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Indiana House Bill HB1635

Indiana 2023 Regular Session

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1+*EH1635.1*
2+April 7, 2023
3+ENGROSSED
4+HOUSE BILL No. 1635
5+_____
6+DIGEST OF HB 1635 (Updated April 5, 2023 11:13 pm - DI 110)
7+Citations Affected: IC 20-26; IC 20-28; IC 20-30; IC 20-32;
8+IC 20-33; IC 20-34; noncode.
9+Synopsis: Various education matters. Requires each school
10+corporation to publish on the school corporation's website the
11+graduation rate for each high school in the school corporation. Amends
12+the: (1) definition of "graduation" for the high school graduation rate
13+determination; and (2) graduation rate calculation. Allows charter
14+schools and nonpublic schools to issue an adjunct teacher permit to
15+certain individuals. Provides that an individual who holds an adjunct
16+teacher permit may teach in a career and technical education content
17+area in which the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic
18+school allows the individual to teach based on the individual's
19+experience. Requires the state board of education (state board) to: (1)
20+develop algebra I, algebra II, and geometry courses that include real
21+world application and project based and inquiry based learning; and (2)
22+implement the courses not later than the 2025-2026 school year.
23+Provides that, if the state board establishes an Armed Services
24+(Continued next page)
25+Effective: Upon passage; July 1, 2023; July 1, 2024.
26+Behning, Goodrich, Teshka, Clere
27+(SENATE SPONSOR — RAATZ)
28+January 19, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
29+February 9, 2023, amended, reported — Do Pass.
30+February 13, 2023, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
31+February 14, 2023, engrossed. Read third time, passed. Yeas 66, nays 24.
32+SENATE ACTION
33+February 27, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career
34+Development.
35+April 6, 2023, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass.
36+EH 1635—LS 7285/DI 147 Digest Continued
37+Vocational Aptitude Battery as a graduation pathway, the state board
38+shall require a student who elects the pathway to submit documentation
39+that demonstrates the student's intent to enlist in the military as a
40+condition of meeting the pathway requirements. Requires the state
41+board to, not later than July 1, 2023, review and update any guidance
42+issued by the state board regarding the Armed Services Vocational
43+Aptitude Battery as a graduation pathway requirement. Provides that
44+a school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic
45+school may not require a student enrolled in the school corporation,
46+charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school to participate in
47+any particular graduation pathway to be eligible to graduate. Removes
48+a provision that provides that not more than 1% of students of a cohort
49+may receive an alternate diploma. Provides that, for purposes of
50+determining a school's or school corporation's graduation rate, not more
51+than one percent of a school's or school corporation's graduation cohort
52+that receives an alternate diploma may be counted as having graduated.
53+Removes a requirement that a school corporation record or include
54+certain immunization information in the official high school transcript
55+for a high school student. Removes a provision that allows a school
56+corporation to include additional information on a student's high school
57+transcript. Provides that any notification or materials provided or
58+distributed by the Indiana department of health or a school to a parent
59+of a student regarding required or recommended immunizations for the
60+student must clearly delineate or label immunizations that are required
61+and immunizations that are only recommended. Provides that the
62+department of education shall develop a proposal for a revised school
63+performance designation not later than December 1, 2024.
64+EH 1635—LS 7285/DI 147EH 1635—LS 7285/DI 147 April 7, 2023
165 First Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2023)
266 PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
367 Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
468 additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
569 Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
670 provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
771 word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
872 a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
973 Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
1074 between statutes enacted by the 2022 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
11-HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1635
12-AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.
75+ENGROSSED
76+HOUSE BILL No. 1635
77+A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
78+education.
1379 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
14-SECTION 1. IC 20-26-5-43 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
80+1 SECTION 1. IC 20-26-5-43 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
81+2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
82+3 1, 2023]: Sec. 43. Each school corporation shall publish on the
83+4 school corporation's website the graduation rate for each high
84+5 school in the school corporation.
85+6 SECTION 2. IC 20-26-13-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.192-2018,
86+7 SECTION 11, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
87+8 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 5. (a) As used in this chapter, "graduation" means
88+9 the successful completion by a student of:
89+10 (1) a sufficient number of academic credits, or the equivalent of
90+11 academic credits; and
91+12 (2) the graduation examination (before July 1, 2022), a
92+13 postsecondary readiness competency established by the state
93+14 board under IC 20-32-4-1.5(c), or a waiver process required under
94+15 IC 20-32-3 through IC 20-32-5.1;
95+16 resulting in the awarding of an Indiana diploma or an alternative
96+17 diploma described in IC 20-32-4-14.
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98+1 (b) The term does not include the granting of a general educational
99+2 development diploma under IC 20-20-6 (before its repeal) or
100+3 IC 22-4.1-18.
101+4 SECTION 3. IC 20-26-13-10, AS AMENDED BY P.L.32-2021,
102+5 SECTION 53, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
103+6 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in section 11 of this
104+7 chapter and subject to IC 20-32-4-14, the four (4) year graduation rate
105+8 for a cohort in a high school is the percentage determined under STEP
106+9 FIVE of the following formula:
107+10 STEP ONE: Determine the grade 9 enrollment at the beginning of
108+11 the reporting year three (3) years before the reporting year for
109+12 which the graduation rate is being determined.
110+13 STEP TWO: Add:
111+14 (A) the number determined under STEP ONE; and
112+15 (B) the number of students who:
113+16 (i) have enrolled in the high school after the date on which
114+17 the number determined under STEP ONE was determined;
115+18 and
116+19 (ii) have the same expected graduation year as the cohort.
117+20 STEP THREE: Subtract from the sum determined under STEP
118+21 TWO the number of students who have left the cohort for any of
119+22 the following reasons:
120+23 (A) Transfer to another public or nonpublic school.
121+24 (B) Except as provided in IC 20-33-2-28.6 and subsection (b),
122+25 removal by the student's parents under IC 20-33-2-28 to
123+26 provide instruction equivalent to that given in the public
124+27 schools.
125+28 (C) Withdrawal because of a long term medical condition or
126+29 death.
127+30 (D) Detention by a law enforcement agency or the department
128+31 of correction.
129+32 (E) Placement by a court order or the department of child
130+33 services.
131+34 (F) Enrollment in a virtual school.
132+35 (G) Leaving school, if the student attended school in Indiana
133+36 for less than one (1) school year and the location of the student
134+37 cannot be determined.
135+38 (H) Leaving school, if the location of the student cannot be
136+39 determined and the student has been reported to the Indiana
137+40 clearinghouse for information on missing children and missing
138+41 endangered adults.
139+42 (I) Withdrawing from school before graduation, if the student
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141+1 is a high ability student (as defined in IC 20-36-1-3) who is a
142+2 full-time student at an accredited institution of higher
143+3 education during the semester in which the cohort graduates.
144+4 (J) Withdrawing from school before graduation pursuant to
145+5 providing notice of withdrawal under section 17 of this
146+6 chapter.
147+7 (K) Participating in the high school equivalency pilot program
148+8 under IC 20-30-8.5, unless the student fails to successfully
149+9 complete the high school equivalency pilot program in the two
150+10 (2) year period. This clause expires June 30, 2024.
151+11 STEP FOUR: Determine the result of:
152+12 (A) the total number of students determined under STEP TWO
153+13 who have graduated during the current reporting year or a
154+14 previous reporting year; minus
155+15 (B) the amount by which the number of students who
156+16 graduated through a waiver process required under
157+17 IC 20-32-3 through IC 20-32-5.1 exceeds:
158+18 (i) nine percent (9%) of the total number of students
159+19 determined under clause (A) for the 2023-2024 school
160+20 year;
161+21 (ii) six percent (6%) of the total number of students
162+22 determined under clause (A) for the 2024-2025 school
163+23 year; or
164+24 (iii) three percent (3%) of the total number of students
165+25 determined under clause (A) for each school year after
166+26 June 30, 2025.
167+27 STEP FIVE: Divide:
168+28 (A) the number determined under STEP FOUR; by
169+29 (B) the remainder determined under STEP THREE.
170+30 (b) This subsection applies to a high school in which:
171+31 (1) for a:
172+32 (A) cohort of one hundred (100) students or less, at least ten
173+33 percent (10%) of the students left a particular cohort for a
174+34 reason described in subsection (a) STEP THREE clause (B);
175+35 or
176+36 (B) cohort of more than one hundred (100) students, at least
177+37 five percent (5%) of the students left a particular cohort for a
178+38 reason described in subsection (a) STEP THREE clause (B);
179+39 and
180+40 (2) the students described in subdivision (1)(A) or (1)(B) are not
181+41 on track to graduate with their cohort.
182+42 A high school must submit a request to the state board in a manner
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184+1 prescribed by the state board requesting that the students described in
185+2 this subsection be included in the subsection (a) STEP THREE
186+3 calculation. The state board shall review the request and may grant or
187+4 deny the request. The state board shall deny the request unless the high
188+5 school demonstrates good cause to justify that the students described
189+6 in this subsection should be included in the subsection (a) STEP
190+7 THREE calculation. If the state board denies the request the high
191+8 school may not subtract the students described in this subsection under
192+9 subsection (a) STEP THREE.
193+10 SECTION 4. IC 20-28-5-27, AS ADDED BY P.L.168-2022,
194+11 SECTION 11, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
195+12 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 27. (a) In an effort to fill a vacant teaching
196+13 position, offer a new program or class, or supplement a program
197+14 currently being offered, the governing body of a school corporation or
198+15 the equivalent authority for a charter school or nonpublic school
199+16 may issue an adjunct teacher permit to an individual if the following
200+17 minimum requirements are met:
201+18 (1) The individual has at least four (4) years of experience in the
202+19 content area in which the individual intends to teach.
203+20 (2) The school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school
204+21 conducts an expanded criminal history check and expanded child
205+22 protection index check concerning the individual as required
206+23 under IC 20-26-5-10.
207+24 (3) The individual has not been convicted of a felony listed in
208+25 section 8(c) of this chapter or described in section 8(d) of this
209+26 chapter or the individual's conviction has been reversed, vacated,
210+27 or set aside on appeal.
211+28 However, the governing body or equivalent authority may establish
212+29 stricter requirements than the requirements prescribed by this
213+30 subsection.
214+31 (b) If a governing body of a school corporation or the equivalent
215+32 authority for a charter school or nonpublic school issues an adjunct
216+33 teacher permit to an individual under subsection (a):
217+34 (1) the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school
218+35 may enter into an employment agreement for employment with
219+36 the individual as a part-time or full-time teacher of the school
220+37 corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school;
221+38 (2) the individual who holds the adjunct permit may teach in any
222+39 content area, including a career and technical education
223+40 content area, in which the school corporation, charter school, or
224+41 nonpublic school allows the individual to teach based on the
225+42 individual's experience described in subsection (a);
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227+1 (3) the individual must be assigned a teacher mentor for support
228+2 in pedagogy; and
229+3 (4) the individual must complete the following training within the
230+4 first ninety (90) days of employment:
231+5 (A) IC 20-26-5-34.2 (bullying prevention).
232+6 (B) IC 20-28-3-4.5 (training on child abuse and neglect).
233+7 (C) IC 20-28-3-6 (youth suicide awareness and prevention
234+8 training).
235+9 (D) IC 20-28-3-7 (training on human trafficking).
236+10 (c) An adjunct teacher may not provide special education
237+11 instruction.
238+12 (d) The salary of an adjunct teacher under an employment
239+13 agreement described in IC 20-28-6-7.3 is not subject to the
240+14 requirements under IC 20-28-9-1.5 or a local compensation plan
241+15 established by a school corporation as described in IC 20-28-9-1.5.
242+16 (e) Except as otherwise provided in a collective bargaining
243+17 agreement entered into or renewed before July 1, 2022, an employment
244+18 agreement entered into under this section is not subject to a collective
245+19 bargaining agreement entered into under IC 20-29.
246+20 (f) It is not an unfair practice for a school corporation to enter into
247+21 an employment agreement under this section.
248+22 (g) Each school corporation or charter school that hires an adjunct
249+23 teacher under this section shall report to the department the following
250+24 information:
251+25 (1) The number of adjunct teachers who hold a permit issued
252+26 under this section that the school corporation or charter school
253+27 has hired each school year, disaggregated by the grade level and
254+28 subject area taught by the adjunct teacher.
255+29 (2) The following information for each adjunct teacher described
256+30 in subdivision (1):
257+31 (A) The name of the adjunct teacher.
258+32 (B) The subject matter the adjunct teacher is permitted to
259+33 teach.
260+34 (C) A description of the adjunct teacher's experience described
261+35 in subsection (a)(1).
262+36 (D) The adjunct teacher's total salary and any other
263+37 compensation paid to the adjunct teacher during the school
264+38 year.
265+39 (E) The number of previous adjunct teaching employment
266+40 agreements the adjunct teacher has entered into with the
267+41 school corporation or charter school or any other school
268+42 corporation or charter school.
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270+1 (h) A school corporation or charter school shall post a vacant
271+2 adjunct teacher position on the department's online adjunct teacher
272+3 portal established under IC 20-19-3-25.
273+4 (i) A school corporation may notify the parents of students enrolled
274+5 in the school corporation of a vacant adjunct teacher position.
275+6 (j) The governing body of a school corporation shall announce any
276+7 vacant adjunct teacher positions at meetings of the governing body.
277+8 SECTION 5. IC 20-28-6-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.168-2022,
278+9 SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
279+10 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to:
280+11 (1) a teacher employed as a substitute teacher; or
281+12 (2) an individual who holds an adjunct teacher permit issued by
282+13 the governing body of a school corporation or the equivalent
283+14 authority for a charter school or nonpublic school under
284+15 IC 20-28-5-27.
285+16 (b) A teacher employed in a public school must be employed on a
286+17 uniform teacher's contract or a supplemental service teacher's contract.
287+18 SECTION 6. IC 20-28-6-7.3, AS ADDED BY P.L.168-2022,
288+19 SECTION 14, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
289+20 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 7.3. (a) An employment agreement entered into
290+21 between a school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school
291+22 and an individual who holds an adjunct teacher permit issued by the
292+23 governing body of a school corporation or the equivalent authority
293+24 for a charter school or nonpublic school under IC 20-28-5-27 must:
294+25 (1) be in writing;
295+26 (2) be signed by both parties; and
296+27 (3) contain the following:
297+28 (A) The total salary and any other compensation to be paid to
298+29 the adjunct teacher during the school year.
299+30 (B) The method and frequency of salary payments.
300+31 (C) The number of classes the adjunct teacher is to teach.
301+32 (D) The classes and subject matter areas that the adjunct
302+33 teacher will be teaching.
303+34 (E) An expiration date that is not later than the end of the
304+35 school year.
305+36 (b) An employment agreement under this section is a public record
306+37 open to inspection.
307+38 (c) An adjunct teacher may enter into employment agreements with
308+39 more than one (1) school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic
309+40 school.
310+41 SECTION 7. IC 20-30-10-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.286-2013,
311+42 SECTION 98, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
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313+1 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 2. (a) Subject to section 2.7 of this chapter, the
314+2 state board shall adopt the following:
315+3 (1) College/technology preparation curriculum models that may
316+4 include all or part of the college preparation curriculum models
317+5 developed by the department under section 1 of this chapter.
318+6 (2) Teacher and staff training to implement the
319+7 college/technology preparation curriculum models.
320+8 (b) The college/technology preparation curriculum models that the
321+9 state board adopts under subsection (a) must meet the conditions listed
322+10 in section 3 of this chapter.
323+11 SECTION 8. IC 20-30-10-2.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.192-2018,
324+12 SECTION 18, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
325+13 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 2.5. (a) In adopting Core 40 curriculum models
326+14 under this chapter, the state board shall consider math course
327+15 requirements other than Algebra II. Any math course requirements
328+16 adopted for the Core 40 curriculum models must be at a level of
329+17 difficulty that aligns with postsecondary preparation.
330+18 (b) If a school offers a math course developed under subsection (a),
331+19 a parent of a student and the student who intends to enroll in the course
332+20 must provide consent to the school to enroll in the course. The consent
333+21 form used by the school, which shall be developed by the state board
334+22 in collaboration with the commission for higher education, must notify
335+23 the parent and the student that enrollment in the course may affect the
336+24 student's ability to attend a particular postsecondary educational
337+25 institution or enroll in a particular course at a particular postsecondary
338+26 educational institution because the course does not align with academic
339+27 requirements established by the postsecondary educational institution.
340+28 (c) Subject to section 2.7 of this chapter, the state board shall
341+29 adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish:
342+30 (1) math course requirements; and
343+31 (2) science course requirements;
344+32 for the Core 40 curriculum models adopted under this chapter.
345+33 SECTION 9. IC 20-30-10-2.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
346+34 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
347+35 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 2.7. (a) The state board shall:
348+36 (1) develop algebra I, algebra II, and geometry courses that
349+37 include:
350+38 (A) real world application; and
351+39 (B) project based and inquiry based learning; and
352+40 (2) implement the courses described in subdivision (1) not
353+41 later than the 2025-2026 school year.
354+42 (b) The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
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356+1 implement this section.
357+2 (c) This section expires July 1, 2027.
358+3 SECTION 10. IC 20-32-4-1.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.216-2021,
359+4 SECTION 30, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
360+5 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 1.5. (a) This subsection expires July 1, 2022.
361+6 Except as provided in subsection (f) and sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10
362+7 of this chapter, each student is required to meet:
363+8 (1) the academic standards tested in the graduation examination;
364+9 (2) the Core 40 course and credit requirements adopted by the
365+10 state board under IC 20-30-10; and
366+11 (3) any additional requirements established by the governing
367+12 body;
368+13 to be eligible to graduate.
369+14 (b) Except as provided in subsection (f) and sections 4, 4.1, 5, 6, 7,
370+15 8, 9, and 10 of this chapter, beginning with the class of students who
371+16 expect to graduate during the 2022-2023 school year, each student
372+17 shall:
373+18 (1) demonstrate college or career readiness through a pathway
374+19 established by the state board, in consultation with the department
375+20 of workforce development and the commission for higher
376+21 education;
377+22 (2) meet the Core 40 course and credit requirements adopted by
378+23 the state board under IC 20-30-10; and
379+24 (3) subject to section 1.8 of this chapter, meet any additional
380+25 requirements established by the governing body;
381+26 to be eligible to graduate.
382+27 (c) The state board shall establish graduation pathway requirements
383+28 under subsection (b)(1) in consultation with the department of
384+29 workforce development and the commission for higher education. A
385+30 graduation pathway requirement may include the following
386+31 postsecondary readiness competencies approved by the state board:
387+32 (1) International baccalaureate exams.
388+33 (2) Nationally recognized college entrance assessments.
389+34 (3) Advanced placement exams.
390+35 (4) Assessments necessary to receive college credit for dual credit
391+36 courses.
392+37 (5) Industry recognized certificates.
393+38 (6) The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery.
394+39 (7) Cambridge International exams.
395+40 (8) Any other competency approved by the state board.
396+41 (d) If the state board establishes a nationally recognized college
397+42 entrance exam as a graduation pathway requirement, the nationally
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399+1 recognized college entrance exam must be offered to a student at the
400+2 school in which the student is enrolled and during the normal school
401+3 day.
402+4 (e) When an apprenticeship is established as a graduation pathway
403+5 requirement, the state board shall establish as an apprenticeship only
404+6 an apprenticeship program registered under the federal National
405+7 Apprenticeship Act (29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.) or another federal
406+8 apprenticeship program administered by the United States Department
407+9 of Labor.
408+10 (f) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a school corporation, charter
409+11 school, or state accredited nonpublic school may voluntarily elect to
410+12 use graduation pathways described in subsection (b) in lieu of the
411+13 graduation examination requirements specified in subsection (a) prior
412+14 to July 1, 2022.
413+15 (g) The state board, in consultation with the department of
414+16 workforce development and the commission for higher education, shall
415+17 approve college and career pathways relating to career and technical
416+18 education, including sequences of courses leading to student
417+19 concentrators.
418+20 (h) After June 30, 2021, the department may provide funding for
419+21 students of accredited schools to take not more than three (3)
420+22 Cambridge International exams per student. The department is also
421+23 authorized to use funds to provide professional development training
422+24 for teachers who teach Cambridge International courses.
423+25 (i) If the state board establishes an Armed Services Vocational
424+26 Aptitude Battery as a graduation pathway, the state board shall
425+27 require a student who elects the pathway to submit documentation,
426+28 on a form prescribed by the department, that demonstrates the
427+29 student's intent to enlist in the military as a condition of meeting
428+30 the pathway requirements.
429+31 SECTION 11. IC 20-32-4-1.6 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
430+32 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
431+33 [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 1.6. (a) The state board shall,
432+34 not later than July 1, 2023, review and update any guidance issued
433+35 by the state board regarding the Armed Services Vocational
434+36 Aptitude Battery as a graduation pathway requirement.
435+37 (b) This section expires July 1, 2024.
436+38 SECTION 12. IC 20-32-4-1.8 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
437+39 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
438+40 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 1.8. A school corporation, charter
439+41 school, or state accredited nonpublic school may not require a
440+42 student enrolled in the school corporation, charter school, or state
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442+1 accredited nonpublic school to participate in any particular
443+2 graduation pathway to be eligible to graduate.
444+3 SECTION 13. IC 20-32-4-14, AS AMENDED BY P.L.113-2021,
445+4 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
446+5 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 14. (a) The state board shall create an alternate
447+6 diploma for students with significant cognitive disabilities. The
448+7 diploma must be:
449+8 (1) standards-based; and
450+9 (2) aligned with Indiana's requirements for an Indiana diploma.
451+10 (b) Not more than one percent (1%) of students of a cohort may
452+11 receive the alternate diploma established by the state board under
453+12 subsection (a).
454+13 (c) (b) The alternate diploma must comply with the federal Every
455+14 Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (20 U.S.C. 6311).
456+15 (c) For purposes of determining a school's or school
457+16 corporation's graduation rate under IC 20-26-13 or 511
458+17 IAC 6.2-10, not more than one percent (1%) of a school's or school
459+18 corporation's graduation cohort that receives an alternate diploma
460+19 may be counted as having graduated.
461+20 (d) Not later than December 1, 2021, the state board shall adopt
462+21 rules under IC 4-22-2 that are necessary to carry out this section.
463+22 SECTION 14. IC 20-33-2-13, AS AMENDED BY P.L.242-2017,
464+23 SECTION 46, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
465+24 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 13. (a) A school corporation shall record or
466+25 include the following information in the official high school transcript
467+26 for a student in high school:
468+27 (1) Attendance records.
469+28 (2) The student's latest statewide assessment program test results.
470+29 (3) Any secondary level and postsecondary level certificates of
471+30 achievement earned by the student.
472+31 (4) Immunization information from the immunization record the
473+32 student's school keeps under IC 20-34-4-1.
474+33 (5) (4) Any dual credit courses taken that are included in the core
475+34 transfer library under IC 21-42-5-4.
476+35 (b) A school corporation may include information on a student's
477+36 high school transcript that is in addition to the requirements of
478+37 subsection (a).
479+38 SECTION 15. IC 20-34-4-3, AS AMENDED BY HEA 1013-2023,
480+39 SECTION 191, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
481+40 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 3. (a) Each school shall notify each
482+41 parent of a student who enrolls in the school of the requirement that the
483+42 student must be immunized and that the immunization is required for
484+EH 1635—LS 7285/DI 147 11
485+1 the student's continued enrollment, attendance, or residence at the
486+2 school unless:
487+3 (1) the parent or student provides the appropriate documentation
488+4 of immunity; or
489+5 (2) IC 20-34-3-2 or IC 20-34-3-3 applies.
490+6 (b) A school that enrolls grade 6 students shall provide each parent
491+7 of a student who is entering grade 6 with information prescribed by the
492+8 Indiana department of health under subsection (c) concerning the link
493+9 between cancer and the human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and
494+10 that an immunization against the human papillomavirus (HPV)
495+11 infection is available.
496+12 (c) The Indiana department of health shall provide a school
497+13 described in subsection (b) with the information concerning cancer and
498+14 the human papillomavirus (HPV) infection required in subsection (b).
499+15 The information must include the following:
500+16 (1) The latest scientific information on the immunization against
501+17 the human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and the
502+18 immunization's effectiveness against causes of cancer.
503+19 (2) That a pap smear is still critical for the detection of
504+20 precancerous changes in the cervix to allow for treatment before
505+21 cervical cancer develops.
506+22 (3) Information concerning the means in which the human
507+23 papillomavirus (HPV) infection is contracted.
508+24 (4) A statement that any questions or concerns concerning
509+25 immunizing the child against human papillomavirus (HPV) could
510+26 be answered by contacting a health care provider.
511+27 (d) The Indiana department of health shall provide the department
512+28 of education with material concerning immunizations and
513+29 immunization preventable diseases for distribution to parents and
514+30 guardians. The department of education shall provide these materials
515+31 to schools to be provided to students' parents and guardians. These
516+32 materials may be distributed by a school by posting the required
517+33 information on the school's website.
518+34 (e) Any notification or materials provided or distributed by the
519+35 Indiana department of health or a school to a parent of a student
520+36 regarding required or recommended immunizations for the
521+37 student must clearly delineate or label immunizations that are
522+38 required and immunizations that are only recommended.
523+39 SECTION 16. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024] (a) The definitions in
524+40 IC 20 apply throughout this SECTION.
525+41 (b) The department shall develop a proposal for a revised school
526+42 performance designation utilizing an "A" through "F" grading
527+EH 1635—LS 7285/DI 147 12
528+1 scale that is based on data contained in the Indiana Graduates
529+2 Prepared to Succeed (GPS) dashboard described in IC 20-31-8-5.5.
530+3 (c) Not later than December 1, 2024, the department shall
531+4 submit the proposal developed under subsection (b) to the general
532+5 assembly in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
533+6 (d) This SECTION expires July 1, 2025.
534+7 SECTION 17. An emergency is declared for this act.
535+EH 1635—LS 7285/DI 147 13
536+COMMITTEE REPORT
537+Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education, to which was referred
538+House Bill 1635, has had the same under consideration and begs leave
539+to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that said
540+bill be amended as follows:
541+Page 1, between the enacting clause and line 1, begin a new
542+paragraph and insert:
543+"SECTION 1. IC 20-26-5-43 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
15544 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
16545 1, 2023]: Sec. 43. Each school corporation shall publish on the
17546 school corporation's website the graduation rate for each high
18-school in the school corporation.
19-SECTION 2. IC 20-26-13-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.192-2018,
20-SECTION 11, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
21-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 5. (a) As used in this chapter, "graduation" means
22-the successful completion by a student of:
23-(1) a sufficient number of academic credits, or the equivalent of
24-academic credits; and
25-(2) the graduation examination (before July 1, 2022), a
26-postsecondary readiness competency established by the state
27-board under IC 20-32-4-1.5(c), or a waiver process required under
28-IC 20-32-3 through IC 20-32-5.1;
29-resulting in the awarding of an Indiana diploma or an alternative
30-diploma described in IC 20-32-4-14.
31-(b) The term does not include the granting of a general educational
32-development diploma under IC 20-20-6 (before its repeal) or
33-IC 22-4.1-18.
34-SECTION 3. IC 20-26-13-10, AS AMENDED BY P.L.32-2021,
547+school in the school corporation.".
548+Page 1, line 7, delete "or" and insert ",".
549+Page 1, line 9, delete ";" and insert ",".
550+Page 1, line 9, reset in roman "or a waiver process required under".
551+Page 1, reset in roman line 10.
552+Page 1, line 11, delete "diploma." and insert "diploma or an
553+alternative diploma described in IC 20-32-4-14.".
554+Page 1, between lines 14 and 15, begin a new paragraph and insert:
555+"SECTION 2. IC 20-26-13-10, AS AMENDED BY P.L.32-2021,
35556 SECTION 53, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
36-HEA 1635 — Concur 2
37557 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in section 11 of this
38-chapter and subject to IC 20-32-4-14, the four (4) year graduation rate
39-for a cohort in a high school is the percentage determined under STEP
40-FIVE of the following formula:
558+chapter, the four (4) year graduation rate for a cohort in a high school
559+is the percentage determined under STEP FIVE of the following
560+formula:
41561 STEP ONE: Determine the grade 9 enrollment at the beginning of
42562 the reporting year three (3) years before the reporting year for
43563 which the graduation rate is being determined.
44564 STEP TWO: Add:
45565 (A) the number determined under STEP ONE; and
46566 (B) the number of students who:
47567 (i) have enrolled in the high school after the date on which
48568 the number determined under STEP ONE was determined;
49569 and
50570 (ii) have the same expected graduation year as the cohort.
51571 STEP THREE: Subtract from the sum determined under STEP
52572 TWO the number of students who have left the cohort for any of
53573 the following reasons:
54574 (A) Transfer to another public or nonpublic school.
55575 (B) Except as provided in IC 20-33-2-28.6 and subsection (b),
56576 removal by the student's parents under IC 20-33-2-28 to
577+EH 1635—LS 7285/DI 147 14
57578 provide instruction equivalent to that given in the public
58579 schools.
59580 (C) Withdrawal because of a long term medical condition or
60581 death.
61582 (D) Detention by a law enforcement agency or the department
62583 of correction.
63584 (E) Placement by a court order or the department of child
64585 services.
65586 (F) Enrollment in a virtual school.
66587 (G) Leaving school, if the student attended school in Indiana
67588 for less than one (1) school year and the location of the student
68589 cannot be determined.
69590 (H) Leaving school, if the location of the student cannot be
70591 determined and the student has been reported to the Indiana
71592 clearinghouse for information on missing children and missing
72593 endangered adults.
73594 (I) Withdrawing from school before graduation, if the student
74595 is a high ability student (as defined in IC 20-36-1-3) who is a
75596 full-time student at an accredited institution of higher
76597 education during the semester in which the cohort graduates.
77598 (J) Withdrawing from school before graduation pursuant to
78599 providing notice of withdrawal under section 17 of this
79-HEA 1635 — Concur 3
80600 chapter.
81601 (K) Participating in the high school equivalency pilot program
82602 under IC 20-30-8.5, unless the student fails to successfully
83603 complete the high school equivalency pilot program in the two
84604 (2) year period. This clause expires June 30, 2024.
85605 STEP FOUR: Determine the result of:
86606 (A) the total number of students determined under STEP TWO
87607 who have graduated during the current reporting year or a
88608 previous reporting year; minus
89609 (B) the amount by which the number of students who
90610 graduated through a waiver process required under
91611 IC 20-32-3 through IC 20-32-5.1 exceeds:
92-(i) nine percent (9%) of the total number of students
93-determined under clause (A) for the 2023-2024 school
94-year;
95-(ii) six percent (6%) of the total number of students
96-determined under clause (A) for the 2024-2025 school
97-year; or
98-(iii) three percent (3%) of the total number of students
99-determined under clause (A) for each school year after
100-June 30, 2025.
612+(i) six percent (6%) of the total number of students
613+determined under clause (A) before July 1, 2027; or
614+(ii) three percent (3%) of the total number of students
615+determined under clause (A) after June 30, 2027.
101616 STEP FIVE: Divide:
102617 (A) the number determined under STEP FOUR; by
103618 (B) the remainder determined under STEP THREE.
104619 (b) This subsection applies to a high school in which:
620+EH 1635—LS 7285/DI 147 15
105621 (1) for a:
106622 (A) cohort of one hundred (100) students or less, at least ten
107623 percent (10%) of the students left a particular cohort for a
108624 reason described in subsection (a) STEP THREE clause (B);
109625 or
110626 (B) cohort of more than one hundred (100) students, at least
111627 five percent (5%) of the students left a particular cohort for a
112628 reason described in subsection (a) STEP THREE clause (B);
113629 and
114630 (2) the students described in subdivision (1)(A) or (1)(B) are not
115631 on track to graduate with their cohort.
116632 A high school must submit a request to the state board in a manner
117633 prescribed by the state board requesting that the students described in
118634 this subsection be included in the subsection (a) STEP THREE
119635 calculation. The state board shall review the request and may grant or
120636 deny the request. The state board shall deny the request unless the high
121637 school demonstrates good cause to justify that the students described
122-HEA 1635 — Concur 4
123638 in this subsection should be included in the subsection (a) STEP
124639 THREE calculation. If the state board denies the request the high
125640 school may not subtract the students described in this subsection under
126-subsection (a) STEP THREE.
127-SECTION 4. IC 20-28-5-27, AS ADDED BY P.L.168-2022,
128-SECTION 11, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
129-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 27. (a) In an effort to fill a vacant teaching
130-position, offer a new program or class, or supplement a program
131-currently being offered, the governing body of a school corporation or
132-the equivalent authority for a charter school or nonpublic school
133-may issue an adjunct teacher permit to an individual if the following
134-minimum requirements are met:
135-(1) The individual has at least four (4) years of experience in the
136-content area in which the individual intends to teach.
137-(2) The school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school
138-conducts an expanded criminal history check and expanded child
139-protection index check concerning the individual as required
140-under IC 20-26-5-10.
141-(3) The individual has not been convicted of a felony listed in
142-section 8(c) of this chapter or described in section 8(d) of this
143-chapter or the individual's conviction has been reversed, vacated,
144-or set aside on appeal.
145-However, the governing body or equivalent authority may establish
146-stricter requirements than the requirements prescribed by this
147-subsection.
148-(b) If a governing body of a school corporation or the equivalent
149-authority for a charter school or nonpublic school issues an adjunct
150-teacher permit to an individual under subsection (a):
151-(1) the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school
152-may enter into an employment agreement for employment with
153-the individual as a part-time or full-time teacher of the school
154-corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school;
155-(2) the individual who holds the adjunct permit may teach in any
156-content area, including a career and technical education
157-content area, in which the school corporation, charter school, or
158-nonpublic school allows the individual to teach based on the
159-individual's experience described in subsection (a);
160-(3) the individual must be assigned a teacher mentor for support
161-in pedagogy; and
162-(4) the individual must complete the following training within the
163-first ninety (90) days of employment:
164-(A) IC 20-26-5-34.2 (bullying prevention).
165-HEA 1635 — Concur 5
166-(B) IC 20-28-3-4.5 (training on child abuse and neglect).
167-(C) IC 20-28-3-6 (youth suicide awareness and prevention
168-training).
169-(D) IC 20-28-3-7 (training on human trafficking).
170-(c) An adjunct teacher may not provide special education
171-instruction.
172-(d) The salary of an adjunct teacher under an employment
173-agreement described in IC 20-28-6-7.3 is not subject to the
174-requirements under IC 20-28-9-1.5 or a local compensation plan
175-established by a school corporation as described in IC 20-28-9-1.5.
176-(e) Except as otherwise provided in a collective bargaining
177-agreement entered into or renewed before July 1, 2022, an employment
178-agreement entered into under this section is not subject to a collective
179-bargaining agreement entered into under IC 20-29.
180-(f) It is not an unfair practice for a school corporation to enter into
181-an employment agreement under this section.
182-(g) Each school corporation or charter school that hires an adjunct
183-teacher under this section shall report to the department the following
184-information:
185-(1) The number of adjunct teachers who hold a permit issued
186-under this section that the school corporation or charter school
187-has hired each school year, disaggregated by the grade level and
188-subject area taught by the adjunct teacher.
189-(2) The following information for each adjunct teacher described
190-in subdivision (1):
191-(A) The name of the adjunct teacher.
192-(B) The subject matter the adjunct teacher is permitted to
193-teach.
194-(C) A description of the adjunct teacher's experience described
195-in subsection (a)(1).
196-(D) The adjunct teacher's total salary and any other
197-compensation paid to the adjunct teacher during the school
198-year.
199-(E) The number of previous adjunct teaching employment
200-agreements the adjunct teacher has entered into with the
201-school corporation or charter school or any other school
202-corporation or charter school.
203-(h) A school corporation or charter school shall post a vacant
204-adjunct teacher position on the department's online adjunct teacher
205-portal established under IC 20-19-3-25.
206-(i) A school corporation may notify the parents of students enrolled
207-in the school corporation of a vacant adjunct teacher position.
208-HEA 1635 — Concur 6
209-(j) The governing body of a school corporation shall announce any
210-vacant adjunct teacher positions at meetings of the governing body.
211-SECTION 5. IC 20-28-6-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.168-2022,
212-SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
213-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to:
214-(1) a teacher employed as a substitute teacher; or
215-(2) an individual who holds an adjunct teacher permit issued by
216-the governing body of a school corporation or the equivalent
217-authority for a charter school or nonpublic school under
218-IC 20-28-5-27.
219-(b) A teacher employed in a public school must be employed on a
220-uniform teacher's contract or a supplemental service teacher's contract.
221-SECTION 6. IC 20-28-6-7.3, AS ADDED BY P.L.168-2022,
222-SECTION 14, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
223-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 7.3. (a) An employment agreement entered into
224-between a school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school
225-and an individual who holds an adjunct teacher permit issued by the
226-governing body of a school corporation or the equivalent authority
227-for a charter school or nonpublic school under IC 20-28-5-27 must:
228-(1) be in writing;
229-(2) be signed by both parties; and
230-(3) contain the following:
231-(A) The total salary and any other compensation to be paid to
232-the adjunct teacher during the school year.
233-(B) The method and frequency of salary payments.
234-(C) The number of classes the adjunct teacher is to teach.
235-(D) The classes and subject matter areas that the adjunct
236-teacher will be teaching.
237-(E) An expiration date that is not later than the end of the
238-school year.
239-(b) An employment agreement under this section is a public record
240-open to inspection.
241-(c) An adjunct teacher may enter into employment agreements with
242-more than one (1) school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic
243-school.
244-SECTION 7. IC 20-30-10-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.286-2013,
245-SECTION 98, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
246-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 2. (a) Subject to section 2.7 of this chapter, the
247-state board shall adopt the following:
248-(1) College/technology preparation curriculum models that may
249-include all or part of the college preparation curriculum models
250-developed by the department under section 1 of this chapter.
251-HEA 1635 — Concur 7
252-(2) Teacher and staff training to implement the
253-college/technology preparation curriculum models.
254-(b) The college/technology preparation curriculum models that the
255-state board adopts under subsection (a) must meet the conditions listed
256-in section 3 of this chapter.
257-SECTION 8. IC 20-30-10-2.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.192-2018,
258-SECTION 18, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
259-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 2.5. (a) In adopting Core 40 curriculum models
260-under this chapter, the state board shall consider math course
261-requirements other than Algebra II. Any math course requirements
262-adopted for the Core 40 curriculum models must be at a level of
263-difficulty that aligns with postsecondary preparation.
264-(b) If a school offers a math course developed under subsection (a),
265-a parent of a student and the student who intends to enroll in the course
266-must provide consent to the school to enroll in the course. The consent
267-form used by the school, which shall be developed by the state board
268-in collaboration with the commission for higher education, must notify
269-the parent and the student that enrollment in the course may affect the
270-student's ability to attend a particular postsecondary educational
271-institution or enroll in a particular course at a particular postsecondary
272-educational institution because the course does not align with academic
273-requirements established by the postsecondary educational institution.
274-(c) Subject to section 2.7 of this chapter, the state board shall
275-adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish:
276-(1) math course requirements; and
277-(2) science course requirements;
278-for the Core 40 curriculum models adopted under this chapter.
279-SECTION 9. IC 20-30-10-2.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
280-CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
281-[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 2.7. (a) The state board shall:
282-(1) develop algebra I, algebra II, and geometry courses that
283-include:
284-(A) real world application; and
285-(B) project based and inquiry based learning; and
286-(2) implement the courses described in subdivision (1) not
287-later than the 2025-2026 school year.
288-(b) The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
289-implement this section.
290-(c) This section expires July 1, 2027.
291-SECTION 10. IC 20-32-4-1.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.216-2021,
292-SECTION 30, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
293-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 1.5. (a) This subsection expires July 1, 2022.
294-HEA 1635 — Concur 8
295-Except as provided in subsection (f) and sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10
296-of this chapter, each student is required to meet:
297-(1) the academic standards tested in the graduation examination;
298-(2) the Core 40 course and credit requirements adopted by the
299-state board under IC 20-30-10; and
300-(3) any additional requirements established by the governing
301-body;
302-to be eligible to graduate.
303-(b) Except as provided in subsection (f) and sections 4, 4.1, 5, 6, 7,
304-8, 9, and 10 of this chapter, beginning with the class of students who
305-expect to graduate during the 2022-2023 school year, each student
306-shall:
307-(1) demonstrate college or career readiness through a pathway
308-established by the state board, in consultation with the department
309-of workforce development and the commission for higher
310-education;
311-(2) meet the Core 40 course and credit requirements adopted by
312-the state board under IC 20-30-10; and
313-(3) subject to section 1.8 of this chapter, meet any additional
314-requirements established by the governing body;
315-to be eligible to graduate.
316-(c) The state board shall establish graduation pathway requirements
317-under subsection (b)(1) in consultation with the department of
318-workforce development and the commission for higher education. A
319-graduation pathway requirement may include the following
320-postsecondary readiness competencies approved by the state board:
321-(1) International baccalaureate exams.
322-(2) Nationally recognized college entrance assessments.
323-(3) Advanced placement exams.
324-(4) Assessments necessary to receive college credit for dual credit
325-courses.
326-(5) Industry recognized certificates.
327-(6) The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery.
328-(7) Cambridge International exams.
329-(8) Any other competency approved by the state board.
330-(d) If the state board establishes a nationally recognized college
331-entrance exam as a graduation pathway requirement, the nationally
332-recognized college entrance exam must be offered to a student at the
333-school in which the student is enrolled and during the normal school
334-day.
335-(e) When an apprenticeship is established as a graduation pathway
336-requirement, the state board shall establish as an apprenticeship only
337-HEA 1635 — Concur 9
338-an apprenticeship program registered under the federal National
339-Apprenticeship Act (29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.) or another federal
340-apprenticeship program administered by the United States Department
341-of Labor.
342-(f) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a school corporation, charter
343-school, or state accredited nonpublic school may voluntarily elect to
344-use graduation pathways described in subsection (b) in lieu of the
345-graduation examination requirements specified in subsection (a) prior
346-to July 1, 2022.
347-(g) The state board, in consultation with the department of
348-workforce development and the commission for higher education, shall
349-approve college and career pathways relating to career and technical
350-education, including sequences of courses leading to student
351-concentrators.
352-(h) After June 30, 2021, the department may provide funding for
353-students of accredited schools to take not more than three (3)
354-Cambridge International exams per student. The department is also
355-authorized to use funds to provide professional development training
356-for teachers who teach Cambridge International courses.
357-(i) If the state board establishes an Armed Services Vocational
358-Aptitude Battery as a graduation pathway, the state board shall
359-require a student who elects the pathway to submit documentation,
641+subsection (a) STEP THREE.".
642+Page 7, between lines 12 and 13, begin a new paragraph and insert:
643+"SECTION 9. IC 20-32-4-14, AS AMENDED BY P.L.113-2021,
644+SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
645+JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 14. (a) The state board shall create an alternate
646+diploma for students with significant cognitive disabilities. The
647+diploma must be:
648+(1) standards-based; and
649+(2) aligned with Indiana's requirements for an Indiana diploma.
650+(b) Not more than one percent (1%) of students of a cohort may
651+receive the alternate diploma established by the state board under
652+subsection (a).
653+(c) (b) The alternate diploma must comply with the federal Every
654+Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (20 U.S.C. 6311).
655+(d) (c) Not later than December 1, 2021, the state board shall adopt
656+rules under IC 4-22-2 that are necessary to carry out this section.
657+SECTION 10. IC 20-33-2-13, AS AMENDED BY P.L.242-2017,
658+SECTION 46, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
659+JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 13. (a) A school corporation shall record or
660+include the following information in the official high school transcript
661+for a student in high school:
662+(1) Attendance records.
663+EH 1635—LS 7285/DI 147 16
664+(2) The student's latest statewide assessment program test results.
665+(3) Any secondary level and postsecondary level certificates of
666+achievement earned by the student.
667+(4) Immunization information from the immunization record the
668+student's school keeps under IC 20-34-4-1.
669+(5) (4) Any dual credit courses taken that are included in the core
670+transfer library under IC 21-42-5-4.
671+(b) A school corporation may include information on a student's
672+high school transcript that is in addition to the requirements of
673+subsection (a).".
674+ Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
675+and when so amended that said bill do pass.
676+(Reference is to HB 1635 as introduced.)
677+BEHNING
678+Committee Vote: yeas 8, nays 3.
679+_____
680+HOUSE MOTION
681+Mr. Speaker: I move that House Bill 1635 be amended to read as
682+follows:
683+Page 10, between lines 18 and 19, begin a new paragraph and insert:
684+"SECTION 14. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024] (a) The definitions in
685+IC 20 apply throughout this SECTION.
686+(b) The department shall develop a proposal for a revised school
687+performance designation utilizing an "A" through "F" grading
688+scale that is based on data contained in the Indiana Graduates
689+Prepared to Succeed (GPS) dashboard described in IC 20-31-8-5.5.
690+(c) Not later than December 1, 2024, the department shall
691+submit the proposal developed under subsection (b) to the general
692+assembly in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
693+(d) This SECTION expires July 1, 2024.".
694+Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
695+(Reference is to HB 1635 as printed February 9, 2023.)
696+MCGUIRE
697+EH 1635—LS 7285/DI 147 17
698+COMMITTEE REPORT
699+Madam President: The Senate Committee on Education and Career
700+Development, to which was referred House Bill No. 1635, has had the
701+same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
702+Senate with the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as
703+follows:
704+Page 2, line 7, delete "chapter," and insert "chapter and subject to
705+IC 20-32-4-14,".
706+Page 3, delete lines 15 through 21, begin a new line double block
707+indented and insert:
708+"(B) the amount by which the number of students who
709+graduated through a waiver process required under
710+IC 20-32-3 through IC 20-32-5.1 exceeds:
711+(i) nine percent (9%) of the total number of students
712+determined under clause (A) for the 2023-2024 school
713+year;
714+(ii) six percent (6%) of the total number of students
715+determined under clause (A) for the 2024-2025 school
716+year; or
717+(iii) three percent (3%) of the total number of students
718+determined under clause (A) for each school year after
719+June 30, 2025.".
720+Page 4, line 10, after "for a" insert "charter school or".
721+Page 4, line 15, delete "corporation" and insert "corporation,
722+charter school,".
723+Page 4, line 27, after "for a" insert "charter school or".
724+Page 4, line 29, delete "corporation" and insert "corporation,
725+charter school,".
726+Page 4, line 31, delete "corporation" and insert "corporation,
727+charter school,".
728+Page 4, line 35, delete "corporation" and insert "corporation,
729+charter school,".
730+Page 5, line 17, after "corporation" insert "or charter school".
731+Page 5, line 20, after "corporation" insert "or charter school".
732+Page 5, line 35, after "corporation or" insert "charter school or".
733+Page 5, line 35, delete "corporation." and insert "corporation or
734+charter school.".
735+Page 5, line 36, after "corporation" insert "or charter school".
736+Page 6, line 7, after "for a" insert "charter school or".
737+Page 6, line 13, delete "corporation" and insert "corporation,
738+charter school,".
739+EH 1635—LS 7285/DI 147 18
740+Page 6, line 15, after "for a" insert "charter school or".
741+Page 6, line 31, delete "corporation" and insert "corporation,
742+charter school,".
743+Page 8, line 15, after "(3)" insert "subject to section 1.8 of this
744+chapter,".
745+Page 9, line 18, after "pathway to" insert "submit documentation,
360746 on a form prescribed by the department, that demonstrates the
361-student's intent to enlist in the military as a condition of meeting
362-the pathway requirements.
363-SECTION 11. IC 20-32-4-1.6 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
747+student's intent to".
748+Page 9, between lines 19 and 20, begin a new paragraph and insert:
749+"SECTION 11. IC 20-32-4-1.6 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
364750 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
365751 [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 1.6. (a) The state board shall,
366752 not later than July 1, 2023, review and update any guidance issued
367753 by the state board regarding the Armed Services Vocational
368754 Aptitude Battery as a graduation pathway requirement.
369755 (b) This section expires July 1, 2024.
370756 SECTION 12. IC 20-32-4-1.8 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
371757 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
372758 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 1.8. A school corporation, charter
373759 school, or state accredited nonpublic school may not require a
374760 student enrolled in the school corporation, charter school, or state
375761 accredited nonpublic school to participate in any particular
376-graduation pathway to be eligible to graduate.
377-SECTION 13. IC 20-32-4-14, AS AMENDED BY P.L.113-2021,
378-SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
379-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 14. (a) The state board shall create an alternate
380-HEA 1635 — Concur 10
381-diploma for students with significant cognitive disabilities. The
382-diploma must be:
383-(1) standards-based; and
384-(2) aligned with Indiana's requirements for an Indiana diploma.
385-(b) Not more than one percent (1%) of students of a cohort may
386-receive the alternate diploma established by the state board under
387-subsection (a).
388-(c) (b) The alternate diploma must comply with the federal Every
389-Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (20 U.S.C. 6311).
390-(c) For purposes of determining a school's or school
762+graduation pathway to be eligible to graduate.".
763+Page 9, between lines 31 and 32, begin a new paragraph and insert:
764+"(c) For purposes of determining a school's or school
391765 corporation's graduation rate under IC 20-26-13 or 511
392766 IAC 6.2-10, not more than one percent (1%) of a school's or school
393767 corporation's graduation cohort that receives an alternate diploma
394-may be counted as having graduated.
395-(d) Not later than December 1, 2021, the state board shall adopt
396-rules under IC 4-22-2 that are necessary to carry out this section.
397-SECTION 14. IC 20-33-2-13, AS AMENDED BY P.L.242-2017,
398-SECTION 46, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
399-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 13. (a) A school corporation shall record or
400-include the following information in the official high school transcript
401-for a student in high school:
402-(1) Attendance records.
403-(2) The student's latest statewide assessment program test results.
404-(3) Any secondary level and postsecondary level certificates of
405-achievement earned by the student.
406-(4) Immunization information from the immunization record the
407-student's school keeps under IC 20-34-4-1.
408-(5) (4) Any dual credit courses taken that are included in the core
409-transfer library under IC 21-42-5-4.
410-(b) A school corporation may include information on a student's
411-high school transcript that is in addition to the requirements of
412-subsection (a).
413-SECTION 15. IC 20-34-4-3, AS AMENDED BY HEA 1013-2023,
768+may be counted as having graduated.".
769+Page 9, line 32, reset in roman "(d)".
770+Page 9, line 32, delete "(c)".
771+Page 9, line 36, strike "(a)".
772+Page 10, strike lines 5 through 7.
773+Page 10, delete lines 8 through 18, begin a new paragraph and
774+insert:
775+"SECTION 15. IC 20-34-4-3, AS AMENDED BY HEA 1013-2023,
414776 SECTION 191, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
415777 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 3. (a) Each school shall notify each
416778 parent of a student who enrolls in the school of the requirement that the
417779 student must be immunized and that the immunization is required for
418780 the student's continued enrollment, attendance, or residence at the
419781 school unless:
782+EH 1635—LS 7285/DI 147 19
420783 (1) the parent or student provides the appropriate documentation
421784 of immunity; or
422785 (2) IC 20-34-3-2 or IC 20-34-3-3 applies.
423-HEA 1635 — Concur 11
424786 (b) A school that enrolls grade 6 students shall provide each parent
425787 of a student who is entering grade 6 with information prescribed by the
426788 Indiana department of health under subsection (c) concerning the link
427789 between cancer and the human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and
428790 that an immunization against the human papillomavirus (HPV)
429791 infection is available.
430792 (c) The Indiana department of health shall provide a school
431793 described in subsection (b) with the information concerning cancer and
432794 the human papillomavirus (HPV) infection required in subsection (b).
433795 The information must include the following:
434796 (1) The latest scientific information on the immunization against
435797 the human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and the
436798 immunization's effectiveness against causes of cancer.
437799 (2) That a pap smear is still critical for the detection of
438800 precancerous changes in the cervix to allow for treatment before
439801 cervical cancer develops.
440802 (3) Information concerning the means in which the human
441803 papillomavirus (HPV) infection is contracted.
442804 (4) A statement that any questions or concerns concerning
443805 immunizing the child against human papillomavirus (HPV) could
444806 be answered by contacting a health care provider.
445807 (d) The Indiana department of health shall provide the department
446808 of education with material concerning immunizations and
447809 immunization preventable diseases for distribution to parents and
448810 guardians. The department of education shall provide these materials
449811 to schools to be provided to students' parents and guardians. These
450812 materials may be distributed by a school by posting the required
451813 information on the school's website.
452814 (e) Any notification or materials provided or distributed by the
453815 Indiana department of health or a school to a parent of a student
454816 regarding required or recommended immunizations for the
455817 student must clearly delineate or label immunizations that are
456-required and immunizations that are only recommended.
457-SECTION 16. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024] (a) The definitions in
458-IC 20 apply throughout this SECTION.
459-(b) The department shall develop a proposal for a revised school
460-performance designation utilizing an "A" through "F" grading
461-scale that is based on data contained in the Indiana Graduates
462-Prepared to Succeed (GPS) dashboard described in IC 20-31-8-5.5.
463-(c) Not later than December 1, 2024, the department shall
464-submit the proposal developed under subsection (b) to the general
465-assembly in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
466-HEA 1635 — Concur 12
467-(d) This SECTION expires July 1, 2025.
468-SECTION 17. An emergency is declared for this act.
469-HEA 1635 — Concur Speaker of the House of Representatives
470-President of the Senate
471-President Pro Tempore
472-Governor of the State of Indiana
473-Date: Time:
474-HEA 1635 — Concur
818+required and immunizations that are only recommended.".
819+Page 10, line 28, delete "2024." and insert "2025.".
820+Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
821+and when so amended that said bill do pass.
822+EH 1635—LS 7285/DI 147 20
823+(Reference is to HB 1635 as reprinted February 14, 2023.)
824+RAATZ, Chairperson
825+Committee Vote: Yeas 8, Nays 4.
826+EH 1635—LS 7285/DI 147