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	1	+	EH1233.1
	2	+	February 16, 2024
	3	+	ENGROSSED
	4	+	HOUSE BILL No. 1233
	5	+	_____
	6	+	DIGEST OF HB 1233 (Updated February 14, 2024 2:26 pm - DI 140)
	7	+	Citations Affected: IC 20-20.
	8	+	Synopsis: Robotics competition program. Amends the robotics
	9	+	competition program (program) definition of "allowable expenses" to
	10	+	allow a robotics competition team to use grant funds on expenses
	11	+	associated with a robotics competition. (Current law allows
	12	+	expenditures for expenses associated with attendance at a robotics
	13	+	competition.) Amends the program definition of "eligible school" to
	14	+	include a nonpublic school accredited by a national or regional
	15	+	accreditation agency that is recognized by the state board of education.
	16	+	Amends the program definition of "eligible team" to include a
	17	+	community based robotics competition team. Requires the department
	18	+	of education (department) to consider the number of participants when
	19	+	developing a guideline to award grants. Requires the department to
	20	+	award grants for each school year not later than August 1 of the
	21	+	applicable school year. Specifies that the program and any participation
	22	+	by a team mentor and team coach in the program is not subject to
	23	+	collective bargaining.
	24	+	Effective: July 1, 2024.
	25	+	Goodrich, Behning, Karickhoff,
	26	+	Lauer, Klinker
	27	+	(SENATE SPONSORS — ROGERS, BASSLER, BUCHANAN, CRANE)
	28	+	January 9, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
	29	+	January 18, 2024, amended, reported — Do Pass.
	30	+	January 22, 2024, read second time, ordered engrossed. Engrossed.
	31	+	January 23, 2024, read third time, passed. Yeas 97, nays 0.
	32	+	SENATE ACTION
	33	+	February 5, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career
	34	+	Development.
	35	+	February 15, 2024, reported favorably — Do Pass.
	36	+	EH 1233—LS 6764/DI 154 February 16, 2024
1	37		Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
2	38		PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
3	39		Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
4	40		additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
5	41		Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
6	42		provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
7	43		word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
8	44		a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
9	45		Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
10	46		between statutes enacted by the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
11		-	HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1233
12		-	AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.
	47	+	ENGROSSED
	48	+	HOUSE BILL No. 1233
	49	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
	50	+	education.
13	51		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
14		-	SECTION 1. IC 20-20-45.5-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.231-2023,
15		-	SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
16		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "allowable expenses"
17		-	means:
18		-	(1) payment of a stipend for a robotics team mentor;
19		-	(2) fees, kits, and supplies required to:
20		-	(A) establish or maintain a robotics team; or
21		-	(B) participate in a robotics competition; and
22		-	(3) event registrations, materials, transportation costs, travel costs,
23		-	and other expenses associated with attendance at a robotics
24		-	competition.
25		-	SECTION 2. IC 20-20-45.5-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.231-2023,
26		-	SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
27		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "eligible school" means
28		-	a:
29		-	(1) public school, including a charter school (as defined in
30		-	IC 20-24-1-4); or
31		-	(2) state accredited nonpublic school; or
32		-	(3) nonpublic school accredited by a national or regional
33		-	accreditation agency that is recognized by the state board.
34		-	SECTION 3. IC 20-20-45.5-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.231-2023,
35		-	SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
36		-	HEA 1233 2
37		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "eligible team" means
38		-	a robotics competition team consisting of:
39		-	(1) students in kindergarten through grade 12 who are:
40		-	(A) enrolled in an eligible school; and or
41		-	(B) on a community based robotics competition team; and
42		-	(2) at least one (1) adult who is a team mentor and team coach.
43		-	SECTION 4. IC 20-20-45.5-12, AS ADDED BY P.L.231-2023,
44		-	SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
45		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 12. (a) The department shall develop guidelines
46		-	to award grants, after June 30, 2023, to eligible teams for allowable
47		-	expenses. The guidelines developed by the department must include a
48		-	maximum grant award allotment for each eligible team based on the:
49		-	(1) level of programming; and
50		-	(2) level of competition; and
51		-	(3) number of participants;
52		-	of various robotics competitions as determined by the department.
53		-	(b) The department shall award grants in a manner that maximizes
54		-	the number of eligible teams that will be able to receive funds, with an
55		-	emphasis on increasing the number of high school teams, and that
56		-	expands the geographical distribution of eligible teams.
57		-	(c) The department shall award grants under this chapter for
	52	+	1 SECTION 1. IC 20-20-45.5-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.231-2023,
	53	+	2 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	54	+	3 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "allowable expenses"
	55	+	4 means:
	56	+	5 (1) payment of a stipend for a robotics team mentor;
	57	+	6 (2) fees, kits, and supplies required to:
	58	+	7 (A) establish or maintain a robotics team; or
	59	+	8 (B) participate in a robotics competition; and
	60	+	9 (3) event registrations, materials, transportation costs, travel costs,
	61	+	10 and other expenses associated with attendance at a robotics
	62	+	11 competition.
	63	+	12 SECTION 2. IC 20-20-45.5-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.231-2023,
	64	+	13 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	65	+	14 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "eligible school" means
	66	+	15 a:
	67	+	16 (1) public school, including a charter school (as defined in
	68	+	17 IC 20-24-1-4); or
	69	+	EH 1233—LS 6764/DI 154 2
	70	+	1 (2) state accredited nonpublic school; or
	71	+	2 (3) nonpublic school accredited by a national or regional
	72	+	3 accreditation agency that is recognized by the state board.
	73	+	4 SECTION 3. IC 20-20-45.5-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.231-2023,
	74	+	5 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	75	+	6 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "eligible team" means
	76	+	7 a robotics competition team consisting of:
	77	+	8 (1) students in kindergarten through grade 12 who are:
	78	+	9 (A) enrolled in an eligible school; and or
	79	+	10 (B) on a community based robotics competition team; and
	80	+	11 (2) at least one (1) adult who is a team mentor and team coach.
	81	+	12 SECTION 4. IC 20-20-45.5-12, AS ADDED BY P.L.231-2023,
	82	+	13 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	83	+	14 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 12. (a) The department shall develop guidelines
	84	+	15 to award grants, after June 30, 2023, to eligible teams for allowable
	85	+	16 expenses. The guidelines developed by the department must include a
	86	+	17 maximum grant award allotment for each eligible team based on the:
	87	+	18 (1) level of programming; and
	88	+	19 (2) level of competition; and
	89	+	20 (3) number of participants;
	90	+	21 of various robotics competitions as determined by the department.
	91	+	22 (b) The department shall award grants in a manner that maximizes
	92	+	23 the number of eligible teams that will be able to receive funds, with an
	93	+	24 emphasis on increasing the number of high school teams, and that
	94	+	25 expands the geographical distribution of eligible teams.
	95	+	26 (c) The department shall award grants under this chapter for
	96	+	27 each school year not later than August 1 of the applicable school
	97	+	28 year.
	98	+	29 SECTION 5. IC 20-20-45.5-14.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
	99	+	30 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
	100	+	31 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 14.3. The program and any
	101	+	32 participation by a team mentor and team coach in the program is
	102	+	33 not subject to collective bargaining.
	103	+	EH 1233—LS 6764/DI 154 3
	104	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	105	+	Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education, to which was referred
	106	+	House Bill 1233, has had the same under consideration and begs leave
	107	+	to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that said
	108	+	bill be amended as follows:
	109	+	Page 2, delete lines 26 through 27, begin a new paragraph and
	110	+	insert:
	111	+	"(c) The department shall award grants under this chapter for
58	112		each school year not later than August 1 of the applicable school
59		-	year.
60		-	SECTION 5. IC 20-20-45.5-14.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
61		-	CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
62		-	[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 14.3. The program and any
63		-	participation by a team mentor and team coach in the program is
64		-	not subject to collective bargaining.
65		-	HEA 1233 Speaker of the House of Representatives
66		-	President of the Senate
67		-	President Pro Tempore
68		-	Governor of the State of Indiana
69		-	Date: Time:
70		-	HEA 1233
	113	+	year.".
	114	+	and when so amended that said bill do pass.
	115	+	(Reference is to HB 1233 as introduced.)
	116	+	BEHNING
	117	+	Committee Vote: yeas 13, nays 0.
	118	+	_____
	119	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	120	+	Madam President: The Senate Committee on Education and Career
	121	+	Development, to which was referred House Bill No. 1233, has had the
	122	+	same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
	123	+	Senate with the recommendation that said bill DO PASS.
	124	+	(Reference is to HB 1233 as printed January 18, 2024.)
	125	+
	126	+	RAATZ, Chairperson
	127	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0
	128	+	EH 1233—LS 6764/DI 154