Indiana 2024 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1075 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE BILL No. 1075
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 2-5-54.3; IC 20-30.
7	7	Synopsis: Curriculum reform. Establishes the high school curriculum
8	8	reform committee. Requires each school corporation, charter school,
9	9	and state accredited nonpublic elementary school to include cursive
10	10	writing in its curriculum.
11	11	Effective: July 1, 2024.
12	12	Bartlett
13	13	January 8, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
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15	15	Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
16	16	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
17	17	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
18	18	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
19	19	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
20	20	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
21	21	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
22	22	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
23	23	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
24	24	between statutes enacted by the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
25	25	HOUSE BILL No. 1075
26	26	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
27	27	education.
28	28	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
29	29	1 SECTION 1. IC 2-5-54.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
30	30	2 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
31	31	3 JULY 1, 2024]:
32	32	4 Chapter 54.3. High School Curriculum Reform Committee
33	33	5 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "committee" refers to the
34	34	6 committee established under section 2 of this chapter.
35	35	7 Sec. 2. The high school curriculum reform committee is
36	36	8 established. The committee shall study high school curriculum
37	37	9 reform. The committee serves the general assembly.
38	38	10 Sec. 3. The committee operates under the policies governing
39	39	11 study committees adopted by the legislative council. The legislative
40	40	12 services agency staffs the committee.
41	41	13 Sec. 4. The speaker shall appoint a member of the house to serve
42	42	14 as chairperson of the committee. The chairperson serves a two (2)
43	43	15 year term and serves at the pleasure of the chairperson's
44	44	16 appointing authority.
45	45	17 Sec. 5. (a) The committee consists of the following nine (9)
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47	47	1 members:
48	48	2 (1) Four (4) members of the senate, not more than two (2) of
49	49	3 whom may be affiliated with the same political party,
50	50	4 appointed by the president pro tem.
51	51	5 (2) Four (4) members of the house, not more than two (2) of
52	52	6 whom may be affiliated with the same political party,
53	53	7 appointed by the speaker.
54	54	8 (3) One (1) member of the house appointed under section 4 of
55	55	9 this chapter.
56	56	10 (b) The initial appointments to the committee must be made not
57	57	11 later than July 1, 2024.
58	58	12 (c) A member of the committee serves for a term of two (2)
59	59	13 years. A member's term ends on June 30.
60	60	14 (d) If a legislative member of the committee ceases being a
61	61	15 member of the body from which the member was appointed, the
62	62	16 member's position on the committee is vacant. In addition, a
63	63	17 committee member may be removed at any time by the member's
64	64	18 appointing authority. A vacancy on the committee must be filled by
65	65	19 the original appointing authority not more than thirty (30) days
66	66	20 after the vacancy begins.
67	67	21 (e) Each member of the committee is entitled to receive per
68	68	22 diem, mileage, and travel allowances. Per diem, mileage, and travel
69	69	23 allowances paid under this chapter shall be paid from
70	70	24 appropriations to the legislative council or the legislative services
71	71	25 agency.
72	72	26 Sec. 6. (a) Subject to subsection (b), the chairperson shall call
73	73	27 three (3) committee meetings per calendar year.
74	74	28 (b) The following requirements apply to the three (3) required
75	75	29 committee meetings:
76	76	30 (1) One (1) meeting must be held in each of the following
77	77	31 regions of the state:
78	78	32 (A) Northern.
79	79	33 (B) Central.
80	80	34 (C) Southern.
81	81	35 (2) One (1) meeting must take place in each of the following
82	82	36 months:
83	83	37 (A) March.
84	84	38 (B) July.
85	85	39 (C) November.
86	86	40 (3) A committee meeting must not take place in the same
87	87	41 physical location more than once.
88	88	42 (4) The following individuals must be invited to each meeting:
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90	90	1 (A) Administrators from each school district.
91	91	2 (B) Teachers from each school.
92	92	3 Sec. 7. Committee meetings are open to the public under
93	93	4 IC 5-14-1.5. However, the chairperson may restrict testimony to
94	94	5 administrators and teachers.
95	95	6 Sec. 8. The committee shall submit a final report in an electronic
96	96	7 format under IC 5-14-6 to the legislative council when requested by
97	97	8 the legislative council.
98	98	9 Sec. 9. The affirmative votes of a majority of the members
99	99	10 appointed to the committee are required for the committee to take
100	100	11 action on any measure, including final reports.
101	101	12 Sec. 10. This chapter expires December 31, 2034.
102	102	13 SECTION 2. IC 20-30-5-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.32-2021,
103	103	14 SECTION 56, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
104	104	15 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 7. (a) Each school corporation shall include in the
105	105	16 school corporation's curriculum the following studies:
106	106	17 (1) Language arts, including:
107	107	18 (A) English;
108	108	19 (B) grammar;
109	109	20 (C) composition;
110	110	21 (D) speech; and
111	111	22 (E) second languages; and
112	112	23 (F) for an elementary school, cursive writing.
113	113	24 (2) Mathematics.
114	114	25 (3) Social studies and citizenship, including the:
115	115	26 (A) constitutions;
116	116	27 (B) governmental systems; and
117	117	28 (C) histories;
118	118	29 of Indiana and the United States, including an enhanced study of
119	119	30 the Holocaust in each high school United States history course.
120	120	31 As part of the United States government credit awarded for the
121	121	32 general, Core 40, Core 40 with academic honors, and Core 40
122	122	33 with technical honors designation, each high school shall
123	123	34 administer the naturalization examination provided by the United
124	124	35 States Citizenship and Immigration Services.
125	125	36 (4) Sciences, including, after June 30, 2021, computer science.
126	126	37 (5) Fine arts, including music and art.
127	127	38 (6) Health education, physical fitness, safety, and the effects of
128	128	39 alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and other substances on the human body.
129	129	40 (7) Additional studies selected by each governing body, subject
130	130	41 to revision by the state board.
131	131	42 (b) Each:
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133	133	1 (1) school corporation;
134	134	2 (2) charter school; and
135	135	3 (3) state accredited nonpublic school;
136	136	4 shall offer the study of ethnic and racial groups as a one (1) semester
137	137	5 elective course in its high school curriculum at least once every school
138	138	6 year.
139	139	7 (c) The course described in subsection (b) may be offered by the
140	140	8 school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school
141	141	9 through a course access program administered by the department.
142	142	10 (d) Not later than November 1, 2022, and not later than November
143	143	11 1 each year thereafter, the department shall report to the general
144	144	12 assembly in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 the following:
145	145	13 (1) The number of students who took the naturalization
146	146	14 examination described in subsection (a)(3).
147	147	15 (2) The number of students who passed the naturalization
148	148	16 examination described in subsection (a)(3) by a score of not less
149	149	17 than sixty percent (60%) on their first attempt.
150	150	18 (3) The pass rate of the naturalization examination regarding the
151	151	19 students who passed as described in subdivision (2).
152	152	20 (e) Not more than thirty (30) days after the department reports to the
153	153	21 general assembly the information under subsection (d), the department
154	154	22 shall post the pass rate under subsection (d)(3) on the department's
155	155	23 Internet web site. website.
156	156	24 SECTION 3. IC 20-30-5-7.2 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
157	157	25 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
158	158	26 1, 2024]: Sec. 7.2. A charter school and a state accredited nonpublic
159	159	27 elementary school shall include in the charter school's and state
160	160	28 accredited nonpublic elementary school's curriculum language arts
161	161	29 studies in cursive writing.
162	162	30 SECTION 4. IC 20-30-6.1-2 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE JULY
163	163	31 1, 2024]. Sec. 2. Each school corporation may include cursive writing
164	164	32 in the school corporation's curriculum.
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