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Indiana House Bill HB1638

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1+*EH1638.2*
2+April 14, 2023
3+ENGROSSED
4+HOUSE BILL No. 1638
5+_____
6+DIGEST OF HB 1638 (Updated April 13, 2023 12:10 pm - DI 129)
7+Citations Affected: IC 4-3; IC 5-2; IC 5-3; IC 20-18; IC 20-19;
8+IC 20-20; IC 20-24; IC 20-24.2; IC 20-25; IC 20-26; IC 20-28;
9+IC 20-31; IC 20-34; IC 20-37; IC 20-48; IC 21-43; IC 22-4.1; IC 34-30.
10+Synopsis: Education matters. Requires the department of education to
11+report to the legislative council findings and recommendations for
12+reducing the amount of redundant data that schools are required to
13+submit to state agencies. Provides that before July 1, 2024, the
14+department of education may establish or license for use an online
15+platform to provide certain required training programs. Repeals: (1) the
16+school corporation annual performance report law; (2) the charter
17+school obligation to publish an annual performance report; (3) the
18+performance based awards law; and (4) annual financial reports by
19+school corporations. Provides that individuals appointed to an
20+academic standards committee must be racially and geographically
21+diverse. Moves up deadlines for recommending and approving
22+streamlined academic standards in order to implement the new
23+standards in the 2023-2024 school year. Requires employers to report
24+the employment of students enrolled in work based learning courses to
25+the department of workforce development. Requires a secondary or
26+postsecondary educational institution to ensure that a student's
27+completion of a work based learning course is indicated on the
28+student's transcript. Makes conforming changes.
29+Effective: Upon passage; July 1, 2023.
30+Behning, Davis, Smith V, Jordan
31+(SENATE SPONSORS — RAATZ, CRANE)
32+January 19, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
33+February 16, 2023, amended, reported — Do Pass. Referred to Committee on Ways and
34+Means pursuant to Rule 127.
35+February 21, 2023, amended, reported — Do Pass.
36+February 23, 2023, read second time, ordered engrossed.
37+February 24, 2023, engrossed.
38+February 27, 2023, read third time, passed. Yeas 94, nays 0.
39+SENATE ACTION
40+March 6, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career
41+Development.
42+April 6, 2023, reported favorably — Do Pass; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations.
43+April 13, 2023, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass.
44+EH 1638—LS 7363/DI 92 April 14, 2023
145 First Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2023)
246 PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
347 Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
448 additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
549 Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
650 provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
751 word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
852 a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
953 Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
1054 between statutes enacted by the 2022 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
11-HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1638
12-AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.
55+ENGROSSED
56+HOUSE BILL No. 1638
57+A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
58+education.
1359 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
14-SECTION 1. IC 4-3-22-20 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
15-AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
16-1, 2023]: Sec. 20. Before November 1, 2023, the department of
17-education shall report to the legislative council in an electronic
18-format under IC 5-14-6 findings and recommendations for
19-reducing the amount of redundant data that schools are required
20-to submit to state agencies (as defined in IC 4-12-1-2).
21-SECTION 2. IC 5-3-1-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2020,
60+1 SECTION 1. IC 4-3-22-20 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
61+2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
62+3 1, 2023]: Sec. 20. Before November 1, 2023, the department of
63+4 education shall report to the legislative council in an electronic
64+5 format under IC 5-14-6 findings and recommendations for
65+6 reducing the amount of redundant data that schools are required
66+7 to submit to state agencies (as defined in IC 4-12-1-2).
67+8 SECTION 2. IC 5-2-10.1-12, AS AMENDED BY P.L.115-2017,
68+9 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
69+10 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 12. (a) Each school corporation shall establish a
70+11 safe school committee. The committee may be a subcommittee of the
71+12 committee that develops the strategic and continuous school
72+13 improvement and achievement plan under IC 20-31-5. Each committee
73+14 may include at least one (1) member who is a member of the support
74+15 staff of the school or school corporation career and technical education
75+16 school.
76+17 (b) The department of education, the school corporation's school
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78+1 safety specialist, and, upon request, a school resource officer (as
79+2 described in IC 20-26-18.2-1) shall provide materials and guidelines to
80+3 assist a safe school committee in developing a plan and policy for the
81+4 school that addresses the following issues:
82+5 (1) Unsafe conditions, crime prevention, school violence,
83+6 bullying, criminal organization activity, child abuse and child
84+7 sexual abuse, and other issues that prevent the maintenance of a
85+8 safe school.
86+9 (2) Professional development needs for faculty and staff to
87+10 implement methods that decrease problems identified under
88+11 subdivision (1).
89+12 (3) Methods to encourage:
90+13 (A) involvement by the community and students;
91+14 (B) development of relationships between students and school
92+15 faculty and staff; and
93+16 (C) use of problem solving teams.
94+17 (c) As a part of the plan developed under subsection (b), each safe
95+18 school committee shall provide a copy of the floor plans for each
96+19 building located on the school's property that clearly indicates each
97+20 exit, the interior rooms and hallways, and the location of any hazardous
98+21 materials located in the building to the law enforcement agency and the
99+22 fire department that have jurisdiction over the school.
100+23 (d) The guidelines developed under subsection (b) must include age
101+24 appropriate, research based information that assists school corporations
102+25 and safe school committees in:
103+26 (1) developing and implementing bullying prevention programs;
104+27 (2) establishing investigation and reporting procedures related to
105+28 bullying; and
106+29 (3) adopting discipline rules that comply with IC 20-33-8-13.5.
107+30 (e) In addition to developing guidelines under subsection (b), the
108+31 department of education shall establish categories of types of bullying
109+32 incidents to allow school corporations to use the categories in making
110+33 reports under IC 20-20-8-8 and IC 20-34-6-1.
111+34 (f) The materials and guidelines provided under subsection (b) must
112+35 include the model educational materials and model response policies
113+36 and reporting procedures on child abuse and child sexual abuse
114+37 developed or identified under IC 20-19-3-11.
115+38 SECTION 3. IC 5-3-1-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2020,
116+39 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
117+40 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 3. (a) Within sixty (60) days after the expiration
118+41 of each calendar year, the fiscal officer of each civil city and town in
119+42 Indiana shall publish an annual report of the receipts and expenditures
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121+1 of the city or town during the preceding calendar year.
122+2 (b) Not earlier than August 1 or later than August 15 of each year,
123+3 the secretary of each school corporation in Indiana shall publish either:
124+4 (1) an annual financial report; or
125+5 (2) a summary of the annual financial report with a description of
126+6 how to find and view the full annual fiscal report on the Internet.
127+7 The summary must include the following:
128+8 (A) The total amounts for:
129+9 (i) approved budget receipts for each property tax fund and
130+10 the total for the approved budget receipts for all of the
131+11 property tax funds combined; and
132+12 (ii) actual receipts for each property tax fund and the total
133+13 for the approved budget receipts for all of the property tax
134+14 funds combined.
135+15 (B) The total amounts for:
136+16 (i) approved budget expenditures for each property tax fund
137+17 and the total for the approved budget expenditures for all of
138+18 the property tax funds combined; and
139+19 (ii) actual expenditures for all property tax funds and the
140+20 total for the approved budget receipts for all of the property
141+21 tax funds combined.
142+22 (C) The minimum teacher salary range.
143+23 (D) The maximum teacher salary range.
144+24 (E) High school extracurricular salaries for head athletic
145+25 coaches and orchestra, music, and band leaders.
146+26 (F) The salary ranges for noncertificated employees (as
147+27 defined in IC 20-29-2-11) classifications.
148+28 (G) The:
149+29 (i) lowest salary;
150+30 (ii) highest salary; and
151+31 (iii) average salary;
152+32 for a certificated administrative staff employee.
153+33 (H) Student enrollment disaggregated by grade level.
154+34 (I) The total assessed valuation for property and the property
155+35 tax rate per property tax fund for the past two (2) years.
156+36 (J) The type of indebtedness for the school corporation and the
157+37 amount of principal that is outstanding.
158+38 (c) In the annual financial report the school corporation shall
159+39 include the following:
160+40 (1) Actual receipts and expenditures by major accounts as
161+41 compared to the budget advertised under IC 6-1.1-17-3 for the
162+42 prior calendar year.
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164+1 (2) The salary schedule for all certificated employees (as defined
165+2 in IC 20-29-2-4) as of June 30, with the number of employees at
166+3 each salary increment. However, the listing of salaries of
167+4 individual teachers is not required.
168+5 (3) The extracurricular salary schedule as of June 30.
169+6 (4) The range of rates of pay for all noncertificated employees by
170+7 specific classification.
171+8 (5) The number of employees who are full-time certificated,
172+9 part-time certificated, full-time noncertificated, and part-time
173+10 noncertificated.
174+11 (6) The lowest, highest, and average salary for the administrative
175+12 staff and the number of administrators without a listing of the
176+13 names of particular administrators.
177+14 (7) The number of students enrolled at each grade level and the
178+15 total enrollment.
179+16 (8) The assessed valuation of the school corporation for the prior
180+17 and current calendar year.
181+18 (9) The tax rate for each fund for the prior and current calendar
182+19 year.
183+20 (10) In the education fund and operations fund, a report of the
184+21 total payment made to each vendor from each fund in excess of
185+22 two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) during the prior
186+23 calendar year. However, a school corporation is not required to
187+24 include more than two hundred (200) vendors whose total
188+25 payment to each vendor was in excess of two thousand five
189+26 hundred dollars ($2,500). A school corporation shall list the
190+27 vendors in descending order from the vendor with the highest
191+28 total payment to the vendor with the lowest total payment above
192+29 the minimum listed in this subdivision.
193+30 (11) A statement providing that the contracts, vouchers, and bills
194+31 for all payments made by the school corporation are in its
195+32 possession and open to public inspection.
196+33 (12) The total indebtedness as of the end of the prior calendar
197+34 year showing the total amount of notes, bonds, certificates, claims
198+35 due, total amount due from such corporation for public
199+36 improvement assessments or intersections of streets, and any and
200+37 all other evidences of indebtedness outstanding and unpaid at the
201+38 close of the prior calendar year.
202+39 (d) The school corporation may provide an interpretation or
203+40 explanation of the information included in the financial report.
204+41 (e) The department of education shall do the following:
205+42 (1) Develop guidelines for the preparation and form of the
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207+1 financial report.
208+2 (2) Provide information to assist school corporations in the
209+3 preparation of the financial report.
210+4 (f) (b) The annual reports required by this section and IC 36-2-2-19
211+5 and the abstract required by IC 36-6-4-13 shall each be published one
212+6 (1) time only, in accordance with this chapter.
213+7 (g) Each school corporation shall submit to the department of
214+8 education a copy of the financial report required under this section. The
215+9 department of education shall make the financial reports available on
216+10 the department of education's Internet web site.
217+11 (h) As used in this subsection, "bonds" means any bonds, notes, or
218+12 other evidences of indebtedness, whether payable from property taxes,
219+13 other taxes, revenues, fees, or any other source. However, the term does
220+14 not include notes, warrants, or other evidences of indebtedness that
221+15 have a maturity of not more than five (5) years and that are made in
222+16 anticipation of and to be paid from revenues of the school corporation.
223+17 Notwithstanding any other law, a school corporation may not issue any
224+18 bonds unless the school corporation has filed the annual financial
225+19 report required under subsection (b) with the department of education.
226+20 The requirements under this subsection for the issuance of bonds by a
227+21 school corporation are in addition to any other requirements imposed
228+22 under any other law. This subsection applies to the issuance of bonds
229+23 authorized under any statute, regardless of whether that statute
230+24 specifically references this subsection or the requirements under this
231+25 subsection.
232+26 SECTION 4. IC 20-18-2-2.6 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
233+27 1, 2023]. Sec. 2.6. "Chronic absenteeism" has the meaning set forth in
234+28 IC 20-20-8-8.
235+29 SECTION 5. IC 20-18-2-6.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.246-2013,
236+30 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
237+31 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 6.5. "Habitual truant" has the meaning set forth in
238+32 IC 20-20-8-8. refers to a student who has been absent ten (10) days
239+33 or more from school within a school year without being excused or
240+34 without being absent under a parental request that has been filed
241+35 with the school.
242+36 SECTION 6. IC 20-19-3-29 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
243+37 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
244+38 1, 2023]: Sec. 29. Not later than July 1, 2024, the department may
245+39 establish or license for use an online platform that:
246+40 (1) provides information and training on each of the subjects
247+41 and content described in IC 20-28-5.5-1.5;
248+42 (2) is accessible by both teachers and students enrolled in a
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250+1 teacher preparation program; and
251+2 (3) upon successful completion of the training, provides
252+3 written confirmation to a teacher or student described in
253+4 subdivision (2) that the teacher or student successfully
254+5 completed the training.
255+6 SECTION 7. IC 20-19-9-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.211-2019,
256+7 SECTION 18, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
257+8 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 5. A school corporation that operates a virtual
258+9 education program must require that if a student who attends a school
259+10 corporation's virtual education program accumulates the number of
260+11 unexcused absences sufficient to result in the student's classification as
261+12 a habitual truant (as described in IC 20-20-8-8(a)(17)), the student
262+13 must be withdrawn from enrollment in the school corporation's virtual
263+14 education program.
264+15 SECTION 8. IC 20-20-8 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
265+16 2023]. (School Corporation Annual Performance Report).
266+17 SECTION 9. IC 20-20-40-13, AS AMENDED BY THE
267+18 TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS BILL OF THE 2023 GENERAL
268+19 ASSEMBLY, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
269+20 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 13. (a) The commission has the following duties:
270+21 (1) To adopt rules concerning the following:
271+22 (A) The use of restraint and seclusion in a school corporation
272+23 or a state accredited nonpublic school, with an emphasis on
273+24 eliminating or minimizing the use of restraint and seclusion.
274+25 (B) The prevention of the use of types of restraint or seclusion
275+26 that may harm a student, a school employee, a school
276+27 volunteer, or the educational environment of the school.
277+28 (C) Requirements for notifying parents.
278+29 (D) Training regarding the use of restraint and seclusion,
279+30 including the frequency of training and what employees must
280+31 be trained.
281+32 (E) The distribution of the seclusion and restraint policy to
282+33 parents and the public.
283+34 (F) Requirements for the reporting of incidents of restraint and
284+35 seclusion in the annual school performance report, including
285+36 incidents of restraint and seclusion involving school resource
286+37 officers (as defined in IC 20-26-18.2-1).
287+38 (G) Circumstances that may require more timely incident
288+39 reporting and the requirements for such reporting.
289+40 (2) To develop, maintain, and revise a model restraint and
290+41 seclusion plan for schools that includes the following elements:
291+42 (A) A statement on how students will be treated with dignity
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293+1 and respect and how appropriate student behavior will be
294+2 promoted and taught.
295+3 (B) A statement ensuring that the school will use prevention,
296+4 positive behavior intervention and support, and conflict
297+5 deescalation de-escalation to eliminate or minimize the need
298+6 for use of any of the following:
299+7 (i) Seclusion.
300+8 (ii) Chemical restraint.
301+9 (iii) Mechanical restraint.
302+10 (iv) Physical restraint.
303+11 (C) A statement ensuring that any behavioral intervention used
304+12 will be consistent with the student's most current behavioral
305+13 intervention plan, or individualized education program, if
306+14 applicable.
307+15 (D) Definitions for restraint and seclusion, as defined in this
308+16 chapter.
309+17 (E) A statement ensuring that if a procedure listed in clause
310+18 (B) is used, the procedure will be used:
311+19 (i) as a last resort safety procedure, employed only after
312+20 another, less restrictive procedure has been implemented
313+21 without success; and
314+22 (ii) in a situation in which there is an imminent risk of injury
315+23 to the student, other students, school employees, or visitors
316+24 to the school.
317+25 (F) An indication that restraint or seclusion may be used only
318+26 for a short time period, or until the imminent risk of injury has
319+27 passed.
320+28 (G) A documentation and recording requirement governing
321+29 instances in which procedures listed in clause (B) are used,
322+30 including:
323+31 (i) how every incident will be documented and debriefed;
324+32 (ii) how responsibilities will be assigned to designated
325+33 employees for evaluation and oversight; and
326+34 (iii) designation of a school employee to be the keeper of
327+35 such documents.
328+36 (H) A requirement that the student's parent must be notified as
329+37 soon as possible when an incident involving the student occurs
330+38 that includes use of procedures listed in clause (B).
331+39 (I) A requirement that a copy of an incident report must be
332+40 sent to the student's parent after the student is subject to a
333+41 procedure listed in clause (B).
334+42 (J) Required recurrent training for appropriate school
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336+1 employees on the appropriate use of effective alternatives to
337+2 physical restraint and seclusion, including the use of positive
338+3 behavioral intervention and support and conflict deescalation.
339+4 de-escalation. The training must include the safe use of
340+5 physical restraint and seclusion in incidents involving
341+6 imminent danger or serious harm to the student, school
342+7 employees, or others. Consideration must be given to available
343+8 school resources and the time commitments of school
344+9 employees.
345+10 (3) To accept and review reports from the public and make
346+11 nonbinding recommendations to the department of any suggested
347+12 action to be taken.
348+13 (b) The model policy developed by the commission must take into
349+14 consideration that implementation and reporting requirements for state
350+15 accredited nonpublic schools may vary, and the model plan must
351+16 provide state accredited nonpublic schools flexibility with regards to
352+17 accountability under and implementation of the plan adopted by a state
353+18 accredited nonpublic school under section 14 of this chapter.
354+19 (c) The commission will assist the department in enabling
355+20 training required by this section to be provided after June 30, 2024,
356+21 through the online platform established or licensed for use under
357+22 IC 20-19-3-29, if the online platform is established.
358+23 SECTION 10. IC 20-24-5-4.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.38-2020,
359+24 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
360+25 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 4.5. (a) A virtual charter school shall establish and
361+26 implement an annual onboarding process and orientation for virtual
362+27 charter school students and the students' parents. As part of the annual
363+28 onboarding process and orientation, the virtual charter school must
364+29 provide to a parent of a student:
365+30 (1) the student engagement and attendance requirements or
366+31 policies of the virtual charter school; and
367+32 (2) notice that a person who knowingly or intentionally deprives
368+33 a dependent of education commits a violation under IC 35-46-1-4.
369+34 (b) A student who is not enrolled in a virtual charter school before
370+35 July 1, 2020, must complete the annual onboarding process and
371+36 orientation established by the virtual charter school under subsection
372+37 (a) with the student's parent before the student may enroll in the virtual
373+38 charter school. If a student or student's parent does not participate in
374+39 the virtual charter school's annual onboarding process and orientation
375+40 established under subsection (a), the student may not enroll in the
376+41 virtual charter school.
377+42 (c) An authorizer shall review and monitor whether a virtual charter
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379+1 school that is authorized by the authorizer complies with the
380+2 requirements under this section.
381+3 (d) An individual who is employed as a licensed teacher at a virtual
382+4 charter school must comply with any mandatory licensed teacher
383+5 training that is required under this title.
384+6 (e) A virtual charter school must require that if a student who
385+7 attends a virtual charter school accumulates the number of unexcused
386+8 absences sufficient to result in the student's classification as a habitual
387+9 truant, (as described in IC 20-20-8-8(a)(17)), the student must be
388+10 withdrawn from enrollment in the virtual charter school.
389+11 (f) Except as provided in IC 20-26-19, a virtual charter school may
390+12 not enroll a student unless the student is an Indiana resident. If the
391+13 virtual charter school is unable to verify that a student who attends the
392+14 virtual charter school is an Indiana resident, the virtual charter school
393+15 must pay back to the department the state tuition support distribution
394+16 in an amount determined by the department that the virtual charter
395+17 school received for that student.
396+18 SECTION 11. IC 20-24-9-6 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
397+19 2023]. Sec. 6. The organizer of a charter school shall publish an annual
398+20 performance report that provides the information required under
399+21 IC 20-20-8-8 in the same manner that a school corporation publishes
400+22 an annual report under IC 20-20-8.
401+23 SECTION 12. IC 20-24.2-4-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.125-2022,
402+24 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
403+25 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 3. (a) Except as specifically provided in this
404+26 article and section 4 of this chapter, the following provisions of this
405+27 title and a rule or guideline adopted by the state board under one (1) of
406+28 the following provisions of this title do not apply to a qualified district
407+29 or qualified high school:
408+30 (1) Provisions that do not apply to school corporations in general.
409+31 (2) IC 20-20 (programs administered by the state), except for
410+32 IC 20-20-1 (educational service centers). and IC 20-20-8 (school
411+33 corporation annual performance report).
412+34 (3) IC 20-28 (school teachers), except for IC 20-28-3-4 (teacher
413+35 continuing education), IC 20-28-4-8 (hiring of transition to
414+36 teaching participants; restrictions), IC 20-28-4-11 (transition to
415+37 teaching participants; school corporation or subject area;
416+38 transition to teaching permit), IC 20-28-5-8 (conviction of certain
417+39 felonies or misdemeanors; notice and hearing; permanent
418+40 revocation of license; data base of school employees who have
419+41 been reported), IC 20-28-6 (teacher contracts), IC 20-28-7.5
420+42 (cancellation of teacher contracts), IC 20-28-8 (contracts with
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422+1 school administrators), IC 20-28-9 (teacher salary and related
423+2 payments), IC 20-28-10 (conditions of employment), and
424+3 IC 20-28-11.5 (staff performance evaluations).
425+4 (4) IC 20-30 (curriculum), except for IC 20-30-3-2 and
426+5 IC 20-30-3-4 (patriotic commemorative observances),
427+6 IC 20-30-5-13 (human sexuality instructional requirements), and
428+7 IC 20-30-5-19 (personal financial responsibility instruction).
429+8 (5) IC 20-32 (student standards, assessments, and performance),
430+9 except for IC 20-32-4 (graduation requirements), IC 20-32-5
431+10 (Indiana statewide testing for educational progress for a school
432+11 year ending before July 1, 2018), IC 20-32-5.1 (statewide
433+12 assessment program for a school year beginning after June 30,
434+13 2018), and IC 20-32-8 (remediation).
435+14 (6) IC 20-37 (career and technical education).
436+15 (b) Notwithstanding any other law, a school corporation may not
437+16 receive a decrease in state funding based upon the school corporation's
438+17 status as a qualified district or the status of a high school within the
439+18 school corporation as a qualified high school, or because of the
440+19 implementation of a waiver of a statute or rule that is allowed to be
441+20 waived by a qualified district or qualified high school.
442+21 SECTION 13. IC 20-24.2-4-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.126-2022,
443+22 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
444+23 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 4. The following provisions of this title and rules
445+24 and guidelines adopted under the following provisions of this title
446+25 apply to a qualified district or qualified high school:
447+26 IC 20-20-1 (educational service centers).
448+27 IC 20-20-8 (school corporation annual performance report).
449+28 IC 20-23 (organization of school corporations).
450+29 IC 20-26 (school corporation general administrative provisions).
451+30 IC 20-27 (school transportation).
452+31 IC 20-28-3-4 (teacher continuing education).
453+32 IC 20-28-4-8 (hiring of transition to teaching participants;
454+33 restrictions).
455+34 IC 20-28-4-11 (transition to teaching participants; school
456+35 corporation or subject area; transition to teaching permit).
457+36 IC 20-28-5-8 (conviction of certain felonies or misdemeanors;
458+37 notice and hearing; permanent revocation of license; data base of
459+38 school employees who have been reported).
460+39 IC 20-28-6 (teacher contracts).
461+40 IC 20-28-7.5 (cancellation of teacher contracts).
462+41 IC 20-28-8 (contracts with school administrators).
463+42 IC 20-28-9 (teacher salary and related payments).
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465+1 IC 20-28-10 (conditions of employment).
466+2 IC 20-28-11.5 (staff performance evaluations).
467+3 IC 20-29 (collective bargaining for teachers).
468+4 IC 20-30-3-2 and IC 20-30-3-4 (patriotic commemorative
469+5 observances).
470+6 IC 20-30-5-13 (human sexuality instructional requirements).
471+7 IC 20-30-5-19 (personal financial responsibility instruction).
472+8 IC 20-31 (accountability for school performance and
473+9 improvement).
474+10 IC 20-32-4, IC 20-32-5 (for a school year beginning before July
475+11 1, 2018), IC 20-32-5.1 (for a school year ending after June 30,
476+12 2018), and IC 20-32-8 (accreditation, assessment, and
477+13 remediation), or any other statute, rule, or guideline related to
478+14 standardized assessments.
479+15 IC 20-33 (students: general provisions).
480+16 IC 20-34-3 (health and safety measures).
481+17 IC 20-35 (special education).
482+18 IC 20-35.5 (dyslexia screening and intervention).
483+19 IC 20-36 (high ability students).
484+20 IC 20-39 (accounting and financial reporting procedures).
485+21 IC 20-40 (government funds and accounts).
486+22 IC 20-41 (extracurricular funds and accounts).
487+23 IC 20-42.5 (allocation of expenditures to student instruction and
488+24 learning).
489+25 IC 20-43 (state tuition support).
490+26 IC 20-44 (property tax levies).
491+27 IC 20-46 (levies other than general fund levies).
492+28 IC 20-47 (related entities; holding companies; lease agreements).
493+29 IC 20-48 (borrowing and bonds).
494+30 IC 20-49 (state management of common school funds; state
495+31 advances and loans).
496+32 IC 20-50 (homeless children and foster care children).
497+33 SECTION 14. IC 20-25-9-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005,
498+34 SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
499+35 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 5. Each school in the school city shall measure
500+36 and record:
501+37 (1) the students' achievement in reaching the school's student
502+38 performance improvement levels established under IC 20-25-11;
503+39 (2) student achievement information for the school described in
504+40 IC 20-20-8-8 and IC 20-25-9-6; and
505+41 (3) teacher and administrative performance information for the
506+42 school described in IC 20-25-9-6;
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508+1 which in each case must not be less rigorous than the student
509+2 performance improvement levels and information developed and
510+3 required under IC 20-31-8.
511+4 SECTION 15. IC 20-25-9-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.244-2017,
512+5 SECTION 37, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
513+6 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 6. For all schools under this article, the report
514+7 must include the following: in addition to the requirements of
515+8 IC 20-20-8-8:
516+9 (1) Student achievement information as follows:
517+10 (A) For each elementary and middle school, grade
518+11 advancement rates.
519+12 (B) For each high school, the percentage of students who apply
520+13 to, are accepted by, and attend a college, university, or other
521+14 postsecondary educational institution after high school.
522+15 (2) Administrative performance measures as follows:
523+16 (A) School receipts and expenditures by source, compared
524+17 with budget amounts.
525+18 (B) Total school enrollment.
526+19 (C) The school's education fund expenditures per student,
527+20 operations fund expenditures per student, and total
528+21 expenditures per student.
529+22 (D) The amount of the school's education fund expenditures
530+23 and the percentage of total expenditures that are from the
531+24 education fund.
532+25 (E) Teacher/pupil ratios totaled by class, grade, and school.
533+26 (F) Administrator/pupil ratio for the school.
534+27 (G) Teacher attendance rates totaled by class, grade, and
535+28 school.
536+29 (3) Achievement on the annual performance objectives identified
537+30 under IC 20-25-11.
538+31 (4) The performance objectives established under IC 20-25-11 for
539+32 the upcoming school year.
540+33 (5) State and school city averages for each of the measures set
541+34 forth in subdivisions (1) through (2), if available.
542+35 SECTION 16. IC 20-25-10-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005,
543+36 SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
544+37 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 2. The plan modified, developed, and
545+38 implemented under this chapter must do the following:
546+39 (1) Provide for efforts to increase support of the schools by:
547+40 (A) the parents of students; and
548+41 (B) the neighborhood communities surrounding the schools.
549+42 (2) Establish student performance improvement levels for
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551+1 students in each school in the school city that are not less rigorous
552+2 than the student performance improvement levels developed
553+3 under IC 20-31.
554+4 (3) Provide opportunity and support for the educators in each
555+5 school to develop a school plan, including:
556+6 (A) traditional or innovative methods and approaches to
557+7 improve student achievement; and
558+8 (B) efficient and cost effective management efforts in the
559+9 school;
560+10 that are developed consistently with IC 20-25-12-1 and with the
561+11 board's plan developed under this chapter.
562+12 (4) Require annual reports identifying the progress of student
563+13 achievement for each school as described in IC 20-20-8-8 and
564+14 IC 20-25-9-6.
565+15 (5) Provide for the effective evaluation of:
566+16 (A) each school in the school city; and
567+17 (B) the school's educators;
568+18 including the consideration of student achievement in the school.
569+19 (6) Provide a range of opportunity for remediation of students
570+20 who:
571+21 (A) fail to meet state achievement standards; or
572+22 (B) are at risk of academic failure.
573+23 (7) Require action to raise the level of performance of a school if
574+24 the school's students fail to achieve student performance
575+25 improvement levels established for the school under
576+26 IC 20-25-11-1.
577+27 SECTION 17. IC 20-26-5-34.2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2020,
578+28 SECTION 26, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
579+29 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 34.2. A school corporation shall provide training
580+30 to the school corporation's employees and volunteers who have direct,
581+31 ongoing contact with students concerning the school's bullying
582+32 prevention and reporting policy adopted under IC 20-33-8-13.5. The
583+33 training shall be conducted in a manner prescribed by the state board
584+34 under IC 20-28-5.5-1 or IC 20-28-5.5-1.5.
585+35 SECTION 18. IC 20-26-7-18, AS AMENDED BY P.L.244-2017,
586+36 SECTION 48, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
587+37 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 18. Subject to IC 5-1-11.5, and IC 5-3-1-3(h), a
588+38 school corporation may issue and sell bonds under the general statutes
589+39 governing the issuance of bonds to purchase and improve buildings or
590+40 lands, or both. All laws relating to approval (if required) in a local
591+41 public question under IC 6-1.1-20, the filing of petitions,
592+42 remonstrances, and objecting petitions, giving notices of the filing of
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594+1 petitions, the determination to issue bonds, and the appropriation of the
595+2 proceeds of the bonds are applicable to the issuance of bonds under
596+3 section 17 of this chapter.
597+4 SECTION 19. IC 20-26-13-13, AS AMENDED BY P.L.125-2020,
598+5 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
599+6 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 13. For any school that cannot provide written
600+7 proof supporting the school's determination to include a student under
601+8 any one (1) of clauses (A) through (K) of STEP THREE of section
602+9 10(a) of this chapter, the department shall require the publication of the
603+10 corrected graduation rate in the next school year's report required under
604+11 IC 20-20-8-3. in the manner prescribed by the department.
605+12 SECTION 20. IC 20-26-18-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.25-2016,
606+13 SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
607+14 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 4. (a) A school corporation shall establish the
608+15 following educational programs in its efforts to address criminal
609+16 organization activity:
610+17 (1) An evidence based educational criminal organization
611+18 awareness program for students, school employees, and parents.
612+19 (2) A school employee development program to provide training
613+20 to school employees in the implementation of the criminal
614+21 organization policy established under section 2 of this chapter.
615+22 (b) The department shall assist a school corporation in enabling
616+23 training required by this section to be provided after June 30, 2024,
617+24 through the online platform established or licensed for use under
618+25 IC 20-19-3-29, if the online platform is established.
619+26 SECTION 21. IC 20-28-3-3.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2020,
620+27 SECTION 45, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
621+28 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 3.5. The guidelines developed under section 3 of
622+29 this chapter must incorporate methods that assist individuals in
623+30 developing competency in employing approaches to create positive
624+31 classroom and school climates that are culturally responsive, including:
625+32 which may include:
626+33 (1) classroom management strategies;
627+34 (2) restorative justice;
628+35 (3) positive behavioral interventions and supports;
629+36 (4) social and emotional training as described in IC 12-21-5-2,
630+37 IC 20-19-3-12, and IC 20-26-5-34.2; and
631+38 (5) conflict resolution.
632+39 SECTION 22. IC 20-28-3-4.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2020,
633+40 SECTION 46, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
634+41 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 4.5. (a) Each school corporation, charter school,
635+42 and state accredited nonpublic school shall require each school
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637+1 employee likely to have direct, ongoing contact with children within
638+2 the scope of the employee's employment to attend or participate in
639+3 training on child abuse and neglect, including:
640+4 (1) training on the duty to report suspected child abuse or neglect
641+5 under IC 31-33-5; and
642+6 (2) training on recognizing possible signs of child abuse or
643+7 neglect;
644+8 in a manner prescribed by the state board under IC 20-28-5.5-1 or
645+9 IC 20-28-5.5-1.5.
646+10 (b) The training required under this section must count toward the
647+11 requirements for professional development required by the governing
648+12 body.
649+13 (c) In the event the state board does not require training to be
650+14 completed as part of a teacher preparation program under
651+15 IC 20-28-5.5-1, the training required under this section must be during
652+16 the school employee's contracted day or at a time chosen by the
653+17 employee.
654+18 SECTION 23. IC 20-28-3-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2020,
655+19 SECTION 47, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
656+20 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 6. (a) For purposes of this section, "teacher"
657+21 includes the following:
658+22 (1) A superintendent who holds a license under IC 20-28-5.
659+23 (2) A principal.
660+24 (3) A teacher.
661+25 (4) A librarian.
662+26 (5) A school counselor.
663+27 (6) A school psychologist.
664+28 (7) A school nurse.
665+29 (8) A school social worker.
666+30 (b) Beginning after June 30, 2018, each school corporation, charter
667+31 school, and state accredited nonpublic school:
668+32 (1) shall require all teachers; and
669+33 (2) may require any other appropriate school employees;
670+34 who are employed at schools that provide instruction to students in any
671+35 combination of grade 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 to attend or participate
672+36 in research based inservice youth suicide awareness and prevention
673+37 training in a manner prescribed by the state board under IC 20-28-5.5-1
674+38 or IC 20-28-5.5-1.5. The training required under this subsection must
675+39 be during the teacher's or school employee's contracted day or at a time
676+40 chosen by the teacher or employee.
677+41 (c) The inservice training required under this section shall count
678+42 toward the requirements for professional development required by the
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680+1 governing body.
681+2 (d) A school or school corporation may leverage any:
682+3 (1) existing or new state and federal grant funds; or
683+4 (2) free or reduced cost evidence based youth suicide awareness
684+5 and prevention training provided by any state agency or qualified
685+6 statewide or local organization;
686+7 to cover the costs of the training required under this section.
687+8 SECTION 24. IC 20-28-3-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2020,
688+9 SECTION 48, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
689+10 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 7. (a) Each school corporation and state accredited
690+11 nonpublic school shall require all school employees likely to have
691+12 direct, ongoing contact with children within the scope of the
692+13 employee's employment to attend or participate in inservice training
693+14 pertaining to the identification and reporting of human trafficking. The
694+15 training shall be conducted in a manner prescribed by the state board
695+16 under IC 20-28-5.5-1 or IC 20-28-5.5-1.5.
696+17 (b) The inservice training required under this section shall count
697+18 toward the requirements for professional development required by the
698+19 governing body or the equivalent authority for a state accredited
699+20 nonpublic school.
700+21 SECTION 25. IC 20-28-5-15, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2020,
701+22 SECTION 51, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
702+23 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 15. (a) Notwithstanding section 3(b)(6) of this
703+24 chapter, the department shall grant an initial practitioner's license in a
704+25 specific subject area to an applicant who:
705+26 (1) has earned a postgraduate degree from a regionally accredited
706+27 postsecondary educational institution in the subject area in which
707+28 the applicant seeks to be licensed;
708+29 (2) has at least one (1) academic year of experience teaching
709+30 students in a middle school, high school, or college classroom
710+31 setting; and
711+32 (3) complies with sections 4 and 12 of this chapter.
712+33 (b) An individual who receives an initial practitioner's license under
713+34 this section may teach in the specific subject for which the individual
714+35 is licensed only in:
715+36 (1) high school; or
716+37 (2) middle school;
717+38 if the subject area is designated by the state board as having an
718+39 insufficient supply of licensed teachers.
719+40 (c) After receiving an initial practitioner's license under this section,
720+41 an applicant who seeks to renew the applicant's initial practitioner's
721+42 license or obtain a proficient practitioner's license must:
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723+1 (1) demonstrate that the applicant has:
724+2 (A) participated in cultural competency professional
725+3 development activities;
726+4 (B) obtained training and information from a special education
727+5 teacher concerning exceptional learners; and
728+6 (C) received:
729+7 (i) training or certification that complies; or
730+8 (ii) an exemption from compliance;
731+9 with the standards prescribed by the state board under
732+10 IC 20-28-5.5-1(b) or IC 20-28-5.5-1.5; and
733+11 (2) meet the same requirements as other candidates.
734+12 SECTION 26. IC 20-28-5-18, AS AMENDED BY P.L.139-2022,
735+13 SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
736+14 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 18. (a) This section applies to an individual who:
737+15 (1) holds a valid teaching license issued by another state
738+16 (excluding a teaching license equivalent to an Indiana temporary
739+17 or emergency teaching license) in the same content area or areas
740+18 for which the individual is applying for a license in Indiana; and
741+19 (2) was required to pass a content licensure test to obtain the
742+20 license described in subdivision (1).
743+21 (b) Notwithstanding sections 3 and 12 of this chapter, the
744+22 department shall grant one (1) of the following licenses to an individual
745+23 described in subsection (a):
746+24 (1) If the individual has less than two (2) years of full-time
747+25 teaching experience, an initial practitioner's license.
748+26 (2) If the individual has at least two (2) years of full-time teaching
749+27 experience, a practitioner's license.
750+28 (3) If the individual has a master's degree from a regionally
751+29 accredited institution and at least two (2) years of full-time
752+30 teaching experience, an accomplished practitioner's license.
753+31 (c) An individual who is granted a license under this section shall
754+32 comply with the training or certification requirements prescribed by the
755+33 state board under IC 20-28-5.5-1(b) or IC 20-28-5.5-1.5.
756+34 SECTION 27. IC 20-28-5.5-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.56-2021,
757+35 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
758+36 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 1. (a) Subject to section 1.5 of this chapter, the
759+37 state board shall determine the timing, frequency, whether training
760+38 requirements can be combined or merged, and the method of training,
761+39 including whether the training should be required for purposes of
762+40 obtaining or renewing a license under IC 20-28-5, or, in consultation
763+41 with teacher preparation programs (as defined in IC 20-28-3-1(b)), as
764+42 part of the completion requirements for a teacher preparation program
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766+1 for training required under the following sections:
767+2 IC 20-26-5-34.2.
768+3 IC 20-28-3-4.5.
769+4 IC 20-28-3-6.
770+5 IC 20-28-3-7.
771+6 IC 20-34-7-6.
772+7 IC 20-34-7-7.
773+8 IC 20-34-8-9.
774+9 However, nothing in this subsection shall be construed to authorize the
775+10 state board to suspend or otherwise eliminate training requirements
776+11 described in this subsection.
777+12 (b) Subject to section 1.5 of this chapter, in addition to the
778+13 training described in subsection (a), the department shall, in a manner
779+14 prescribed by the state board:
780+15 (1) ensure a teacher has training in:
781+16 (A) cardiopulmonary resuscitation that includes a test
782+17 demonstration on a mannequin;
783+18 (B) removing a foreign body causing an obstruction in an
784+19 airway;
785+20 (C) the Heimlich maneuver; and
786+21 (D) the use of an automated external defibrillator;
787+22 (2) ensure a teacher holds a valid certification in each of the
788+23 procedures described in subdivision (1) issued by:
789+24 (A) the American Red Cross;
790+25 (B) the American Heart Association; or
791+26 (C) a comparable organization or institution approved by the
792+27 state board; or
793+28 (3) determine if a teacher has physical limitations that make it
794+29 impracticable to complete a course or certification described in
795+30 subdivision (1) or (2).
796+31 The state board shall determine the timing, frequency, whether training
797+32 requirements can be combined or merged, and the method of training
798+33 or certification, including whether the training or certification should
799+34 be required for purposes of obtaining or renewing a license under
800+35 IC 20-28-5, or, in consultation with teacher preparation programs (as
801+36 defined in IC 20-28-3-1(b)), as part of the completion requirements for
802+37 a teacher preparation program. However, the frequency of the training
803+38 may not be more frequent and the method of training may not be more
804+39 stringent than required in IC 20-28-5-3(c) through IC 20-28-5-3(e), as
805+40 in effect on January 1, 2020. Nothing in this subsection shall be
806+41 construed to authorize the state board to suspend or otherwise eliminate
807+42 training requirements described in this subsection.
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809+1 (c) The state board may recommend to the general assembly, in a
810+2 report in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, to eliminate training
811+3 requirements described in subsection (a) or (b).
812+4 (d) In determining the training requirements for a school
813+5 corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school for
814+6 training required under:
815+7 (1) IC 20-26-5-34.2;
816+8 (2) IC 20-28-3-4.5;
817+9 (3) IC 20-28-3-6; or
818+10 (4) IC 20-28-3-7;
819+11 the state board may consider whether a particular teacher received the
820+12 training described in this subsection as part of the teacher's licensing
821+13 requirements or at a teacher preparation program when determining
822+14 whether the particular teacher is required to receive the training by the
823+15 school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic
824+16 school.
825+17 SECTION 28. IC 20-28-5.5-1.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
826+18 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
827+19 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 1.5. After June 30, 2024, training
828+20 described in any of the following statutes must be provided through
829+21 the online platform established or licensed for use under
830+22 IC 20-19-3-29, if the online platform is established:
831+23 IC 20-20-39.
832+24 IC 20-26-5-34.2.
833+25 IC 20-26-5-34.4.
834+26 IC 20-26-9-8.
835+27 IC 20-26-18-4.
836+28 IC 20-28-3-4.5.
837+29 IC 20-28-3-6.
838+30 IC 20-28-3-7.
839+31 IC 20-28-3-9.
840+32 IC 20-28-5.5-1.
841+33 IC 20-30-12-2.
842+34 IC 20-34-3-24.
843+35 IC 20-34-7-6.
844+36 IC 20-34-7-7.
845+37 IC 20-34-8-9.
846+38 IC 20-35.5.
847+39 IC 20-50-1-6.
848+40 SECTION 29. IC 20-31-2-2 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
849+41 2023]. Sec. 2. "Annual report" refers to the school corporation annual
850+42 performance report required by IC 20-20-8.
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852+1 SECTION 30. IC 20-31-3-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.168-2022,
853+2 SECTION 18, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
854+3 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 1. (a) The state board shall adopt clear,
855+4 concise, and jargon free state academic standards that are comparable
856+5 to national and international academic standards and the college and
857+6 career readiness educational standards adopted under IC 20-19-2-14.5.
858+7 These academic standards must be adopted for each grade level from
859+8 kindergarten through grade 12 for the following subjects:
860+9 (1) English/language arts.
861+10 (2) Mathematics.
862+11 (3) Social studies.
863+12 (4) Science.
864+13 (b) For grade levels tested under the statewide assessment program,
865+14 the academic standards must be based in part on the results of the
866+15 statewide assessment program.
867+16 (c) The state board shall, in consultation with postsecondary
868+17 educational institutions and various businesses and industries, identify
869+18 what skills or traits students need to be successful upon completion of
870+19 high school. The department must conduct a research study to define
871+20 essential postsecondary skills to promote enlistment, enrollment, and
872+21 employment. The study must inform a reduction in high school
873+22 standards to align to essential skills needed for postsecondary success.
874+23 The study must be submitted to the state board and to the general
875+24 assembly in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 on or before
876+25 December 1, 2022. Not later than June 1, 2023, the department must
877+26 provide recommended reductions to the Indiana academic standards
878+27 with a goal of defining no more than thirty-three percent (33%) of the
879+28 number of academic standards in effect on July 1, 2022, as essential for
880+29 grades 9 through 12 to the state board. Additional standards may be
881+30 included for vertical articulation to ensure academic and postsecondary
882+31 success, not to exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the academic
883+32 standards in effect on July 1, 2022. Not later than June 1, 2024, 2023,
884+33 the department must provide recommended reductions to the Indiana
885+34 academic standards with a goal of defining no more than thirty-three
886+35 percent (33%) of the number of academic standards in effect on July 1,
887+36 2022, as essential for kindergarten through grade 8 to the state board.
888+37 Additional standards may be included for vertical articulation to ensure
889+38 academic and postsecondary success, not to exceed seventy-five
890+39 percent (75%) of the academic standards in effect on July 1, 2022. A
891+40 realignment of the ILEARN assessment reflecting the reduction must
892+41 be completed not later than March 1, 2025.
893+42 (d) Upon receipt and review of the information received under
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895+1 subsection (c), the state board shall adopt Indiana academic standards
896+2 for grades 9 through 12 and subsequently for kindergarten through
897+3 grade 8 relating to academic standards needed to meet the skills or
898+4 traits identified by the study. The academic standards developed under
899+5 this subsection must be included within the reduced number of
900+6 academic standards required by subsection (c). The department shall
901+7 submit the academic standards to the state board for approval in a
902+8 manner prescribed by the state board and the state board shall approve
903+9 academic standards in accordance with the requirements described in
904+10 this subsection not later than June 1, 2024. 2023. Standards approved
905+11 under this subsection must be implemented for the 2023-2024
906+12 school year and each school year thereafter.
907+13 SECTION 31. IC 20-31-3-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2021,
908+14 SECTION 102, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
909+15 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 4. The secretary of education shall
910+16 may appoint an academic standards committee composed of:
911+17 (1) subject area teachers with subject matter expertise;
912+18 (2) higher education representatives with subject matter expertise;
913+19 and
914+20 (3) parents;
915+21 that is racially and geographically diverse during the period when a
916+22 subject area is undergoing revision.
917+23 SECTION 32. IC 20-31-8-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.242-2017,
918+24 SECTION 30, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
919+25 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 2. (a) In addition to scores on the statewide
920+26 assessment program test and other assessments, the department shall
921+27 use the performance indicators developed by the state board and the
922+28 benchmarks and indicators of performance in each school corporation's
923+29 annual performance report as a secondary means of assessing the
924+30 performance of each school and school corporation.
925+31 (b) The department shall assess school performance in the following
926+32 manner:
927+33 (1) Compare the academic performance and growth of the
928+34 individual students in each school and each school corporation
929+35 with the prior academic performance and growth of the individual
930+36 students in the school or school corporation and not to the
931+37 performance of other schools or school corporations.
932+38 (2) Compare the results in the annual report under IC 20-20-8
933+39 with the benchmarks and indicators of performance established in
934+40 the plan for the same school.
935+41 (3) (2) Compare the results for a school by comparing each
936+42 student's results for each grade with the student's prior year
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938+1 results, with an adjustment for student mobility rate.
939+2 (4) (3) Compare the results for a school with the state average and
940+3 the ninety-fifth percentile level for all assessments and
941+4 performance indicators.
942+5 SECTION 33. IC 20-31-11 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
943+6 2023]. (Performance Based Awards).
944+7 SECTION 34. IC 20-34-7-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2020,
945+8 SECTION 87, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
946+9 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "football" does not
947+10 include flag football.
948+11 (b) Prior to coaching football to individuals who are less than twenty
949+12 (20) years of age and are in grades 1 through 12, each head football
950+13 coach and assistant football coach shall complete a certified coaching
951+14 education course that:
952+15 (1) is sport specific;
953+16 (2) contains player safety content, including content on:
954+17 (A) concussion awareness;
955+18 (B) equipment fitting;
956+19 (C) heat emergency preparedness; and
957+20 (D) proper technique;
958+21 (3) requires a coach to complete a test demonstrating
959+22 comprehension of the content of the course; and
960+23 (4) awards a certificate of completion to a coach who successfully
961+24 completes the course.
962+25 (c) For a coach's completion of a course to satisfy the requirement
963+26 imposed by subsection (b), the course must have been approved by the
964+27 department.
965+28 (d) A coach shall complete a course in a manner prescribed by the
966+29 state board under IC 20-28-5.5-1 or IC 20-28-5.5-1.5.
967+30 (e) An organizing entity shall maintain a file of certificates of
968+31 completion awarded under subsection (b)(4) to any of the organizing
969+32 entity's head coaches and assistant coaches.
970+33 (f) A coach who complies with this chapter and provides coaching
971+34 services in good faith is not personally liable for damages in a civil
972+35 action as a result of a concussion or head injury incurred by an athlete
973+36 participating in an athletic activity in which the coach provided
974+37 coaching services, except for an act or omission by the coach that
975+38 constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
976+39 SECTION 35. IC 20-34-7-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2020,
977+40 SECTION 88, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
978+41 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c)(2), this
979+42 section applies after June 30, 2017.
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981+1 (b) This section applies to a head coach or assistant coach who:
982+2 (1) coaches any:
983+3 (A) interscholastic sport; or
984+4 (B) intramural sport and elects to comply or as part of the head
985+5 coach's or assistant coach's coaching certification requirements
986+6 is required to comply with this chapter; and
987+7 (2) is not subject to section 6 of this chapter.
988+8 (c) Before coaching a student athlete in any sport, a head coach and
989+9 every assistant coach described in subsection (b) must complete a
990+10 certified coaching education course that:
991+11 (1) contains player safety content on concussion awareness;
992+12 (2) after December 31, 2018, includes content for prevention of
993+13 or response to heat related medical issues that may arise from a
994+14 student athlete's training;
995+15 (3) requires a head coach or an assistant coach to complete a test
996+16 demonstrating comprehension of the content of the course; and
997+17 (4) awards a certificate of completion to a head coach or an
998+18 assistant coach who successfully completes the course.
999+19 (d) A course described in subsection (c) must be approved by the
1000+20 department, in consultation with a physician licensed under IC 25-22.5.
1001+21 The consulting physician for a course described in subsection (c)(1)
1002+22 must have expertise in the area of concussions and brain injuries. The
1003+23 department may, in addition to consulting with a physician licensed
1004+24 under IC 25-22.5, consult with other persons who have expertise in the
1005+25 area of concussions and brain injuries when developing a course
1006+26 described in subsection (c)(1).
1007+27 (e) A head coach and every assistant coach described in subsection
1008+28 (b) must complete a course described in subsection (c) in a manner
1009+29 prescribed by the state board under IC 20-28-5.5-1 or
1010+30 IC 20-28-5.5-1.5.
1011+31 (f) Each school shall maintain all certificates of completion awarded
1012+32 under subsection (c)(4) to each of the school's head coaches and
1013+33 assistant coaches.
1014+34 (g) A head coach or an assistant coach described in subsection (b)
1015+35 who complies with this chapter and provides coaching services in good
1016+36 faith is not personally liable for damages in a civil action as a result of
1017+37 a concussion or head injury incurred by a student athlete participating
1018+38 in an athletic activity for which the head coach or the assistant coach
1019+39 provided coaching services, except for an act or omission by the head
1020+40 coach or the assistant coach that constitutes gross negligence or willful
1021+41 or wanton misconduct.
1022+42 SECTION 36. IC 20-34-8-9, AS ADDED BY P.L.56-2021,
1023+EH 1638—LS 7363/DI 92 24
1024+1 SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1025+2 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to:
1026+3 (1) a head coach or assistant coach who coaches an athletic
1027+4 activity;
1028+5 (2) a marching band leader; or
1029+6 (3) a leader of an extracurricular activity in which students have
1030+7 an increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest activity as determined
1031+8 by the department in consultation with an organization that
1032+9 specializes in the prevention of sudden cardiac arrest.
1033+10 (b) An individual described in subsection (a) shall complete the
1034+11 sudden cardiac arrest training course offered by a provider approved by
1035+12 the department in a manner specified by the state board under
1036+13 IC 20-28-5.5-1 or IC 20-28-5.5-1.5. An individual described in
1037+14 subsection (a) may not coach or lead the athletic activity until the
1038+15 individual completes the training course required under this subsection.
1039+16 The provider shall provide the school with a certificate of completion
1040+17 to the school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic
1041+18 school for each individual who completes a course under this
1042+19 subsection.
1043+20 (c) Each school corporation, charter school, or state accredited
1044+21 nonpublic school shall maintain all certificates of completion awarded
1045+22 under subsection (b) for each individual described in subsection (a).
1046+23 (d) An individual described in subsection (a) who complies with this
1047+24 section and provides coaching or leadership services in good faith is
1048+25 not personally liable for damages in a civil action as a result of a
1049+26 sudden cardiac arrest incurred by an applicable student participating in
1050+27 an athletic activity for which the head coach, assistant coach, marching
1051+28 band leader, or other applicable leader provided coaching or leadership
1052+29 services, except for an act or omission by the individual described in
1053+30 subsection (a) that constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton
1054+31 misconduct.
1055+32 SECTION 37. IC 20-37-3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
1056+33 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1057+34 JULY 1, 2023]:
1058+35 Chapter 3. Reporting of Students Enrolled in Work Based
1059+36 Learning Courses
1060+37 Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a student enrolled in a work
1061+38 based learning course after December 31, 2023.
1062+39 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "work based learning course"
1063+40 has the meaning set forth in IC 20-43-8-0.7.
1064+41 Sec. 3. An employer employing a student enrolled in a work
1065+42 based learning course in conjunction with the student's
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1067+1 employment shall report the employment of the student to the
1068+2 department of workforce development in the manner prescribed
1069+3 by the department of workforce development under IC 22-4.1-4-14.
1070+4 Sec. 4. A school providing a work based learning course to a
1071+5 student shall ensure that completion of the work based learning
1072+6 course is indicated on the student's transcript.
1073+7 SECTION 38. IC 20-48-1-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.244-2017,
1074+8 SECTION 112, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1075+9 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section,
1076+10 "improvement of real estate" includes:
1077+11 (1) construction, reconstruction, remodeling, alteration, or repair
1078+12 of buildings or additions to buildings;
1079+13 (2) equipment related to activities specified in subdivision (1);
1080+14 and
1081+15 (3) auxiliary facilities related to activities specified in subdivision
1082+16 (1), including facilities for:
1083+17 (A) furnishing water, gas, and electricity;
1084+18 (B) carrying and disposing of sewage and storm and surface
1085+19 water drainage;
1086+20 (C) housing of school owned buses;
1087+21 (D) landscaping of grounds; and
1088+22 (E) construction of walks, drives, parking areas, playgrounds,
1089+23 or facilities for physical training.
1090+24 (b) Subject to IC 5-1-11.5, and IC 5-3-1-3(h), a school corporation
1091+25 is authorized to issue bonds to pay the:
1092+26 (1) cost of acquisition and improvement of real estate for school
1093+27 purposes;
1094+28 (2) funding of judgments;
1095+29 (3) cost of the purchase of school buses; and
1096+30 (4) incidental expenses incurred in connection with and on
1097+31 account of the issuance of the bonds.
1098+32 SECTION 39. IC 21-43-9-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.216-2021,
1099+33 SECTION 46, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1100+34 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 4. (a) Model guidance and informational resources
1101+35 that incorporate secondary work based learning and postsecondary
1102+36 enrollment opportunities under this chapter must include the following:
1103+37 (1) At least one (1) model of a codevelopment process that
1104+38 describes roles and responsibilities of secondary, postsecondary,
1105+39 and employer stakeholders.
1106+40 (2) A model of a faculty led process to align postsecondary
1107+41 learning outcomes and secondary career and technical education
1108+42 standards.
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1110+1 (3) A model of a codevelopment process for the development of
1111+2 secondary student learning assessments that enables eligibility for
1112+3 postsecondary credit.
1113+4 (4) Procedures to document and formalize the secondary,
1114+5 postsecondary, and employer partnership agreement.
1115+6 (5) Recommended timelines for codevelopment, implementation,
1116+7 and course content update.
1117+8 (6) Applicable legal or regulatory requirements, including a
1118+9 requirement that postsecondary educational institutions
1119+10 ensure that a student's completion of a work based learning
1120+11 course is indicated on the student's transcript.
1121+12 (7) Applicable accreditation guidelines of state educational
1122+13 institutions.
1123+14 (8) Other informational or best practice resources related to
1124+15 development and implementation of postsecondary enrollment
1125+16 opportunities through work based learning experiences.
1126+17 (b) Not later than January 1, 2022, the governor shall direct the
1127+18 commission for higher education, the department, and the cabinet to
1128+19 publish model guidance and information resources prepared under
1129+20 subsection (a) on its respective Internet web site. website.
1130+21 SECTION 40. IC 22-4.1-4-14 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
1131+22 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1132+23 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 14. Not later than January 1,
1133+24 2024, the department shall prescribe the form and manner in
1134+25 which an employer is required to report the employment of a
1135+26 student enrolled in a work based learning course under
1136+27 IC 20-37-3-3.
1137+28 SECTION 41. IC 34-30-14-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2020,
1138+29 SECTION 108, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1139+30 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 7. A teacher:
1140+31 (1) who meets the training or certification requirements
1141+32 prescribed by the state board under IC 20-28-5.5-1(b) or
1142+33 IC 20-28-5.5-1.5; and
1143+34 (2) who:
1144+35 (A) performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation on;
1145+36 (B) performs the Heimlich maneuver on;
1146+37 (C) removes a foreign body that is obstructing an airway of; or
1147+38 (D) uses an automated external defibrillator on;
1148+39 another person, in the course of employment as a teacher;
1149+40 is not liable in a civil action for damages resulting from an act or
1150+41 omission occurring during the provision of emergency assistance under
1151+42 this section, unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence or
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1153+1 willful and wanton misconduct.
1154+2 SECTION 42. An emergency is declared for this act.
1155+EH 1638—LS 7363/DI 92 28
1156+COMMITTEE REPORT
1157+Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education, to which was referred
1158+House Bill 1638, has had the same under consideration and begs leave
1159+to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that said
1160+bill be amended as follows:
1161+Page 3, between lines 33 and 34, begin a new paragraph and insert:
1162+"SECTION 4. IC 5-3-1-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2020,
221163 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
231164 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 3. (a) Within sixty (60) days after the expiration
241165 of each calendar year, the fiscal officer of each civil city and town in
251166 Indiana shall publish an annual report of the receipts and expenditures
261167 of the city or town during the preceding calendar year.
271168 (b) Not earlier than August 1 or later than August 15 of each year,
281169 the secretary of each school corporation in Indiana shall publish either:
291170 (1) an annual financial report; or
301171 (2) a summary of the annual financial report with a description of
311172 how to find and view the full annual fiscal report on the Internet.
321173 The summary must include the following:
331174 (A) The total amounts for:
341175 (i) approved budget receipts for each property tax fund and
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361176 the total for the approved budget receipts for all of the
371177 property tax funds combined; and
381178 (ii) actual receipts for each property tax fund and the total
391179 for the approved budget receipts for all of the property tax
401180 funds combined.
411181 (B) The total amounts for:
421182 (i) approved budget expenditures for each property tax fund
431183 and the total for the approved budget expenditures for all of
441184 the property tax funds combined; and
451185 (ii) actual expenditures for all property tax funds and the
461186 total for the approved budget receipts for all of the property
471187 tax funds combined.
481188 (C) The minimum teacher salary range.
491189 (D) The maximum teacher salary range.
501190 (E) High school extracurricular salaries for head athletic
511191 coaches and orchestra, music, and band leaders.
521192 (F) The salary ranges for noncertificated employees (as
531193 defined in IC 20-29-2-11) classifications.
541194 (G) The:
551195 (i) lowest salary;
561196 (ii) highest salary; and
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571198 (iii) average salary;
581199 for a certificated administrative staff employee.
591200 (H) Student enrollment disaggregated by grade level.
601201 (I) The total assessed valuation for property and the property
611202 tax rate per property tax fund for the past two (2) years.
621203 (J) The type of indebtedness for the school corporation and the
631204 amount of principal that is outstanding.
641205 (c) In the annual financial report the school corporation shall
651206 include the following:
661207 (1) Actual receipts and expenditures by major accounts as
671208 compared to the budget advertised under IC 6-1.1-17-3 for the
681209 prior calendar year.
691210 (2) The salary schedule for all certificated employees (as defined
701211 in IC 20-29-2-4) as of June 30, with the number of employees at
711212 each salary increment. However, the listing of salaries of
721213 individual teachers is not required.
731214 (3) The extracurricular salary schedule as of June 30.
741215 (4) The range of rates of pay for all noncertificated employees by
751216 specific classification.
761217 (5) The number of employees who are full-time certificated,
771218 part-time certificated, full-time noncertificated, and part-time
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791219 noncertificated.
801220 (6) The lowest, highest, and average salary for the administrative
811221 staff and the number of administrators without a listing of the
821222 names of particular administrators.
831223 (7) The number of students enrolled at each grade level and the
841224 total enrollment.
851225 (8) The assessed valuation of the school corporation for the prior
861226 and current calendar year.
871227 (9) The tax rate for each fund for the prior and current calendar
881228 year.
891229 (10) In the education fund and operations fund, a report of the
901230 total payment made to each vendor from each fund in excess of
911231 two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) during the prior
921232 calendar year. However, a school corporation is not required to
931233 include more than two hundred (200) vendors whose total
941234 payment to each vendor was in excess of two thousand five
951235 hundred dollars ($2,500). A school corporation shall list the
961236 vendors in descending order from the vendor with the highest
971237 total payment to the vendor with the lowest total payment above
981238 the minimum listed in this subdivision.
991239 (11) A statement providing that the contracts, vouchers, and bills
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1001241 for all payments made by the school corporation are in its
1011242 possession and open to public inspection.
1021243 (12) The total indebtedness as of the end of the prior calendar
1031244 year showing the total amount of notes, bonds, certificates, claims
1041245 due, total amount due from such corporation for public
1051246 improvement assessments or intersections of streets, and any and
1061247 all other evidences of indebtedness outstanding and unpaid at the
1071248 close of the prior calendar year.
1081249 (d) The school corporation may provide an interpretation or
1091250 explanation of the information included in the financial report.
1101251 (e) The department of education shall do the following:
1111252 (1) Develop guidelines for the preparation and form of the
1121253 financial report.
1131254 (2) Provide information to assist school corporations in the
1141255 preparation of the financial report.
1151256 (f) (b) The annual reports required by this section and IC 36-2-2-19
1161257 and the abstract required by IC 36-6-4-13 shall each be published one
1171258 (1) time only, in accordance with this chapter.
1181259 (g) Each school corporation shall submit to the department of
1191260 education a copy of the financial report required under this section. The
1201261 department of education shall make the financial reports available on
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1221262 the department of education's Internet web site.
1231263 (h) As used in this subsection, "bonds" means any bonds, notes, or
1241264 other evidences of indebtedness, whether payable from property taxes,
1251265 other taxes, revenues, fees, or any other source. However, the term does
1261266 not include notes, warrants, or other evidences of indebtedness that
1271267 have a maturity of not more than five (5) years and that are made in
1281268 anticipation of and to be paid from revenues of the school corporation.
1291269 Notwithstanding any other law, a school corporation may not issue any
1301270 bonds unless the school corporation has filed the annual financial
1311271 report required under subsection (b) with the department of education.
1321272 The requirements under this subsection for the issuance of bonds by a
1331273 school corporation are in addition to any other requirements imposed
1341274 under any other law. This subsection applies to the issuance of bonds
1351275 authorized under any statute, regardless of whether that statute
1361276 specifically references this subsection or the requirements under this
137-subsection.
138-SECTION 3. IC 20-18-2-2.6 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
139-1, 2023]. Sec. 2.6. "Chronic absenteeism" has the meaning set forth in
140-IC 20-20-8-8.
141-SECTION 4. IC 20-18-2-6.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.246-2013,
142-SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
143-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 6.5. "Habitual truant" has the meaning set forth in
144-IC 20-20-8-8. refers to a student who has been absent ten (10) days
145-or more from school within a school year without being excused or
146-without being absent under a parental request that has been filed
147-with the school.
148-SECTION 5. IC 20-19-3-29, AS ADDED BY SEA 486-2023,
149-SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
150-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 29. (a) Not later than July 1, 2024, the department
151-may establish or license for use an online platform that:
152-(1) provides information and training on each of the subjects and
153-content described in IC 20-28-3-5.5 and IC 20-28-5.5-1.5;
154-(2) is accessible to by both teachers and students enrolled in a
155-teacher preparation program; and
156-(3) upon successful completion of the training, provides written
157-confirmation to a teacher or student described in subdivision (2)
158-that the teacher or student successfully completed the training.
159-(b) Not later than July 1, 2025, the department may include the
160-following information and training on the online platform described in
161-subsection (a):
162-(1) Youth suicide awareness and prevention as described in
163-IC 20-28-3-6.
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165-(2) (1) 29 CFR 1910.1030 concerning bloodborne pathogens.
166-(3) Bullying prevention as described in IC 20-26-5-34.2.
167-(4) Child abuse and neglect as described in IC 20-28-3-4.5.
168-(5) (2) 29 CFR 1910.147 concerning lock out/tag out.
169-(6) (3) 511 IAC 5-5-5 concerning assessment training.
170-(c) If a teacher successfully completes a training on the online
171-platform, the training must count towards continuing education
172-required for licensure renewal, as prescribed by the department.
173-SECTION 6. IC 20-19-3-31 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
174-AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
175-1, 2023]: Sec. 31. (a) This section applies to a public school,
176-including a charter school.
177-(b) As used in this section, "virtual course" refers to a high
178-school course offered at a public high school in which more than
179-fifty percent (50%) of the course instruction was provided to
180-students in an interactive learning environment created through
181-technology in which the student is separated from the teacher by
182-time, space, or both.
183-(c) The state board, in collaboration with the department, shall
184-create a process to allow a student who is presently enrolled in
185-grade 9 through grade 12 at a public high school to retake a virtual
186-course that the student previously completed in grade 9 through
187-grade 12 at the same public high school if the following conditions
188-are met:
189-(1) The student was enrolled in grade 9 through grade 12
190-during the 2019 through 2022 school years at the time the
191-student completed the virtual course.
192-(2) The student completed the virtual course as a result of a
193-state or federal executive order concerning the public health
194-emergency caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
195-pandemic.
196-(3) The student has not yet graduated or completed high
197-school.
198-(d) If a student elects to retake a virtual course under subsection
199-(c), the:
200-(1) retaken course must provide instruction regarding the
201-same subject matter and content as the previously completed
202-virtual course;
203-(2) retaken course must not be a virtual course;
204-(3) student must receive full credit for the retaken course
205-upon completion; and
206-(4) grade received by the student upon completion of the
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208-retaken course must replace the grade received by the student
209-in the previously completed virtual course.
210-(e) If a student:
211-(1) retook and completed a course under the conditions
212-described in subsection (c) prior to July 1, 2023; and
213-(2) makes a request to the superintendent to receive full credit
214-and a replacement grade for the retaken course;
215-the student must receive full credit for the retaken course, and the
216-grade received by the student upon completion of the retaken
217-course must replace the grade received by the student in the
218-previously completed virtual course.
219-(f) The state board and the department may adopt rules under
220-IC 4-22-2 to implement this section.
221-SECTION 7. IC 20-19-9-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.211-2019,
222-SECTION 18, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
223-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 5. A school corporation that operates a virtual
224-education program must require that if a student who attends a school
225-corporation's virtual education program accumulates the number of
226-unexcused absences sufficient to result in the student's classification as
227-a habitual truant, (as described in IC 20-20-8-8(a)(17)), the student
228-must be withdrawn from enrollment in the school corporation's virtual
229-education program.
230-SECTION 8. IC 20-20-8 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
231-2023]. (School Corporation Annual Performance Report).
232-SECTION 9. IC 20-20-40-13, AS AMENDED BY THE
233-TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS BILL OF THE 2023 GENERAL
234-ASSEMBLY, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
235-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 13. (a) The commission has the following duties:
236-(1) To adopt rules concerning the following:
237-(A) The use of restraint and seclusion in a school corporation
238-or a state accredited nonpublic school, with an emphasis on
239-eliminating or minimizing the use of restraint and seclusion.
240-(B) The prevention of the use of types of restraint or seclusion
241-that may harm a student, a school employee, a school
242-volunteer, or the educational environment of the school.
243-(C) Requirements for notifying parents.
244-(D) Training regarding the use of restraint and seclusion,
245-including the frequency of training and what employees must
246-be trained.
247-(E) The distribution of the seclusion and restraint policy to
248-parents and the public.
249-(F) Requirements for the reporting of incidents of restraint and
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251-seclusion in the annual school performance report, including
252-incidents of restraint and seclusion involving school resource
253-officers (as defined in IC 20-26-18.2-1).
254-(G) Circumstances that may require more timely incident
255-reporting and the requirements for such reporting.
256-(2) To develop, maintain, and revise a model restraint and
257-seclusion plan for schools that includes the following elements:
258-(A) A statement on how students will be treated with dignity
259-and respect and how appropriate student behavior will be
260-promoted and taught.
261-(B) A statement ensuring that the school will use prevention,
262-positive behavior intervention and support, and conflict
263-deescalation de-escalation to eliminate or minimize the need
264-for use of any of the following:
265-(i) Seclusion.
266-(ii) Chemical restraint.
267-(iii) Mechanical restraint.
268-(iv) Physical restraint.
269-(C) A statement ensuring that any behavioral intervention used
270-will be consistent with the student's most current behavioral
271-intervention plan, or individualized education program, if
272-applicable.
273-(D) Definitions for restraint and seclusion, as defined in this
274-chapter.
275-(E) A statement ensuring that if a procedure listed in clause
276-(B) is used, the procedure will be used:
277-(i) as a last resort safety procedure, employed only after
278-another, less restrictive procedure has been implemented
279-without success; and
280-(ii) in a situation in which there is an imminent risk of injury
281-to the student, other students, school employees, or visitors
282-to the school.
283-(F) An indication that restraint or seclusion may be used only
284-for a short time period, or until the imminent risk of injury has
285-passed.
286-(G) A documentation and recording requirement governing
287-instances in which procedures listed in clause (B) are used,
288-including:
289-(i) how every incident will be documented and debriefed;
290-(ii) how responsibilities will be assigned to designated
291-employees for evaluation and oversight; and
292-(iii) designation of a school employee to be the keeper of
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294-such documents.
295-(H) A requirement that the student's parent must be notified as
296-soon as possible when an incident involving the student occurs
297-that includes use of procedures listed in clause (B).
298-(I) A requirement that a copy of an incident report must be
299-sent to the student's parent after the student is subject to a
300-procedure listed in clause (B).
301-(J) Required recurrent training for appropriate school
302-employees on the appropriate use of effective alternatives to
303-physical restraint and seclusion, including the use of positive
304-behavioral intervention and support and conflict deescalation.
305-de-escalation. The training must include the safe use of
306-physical restraint and seclusion in incidents involving
307-imminent danger or serious harm to the student, school
308-employees, or others. Consideration must be given to available
309-school resources and the time commitments of school
310-employees.
311-(3) To accept and review reports from the public and make
312-nonbinding recommendations to the department of any suggested
313-action to be taken.
314-(b) The model policy developed by the commission must take into
315-consideration that implementation and reporting requirements for state
316-accredited nonpublic schools may vary, and the model plan must
317-provide state accredited nonpublic schools flexibility with regards to
318-accountability under and implementation of the plan adopted by a state
319-accredited nonpublic school under section 14 of this chapter.
320-(c) The commission will assist the department in enabling
321-training required by this section to be provided after June 30, 2024,
322-through the online platform established or licensed for use under
323-IC 20-19-3-29, if the online platform is established.
324-SECTION 10. IC 20-20-49 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
1277+subsection.".
1278+Page 4, between lines 22 and 23, begin a new paragraph and insert:
1279+"SECTION 8. IC 20-19-11 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
3251280 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3261281 JULY 1, 2023]:
327-Chapter 49. Science of Reading Grant
328-Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "charter school" has the meaning
329-set forth in IC 20-24-1-4.
330-Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "elementary school" means a
331-public elementary school, including a charter school.
332-Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "grant" refers to a grant
333-awarded under section 5 of this chapter.
334-Sec. 4. Money allocated for grants under this chapter must be
335-used for the following:
336-HEA 1638 — CC 1 9
337-(1) Placing literacy instructional coaches in elementary
338-schools for the purposes of training and supporting teachers
339-and administrators in order to improve instruction related to
340-the science of reading.
341-(2) Training teachers and school principals in instructional
342-practices aligned with the science of reading.
343-(3) Increasing instructional time, including summer literacy
344-programs or high-dosage tutoring, for students who have been
345-identified as struggling readers based on a diagnostic
346-screening authorized by the department under IC 20-35.5-2-2.
347-(4) Elementary schools and school corporations purchasing
348-curricular materials that:
349-(A) align with science of reading; and
350-(B) receive approval by the department.
351-(5) Covering costs for teachers to obtain a literacy
352-endorsement described in IC 20-28-5-19.7.
353-Sec. 5. (a) Subject to section 6 of this chapter, the department
354-may, after June 30, 2024, award a grant under this chapter to a
355-school corporation or charter school that does the following:
356-(1) Applies for a grant on a form provided by the department.
357-(2) Submits a detailed description of a plan that:
358-(A) must include:
359-(i) placing literacy instructional coaches in elementary
360-schools for the purposes of training and supporting
361-teachers and administrators in order to improve
362-instruction related to the science of reading; and
363-(ii) training teachers and school principals in
364-instructional practices aligned with the science of
365-reading; and
366-(B) may include, if the school corporation or charter school
367-is requesting grant funds for the purpose described in
368-section 4(3) or 4(4) of this chapter the following, as
369-applicable:
370-(i) Increasing instructional time, including summer
371-literacy programs or high-dosage tutoring, for students
372-who have been identified as struggling readers based on
373-a diagnostic screening authorized by the department
374-under IC 20-35.5-2-2.
375-(ii) Elementary schools and school corporations
376-purchasing curricular materials that align with the
377-science of reading and receive approval by the
378-department.
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380-(3) Submits the following information:
381-(A) Evidence supporting the school corporation's or
382-charter school's plan under subdivision (2).
383-(B) The number of elementary school teachers and literacy
384-instructional coaches employed by the school corporation
385-or charter school.
386-(C) Any other pertinent information required by the
387-department.
388-(b) Any instruction under a plan that includes increasing
389-instructional time as described in subsection (a)(2)(B)(i) must align
390-with the science of reading.
391-Sec. 6. Upon review of applications received under section 5 of
392-this chapter, the department may award grants to school
393-corporations and charter schools subject to available money and
394-in accordance with the following priorities:
395-(1) To the extent possible, to achieve geographic balance
396-throughout Indiana and to include urban, suburban, and
397-rural school corporations.
398-(2) To address a documented need for literacy instructional
399-coaches, additional science of reading training, or compliance
400-with IC 20-26-12-24.5.
401-(3) To provide targeted support for Indiana students
402-experiencing the greatest reading challenges.
403-Sec. 7. The department:
404-(1) may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this
405-chapter; and
406-(2) shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 regarding the following:
407-(A) Distribution of award amounts under this chapter.
408-(B) Prioritizing grants for the purposes described in
409-section 4(1) and 4(2) of this chapter.
410-SECTION 11. IC 20-24-5-4.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.38-2020,
411-SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
412-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 4.5. (a) A virtual charter school shall establish and
413-implement an annual onboarding process and orientation for virtual
414-charter school students and the students' parents. As part of the annual
415-onboarding process and orientation, the virtual charter school must
416-provide to a parent of a student:
417-(1) the student engagement and attendance requirements or
418-policies of the virtual charter school; and
419-(2) notice that a person who knowingly or intentionally deprives
420-a dependent of education commits a violation under IC 35-46-1-4.
421-(b) A student who is not enrolled in a virtual charter school before
422-HEA 1638 — CC 1 11
423-July 1, 2020, must complete the annual onboarding process and
424-orientation established by the virtual charter school under subsection
425-(a) with the student's parent before the student may enroll in the virtual
426-charter school. If a student or student's parent does not participate in
427-the virtual charter school's annual onboarding process and orientation
428-established under subsection (a), the student may not enroll in the
429-virtual charter school.
430-(c) An authorizer shall review and monitor whether a virtual charter
431-school that is authorized by the authorizer complies with the
432-requirements under this section.
433-(d) An individual who is employed as a licensed teacher at a virtual
434-charter school must comply with any mandatory licensed teacher
435-training that is required under this title.
436-(e) A virtual charter school must require that if a student who
437-attends a virtual charter school accumulates the number of unexcused
438-absences sufficient to result in the student's classification as a habitual
439-truant, (as described in IC 20-20-8-8(a)(17)), the student must be
440-withdrawn from enrollment in the virtual charter school.
441-(f) Except as provided in IC 20-26-19, a virtual charter school may
442-not enroll a student unless the student is an Indiana resident. If the
443-virtual charter school is unable to verify that a student who attends the
444-virtual charter school is an Indiana resident, the virtual charter school
445-must pay back to the department the state tuition support distribution
446-in an amount determined by the department that the virtual charter
447-school received for that student.
448-SECTION 12. IC 20-24-9-6 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
449-2023]. Sec. 6. The organizer of a charter school shall publish an annual
450-performance report that provides the information required under
451-IC 20-20-8-8 in the same manner that a school corporation publishes
452-an annual report under IC 20-20-8.
453-SECTION 13. IC 20-24.2-4-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.125-2022,
454-SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
455-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 3. (a) Except as specifically provided in this
456-article and section 4 of this chapter, the following provisions of this
457-title and a rule or guideline adopted by the state board under one (1) of
458-the following provisions of this title do not apply to a qualified district
459-or qualified high school:
460-(1) Provisions that do not apply to school corporations in general.
461-(2) IC 20-20 (programs administered by the state), except for
462-IC 20-20-1 (educational service centers). and IC 20-20-8 (school
463-corporation annual performance report).
464-(3) IC 20-28 (school teachers), except for IC 20-28-3-4 (teacher
465-HEA 1638 — CC 1 12
466-continuing education), IC 20-28-4-8 (hiring of transition to
467-teaching participants; restrictions), IC 20-28-4-11 (transition to
468-teaching participants; school corporation or subject area;
469-transition to teaching permit), IC 20-28-5-8 (conviction of certain
470-felonies or misdemeanors; notice and hearing; permanent
471-revocation of license; data base of school employees who have
472-been reported), IC 20-28-6 (teacher contracts), IC 20-28-7.5
473-(cancellation of teacher contracts), IC 20-28-8 (contracts with
474-school administrators), IC 20-28-9 (teacher salary and related
475-payments), IC 20-28-10 (conditions of employment), and
476-IC 20-28-11.5 (staff performance evaluations).
477-(4) IC 20-30 (curriculum), except for IC 20-30-3-2 and
478-IC 20-30-3-4 (patriotic commemorative observances),
479-IC 20-30-5-13 (human sexuality instructional requirements), and
480-IC 20-30-5-19 (personal financial responsibility instruction).
481-(5) IC 20-32 (student standards, assessments, and performance),
482-except for IC 20-32-4 (graduation requirements), IC 20-32-5
483-(Indiana statewide testing for educational progress for a school
484-year ending before July 1, 2018), IC 20-32-5.1 (statewide
485-assessment program for a school year beginning after June 30,
486-2018), and IC 20-32-8 (remediation).
487-(6) IC 20-37 (career and technical education).
488-(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a school corporation may not
489-receive a decrease in state funding based upon the school corporation's
490-status as a qualified district or the status of a high school within the
491-school corporation as a qualified high school, or because of the
492-implementation of a waiver of a statute or rule that is allowed to be
493-waived by a qualified district or qualified high school.
494-SECTION 14. IC 20-24.2-4-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.126-2022,
495-SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
496-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 4. The following provisions of this title and rules
497-and guidelines adopted under the following provisions of this title
498-apply to a qualified district or qualified high school:
499-IC 20-20-1 (educational service centers).
500-IC 20-20-8 (school corporation annual performance report).
501-IC 20-23 (organization of school corporations).
502-IC 20-26 (school corporation general administrative provisions).
503-IC 20-27 (school transportation).
504-IC 20-28-3-4 (teacher continuing education).
505-IC 20-28-4-8 (hiring of transition to teaching participants;
506-restrictions).
507-IC 20-28-4-11 (transition to teaching participants; school
508-HEA 1638 — CC 1 13
509-corporation or subject area; transition to teaching permit).
510-IC 20-28-5-8 (conviction of certain felonies or misdemeanors;
511-notice and hearing; permanent revocation of license; data base of
512-school employees who have been reported).
513-IC 20-28-6 (teacher contracts).
514-IC 20-28-7.5 (cancellation of teacher contracts).
515-IC 20-28-8 (contracts with school administrators).
516-IC 20-28-9 (teacher salary and related payments).
517-IC 20-28-10 (conditions of employment).
518-IC 20-28-11.5 (staff performance evaluations).
519-IC 20-29 (collective bargaining for teachers).
520-IC 20-30-3-2 and IC 20-30-3-4 (patriotic commemorative
521-observances).
522-IC 20-30-5-13 (human sexuality instructional requirements).
523-IC 20-30-5-19 (personal financial responsibility instruction).
524-IC 20-31 (accountability for school performance and
525-improvement).
526-IC 20-32-4, IC 20-32-5 (for a school year beginning before July
527-1, 2018), IC 20-32-5.1 (for a school year ending after June 30,
528-2018), and IC 20-32-8 (accreditation, assessment, and
529-remediation), or any other statute, rule, or guideline related to
530-standardized assessments.
531-IC 20-33 (students: general provisions).
532-IC 20-34-3 (health and safety measures).
533-IC 20-35 (special education).
534-IC 20-35.5 (dyslexia screening and intervention).
535-IC 20-36 (high ability students).
536-IC 20-39 (accounting and financial reporting procedures).
537-IC 20-40 (government funds and accounts).
538-IC 20-41 (extracurricular funds and accounts).
539-IC 20-42.5 (allocation of expenditures to student instruction and
540-learning).
541-IC 20-43 (state tuition support).
542-IC 20-44 (property tax levies).
543-IC 20-46 (levies other than general fund levies).
544-IC 20-47 (related entities; holding companies; lease agreements).
545-IC 20-48 (borrowing and bonds).
546-IC 20-49 (state management of common school funds; state
547-advances and loans).
548-IC 20-50 (homeless children and foster care children).
549-SECTION 15. IC 20-25-9-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005,
550-SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
551-HEA 1638 — CC 1 14
552-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 5. Each school in the school city shall measure
553-and record:
554-(1) the students' achievement in reaching the school's student
555-performance improvement levels established under IC 20-25-11;
556-(2) student achievement information for the school described in
557-IC 20-20-8-8 and IC 20-25-9-6; and
558-(3) teacher and administrative performance information for the
559-school described in IC 20-25-9-6;
560-which in each case must not be less rigorous than the student
561-performance improvement levels and information developed and
562-required under IC 20-31-8.
563-SECTION 16. IC 20-25-9-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.244-2017,
564-SECTION 37, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
565-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 6. For all schools under this article, the report
566-must include the following: in addition to the requirements of
567-IC 20-20-8-8:
568-(1) Student achievement information as follows:
569-(A) For each elementary and middle school, grade
570-advancement rates.
571-(B) For each high school, the percentage of students who apply
572-to, are accepted by, and attend a college, university, or other
573-postsecondary educational institution after high school.
574-(2) Administrative performance measures as follows:
575-(A) School receipts and expenditures by source, compared
576-with budget amounts.
577-(B) Total school enrollment.
578-(C) The school's education fund expenditures per student,
579-operations fund expenditures per student, and total
580-expenditures per student.
581-(D) The amount of the school's education fund expenditures
582-and the percentage of total expenditures that are from the
583-education fund.
584-(E) Teacher/pupil ratios totaled by class, grade, and school.
585-(F) Administrator/pupil ratio for the school.
586-(G) Teacher attendance rates totaled by class, grade, and
1282+Chapter 11. Education Information Sharing Among State
1283+EH 1638—LS 7363/DI 92 31
1284+Agencies
1285+Sec. 1. As used in this section, "public school" includes a charter
5871286 school.
588-(3) Achievement on the annual performance objectives identified
589-under IC 20-25-11.
590-(4) The performance objectives established under IC 20-25-11 for
591-the upcoming school year.
592-(5) State and school city averages for each of the measures set
593-forth in subdivisions (1) through (2), if available.
594-HEA 1638 — CC 1 15
595-SECTION 17. IC 20-25-10-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005,
596-SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
597-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 2. The plan modified, developed, and
598-implemented under this chapter must do the following:
599-(1) Provide for efforts to increase support of the schools by:
600-(A) the parents of students; and
601-(B) the neighborhood communities surrounding the schools.
602-(2) Establish student performance improvement levels for
603-students in each school in the school city that are not less rigorous
604-than the student performance improvement levels developed
605-under IC 20-31.
606-(3) Provide opportunity and support for the educators in each
607-school to develop a school plan, including:
608-(A) traditional or innovative methods and approaches to
609-improve student achievement; and
610-(B) efficient and cost effective management efforts in the
611-school;
612-that are developed consistently with IC 20-25-12-1 and with the
613-board's plan developed under this chapter.
614-(4) Require annual reports identifying the progress of student
615-achievement for each school as described in IC 20-20-8-8 and
616-IC 20-25-9-6.
617-(5) Provide for the effective evaluation of:
618-(A) each school in the school city; and
619-(B) the school's educators;
620-including the consideration of student achievement in the school.
621-(6) Provide a range of opportunity for remediation of students
622-who:
623-(A) fail to meet state achievement standards; or
624-(B) are at risk of academic failure.
625-(7) Require action to raise the level of performance of a school if
626-the school's students fail to achieve student performance
627-improvement levels established for the school under
628-IC 20-25-11-1.
629-SECTION 18. IC 20-26-5-34.2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2020,
630-SECTION 26, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
631-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 34.2. A school corporation shall provide training
632-to the school corporation's employees and volunteers who have direct,
633-ongoing contact with students concerning the school's bullying
634-prevention and reporting policy adopted under IC 20-33-8-13.5. The
635-training shall be conducted in a manner prescribed by the state board
636-under IC 20-28-5.5-1 or IC 20-28-5.5-1.5.
637-HEA 1638 — CC 1 16
638-SECTION 19. IC 20-26-7-18, AS AMENDED BY P.L.244-2017,
1287+Sec. 2. As used in this section, "state agency" has the meaning
1288+set forth in IC 4-15-14-6.
1289+Sec. 3. (a) Subject to subsection (g), all state agencies shall
1290+annually submit a report to the management performance hub (as
1291+defined in IC 4-3-26-3) that includes a summary of the following:
1292+(1) Each request and receipt by the state agency of
1293+information from a school corporation or public school.
1294+(2) The rationale for or applicable state or federal law that
1295+requires the state agency to request the information described
1296+in subdivision (1).
1297+(b) Subject to subsection (g), the management performance hub
1298+(as defined in IC 4-3-26-3) shall do the following:
1299+(1) Not later than August 1, 2023, compile a comprehensive
1300+list that includes the following:
1301+(A) The summary of each request and receipt of
1302+information as submitted by each state agency under
1303+subsection (a), including a summary of each request and
1304+receipt of information from a school corporation or public
1305+school by the department.
1306+(B) The state agency that requested the information.
1307+(C) The date that the state agency:
1308+(i) requested the information; and
1309+(ii) received the information.
1310+(2) Update the list described in subdivision (1) at least one (1)
1311+time each year.
1312+(3) Remove any requests and receipts of information on the
1313+list that are duplicative.
1314+(4) Make the list compiled under subdivision (1) available to
1315+all state agencies.
1316+(c) After August 1, 2023, before a state agency may request
1317+information from a school corporation or public school, the state
1318+agency must do the following:
1319+(1) Search the list compiled under subsection (b).
1320+(2) If the information that the state agency is collecting is on
1321+the list, request the information from the state agency that has
1322+the information.
1323+(d) After August 1, 2023, a state agency may not request
1324+information from a school corporation or public school unless the
1325+information:
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1327+(1) is not on the list compiled under subsection (b); or
1328+(2) is on the list but the state agency is unable to obtain the
1329+information from the state agency that is listed as having
1330+received the information.
1331+(e) After August 1, 2023, if a state agency requests information
1332+from a school corporation or public school, the state agency must
1333+provide a written statement with the request for information that
1334+states that the information:
1335+(1) is not on the list compiled under subsection (b); or
1336+(2) is on the list but the state agency is unable to obtain the
1337+information from the other state agency.
1338+(f) A school corporation or public school may not be penalized
1339+for not responding to a request for information from a state agency
1340+if the state agency has not complied with this section regarding the
1341+information being requested.
1342+(g) A state agency shall provide information as required under
1343+this section in a manner that complies with the federal Family
1344+Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g).
1345+(h) This section expires July 1, 2025.
1346+Sec. 4. (a) Not later than July 1, 2024, the office of technology
1347+established by IC 4-13.1-2-1 shall develop a data base that:
1348+(1) permits each state agency to submit information that the
1349+state agency receives from a school corporation or public
1350+school; and
1351+(2) permits all state agencies to access information submitted
1352+by any other state agency.
1353+(b) After July 1, 2024, and subject to subsection (e), a state
1354+agency:
1355+(1) shall annually submit information that the state agency
1356+receives from a school corporation or public school;
1357+(2) shall search the data base before requesting any
1358+information from a school corporation or public school; and
1359+(3) may not request information from a school corporation or
1360+public school unless the information the state agency is
1361+requesting is not accessible in the data base.
1362+(c) After July 1, 2024, if a state agency requests information
1363+from a school corporation or public school, the state agency must
1364+provide a written statement with the request for information that
1365+states that the information is not accessible in the data base.
1366+(d) If a state agency requests information from a school
1367+corporation or public school and has not complied with this
1368+chapter regarding the information:
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1370+ (1) the school corporation or public school may not be
1371+penalized for not responding to the request; and
1372+(2) if the school corporation or public school responds to the
1373+request, the state agency must pay the public school any
1374+actual costs in providing the information to the state agency.
1375+(e) A state agency shall provide information as required under
1376+this section in a manner that complies with the federal Family
1377+Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g).
1378+Sec. 5. (a) There is established an education information
1379+committee. The committee consists of ten (10) members as follows:
1380+(1) The secretary of education or the secretary's designee.
1381+(2) The director of the office of management and budget or
1382+the director's designee.
1383+(3) The following members appointed by the governor:
1384+(A) One (1) representative from the Indiana Association of
1385+School Business Officials.
1386+(B) One (1) representative from the Indiana Association of
1387+School Principals who is employed by a school corporation.
1388+(C) One (1) representative from the Indiana Association of
1389+School Principals who is not employed by a school
1390+corporation.
1391+(D) One (1) representative from the Indiana Association of
1392+Public School Superintendents.
1393+(E) One (1) representative from the Indiana School Boards
1394+Association.
1395+(4) One (1) member of the house of representatives appointed
1396+by the speaker of the house of representatives.
1397+(5) One (1) member of the senate appointed by the president
1398+pro tempore of the senate.
1399+(6) One (1) member who is a teacher appointed by the
1400+secretary of education.
1401+(b) Beginning July 1, 2023, the term limit of a member
1402+appointed under subsection (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(5), or (a)(6), shall be
1403+not more than two (2) years, expiring on June 30 of every odd
1404+numbered year. A member appointed under subsection (a)(3),
1405+(a)(4), (a)(5), or (a)(6), shall serve no more than two (2) terms.
1406+(c) A vacancy in a position on the committee established under
1407+subsection (a)(3), (a)(4), (a)(5), or (a)(6) shall be filled by the
1408+appointing authority described in subsection (a).
1409+(d) The department shall staff the committee.
1410+(e) The secretary of education or the secretary's designee shall
1411+serve as chairperson of the committee. The committee shall meet
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1413+at the call of the chairperson. The committee shall meet at least one
1414+(1) time each year.
1415+(f) The affirmative vote of at least a majority of the members of
1416+the committee is necessary for the committee to take official action.
1417+(g) The committee shall:
1418+(1) study and make recommendations for reducing and
1419+streamlining information requests and the production of
1420+information from school corporations and public schools; and
1421+(2) not later than July 1, 2024, and not later than July 1 of
1422+each year thereafter, do the following:
1423+(A) Prepare a report that includes any recommendations
1424+from the committee as described in subdivision (1).
1425+(B) Submit the report to the:
1426+(i) governor; and
1427+(ii) legislative council in an electronic format under
1428+IC 5-14-6.
1429+(h) Each member of the committee who is not a state employee
1430+is entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by
1431+IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is also entitled to reimbursement
1432+for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other
1433+expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties
1434+as provided in the state policies and procedures established by the
1435+Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget
1436+agency.
1437+(i) Each member of the committee who is a state employee is
1438+entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under
1439+IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection
1440+with the member's duties as provided in the state policies and
1441+procedures established by the Indiana department of
1442+administration and approved by the budget agency.
1443+(j) Each member of the committee who is a member of the
1444+general assembly is entitled to receive the same per diem, mileage,
1445+and travel allowances paid to members of the general assembly
1446+serving on interim study committees created by the legislative
1447+council.
1448+(k) Per diem, mileage, and travel allowances provided under
1449+subsections (h), (i), and (j) shall be paid out of funds appropriated
1450+to the department of education.".
1451+Page 11, after line 42, begin a new paragraph and insert:
1452+"SECTION 18. IC 20-26-7-18, AS AMENDED BY P.L.244-2017,
6391453 SECTION 48, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
6401454 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 18. Subject to IC 5-1-11.5, and IC 5-3-1-3(h), a
1455+EH 1638—LS 7363/DI 92 35
6411456 school corporation may issue and sell bonds under the general statutes
6421457 governing the issuance of bonds to purchase and improve buildings or
6431458 lands, or both. All laws relating to approval (if required) in a local
6441459 public question under IC 6-1.1-20, the filing of petitions,
6451460 remonstrances, and objecting petitions, giving notices of the filing of
6461461 petitions, the determination to issue bonds, and the appropriation of the
6471462 proceeds of the bonds are applicable to the issuance of bonds under
648-section 17 of this chapter.
649-SECTION 20. IC 20-26-13-13, AS AMENDED BY P.L.125-2020,
650-SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
651-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 13. For any school that cannot provide written
652-proof supporting the school's determination to include a student under
653-any one (1) of clauses (A) through (K) of STEP THREE of section
654-10(a) of this chapter, the department shall require the publication of the
655-corrected graduation rate in the next school year's report required under
656-IC 20-20-8-3. in the manner prescribed by the department.
657-SECTION 21. IC 20-26-18.2-2, AS AMENDED BY SEA 486-2023,
658-SECTION 6, AND AS AMENDED BY HEA 1492-2023, SECTION
659-22, IS CORRECTED AND AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
660-[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 2. (a) A school resource officer may
661-be employed:
662-(1) by one (1) or more school corporations or charter schools
663-through a contract between a local law enforcement agency and
664-the school corporation or school corporations or the charter school
665-or charter schools;
666-(2) by one (1) or more school corporations or charter schools;
667-(3) by a local law enforcement agency that assigns the school
668-resource officer to one (1) or more school corporations or charter
669-schools through a memorandum of understanding between the
670-local law enforcement agency and the school corporation or
671-school corporations or the charter school or charter schools; or
672-(4) through a contract between an Indiana business that employs
673-persons who meet the qualifications of a school resource officer
674-and the school corporation or school corporations or the charter
675-school or charter schools.
676-(b) This subsection does not apply to a school corporation that only
677-has full-time school resource officers who are either employees of the
678-school corporation's school police department or are employees of the
679-school corporation who have successfully completed the law
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681-enforcement basic training requirements described in IC 5-2-1-9(d).
682-After June 30, 2023, if a school corporation or charter school enters
683-into a contract for a school resource officer, the school corporation or
684-charter school must enter into a memorandum of understanding with
685-the law enforcement agency that employs or appointed the law
686-enforcement officer who will perform the duties of a school resource
687-officer. The memorandum of understanding must state the nature and
688-scope of a school resource officer's duties and responsibilities. A school
689-resource officer's duties and responsibilities include the duty to assist
690-the school corporation's or charter school's school safety specialist
691-specialists and safe school committees with the development and
692-implementation of a school safety plans. plan that does the following:
693-(1) Protects against outside threats to the physical safety of
694-students.
695-(2) Prevents unauthorized access to school property.
696-(3) Secures schools against violence and natural disasters.
697-(4) Identifies the location of any bleeding control kits (as defined
698-in IC 20-34-3-24(a)).
699-(c) A school resource officer shall consult with local law
700-enforcement officials and first responders when assisting the school
701-corporation's or charter school's school safety specialist specialists and
702-safe school committees in the development of the school safety plan.
703-(d) A school resource officer shall participate in the development
704-and implementation of programs designed to identify, assess, and
705-provide assistance to troubled youth. youth who are at high risk of
706-experiencing a mental health crisis or becoming juvenile offenders.
707-(e) A school resource officer may not be reassigned to other duties
708-by the school corporation.
709-SECTION 22. IC 20-28-3-3.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2020,
710-SECTION 45, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
711-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 3.5. The guidelines developed under section 3 of
712-this chapter must incorporate methods that assist individuals in
713-developing competency in employing approaches to create positive
714-classroom and school climates that are culturally responsive, including:
715-which may include:
716-(1) classroom management strategies;
717-(2) restorative justice;
718-(3) positive behavioral interventions and supports;
719-(4) social and emotional training as described in IC 12-21-5-2,
720-IC 20-19-3-12, and IC 20-26-5-34.2; and
721-(5) conflict resolution.
722-SECTION 23. IC 20-28-3-4.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2020,
723-HEA 1638 — CC 1 18
724-SECTION 46, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
725-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 4.5. (a) Each school corporation, charter school,
726-and state accredited nonpublic school shall require each school
727-employee likely to have direct, ongoing contact with children within
728-the scope of the employee's employment to attend or participate in
729-training on child abuse and neglect, including:
730-(1) training on the duty to report suspected child abuse or neglect
731-under IC 31-33-5; and
732-(2) training on recognizing possible signs of child abuse or
733-neglect;
734-in a manner prescribed by the state board under IC 20-28-5.5-1 or
735-IC 20-28-5.5-1.5.
736-(b) The training required under this section must count toward the
737-requirements for professional development required by the governing
738-body.
739-(c) In the event the state board does not require training to be
740-completed as part of a teacher preparation program under
741-IC 20-28-5.5-1, the training required under this section must be during
742-the school employee's contracted day or at a time chosen by the
743-employee.
744-SECTION 24. IC 20-28-3-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2020,
745-SECTION 47, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
746-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 6. (a) For purposes of this section, "teacher"
747-includes the following:
748-(1) A superintendent who holds a license under IC 20-28-5.
749-(2) A principal.
750-(3) A teacher.
751-(4) A librarian.
752-(5) A school counselor.
753-(6) A school psychologist.
754-(7) A school nurse.
755-(8) A school social worker.
756-(b) Beginning after June 30, 2018, each school corporation, charter
757-school, and state accredited nonpublic school:
758-(1) shall require all teachers; and
759-(2) may require any other appropriate school employees;
760-who are employed at schools that provide instruction to students in any
761-combination of grade 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 to attend or participate
762-in research based inservice youth suicide awareness and prevention
763-training in a manner prescribed by the state board under IC 20-28-5.5-1
764-or IC 20-28-5.5-1.5. The training required under this subsection must
765-be during the teacher's or school employee's contracted day or at a time
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767-chosen by the teacher or employee.
768-(c) The inservice training required under this section shall count
769-toward the requirements for professional development required by the
770-governing body.
771-(d) A school or school corporation may leverage any:
772-(1) existing or new state and federal grant funds; or
773-(2) free or reduced cost evidence based youth suicide awareness
774-and prevention training provided by any state agency or qualified
775-statewide or local organization;
776-to cover the costs of the training required under this section.
777-SECTION 25. IC 20-28-3-7, AS AMENDED BY SEA 486-2023,
778-SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
779-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 7. (a) Each school corporation and state accredited
780-nonpublic school shall require all school employees likely to have
781-direct, ongoing contact with children within the scope of the
782-employee's employment to attend or participate in inservice training
783-pertaining to the identification and reporting of human trafficking. The
784-training shall be conducted in a manner prescribed by the state board
785-under IC 20-28-5.5-1 and after June 30, 2024, the training may be
786-offered through the online platform established or licensed for use
787-under IC 20-19-3-29 if available. or IC 20-28-5.5-1.5.
788-(b) The inservice training required under this section shall count
789-toward the requirements for professional development required by the
790-governing body or the equivalent authority for a state accredited
791-nonpublic school.
792-SECTION 26. IC 20-28-5-15, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2020,
793-SECTION 51, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
794-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 15. (a) Notwithstanding section 3(b)(6) of this
795-chapter, the department shall grant an initial practitioner's license in a
796-specific subject area to an applicant who:
797-(1) has earned a postgraduate degree from a regionally accredited
798-postsecondary educational institution in the subject area in which
799-the applicant seeks to be licensed;
800-(2) has at least one (1) academic year of experience teaching
801-students in a middle school, high school, or college classroom
802-setting; and
803-(3) complies with sections 4 and 12 of this chapter.
804-(b) An individual who receives an initial practitioner's license under
805-this section may teach in the specific subject for which the individual
806-is licensed only in:
807-(1) high school; or
808-(2) middle school;
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810-if the subject area is designated by the state board as having an
811-insufficient supply of licensed teachers.
812-(c) After receiving an initial practitioner's license under this section,
813-an applicant who seeks to renew the applicant's initial practitioner's
814-license or obtain a proficient practitioner's license must:
815-(1) demonstrate that the applicant has:
816-(A) participated in cultural competency professional
817-development activities;
818-(B) obtained training and information from a special education
819-teacher concerning exceptional learners; and
820-(C) received:
821-(i) training or certification that complies; or
822-(ii) an exemption from compliance;
823-with the standards prescribed by the state board under
824-IC 20-28-5.5-1(b) or IC 20-28-5.5-1.5; and
825-(2) meet the same requirements as other candidates.
826-SECTION 27. IC 20-28-5-18, AS AMENDED BY P.L.139-2022,
827-SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
828-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 18. (a) This section applies to an individual who:
829-(1) holds a valid teaching license issued by another state
830-(excluding a teaching license equivalent to an Indiana temporary
831-or emergency teaching license) in the same content area or areas
832-for which the individual is applying for a license in Indiana; and
833-(2) was required to pass a content licensure test to obtain the
834-license described in subdivision (1).
835-(b) Notwithstanding sections 3 and 12 of this chapter, the
836-department shall grant one (1) of the following licenses to an individual
837-described in subsection (a):
838-(1) If the individual has less than two (2) years of full-time
839-teaching experience, an initial practitioner's license.
840-(2) If the individual has at least two (2) years of full-time teaching
841-experience, a practitioner's license.
842-(3) If the individual has a master's degree from a regionally
843-accredited institution and at least two (2) years of full-time
844-teaching experience, an accomplished practitioner's license.
845-(c) An individual who is granted a license under this section shall
846-comply with the training or certification requirements prescribed by the
847-state board under IC 20-28-5.5-1(b) or IC 20-28-5.5-1.5.
848-SECTION 28. IC 20-28-5.5-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.56-2021,
849-SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
850-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 1. (a) Subject to section 1.5 of this chapter, the
851-state board shall determine the timing, frequency, whether training
852-HEA 1638 — CC 1 21
853-requirements can be combined or merged, and the method of training,
854-including whether the training should be required for purposes of
855-obtaining or renewing a license under IC 20-28-5, or, in consultation
856-with teacher preparation programs (as defined in IC 20-28-3-1(b)), as
857-part of the completion requirements for a teacher preparation program
858-for training required under the following sections:
859-IC 20-26-5-34.2.
860-IC 20-28-3-4.5.
861-IC 20-28-3-6.
862-IC 20-28-3-7.
863-IC 20-34-7-6.
864-IC 20-34-7-7.
865-IC 20-34-8-9.
866-However, nothing in this subsection shall be construed to authorize the
867-state board to suspend or otherwise eliminate training requirements
868-described in this subsection.
869-(b) Subject to section 1.5 of this chapter, in addition to the
870-training described in subsection (a), the department shall, in a manner
871-prescribed by the state board:
872-(1) ensure a teacher has training in:
873-(A) cardiopulmonary resuscitation that includes a test
874-demonstration on a mannequin;
875-(B) removing a foreign body causing an obstruction in an
876-airway;
877-(C) the Heimlich maneuver; and
878-(D) the use of an automated external defibrillator;
879-(2) ensure a teacher holds a valid certification in each of the
880-procedures described in subdivision (1) issued by:
881-(A) the American Red Cross;
882-(B) the American Heart Association; or
883-(C) a comparable organization or institution approved by the
884-state board; or
885-(3) determine if a teacher has physical limitations that make it
886-impracticable to complete a course or certification described in
887-subdivision (1) or (2).
888-The state board shall determine the timing, frequency, whether training
889-requirements can be combined or merged, and the method of training
890-or certification, including whether the training or certification should
891-be required for purposes of obtaining or renewing a license under
892-IC 20-28-5, or, in consultation with teacher preparation programs (as
893-defined in IC 20-28-3-1(b)), as part of the completion requirements for
894-a teacher preparation program. However, the frequency of the training
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896-may not be more frequent and the method of training may not be more
897-stringent than required in IC 20-28-5-3(c) through IC 20-28-5-3(e), as
898-in effect on January 1, 2020. Nothing in this subsection shall be
899-construed to authorize the state board to suspend or otherwise eliminate
900-training requirements described in this subsection.
901-(c) The state board may recommend to the general assembly, in a
902-report in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, to eliminate training
903-requirements described in subsection (a) or (b).
904-(d) In determining the training requirements for a school
905-corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school for
906-training required under:
907-(1) IC 20-26-5-34.2;
908-(2) IC 20-28-3-4.5;
909-(3) IC 20-28-3-6; or
910-(4) IC 20-28-3-7;
911-the state board may consider whether a particular teacher received the
912-training described in this subsection as part of the teacher's licensing
913-requirements or at a teacher preparation program when determining
914-whether the particular teacher is required to receive the training by the
915-school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic
916-school.
917-SECTION 29. IC 20-28-5.5-1.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
918-CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
919-[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 1.5. After June 30, 2024, if an
920-online platform is established or licensed for use under
921-IC 20-19-3-29, the training described in any of the following
922-statutes must be provided through the online platform:
923-IC 20-20-39.
924-IC 20-26-5-34.2.
925-IC 20-26-5-34.4.
926-IC 20-26-9-8.
927-IC 20-28-3-4.5.
928-IC 20-28-3-6.
929-IC 20-28-3-7.
930-IC 20-28-5.5-1.
931-IC 20-30-12-2.
932-IC 20-34-3-24.
933-IC 20-34-7-6.
934-IC 20-34-7-7.
935-IC 20-34-8-9.
936-IC 20-35.5.
937-SECTION 30. IC 20-31-2-2 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
938-HEA 1638 — CC 1 23
939-2023]. Sec. 2. "Annual report" refers to the school corporation annual
940-performance report required by IC 20-20-8.
941-SECTION 31. IC 20-31-3-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.168-2022,
942-SECTION 18, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
943-UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 1. (a) The state board shall adopt clear,
944-concise, and jargon free state academic standards that are comparable
945-to national and international academic standards and the college and
946-career readiness educational standards adopted under IC 20-19-2-14.5.
947-These academic standards must be adopted for each grade level from
948-kindergarten through grade 12 for the following subjects:
949-(1) English/language arts.
950-(2) Mathematics.
951-(3) Social studies.
952-(4) Science.
953-(b) For grade levels tested under the statewide assessment program,
954-the academic standards must be based in part on the results of the
955-statewide assessment program.
956-(c) The state board shall, in consultation with postsecondary
957-educational institutions and various businesses and industries, identify
958-what skills or traits students need to be successful upon completion of
959-high school. The department must conduct a research study to define
960-essential postsecondary skills to promote enlistment, enrollment, and
961-employment. The study must inform a reduction in high school
962-standards to align to essential skills needed for postsecondary success.
963-The study must be submitted to the state board and to the general
964-assembly in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 on or before
965-December 1, 2022. Not later than June 1, 2023, the department must
966-provide recommended reductions to the Indiana academic standards
967-with a goal of defining no more than thirty-three percent (33%) of the
968-number of academic standards in effect on July 1, 2022, as essential for
969-grades 9 through 12 to the state board. Additional standards may be
970-included for vertical articulation to ensure academic and postsecondary
971-success, not to exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the academic
972-standards in effect on July 1, 2022. Not later than June 1, 2024, 2023,
973-the department must provide recommended reductions to the Indiana
974-academic standards with a goal of defining no more than thirty-three
975-percent (33%) of the number of academic standards in effect on July 1,
976-2022, as essential for kindergarten through grade 8 to the state board.
977-Additional standards may be included for vertical articulation to ensure
978-academic and postsecondary success, not to exceed seventy-five
979-percent (75%) of the academic standards in effect on July 1, 2022. A
980-realignment of the ILEARN assessment reflecting the reduction must
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982-be completed not later than March 1, 2025.
983-(d) Upon receipt and review of the information received under
984-subsection (c), the state board shall adopt Indiana academic standards
985-for grades 9 through 12 and subsequently for kindergarten through
986-grade 8 relating to academic standards needed to meet the skills or
987-traits identified by the study. The academic standards developed under
988-this subsection must be included within the reduced number of
989-academic standards required by subsection (c). The department shall
990-submit the academic standards to the state board for approval in a
991-manner prescribed by the state board and the state board shall approve
992-academic standards in accordance with the requirements described in
993-this subsection not later than June July 1, 2024. 2023. Standards
994-approved under this subsection must be implemented for the
995-2023-2024 school year and each school year thereafter.
996-SECTION 32. IC 20-31-3-1, AS AMENDED BY HEA 1558-2023,
997-SECTION 15, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
998-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 1. (a) Subject to section 2.5 of this chapter, the
999-state board shall adopt clear, concise, and jargon free state academic
1000-standards that are comparable to national and international academic
1001-standards and the college and career readiness educational standards
1002-adopted under IC 20-19-2-14.5. These academic standards must be
1003-adopted for each grade level from kindergarten through grade 12 for
1004-the following subjects:
1005-(1) English/language arts.
1006-(2) Mathematics.
1007-(3) Social studies.
1008-(4) Science.
1009-(b) For grade levels tested under the statewide assessment program,
1010-the academic standards must be based in part on the results of the
1011-statewide assessment program.
1012-(c) The state board shall, in consultation with postsecondary
1013-educational institutions and various businesses and industries, identify
1014-what skills or traits students need to be successful upon completion of
1015-high school. The department must conduct a research study to define
1016-essential postsecondary skills to promote enlistment, enrollment, and
1017-employment. The study must inform a reduction in high school
1018-standards to align to essential skills needed for postsecondary success.
1019-The study must be submitted to the state board and to the general
1020-assembly in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 on or before
1021-December 1, 2022. Not later than June 1, 2023, the department must
1022-provide recommended reductions to the Indiana academic standards
1023-with a goal of defining no more than thirty-three percent (33%) of the
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1025-number of academic standards in effect on July 1, 2022, as essential for
1026-grades 9 through 12 to the state board. Additional standards may be
1027-included for vertical articulation to ensure academic and postsecondary
1028-success, not to exceed seventy-five percent (75%) of the academic
1029-standards in effect on July 1, 2022. Not later than June 1, 2024, 2023,
1030-the department must provide recommended reductions to the Indiana
1031-academic standards with a goal of defining no more than thirty-three
1032-percent (33%) of the number of academic standards in effect on July 1,
1033-2022, as essential for kindergarten through grade 8 to the state board.
1034-Additional standards may be included for vertical articulation to ensure
1035-academic and postsecondary success, not to exceed seventy-five
1036-percent (75%) of the academic standards in effect on July 1, 2022. A
1037-realignment of the ILEARN assessment reflecting the reduction must
1038-be completed not later than March 1, 2025.
1039-(d) Upon receipt and review of the information received under
1040-subsection (c), the state board shall adopt Indiana academic standards
1041-for grades 9 through 12 and subsequently for kindergarten through
1042-grade 8 relating to academic standards needed to meet the skills or
1043-traits identified by the study. The academic standards developed under
1044-this subsection must be included within the reduced number of
1045-academic standards required by subsection (c). The department shall
1046-submit the academic standards to the state board for approval in a
1047-manner prescribed by the state board and the state board shall approve
1048-academic standards in accordance with the requirements described in
1049-this subsection not later than June July 1, 2024. 2023. Standards
1050-approved under this subsection must be implemented for the
1051-2023-2024 school year and each school year thereafter.
1052-(e) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, the state board, in
1053-developing academic standards for reading, shall implement academic
1054-standards that are:
1055-(1) aligned with the science of reading; and
1056-(2) developmentally appropriate based on student need.
1057-SECTION 33. IC 20-31-3-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.168-2022,
1058-SECTION 19, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1059-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 3. (a) The department shall revise and update
1060-academic standards:
1061-(1) for each grade level from kindergarten through grade 12; and
1062-(2) in each subject area listed in section 2 of this chapter;
1063-at least once every six (6) years in addition to the requirements
1064-described in section 1(c) and 1(d) of this chapter. This revision must
1065-occur on a cyclical basis.
1066-(b) The department, in revising and updating academic
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1068-standards under subsection (a), shall do the following:
1069-(1) Consider the skills, knowledge, and practices:
1070-(A) that are necessary to understand and utilize emerging
1071-technologies; and
1072-(B) that may be rendered obsolete by emerging
1073-technologies.
1074-(2) Consider for removal any academic standards that may be
1075-obsolete as a result of emerging technologies.
1076-(3) Provide support to school corporations regarding the
1077-implementation of revised and updated academic standards
1078-that have an emerging technologies component.
1079-SECTION 34. IC 20-31-3-4, AS AMENDED BY SEA 443-2023,
1080-SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1081-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 4. The secretary of education shall appoint an
1082-academic standards committee composed of:
1463+section 17 of this chapter.".
1464+Page 19, delete lines 15 through 23, begin a new paragraph and
1465+insert:
1466+"SECTION 30. IC 20-31-3-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2021,
1467+SECTION 102, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1468+[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 4. The secretary of education shall
1469+may appoint an academic standards committee composed of:
10831470 (1) subject area teachers with subject matter expertise;
10841471 (2) higher education representatives with subject matter expertise;
1085-(3) employers; and
1086-(4) parents;
1472+and
1473+(3) parents;
10871474 that is racially and geographically diverse during the period when a
1088-subject area is undergoing revision.
1089-SECTION 35. IC 20-31-8-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.242-2017,
1090-SECTION 30, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1091-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 2. (a) In addition to scores on the statewide
1092-assessment program test and other assessments, the department shall
1093-use the performance indicators developed by the state board and the
1094-benchmarks and indicators of performance in each school corporation's
1095-annual performance report as a secondary means of assessing the
1096-performance of each school and school corporation.
1097-(b) The department shall assess school performance in the following
1098-manner:
1099-(1) Compare the academic performance and growth of the
1100-individual students in each school and each school corporation
1101-with the prior academic performance and growth of the individual
1102-students in the school or school corporation and not to the
1103-performance of other schools or school corporations.
1104-(2) Compare the results in the annual report under IC 20-20-8
1105-with the benchmarks and indicators of performance established in
1106-the plan for the same school.
1107-(3) (2) Compare the results for a school by comparing each
1108-student's results for each grade with the student's prior year
1109-results, with an adjustment for student mobility rate.
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1111-(4) (3) Compare the results for a school with the state average and
1112-the ninety-fifth percentile level for all assessments and
1113-performance indicators.
1114-SECTION 36. IC 20-31-11 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
1115-2023]. (Performance Based Awards).
1116-SECTION 37. IC 20-34-7-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2020,
1117-SECTION 87, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1118-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 6. (a) As used in this section, "football" does not
1119-include flag football.
1120-(b) Prior to coaching football to individuals who are less than twenty
1121-(20) years of age and are in grades 1 through 12, each head football
1122-coach and assistant football coach shall complete a certified coaching
1123-education course that:
1124-(1) is sport specific;
1125-(2) contains player safety content, including content on:
1126-(A) concussion awareness;
1127-(B) equipment fitting;
1128-(C) heat emergency preparedness; and
1129-(D) proper technique;
1130-(3) requires a coach to complete a test demonstrating
1131-comprehension of the content of the course; and
1132-(4) awards a certificate of completion to a coach who successfully
1133-completes the course.
1134-(c) For a coach's completion of a course to satisfy the requirement
1135-imposed by subsection (b), the course must have been approved by the
1136-department.
1137-(d) A coach shall complete a course in a manner prescribed by the
1138-state board under IC 20-28-5.5-1 or IC 20-28-5.5-1.5.
1139-(e) An organizing entity shall maintain a file of certificates of
1140-completion awarded under subsection (b)(4) to any of the organizing
1141-entity's head coaches and assistant coaches.
1142-(f) A coach who complies with this chapter and provides coaching
1143-services in good faith is not personally liable for damages in a civil
1144-action as a result of a concussion or head injury incurred by an athlete
1145-participating in an athletic activity in which the coach provided
1146-coaching services, except for an act or omission by the coach that
1147-constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
1148-SECTION 38. IC 20-34-7-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2020,
1149-SECTION 88, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1150-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 7. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c)(2), this
1151-section applies after June 30, 2017.
1152-(b) This section applies to a head coach or assistant coach who:
1153-HEA 1638 — CC 1 28
1154-(1) coaches any:
1155-(A) interscholastic sport; or
1156-(B) intramural sport and elects to comply or as part of the head
1157-coach's or assistant coach's coaching certification requirements
1158-is required to comply with this chapter; and
1159-(2) is not subject to section 6 of this chapter.
1160-(c) Before coaching a student athlete in any sport, a head coach and
1161-every assistant coach described in subsection (b) must complete a
1162-certified coaching education course that:
1163-(1) contains player safety content on concussion awareness;
1164-(2) after December 31, 2018, includes content for prevention of
1165-or response to heat related medical issues that may arise from a
1166-student athlete's training;
1167-(3) requires a head coach or an assistant coach to complete a test
1168-demonstrating comprehension of the content of the course; and
1169-(4) awards a certificate of completion to a head coach or an
1170-assistant coach who successfully completes the course.
1171-(d) A course described in subsection (c) must be approved by the
1172-department, in consultation with a physician licensed under IC 25-22.5.
1173-The consulting physician for a course described in subsection (c)(1)
1174-must have expertise in the area of concussions and brain injuries. The
1175-department may, in addition to consulting with a physician licensed
1176-under IC 25-22.5, consult with other persons who have expertise in the
1177-area of concussions and brain injuries when developing a course
1178-described in subsection (c)(1).
1179-(e) A head coach and every assistant coach described in subsection
1180-(b) must complete a course described in subsection (c) in a manner
1181-prescribed by the state board under IC 20-28-5.5-1 or
1182-IC 20-28-5.5-1.5.
1183-(f) Each school shall maintain all certificates of completion awarded
1184-under subsection (c)(4) to each of the school's head coaches and
1185-assistant coaches.
1186-(g) A head coach or an assistant coach described in subsection (b)
1187-who complies with this chapter and provides coaching services in good
1188-faith is not personally liable for damages in a civil action as a result of
1189-a concussion or head injury incurred by a student athlete participating
1190-in an athletic activity for which the head coach or the assistant coach
1191-provided coaching services, except for an act or omission by the head
1192-coach or the assistant coach that constitutes gross negligence or willful
1193-or wanton misconduct.
1194-SECTION 39. IC 20-34-8-9, AS ADDED BY P.L.56-2021,
1195-SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1196-HEA 1638 — CC 1 29
1197-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to:
1198-(1) a head coach or assistant coach who coaches an athletic
1199-activity;
1200-(2) a marching band leader; or
1201-(3) a leader of an extracurricular activity in which students have
1202-an increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest activity as determined
1203-by the department in consultation with an organization that
1204-specializes in the prevention of sudden cardiac arrest.
1205-(b) An individual described in subsection (a) shall complete the
1206-sudden cardiac arrest training course offered by a provider approved by
1207-the department in a manner specified by the state board under
1208-IC 20-28-5.5-1 or IC 20-28-5.5-1.5. An individual described in
1209-subsection (a) may not coach or lead the athletic activity until the
1210-individual completes the training course required under this subsection.
1211-The provider shall provide the school with a certificate of completion
1212-to the school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic
1213-school for each individual who completes a course under this
1214-subsection.
1215-(c) Each school corporation, charter school, or state accredited
1216-nonpublic school shall maintain all certificates of completion awarded
1217-under subsection (b) for each individual described in subsection (a).
1218-(d) An individual described in subsection (a) who complies with this
1219-section and provides coaching or leadership services in good faith is
1220-not personally liable for damages in a civil action as a result of a
1221-sudden cardiac arrest incurred by an applicable student participating in
1222-an athletic activity for which the head coach, assistant coach, marching
1223-band leader, or other applicable leader provided coaching or leadership
1224-services, except for an act or omission by the individual described in
1225-subsection (a) that constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton
1226-misconduct.
1227-SECTION 40. IC 20-37-3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
1228-AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1229-JULY 1, 2023]:
1230-Chapter 3. Reporting of Students Enrolled in Work Based
1231-Learning Courses
1232-Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a student enrolled in a work
1233-based learning course after December 31, 2023.
1234-Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "work based learning course"
1235-has the meaning set forth in IC 20-43-8-0.7.
1236-Sec. 3. An employer employing a student enrolled in a work
1237-based learning course in conjunction with the student's
1238-employment shall report the employment of the student to the
1239-HEA 1638 — CC 1 30
1240-department of workforce development in the manner prescribed
1241-by the department of workforce development under IC 22-4.1-4-14.
1242-Sec. 4. A school providing a work based learning course to a
1243-student shall ensure that completion of the work based learning
1244-course is indicated on the student's transcript.
1245-SECTION 41. IC 20-48-1-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.244-2017,
1475+subject area is undergoing revision.".
1476+Page 23, between lines 8 and 9, begin a new paragraph and insert:
1477+"SECTION 37. IC 20-48-1-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.244-2017,
12461478 SECTION 112, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
12471479 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section,
12481480 "improvement of real estate" includes:
12491481 (1) construction, reconstruction, remodeling, alteration, or repair
12501482 of buildings or additions to buildings;
12511483 (2) equipment related to activities specified in subdivision (1);
12521484 and
12531485 (3) auxiliary facilities related to activities specified in subdivision
12541486 (1), including facilities for:
12551487 (A) furnishing water, gas, and electricity;
12561488 (B) carrying and disposing of sewage and storm and surface
12571489 water drainage;
12581490 (C) housing of school owned buses;
12591491 (D) landscaping of grounds; and
12601492 (E) construction of walks, drives, parking areas, playgrounds,
12611493 or facilities for physical training.
12621494 (b) Subject to IC 5-1-11.5, and IC 5-3-1-3(h), a school corporation
12631495 is authorized to issue bonds to pay the:
12641496 (1) cost of acquisition and improvement of real estate for school
12651497 purposes;
1498+EH 1638—LS 7363/DI 92 36
12661499 (2) funding of judgments;
12671500 (3) cost of the purchase of school buses; and
12681501 (4) incidental expenses incurred in connection with and on
1269-account of the issuance of the bonds.
1270-SECTION 42. IC 21-43-9-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.216-2021,
1271-SECTION 46, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1272-JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 4. (a) Model guidance and informational resources
1273-that incorporate secondary work based learning and postsecondary
1274-enrollment opportunities under this chapter must include the following:
1275-(1) At least one (1) model of a codevelopment process that
1276-describes roles and responsibilities of secondary, postsecondary,
1277-and employer stakeholders.
1278-(2) A model of a faculty led process to align postsecondary
1279-learning outcomes and secondary career and technical education
1280-standards.
1281-(3) A model of a codevelopment process for the development of
1282-HEA 1638 — CC 1 31
1283-secondary student learning assessments that enables eligibility for
1284-postsecondary credit.
1285-(4) Procedures to document and formalize the secondary,
1286-postsecondary, and employer partnership agreement.
1287-(5) Recommended timelines for codevelopment, implementation,
1288-and course content update.
1289-(6) Applicable legal or regulatory requirements, including a
1290-requirement that postsecondary educational institutions
1291-ensure that a student's completion of a work based learning
1292-course is indicated on the student's transcript.
1293-(7) Applicable accreditation guidelines of state educational
1294-institutions.
1295-(8) Other informational or best practice resources related to
1296-development and implementation of postsecondary enrollment
1297-opportunities through work based learning experiences.
1298-(b) Not later than January 1, 2022, the governor shall direct the
1299-commission for higher education, the department, and the cabinet to
1300-publish model guidance and information resources prepared under
1301-subsection (a) on its respective Internet web site. website.
1302-SECTION 43. IC 22-4.1-4-14 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
1303-CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1304-[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 14. Not later than January 1,
1305-2024, the department shall prescribe the form and manner in
1306-which an employer is required to report the employment of a
1307-student enrolled in a work based learning course under
1308-IC 20-37-3-3.
1309-SECTION 44. IC 34-30-14-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2020,
1310-SECTION 108, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1311-[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 7. A teacher:
1312-(1) who meets the training or certification requirements
1313-prescribed by the state board under IC 20-28-5.5-1(b) or
1314-IC 20-28-5.5-1.5; and
1315-(2) who:
1316-(A) performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation on;
1317-(B) performs the Heimlich maneuver on;
1318-(C) removes a foreign body that is obstructing an airway of; or
1319-(D) uses an automated external defibrillator on;
1320-another person, in the course of employment as a teacher;
1321-is not liable in a civil action for damages resulting from an act or
1322-omission occurring during the provision of emergency assistance under
1323-this section, unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence or
1324-willful and wanton misconduct.
1325-HEA 1638 — CC 1 32
1326-SECTION 45. An emergency is declared for this act.
1327-HEA 1638 — CC 1 Speaker of the House of Representatives
1328-President of the Senate
1329-President Pro Tempore
1330-Governor of the State of Indiana
1331-Date: Time:
1332-HEA 1638 — CC 1
1502+account of the issuance of the bonds.".
1503+Page 24, delete lines 21 through 26.
1504+Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
1505+and when so amended that said bill do pass.
1506+(Reference is to HB 1638 as introduced.)
1507+BEHNING
1508+Committee Vote: yeas 11, nays 0.
1509+_____
1510+COMMITTEE REPORT
1511+Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was
1512+referred House Bill 1638, has had the same under consideration and
1513+begs leave to report the same back to the House with the
1514+recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:
1515+Page 1, line 3, delete "office of" and insert "department of
1516+education".
1517+Page 1, line 4, delete "management and budget".
1518+Page 1, delete lines 8 through 17.
1519+Page 2, delete lines 1 through 28.
1520+Page 7, delete lines 11 through 42.
1521+Delete pages 8 through 10.
1522+Page 11, delete lines 1 through 10.
1523+Page 18, line 30, delete "(before its expiration)".
1524+Page 20, line 4, delete "(before".
1525+Page 20, line 5, delete "its expiration)".
1526+Page 20, line 11, delete "(before its expiration)," and insert ",".
1527+Page 20, line 34, delete "(before its expiration)".
1528+Page 21, line 12, delete "(before its expiration)".
1529+Page 22, line 6, delete "(before its expiration)".
1530+Page 22, line 30, delete "(before its expiration)".
1531+Page 22, line 34, after "(a)" delete "The" and insert "Subject to
1532+section 1.5 of this chapter, the".
1533+Page 23, line 10, after "(b)" delete "In" and insert "Subject to
1534+section 1.5 of this chapter, in".
1535+EH 1638—LS 7363/DI 92 37
1536+Page 24, delete line 14.
1537+Page 24, delete line 21.
1538+Page 24, delete line 23.
1539+Page 24, delete line 32.
1540+Page 24, line 33, delete "(before its expiration)." and insert ".".
1541+Page 27, line 30, delete "(before its expiration)".
1542+Page 28, line 31, delete "(before its".
1543+Page 28, line 32, delete "expiration)".
1544+Page 29, line 15, delete "(before its expiration)".
1545+Page 31, line 34, delete "(before its".
1546+Page 31, line 35, delete "expiration)".
1547+Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
1548+and when so amended that said bill do pass.
1549+(Reference is to HB 1638 as printed February 16, 2023.)
1550+THOMPSON
1551+Committee Vote: yeas 22, nays 0.
1552+_____
1553+COMMITTEE REPORT
1554+Madam President: The Senate Committee on Education and Career
1555+Development, to which was referred House Bill No. 1638, has had the
1556+same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
1557+Senate with the recommendation that said bill DO PASS and be
1558+reassigned to the Senate Committee on Appropriations.
1559+ (Reference is to HB 1638 as printed February 21, 2023.)
1560+RAATZ, Chairperson
1561+Committee Vote: Yeas 9, Nays 4
1562+EH 1638—LS 7363/DI 92 38
1563+COMMITTEE REPORT
1564+Madam President: The Senate Committee on Appropriations, to
1565+which was referred House Bill No. 1638, has had the same under
1566+consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with
1567+the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:
1568+Page 5, line 38, delete "shall" and insert "may".
1569+Page 8, line 22, delete "IC 20-19-3-29." and insert "IC 20-19-3-29,
1570+if the online platform is established.".
1571+Page 14, line 25, delete "IC 20-19-3-29." and insert "IC 20-19-3-29,
1572+if the online platform is established.".
1573+Page 19, line 22, delete "IC 20-19-3-29:" and insert "IC 20-19-3-29,
1574+if the online platform is established:".
1575+and when so amended that said bill do pass.
1576+(Reference is to EHB 1638 as printed April 7, 2023.)
1577+MISHLER, Chairperson
1578+Committee Vote: Yeas 12, Nays 0.
1579+EH 1638—LS 7363/DI 92