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| 2 | 2 | | Introduced Version |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE BILL No. 68 |
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| 4 | 4 | | _____ |
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| 5 | 5 | | DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL |
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| 6 | 6 | | Citations Affected: IC 20-30-10-2.5. |
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| 7 | 7 | | Synopsis: Core 40 curriculum model. Provides that, if a Core 40 |
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| 8 | 8 | | curriculum model adopted by the state board of education includes |
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| 9 | 9 | | Algebra II as a math course requirement for graduation with an Indiana |
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| 10 | 10 | | diploma with a Core 40 designation, the state board must amend the |
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| 11 | 11 | | Core 40 curriculum model to provide that a student satisfies the math |
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| 12 | 12 | | course requirement by successfully completing either: (1) an Algebra |
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| 13 | 13 | | II course; or (2) a personal finance course. |
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| 14 | 14 | | Effective: July 1, 2023. |
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| 15 | 15 | | Bohacek |
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| 16 | 16 | | January 9, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career |
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| 17 | 17 | | Development. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 2023 IN 68—LS 6278/DI 110 Introduced |
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| 19 | 19 | | First Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2023) |
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| 20 | 20 | | PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana |
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| 21 | 21 | | Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type, |
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| 22 | 22 | | additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type. |
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| 23 | 23 | | Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional |
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| 24 | 24 | | provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the |
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| 25 | 25 | | word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds |
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| 26 | 26 | | a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts |
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| 28 | 28 | | between statutes enacted by the 2022 Regular Session of the General Assembly. |
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| 29 | 29 | | SENATE BILL No. 68 |
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| 30 | 30 | | A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning |
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| 31 | 31 | | education. |
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| 32 | 32 | | Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana: |
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| 33 | 33 | | 1 SECTION 1. IC 20-30-10-2.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.192-2018, |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2 SECTION 18, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE |
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| 35 | 35 | | 3 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 2.5. (a) Subject to subsection (b), in adopting |
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| 36 | 36 | | 4 Core 40 curriculum models under this chapter, the state board shall |
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| 37 | 37 | | 5 consider math course requirements other than Algebra II. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 6 (b) If a Core 40 curriculum model adopted by the state board |
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| 39 | 39 | | 7 includes Algebra II as a math course requirement for graduation |
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| 40 | 40 | | 8 with an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 designation described in |
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| 41 | 41 | | 9 IC 20-19-2-21(b)(2), the state board must amend the Core 40 |
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| 42 | 42 | | 10 curriculum model to provide that a student satisfies the math |
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| 43 | 43 | | 11 course requirement by successfully completing either: |
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| 44 | 44 | | 12 (1) an Algebra II course; or |
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| 45 | 45 | | 13 (2) a personal finance course. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 14 (c) Any math course requirements adopted for the Core 40 |
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| 47 | 47 | | 15 curriculum models must be at a level of difficulty that aligns with |
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| 48 | 48 | | 16 postsecondary preparation. |
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| 49 | 49 | | 17 (b) (d) If a school offers a math course developed under subsection |
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| 50 | 50 | | 2023 IN 68—LS 6278/DI 110 2 |
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| 51 | 51 | | 1 (a) or a personal finance course described in subsection (b), a parent |
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| 52 | 52 | | 2 of a student and the student who intends to enroll in the course must |
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| 53 | 53 | | 3 provide consent to the school to enroll in the course. The consent form |
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| 54 | 54 | | 4 used by the school, which shall be developed by the state board in |
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| 55 | 55 | | 5 collaboration with the commission for higher education, must notify the |
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| 56 | 56 | | 6 parent and the student that enrollment in the course may affect the |
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| 57 | 57 | | 7 student's ability to attend a particular postsecondary educational |
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| 58 | 58 | | 8 institution or enroll in a particular course at a particular postsecondary |
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| 59 | 59 | | 9 educational institution because the course does not align with academic |
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| 60 | 60 | | 10 requirements established by the postsecondary educational institution. |
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| 61 | 61 | | 11 (c) (e) The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish: |
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| 62 | 62 | | 12 (1) math course requirements; and |
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| 63 | 63 | | 13 (2) science course requirements; |
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| 64 | 64 | | 14 for the Core 40 curriculum models adopted under this chapter. |
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| 65 | 65 | | 2023 IN 68—LS 6278/DI 110 |
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