Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1218
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 20-18-3-3; IC 20-51.4-2-4.
Synopsis: Education matters. Provides that any statute or rule
establishing requirements regarding teacher salary, evaluations, or
curriculum or any other requirement regarding the employment of
teachers other than teacher licensing requirements is, as applicable,
repealed or voided. Requires the legislative services agency to prepare
legislation for introduction in the 2023 regular session of the general
assembly to make appropriate amendments to the Indiana Code
necessary to conform with this provision. Amends the definition of
"eligible student" for purposes of eligibility under the Indiana
education scholarship account program.
Effective: Upon passage; July 1, 2022; July 1, 2023.
Lucas, Payne, Prescott
January 6, 2022, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
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Second Regular Session of the 122nd General Assembly (2022)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1218
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
education.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 20-18-3-3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
3 1, 2023]: Sec. 3. (a) Any statute or rule establishing requirements
4 regarding teacher salary, evaluations, or curriculum or any other
5 requirement regarding the employment of teachers other than
6 teacher licensing requirements is, as applicable, repealed or voided.
7 (b) This section does not affect contracts or agreements in effect
8 on June 30, 2023. However, this section applies to any contract or
9 agreement entered into or renewed after June 30, 2023.
10 SECTION 2. IC 20-51.4-2-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.165-2021,
11 SECTION 180, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
12 [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 4. "Eligible student" refers to
13 an individual who:
14 (1) has legal settlement in Indiana; and
15 (2) is at least five (5) years of age and less than twenty-two (22)
16 years of age on the date in the school year specified in
17 IC 20-33-2-7.
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1 (3) is a student with a disability at the time the account is
2 established who requires special education and for whom:
3 (A) an individualized education program;
4 (B) a service plan developed under 511 IAC 7-34; or
5 (C) a choice special education plan developed under 511
6 IAC 7-49;
7 has been developed; and
8 (4) meets the annual income qualification requirement for a
9 choice scholarship student under IC 20-51-1.
10 SECTION 3. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022] (a) The legislative
11 services agency shall prepare legislation for introduction in the
12 2023 regular session of the general assembly to make appropriate
13 amendments to the Indiana Code necessary to conform with this
14 act.
15 (b) This SECTION expires July 1, 2024.
16 SECTION 4. An emergency is declared for this act.
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