data used under this subsection for errors.
(c) If the state board adjusts a count of ADM after a distribution is
made under this article, the adjusted count retroactively applies to the
amount of state tuition support distributed to a school corporation
affected by the adjusted count. The department shall settle any
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overpayment or underpayment of state tuition support resulting from
an adjusted count of ADM on the schedule determined by the
department and approved by the budget agency.".
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and when so amended that said bill do pass.
(Reference is to EHB 1093 as printed February 18, 2022.)
MISHLER, Chairperson
Committee Vote: Yeas 8, Nays 4.
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