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1+*EH1243.3*
2+Reprinted
3+March 5, 2024
4+ENGROSSED
5+HOUSE BILL No. 1243
6+_____
7+DIGEST OF HB 1243 (Updated March 4, 2024 5:00 pm - DI 110)
8+Citations Affected: IC 20-18; IC 20-19; IC 20-24; IC 20-26;
9+IC 20-26.5; IC 20-27; IC 20-28; IC 20-30; IC 20-31; IC 20-32;
10+IC 20-33; IC 20-35; IC 20-40; IC 20-43; IC 20-51.4; IC 21-18;
11+IC 21-18.5; IC 21-40; IC 22-4.1; noncode.
12+Synopsis: Various education matters. Makes various changes to the
13+education law concerning the following: (1) Indiana diploma
14+requirements and designations and satisfying certain course
15+requirements by obtaining a diploma. (2) The criteria to receive a
16+waiver from postsecondary readiness competency requirements. (3)
17+The minimum number of alternate diplomas that may be counted in
18+(Continued next page)
19+Effective: Upon passage; June 29, 2024; July 1, 2024.
20+Behning, Goodrich, McGuire, Davis
21+(SENATE SPONSORS — RAATZ, ROGERS)
22+January 9, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
23+January 25, 2024, amended, reported — Do Pass.
24+January 30, 2024, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
25+January 31, 2024, engrossed. Read third time, passed. Yeas 96, nays 0.
26+SENATE ACTION
27+February 12, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career
28+Development.
29+February 22, 2024, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass; reassigned to Committee on
30+Appropriations.
31+February 29, 2024, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass.
32+March 4, 2024, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
33+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 Digest Continued
34+determining a school's or school corporation's graduation rate. (4) Use
35+of the terms "statewide assessment program" and "statewide summative
36+assessment". (5) The responsibilities of the state advisory council on
37+the education of children with disabilities. (6) The criteria an individual
38+must meet to participate in the Indiana high school equivalency
39+diploma program. Establishes notice and posting requirements
40+regarding school corporations that fail to meet: (1) certain expenditure
41+requirements regarding full-time teacher salaries; or (2) the percentage
42+of state tuition support that must be expended on teacher compensation.
43+Requires the following: (1) Each public high school to offer, after June
44+30, 2028, at least once each school year at least one computer science
45+course as a separate subject in the public high school's curriculum. (2)
46+The department of education (department), in revising and updating
47+academic standards, to consider integrating: (A) computer science; and
48+(B) data literacy and data science; standards into a subject area being
49+revised. (3) Beginning with the cohort of students who are expected to
50+graduate from a public school or a state accredited nonpublic school in
51+2029, a student to successfully complete instruction on computer
52+science as a separate subject before the student may graduate. (4) Each
53+public school to participate in an annual statewide survey concerning
54+school fees charged to students or parents to be eligible to receive a
55+distribution from the curricular materials fund. (5) The department to
56+develop proposals to align diploma waiver statutes with new diploma
57+requirements. (6) Charter schools to post certain information. Provides
58+that the state board of education may allow a computer science course
59+to satisfy one or more diploma course requirements. Removes
60+provisions regarding the application and waiver of requirements
61+concerning: (1) certain expenditure requirements regarding full-time
62+teacher salaries; and (2) the percentage of state tuition support that
63+must be used for teacher compensation. Removes provisions that have
64+expired concerning high school graduation requirements and
65+graduation waivers. Removes language concerning the disqualification
66+of certain students for state scholarships, grants, or assistance
67+administered by the commission for higher education and provides that
68+a student may not receive or use any state scholarships, grants, or
69+assistance administered by the commission for certain noncredit-
70+bearing, nondegree seeking courses. Amends the expiration date for the
71+high school equivalency pilot program to June 30, 2026. (The current
72+expiration date is June 30, 2024.) Allows school corporations to
73+provide certain notices regarding expulsion meetings by electronic
74+mail. Provides each school corporation, charter school, and state
75+accredited nonpublic school shall include in its curriculum for students
76+enrolled in grade 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12 (instead of all high school students)
77+instruction concerning personal financial responsibility. Provides that
78+the department may authorize school corporations or charter schools to
79+cancel school on April 8, 2024, or use the day as a virtual student
80+instructional day for the observance of the solar eclipse occurring on
81+that date.
82+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 Reprinted
83+March 5, 2024
184 Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
285 PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
386 Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
487 additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
588 Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
689 provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
790 word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
891 a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
992 Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
1093 between statutes enacted by the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
11-HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1243
12-AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.
94+ENGROSSED
95+HOUSE BILL No. 1243
96+A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
97+education.
1398 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
14-SECTION 1. IC 4-3-22-20, AS ADDED BY P.L.250-2023,
15-SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
16-UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 20. (a) As used in this section, "state
17-agency" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-12-1-2.
18-(b) Before November 1, 2023, the department of education shall
19-report to the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6
20-findings and recommendations for reducing the amount of redundant
21-data that schools are required to submit to state agencies. (as defined
22-in IC 4-12-1-2).
23-(c) The OMB shall establish a kindergarten through grade 12
24-data governance team comprised of subject matter experts from
25-state agencies that collect data, reports, and other information
26-from schools and school corporations, as determined by the OMB.
27-(d) Not later than November 1, 2024, the kindergarten through
28-grade 12 data governance team established by the OMB under
29-subsection (c) shall:
30-(1) develop a comprehensive plan to:
31-(A) address the amount of redundant data that schools and
32-school corporations are required to submit to state
33-agencies; and
34-(B) streamline the collection of data, reports, and other
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36-information from schools and school corporations;
37-(2) create a kindergarten through grade 12 data inventory
38-that identifies all data, reports, and other information schools
39-and school corporations are required to submit to state
40-agencies;
41-(3) seek from stakeholders through a stakeholder survey input
42-and recommendations for reducing the amount of redundant
43-data that schools and school corporations are required to
44-submit to state agencies; and
45-(4) submit a report to the legislative council in an electronic
46-format under IC 5-14-6 that includes:
47-(A) the comprehensive plan developed under this
48-subsection;
49-(B) the kindergarten through grade 12 data inventory
50-created under this subsection;
51-(C) a summary of the input and recommendations received
52-from stakeholders through the stakeholder survey; and
53-(D) updated findings and recommendations for reducing
54-the amount of redundant data that schools and school
55-corporations are required to submit to state agencies.
56-(e) This section expires July 1, 2025.
57-SECTION 2. IC 20-18-2-6.3, AS ADDED BY P.L.242-2017,
58-SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
59-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 6.3. (a) This section applies after June 30, 2018.
60-(b) "Graduation pathway requirement" refers to requirements
61-established by the state board under IC 20-32-4-1.5(a)(1) (before its
62-expiration) or IC 20-32-4-1.5(b)(1).
63-SECTION 3. IC 20-19-2-21, AS AMENDED BY P.L.202-2023,
64-SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
65-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 21. (a) The state board shall establish one (1)
66-standard Indiana diploma for individuals who successfully complete
67-high school graduation requirements before October 1, 2028. This
68-subsection expires October 1, 2028.
69-(b) Each Indiana diploma established under subsection (a) must
70-include one (1) of the following designations if an individual meets the
71-criteria established by the state board for the designation:
72-(1) General designation.
73-(2) Core 40 designation.
74-(3) Core 40 with academic honors designation.
75-(4) Core 40 with technical honors designation.
76-This subsection expires October 1, 2028.
77-(c) The state board shall establish one (1) standard Indiana
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79-diploma for individuals who:
80-(1) are students in a cohort that is expected to graduate in
81-2029 or thereafter; and
82-(2) successfully complete high school graduation
83-requirements.
84-(d) The Indiana diploma established under subsection (c) must
85-include a diploma designation established under subsection (e) if an
86-individual meets the criteria established by the state board for the
87-designation.
88-(e) Subject to subsection (g), the state board shall establish
89-diploma designations that indicate a student is adequately
90-prepared for one (1) or both of the following:
91-(1) Direct entry into the workforce upon graduation.
92-(2) Postsecondary education aligned to the student's chosen
93-career path.
94-(c) (f) The state board, in consultation with the department, shall
95-establish new high school diploma requirements for the Indiana
96-diploma established under subsection (c) to replace 511 IAC 6-7.1.
97-When establishing new high school diploma requirements, the state
98-board shall consider input received from the following:
99-(1) Educators.
100-(2) The commission for higher education.
101-(3) Approved postsecondary educational institutions (as
102-defined in IC 21-7-13-6(a)).
103-(4) Entities that represent business interests across multiple
104-industries.
105-(g) The diploma designations established under subsection (e)
106-must:
107-(1) explore competency based methods to demonstrate
108-proficiency in a course or skill area required for graduation;
109-(2) promote lifelong learning with a goal of increasing a
110-student's postsecondary educational attainment;
111-(3) include, as part of at least one (1) designation, a
112-requirement that the student successfully completes a quality
113-work based learning experience aligned to the student's
114-postsecondary goals; and
115-(4) include, as part of at least one (1) designation, a
116-requirement that a student successfully:
117-(A) obtained a credential described in IC 20-43-8-15.5;
118-(B) earned a top distinction or a diploma established by an
119-advanced course work program that:
120-(i) is nationally recognized for its rigor; and
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122-(ii) includes an examination of student competency;
123-(C) completed Indiana college core (IC 21-42-3); or
124-(D) completed requirements for an associate degree,
125-including those earned through transfer as a junior
126-pathways.
127-(d) (h) Not later than December 31, 2024, the state board shall do
128-the following:
129-(1) Not later than December 31, 2024, adopt rules under
130-IC 4-22-2 to implement subsection (c).
131-(2) Not later than July 1, 2023, adopt emergency rules in the
132-manner provided under IC 4-22-2-37.1 to implement subsection
133-(c). this section.
134-SECTION 4. IC 20-19-3-17, AS AMENDED BY P.L.246-2023,
135-SECTION 25, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
136-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 17. (a) As used in this section, "foster care" has
137-the meaning set forth in IC 31-9-2-46.7.
138-(b) As used in this section, "foster care youth" means students in
139-foster care.
140-(c) As used in this section, "graduation rate" has the meaning set
141-forth in IC 20-26-13-6.
142-(d) The state board shall, in collaboration with the department and
143-the department of child services, annually prepare a report on foster
144-care youth educational outcomes that includes the following:
145-(1) The annual graduation rate of foster care youth, including the
146-following information:
147-(A) The graduation rate for each of the following:
148-(i) Foster care youth who received a graduation waiver
149-under IC 20-32-4-4. from postsecondary readiness
150-competency requirements under IC 20-32-4-4.1.
151-(ii) Foster care youth who did not receive a graduation
152-waiver under IC 20-32-4-4. from postsecondary readiness
153-competency requirements under IC 20-32-4-4.1.
154-(B) The number and percentage of foster care youth who
155-received each type of diploma.
156-(2) The adjusted cohort graduation rate for foster care youth,
157-including the adjusted cohort graduation rate for each of the
158-following:
159-(A) Foster care youth who received a graduation waiver under
160-IC 20-32-4-4. from postsecondary readiness competency
161-requirements under IC 20-32-4-4.1.
162-(B) Foster care youth who did not receive a graduation waiver
163-under IC 20-32-4-4. from postsecondary readiness
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165-competency requirements under IC 20-32-4-4.1.
166-(3) The number and percentage for each of the following:
167-(A) Foster care youth who were promoted to the next grade
168-level at the end of the school year.
169-(B) Foster care youth who were retained in the same grade
170-level for the next school year.
171-(C) Foster care youth who were suspended during the school
172-year.
173-(D) Foster care youth who were expelled during the school
174-year.
175-(E) Foster care youth who met academic standards on
176-statewide assessment program tests (as defined in
177-IC 20-32-2-2.3) administered during the school year.
178-The information reported under this subdivision must also be
179-disaggregated by race, grade, gender, free or reduced price lunch
180-status, and eligibility for special education.
181-(4) The number and percentage of eligible foster care youth who
182-are enrolled in the prekindergarten program under IC 12-17.2-7.2.
183-(5) The number and percentage of foster care youth who passed
184-the reading skills evaluation administered under IC 20-32-8.5-2.
185-(6) The number and percentage of foster care youth enrolled in
186-schools, disaggregated by the category or designation of the
187-school under IC 20-31-8-3.
188-(7) The number and percentage of foster care youth enrolled in
189-schools, disaggregated by the type of school, including public
190-schools, charter schools, and secure private facilities (as defined
191-in IC 31-9-2-115).
192-(e) Not later than June 30, 2019, the department shall:
193-(1) after consulting with the department of child services, develop
194-a remediation plan concerning foster care youth; and
195-(2) submit a copy of the remediation plan to the following:
196-(A) The state board.
197-(B) The department of child services.
198-(C) The legislative council in an electronic format under
199-IC 5-14-6.
200-(f) Before April 1, 2019, and before April 1 each year thereafter, the
201-department shall submit the report described in subsection (d) to the
202-following:
203-(1) Department of child services.
204-(2) Legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
205-SECTION 5. IC 20-19-3-18, AS AMENDED BY P.L.246-2023,
206-SECTION 26, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
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208-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 18. (a) As used in this section, "graduation rate"
209-has the meaning set forth in IC 20-26-13-6.
210-(b) The state board shall, in collaboration with the department and
211-the department of child services, annually prepare a report on homeless
212-youth educational outcomes that includes the following:
213-(1) The annual graduation rate of homeless youth, including the
214-following information:
215-(A) The graduation rate for each of the following:
216-(i) Homeless youth who received a graduation waiver under
217-IC 20-32-4-4. from postsecondary readiness competency
218-requirements under IC 20-32-4-4.1.
219-(ii) Homeless youth who did not receive a graduation waiver
220-under IC 20-32-4-4. from postsecondary readiness
221-competency requirements under IC 20-32-4-4.1.
222-(B) The number and percentage of homeless youth who
223-received each type of diploma.
224-(2) The adjusted cohort graduation rate for homeless youth,
225-including the adjusted cohort graduation rate for each of the
226-following:
227-(A) Homeless youth who received a graduation waiver under
228-IC 20-32-4-4. from postsecondary readiness competency
229-requirements under IC 20-32-4-4.1.
230-(B) Homeless youth who did not receive a graduation waiver
231-under IC 20-32-4-4. from postsecondary readiness
232-competency requirements under IC 20-32-4-4.1.
233-(3) The number and percentage of each of the following:
234-(A) Homeless youth who were promoted to the next grade
235-level at the end of the school year.
236-(B) Homeless youth who were retained in the same grade level
237-for the next school year.
238-(C) Homeless youth who were suspended during the school
239-year.
240-(D) Homeless youth who were expelled during the school year.
241-(E) Homeless youth who met academic standards on statewide
242-assessment program tests (as defined in IC 20-32-2-2.3)
243-administered during the school year.
244-The information reported under this subdivision must also be
245-disaggregated by race, grade, gender, free or reduced price lunch
246-status, and eligibility for special education.
247-(4) The number and percentage of eligible homeless youth who
248-are enrolled in the prekindergarten program under IC 12-17.2-7.2.
249-(5) The number and percentage of homeless youth who passed the
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251-reading skills evaluation administered under IC 20-32-8.5-2.
252-(6) The number and percentage of homeless youth enrolled in
253-schools, disaggregated by the category or designation of the
254-school under IC 20-31-8-3.
255-(7) The number and percentage of homeless youth enrolled in
256-schools, disaggregated by the type of school, including public
257-schools, charter schools, and secure private facilities (as defined
258-in IC 31-9-2-115).
259-(c) Not later than August 31, 2019, the department shall:
260-(1) develop a remediation plan concerning homeless youth; and
261-(2) submit a copy of the remediation plan to the following:
262-(A) The state board.
263-(B) The Indiana housing and community development
264-authority established by IC 5-20-1-3.
265-(C) The legislative council in an electronic format under
266-IC 5-14-6.
267-(d) Before June 1, 2019, and before June 1 each year thereafter, the
268-department shall submit the report described in subsection (b) to the
269-following:
270-(1) The Indiana housing and community development authority.
271-(2) The legislative council in an electronic format under
272-IC 5-14-6.
273-SECTION 6. IC 20-19-3-35 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
274-AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
275-UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 35. (a) Not later than July 1, 2024, the
276-department shall do the following:
277-(1) Establish an online, self-paced professional development
278-module to support educators in doing the following with
279-regard to mathematics:
280-(A) Implementing the Indiana academic standards.
281-(B) Applying effective teaching strategies.
282-(C) Emphasizing contextual problem solving.
283-(D) Fostering collaborative learning environments.
284-(E) Using universal supports for students.
285-(2) Develop math descriptions correlated to proficiency level
286-descriptors to track proficiency at the student level that are:
287-(A) appropriately aligned to the Indiana academic
288-standards; and
289-(B) readily available to educators, parents, and students
290-across the state.
291-(3) Create and identify dedicated math resources for parents,
292-families, and educators to assist with intervention and
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294-enrichment opportunities and instructional strategies.
295-(b) Not later than July 1, 2024, the department shall post the
296-resources created and identified under subsection (a)(3) on the
297-department's website.
298-(c) Not later than December 1, 2024, the department shall
299-submit a plan to the legislative council in an electronic format
300-under IC 5-14-6 that includes:
301-(1) strategies for the early identification of students who are
302-at risk of not meeting grade level proficiency in mathematics;
303-and
304-(2) recommendations for high quality intervention policies for
305-mathematics that focus on:
306-(A) providing data driven, systematic small group or
307-individualized instruction focused on building student
308-understanding through mathematical learning
309-progressions;
310-(B) using materials aligned to daily core instruction; and
311-(C) using evidence based instructional strategies to
312-promote:
313-(i) conceptual understanding;
314-(ii) procedural fluency; and
315-(iii) real world problem solving.
316-This subsection expires July 1, 2025.
317-SECTION 7. IC 20-20-43-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.73-2019,
318-SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
319-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 4. (a) As used in this section, "literacy coach"
320-has the meaning set forth in IC 20-20-49-3.2.
321-(b) After June 30, 2017, a school corporation or charter school may
322-receive a grant to implement the following:
323-(1) The System for Teacher and Student Advancement (TAP)
324-teacher performance model program.
325-(2) The Opportunity Culture teacher performance model.
326-(3) A model teacher performance program approved by a national
327-school employee organization.
328-(4) A teacher performance model program that includes the
329-implementation of all the following elements:
330-(A) A comprehensive pay progression for teacher leaders
331-based on demonstrated skill development, escalating levels of
332-responsibility and duties, and demonstrated academic
333-leadership.
334-(B) A quality teacher assessment system that measures the
335-effectiveness of teachers' practice.
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337-(C) A pay system that supports early career educators by
338-incentivizing the following:
339-(i) Mentoring and coaching.
340-(ii) Reducing teaching loads or providing release time for
341-teacher leaders to support professional learning.
342-(iii) Reviewing professional portfolios and student
343-performance.
344-(D) Eligibility for all teachers rated effective and highly
345-effective.
346-(E) Connection to high quality professional development,
347-including release time for teacher leaders providing
348-professional development and instructional coaching, that
349-provides teachers with the knowledge and skills needed to
350-advance student learning.
351-(F) A rigorous and transparent advancement criterion that is
352-locally developed and implemented with teacher involvement.
353-(G) A pay system providing competitive base pay.
354-(H) Evidence of teacher support for the proposed teacher
355-leadership and pay system, including support from the local
356-school employee organization (if applicable).
357-(I) Plans for ongoing evaluation of the pay system.
358-(J) A sustainable pay system.
359-(K) A plan for how teacher leadership positions and ongoing
360-training for teacher leaders will improve student achievement.
361-(5) The Indiana education residency pilot program established in
362-IC 20-20-44.
363-(6) A literacy coaching model program that includes and
364-implements the following elements:
365-(A) A system that supports literacy coaches by
366-incentivizing the following:
367-(i) Mentoring and training of literacy coaches.
368-(ii) Reducing literacy coaching loads or providing release
369-time for literacy coaches to support professional
370-learning.
371-(iii) Reviewing professional portfolios and student
372-performance.
373-(B) Connection to high quality professional development,
374-including release time for literacy coaches providing
375-professional development and instructional coaching, that
376-provides literacy coaches with the knowledge and skills
377-needed to advance the learning of teachers, administrators,
378-and students.
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380-(b) (c) To receive a grant, a:
381-(1) school corporation, in consultation with the school
382-corporation's school employee organization; or
383-(2) charter school, in consultation with the charter school's school
384-employee organization (if applicable);
385-shall apply for the grant in a manner prescribed by the department. The
386-department shall establish eligibility requirements. However, the
387-department may not award grants to more than thirty (30) school
388-corporations or charter schools during any school year. When awarding
389-grants under this chapter, the department shall select a geographically
390-diverse set of school corporations and charter schools, including school
391-corporations and charter schools located in urban, suburban, and rural
392-areas.
393-(c) (d) A school corporation or charter school that is awarded a
394-grant under this chapter shall receive a grant for three (3) consecutive
395-school years. The amount of the grant may not exceed the costs
396-incurred by the school corporation or charter school to implement the
397-program. A school corporation or charter school may receive a
398-matching grant from a corporation, foundation, or any other entity in
399-addition to a grant awarded under this chapter.
400-SECTION 8. IC 20-20-49-3.2 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
401-CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
402-[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3.2. (a) This subsection applies
403-before July 1, 2027. As used in this chapter, "literacy coach" refers
404-to an individual whose primary responsibility is to provide literacy
405-training and support to administrators and teachers. This
406-subsection expires July 1, 2027.
407-(b) This subsection applies after June 30, 2027. As used in this
408-chapter, "literacy coach" means an individual:
409-(1) whose primary responsibility is to provide literacy
410-training and support to administrators and teachers; and
411-(2) who has received the literacy endorsement described in
412-IC 20-28-5-19.7.
413-SECTION 9. IC 20-20-49-3.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
414-CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
415-[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3.5. A literacy coach shall
416-prioritize the following:
417-(1) Modeling effective instructional strategies for teachers.
418-(2) Facilitating study groups.
419-(3) Training teachers in:
420-(A) data analysis; and
421-(B) using data to differentiate instruction.
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423-(4) Coaching and mentoring colleagues.
424-(5) Working with teachers to ensure that evidence based
425-reading programs, which include:
426-(A) comprehensive core reading programs;
427-(B) supplemental reading programs; and
428-(C) comprehensive intervention reading programs;
429-are implemented with fidelity.
430-(6) Training teachers to diagnose and address a reading
431-deficiency.
432-(7) Working with teachers in applying evidence based reading
433-strategies in other content areas, including:
434-(A) prioritizing time spent on those teachers;
435-(B) activities and roles that will have the greatest impact
436-on student achievement; and
437-(C) prioritizing coaching and mentoring in classrooms.
438-(8) Helping to increase instructional density to meet the needs
439-of all students.
440-(9) Working with students through:
441-(A) whole and small group instruction; or
442-(B) tutoring;
443-in the context of modeling and coaching in or outside of a
444-teacher's classroom.
445-SECTION 10. IC 20-20-49-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.250-2023,
446-SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
447-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 4. Money allocated for grants under this chapter
448-must be used for the following:
449-(1) Placing literacy instructional coaches in elementary schools
450-for the purposes of training and supporting teachers and
451-administrators in order to improve instruction related to the
452-science of reading.
453-(2) Training teachers and school principals in instructional
454-practices aligned with the science of reading.
455-(3) Increasing instructional time, including summer literacy
456-programs or high-dosage tutoring, for students who have been
457-identified as struggling readers based on a diagnostic screening
458-authorized by the department under IC 20-35.5-2-2.
459-(4) Elementary schools and school corporations purchasing
460-curricular materials that:
461-(A) align with science of reading; and
462-(B) receive approval by the department.
463-(5) Covering costs for teachers to obtain a literacy endorsement
464-described in IC 20-28-5-19.7.
465-HEA 1243 — CC 1 12
466-SECTION 11. IC 20-20-49-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.250-2023,
467-SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
468-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 5. (a) Subject to section 6 of this chapter, the
469-department may, after June 30, 2024, award a grant under this chapter
470-to a school corporation or charter school that does the following:
471-(1) Applies for a grant on a form provided by the department.
472-(2) Submits a detailed description of a plan that:
473-(A) must include:
474-(i) placing literacy instructional coaches in elementary
475-schools for the purposes of training and supporting teachers
476-and administrators in order to improve instruction related to
477-the science of reading; and
478-(ii) training teachers and school principals in instructional
479-practices aligned with the science of reading; and
480-(B) may include, if the school corporation or charter school is
481-requesting grant funds for the purpose described in section
482-4(3) or 4(4) of this chapter the following, as applicable:
483-(i) Increasing instructional time, including summer literacy
484-programs or high-dosage tutoring, for students who have
485-been identified as struggling readers based on a diagnostic
486-screening authorized by the department under
487-IC 20-35.5-2-2.
488-(ii) Elementary schools and school corporations purchasing
489-curricular materials that align with the science of reading
490-and receive approval by the department.
491-(3) Submits the following information:
492-(A) Evidence supporting the school corporation's or charter
493-school's plan under subdivision (2).
494-(B) The number of elementary school teachers and literacy
495-instructional coaches employed by the school corporation or
496-charter school.
497-(C) Any other pertinent information required by the
498-department.
499-(b) Any instruction under a plan that includes increasing
500-instructional time as described in subsection (a)(2)(B)(i) must align
501-with the science of reading.
502-SECTION 12. IC 20-20-49-6, AS ADDED BY P.L.250-2023,
503-SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
504-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 6. Upon review of applications received under
505-section 5 of this chapter, the department may award grants to school
506-corporations and charter schools subject to available money and in
507-accordance with the following priorities:
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509-(1) To the extent possible, to achieve geographic balance
510-throughout Indiana and to include urban, suburban, and rural
511-school corporations.
512-(2) To address a documented need for literacy instructional
513-coaches, additional science of reading training, or compliance
514-with IC 20-26-12-24.5.
515-(3) To provide targeted support for Indiana students experiencing
516-the greatest reading challenges.
517-SECTION 13. IC 20-24-4-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.189-2023,
518-SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
519-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. (a) A charter must meet the following
520-requirements:
521-(1) Be a written instrument.
522-(2) Be executed by an authorizer and an organizer.
523-(3) Confer certain rights, franchises, privileges, and obligations
524-on a charter school.
525-(4) Confirm the status of a charter school as a public school.
526-(5) Subject to subdivision (6)(E), be granted for:
527-(A) not less than three (3) years or more than fifteen (15)
528-years; and
529-(B) a fixed number of years agreed to by the authorizer and the
530-organizer.
531-(6) Provide for the following:
532-(A) A review by the authorizer of the charter school's
533-performance, including the progress of the charter school in
534-achieving the academic goals set forth in the charter, at least
535-one (1) time in each five (5) year period while the charter is in
536-effect.
537-(B) Renewal, if the authorizer and the organizer agree to renew
538-the charter.
539-(C) The renewal application must include guidance from the
540-authorizer, and the guidance must include the performance
541-criteria that will guide the authorizer's renewal decisions.
542-(D) The renewal application process must, at a minimum,
543-provide an opportunity for the charter school to:
544-(i) present additional evidence, beyond the data contained in
545-the performance report, supporting its case for charter
546-renewal;
547-(ii) describe improvements undertaken or planned for the
548-charter school; and
549-(iii) detail the charter school's plans for the next charter
550-term.
551-HEA 1243 — CC 1 14
552-(E) Not later than the end of the calendar year in which the
553-charter school seeks renewal of a charter, the governing board
554-of a charter school seeking renewal shall submit a renewal
555-application to the charter authorizer under the renewal
556-application guidance issued by the authorizer. The authorizer
557-shall make a final ruling on the renewal application not later
558-than April 1 after the filing of the renewal application. A
559-renewal granted under this clause is not subject to the three (3)
560-year minimum described in subdivision (5). The April 1
561-deadline does not apply to any review or appeal of a final
562-ruling. After the final ruling is issued, the charter school may
563-obtain further review by the authorizer of the authorizer's final
564-ruling in accordance with the terms of the charter school's
565-charter and the protocols of the authorizer.
566-(7) Specify the grounds for the authorizer to:
567-(A) revoke the charter before the end of the term for which the
568-charter is granted; or
569-(B) not renew a charter.
570-(8) Set forth the methods by which the charter school will be held
571-accountable for achieving the educational mission and goals of
572-the charter school, including the following:
573-(A) Evidence of improvement in:
574-(i) assessment measures, including the statewide assessment
575-program measures;
576-(ii) attendance rates;
577-(iii) graduation rates (if appropriate);
578-(iv) increased numbers of Indiana diplomas with a Core 40
579-designation or increased numbers of Indiana diploma
580-designations established under IC 20-19-2-21 and other
581-college and career ready indicators including advanced
582-placement participation and passage, dual credit
583-participation and passage, and International Baccalaureate
584-participation and passage (if appropriate);
585-(v) increased numbers of Indiana diplomas with Core 40
586-with academic honors and technical honors designations (if
587-appropriate);
588-(vi) student academic growth;
589-(vii) financial performance and stability; and
590-(viii) governing board performance and stewardship,
591-including compliance with applicable laws, rules and
592-regulations, and charter terms.
593-(B) Evidence of progress toward reaching the educational
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595-goals set by the organizer.
596-(9) Describe the method to be used to monitor the charter
597-school's:
598-(A) compliance with applicable law; and
599-(B) performance in meeting targeted educational performance.
600-(10) Specify that the authorizer and the organizer may amend the
601-charter during the term of the charter by mutual consent and
602-describe the process for amending the charter.
603-(11) Describe specific operating requirements, including all the
604-matters set forth in the application for the charter.
605-(12) Specify a date when the charter school will:
606-(A) begin school operations; and
607-(B) have students attending the charter school.
608-(13) Specify that records of a charter school relating to the
609-school's operation and charter are subject to inspection and
610-copying to the same extent that records of a public school are
611-subject to inspection and copying under IC 5-14-3.
612-(14) Specify that records provided by the charter school to the
613-department or authorizer that relate to compliance by the
614-organizer with the terms of the charter or applicable state or
615-federal laws are subject to inspection and copying in accordance
616-with IC 5-14-3.
617-(15) Specify that the charter school is subject to the requirements
618-of IC 5-14-1.5.
619-(16) This subdivision applies to a charter established or renewed
620-for an adult high school after June 30, 2014. The charter must
621-require:
622-(A) that the school will offer flexible scheduling;
623-(B) that students will not complete the majority of instruction
624-of the school's curriculum online or through remote
625-instruction;
626-(C) that the school will offer dual credit or industry
627-certification course work that aligns with career pathways as
628-recommended by the Indiana career council established by
629-IC 22-4.5-9-3 (expired); and
630-(D) a plan:
631-(i) to support successful program completion and to assist
632-transition of graduates to the workforce or to a
633-postsecondary education upon receiving a diploma from the
634-adult high school; and
635-(ii) to review individual student accomplishments and
636-success after a student receives a diploma from the adult
637-HEA 1243 — CC 1 16
638-high school.
639-(b) A charter school shall set annual performance targets in
640-conjunction with the charter school's authorizer. The annual
641-performance targets shall be designed to help each school meet
642-applicable federal, state, and authorizer expectations.
643-SECTION 14. IC 20-24-7-16 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
99+1 SECTION 1. IC 20-18-2-6.3, AS ADDED BY P.L.242-2017,
100+2 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
101+3 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 6.3. (a) This section applies after June 30, 2018.
102+4 (b) "Graduation pathway requirement" refers to requirements
103+5 established by the state board under IC 20-32-4-1.5(a)(1) (before its
104+6 expiration) or IC 20-32-4-1.5(b)(1).
105+7 SECTION 2. IC 20-19-2-21, AS AMENDED BY P.L.202-2023,
106+8 SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
107+9 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 21. (a) The state board shall establish one (1)
108+10 standard Indiana diploma for individuals who successfully complete
109+11 high school graduation requirements before October 1, 2028. This
110+12 subsection expires October 1, 2028.
111+13 (b) Each Indiana diploma established under subsection (a) must
112+14 include one (1) of the following designations if an individual meets the
113+15 criteria established by the state board for the designation:
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115+1 (1) General designation.
116+2 (2) Core 40 designation.
117+3 (3) Core 40 with academic honors designation.
118+4 (4) Core 40 with technical honors designation.
119+5 This subsection expires October 1, 2028.
120+6 (c) The state board shall establish one (1) standard Indiana
121+7 diploma for individuals who:
122+8 (1) are students in a cohort that is expected to graduate in
123+9 2029 or thereafter; and
124+10 (2) successfully complete high school graduation
125+11 requirements.
126+12 (d) The Indiana diploma established under subsection (c) must
127+13 include a diploma designation established under subsection (e) if an
128+14 individual meets the criteria established by the state board for the
129+15 designation.
130+16 (e) Subject to subsection (g), the state board shall establish
131+17 diploma designations that indicate a student is adequately
132+18 prepared for one (1) or both of the following:
133+19 (1) Direct entry into the workforce upon graduation.
134+20 (2) Postsecondary education aligned to the student's chosen
135+21 career path.
136+22 (c) (f) The state board, in consultation with the department, shall
137+23 establish new high school diploma requirements for the Indiana
138+24 diploma established under subsection (c) to replace 511 IAC 6-7.1.
139+25 When establishing new high school diploma requirements, the state
140+26 board shall consider input received from the following:
141+27 (1) Educators.
142+28 (2) The commission for higher education.
143+29 (3) Approved postsecondary educational institutions (as
144+30 defined in IC 21-7-13-6(a)).
145+31 (4) Entities that represent business interests across multiple
146+32 industries.
147+33 (g) The diploma designations established under subsection (e)
148+34 must:
149+35 (1) explore competency based methods to demonstrate
150+36 proficiency in a course or skill area required for graduation;
151+37 (2) promote lifelong learning with a goal of increasing a
152+38 student's postsecondary educational attainment;
153+39 (3) include, as part of at least one (1) designation, a
154+40 requirement that the student successfully completes a quality
155+41 work based learning experience aligned to the student's
156+42 postsecondary goals; and
157+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 3
158+1 (4) include, as part of at least one (1) designation, a
159+2 requirement that a student successfully:
160+3 (A) obtained a credential described in IC 20-43-8-15.5;
161+4 (B) earned a top distinction established by an advanced
162+5 course work program that:
163+6 (i) is nationally recognized for its rigor; and
164+7 (ii) includes an examination of student competency;
165+8 (C) completed Indiana college core (IC 21-42-3); or
166+9 (D) completed requirements for an associate degree,
167+10 including those earned through transfer as a junior
168+11 pathways.
169+12 (d) (h) Not later than December 31, 2024, the state board shall do
170+13 the following:
171+14 (1) Not later than December 31, 2024, adopt rules under
172+15 IC 4-22-2 to implement subsection (c).
173+16 (2) Not later than July 1, 2023, adopt emergency rules in the
174+17 manner provided under IC 4-22-2-37.1 to implement subsection
175+18 (c). this section.
176+19 SECTION 3. IC 20-19-3-17, AS AMENDED BY P.L.246-2023,
177+20 SECTION 25, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
178+21 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 17. (a) As used in this section, "foster care" has
179+22 the meaning set forth in IC 31-9-2-46.7.
180+23 (b) As used in this section, "foster care youth" means students in
181+24 foster care.
182+25 (c) As used in this section, "graduation rate" has the meaning set
183+26 forth in IC 20-26-13-6.
184+27 (d) The state board shall, in collaboration with the department and
185+28 the department of child services, annually prepare a report on foster
186+29 care youth educational outcomes that includes the following:
187+30 (1) The annual graduation rate of foster care youth, including the
188+31 following information:
189+32 (A) The graduation rate for each of the following:
190+33 (i) Foster care youth who received a graduation waiver
191+34 under IC 20-32-4-4. from postsecondary readiness
192+35 competency requirements under IC 20-32-4-4.1.
193+36 (ii) Foster care youth who did not receive a graduation
194+37 waiver under IC 20-32-4-4. from postsecondary readiness
195+38 competency requirements under IC 20-32-4-4.1.
196+39 (B) The number and percentage of foster care youth who
197+40 received each type of diploma.
198+41 (2) The adjusted cohort graduation rate for foster care youth,
199+42 including the adjusted cohort graduation rate for each of the
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201+1 following:
202+2 (A) Foster care youth who received a graduation waiver under
203+3 IC 20-32-4-4. from postsecondary readiness competency
204+4 requirements under IC 20-32-4-4.1.
205+5 (B) Foster care youth who did not receive a graduation waiver
206+6 under IC 20-32-4-4. from postsecondary readiness
207+7 competency requirements under IC 20-32-4-4.1.
208+8 (3) The number and percentage for each of the following:
209+9 (A) Foster care youth who were promoted to the next grade
210+10 level at the end of the school year.
211+11 (B) Foster care youth who were retained in the same grade
212+12 level for the next school year.
213+13 (C) Foster care youth who were suspended during the school
214+14 year.
215+15 (D) Foster care youth who were expelled during the school
216+16 year.
217+17 (E) Foster care youth who met academic standards on
218+18 statewide assessment program tests (as defined in
219+19 IC 20-32-2-2.3) administered during the school year.
220+20 The information reported under this subdivision must also be
221+21 disaggregated by race, grade, gender, free or reduced price lunch
222+22 status, and eligibility for special education.
223+23 (4) The number and percentage of eligible foster care youth who
224+24 are enrolled in the prekindergarten program under IC 12-17.2-7.2.
225+25 (5) The number and percentage of foster care youth who passed
226+26 the reading skills evaluation administered under IC 20-32-8.5-2.
227+27 (6) The number and percentage of foster care youth enrolled in
228+28 schools, disaggregated by the category or designation of the
229+29 school under IC 20-31-8-3.
230+30 (7) The number and percentage of foster care youth enrolled in
231+31 schools, disaggregated by the type of school, including public
232+32 schools, charter schools, and secure private facilities (as defined
233+33 in IC 31-9-2-115).
234+34 (e) Not later than June 30, 2019, the department shall:
235+35 (1) after consulting with the department of child services, develop
236+36 a remediation plan concerning foster care youth; and
237+37 (2) submit a copy of the remediation plan to the following:
238+38 (A) The state board.
239+39 (B) The department of child services.
240+40 (C) The legislative council in an electronic format under
241+41 IC 5-14-6.
242+42 (f) Before April 1, 2019, and before April 1 each year thereafter, the
243+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 5
244+1 department shall submit the report described in subsection (d) to the
245+2 following:
246+3 (1) Department of child services.
247+4 (2) Legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
248+5 SECTION 4. IC 20-19-3-18, AS AMENDED BY P.L.246-2023,
249+6 SECTION 26, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
250+7 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 18. (a) As used in this section, "graduation rate"
251+8 has the meaning set forth in IC 20-26-13-6.
252+9 (b) The state board shall, in collaboration with the department and
253+10 the department of child services, annually prepare a report on homeless
254+11 youth educational outcomes that includes the following:
255+12 (1) The annual graduation rate of homeless youth, including the
256+13 following information:
257+14 (A) The graduation rate for each of the following:
258+15 (i) Homeless youth who received a graduation waiver under
259+16 IC 20-32-4-4. from postsecondary readiness competency
260+17 requirements under IC 20-32-4-4.1.
261+18 (ii) Homeless youth who did not receive a graduation waiver
262+19 under IC 20-32-4-4. from postsecondary readiness
263+20 competency requirements under IC 20-32-4-4.1.
264+21 (B) The number and percentage of homeless youth who
265+22 received each type of diploma.
266+23 (2) The adjusted cohort graduation rate for homeless youth,
267+24 including the adjusted cohort graduation rate for each of the
268+25 following:
269+26 (A) Homeless youth who received a graduation waiver under
270+27 IC 20-32-4-4. from postsecondary readiness competency
271+28 requirements under IC 20-32-4-4.1.
272+29 (B) Homeless youth who did not receive a graduation waiver
273+30 under IC 20-32-4-4. from postsecondary readiness
274+31 competency requirements under IC 20-32-4-4.1.
275+32 (3) The number and percentage of each of the following:
276+33 (A) Homeless youth who were promoted to the next grade
277+34 level at the end of the school year.
278+35 (B) Homeless youth who were retained in the same grade level
279+36 for the next school year.
280+37 (C) Homeless youth who were suspended during the school
281+38 year.
282+39 (D) Homeless youth who were expelled during the school year.
283+40 (E) Homeless youth who met academic standards on statewide
284+41 assessment program tests (as defined in IC 20-32-2-2.3)
285+42 administered during the school year.
286+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 6
287+1 The information reported under this subdivision must also be
288+2 disaggregated by race, grade, gender, free or reduced price lunch
289+3 status, and eligibility for special education.
290+4 (4) The number and percentage of eligible homeless youth who
291+5 are enrolled in the prekindergarten program under IC 12-17.2-7.2.
292+6 (5) The number and percentage of homeless youth who passed the
293+7 reading skills evaluation administered under IC 20-32-8.5-2.
294+8 (6) The number and percentage of homeless youth enrolled in
295+9 schools, disaggregated by the category or designation of the
296+10 school under IC 20-31-8-3.
297+11 (7) The number and percentage of homeless youth enrolled in
298+12 schools, disaggregated by the type of school, including public
299+13 schools, charter schools, and secure private facilities (as defined
300+14 in IC 31-9-2-115).
301+15 (c) Not later than August 31, 2019, the department shall:
302+16 (1) develop a remediation plan concerning homeless youth; and
303+17 (2) submit a copy of the remediation plan to the following:
304+18 (A) The state board.
305+19 (B) The Indiana housing and community development
306+20 authority established by IC 5-20-1-3.
307+21 (C) The legislative council in an electronic format under
308+22 IC 5-14-6.
309+23 (d) Before June 1, 2019, and before June 1 each year thereafter, the
310+24 department shall submit the report described in subsection (b) to the
311+25 following:
312+26 (1) The Indiana housing and community development authority.
313+27 (2) The legislative council in an electronic format under
314+28 IC 5-14-6.
315+29 SECTION 5. IC 20-24-4-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.189-2023,
316+30 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
317+31 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. (a) A charter must meet the following
318+32 requirements:
319+33 (1) Be a written instrument.
320+34 (2) Be executed by an authorizer and an organizer.
321+35 (3) Confer certain rights, franchises, privileges, and obligations
322+36 on a charter school.
323+37 (4) Confirm the status of a charter school as a public school.
324+38 (5) Subject to subdivision (6)(E), be granted for:
325+39 (A) not less than three (3) years or more than fifteen (15)
326+40 years; and
327+41 (B) a fixed number of years agreed to by the authorizer and the
328+42 organizer.
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330+1 (6) Provide for the following:
331+2 (A) A review by the authorizer of the charter school's
332+3 performance, including the progress of the charter school in
333+4 achieving the academic goals set forth in the charter, at least
334+5 one (1) time in each five (5) year period while the charter is in
335+6 effect.
336+7 (B) Renewal, if the authorizer and the organizer agree to renew
337+8 the charter.
338+9 (C) The renewal application must include guidance from the
339+10 authorizer, and the guidance must include the performance
340+11 criteria that will guide the authorizer's renewal decisions.
341+12 (D) The renewal application process must, at a minimum,
342+13 provide an opportunity for the charter school to:
343+14 (i) present additional evidence, beyond the data contained in
344+15 the performance report, supporting its case for charter
345+16 renewal;
346+17 (ii) describe improvements undertaken or planned for the
347+18 charter school; and
348+19 (iii) detail the charter school's plans for the next charter
349+20 term.
350+21 (E) Not later than the end of the calendar year in which the
351+22 charter school seeks renewal of a charter, the governing board
352+23 of a charter school seeking renewal shall submit a renewal
353+24 application to the charter authorizer under the renewal
354+25 application guidance issued by the authorizer. The authorizer
355+26 shall make a final ruling on the renewal application not later
356+27 than April 1 after the filing of the renewal application. A
357+28 renewal granted under this clause is not subject to the three (3)
358+29 year minimum described in subdivision (5). The April 1
359+30 deadline does not apply to any review or appeal of a final
360+31 ruling. After the final ruling is issued, the charter school may
361+32 obtain further review by the authorizer of the authorizer's final
362+33 ruling in accordance with the terms of the charter school's
363+34 charter and the protocols of the authorizer.
364+35 (7) Specify the grounds for the authorizer to:
365+36 (A) revoke the charter before the end of the term for which the
366+37 charter is granted; or
367+38 (B) not renew a charter.
368+39 (8) Set forth the methods by which the charter school will be held
369+40 accountable for achieving the educational mission and goals of
370+41 the charter school, including the following:
371+42 (A) Evidence of improvement in:
372+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 8
373+1 (i) assessment measures, including the statewide assessment
374+2 program measures;
375+3 (ii) attendance rates;
376+4 (iii) graduation rates (if appropriate);
377+5 (iv) increased numbers of Indiana diplomas with a Core 40
378+6 designation or increased numbers of Indiana diploma
379+7 designations established under IC 20-19-2-21 and other
380+8 college and career ready indicators including advanced
381+9 placement participation and passage, dual credit
382+10 participation and passage, and International Baccalaureate
383+11 participation and passage (if appropriate);
384+12 (v) increased numbers of Indiana diplomas with Core 40
385+13 with academic honors and technical honors designations (if
386+14 appropriate);
387+15 (vi) student academic growth;
388+16 (vii) financial performance and stability; and
389+17 (viii) governing board performance and stewardship,
390+18 including compliance with applicable laws, rules and
391+19 regulations, and charter terms.
392+20 (B) Evidence of progress toward reaching the educational
393+21 goals set by the organizer.
394+22 (9) Describe the method to be used to monitor the charter
395+23 school's:
396+24 (A) compliance with applicable law; and
397+25 (B) performance in meeting targeted educational performance.
398+26 (10) Specify that the authorizer and the organizer may amend the
399+27 charter during the term of the charter by mutual consent and
400+28 describe the process for amending the charter.
401+29 (11) Describe specific operating requirements, including all the
402+30 matters set forth in the application for the charter.
403+31 (12) Specify a date when the charter school will:
404+32 (A) begin school operations; and
405+33 (B) have students attending the charter school.
406+34 (13) Specify that records of a charter school relating to the
407+35 school's operation and charter are subject to inspection and
408+36 copying to the same extent that records of a public school are
409+37 subject to inspection and copying under IC 5-14-3.
410+38 (14) Specify that records provided by the charter school to the
411+39 department or authorizer that relate to compliance by the
412+40 organizer with the terms of the charter or applicable state or
413+41 federal laws are subject to inspection and copying in accordance
414+42 with IC 5-14-3.
415+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 9
416+1 (15) Specify that the charter school is subject to the requirements
417+2 of IC 5-14-1.5.
418+3 (16) This subdivision applies to a charter established or renewed
419+4 for an adult high school after June 30, 2014. The charter must
420+5 require:
421+6 (A) that the school will offer flexible scheduling;
422+7 (B) that students will not complete the majority of instruction
423+8 of the school's curriculum online or through remote
424+9 instruction;
425+10 (C) that the school will offer dual credit or industry
426+11 certification course work that aligns with career pathways as
427+12 recommended by the Indiana career council established by
428+13 IC 22-4.5-9-3 (expired); and
429+14 (D) a plan:
430+15 (i) to support successful program completion and to assist
431+16 transition of graduates to the workforce or to a
432+17 postsecondary education upon receiving a diploma from the
433+18 adult high school; and
434+19 (ii) to review individual student accomplishments and
435+20 success after a student receives a diploma from the adult
436+21 high school.
437+22 (b) A charter school shall set annual performance targets in
438+23 conjunction with the charter school's authorizer. The annual
439+24 performance targets shall be designed to help each school meet
440+25 applicable federal, state, and authorizer expectations.
441+26 SECTION 6. IC 20-24-7-16 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
442+27 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
443+28 1, 2024]: Sec. 16. Not later than July 1 of each year, a charter
444+29 school shall post on the charter school's website information for the
445+30 immediately preceding school year regarding whether there is a
446+31 familial or business relationship between the organizer, owner, or
447+32 operator of the charter school and the owner of the charter
448+33 school's building.
449+34 SECTION 7. IC 20-24-9-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.159-2019,
450+35 SECTION 11, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
451+36 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2. An annual report under this chapter must
452+37 contain the following information:
453+38 (1) Results of statewide assessment program measures.
454+39 (2) Student growth and improvement data for each authorized
455+40 school.
456+41 (3) Attendance rates for each authorized school. In the case of a
457+42 virtual charter school, the virtual charter school must include the
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459+1 methodology used to determine attendance rate with the
460+2 attendance rate.
461+3 (4) Graduation rates (if appropriate), including attainment of:
462+4 (A) Indiana diplomas with a Core 40 designation and Indiana
463+5 diplomas with Core 40 with academic honors designations for
464+6 each authorized school prior to October 1, 2028; and
465+7 (B) Indiana diploma designations established under
466+8 IC 20-19-2-21.
467+9 (5) Student enrollment data for each authorized school, including
468+10 the following:
469+11 (A) The number of students enrolled.
470+12 (B) The number of students expelled.
471+13 (6) Status of the authorizer's charter schools, identifying each of
472+14 the authorizer's charter schools that are in the following
473+15 categories:
474+16 (A) Approved but not yet open.
475+17 (B) Open and operating.
476+18 (C) Closed or having a charter that was not renewed,
477+19 including:
478+20 (i) the year closed or not renewed; and
479+21 (ii) the reason for the closure or nonrenewal.
480+22 (7) Names of the authorizer's board members or ultimate decision
481+23 making body.
482+24 (8) Evidence that the authorizer is in compliance with
483+25 IC 20-24-2.2-1.5.
484+26 (9) A report summarizing the total amount of administrative fees
485+27 collected by the authorizer and how the fees were expended, if
486+28 applicable.
487+29 (10) Total amount of other fees or funds not included in the report
488+30 under subdivision (9) received by the authorizer from a charter
489+31 school and how the fees or funds were expended.
490+32 (11) The most recent audits for each authorized school submitted
491+33 to the authorizer under IC 5-11-1-9.
492+34 (12) For a virtual charter school, the student engagement
493+35 requirements or policies.
494+36 SECTION 8. IC 20-26-5-37, AS AMENDED BY P.L.10-2019,
495+37 SECTION 82, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
496+38 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 37. (a) A high school operated by a school
497+39 corporation shall offer the high school's students the opportunity to
498+40 earn an Indiana diploma with any type of designation established under
499+41 IC 20-19-2-21.
500+42 (b) Notwithstanding IC 20-32-4-1.5, IC 20-32-4-4(a)(5),
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502+1 IC 20-32-4-4.1(b)(3), and IC 20-32-4-5(b)(2)(E),
503+2 IC 20-32-4-5(b)(2)(D), a school corporation shall not require a student
504+3 with a disability to complete locally required credits that exceed state
505+4 credit requirements to receive a diploma unless otherwise required as
506+5 part of the student's individualized education program under IC 20-35.
507+6 SECTION 9. IC 20-26-13-5, AS AMENDED BY THE
508+7 TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS BILL OF THE 2024 GENERAL
509+8 ASSEMBLY, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
510+9 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 5. (a) As used in this chapter, "graduation" means
511+10 the successful completion by a student of:
512+11 (1) a sufficient number of academic credits, or the equivalent of
513+12 academic credits, or the diploma requirements established
514+13 under IC 20-19-2-21(c); and
515+14 (2) the graduation examination (before July 1, 2022), a
516+15 postsecondary readiness competency established by the state
517+16 board under IC 20-32-4-1.5(c), or a waiver process required under
518+17 IC 20-32-3 through IC 20-32-5.1;
519+18 resulting in the awarding of an Indiana diploma or an alternative
520+19 alternate diploma described in IC 20-32-4-14.
521+20 (b) The term does not include the granting of a general educational
522+21 development diploma under IC 20-20-6 (before its repeal) or
523+22 IC 22-4.1-18.
524+23 SECTION 10. IC 20-26-13-10, AS AMENDED BY P.L.246-2023,
525+24 SECTION 36, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
526+25 JUNE 29, 2024]: Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in section 11 of this
527+26 chapter and subject to IC 20-31-8-4.6 and IC 20-32-4-14, the four (4)
528+27 year graduation rate for a cohort in a high school is the percentage
529+28 determined under STEP FIVE of the following formula:
530+29 STEP ONE: Determine the grade 9 enrollment at the beginning of
531+30 the reporting year three (3) years before the reporting year for
532+31 which the graduation rate is being determined.
533+32 STEP TWO: Add:
534+33 (A) the number determined under STEP ONE; and
535+34 (B) the number of students who:
536+35 (i) have enrolled in the high school after the date on which
537+36 the number determined under STEP ONE was determined;
538+37 and
539+38 (ii) have the same expected graduation year as the cohort.
540+39 STEP THREE: Subtract from the sum determined under STEP
541+40 TWO the number of students who have left the cohort for any of
542+41 the following reasons:
543+42 (A) Transfer to another public or nonpublic school.
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545+1 (B) Except as provided in IC 20-33-2-28.6 and subsection (b),
546+2 removal by the student's parents under IC 20-33-2-28 to
547+3 provide instruction equivalent to that given in the public
548+4 schools.
549+5 (C) Withdrawal because of a long term medical condition or
550+6 death.
551+7 (D) Detention by a law enforcement agency or the department
552+8 of correction.
553+9 (E) Placement by a court order or the department of child
554+10 services.
555+11 (F) Enrollment in a virtual school.
556+12 (G) Leaving school, if the student attended school in Indiana
557+13 for less than one (1) school year and the location of the student
558+14 cannot be determined.
559+15 (H) Leaving school, if the location of the student cannot be
560+16 determined and the student has been reported to the Indiana
561+17 clearinghouse for information on missing children and missing
562+18 endangered adults.
563+19 (I) Withdrawing from school before graduation, if the student
564+20 is a high ability student (as defined in IC 20-36-1-3) who is a
565+21 full-time student at an accredited institution of higher
566+22 education during the semester in which the cohort graduates.
567+23 (J) Withdrawing from school before graduation pursuant to
568+24 providing notice of withdrawal under section 17 of this
569+25 chapter.
570+26 (K) Participating in the high school equivalency pilot program
571+27 under IC 20-30-8.5, unless the student fails to successfully
572+28 complete the high school equivalency pilot program in the two
573+29 (2) year period. This clause expires June 30, 2024. 2026.
574+30 STEP FOUR: Determine the result of:
575+31 (A) the total number of students determined under STEP TWO
576+32 who have graduated during the current reporting year or a
577+33 previous reporting year; minus
578+34 (B) the amount by which the number of students who
579+35 graduated through a waiver process required under IC 20-32-3
580+36 through IC 20-32-5.1 exceeds:
581+37 (i) nine percent (9%) of the total number of students
582+38 determined under clause (A) for the 2023-2024 school year;
583+39 (ii) six percent (6%) of the total number of students
584+40 determined under clause (A) for the 2024-2025 school year;
585+41 or
586+42 (iii) three percent (3%) of the total number of students
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588+1 determined under clause (A) for each school year after June
589+2 30, 2025.
590+3 STEP FIVE: Divide:
591+4 (A) the number determined under STEP FOUR; by
592+5 (B) the remainder determined under STEP THREE.
593+6 (b) This subsection applies to a high school in which:
594+7 (1) for a:
595+8 (A) cohort of one hundred (100) students or less, at least ten
596+9 percent (10%) of the students left a particular cohort for a
597+10 reason described in subsection (a) STEP THREE clause (B);
598+11 or
599+12 (B) cohort of more than one hundred (100) students, at least
600+13 five percent (5%) of the students left a particular cohort for a
601+14 reason described in subsection (a) STEP THREE clause (B);
602+15 and
603+16 (2) the students described in subdivision (1)(A) or (1)(B) are not
604+17 on track to graduate with their cohort.
605+18 A high school must submit a request to the state board in a manner
606+19 prescribed by the state board requesting that the students described in
607+20 this subsection be included in the subsection (a) STEP THREE
608+21 calculation. The state board shall review the request and may grant or
609+22 deny the request. The state board shall deny the request unless the high
610+23 school demonstrates good cause to justify that the students described
611+24 in this subsection should be included in the subsection (a) STEP
612+25 THREE calculation. If the state board denies the request the high
613+26 school may not subtract the students described in this subsection under
614+27 subsection (a) STEP THREE.
615+28 SECTION 11. IC 20-26-13-16.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.86-2020,
616+29 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
617+30 JUNE 29, 2024]: Sec. 16.5. (a) A student must be subtracted under
618+31 clause (K) of STEP THREE of section 10(a) of this chapter when a
619+32 student transitions from a traditional high school to the high school
620+33 equivalency pilot program under IC 20-30-8.5.
621+34 (b) This section expires June 30, 2024. 2026.
622+35 SECTION 12. IC 20-26.5-2-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.201-2023,
623+36 SECTION 167, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
624+37 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. (a) Notwithstanding any other
625+38 law, the following may be suspended for a coalition member in
626+39 accordance with the coalition's plan:
627+40 (1) Subject to section 1(c) of this chapter, IC 20-30, concerning
628+41 curriculum.
629+42 (2) The following statutes and rules concerning curricular
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631+1 materials:
632+2 IC 20-26-12-1, except for the provision of curricular materials
633+3 at no cost to a student in a public school.
634+4 IC 20-26-12-2, except for the prohibition of renting curricular
635+5 materials to students enrolled in a public school.
636+6 IC 20-26-12-24.
637+7 511 IAC 6.1-5-5.
638+8 (3) The following rules concerning teacher licenses:
639+9 511 IAC 16.
640+10 511 IAC 17.
641+11 (4) Subject to subsection (c), IC 20-31-3 (concerning the adoption
642+12 of academic standards).
643+13 (5) IC 20-31-4.1, concerning the performance based accreditation
644+14 system.
645+15 (6) Except as provided in subsection (b), any other statute in
646+16 IC 20 or rule in 511 IAC requested to be suspended as part of the
647+17 plan that is approved by the state board under section 1 of this
648+18 chapter.
649+19 (b) A coalition member may not suspend under subsection (a)(6)
650+20 any of the following:
651+21 (1) IC 20-26-5-10 (criminal history and child protection index
652+22 check).
653+23 (2) IC 20-28 (school teachers).
654+24 (3) IC 20-29 (collective bargaining).
655+25 (4) IC 20-31 (accountability for performance and improvement),
656+26 except for IC 20-31-3 and IC 20-31-4.1.
657+27 (5) Subject to subsection (c), IC 20-32-4 (graduation
658+28 requirements).
659+29 (6) IC 20-32-5.1 (Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment
660+30 Readiness Network (ILEARN) program).
661+31 (7) IC 20-33 (students).
662+32 (8) IC 20-34 (student health and safety measures).
663+33 (9) IC 20-35 (special education).
664+34 (10) IC 20-35.5 (dyslexia screening and intervention).
665+35 (11) IC 20-36 (high ability students).
666+36 (12) IC 20-39 (accounting and financial reporting procedures).
667+37 (13) IC 20-40 (government funds and accounts).
668+38 (14) IC 20-41 (extracurricular funds and accounts).
669+39 (15) IC 20-42 (fiduciary funds and accounts).
670+40 (16) IC 20-42.5 (allocation of expenditures to student instruction
671+41 and learning).
672+42 (17) IC 20-43 (state tuition support).
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674+1 (18) IC 20-44 (property tax levies).
675+2 (19) IC 20-46 (levies other than general fund levies).
676+3 (20) IC 20-47 (related entities; holding companies; lease
677+4 agreements).
678+5 (21) IC 20-48 (borrowing and bonds).
679+6 (22) IC 20-49 (state management of common school funds; state
680+7 advances and loans).
681+8 (23) IC 20-50 (homeless children and foster care children).
682+9 (c) A coalition member must comply with the postsecondary
683+10 readiness competency requirements under IC 20-32-4-1.5(b)(1).
684+11 IC 20-32-4-1.5(c). However, notwithstanding any other law, a coalition
685+12 member may replace high school courses on the high school transcript
686+13 with courses on the same subject matter with equal or greater rigor to
687+14 the required high school course and may count such a course as
688+15 satisfying the equivalent diploma requirements established by IC 20
689+16 and any applicable state board administrative rules or requirements. If
690+17 the coalition member school offers courses that are not aligned with
691+18 requirements adopted by the state board under IC 20-30-10, a parent of
692+19 a student and the student who intends to enroll in a course that is not
693+20 aligned with requirements adopted by the state board under
694+21 IC 20-30-10 must provide consent to the coalition member school to
695+22 enroll in the course. The consent form used by the coalition, which
696+23 shall be developed in collaboration with the commission for higher
697+24 education, must notify the parent and the student that enrollment in the
698+25 course may affect the student's ability to attend a particular
699+26 postsecondary educational institution or enroll in a particular course at
700+27 a particular postsecondary educational institution because the course
701+28 does not align with requirements established by the state board under
702+29 IC 20-30-10.
703+30 SECTION 13. IC 20-27-12.1-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.155-2020,
704+31 SECTION 11, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
705+32 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "career and technical
706+33 education" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-20-38-1. refers to:
707+34 (1) an apprenticeship program (as defined in IC 20-43-8-0.3);
708+35 (2) a career and technical education (as defined in
709+36 IC 20-20-38-1) program;
710+37 (3) a modern youth apprenticeship (as defined in
711+38 IC 20-51.4-2-9.5); and
712+39 (4) a work based learning course (as defined in
713+40 IC 20-43-8-0.7).
714+41 SECTION 14. IC 20-28-9-27, AS AMENDED BY P.L.132-2022,
715+42 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
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717+1 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 27. (a) As used in this section, "funding floor"
718+2 means the amount a school corporation expended for full-time teacher
719+3 salaries during a particular state fiscal year.
720+4 (b) Subject to subsections (d) and (e), if the amount of state tuition
721+5 support distributed to a school corporation for a particular state fiscal
722+6 year is greater than the amount of state tuition support distributed to the
723+7 school corporation for the preceding state fiscal year, the school
724+8 corporation may not expend an amount for full-time teacher salaries
725+9 during the particular state fiscal year that is less than the funding floor
726+10 for the preceding state fiscal year.
727+11 (c) For purposes of this section, the amount a school corporation
728+12 expends for full-time teacher salaries shall include the amount the
729+13 school corporation expends for participating in a special education
730+14 cooperative or a career and technical education cooperative that is
731+15 directly attributable to the salaries of full-time teachers employed by
732+16 the cooperative, as determined by the department.
733+17 (d) For purposes of this subsection, stipends paid using teacher
734+18 appreciation grants under IC 20-43-10-3.5 are not considered. If a
735+19 school corporation has awarded stipends to a majority of the school
736+20 corporation's teachers in each of the two (2) preceding consecutive
737+21 state fiscal years, an amount equal to the lesser of the total amount of
738+22 stipends awarded in each of those state fiscal years shall be added to
739+23 the school corporation's funding floor for the preceding state fiscal year
740+24 described under subsection (b).
741+25 (e) A school corporation may apply for a waiver from the
742+26 department of the prohibition under subsection (b). The department
743+27 may grant a waiver to a school corporation if the school corporation's
744+28 enrollment for the school year during that particular state fiscal year is
745+29 less than the enrollment in the school year during the preceding state
746+30 fiscal year.
747+31 (e) Beginning after June 30, 2024, for each state fiscal year that
748+32 a school corporation fails to meet the expenditure requirements
749+33 regarding full-time teacher salaries under subsection (b), the
750+34 department shall submit in both a written and an electronic format
751+35 a notice to the school corporation's:
752+36 (1) superintendent;
753+37 (2) school business officer; and
754+38 (3) governing body;
755+39 that the school corporation failed to meet the requirements set
756+40 forth in subsection (b) for the applicable state fiscal year.
757+41 (f) If a school corporation's governing body receives a notice
758+42 from the department under subsection (e), the school corporation
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760+1 shall do the following:
761+2 (1) Publicly acknowledge receipt of the notice from the
762+3 department at the governing body's next public meeting.
763+4 (2) Enter into the governing body's official minutes for the
764+5 meeting described in subdivision (1) acknowledgment of the
765+6 notice.
766+7 (3) Not later than thirty (30) days after the meeting described
767+8 in subdivision (1), publish on the school corporation's website:
768+9 (A) the department's notice; and
769+10 (B) any relevant individual reports prepared by the
770+11 department.
771+12 (g) If the department determines a school corporation that
772+13 received one (1) or more notices from the department under
773+14 subsection (e) has met the expenditure requirements required
774+15 under subsection (b) for a subsequent state fiscal year, the school
775+16 corporation may remove from the school corporation's website
776+17 any:
777+18 (1) notices the school corporation received under subsection
778+19 (e); and
779+20 (2) relevant individual reports prepared by the department
780+21 under subsection (f)(3).
781+22 SECTION 15. IC 20-28-9-28, AS AMENDED BY P.L.246-2023,
782+23 SECTION 37, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
783+24 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 28. (a) For each school year in a state fiscal year
784+25 beginning after June 30, 2023, a school corporation shall expend an
785+26 amount for teacher compensation that is not less than an amount equal
786+27 to sixty-two percent (62%) of the state tuition support distributed to the
787+28 school corporation during the state fiscal year. For purposes of
788+29 determining whether a school corporation has complied with this
789+30 requirement, the amount a school corporation expends for teacher
790+31 compensation shall include the amount the school corporation expends
791+32 for adjunct teachers, supplemental pay for teachers, stipends, and for
792+33 participating in a special education cooperative or an interlocal
793+34 agreement or consortium that is directly attributable to the
794+35 compensation of teachers employed by the cooperative or interlocal
795+36 agreement or consortium. Teacher benefits include all benefit
796+37 categories collected by the department for Form 9 purposes.
797+38 (b) If a school corporation determines that the school corporation
798+39 cannot comply with the requirement under subsection (a) for a
799+40 particular school year, the school corporation shall apply for a waiver
800+41 from the department.
801+42 (c) The waiver application must include an explanation of the
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803+1 financial challenges, with detailed data, that preclude the school
804+2 corporation from meeting the requirement under subsection (a) and
805+3 describe the cost saving measures taken by the school corporation in
806+4 attempting to meet the requirement in subsection (a). The waiver may
807+5 also include an explanation of an innovative or efficient approach in
808+6 delivering instruction that is responsible for the school corporation
809+7 being unable to meet the requirement under subsection (a).
810+8 (d) If, after review, the department determines that the school
811+9 corporation has exhausted all reasonable efforts in attempting to meet
812+10 the requirement in subsection (a), the department may grant the school
813+11 corporation a one (1) year exception from the requirement.
814+12 (e) A school corporation that receives a waiver under this section
815+13 shall work with the department to develop a plan to identify additional
816+14 cost saving measures and any other steps that may be taken to allow the
817+15 school corporation to meet the requirement under subsection (a).
818+16 (f) A school corporation may not receive more than three (3)
819+17 waivers under this section.
820+18 (g) (b) Before November 1, 2022, and before November 1 of each
821+19 year thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the legislative
822+20 council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 and the state budget
823+21 committee that contains information as to:
824+22 (1) the percent and amount that each school corporation expended
825+23 and the statewide total expended for teacher compensation;
826+24 (2) the percent and amount that each school corporation expended
827+25 and statewide total expended for teacher benefits, including
828+26 health, dental, life insurance, and pension benefits; and
829+27 (3) whether the school corporation met the requirement set forth
830+28 in subsection (a). and
831+29 (4) whether the school corporation received a waiver under
832+30 subsection (d).
833+31 (c) The department shall publish the report described in
834+32 subsection (b) on the department's website.
835+33 (d) Beginning after June 30, 2024, for each state fiscal year that
836+34 a school corporation fails to expend the amount for teacher
837+35 compensation as required under subsection (a), the department
838+36 shall submit in both a written and an electronic format a notice to
839+37 the school corporation's:
840+38 (1) superintendent;
841+39 (2) school business officer; and
842+40 (3) governing body;
843+41 that the school corporation failed to meet the requirements set
844+42 forth in subsection (a) for the applicable state fiscal year.
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846+1 (e) If a school corporation's governing body receives a notice
847+2 from the department under subsection (d), the school corporation
848+3 shall do the following:
849+4 (1) Publicly acknowledge receipt of the notice from the
850+5 department at the governing body's next public meeting.
851+6 (2) Enter into the governing body's official minutes for the
852+7 meeting described in subdivision (1) acknowledgment of the
853+8 notice.
854+9 (3) Not later than thirty (30) days after the meeting described
855+10 in subdivision (1), publish on the school corporation's website:
856+11 (A) the department's notice; and
857+12 (B) any relevant individual reports prepared by the
858+13 department.
859+14 (f) If the department determines a school corporation that
860+15 received one (1) or more notices from the department under
861+16 subsection (d) has met the expenditure requirements required
862+17 under subsection (a) for a subsequent state fiscal year, the school
863+18 corporation may remove from the school corporation's website
864+19 any:
865+20 (1) notices the school corporation received under subsection
866+21 (d); and
867+22 (2) relevant individual reports prepared by the department
868+23 under subsection (e)(3).
869+24 SECTION 16. IC 20-30-2-2.2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.147-2020,
870+25 SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
871+26 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2.2. (a) As used in this section, "eligible student"
872+27 means a student in grade 11 or 12 who: has:
873+28 (1) failed the graduation exam (before July 1, 2022) or is not on
874+29 track to complete a postsecondary readiness competency;
875+30 (2) has been determined to be chronically absent, by missing ten
876+31 percent (10%) or more of a school year for any reason;
877+32 (3) has been determined to be a habitual truant, as identified
878+33 under IC 20-33-2-11;
879+34 (4) has been significantly behind in credits for graduation, as
880+35 identified by an individual's school principal;
881+36 (5) has previously undergone at least a second suspension from
882+37 school for the school year under IC 20-33-8-14 or IC 20-33-8-15;
883+38 (6) has previously undergone an expulsion from school under
884+39 IC 20-33-8-14, IC 20-33-8-15, or IC 20-33-8-16; or
885+40 (7) has been determined by the individual's principal and the
886+41 individual's parent or guardian to benefit by participating in the
887+42 school flex program.
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889+1 (b) An eligible student who participates in a school flex program
890+2 must:
891+3 (1) attend school for at least three (3) hours of instructional time
892+4 per school day;
893+5 (2) pursue a timely graduation;
894+6 (3) provide evidence of college or technical career education
895+7 enrollment and attendance or proof of employment and labor that
896+8 is aligned with the student's career academic sequence under rules
897+9 established by the bureau of youth employment;
898+10 (4) not be suspended or expelled while participating in a school
899+11 flex program;
900+12 (5) pursue course and credit requirements for an Indiana diploma
901+13 with a general designation; and
902+14 (6) maintain a ninety-five percent (95%) attendance rate.
903+15 (c) A school may allow an eligible student in grade 11 or 12 to
904+16 complete an instructional day that consists of three (3) hours of
905+17 instructional time if the student participates in the school flex program.
906+18 SECTION 17. IC 20-30-4-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.9-2021,
907+19 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
908+20 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 6. (a) A student's school counselor shall, in
909+21 consultation with the student and the student's parent, review annually
910+22 a student's graduation plan that was developed under section 2 of this
911+23 chapter to determine if the student is progressing toward fulfillment of
912+24 the graduation plan.
913+25 (b) If a student is not progressing toward fulfillment of the
914+26 graduation plan, the school counselor shall provide counseling services
915+27 for the purpose of advising the student of credit recovery options and
916+28 services available to help the student progress toward graduation.
917+29 (c) If a student is not progressing toward fulfillment of the
918+30 graduation plan due to not achieving a passing score on the graduation
919+31 examination (before July 1, 2022) or failing to meet a postsecondary
920+32 readiness competency established by the state board under
921+33 IC 20-32-4-1.5(c), the school counselor shall meet with the:
922+34 (1) teacher assigned to the student for remediation for the
923+35 particular competency area;
924+36 (2) parents of the student; and
925+37 (3) student;
926+38 to discuss available remediation and to plan to meet the requirements
927+39 under IC 20-32-4.
928+40 SECTION 18. IC 20-30-5-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.192-2018,
929+41 SECTION 16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
930+42 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2. (a) Each public and nonpublic high school shall
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932+1 provide a required course that is:
933+2 (1) not less than one (1) year of school work; and
934+3 (2) in the:
935+4 (A) historical;
936+5 (B) political;
937+6 (C) civic;
938+7 (D) sociological;
939+8 (E) economical; and
940+9 (F) philosophical;
941+10 aspects of the constitutions of Indiana and the United States.
942+11 (b) The state board shall:
943+12 (1) prescribe the course described in this section and the course's
944+13 appropriate outlines; and
945+14 (2) adopt the necessary curricular materials for uniform
946+15 instruction.
947+16 (c) Except as provided in subsection (d) and IC 20-32-4-13, a high
948+17 school student may not receive an Indiana diploma unless the student
949+18 has successfully completed the interdisciplinary course described in
950+19 this section.
951+20 (d) If the state board establishes competency based
952+21 requirements as part of a diploma established under IC 20-19-2-21
953+22 that cover the course content described in subsection (a), a student
954+23 may satisfy the requirement under subsection (c) by obtaining the
955+24 diploma.
956+25 SECTION 19. IC 20-30-5-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2021,
957+26 SECTION 97, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
958+27 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 4. (a) Each public school and nonpublic school
959+28 shall provide within the two (2) weeks preceding a general election for
960+29 all students in grades 6 through 12 five (5) full recitation periods of
961+30 class discussion concerning:
962+31 (1) the system of government in Indiana and in the United States;
963+32 (2) methods of voting;
964+33 (3) party structures;
965+34 (4) election laws; and
966+35 (5) the responsibilities of citizen participation in government and
967+36 in elections.
968+37 (b) Except as provided in subsection (d) and IC 20-32-4-13, a
969+38 student may not receive an Indiana diploma unless the student has
970+39 completed a two (2) semester course in American history.
971+40 (c) If a public school superintendent violates this section, the
972+41 secretary of education shall receive and record reports of the violations.
973+42 The general assembly may examine these reports.
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975+1 (d) If the state board establishes competency based
976+2 requirements as part of a diploma established under IC 20-19-2-21
977+3 that cover the content in the American history course required
978+4 under subsection (b), a student may satisfy the requirement under
979+5 subsection (b) by obtaining the diploma.
980+6 SECTION 20. IC 20-30-5-19, AS AMENDED BY P.L.168-2023,
981+7 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
982+8 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 19. (a) Each school corporation, charter school,
983+9 and state accredited nonpublic school shall include in its curriculum for
984+10 all high school students enrolled in grade 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12
985+11 instruction concerning personal financial responsibility.
986+12 (b) A school corporation, a charter school, and a state accredited
987+13 nonpublic school must meet the requirements of subsection (a) by
988+14 providing instruction on personal financial responsibility as a separate
989+15 subject that addresses the following content areas:
990+16 (1) Basic principles of:
991+17 (A) money management, such as:
992+18 (i) spending and saving;
993+19 (ii) types of bank accounts;
994+20 (iii) opening and managing a bank account; and
995+21 (iv) assessing the quality of a depository institution's
996+22 services;
997+23 (B) debt management;
998+24 (C) receiving an inheritance and related implications;
999+25 (D) savings, retirement, and investment accounts;
1000+26 (E) federal and state income tax returns; and
1001+27 (F) local tax assessments.
1002+28 (2) Personal insurance policies.
1003+29 (3) Loan applications.
1004+30 (4) Interest rate computations.
1005+31 (5) Credit and credit scores.
1006+32 (6) Simple contracts.
1007+33 (c) The state board shall adopt a curriculum that ensures personal
1008+34 financial responsibility is taught:
1009+35 (1) in accordance with the requirements of subsection (b); and
1010+36 (2) as a separate subject;
1011+37 as determined by the state board.
1012+38 (d) This subsection applies to an individual who is a student in a
1013+39 cohort that is expected to graduate in 2028 or thereafter from a school
1014+40 described in subsection (a). Beginning in 2028, an individual to whom
1015+41 this subsection applies must successfully complete instruction on
1016+42 personal financial responsibility, as described in subsection (b), as a
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1018+1 separate subject to be eligible to graduate from high school.
1019+2 (e) The state board may allow a personal financial responsibility
1020+3 course described in this section to satisfy one (1) or more diploma
1021+4 course or competency requirements.
1022+5 SECTION 21. IC 20-30-5-23, AS AMENDED BY P.L.76-2020,
1023+6 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1024+7 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 23. (a) After June 30, 2021, Each public high
1025+8 school, including each charter school, shall offer at least one (1)
1026+9 computer science course as a one (1) semester elective in the public
1027+10 high school's curriculum at least once each school year for high school
1028+11 students. This subsection expires July 1, 2028.
1029+12 (b) After June 30, 2021, After June 30, 2028, each public high
1030+13 school, including each charter school, shall offer at least once each
1031+14 school year at least one (1) computer science course as a separate
1032+15 subject in the public high school's curriculum that:
1033+16 (1) satisfies the computer science instruction content
1034+17 requirements; and
1035+18 (2) beginning in 2029, enables high school students to
1036+19 successfully complete instruction on computer science to be
1037+20 eligible to graduate from high school under the requirements;
1038+21 set forth in IC 20-32-4-18.
1039+22 (c) Each public school, including each charter school, shall include
1040+23 computer science in the public school's curriculum for students in
1041+24 kindergarten through grade 12. Before July 1, 2028, a public high
1042+25 school fulfills the requirements under this subsection by meeting the
1043+26 requirements under subsection (a). After June 30, 2028, a public high
1044+27 school fulfills the requirements under this subsection by meeting
1045+28 the requirements under subsection (b).
1046+29 (c) (d) If a public school fails to comply with this section, the
1047+30 department shall assist the public school in meeting the requirements
1048+31 under this section.
1049+32 (d) (e) The department shall:
1050+33 (1) prepare an annual report concerning the implementation of
1051+34 computer science courses in public high schools, including
1052+35 charter schools, that includes the information described in
1053+36 subsection (e); (f); and
1054+37 (2) submit, before December 1 of each year, the report to the
1055+38 following:
1056+39 (A) The state board.
1057+40 (B) The general assembly.
1058+41 (C) The commission for higher education.
1059+42 The department shall submit the written report to the general assembly
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1061+1 in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
1062+2 (e) (f) The report under subsection (d) (e) must include the
1063+3 following information:
1064+4 (1) The total number and percentage of computer science unique
1065+5 student course enrollments and course completions for each:
1066+6 (A) public elementary school, including each charter
1067+7 school, for students in grade 8; and
1068+8 (B) public high school, including each charter school; and
1069+9 by each course title approved by the department.
1070+10 (2) The number and percentage of unique student enrollments and
1071+11 course completions in a computer science course by each course
1072+12 title approved by the department and disaggregated by:
1073+13 (A) race;
1074+14 (B) gender;
1075+15 (C) grade;
1076+16 (D) ethnicity;
1077+17 (E) limited English language proficiency;
1078+18 (F) free or reduced price lunch status; and
1079+19 (G) eligibility for special education.
1080+20 (3) The number of computer science instructors at each school
1081+21 disaggregated by:
1082+22 (A) gender;
1083+23 (B) certification, if applicable; and
1084+24 (C) academic degree.
1085+25 (4) Any other pertinent matters.
1086+26 (f) (g) The department shall post the report described in subsections
1087+27 (d) (e) and (e) (f) on the department's Internet web site. website.
1088+28 SECTION 22. IC 20-30-8.5-13, AS ADDED BY P.L.86-2020,
1089+29 SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1090+30 JUNE 29, 2024]: Sec. 13. This chapter expires June 30, 2024. 2026.
1091+31 SECTION 23. IC 20-31-3-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.250-2023,
1092+32 SECTION 33, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1093+33 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. (a) The department shall revise and update
1094+34 academic standards:
1095+35 (1) for each grade level from kindergarten through grade 12; and
1096+36 (2) in each subject area listed in section 2 of this chapter;
1097+37 at least once every six (6) years in addition to the requirements
1098+38 described in section 1(c) and 1(d) of this chapter. This revision must
1099+39 occur on a cyclical basis.
1100+40 (b) The department, in revising and updating academic standards
1101+41 under subsection (a), shall do the following:
1102+42 (1) Consider the skills, knowledge, and practices:
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1104+1 (A) that are necessary to understand and utilize emerging
1105+2 technologies; and
1106+3 (B) that may be rendered obsolete by emerging technologies.
1107+4 (2) Consider for removal any academic standards that may be
1108+5 obsolete as a result of emerging technologies.
1109+6 (3) Provide support to school corporations regarding the
1110+7 implementation of revised and updated academic standards that
1111+8 have an emerging technologies component.
1112+9 (4) Consider integrating computer science standards into a
1113+10 subject area being revised.
1114+11 (5) Consider integrating data literacy and data science
1115+12 standards into a subject area being revised.
1116+13 SECTION 24. IC 20-31-3-6, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005,
1117+14 SECTION 15, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1118+15 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 6. The curriculum program of each grade level
1119+16 from kindergarten through grade 12 in a school in a school corporation
1120+17 must be consistent with the following standards:
1121+18 (1) The academic standards developed under this chapter.
1122+19 (2) The student competencies developed for the Core 40 college
1123+20 preparation curriculum models established under IC 20-30-10 or
1124+21 diploma requirements established under IC 20-19-2-21.
1125+22 SECTION 25. IC 20-31-8-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2021,
1126+23 SECTION 21, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1127+24 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. (a) The performance of a school's students on
1128+25 the statewide assessment program test and other criterion referenced
1129+26 benchmark assessments recommended by the department of education
1130+27 and approved by the state board are the primary and majority means of
1131+28 assessing a school's improvement. The state board may, and is
1132+29 encouraged to, incorporate social studies and science as indicators for
1133+30 assessing school improvement.
1134+31 (b) The department of education shall examine and make
1135+32 recommendations to the state board concerning:
1136+33 (1) performance indicators to be used as a secondary means of
1137+34 determining school progress;
1138+35 (2) expected progress levels, continuous improvement measures,
1139+36 distributional performance levels, and absolute performance
1140+37 levels for schools; and
1141+38 (3) an orderly transition from the performance based accreditation
1142+39 system to the assessment system set forth in this article.
1143+40 (c) The department of education shall consider methods of
1144+41 measuring improvement and progress used in other states in developing
1145+42 recommendations under this section.
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1147+1 (d) The department of education may consider:
1148+2 (1) the likelihood that a student may fail a graduation exam
1149+3 (before July 1, 2022) or fail to meet a postsecondary readiness
1150+4 competency established by the state board under
1151+5 IC 20-32-4-1.5(c) and require a graduation waiver under
1152+6 IC 20-32-4-4, IC 20-32-4-4.1 or IC 20-32-4-5; and
1153+7 (2) remedial needs of students who are likely to require remedial
1154+8 work while the students attend a postsecondary educational
1155+9 institution or workforce training program;
1156+10 when making recommendations under this section.
1157+11 SECTION 26. IC 20-32-4-1.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.160-2023,
1158+12 SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1159+13 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1.5. (a) This subsection expires July 1, 2022.
1160+14 Except as provided in subsection (f) and sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10
1161+15 of this chapter, each student is required to meet:
1162+16 (1) the academic standards tested in the graduation examination;
1163+17 (2) the Core 40 course and credit requirements adopted by the
1164+18 state board under IC 20-30-10; and
1165+19 (3) any additional requirements established by the governing
1166+20 body;
1167+21 to be eligible to graduate.
1168+22 (b) (a) Except as provided in subsection (f) and sections 4, 4.1, 5,
1169+23 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 of this chapter, beginning with the class of students
1170+24 who expect to graduate during the 2022-2023 school year, each student
1171+25 shall:
1172+26 (1) demonstrate college or career readiness through a pathway
1173+27 established by the state board, in consultation with the department
1174+28 of workforce development and the commission for higher
1175+29 education;
1176+30 (2) meet the Core 40 course and credit requirements adopted by
1177+31 the state board under IC 20-30-10; and
1178+32 (3) subject to section 1.8 of this chapter, meet any additional
1179+33 requirements established by the governing body;
1180+34 to be eligible to graduate. This subsection expires October 1, 2028.
1181+35 (b) Except as provided in subsection (f) and sections 4.1, 5, 6, 7,
1182+36 8, 9, and 10 of this chapter, beginning with the class of students
1183+37 who expect to graduate during the 2028-2029 school year, each
1184+38 student shall:
1185+39 (1) demonstrate college and career readiness through a
1186+40 pathway established by the state board, in consultation with
1187+41 the department of workforce development and the
1188+42 commission for higher education;
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1190+1 (2) meet the Indiana diploma requirements established by the
1191+2 state board under IC 20-19-2-21; and
1192+3 (3) subject to section 1.8 of this chapter, meet any additional
1193+4 requirements established by the governing body;
1194+5 to be eligible to graduate.
1195+6 (c) The state board shall establish graduation pathway requirements
1196+7 under subsection subsections (a)(1) (before its expiration) and (b)(1)
1197+8 in consultation with the department of workforce development and the
1198+9 commission for higher education. A graduation pathway requirement
1199+10 may include the following postsecondary readiness competencies
1200+11 approved by the state board:
1201+12 (1) International baccalaureate exams.
1202+13 (2) Nationally recognized college entrance assessments.
1203+14 (3) Advanced placement exams.
1204+15 (4) Assessments necessary to receive college credit for dual credit
1205+16 courses.
1206+17 (5) Industry recognized certificates.
1207+18 (6) The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery.
1208+19 (7) Cambridge International exams.
1209+20 (8) Any other competency approved by the state board.
1210+21 (d) If the state board establishes a nationally recognized college
1211+22 entrance exam as a graduation pathway requirement, the nationally
1212+23 recognized college entrance exam must be offered to a student at the
1213+24 school in which the student is enrolled and during the normal school
1214+25 day.
1215+26 (e) When an apprenticeship is established as a graduation pathway
1216+27 requirement, the state board shall establish as an apprenticeship only
1217+28 an apprenticeship program registered under the federal National
1218+29 Apprenticeship Act (29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.) or another federal
1219+30 apprenticeship program administered by the United States Department
1220+31 of Labor.
1221+32 (f) Notwithstanding subsection (a), A school corporation, charter
1222+33 school, or state accredited nonpublic school may voluntarily elect to
1223+34 use graduation pathways the Indiana diplomas described in
1224+35 subsection (b) in lieu of the graduation examination Core 40 course
1225+36 and credit requirements specified in subsection (a) prior to July 1,
1226+37 2022. October 1, 2028.
1227+38 (g) The state board, in consultation with the department of
1228+39 workforce development and the commission for higher education, shall
1229+40 approve college and career pathways relating to career and technical
1230+41 education, including sequences of courses leading to student
1231+42 concentrators.
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1233+1 (h) After June 30, 2021, The department may provide funding for
1234+2 students of accredited schools to take not more than three (3)
1235+3 Cambridge International exams per student. The department is also
1236+4 authorized to use funds to provide professional development training
1237+5 for teachers who teach Cambridge International courses.
1238+6 (i) If the state board establishes an Armed Services Vocational
1239+7 Aptitude Battery as a graduation pathway, the state board shall require
1240+8 a student who elects the pathway to submit documentation, on a form
1241+9 prescribed by the department, that demonstrates the student's intent to
1242+10 enlist in the military as a condition of meeting the pathway
1243+11 requirements.
1244+12 SECTION 27. IC 20-32-4-4.1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2020,
1245+13 SECTION 74, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1246+14 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 4.1. (a) Subject to subsection (b), a student may
1247+15 receive a waiver from the postsecondary readiness competency
1248+16 requirements established under section 1.5(c) of this chapter:
1249+17 (1) if:
1250+18 (A) the student was unsuccessful in completing a
1251+19 postsecondary readiness competency requirement established
1252+20 by the state board under section 1.5(c) of this chapter by the
1253+21 conclusion of the student's senior year, after the completion
1254+22 of eight (8) high school semesters, including a student who
1255+23 was in the process of completing a competency at one (1)
1256+24 school that was not offered by the school to which the student
1257+25 transferred; and
1258+26 (B) the student attempted to achieve at least three (3) separate
1259+27 postsecondary readiness competencies established by the state
1260+28 board under section 1.5(c) of this chapter; or
1261+29 (2) if a student transfers to a school subject to the requirements of
1262+30 this chapter during the student's senior year from a nonaccredited
1263+31 nonpublic school that has less than one (1) employee or a school
1264+32 out of state and the student:
1265+33 (A) attempted to achieve at least one (1) postsecondary
1266+34 readiness competency requirement established by the state
1267+35 board under section 1.5(c) of this chapter; and
1268+36 (B) was unsuccessful in completing the attempted
1269+37 postsecondary readiness competency described in clause (A).
1270+38 (b) For a student to receive a waiver described in subsection (a), the
1271+39 student must:
1272+40 (1) maintain at least a "C" average, or its equivalent, throughout
1273+41 the student's high school career in courses comprising credits
1274+42 required for the student to graduate;
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1276+1 (2) maintain a school attendance rate of at least ninety-five
1277+2 percent (95%) with excused absences not counting against the
1278+3 student's attendance;
1279+4 (3) satisfy all other state and local graduation requirements
1280+5 beyond the postsecondary readiness competency requirements
1281+6 established by the state board under section 1.5(c) of this chapter;
1282+7 and
1283+8 (4) demonstrate postsecondary planning, including:
1284+9 (A) college acceptance;
1285+10 (B) acceptance in an occupational training program;
1286+11 (C) workforce entry; or
1287+12 (D) military enlistment;
1288+13 that is approved by the principal of the student's school.
1289+14 SECTION 28. IC 20-32-4-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.192-2018,
1290+15 SECTION 29, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1291+16 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to a student who is a
1292+17 student with a disability (as defined in IC 20-35-1-8).
1293+18 (b) If the student does not achieve a passing score on the graduation
1294+19 examination (before July 1, 2022) or fails to meet a postsecondary
1295+20 readiness competency requirement established by the state board under
1296+21 section 1.5(c) of this chapter, the student's case conference committee
1297+22 may determine that the student is eligible to graduate if the case
1298+23 conference committee finds the following:
1299+24 (1) The student's teacher of record, in consultation with a teacher
1300+25 of the student in each subject area in which the student has not
1301+26 achieved a passing score on the graduation exam (before July 1,
1302+27 2022) or successfully completed a postsecondary readiness
1303+28 competency established by the state board under section 1.5(c) of
1304+29 this chapter, makes a written recommendation to the case
1305+30 conference committee. The recommendation must:
1306+31 (A) be aligned with the governing body's relevant policy;
1307+32 (B) be concurred in by the principal of the student's school;
1308+33 and
1309+34 (C) be supported by documentation that the student has
1310+35 attained the academic standard in the subject area based on:
1311+36 (i) tests or competencies other than the graduation
1312+37 examination (before July 1, 2022) or postsecondary
1313+38 readiness competencies established by the state board under
1314+39 section 1.5(c) of this chapter; or
1315+40 (ii) classroom work.
1316+41 (2) The student meets all the following requirements:
1317+42 (A) Retakes the graduation examination in each subject area
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1319+1 in which the student did not achieve a passing score as often
1320+2 as required by the student's individualized education program.
1321+3 This clause expires July 1, 2022.
1322+4 (B) (A) Completes remediation opportunities provided to the
1323+5 student by the student's school to the extent required by the
1324+6 student's individualized education program.
1325+7 (C) (B) Maintains a school attendance rate of at least
1326+8 ninety-five percent (95%) to the extent required by the
1327+9 student's individualized education program with excused
1328+10 absences not counting against the student's attendance.
1329+11 (D) (C) Maintains at least a "C" average or the equivalent in
1330+12 the courses comprising the credits specifically required for
1331+13 graduation by rule of the state board.
1332+14 (E) (D) Otherwise satisfies all state and local graduation
1333+15 requirements.
1334+16 SECTION 29. IC 20-32-4-9, AS AMENDED BY P.L.192-2018,
1335+17 SECTION 32, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1336+18 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 9. This section applies to a student who receives
1337+19 a score on the graduation examination (before July 1, 2022) or an exam
1338+20 used to satisfy a postsecondary readiness competency established by
1339+21 the state board under section 1.5(c) of this chapter that is in the
1340+22 twenty-fifth percentile or lower when the student takes the graduation
1341+23 examination (before July 1, 2022) or an exam used to satisfy a
1342+24 postsecondary readiness competency established by the state board
1343+25 under section 1.5(c) of this chapter for the first time. Except as
1344+26 provided in section 10 of this chapter, the student's parent and the
1345+27 student's counselor (or another staff member who assists students in
1346+28 course selection) shall meet to discuss the student's progress. Following
1347+29 the meeting, the student's parent shall determine whether the student
1348+30 will achieve greater educational benefits by:
1349+31 (1) continuing in the Core 40 curriculum; or
1350+32 (2) completing the general curriculum.
1351+33 SECTION 30. IC 20-32-4-14, AS AMENDED BY P.L.160-2023,
1352+34 SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1353+35 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 14. (a) The state board shall create an alternate
1354+36 diploma for students with significant cognitive disabilities. The
1355+37 diploma must be:
1356+38 (1) standards-based; and
1357+39 (2) aligned with Indiana's requirements for an Indiana diploma.
1358+40 (b) The alternate diploma must comply with the federal Every
1359+41 Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (20 U.S.C. 6311).
1360+42 (c) For purposes of determining a school's or school corporation's
1361+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 31
1362+1 graduation rate under IC 20-26-13 or 511 IAC 6.2-10, not more than
1363+2 one percent (1%) of a school's or school corporation's graduation cohort
1364+3 that receives an alternate diploma may be counted as having graduated.
1365+4 (c) For purposes of determining a school's or school
1366+5 corporation's graduation rate under IC 20-26-13 or 511
1367+6 IAC 6.2-10, not more than the greater of:
1368+7 (1) one percent (1%) of a school's or school corporation's
1369+8 graduation cohort that receives an alternate diploma; or
1370+9 (2) one (1) student;
1371+10 may be counted as having graduated.
1372+11 (d) Not later than December 1, 2021, the state board shall adopt
1373+12 rules under IC 4-22-2 that are necessary to carry out this section.
1374+13 SECTION 31. IC 20-32-4-18 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
1375+14 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1376+15 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 18. (a) This section applies to an
1377+16 individual who is a student in a cohort that is expected to graduate
1378+17 in 2029 or thereafter from a:
1379+18 (1) public school, including a charter school; or
1380+19 (2) state accredited nonpublic school.
1381+20 (b) Beginning in 2029, in addition to completing the graduation
1382+21 requirements set forth in this article, an individual must
1383+22 successfully complete instruction on computer science as a separate
1384+23 subject to be eligible to graduate from high school. The computer
1385+24 science instruction must:
1386+25 (1) to the extent feasible, be taught in person; and
1387+26 (2) cover the following:
1388+27 (A) Algorithms and programming.
1389+28 (B) Computing systems.
1390+29 (C) Data and analysis.
1391+30 (D) Impacts of computing.
1392+31 (E) Networks and the Internet.
1393+32 (c) Each school described in subsection (a) shall certify to the
1394+33 department that the individual has successfully completed
1395+34 instruction on computer science before the individual may
1396+35 graduate.
1397+36 (d) The state board may allow a computer science course
1398+37 described in this section, including a computer science course taken
1399+38 in grade 8, to satisfy one (1) or more diploma course requirements.
1400+39 SECTION 32. IC 20-32-5.1-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.192-2018,
1401+40 SECTION 36, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1402+41 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. The Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment
1403+42 Readiness Network (ILEARN) program consists of:
1404+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 32
1405+1 (1) a the statewide assessment program described in section 7 of
1406+2 this chapter;
1407+3 (2) optional benchmark assessments described in section 17 of
1408+4 this chapter;
1409+5 (3) requirements to integrate statewide assessment literacy
1410+6 described in section 18 of this chapter; and
1411+7 (4) any programs or policies approved by the state board that are
1412+8 necessary to carry out this chapter.
1413+9 SECTION 33. IC 20-32-5.1-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.242-2017,
1414+10 SECTION 41, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1415+11 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 4. To carry out the purposes described in section
1416+12 2 of this chapter:
1417+13 (1) assessment reporting for assessments developed under this
1418+14 chapter must be:
1419+15 (A) reliable;
1420+16 (B) accurate;
1421+17 (C) user friendly; and
1422+18 (D) timely;
1423+19 (2) the statewide assessment program must help students
1424+20 understand their college and career readiness; and
1425+21 (3) the statewide assessment program must hold schools
1426+22 accountable for preparing students for college and careers.
1427+23 SECTION 34. IC 20-32-5.1-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2021,
1428+24 SECTION 105, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1429+25 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 6. (a) The state board shall:
1430+26 (1) authorize and oversee the department's development and
1431+27 implementation of the Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment
1432+28 Readiness Network (ILEARN) program, including:
1433+29 (A) establishment of criteria for requests for proposals for
1434+30 statewide assessments developed or authorized under this
1435+31 chapter;
1436+32 (B) establishment of criteria for membership of evaluation
1437+33 teams; and
1438+34 (C) establishment of criteria for content and format of the
1439+35 statewide assessment; and
1440+36 (2) require the department to conduct ongoing analysis of whether
1441+37 the statewide assessment program's results are predictive of
1442+38 success in college and career training programs.
1443+39 (b) The passing scores on a statewide summative assessment must
1444+40 be determined by statistically valid and reliable methods as determined
1445+41 by independent experts selected by the state board.
1446+42 (c) The state board, in consultation with The Arc of Indiana and
1447+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 33
1448+1 Indiana Council of Administrators of Special Education (ICASE), shall
1449+2 select one (1) or more individuals who specialize in special education
1450+3 who shall, in turn, be consulted with by the state board as part of the
1451+4 state board's oversight of the development and implementation of the
1452+5 Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network
1453+6 (ILEARN) program.
1454+7 (d) The secretary of education, with the approval of the state board,
1455+8 is responsible for the development, implementation, and monitoring of
1456+9 the Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network
1457+10 (ILEARN) program.
1458+11 (e) The department shall prepare detailed design specifications for
1459+12 the statewide assessment program developed under this chapter that
1460+13 must do the following:
1461+14 (1) Take into account the academic standards adopted under
1462+15 IC 20-31-3.
1463+16 (2) Include testing of students' higher level cognitive thinking in
1464+17 each subject area tested.
1465+18 (f) A statewide summative assessment described in section 7 of this
1466+19 chapter may be in a form that allows the department and the state
1467+20 board, to the extent possible, to compare the proficiency of Indiana
1468+21 students to the proficiency of students in other states. A statewide
1469+22 summative assessment may consist of original test items for Indiana's
1470+23 exclusive use if the state board determines that:
1471+24 (1) developing original test items for Indiana's exclusive use will
1472+25 result in cost savings; or
1473+26 (2) it would be impractical to develop a statewide summative
1474+27 assessment adequately aligned to Indiana's academic standards
1475+28 without including original test items developed for Indiana's
1476+29 exclusive use.
1477+30 SECTION 35. IC 20-32-5.1-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.11-2023,
1478+31 SECTION 67, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1479+32 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 7. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section
1480+33 and in the manner provided in section 6 of this chapter, the state board
1481+34 is responsible for determining the appropriate subjects, grades, and
1482+35 format of a the statewide assessment program.
1483+36 (b) For each school year beginning after June 30, 2018, and except
1484+37 as provided in section 11 of this chapter, the statewide assessment
1485+38 program must be administered to all full-time students attending a
1486+39 school corporation, charter school, state accredited nonpublic school,
1487+40 or eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) in grades subject to the
1488+41 statewide summative assessment required by federal law and in a
1489+42 manner prescribed by the state board.
1490+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 34
1491+1 (c) Subject matter tested on by the statewide assessment program
1492+2 as determined by the state board under subsection (a) must, at a
1493+3 minimum, do the following:
1494+4 (1) Comply with requirements established under federal law with:
1495+5 (A) math and English/language arts assessed yearly in grades
1496+6 3 through 8, and at least once in grades 9 through 12; and
1497+7 (B) science assessed at least once in grades 3 through 5, grades
1498+8 6 through 9, and grades 10 through 12.
1499+9 (2) Require that United States history or United States
1500+10 government be assessed at least once in grades 5 or 8.
1501+11 (d) Except as provided under subsection (e), for each school year
1502+12 beginning after June 30, 2021, a nationally recognized college entrance
1503+13 exam must be administered for the high school subjects required under
1504+14 subsection (c). The proficiency benchmark must be approved by the
1505+15 commission for higher education, in consultation with the state
1506+16 educational institutions, and may not be lower than the national college
1507+17 ready benchmark established for that particular exam.
1508+18 (e) If the state board determines that no nationally recognized
1509+19 college entrance exam assesses a given high school subject that is
1510+20 required under subsection (c), the state board may select another type
1511+21 of assessment, including an end of course assessment, for that subject.
1512+22 (f) The statewide assessment program:
1513+23 (1) may not use technology that may negatively influence the
1514+24 ability to measure a student's mastery of material or a particular
1515+25 academic standard being tested; and
1516+26 (2) may use a technology enhanced test question only when the
1517+27 technology enhanced test question is the best way to measure the
1518+28 academic standard being tested.
1519+29 (g) A statewide summative assessment, other than an assessment
1520+30 administered under subsection (d), must use a scale score that will
1521+31 ensure the statewide summative assessment scores are comparable to
1522+32 scale scores used as part of the ISTEP program under IC 20-32-5,
1523+33 before its expiration.
1524+34 SECTION 36. IC 20-32-5.1-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.192-2018,
1525+35 SECTION 38, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1526+36 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection
1527+37 subsections (b) and (c), the statewide summative assessment must be
1528+38 administered in a single testing window that must take place at the end
1529+39 of a school year on dates determined by the state board.
1530+40 (b) If an end of course assessment is administered, the end of course
1531+41 assessment may be administered at the end of the course for that
1532+42 particular subject matter.
1533+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 35
1534+1 (c) If a through-year assessment program is administered, the
1535+2 assessments making up the through-year assessment program may:
1536+3 (1) be administered throughout the year in the manner
1537+4 determined by the department; and
1538+5 (2) include as one (1) of the assessments a single statewide
1539+6 summative assessment that meets the requirements set forth
1540+7 in subsection (a).
1541+8 SECTION 37. IC 20-32-5.1-10, AS ADDED BY P.L.242-2017,
1542+9 SECTION 41, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1543+10 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 10. (a) The governing body of each school
1544+11 corporation or the equivalent authority for each charter school, eligible
1545+12 school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7), or state accredited nonpublic
1546+13 school is entitled to acquire at no charge from the department:
1547+14 (1) the assessments under the statewide assessment program;
1548+15 and
1549+16 (2) the scoring reports used by the department.
1550+17 (b) A state accredited nonpublic school or an eligible school (as
1551+18 defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) shall:
1552+19 (1) administer the statewide assessment program's assessment
1553+20 or assessments, as applicable, to its students at the same time or
1554+21 times that school corporations administer the program's test
1555+22 assessment or assessments, as applicable, under section 7 of
1556+23 this chapter; and
1557+24 (2) make available to the department the results of the statewide
1558+25 assessment program's assessment or assessments, as
1559+26 applicable.
1560+27 SECTION 38. IC 20-32-5.1-12, AS AMENDED BY P.L.139-2022,
1561+28 SECTION 15, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1562+29 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 12. (a) The department shall establish policies and
1563+30 procedures that foster, to the extent possible, the scoring of student
1564+31 responses of an open ended writing assessment on a statewide
1565+32 summative assessment by Indiana teachers. The teacher may not grade
1566+33 student responses of students who are enrolled in the same school
1567+34 corporation, charter school, state accredited nonpublic school, or
1568+35 eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) in which the teacher is
1569+36 currently employed.
1570+37 (b) The scoring of student responses under a statewide summative
1571+38 assessment:
1572+39 (1) must adhere to scoring rubrics and anchor papers;
1573+40 (2) must measure student achievement relative to the academic
1574+41 standards established by the state board; and
1575+42 (3) may not reflect the scorer's judgment of the values expressed
1576+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 36
1577+1 by a student in the student's responses.
1578+2 (c) The department, in consultation with the technical advisory
1579+3 committee established by the state board, shall conduct a study to
1580+4 analyze and determine the reliability of machine scoring student
1581+5 responses to items on the statewide summative assessment. After
1582+6 conducting the study, the department may, if recommended by the
1583+7 technical advisory committee, utilize machine scoring for purposes of
1584+8 scoring student responses to items on the statewide summative
1585+9 assessment.
1586+10 SECTION 39. IC 20-32-5.1-13, AS AMENDED BY P.L.30-2023,
1587+11 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1588+12 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 13. (a) The proficiency of students under a
1589+13 statewide summative assessment must be reported to the state board
1590+14 not later than:
1591+15 (1) for the 2018-2019 school year, August 15, 2019; and
1592+16 (2) for each school year beginning after June 30, 2019, July 1 of
1593+17 the year in which the statewide summative assessment is
1594+18 administered.
1595+19 (b) Reports of student scores on the statewide summative
1596+20 assessment must be:
1597+21 (1) returned to the school corporation, charter school, state
1598+22 accredited nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined in
1599+23 IC 20-51-1-4.7) that administered the test; and
1600+24 (2) accompanied by a guide for interpreting scores.
1601+25 (c) Subject to approval by the state board, reports of student results
1602+26 on computer scored items under a statewide summative assessment
1603+27 may be returned to schools regardless of whether the hand scored items
1604+28 are returned.
1605+29 (d) After reports of final student scores on the statewide summative
1606+30 assessment are returned to a school corporation, charter school, state
1607+31 accredited nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined in
1608+32 IC 20-51-1-4.7), the school corporation or school shall promptly do the
1609+33 following:
1610+34 (1) Give each student and the student's parent the student's
1611+35 statewide summative assessment test scores, including the
1612+36 summary described in section 14.5 of this chapter.
1613+37 (2) Make available for inspection to each student and the student's
1614+38 parent the following:
1615+39 (A) A copy of the student's scored responses.
1616+40 (B) A copy of the anchor papers and scoring rubrics used to
1617+41 score the student's responses.
1618+42 A student's parent or the student's principal may request a rescoring of
1619+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 37
1620+1 a student's responses to a statewide summative assessment, including
1621+2 a student's essay. A student's final score on a rescored statewide
1622+3 summative assessment must reflect the student's actual score on the
1623+4 rescored statewide summative assessment regardless of whether the
1624+5 student's score decreased or improved on the rescored assessment.
1625+6 (e) The department shall develop criteria to provide a student's
1626+7 parent the opportunity to inspect questions in a manner that will not
1627+8 compromise the validity or integrity of a statewide summative
1628+9 assessment.
1629+10 (f) A student's statewide summative assessment scores may not be
1630+11 disclosed to the public.
1631+12 (g) The department may not release less than ten (10) items per
1632+13 subject matter per grade level. The state board and department shall:
1633+14 (1) post:
1634+15 (A) the questions; and
1635+16 (B) with the permission of each student's parent, student
1636+17 answers that are exemplary responses to the released
1637+18 questions;
1638+19 on the websites of the state board and department; and
1639+20 (2) publicize the availability of the questions and answers to
1640+21 schools, educators, and the public.
1641+22 A student answer posted under this subsection may not identify the
1642+23 student who provided the answer.
1643+24 SECTION 40. IC 20-32-5.1-14, AS AMENDED BY P.L.139-2022,
1644+25 SECTION 17, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1645+26 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 14. (a) After a school receives statewide
1646+27 summative assessment score reports, a teacher who currently teaches
1647+28 a student shall discuss with a parent of the student the student's
1648+29 statewide summative assessment results at the next parent/teacher
1649+30 conference if the parent participates in the parent/teacher conference.
1650+31 If a school does not hold parent/teacher conferences, a teacher who
1651+32 currently teaches a student shall send a notice to a parent of the student
1652+33 offering to meet with the parent to discuss the student's statewide
1653+34 summative assessment results and, upon the parent's request, meet
1654+35 with the parent.
1655+36 (b) The department shall provide enrichment resources to parents
1656+37 and students to provide assistance to students in subject matter
1657+38 included in the student's most recently completed statewide summative
1658+39 assessment.
1659+40 SECTION 41. IC 20-32-5.1-14.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.30-2023,
1660+41 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1661+42 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 14.5. For a contract entered into or renewed after
1662+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 38
1663+1 June 30, 2023, with a vendor to conduct the statewide summative
1664+2 assessment, the department shall include in the contract a requirement
1665+3 that the vendor provide a summary of a student's statewide summative
1666+4 assessment results that:
1667+5 (1) is in an easy to read, understandable format for parents; and
1668+6 (2) includes information regarding how the student's statewide
1669+7 summative assessment results compare to statewide summative
1670+8 assessment results of other students in the same grade level in
1671+9 Indiana.
1672+10 SECTION 42. IC 20-32-5.1-15, AS ADDED BY P.L.242-2017,
1673+11 SECTION 41, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1674+12 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 15. (a) Each school corporation shall compile the
1675+13 total results of the statewide summative assessments in a manner that
1676+14 will permit evaluation of learning progress within the school
1677+15 corporation. The school corporation shall make the compilation of test
1678+16 results available for public inspection and shall provide that
1679+17 compilation to the parent of each student of the school corporation
1680+18 tested under the statewide summative assessment.
1681+19 (b) The school corporation shall provide the statewide summative
1682+20 assessment program test results on a school by school basis to the
1683+21 department upon request.
1684+22 (c) Upon request by the commission for higher education, the
1685+23 department shall provide statewide summative assessment results to
1686+24 the commission for those students for whom the commission under 20
1687+25 U.S.C. 1232g has obtained consent.
1688+26 SECTION 43. IC 20-32-5.1-17, AS AMENDED BY P.L.245-2023,
1689+27 SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1690+28 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 17. (a) The state board shall approve two (2) or
1691+29 more benchmark, formative, interim, or similar assessments to identify
1692+30 students that require remediation and provide individualized instruction
1693+31 in which a school corporation, charter school, state accredited
1694+32 nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) may
1695+33 receive a grant under subsection (g).
1696+34 (b) For a benchmark, formative, interim, or similar assessment
1697+35 described in subsection (a) that is administered to students in
1698+36 kindergarten through grade 2, the assessment must meet one (1) or
1699+37 more of the following:
1700+38 (1) The assessment:
1701+39 (A) focuses on English/language arts; and
1702+40 (B) shows alignment, verified by a third party, to Indiana's
1703+41 academic standards for English/language arts domains,
1704+42 specifically foundational reading skills.
1705+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 39
1706+1 (2) The assessment is a universal screener that:
1707+2 (A) meets the screening requirements listed in IC 20-35.5-2-2;
1708+3 (B) measures foundational reading skills; and
1709+4 (C) received a convincing or partially convincing rating for
1710+5 accuracy, reliability, and validity by the National Center on
1711+6 Intensive Intervention or a nationally recognized dyslexia
1712+7 assessment expert.
1713+8 (3) The assessment focuses on numeracy and shows alignment,
1714+9 verified by a third party, to Indiana's academic standards for
1715+10 mathematical domains, specifically:
1716+11 (A) number sense;
1717+12 (B) computation and algebraic thinking; and
1718+13 (C) measurement.
1719+14 (c) For a benchmark, formative, interim, or similar assessment
1720+15 described in subsection (a) that is administered to students in grades 3
1721+16 through 7, the assessment must show alignment, verified by a third
1722+17 party, to Indiana's academic standards.
1723+18 (d) For a benchmark, formative, interim, or similar assessment
1724+19 described in subsection (a) that is administered to students in grades 8
1725+20 through 10, the assessment must show alignment, verified by a third
1726+21 party, to:
1727+22 (1) Indiana's academic standards; or
1728+23 (2) the nationally recognized college entrance exam required to be
1729+24 administered under section 7 of this chapter.
1730+25 (e) This subsection does not apply to an assessment that is a
1731+26 universal screener described in subsection (b)(2). The majority of the
1732+27 benchmark, formative, interim, or similar assessment reporting must
1733+28 indicate the degree to which students are on track for grade level
1734+29 proficiency and college and career readiness. Approved assessments
1735+30 must also provide predictive study results for student performance on
1736+31 the statewide summative assessment under section 7 of this chapter,
1737+32 not later than two (2) years after the statewide summative assessment
1738+33 has been first administered.
1739+34 (f) This subsection does not apply to an assessment that is a
1740+35 universal screener described in subsection (b)(2). A school corporation,
1741+36 charter school, state accredited nonpublic school, or eligible school (as
1742+37 defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) may elect to administer a benchmark,
1743+38 formative, interim, or similar assessment described in subsection (a).
1744+39 If a school corporation, charter school, state accredited nonpublic
1745+40 school, or eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) administers an
1746+41 assessment described in subsection (a), the school corporation, charter
1747+42 school, state accredited nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined
1748+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 40
1749+1 in IC 20-51-1-4.7) may prescribe the time and the manner in which the
1750+2 assessment is administered.
1751+3 (g) If a school corporation, charter school, state accredited
1752+4 nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7)
1753+5 elects to administer a benchmark, formative, interim, or similar
1754+6 assessment described in subsection (a), the school corporation, charter
1755+7 school, state accredited nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined
1756+8 in IC 20-51-1-4.7) is entitled to receive a grant or reimbursement from
1757+9 the department in an amount not to exceed the cost of the assessment.
1758+10 The department shall provide grants and reimbursements to a school
1759+11 corporation, charter school, state accredited nonpublic school, or
1760+12 eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) under this section from
1761+13 money appropriated to the department for the purpose of carrying out
1762+14 this section.
1763+15 (h) The state board and the department may not contract with,
1764+16 approve, or endorse the use of a single vendor to provide benchmark,
1765+17 formative, interim, or similar assessments for any grade level or levels
1766+18 of kindergarten through grade 7.
1767+19 (i) Before the state board may approve a benchmark, formative,
1768+20 interim, or similar assessment described in subsection (a), the
1769+21 assessment vendor must enter into a data share agreement with the
1770+22 department in the manner prescribed by the department.
1771+23 SECTION 44. IC 20-32-5.1-18, AS ADDED BY P.L.242-2017,
1772+24 SECTION 41, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1773+25 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 18. (a) The department, with the approval of the
1774+26 state board, shall develop and implement programs, policies, and
1775+27 procedures necessary to carry out this chapter to:
1776+28 (1) continuously improve teacher, student, parent, and community
1777+29 understanding of assessment results;
1778+30 (2) strategically use data and information from the assessment
1779+31 results to improve student growth and proficiency of all students;
1780+32 and
1781+33 (3) instruct teachers and administrators on how formative
1782+34 assessment practices can be used on a daily basis during class
1783+35 instruction; and
1784+36 (4) if a through-year assessment program is administered as
1785+37 described in section 8 of this chapter, advise teachers and
1786+38 administrators on how through-year assessment practices can
1787+39 inform teaching and learning.
1788+40 (b) The department shall establish requirements for teacher
1789+41 preparation programs (as described in IC 20-28-3-1(b)) under
1790+42 IC 20-28-3 to improve assessment literacy skills to improve a teacher
1791+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 41
1792+1 preparation program student's ability to strategically use data and
1793+2 information from assessment results to improve student growth and
1794+3 proficiency.
1795+4 SECTION 45. IC 20-32-5.1-18.4, AS ADDED BY P.L.82-2020,
1796+5 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1797+6 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 18.4. Notwithstanding any other law, a student's
1798+7 score on the statewide summative assessment may not be the primary
1799+8 factor or measure used to determine whether a student is eligible for a
1800+9 particular course or program.
1801+10 SECTION 46. IC 20-32-5.1-18.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.11-2023,
1802+11 SECTION 68, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1803+12 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 18.5. (a) The department shall, to the extent
1804+13 permitted under federal law, provide the same text-to-speech, screen
1805+14 reader, or human reader and calculator accommodations to a student in
1806+15 grades 6 through 12 on every section of the statewide summative
1807+16 assessment program if that accommodation is provided as part of the
1808+17 student's:
1809+18 (1) individualized education program;
1810+19 (2) service plan developed under 511 IAC 7-34;
1811+20 (3) choice special education plan developed under 511 IAC 7-49;
1812+21 or
1813+22 (4) plan developed under Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation
1814+23 Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794.
1815+24 (b) The department must submit any guidance or recommendations
1816+25 the department plans to distribute to a school corporation or school that
1817+26 attempts to affect in any manner based on statewide summative
1818+27 assessment accommodations which instructional methods are included
1819+28 or excluded from a program or plan described in subsection (a) to the
1820+29 state board for approval.
1821+30 SECTION 47. IC 20-32-8-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.10-2019,
1822+31 SECTION 86, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1823+32 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 4. The remediation grant program is established
1824+33 to provide grants to school corporations for the following:
1825+34 (1) Remediation of students who score below academic standards.
1826+35 (2) Preventive remediation for students who are at risk of falling
1827+36 below academic standards.
1828+37 (3) For students in a freeway school or freeway school corporation
1829+38 who are assessed under a locally adopted assessment program
1830+39 under IC 20-26-15-6(4):
1831+40 (A) remediation of students who score below academic
1832+41 standards under the locally adopted assessment program; and
1833+42 (B) preventive remediation for students who are at risk of
1834+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 42
1835+1 falling below academic standards under the locally adopted
1836+2 assessment program.
1837+3 (4) Targeted instruction of students to:
1838+4 (A) reduce the likelihood that a student may fail a graduation
1839+5 exam (before July 1, 2022) or fail to meet a postsecondary
1840+6 readiness competency established by the state board under
1841+7 IC 20-32-4-1.5(c) and require a graduation waiver under
1842+8 IC 20-32-4-4, IC 20-32-4-4.1 or IC 20-32-4-5; or
1843+9 (B) minimize the necessity of remedial work of students while
1844+10 the students attend postsecondary educational institutions or
1845+11 workforce training programs.
1846+12 SECTION 48. IC 20-32-9-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.192-2018,
1847+13 SECTION 41, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1848+14 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2. The guidelines established in section 1 of this
1849+15 chapter:
1850+16 (1) must provide standards and guidelines for secondary school
1851+17 personnel to determine when a student requires remediation or
1852+18 additional instruction, including guidelines that include:
1853+19 (A) criteria and thresholds that must be based upon:
1854+20 (i) the student's results or score on a national assessment of
1855+21 college and career readiness, with thresholds determined by
1856+22 the commission for higher education and the department in
1857+23 consultation with the state educational institutions; or
1858+24 (ii) the student's qualifying grades, which for purposes of
1859+25 this section are a "B" or higher, in advanced placement,
1860+26 international baccalaureate, or dual credit courses; and
1861+27 (B) a description of the school official who may make a
1862+28 determination based on the criteria to assess whether a student
1863+29 requires remediation or additional instruction; and
1864+30 (2) must provide information on strategies and resources that
1865+31 schools can use to assist a student in achieving the level of
1866+32 academic performance that is appropriate for the student's grade
1867+33 level to:
1868+34 (A) reduce the likelihood that a student will fail a graduation
1869+35 exam (before July 1, 2022) or fail to meet a postsecondary
1870+36 readiness competency established by the state board under
1871+37 IC 20-32-4-1.5(c) and require a graduation waiver under
1872+38 IC 20-32-4-4, IC 20-32-4-4.1 or IC 20-32-4-5; or
1873+39 (B) minimize the necessity for postsecondary remedial course
1874+40 work by the student.
1875+41 SECTION 49. IC 20-33-2-13, AS AMENDED BY P.L.160-2023,
1876+42 SECTION 14, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1877+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 43
1878+1 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 13. (a) A school corporation shall record or
1879+2 include the following information in the official high school transcript
1880+3 for a student in high school:
1881+4 (1) Attendance records.
1882+5 (2) The student's latest statewide assessment program test results.
1883+6 (3) Any secondary level and postsecondary level certificates of
1884+7 achievement earned by the student.
1885+8 (4) Any dual credit courses taken that are included in the core
1886+9 transfer library under IC 21-42-5-4.
1887+10 (b) The department shall consider ways to reflect a student's
1888+11 knowledge, skills, competencies, and experiences on the student's
1889+12 high school transcript in addition to completion of diploma
1890+13 requirements under IC 20-19-2-21.
1891+14 SECTION 50. IC 20-33-8-19, AS AMENDED BY P.L.94-2019,
1892+15 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1893+16 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 19. (a) A superintendent of a school corporation
1894+17 may conduct an expulsion meeting or appoint one (1) of the following
1895+18 to conduct an expulsion meeting:
1896+19 (1) Legal counsel.
1897+20 (2) A member of the administrative staff if the member:
1898+21 (A) has not expelled the student during the current school
1899+22 year; and
1900+23 (B) was not involved in the events giving rise to the expulsion.
1901+24 The superintendent or a person designated under this subsection may
1902+25 issue subpoenas, compel the attendance of witnesses, and administer
1903+26 oaths to persons giving testimony at an expulsion meeting.
1904+27 (b) An expulsion may take place only after the student and the
1905+28 student's parent are given notice of their right to appear at an expulsion
1906+29 meeting with the superintendent or a person designated under
1907+30 subsection (a). Notice of the right to appear at an expulsion meeting
1908+31 must:
1909+32 (1) be made by:
1910+33 (A) certified mail or by personal delivery; or
1911+34 (B) electronic mail if the:
1912+35 (i) parent has provided the electronic mail address to the
1913+36 school as a means of communication and, in the case of
1914+37 a student, the electronic mail is sent to the student's
1915+38 school created electronic mail address; and
1916+39 (ii) school is able to confirm the electronic mail was
1917+40 opened and responded to by a user of the electronic mail
1918+41 account under item (i);
1919+42 (2) contain the reasons for the expulsion; and
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1921+1 (3) contain the procedure for requesting an expulsion meeting.
1922+2 If the school is unable to confirm within forty-eight (48) hours
1923+3 from the time the electronic mail was sent under subdivision (1)(B)
1924+4 that the electronic mail was opened and responded to by a user of
1925+5 the electronic mail account as described in subdivision (1)(B)(ii),
1926+6 notice to the student and the parent of the student under this
1927+7 subsection must be made by certified mail or by personal delivery.
1928+8 (c) The individual conducting an expulsion meeting:
1929+9 (1) shall make a written summary of the evidence heard at the
1930+10 expulsion meeting;
1931+11 (2) may take action that the individual finds appropriate;
1932+12 (3) shall provide the information described in subsection (g) to
1933+13 the student and the student's parent; and
1934+14 (4) must give notice of the action taken under subdivision (2) to
1935+15 the student and the student's parent.
1936+16 (d) If the student or the student's parent not later than ten (10) days
1937+17 of receipt of a notice of action taken under subsection (c) makes a
1938+18 written appeal to the governing body, the governing body:
1939+19 (1) shall hold a meeting to consider:
1940+20 (A) the written summary of evidence prepared under
1941+21 subsection (c)(1); and
1942+22 (B) the arguments of the principal and the student or the
1943+23 student's parent;
1944+24 unless the governing body has voted under subsection (f) not to
1945+25 hear appeals of actions taken under subsection (c); and
1946+26 (2) may take action that the governing body finds appropriate.
1947+27 The decision of the governing body may be appealed only under
1948+28 section 21 of this chapter.
1949+29 (e) A student or a student's parent who fails to request and appear
1950+30 at an expulsion meeting after receipt of notice of the right to appear at
1951+31 an expulsion meeting forfeits all rights administratively to contest and
1952+32 appeal the expulsion. For purposes of this section, notice of the right to
1953+33 appear at an expulsion meeting or notice of the action taken at an
1954+34 expulsion meeting is effectively given at the time when the request or
1955+35 notice is:
1956+36 (1) delivered personally or sent by certified mail to a student and
1957+37 the student's parent; or
1958+38 (2) made by:
1959+39 (A) electronic mail to the student and the student's parent
1960+40 if the:
1961+41 (i) parent has provided the electronic mail address to the
1962+42 school as a means of communication and, in the case of
1963+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 45
1964+1 a student, the electronic mail is sent to the student's
1965+2 school created electronic mail address; and
1966+3 (ii) school confirms the electronic mail was opened and
1967+4 responded to by a user of the electronic mail account
1968+5 under item (i); or
1969+6 (B) if the school is unable to confirm within forty-eight (48)
1970+7 hours from the time that the electronic mail was sent under
1971+8 clause (A) that the electronic mail was opened and
1972+9 responded to by a user of the electronic mail account as
1973+10 described in clause (A)(ii), personal delivery or is sent by
1974+11 certified mail to the student and the student's parent.
1975+12 (f) The governing body may vote to not hear appeals of actions
1976+13 taken under subsection (c). If the governing body votes to not hear
1977+14 appeals, subsequent to the date on which the vote is taken, a student or
1978+15 parent may appeal only under section 21 of this chapter.
1979+16 (g) Each school corporation shall annually prepare a list of:
1980+17 (1) alternative education programs in the same county in which
1981+18 the school corporation is located or a county immediately adjacent
1982+19 to the county in which the school corporation is located; and
1983+20 (2) virtual charter schools;
1984+21 in which a student may enroll if the student is expelled. The list must
1985+22 contain contact information for the entities described in subdivisions
1986+23 (1) and (2) and must provide the student and the student's parent notice
1987+24 that the student may be required to comply with IC 20-33-2 or any
1988+25 statute relating to compulsory school attendance in accordance with
1989+26 section 31 of this chapter. A copy of the list shall be provided to the
1990+27 student or the student's parent at the expulsion meeting. If the student
1991+28 or student's parent fails to attend an expulsion meeting, a copy of the
1992+29 list shall be mailed to the student's residence.
1993+30 SECTION 51. IC 20-35-3-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.56-2023,
1994+31 SECTION 195, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1995+32 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. (a) The secretary of education
1996+33 shall appoint a state advisory council on the education of children with
1997+34 disabilities. The state advisory council's duties consist of providing
1998+35 policy guidance concerning special education and related services for
1999+36 children with disabilities. The secretary of education shall appoint at
2000+37 least seventeen (17) members who serve for a term of four (4) years.
2001+38 Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner for the unexpired balance
2002+39 of the term.
2003+40 (b) The members of the state advisory council must be:
2004+41 (1) citizens of Indiana;
2005+42 (2) representative of the state's population; and
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2007+1 (3) selected on the basis of their involvement in or concern with
2008+2 the education of children with disabilities.
2009+3 (c) A majority of the members of the state advisory council must be
2010+4 individuals with disabilities or the parents of children with disabilities.
2011+5 Members must include the following:
2012+6 (1) Parents of children with disabilities.
2013+7 (2) Individuals with disabilities.
2014+8 (3) Teachers.
2015+9 (4) Representatives of postsecondary educational institutions that
2016+10 prepare special education and related services personnel.
2017+11 (5) State and local education officials.
2018+12 (6) Administrators of programs for children with disabilities.
2019+13 (7) Representatives of state agencies involved in the financing or
2020+14 delivery of related services to children with disabilities, including
2021+15 the following:
2022+16 (A) The commissioner of the Indiana department of health or
2023+17 the commissioner's designee.
2024+18 (B) The director of the division of disability and rehabilitative
2025+19 services or the director's designee.
2026+20 (C) The director of the division of mental health and addiction
2027+21 or the director's designee.
2028+22 (D) The director of the department of child services or the
2029+23 director's designee.
2030+24 (8) Representatives of nonpublic schools and freeway schools.
2031+25 (9) One (1) or more representatives of vocational, community, or
2032+26 business organizations concerned with the provision of
2033+27 transitional services to children with disabilities.
2034+28 (10) Representatives of the department of correction.
2035+29 (11) A representative from each of the following:
2036+30 (A) The Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
2037+31 board.
2038+32 (B) The Indiana School for the Deaf board.
2039+33 (12) A representative from the Arc of Indiana.
2040+34 (d) The responsibilities of the state advisory council are as follows:
2041+35 (1) To advise the secretary of education and the state board
2042+36 regarding all rules pertaining to children with disabilities.
2043+37 (2) To recommend approval or rejection of completed
2044+38 comprehensive plans submitted by school corporations acting
2045+39 individually or on a joint school services program basis with other
2046+40 corporations.
2047+41 (3) (2) To advise the department of unmet needs within Indiana
2048+42 in the education of children with disabilities.
2049+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 47
2050+1 (4) (3) To provide public comment on rules proposed by the state
2051+2 board regarding the education of children with disabilities.
2052+3 (5) (4) To advise the department in developing evaluations and
2053+4 reporting data to the United States Secretary of Education under
2054+5 20 U.S.C. 1418.
2055+6 (6) (5) To advise the department in developing corrective action
2056+7 plans to address findings identified in federal monitoring reports
2057+8 under 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.
2058+9 (7) (6) To advise the department in developing and implementing
2059+10 policies related to the coordination of services for children with
2060+11 disabilities.
2061+12 (e) The state advisory council shall do the following:
2062+13 (1) Organize with a chairperson selected by the secretary of
2063+14 education.
2064+15 (2) Meet as often as necessary to conduct the council's business
2065+16 at the call of the chairperson, upon ten (10) days written notice,
2066+17 but not less than four (4) times a year.
2067+18 (f) Members of the state advisory council are entitled to reasonable
2068+19 amounts for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their
2069+20 duties.
2070+21 (g) The secretary of education shall do the following:
2071+22 (1) Designate the director to act as executive secretary of the state
2072+23 advisory council.
2073+24 (2) Furnish all professional and clerical assistance necessary for
2074+25 the performance of the state advisory council's powers and duties.
2075+26 (h) The affirmative votes of a majority of the members appointed to
2076+27 the state advisory council are required for the state advisory council to
2077+28 take action.
2078+29 SECTION 52. IC 20-40-22-8, AS ADDED BY P.L.201-2023,
2079+30 SECTION 189, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
2080+31 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 8. (a) The department shall
2081+32 annually determine the total distribution amount from the fund in a
2082+33 state fiscal year.
2083+34 (b) Except as provided in subsection (e), beginning October 1,
2084+35 2023, and October 1 each year thereafter, the department shall
2085+36 distribute from the fund to each public school that has complied with
2086+37 the requirements established under subsection (d) and each
2087+38 accredited nonpublic school from which a reimbursement request was
2088+39 received under IC 20-33-5-9 an amount equal to:
2089+40 (1) the average cost amount per student for curricular materials as
2090+41 determined under section 7 of this chapter; multiplied by
2091+42 (2) in the case of:
2092+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 48
2093+1 (A) a public school, the fall count of ADM for the public
2094+2 school; and
2095+3 (B) an accredited nonpublic school, the number of eligible
2096+4 students for whom a request for reimbursement was submitted
2097+5 under IC 20-33-5-9.
2098+6 (c) If the total distribution amount from the fund is less than the
2099+7 amount needed to pay the cost of all curricular materials provided and
2100+8 the cost of reimbursements under this chapter, the department shall
2101+9 make distributions from the fund to each public school and each
2102+10 applicable accredited nonpublic school based on the cost of curricular
2103+11 materials per student as determined under section 7 of this chapter on
2104+12 a pro rata basis.
2105+13 (d) The department shall conduct an annual statewide survey
2106+14 each year to determine the fees, including the amount of each fee
2107+15 and the amount collected from each fee, that each public school
2108+16 charges students or the students' parents. Each public school shall:
2109+17 (1) participate in the annual statewide survey conducted
2110+18 under this subsection; and
2111+19 (2) provide the fee information requested by the department
2112+20 as part of the annual statewide survey;
2113+21 in the manner prescribed by the department.
2114+22 (e) The department may not make a distribution under this
2115+23 chapter to a public school that fails to comply with the
2116+24 requirements under subsection (d).
2117+25 (f) The department shall annually post a summary of the annual
2118+26 statewide survey results on the department's website.
2119+27 SECTION 53. IC 20-43-8-15.5, AS AMENDED BY THE
2120+28 TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS BILL OF THE 2024 GENERAL
2121+29 ASSEMBLY, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2122+30 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 15.5. (a) This section applies to a student who:
2123+31 (1) has legal settlement in Indiana;
2124+32 (2) is at least five (5) years of age and less than twenty-two (22)
2125+33 years of age on the date in the school year specified in
2126+34 IC 20-33-2-7;
2127+35 (3) is enrolled in grade 10, 11, or 12 in Indiana; and
2128+36 (4) meets one (1) of the following requirements:
2129+37 (A) The student:
2130+38 (i) successfully completed a modern youth apprenticeship or
2131+39 course sequence designated and approved under
2132+40 IC 20-51.4-4.5-6(a); and
2133+41 (ii) received an industry recognized credential with regard
2134+42 to the apprenticeship or course sequence.
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2136+1 (B) The student successfully completed any other credential
2137+2 approved under subsection (h).
2138+3 (b) As used in this section, "CSA participating entity" has the
2139+4 meaning set forth in IC 20-51.4-2-3.2.
2140+5 (c) Subject to subsection (l), upon a student described in subsection
2141+6 (a) meeting the requirements under subsection (a)(4)(A) or (a)(4)(B),
2142+7 if the student is enrolled in an accredited or nonaccredited school that
2143+8 has one (1) or more employees, the department shall award a credential
2144+9 completion grant in an amount equal to five hundred dollars ($500) to
2145+10 the accredited or nonaccredited school.
2146+11 (d) Subject to subsection (l), upon a student described in subsection
2147+12 (a) meeting the requirements under subsection (a)(4)(A) or (a)(4)(B),
2148+13 and in addition to the grant amount awarded under subsection (c), the
2149+14 department shall award a credential completion grant in an amount
2150+15 equal to five hundred dollars ($500) to the CSA participating entity that
2151+16 provided the apprenticeship or course sequence described in subsection
2152+17 (a)(4)(A) or (a)(4)(B) that the student completed.
2153+18 (e) A CSA participating entity that receives a grant amount under
2154+19 subsection (d) may enter into an agreement with one (1) or more
2155+20 intermediaries (as defined in IC 22-4-2-41) IC 21-18-1-3.5) or other
2156+21 CSA participating entities to share a grant amount received under
2157+22 subsection (d).
2158+23 (f) An accredited or nonaccredited school that is also a CSA
2159+24 participating entity may receive, if eligible, a grant award under:
2160+25 (1) subsection (c);
2161+26 (2) subsection (d); or
2162+27 (3) both subsections (c) and (d).
2163+28 (g) The department shall distribute the grants awarded under this
2164+29 section.
2165+30 (h) The department, in consultation with the governor's workforce
2166+31 cabinet, shall approve and maintain a list of credentials that are eligible
2167+32 for a credential completion grant under subsection (a)(4)(B).
2168+33 (i) The department shall approve a CSA provider that is also an
2169+34 employer who has partnered with an approved intermediary to offer an
2170+35 apprenticeship, modern youth apprenticeship, or program of study that
2171+36 culminates in an approved credential. The department may revoke an
2172+37 initial approval under this subsection if the provider fails to achieve an
2173+38 adequate outcome as determined by the department.
2174+39 (j) A grant awarded under this section to an eligible school (as
2175+40 defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) does not count toward a student's choice
2176+41 scholarship amount calculated under IC 20-51-4-5 and is not subject to
2177+42 the maximum choice scholarship cap under IC 20-51-4-4.
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2179+1 (k) The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement
2180+2 this section.
2181+3 (l) The total amount of grants that may be awarded in a state fiscal
2182+4 year under this section may not exceed five million dollars
2183+5 ($5,000,000).
2184+6 (m) If the total amount to be distributed as credential completion
2185+7 grants for a particular state fiscal year exceeds the maximum amount
2186+8 allowed under subsection (l) for a state fiscal year, the total amount to
2187+9 be distributed as credential completion grants shall be proportionately
2188+10 reduced so that the total reduction equals the amount of the excess.
2189+11 (n) The amount of the reduction described in subsection (m) for a
2190+12 particular recipient is equal to the total amount of the excess multiplied
2191+13 by a fraction. The numerator of the fraction is the amount of the
2192+14 credential completion grant that the recipient would have received if a
2193+15 reduction were not made under this section. The denominator of the
2194+16 fraction is the total amount that would be distributed as credential
2195+17 completion grants to all recipients if a reduction were not made under
2196+18 this section.
2197+19 SECTION 54. IC 20-51.4-4-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.201-2023,
2198+20 SECTION 220, AND AS AMENDED BY P.L.202-2023, SECTION
2199+21 49, AND AS AMENDED BY THE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS
2200+22 BILL OF THE 2024 GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IS CORRECTED AND
2201+23 AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]:
2202+24 Sec. 1. (a) After June 30, 2022, a parent of an eligible student or an
2203+25 emancipated eligible student may establish an Indiana education
2204+26 scholarship account for the eligible student by entering into a written
2205+27 agreement with the treasurer of state on a form prepared by the
2206+28 treasurer of state. The treasurer of state shall establish a date by which
2207+29 an application to establish an ESA account for the upcoming school
2208+30 year must be submitted. However, for a school year beginning after
2209+31 July 1, 2022, applications must be submitted for an eligible student not
2210+32 later than September 1 for the immediately following school year. The
2211+33 ESA account of an eligible student shall be made in the name of the
2212+34 eligible student. The treasurer of state shall make the agreement
2213+35 available on the Internet web site website of the treasurer of state. To
2214+36 be eligible, a parent of an eligible student or an emancipated eligible
2215+37 student wishing to participate in the ESA program must agree that:
2216+38 (1) a grant deposited in the eligible student's ESA account under
2217+39 section 2 of this chapter and any interest that may accrue in the
2218+40 ESA account will be used only for the eligible student's ESA
2219+41 qualified expenses;
2220+42 (2) if the eligible student participates in the CSA program, a
2221+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 51
2222+1 grant deposited in the eligible student's ESA account under
2223+2 IC 20-51.4-4.5-3 and any interest that may accrue in the ESA
2224+3 account will be used only for the eligible student's ESA qualified
2225+4 expenses;
2226+5 (2) (3) money in the ESA account when the ESA account is
2227+6 terminated reverts to the state general fund;
2228+7 (3) (4) the parent of the eligible student or the emancipated
2229+8 eligible student will use part of the money in the ESA account:
2230+9 (A) for the eligible student's study in the subject of reading,
2231+10 grammar, mathematics, social studies, or science; or
2232+11 (B) for use in accordance with the eligible student's:
2233+12 (i) individualized education program;
2234+13 (ii) service plan developed under 511 IAC 7-34;
2235+14 (iii) choice special education plan developed under 511
2236+15 IAC 7-49; or
2237+16 (iv) plan developed under Section 504 of the federal
2238+17 Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794;
2239+18 (4) (5) the eligible student will not be enrolled in a school that
2240+19 receives tuition support under IC 20-43; and
2241+20 (5) (6) the eligible student will take the statewide summative
2242+21 assessment, as applicable based on the eligible student's grade
2243+22 level, as provided under IC 20-32-5.1, or the assessment specified
2244+23 in the eligible student's:
2245+24 (A) individualized education program developed under
2246+25 IC 20-35;
2247+26 (B) service plan developed under 511 IAC 7-34;
2248+27 (C) choice special education plan developed under 511
2249+28 IAC 7-49; or
2250+29 (D) plan developed under Section 504 of the federal
2251+30 Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794.
2252+31 (b) A parent of an eligible student may enter into a separate
2253+32 agreement under subsection (a) for each child of the parent. However,
2254+33 not more than one (1) ESA account may be established for each eligible
2255+34 student.
2256+35 (c) The ESA account must be established under subsection (a) by a
2257+36 parent of an eligible student or an emancipated eligible student for a
2258+37 school year on or before a date established by the treasurer of state,
2259+38 which must be at least thirty (30) days before the fall ADM count date
2260+39 established by the state board fall count day of ADM established under
2261+40 IC 20-43-4-3. A parent of an eligible student or an emancipated eligible
2262+41 student may not enter into an agreement under this section or maintain
2263+42 an ESA account under this chapter if the eligible student receives a
2264+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 52
2265+1 choice scholarship under IC 20-51-4 for the same school year. An
2266+2 eligible student may not receive a grant under section 2 of this chapter
2267+3 if the eligible student is currently included in a school corporation's
2268+4 ADM count under IC 20-43-4.
2269+5 (d) Except as provided in subsections (e) and (f), an agreement
2270+6 made under this section is valid for one (1) school year while the
2271+7 eligible student is in kindergarten through grade 12 and may be
2272+8 renewed annually. Upon graduation, or receipt of a certificate of
2273+9 completion under the eligible student's individualized education
2274+10 program, the eligible student's ESA account is terminated.
2275+11 (e) An agreement entered into under this section terminates
2276+12 automatically for an eligible student if:
2277+13 (1) the eligible student no longer resides in Indiana while the
2278+14 eligible student is eligible to receive grants under section 2 of this
2279+15 chapter; or
2280+16 (2) the ESA account is not renewed within three hundred
2281+17 ninety-five (395) days after the date the ESA account was either
2282+18 established or last renewed.
2283+19 If an ESA account is terminated under this section, money in the
2284+20 eligible student's ESA account, including any interest accrued, reverts
2285+21 to the state general fund.
2286+22 (f) An agreement made under this section for an eligible student
2287+23 while the eligible student is in kindergarten through grade 12 may be
2288+24 terminated before the end of the school year if the parent of the eligible
2289+25 student or the emancipated eligible student notifies the treasurer of
2290+26 state in a manner specified by the treasurer of state.
2291+27 (g) A distribution made to an ESA account under section 2 of this
2292+28 chapter is considered tax exempt as long as the distribution is used for
2293+29 a an ESA qualified expense. The amount is subtracted from the
2294+30 definition of adjusted federal gross income under IC 6-3-1-3.5 to the
2295+31 extent the distribution used for the ESA qualified expense is included
2296+32 in the taxpayer's adjusted federal gross income under the Internal
2297+33 Revenue Code.
2298+34 (h) The department shall establish a student test number as
2299+35 described in IC 20-19-3-9.4 for each eligible student. The treasurer of
2300+36 state shall provide the department information necessary for the
2301+37 department to comply with this subsection.
2302+38 SECTION 55. IC 20-51.4-5-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.202-2023,
2303+39 SECTION 65, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2304+40 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. (a) Each qualified school that is an ESA
2305+41 participating entity that accepts payments for tuition and fees made
2306+42 from an ESA account under the ESA program shall administer to its
2307+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 53
2308+1 eligible students, for the applicable grade levels as provided under
2309+2 IC 20-32-5.1, the statewide summative assessment unless otherwise
2310+3 prescribed by the eligible student's:
2311+4 (1) individualized education program;
2312+5 (2) service plan developed under 511 IAC 7-34;
2313+6 (3) choice special education plan developed under 511 IAC 7-49;
2314+7 or
2315+8 (4) plan developed under Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation
2316+9 Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794.
2317+10 (b) Upon receipt of the statewide summative assessment test
2318+11 results, the department shall, subject to the federal Family Educational
2319+12 Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) and any regulations adopted
2320+13 under that act:
2321+14 (1) aggregate the statewide summative assessment test results
2322+15 according to the grade level, gender, race, and family income
2323+16 level of all eligible students; and
2324+17 (2) make the results determined under subdivision (1) available
2325+18 on the department's website.
2326+19 SECTION 56. IC 20-51.4-5.5-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.202-2023,
2327+20 SECTION 69, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2328+21 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. The commission for higher education shall
2329+22 approve an application submitted under section 2 of this chapter to the
2330+23 commission for higher education if the individual or entity meets the
2331+24 criteria to serve as a CSA participating entity.
2332+25 SECTION 57. IC 20-51.4-5.5-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.202-2023,
2333+26 SECTION 69, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2334+27 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 5. (a) The commission for higher education may
2335+28 refuse to allow a CSA participating entity to continue participation in
2336+29 the CSA program and revoke the CSA participating entity's status as a
2337+30 CSA participating entity if the commission for higher education
2338+31 determines that the CSA participating entity accepts payments made
2339+32 from a CSA account under this article and:
2340+33 (1) has failed to provide any educational service required by state
2341+34 or federal law to a career scholarship student receiving instruction
2342+35 from the CSA participating entity; or
2343+36 (2) has routinely failed to meet the requirements of a CSA
2344+37 participating entity under the CSA program.
2345+38 (b) If the commission for higher education approves a CSA
2346+39 participating entity under this chapter, the commission for higher
2347+40 education:
2348+41 (1) may periodically review the sequences, courses,
2349+42 apprenticeships, or programs of study provided by the CSA
2350+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 54
2351+1 participating entity to ensure the sequences, courses, or
2352+2 apprenticeships comply with the requirements under
2353+3 IC 20-51.4-4.5-6 and this chapter; and
2354+4 (2) may revoke approval of the CSA participating entity if, at any
2355+5 time more than two (2) years after the CSA participating entity is
2356+6 approved, the commission for higher education determines that
2357+7 the sequences, courses, apprenticeships, or programs of study that
2358+8 the CSA participating entity offers does do not comply with the
2359+9 requirements under IC 20-51.4-4.5-6 or this chapter.
2360+10 (c) If the commission for higher education revokes approval of a
2361+11 CSA participating entity under subsection (b), the revocation becomes
2362+12 effective the immediately following school year.
2363+13 SECTION 58. IC 21-18-19-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.202-2023,
2364+14 SECTION 78, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2365+15 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "applicable statutes"
2366+16 means the following:
2367+17 (1) IC 11-10-12-7.
2368+18 (2) IC 20-30-5.6-5.
2369+19 (3) IC 21-12-3-9.2.
2370+20 (4) IC 21-12-4-3.5.
2371+21 (5) IC 21-12-6-6.8.
2372+22 (6) IC 21-18-20.
2373+23 (b) As used in this section, "labor organization" has the meaning set
2374+24 forth in IC 22-6-6-5.
2375+25 (c) The commission shall:
2376+26 (1) develop application forms by which an intermediary, an
2377+27 employer, or a labor organization may apply for inclusion on the
2378+28 lists described in subdivisions (2) and (4);
2379+29 (2) create a list of approved intermediaries, employers, and labor
2380+30 organizations approved by the commission under subsection
2381+31 (d) for the purposes set forth in the applicable statutes;
2382+32 (3) establish, in a manner that complies with:
2383+33 (A) state privacy laws; and
2384+34 (B) federal privacy laws, including the privacy provisions of
2385+35 the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20
2386+36 U.S.C. 1232g);
2387+37 annual reporting requirements for an intermediary, an employer,
2388+38 or a labor organization that meets with an individual under the
2389+39 applicable statutes; and
2390+40 (4) create a list of intermediaries, employers, and labor
2391+41 organizations that are approved by the commission under
2392+42 subsection (d) for purposes of the applicable statutes.
2393+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 55
2394+1 (d) An intermediary, an employer, or a labor organization may apply
2395+2 for inclusion on the lists described in subsection (c)(2) and (c)(4) by
2396+3 submitting to the commission an application on the appropriate form
2397+4 described in subsection (c)(1).
2398+5 (e) The commission shall publish the lists created under subsection
2399+6 (c)(2) and (c)(4) on the commission's website.
2400+7 (f) The commission may:
2401+8 (1) update the lists created under subsection (c)(2) and (c)(4), as
2402+9 needed; and
2403+10 (2) approve or deny a request for a waiver of the meeting
2404+11 requirement submitted under the applicable statutes.
2405+12 (g) The commission may:
2406+13 (1) adopt rules under IC 4-22-2;
2407+14 (2) issue a request for proposals under IC 5-22-9; and
2408+15 (3) issue a request for information;
2409+16 for the purpose of implementing this section.
2410+17 SECTION 59. IC 21-18.5-4-8.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.192-2018,
2411+18 SECTION 55, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2412+19 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 8.5. (a) This section does not apply to a student
2413+20 who:
2414+21 (1) receives a graduation waiver under IC 20-32-4-4 or
2415+22 IC 20-32-4-4.1; and
2416+23 (2) receives an Indiana diploma with a general designation by
2417+24 satisfying the conditions set forth in IC 20-32-4-4 or
2418+25 IC 20-32-4-4.1;
2419+26 if the student has an individualized education program.
2420+27 (b) Except as provided in subsection (a), this section applies to a
2421+28 student who receives a graduation waiver under IC 20-32-4-4 after
2422+29 June 30, 2014.
2423+30 (c) Notwithstanding any other law, and except as provided in
2424+31 subsection (e), a student who:
2425+32 (1) receives a graduation waiver under IC 20-32-4-4 or
2426+33 IC 20-32-4-4.1; and
2427+34 (2) receives an Indiana diploma with a general designation by
2428+35 satisfying the conditions set forth in IC 20-32-4-4 or
2429+36 IC 20-32-4-4.1;
2430+37 is disqualified from receiving state scholarships, grants, or assistance
2431+38 administered by the commission unless the student satisfies the
2432+39 requirements of the state board of education established under
2433+40 IC 20-32-9-3.
2434+41 (d) Any exam used under subsection (c) to meet the requirements
2435+42 of the state board of education established under IC 20-32-9-3 shall be
2436+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 56
2437+1 administered by the secondary school that granted the student the
2438+2 graduation waiver. The cost of the exam shall be paid by the
2439+3 department.
2440+4 (e) A student described in subsection (c) is not disqualified from
2441+5 receiving may not receive or use any state scholarships, grants, or
2442+6 assistance administered by the commission for credit bearing degree
2443+7 noncredit-bearing, nondegree seeking courses, as mutually defined
2444+8 by the commission and the postsecondary educational institution
2445+9 offering the course.
2446+10 SECTION 60. IC 21-40-4-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2007,
2447+11 SECTION 281, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
2448+12 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2. (a) This section does not apply
2449+13 to:
2450+14 (1) Ivy Tech Community College; and
2451+15 (2) Vincennes University with respect to two (2) year degree
2452+16 programs.
2453+17 (b) Except as provided in sections 5 and 6 of this chapter, each state
2454+18 educational institution must require a student who is an Indiana
2455+19 resident to have completed either:
2456+20 (1) the Core 40 curriculum established under IC 20-30-10; or
2457+21 (2) a curriculum that is equivalent to the Core 40 curriculum; or
2458+22 (3) a curriculum aligned with Indiana diploma requirements
2459+23 established under IC 20-19-2-21;
2460+24 as a general requirement for regular admission as a freshman to the
2461+25 state educational institution.
2462+26 (c) Each state educational institution must establish the institution's:
2463+27 (1) requirements for regular admission; and
2464+28 (2) exceptions to the institution's requirements for regular
2465+29 admission.
2466+30 SECTION 61. IC 21-40-4-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2007,
2467+31 SECTION 281, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
2468+32 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to:
2469+33 (1) Ivy Tech Community College; and
2470+34 (2) Vincennes University with respect to two (2) year degree
2471+35 programs.
2472+36 (b) A student who enters a state educational institution to which this
2473+37 section applies to obtain a two (2) year degree is not required to have
2474+38 completed either:
2475+39 (1) the Core 40 curriculum established under IC 20-30-10; or
2476+40 (2) a curriculum that is equivalent to the Core 40 curriculum; or
2477+41 (3) a curriculum aligned with Indiana diploma requirements
2478+42 established under IC 20-19-2-21;
2479+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 57
2480+1 to be admitted to the state educational institution.
2481+2 SECTION 62. IC 21-40-4-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2007,
2482+3 SECTION 281, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
2483+4 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to a
2484+5 student who has not completed:
2485+6 (1) the Core 40 curriculum established under IC 20-30-10; or
2486+7 (2) a curriculum that is equivalent to the Core 40 curriculum; or
2487+8 (3) a curriculum aligned with Indiana diploma requirements
2488+9 established under IC 20-19-2-21.
2489+10 (b) A student to whom this section applies may apply for acceptance
2490+11 as a transfer student at a state educational institution to which section
2491+12 2 of this chapter applies if the student has successfully completed at
2492+13 least twelve (12) credit hours of college level courses with at least a
2493+14 "C" average or the equivalent in each course.
2494+15 SECTION 63. IC 21-40-4-6, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2007,
2495+16 SECTION 281, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
2496+17 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 6. The requirement set forth in
2497+18 section 2(b) of this chapter that a student must have completed:
2498+19 (1) the Core 40 curriculum; or
2499+20 (2) a curriculum equivalent to the Core 40 curriculum; or
2500+21 (3) a curriculum aligned with Indiana diploma requirements
2501+22 established under IC 20-19-2-21;
2502+23 for regular admission does not apply to a student who will be at least
2503+24 twenty-one (21) years of age during the semester for which the student
2504+25 seeks admission.
2505+26 SECTION 64. IC 22-4.1-18-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.228-2017,
2506+27 SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2507+28 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. This chapter applies to an individual who is:
2508+29 (1) at least eighteen (18) years of age; or
2509+30 (2) less than eighteen (18) years of age if a superintendent (as
2510+31 defined in IC 20-18-2-21) or principal, or the superintendent's or
2511+32 principal's designee, recommends that the individual participate
2512+33 in the testing program. and has received a written
2513+34 recommendation from at least one (1) of the following, as
2514+35 applicable:
2515+36 (A) The individual's parent if the individual attends a
2516+37 nonaccredited nonpublic school that has less than one (1)
2517+38 employee.
2518+39 (B) The superintendent (as defined in IC 20-18-2-21),
2519+40 principal, or head of the school the individual attends, or
2520+41 the appropriate designee, if the individual attends a school
2521+42 that employs more than one (1) employee.
2522+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 58
2523+1 (C) A judge (as defined in IC 31-9-2-68).
2524+2 SECTION 65. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024] (a) The definitions in
2525+3 IC 20 apply throughout this SECTION.
2526+4 (b) Not later than November 1, 2026, the department shall
2527+5 develop proposals to align diploma waiver statutes with new
2528+6 diploma requirements established by the state board under
2529+7 IC 20-19-2-21, as amended by this act.
2530+8 (c) This SECTION expires July 1, 2027.
2531+9 SECTION 66. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) The definitions
2532+10 used in IC 20-18-2 apply throughout this SECTION.
2533+11 (b) The department of education may, in a manner prescribed
2534+12 by the department, authorize all school corporations or charter
2535+13 schools to elect to either cancel school on April 8, 2024, or to use
2536+14 the day as a virtual student instructional day for the observance of
2537+15 the solar eclipse occurring on that date.
2538+16 (c) If a school corporation or charter school elects to, in
2539+17 accordance with the department's authorization described in
2540+18 subsection (b):
2541+19 (1) use the day as a virtual student instructional day,
2542+20 notwithstanding IC 20-30-2-2.7, the virtual student day does
2543+21 not count towards the three (3) virtual student instructional
2544+22 days under IC 20-30-2-2.7; or
2545+23 (2) cancel school, the canceled school day may not be used to
2546+24 penalize the school corporation or charter school under
2547+25 IC 20-30-2-4 for not meeting the one hundred eighty (180)
2548+26 student instructional days set forth in IC 20-30-2-3.
2549+27 (d) This SECTION expires July 1, 2024.
2550+28 SECTION 67. An emergency is declared for this act.
2551+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 59
2552+COMMITTEE REPORT
2553+Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education, to which was referred
2554+House Bill 1243, has had the same under consideration and begs leave
2555+to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that said
2556+bill be amended as follows:
2557+Page 1, delete line 15.
2558+Delete pages 2 through 3.
2559+Page 4, delete line 1.
2560+Page 8, between lines 20 and 21, begin a new paragraph and insert:
2561+"SECTION 8. IC 20-18-2-22, AS AMENDED BY P.L.246-2023,
2562+SECTION 24, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2563+JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 22. (a) "Teacher" means a professional person
2564+whose position in a school corporation requires certain educational
2565+preparation and licensing and whose primary responsibility is the
2566+instruction of students.
2567+(b) Except as provided in subsections (d) and (e), for purposes of
2568+IC 20-28, the term includes the following:
2569+(1) A superintendent who holds a license under IC 20-28-5.
2570+(2) A principal.
2571+(3) A teacher.
2572+(4) A librarian.
2573+(5) A school counselor.
2574+(6) A school psychologist.
2575+(c) For purposes of IC 20-43-10-3.5, the term means a professional
2576+person whose position with a:
2577+(1) school corporation;
2578+(2) special education cooperative established under IC 20-35-5;
2579+(3) cooperative career and technical education program;
2580+(4) special education program established by an interlocal
2581+agreement under IC 36-1-7;
2582+(5) joint program agreement established under IC 20-26-10; or
2583+(6) charter school;
2584+requires a license (as defined in IC 20-28-1-7) and whose primary
2585+responsibility is the instruction of students in the classroom or virtual
2586+classroom.
2587+(d) "Teacher" for purposes of IC 20-28-9-26 and IC 20-28-9-27,
2588+means a classroom teacher licensed under IC 20-28-5 who provides
2589+instruction to students for at least fifty percent (50%) of the teacher's
2590+work day.
2591+(e) For purposes of IC 20-28-9-28, the term includes an adjunct
2592+teacher, school counselor, school social worker, school psychologist,
2593+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 60
2594+and permanent substitute teacher employed by a school corporation.".
2595+Page 20, line 7, after "consortium." insert "The amount a school
2596+corporation expends on teacher compensation shall also include the
2597+amount the school corporation expends on dropout recovery
2598+educational services for an at-risk student enrolled in the school
2599+corporation provided by an agreement with an eligible school that
2600+is directly attributable to the compensation of teachers employed
2601+by the eligible school.".
2602+Page 48, line 28, reset in roman "IC 20-51.4-4.5-6(a);".
2603+Page 48, line 28, delete "IC 20-51.4-4.5;".
2604+Page 50, delete lines 7 through 17.
2605+Page 52, delete lines 37 through 42.
2606+Delete pages 53 through 55.
2607+Page 56, delete lines 1 through 6.
2608+Page 56, delete lines 30 through 42.
2609+Page 57, delete lines 1 through 14.
2610+Page 57, line 17, delete "(a)".
2611+Page 57, delete lines 21 through 41.
2612+Page 58, line 13, delete "or the executive".
2613+Page 58, line 14, delete "committee".
2614+Page 58, delete lines 30 through 42, begin a new paragraph and
2615+insert:
2616+"SECTION 55. IC 21-18-19-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.202-2023,
2617+SECTION 78, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2618+JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "applicable statutes"
2619+means the following:
2620+(1) IC 11-10-12-7.
2621+(2) IC 20-30-5.6-5.
2622+(3) IC 21-12-3-9.2.
2623+(4) IC 21-12-4-3.5.
2624+(5) IC 21-12-6-6.8.
2625+(6) IC 21-18-20.
2626+(b) As used in this section, "labor organization" has the meaning set
2627+forth in IC 22-6-6-5.
2628+(c) The commission shall:
2629+(1) develop application forms by which an intermediary, an
2630+employer, or a labor organization may apply for inclusion on the
2631+lists described in subdivisions (2) and (4);
2632+(2) create a list of approved intermediaries, employers, and labor
2633+organizations approved by the commission under subsection
2634+(d) for the purposes set forth in the applicable statutes;
2635+(3) establish, in a manner that complies with:
2636+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 61
2637+(A) state privacy laws; and
2638+(B) federal privacy laws, including the privacy provisions of
2639+the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20
2640+U.S.C. 1232g);
2641+annual reporting requirements for an intermediary, an employer,
2642+or a labor organization that meets with an individual under the
2643+applicable statutes; and
2644+(4) create a list of intermediaries, employers, and labor
2645+organizations that are approved by the commission under
2646+subsection (d) for purposes of the applicable statutes.
2647+(d) An intermediary, an employer, or a labor organization may apply
2648+for inclusion on the lists described in subsection (c)(2) and (c)(4) by
2649+submitting to the commission an application on the appropriate form
2650+described in subsection (c)(1).
2651+(e) The commission shall publish the lists created under subsection
2652+(c)(2) and (c)(4) on the commission's website.
2653+(f) The commission may:
2654+(1) update the lists created under subsection (c)(2) and (c)(4), as
2655+needed; and
2656+(2) approve or deny a request for a waiver of the meeting
2657+requirement submitted under the applicable statutes.
2658+(g) The commission may:
2659+(1) adopt rules under IC 4-22-2;
2660+(2) issue a request for proposals under IC 5-22-9; and
2661+(3) issue a request for information;
2662+for the purpose of implementing this section.".
2663+Delete page 59.
2664+Page 60, delete lines 1 through 22.
2665+Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
2666+and when so amended that said bill do pass.
2667+(Reference is to HB 1243 as introduced.)
2668+BEHNING
2669+Committee Vote: yeas 12, nays 0.
2670+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 62
2671+HOUSE MOTION
2672+Mr. Speaker: I move that House Bill 1243 be amended to read as
2673+follows:
2674+Page 18, line 38, after "expends" insert "on teacher compensation
2675+shall also include the amount the school corporation expends on
2676+one (1) or more of the following:
2677+(1) Dropout recovery educational services for an at-risk
2678+student enrolled in the school corporation provided by an
2679+agreement with an eligible school that is directly attributable
2680+to the compensation of teachers employed by the eligible
2681+school.
2682+(2) Third party virtual providers that provide one hundred
2683+percent (100%) virtual instruction to students enrolled in the
2684+school corporation.".
2685+Page 18, delete lines 39 through 42.
2686+Page 19, delete line 1.
2687+(Reference is to HB 1243 as printed January 25, 2024.)
2688+BEHNING
2689+_____
2690+HOUSE MOTION
2691+Mr. Speaker: I move that House Bill 1243 be amended to read as
2692+follows:
2693+Page 14, between lines 39 and 40, begin a new paragraph and insert:
2694+"SECTION 11. IC 20-24-7-16 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
6442695 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
6452696 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 16. Not later than July 1 of each
6462697 year, a charter school shall post on the charter school's website
6472698 information for the immediately preceding school year regarding
6482699 whether there is a familial or business relationship between the
6492700 organizer, owner, or operator of the charter school and the owner
650-of the charter school's building.
651-SECTION 15. IC 20-24-9-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.159-2019,
652-SECTION 11, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
653-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2. An annual report under this chapter must
654-contain the following information:
655-(1) Results of statewide assessment program measures.
656-(2) Student growth and improvement data for each authorized
657-school.
658-(3) Attendance rates for each authorized school. In the case of a
659-virtual charter school, the virtual charter school must include the
660-methodology used to determine attendance rate with the
661-attendance rate.
662-(4) Graduation rates (if appropriate), including attainment of:
663-(A) Indiana diplomas with a Core 40 designation and Indiana
664-diplomas with Core 40 with academic honors designations for
665-each authorized school prior to October 1, 2028; and
666-(B) Indiana diploma designations established under
667-IC 20-19-2-21.
668-(5) Student enrollment data for each authorized school, including
669-the following:
670-(A) The number of students enrolled.
671-(B) The number of students expelled.
672-(6) Status of the authorizer's charter schools, identifying each of
673-the authorizer's charter schools that are in the following
674-categories:
675-(A) Approved but not yet open.
676-(B) Open and operating.
677-(C) Closed or having a charter that was not renewed,
678-including:
679-(i) the year closed or not renewed; and
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681-(ii) the reason for the closure or nonrenewal.
682-(7) Names of the authorizer's board members or ultimate decision
683-making body.
684-(8) Evidence that the authorizer is in compliance with
685-IC 20-24-2.2-1.5.
686-(9) A report summarizing the total amount of administrative fees
687-collected by the authorizer and how the fees were expended, if
688-applicable.
689-(10) Total amount of other fees or funds not included in the report
690-under subdivision (9) received by the authorizer from a charter
691-school and how the fees or funds were expended.
692-(11) The most recent audits for each authorized school submitted
693-to the authorizer under IC 5-11-1-9.
694-(12) For a virtual charter school, the student engagement
695-requirements or policies.
696-SECTION 16. IC 20-26-5-37, AS AMENDED BY P.L.10-2019,
697-SECTION 82, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
698-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 37. (a) A high school operated by a school
699-corporation shall offer the high school's students the opportunity to
700-earn an Indiana diploma with any type of designation established under
701-IC 20-19-2-21.
702-(b) Notwithstanding IC 20-32-4-1.5, IC 20-32-4-4(a)(5),
703-IC 20-32-4-4.1(b)(3), and IC 20-32-4-5(b)(2)(E),
704-IC 20-32-4-5(b)(2)(D), a school corporation shall not require a student
705-with a disability to complete locally required credits that exceed state
706-credit requirements to receive a diploma unless otherwise required as
707-part of the student's individualized education program under IC 20-35.
708-SECTION 17. IC 20-26-13-5, AS AMENDED BY THE
709-TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS BILL OF THE 2024 GENERAL
710-ASSEMBLY, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
711-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 5. (a) As used in this chapter, "graduation" means
712-the successful completion by a student of:
713-(1) a sufficient number of academic credits, or the equivalent of
714-academic credits, or the diploma requirements established
715-under IC 20-19-2-21(c); and
716-(2) the graduation examination (before July 1, 2022), a
717-postsecondary readiness competency established by the state
718-board under IC 20-32-4-1.5(c), or a waiver process required under
719-IC 20-32-3 through IC 20-32-5.1;
720-resulting in the awarding of an Indiana diploma or an alternative
721-alternate diploma described in IC 20-32-4-14.
722-(b) The term does not include the granting of a general educational
723-HEA 1243 — CC 1 18
724-development diploma under IC 20-20-6 (before its repeal) or
725-IC 22-4.1-18.
726-SECTION 18. IC 20-26-13-10, AS AMENDED BY P.L.246-2023,
2701+of the charter school's building.".
2702+Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
2703+(Reference is to HB 1243 as printed January 25, 2024.)
2704+DELANEY
2705+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 63
2706+COMMITTEE REPORT
2707+Madam President: The Senate Committee on Education and Career
2708+Development, to which was referred House Bill No. 1243, has had the
2709+same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
2710+Senate with the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as
2711+follows:
2712+Page 1, line 9, delete "submissions" and insert "reports".
2713+Page 16, between lines 36 and 37, begin a new paragraph and insert:
2714+"SECTION 15. IC 20-26-13-10, AS AMENDED BY P.L.246-2023,
7272715 SECTION 36, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
7282716 JUNE 29, 2024]: Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in section 11 of this
7292717 chapter and subject to IC 20-31-8-4.6 and IC 20-32-4-14, the four (4)
7302718 year graduation rate for a cohort in a high school is the percentage
7312719 determined under STEP FIVE of the following formula:
7322720 STEP ONE: Determine the grade 9 enrollment at the beginning of
7332721 the reporting year three (3) years before the reporting year for
7342722 which the graduation rate is being determined.
7352723 STEP TWO: Add:
7362724 (A) the number determined under STEP ONE; and
7372725 (B) the number of students who:
7382726 (i) have enrolled in the high school after the date on which
7392727 the number determined under STEP ONE was determined;
7402728 and
7412729 (ii) have the same expected graduation year as the cohort.
7422730 STEP THREE: Subtract from the sum determined under STEP
7432731 TWO the number of students who have left the cohort for any of
7442732 the following reasons:
7452733 (A) Transfer to another public or nonpublic school.
7462734 (B) Except as provided in IC 20-33-2-28.6 and subsection (b),
7472735 removal by the student's parents under IC 20-33-2-28 to
7482736 provide instruction equivalent to that given in the public
7492737 schools.
7502738 (C) Withdrawal because of a long term medical condition or
7512739 death.
7522740 (D) Detention by a law enforcement agency or the department
7532741 of correction.
7542742 (E) Placement by a court order or the department of child
7552743 services.
7562744 (F) Enrollment in a virtual school.
7572745 (G) Leaving school, if the student attended school in Indiana
7582746 for less than one (1) school year and the location of the student
2747+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 64
7592748 cannot be determined.
7602749 (H) Leaving school, if the location of the student cannot be
7612750 determined and the student has been reported to the Indiana
7622751 clearinghouse for information on missing children and missing
7632752 endangered adults.
7642753 (I) Withdrawing from school before graduation, if the student
7652754 is a high ability student (as defined in IC 20-36-1-3) who is a
766-HEA 1243 — CC 1 19
7672755 full-time student at an accredited institution of higher
7682756 education during the semester in which the cohort graduates.
7692757 (J) Withdrawing from school before graduation pursuant to
7702758 providing notice of withdrawal under section 17 of this
7712759 chapter.
7722760 (K) Participating in the high school equivalency pilot program
7732761 under IC 20-30-8.5, unless the student fails to successfully
7742762 complete the high school equivalency pilot program in the two
7752763 (2) year period. This clause expires June 30, 2024. 2026.
7762764 STEP FOUR: Determine the result of:
7772765 (A) the total number of students determined under STEP TWO
7782766 who have graduated during the current reporting year or a
7792767 previous reporting year; minus
7802768 (B) the amount by which the number of students who
7812769 graduated through a waiver process required under IC 20-32-3
7822770 through IC 20-32-5.1 exceeds:
7832771 (i) nine percent (9%) of the total number of students
7842772 determined under clause (A) for the 2023-2024 school year;
7852773 (ii) six percent (6%) of the total number of students
7862774 determined under clause (A) for the 2024-2025 school year;
7872775 or
7882776 (iii) three percent (3%) of the total number of students
7892777 determined under clause (A) for each school year after June
7902778 30, 2025.
7912779 STEP FIVE: Divide:
7922780 (A) the number determined under STEP FOUR; by
7932781 (B) the remainder determined under STEP THREE.
7942782 (b) This subsection applies to a high school in which:
7952783 (1) for a:
7962784 (A) cohort of one hundred (100) students or less, at least ten
7972785 percent (10%) of the students left a particular cohort for a
7982786 reason described in subsection (a) STEP THREE clause (B);
7992787 or
8002788 (B) cohort of more than one hundred (100) students, at least
8012789 five percent (5%) of the students left a particular cohort for a
2790+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 65
8022791 reason described in subsection (a) STEP THREE clause (B);
8032792 and
8042793 (2) the students described in subdivision (1)(A) or (1)(B) are not
8052794 on track to graduate with their cohort.
8062795 A high school must submit a request to the state board in a manner
8072796 prescribed by the state board requesting that the students described in
8082797 this subsection be included in the subsection (a) STEP THREE
809-HEA 1243 — CC 1 20
8102798 calculation. The state board shall review the request and may grant or
8112799 deny the request. The state board shall deny the request unless the high
8122800 school demonstrates good cause to justify that the students described
8132801 in this subsection should be included in the subsection (a) STEP
8142802 THREE calculation. If the state board denies the request the high
8152803 school may not subtract the students described in this subsection under
8162804 subsection (a) STEP THREE.
817-SECTION 19. IC 20-26-13-16.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.86-2020,
2805+SECTION 16. IC 20-26-13-16.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.86-2020,
8182806 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
8192807 JUNE 29, 2024]: Sec. 16.5. (a) A student must be subtracted under
8202808 clause (K) of STEP THREE of section 10(a) of this chapter when a
8212809 student transitions from a traditional high school to the high school
8222810 equivalency pilot program under IC 20-30-8.5.
823-(b) This section expires June 30, 2024. 2026.
824-SECTION 20. IC 20-26.5-2-3, AS AMENDED BY SEA 1-2024,
825-SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
826-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the
827-following may be suspended for a coalition member in accordance with
828-the coalition's plan:
829-(1) Subject to section 1(c) of this chapter, IC 20-30, concerning
830-curriculum.
831-(2) The following statutes and rules concerning curricular
832-materials:
833-IC 20-26-12-1, except for the provision of curricular materials
834-at no cost to a student in a public school.
835-IC 20-26-12-2, except for the prohibition of renting curricular
836-materials to students enrolled in a public school.
837-IC 20-26-12-24.
838-511 IAC 6.1-5-5.
839-(3) The following rules concerning teacher licenses:
840-511 IAC 16.
841-511 IAC 17.
842-(4) Subject to subsection (c), IC 20-31-3 (concerning the adoption
843-of academic standards).
844-(5) IC 20-31-4.1, concerning the performance based accreditation
845-system.
846-(6) Except as provided in subsection (b), any other statute in
847-IC 20 or rule in 511 IAC requested to be suspended as part of the
848-plan that is approved by the state board under section 1 of this
849-chapter.
850-(b) A coalition member may not suspend under subsection (a)(6)
851-any of the following:
852-HEA 1243 — CC 1 21
853-(1) IC 20-26-5-10 (criminal history and child protection index
854-check).
855-(2) IC 20-28 (school teachers).
856-(3) IC 20-29 (collective bargaining).
857-(4) IC 20-31 (accountability for performance and improvement),
858-except for IC 20-31-3 and IC 20-31-4.1.
859-(5) Subject to subsection (c), IC 20-32-4 (graduation
860-requirements).
861-(6) IC 20-32-5.1 (Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment
862-Readiness Network (ILEARN) program).
863-(7) IC 20-32-8.5 (reading improvement and remediation plans).
864-(8) IC 20-33 (students).
865-(9) IC 20-34 (student health and safety measures).
866-(10) IC 20-35 (special education).
867-(11) IC 20-35.5 (dyslexia screening and intervention).
868-(12) IC 20-36 (high ability students).
869-(13) IC 20-39 (accounting and financial reporting procedures).
870-(14) IC 20-40 (government funds and accounts).
871-(15) IC 20-41 (extracurricular funds and accounts).
872-(16) IC 20-42 (fiduciary funds and accounts).
873-(17) IC 20-42.5 (allocation of expenditures to student instruction
874-and learning).
875-(18) IC 20-43 (state tuition support).
876-(19) IC 20-44 (property tax levies).
877-(20) IC 20-46 (levies other than general fund levies).
878-(21) IC 20-47 (related entities; holding companies; lease
879-agreements).
880-(22) IC 20-48 (borrowing and bonds).
881-(23) IC 20-49 (state management of common school funds; state
882-advances and loans).
883-(24) IC 20-50 (homeless children and foster care children).
884-(c) A coalition member must comply with the postsecondary
885-readiness competency requirements under IC 20-32-4-1.5(b)(1).
886-IC 20-32-4-1.5(c). However, notwithstanding any other law, a coalition
887-member may replace high school courses on the high school transcript
888-with courses on the same subject matter with equal or greater rigor to
889-the required high school course and may count such a course as
890-satisfying the equivalent diploma requirements established by IC 20
891-and any applicable state board administrative rules or requirements. If
892-the coalition member school offers courses that are not aligned with
893-requirements adopted by the state board under IC 20-30-10, a parent of
894-a student and the student who intends to enroll in a course that is not
895-HEA 1243 — CC 1 22
896-aligned with requirements adopted by the state board under
897-IC 20-30-10 must provide consent to the coalition member school to
898-enroll in the course. The consent form used by the coalition, which
899-shall be developed in collaboration with the commission for higher
900-education, must notify the parent and the student that enrollment in the
901-course may affect the student's ability to attend a particular
902-postsecondary educational institution or enroll in a particular course at
903-a particular postsecondary educational institution because the course
904-does not align with requirements established by the state board under
905-IC 20-30-10.
906-SECTION 21. IC 20-28-3-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.170-2023,
907-SECTION 16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
908-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "teacher candidate"
909-means an individual recommended for an initial teaching license from
910-a teacher preparation program located in Indiana.
911-(b) As used in this section, "teacher preparation program" includes,
912-but is not limited to, the following:
913-(1) A teacher education school or department.
914-(2) A transition to teaching program under IC 20-28-4.
915-(3) Any other entity approved by the department to offer a course
916-of study leading to an initial teaching license.
917-(c) The department shall:
918-(1) arrange a statewide system of professional instruction for
919-teacher education;
920-(2) accredit and review teacher preparation programs that comply
921-with the rules of the department;
922-(3) approve content area licensure programs for particular kinds
923-of teachers in accredited teacher preparation programs; and
924-(4) specify the types of licenses for individuals who complete
925-programs of approved courses.
926-(d) The department shall work with teacher preparation programs to
927-develop a system of teacher education that ensures individuals who
928-complete teacher preparation programs are able to meet the highest
929-professional standards.
930-(e) Before July 1, 2015, the department shall establish standards for
931-the continuous improvement of program processes and the performance
932-of individuals who complete teacher preparation programs. The state
933-board shall adopt rules containing the standards not later than two
934-hundred seventy (270) days after the department finishes the standards.
935-(f) The standards established under subsection (e) must include
936-benchmarks for performance, including test score data for each teacher
937-preparation entity on content area licensure tests and test score data for
938-HEA 1243 — CC 1 23
939-each teacher preparation entity on pedagogy licensure tests.
940-(g) Each teacher preparation program shall annually report the
941-program's performance on the standards and benchmarks established
942-under this section to the department. The department shall make the
943-information reported under this subsection available to the public on
944-the department's website. Each teacher preparation program shall make
945-the information reported under this subsection available to the public
946-on the teacher preparation program's website. In addition to reporting
947-performance, each teacher preparation program must report to the
948-department the following:
949-(1) The attrition, retention, and completion rates of teacher
950-candidates for the previous three (3) calendar years. The teacher
951-preparation program must also provide underlying data, as
952-determined by the department, used as part of calculating the
953-teacher preparation program's retention rates.
954-(2) The number of teacher candidates in each content area who
955-complete the teacher preparation program during the year,
956-disaggregated by ranges of cumulative grade point averages.
957-(3) The number of teacher candidates in each content area who,
958-during the year:
959-(A) do not pass a content area licensure examination; and
960-(B) do not retake the content area licensure examination.
961-(h) In making information available to the public on the
962-department's website, the department shall include in the report under
963-subsection (g), in addition to the matrix ratings described in subsection
964-(i), the following information:
965-(1) Average scaled or standard scores of teacher candidates who
966-complete teacher preparation programs on basic skills, content
967-area, and pedagogy licensure examinations.
968-(2) The average number of times teacher candidates who
969-complete a teacher preparation program take each licensing test
970-before receiving a passing score and the percentage of teacher
971-candidates who receive a passing score on each licensing test on
972-the teacher candidates' first attempts.
973-(i) Not later than July 30, 2016, the department and the commission
974-for higher education, in conjunction with the state board, the
975-Independent Colleges of Indiana, Inc., and teacher preparation
976-programs, shall establish a matrix rating system for teacher preparation
977-programs based on the performance of the programs as demonstrated
978-by the data collected under subsections (g) and (h). The matrix rating
979-system may not rank or compare teacher preparation programs. The
980-matrix rating system must be based on data collected for teachers who
981-HEA 1243 — CC 1 24
982-initially receive their teaching license during the previous three (3)
983-years. The department shall make the matrix ratings available to the
984-public on the department's website.
985-(j) Each teacher preparation program shall report to the department,
986-in a manner prescribed by the department, the teacher preparation
987-program's admission practices, in accordance with:
988-(1) the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation
989-standards, for teacher preparation programs accredited by the
990-Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation;
991-(2) rigorous academic entry requirements for admission into a
992-teacher preparatory program that are equivalent to the minimum
993-academic requirements determined by the Council for the
994-Accreditation of Educator Preparation, for teacher preparation
995-programs that are not accredited by the Council for the
996-Accreditation of Educator Preparation; or
997-(3) the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator
998-Preparation standards, for teacher preparation programs
999-accredited by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator
1000-Preparation.
1001-The department shall include information reported to the department
1002-on the department's website.
1003-(k) Not later than July 30, 2016, the department and the commission
1004-for higher education, in conjunction with the state board, the
1005-Independent Colleges of Indiana, Inc., and teacher preparation
1006-programs, shall establish a minimum rating under the matrix rating
1007-system established under subsection (i) that teacher preparation
1008-programs must achieve to avoid referral under subsection (l).
1009-(l) Not later than July 1 of each year, the department shall submit a
1010-list of teacher preparation programs that do not meet the minimum
1011-rating established under subsection (k) or the requirements of section
1012-3.1 of this chapter to the commission for higher education and the
1013-Independent Colleges of Indiana, Inc. for one (1) of the following
1014-actions:
1015-(1) In the case of a state educational institution, the commission
1016-for higher education shall place the teacher preparation program
1017-on an improvement plan with clear performance goals and a
1018-designated period in which the performance goals must be
1019-achieved.
1020-(2) In the case of a proprietary postsecondary educational
1021-institution, the commission for higher education shall recommend
1022-to the teacher preparation program an improvement plan with
1023-clear performance goals and a designated period in which the
1024-HEA 1243 — CC 1 25
1025-performance goals should be achieved.
1026-(3) In the case of a nonprofit college or university, the
1027-Independent Colleges of Indiana, Inc., shall coordinate a peer
1028-review process to make recommendations to the peer institution
1029-in achieving the department's performance metrics.
1030-(m) The department shall approve at least two (2) accreditors that:
1031-(1) accredit teacher preparation programs; and
1032-(2) are recognized by the Council for Higher Education
1033-Accreditation;
1034-to accredit teacher preparation programs for use in Indiana.
1035-(n) Not later than December 31, 2024, the department and the
1036-commission for higher education, in conjunction with the state
1037-board, shall partner with teacher preparation programs to receive
1038-an outside evaluation by a nationally recognized nonprofit,
1039-nonpartisan organization that leverages evidence based approaches
1040-on the science of reading to evaluate teacher preparation reading
1041-instruction programs.
1042-SECTION 22. IC 20-28-3-3.2 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
1043-CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1044-[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3.2. (a) As used in this section,
1045-"teacher candidate" has the meaning set forth in section 3.1(a) of
1046-this chapter.
1047-(b) As used in this section, "teacher preparation program"
1048-includes the following:
1049-(1) A teacher education school or department.
1050-(2) A transition to teaching program under IC 20-28-4.
1051-(3) Any other entity approved by the department to offer a
1052-course of study leading to an initial teaching license.
1053-(c) The department shall develop guidelines for accredited
1054-teacher preparation programs regarding the use of curriculum or
1055-content that prepares elementary school teacher candidates to:
1056-(1) effectively teach foundational math skills explicitly and
1057-systematically;
1058-(2) implement math instruction using high quality
1059-instructional material; and
1060-(3) understand and use student data to make instructional
1061-decisions.
1062-SECTION 23. IC 20-28-5-19.7, AS AMENDED BY SEA 1-2024,
1063-SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1064-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 19.7. (a) Not later than July 1, 2024, the state
1065-board shall establish and require a literacy endorsement for individuals
1066-first licensed after June 30, 2025, to teach a content area involving
1067-HEA 1243 — CC 1 26
1068-literacy instruction, including special education, in prekindergarten
1069-through grade 5.
1070-(b) Except as provided in section 19.8(a) of this chapter, beginning
1071-July 1, 2027, the department may not renew a practitioner license or an
1072-accomplished practitioner license, or a comparable license under prior
1073-rules, issued to an individual who, based on the content area for which
1074-the individual is licensed, including special education, provides literacy
1075-instruction to students in prekindergarten through grade 5 unless the
1076-individual receives a literacy endorsement under this section.
1077-(c) To be eligible to receive a literacy endorsement, an individual
1078-must meet the following:
1079-(1) Complete eighty (80) hours of evidence based professional
1080-development that is:
1081-(A) aligned to the science of reading; and
1082-(B) provided by an organization that is:
1083-(i) accredited by the International Dyslexia Association;
1084-or
1085-(ii) aligned with Knowledge and Practice Standards for
1086-Teachers of Reading (KPS) as determined by the
1087-department; or
1088-(B) (C) approved by the department.
1089-(2) Demonstrate proficiency in scientifically based reading
1090-instruction skills aligned to the science of reading on a written
1091-examination or through other procedures prescribed by the
1092-department in accordance with this section.
1093-(d) The eighty (80) hours of evidence based professional
1094-development required under subsection (c)(1) must provide
1095-individualized and on demand support. The evidence based
1096-professional development required under subsection (c)(1) must:
1097-(1) promote explicit, systematic, and cumulative instruction as the
1098-primary approach to literacy instruction;
1099-(2) align with both word recognition and language
1100-comprehension;
1101-(2) (3) promote an understanding of how language, reading, and
1102-writing relate to each other;
1103-(3) (4) promote strategies for differentiated instruction for:
1104-(A) students with:
1105-(i) reading difficulties; or
1106-(ii) disabilities; and
1107-(B) English language learners;
1108-(4) (5) focus on phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency,
1109-vocabulary, and comprehension; and
1110-HEA 1243 — CC 1 27
1111-(5) (6) allow participants to implement the strategies into a
1112-classroom environment with the opportunity for feedback
1113-throughout the professional development experience.
1114-(e) The written examination required under subsection (c)(2) shall
1115-ensure the individual demonstrates the ability to:
1116-(1) effectively teach foundational reading skills, phonemic
1117-awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension;
1118-(2) implement reading instruction using high quality instructional
1119-materials aligned to the science of reading; and
1120-(3) provide effective instruction and interventions for students
1121-with reading deficiencies.
1122-(f) The department shall approve and provide the evidence based
1123-professional development necessary for an individual to receive a
1124-literacy endorsement under this section.
1125-(g) The department shall establish the procedure for an existing
1126-teacher to add the literacy endorsement established under this section
1127-to the teacher's license.
1128-(h) The state board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to do the
1129-following:
1130-(1) Adopt, validate, and implement the examination or other
1131-procedures required by subsection (c)(2).
1132-(2) Establish examination scores indicating proficiency.
1133- (3) Otherwise carry out the purposes of this section.
1134-SECTION 24. IC 20-28-5-28 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
1135-CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1136-[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 28. (a) As used in this section,
1137-"visiting teacher" means a citizen of another country who:
1138-(1) is or will be visiting the United States; and
1139-(2) is or will be employed as a teacher at a school in Indiana
1140-as evidenced by a written offer of employment.
1141-(b) An applicant is eligible to receive a visiting teacher license
1142-if the applicant meets the requirements established by the state
1143-board.
1144-(c) A visiting teacher license issued to a visiting teacher must be
1145-a five (5) year nonrenewable license.
1146-SECTION 25. IC 20-28-9-27, AS AMENDED BY P.L.132-2022,
2811+(b) This section expires June 30, 2024. 2026.".
2812+Page 18, between lines 31 and 32, begin a new paragraph and insert:
2813+"SECTION 18. IC 20-27-12.1-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.155-2020,
2814+SECTION 11, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2815+JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "career and technical
2816+education" has the meaning set forth in IC 20-20-38-1. refers to:
2817+(1) an apprenticeship program (as defined in IC 20-43-8-0.3);
2818+(2) a career and technical education (as defined in
2819+IC 20-20-38-1) program;
2820+(3) a modern youth apprenticeship (as defined in
2821+IC 20-51.4-2-9.5); and
2822+(4) a work based learning course (as defined in
2823+IC 20-43-8-0.7).
2824+SECTION 19. IC 20-28-9-27, AS AMENDED BY P.L.132-2022,
11472825 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
11482826 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 27. (a) As used in this section, "funding floor"
11492827 means the amount a school corporation expended for full-time teacher
11502828 salaries during a particular state fiscal year.
11512829 (b) Subject to subsections (d) and (e), if the amount of state tuition
11522830 support distributed to a school corporation for a particular state fiscal
1153-HEA 1243 — CC 1 28
11542831 year is greater than the amount of state tuition support distributed to the
11552832 school corporation for the preceding state fiscal year, the school
2833+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 66
11562834 corporation may not expend an amount for full-time teacher salaries
11572835 during the particular state fiscal year that is less than the funding floor
11582836 for the preceding state fiscal year.
11592837 (c) For purposes of this section, the amount a school corporation
11602838 expends for full-time teacher salaries shall include the amount the
11612839 school corporation expends for participating in a special education
11622840 cooperative or a career and technical education cooperative that is
11632841 directly attributable to the salaries of full-time teachers employed by
11642842 the cooperative, as determined by the department.
11652843 (d) For purposes of this subsection, stipends paid using teacher
11662844 appreciation grants under IC 20-43-10-3.5 are not considered. If a
11672845 school corporation has awarded stipends to a majority of the school
11682846 corporation's teachers in each of the two (2) preceding consecutive
11692847 state fiscal years, an amount equal to the lesser of the total amount of
11702848 stipends awarded in each of those state fiscal years shall be added to
11712849 the school corporation's funding floor for the preceding state fiscal year
11722850 described under subsection (b).
11732851 (e) A school corporation may apply for a waiver from the
11742852 department of the prohibition under subsection (b). The department
11752853 may grant a waiver to a school corporation if the school corporation's
11762854 enrollment for the school year during that particular state fiscal year is
11772855 less than the enrollment in the school year during the preceding state
11782856 fiscal year.
11792857 (e) Beginning after June 30, 2024, for each state fiscal year that
11802858 a school corporation fails to meet the expenditure requirements
11812859 regarding full-time teacher salaries under subsection (b), the
11822860 department shall submit in both a written and an electronic format
11832861 a notice to the school corporation's:
11842862 (1) superintendent;
11852863 (2) school business officer; and
11862864 (3) governing body;
11872865 that the school corporation failed to meet the requirements set
11882866 forth in subsection (b) for the applicable state fiscal year.
11892867 (f) If a school corporation's governing body receives a notice
11902868 from the department under subsection (e), the school corporation
11912869 shall do the following:
11922870 (1) Publicly acknowledge receipt of the notice from the
11932871 department at the governing body's next public meeting.
11942872 (2) Enter into the governing body's official minutes for the
11952873 meeting described in subdivision (1) acknowledgment of the
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11972874 notice.
11982875 (3) Not later than thirty (30) days after the meeting described
2876+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 67
11992877 in subdivision (1), publish on the school corporation's website:
12002878 (A) the department's notice; and
12012879 (B) any relevant individual reports prepared by the
12022880 department.
12032881 (g) If the department determines a school corporation that
12042882 received one (1) or more notices from the department under
12052883 subsection (e) has met the expenditure requirements required
12062884 under subsection (b) for a subsequent state fiscal year, the school
12072885 corporation may remove from the school corporation's website
12082886 any:
12092887 (1) notices the school corporation received under subsection
12102888 (e); and
12112889 (2) relevant individual reports prepared by the department
1212-under subsection (f)(3).
1213-SECTION 26. IC 20-28-9-28, AS AMENDED BY P.L.246-2023,
1214-SECTION 37, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1215-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 28. (a) For each school year in a state fiscal year
1216-beginning after June 30, 2023, a school corporation shall expend an
1217-amount for teacher compensation that is not less than an amount equal
1218-to sixty-two percent (62%) of the state tuition support, other than the
1219-state tuition support described in subsection (b), distributed to the
1220-school corporation during the state fiscal year. For purposes of
1221-determining whether a school corporation has complied with this
1222-requirement, the amount a school corporation expends for teacher
1223-compensation shall include the amount the school corporation expends
1224-for adjunct teachers, supplemental pay for teachers, stipends, and for
1225-participating in a special education cooperative or an interlocal
1226-agreement or consortium that is directly attributable to the
1227-compensation of teachers employed by the cooperative or interlocal
1228-agreement or consortium. The amount a school corporation expends
1229-on teacher compensation shall also include the amount the school
1230-corporation expends on dropout recovery educational services for
1231-an at-risk student enrolled in the school corporation provided by
1232-an agreement with an eligible school that is directly attributable to
1233-the compensation of teachers employed by the eligible school.
1234-Teacher benefits include all benefit categories collected by the
1235-department for Form 9 purposes.
1236-(b) If a school corporation determines that the school corporation
1237-cannot comply with the requirement under subsection (a) for a
1238-particular school year, the school corporation shall apply for a waiver
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1240-from the department.
1241-(c) The waiver application must include an explanation of the
1242-financial challenges, with detailed data, that preclude the school
1243-corporation from meeting the requirement under subsection (a) and
1244-describe the cost saving measures taken by the school corporation in
1245-attempting to meet the requirement in subsection (a). The waiver may
1246-also include an explanation of an innovative or efficient approach in
1247-delivering instruction that is responsible for the school corporation
1248-being unable to meet the requirement under subsection (a).
1249-(d) If, after review, the department determines that the school
1250-corporation has exhausted all reasonable efforts in attempting to meet
1251-the requirement in subsection (a), the department may grant the school
1252-corporation a one (1) year exception from the requirement.
1253-(e) A school corporation that receives a waiver under this section
1254-shall work with the department to develop a plan to identify additional
1255-cost saving measures and any other steps that may be taken to allow the
1256-school corporation to meet the requirement under subsection (a).
1257-(f) A school corporation may not receive more than three (3)
1258-waivers under this section.
1259-(b) State tuition support distributed to a school corporation for
1260-students enrolled in the school corporation who are receiving one
1261-hundred percent (100%) virtual instruction from a teacher
1262-employed by a third party provider with whom the school
1263-corporation has contracted is not included as state tuition support
1264-distributed to the school corporation for purposes of subsection (a).
1265-(g) (c) Before November 1, 2022, and before November 1 of each
1266-year thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the legislative
1267-council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 and the state budget
1268-committee that contains information as to:
1269-(1) the percent and amount that each school corporation expended
1270-and the statewide total expended for teacher compensation;
1271-(2) the percent and amount that each school corporation expended
1272-and statewide total expended for teacher benefits, including
1273-health, dental, life insurance, and pension benefits; and
1274-(3) whether the school corporation met the requirement set forth
1275-in subsection (a). and
1276-(4) whether the school corporation received a waiver under
1277-subsection (d).
1278-(d) The department shall publish the report described in
1279-subsection (c) on the department's website.
1280-(e) Beginning after June 30, 2024, for each state fiscal year that
1281-a school corporation fails to expend the amount for teacher
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1283-compensation as required under subsection (a), the department
1284-shall submit in both a written and an electronic format a notice to
1285-the school corporation's:
1286-(1) superintendent;
1287-(2) school business officer; and
1288-(3) governing body;
1289-that the school corporation failed to meet the requirements set
1290-forth in subsection (a) for the applicable state fiscal year.
1291-(f) If a school corporation's governing body receives a notice
1292-from the department under subsection (e), the school corporation
1293-shall do the following:
1294-(1) Publicly acknowledge receipt of the notice from the
1295-department at the governing body's next public meeting.
1296-(2) Enter into the governing body's official minutes for the
1297-meeting described in subdivision (1) acknowledgment of the
1298-notice.
1299-(3) Not later than thirty (30) days after the meeting described
1300-in subdivision (1), publish on the school corporation's website:
1301-(A) the department's notice; and
1302-(B) any relevant individual reports prepared by the
1303-department.
1304-(g) If the department determines a school corporation that
1305-received one (1) or more notices from the department under
1306-subsection (e) has met the expenditure requirements required
1307-under subsection (a) for a subsequent state fiscal year, the school
1308-corporation may remove from the school corporation's website
1309-any:
1310-(1) notices the school corporation received under subsection
1311-(e); and
1312-(2) relevant individual reports prepared by the department
1313-under subsection (f)(3).
1314-SECTION 27. IC 20-30-2-2.2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.147-2020,
1315-SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1316-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2.2. (a) As used in this section, "eligible student"
1317-means a student in grade 11 or 12 who: has:
1318-(1) failed the graduation exam (before July 1, 2022) or is not on
1319-track to complete a postsecondary readiness competency;
1320-(2) has been determined to be chronically absent, by missing ten
1321-percent (10%) or more of a school year for any reason;
1322-(3) has been determined to be a habitual truant, as identified
1323-under IC 20-33-2-11;
1324-(4) has been significantly behind in credits for graduation, as
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1326-identified by an individual's school principal;
1327-(5) has previously undergone at least a second suspension from
1328-school for the school year under IC 20-33-8-14 or IC 20-33-8-15;
1329-(6) has previously undergone an expulsion from school under
1330-IC 20-33-8-14, IC 20-33-8-15, or IC 20-33-8-16; or
1331-(7) has been determined by the individual's principal and the
1332-individual's parent or guardian to benefit by participating in the
1333-school flex program.
1334-(b) An eligible student who participates in a school flex program
1335-must:
1336-(1) attend school for at least three (3) hours of instructional time
1337-per school day;
1338-(2) pursue a timely graduation;
1339-(3) provide evidence of college or technical career education
1340-enrollment and attendance or proof of employment and labor that
1341-is aligned with the student's career academic sequence under rules
1342-established by the bureau of youth employment;
1343-(4) not be suspended or expelled while participating in a school
1344-flex program;
1345-(5) pursue course and credit requirements for an Indiana diploma
1346-with a general designation; and
1347-(6) maintain a ninety-five percent (95%) attendance rate.
1348-(c) A school may allow an eligible student in grade 11 or 12 to
1349-complete an instructional day that consists of three (3) hours of
1350-instructional time if the student participates in the school flex program.
1351-SECTION 28. IC 20-30-4-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.9-2021,
1352-SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1353-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 6. (a) A student's school counselor shall, in
1354-consultation with the student and the student's parent, review annually
1355-a student's graduation plan that was developed under section 2 of this
1356-chapter to determine if the student is progressing toward fulfillment of
1357-the graduation plan.
1358-(b) If a student is not progressing toward fulfillment of the
1359-graduation plan, the school counselor shall provide counseling services
1360-for the purpose of advising the student of credit recovery options and
1361-services available to help the student progress toward graduation.
1362-(c) If a student is not progressing toward fulfillment of the
1363-graduation plan due to not achieving a passing score on the graduation
1364-examination (before July 1, 2022) or failing to meet a postsecondary
1365-readiness competency established by the state board under
1366-IC 20-32-4-1.5(c), the school counselor shall meet with the:
1367-(1) teacher assigned to the student for remediation for the
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1369-particular competency area;
1370-(2) parents of the student; and
1371-(3) student;
1372-to discuss available remediation and to plan to meet the requirements
1373-under IC 20-32-4.
1374-SECTION 29. IC 20-30-5-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.192-2018,
1375-SECTION 16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1376-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2. (a) Each public and nonpublic high school shall
1377-provide a required course that is:
1378-(1) not less than one (1) year of school work; and
1379-(2) in the:
1380-(A) historical;
1381-(B) political;
1382-(C) civic;
1383-(D) sociological;
1384-(E) economical; and
1385-(F) philosophical;
1386-aspects of the constitutions of Indiana and the United States.
1387-(b) The state board shall:
1388-(1) prescribe the course described in this section and the course's
1389-appropriate outlines; and
1390-(2) adopt the necessary curricular materials for uniform
1391-instruction.
1392-(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) and IC 20-32-4-13, a high
1393-school student may not receive an Indiana diploma unless the student
1394-has successfully completed the interdisciplinary course described in
1395-this section.
1396-(d) If the state board establishes competency based
1397-requirements as part of a diploma established under IC 20-19-2-21
1398-that cover the course content described in subsection (a), a student
1399-may satisfy the requirement under subsection (c) by obtaining the
1400-diploma.
1401-SECTION 30. IC 20-30-5-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2021,
1402-SECTION 97, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1403-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 4. (a) Each public school and nonpublic school
1404-shall provide within the two (2) weeks preceding a general election for
1405-all students in grades 6 through 12 five (5) full recitation periods of
1406-class discussion concerning:
1407-(1) the system of government in Indiana and in the United States;
1408-(2) methods of voting;
1409-(3) party structures;
1410-(4) election laws; and
1411-HEA 1243 — CC 1 34
1412-(5) the responsibilities of citizen participation in government and
1413-in elections.
1414-(b) Except as provided in subsection (d) and IC 20-32-4-13, a
1415-student may not receive an Indiana diploma unless the student has
1416-completed a two (2) semester course in American history.
1417-(c) If a public school superintendent violates this section, the
1418-secretary of education shall receive and record reports of the violations.
1419-The general assembly may examine these reports.
1420-(d) If the state board establishes competency based
1421-requirements as part of a diploma established under IC 20-19-2-21
1422-that cover the content in the American history course required
1423-under subsection (b), a student may satisfy the requirement under
1424-subsection (b) by obtaining the diploma.
1425-SECTION 31. IC 20-30-5-19, AS AMENDED BY P.L.168-2023,
1426-SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1427-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 19. (a) Each school corporation, charter school,
1428-and state accredited nonpublic school shall include in its curriculum for
1429-all high school students enrolled in grade 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12
1430-instruction concerning personal financial responsibility.
1431-(b) A school corporation, a charter school, and a state accredited
1432-nonpublic school must meet the requirements of subsection (a) by
1433-providing instruction on personal financial responsibility as a separate
1434-subject that addresses the following content areas:
1435-(1) Basic principles of:
1436-(A) money management, such as:
1437-(i) spending and saving;
1438-(ii) types of bank accounts;
1439-(iii) opening and managing a bank account; and
1440-(iv) assessing the quality of a depository institution's
1441-services;
1442-(B) debt management;
1443-(C) receiving an inheritance and related implications;
1444-(D) savings, retirement, and investment accounts;
1445-(E) federal and state income tax returns; and
1446-(F) local tax assessments.
1447-(2) Personal insurance policies.
1448-(3) Loan applications.
1449-(4) Interest rate computations.
1450-(5) Credit and credit scores.
1451-(6) Simple contracts.
1452-(c) The state board shall adopt a curriculum that ensures personal
1453-financial responsibility is taught:
1454-HEA 1243 — CC 1 35
1455-(1) in accordance with the requirements of subsection (b); and
1456-(2) as a separate subject;
1457-as determined by the state board.
1458-(d) This subsection applies to an individual who is a student in a
1459-cohort that is expected to graduate in 2028 or thereafter from a school
1460-described in subsection (a). Beginning in 2028, an individual to whom
1461-this subsection applies must successfully complete instruction on
1462-personal financial responsibility, as described in subsection (b), as a
1463-separate subject to be eligible to graduate from high school.
1464-(e) The state board may allow a personal financial responsibility
1465-course described in this section to satisfy one (1) or more diploma
1466-course or competency requirements.
1467-SECTION 32. IC 20-30-5-23, AS AMENDED BY P.L.76-2020,
1468-SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1469-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 23. (a) After June 30, 2021, Each public high
1470-school, including each charter school, shall offer at least one (1)
1471-computer science course as a one (1) semester elective in the public
1472-high school's curriculum at least once each school year for high school
1473-students. This subsection expires July 1, 2028.
1474-(b) After June 30, 2021, After June 30, 2028, each public high
1475-school, including each charter school, shall offer at least once each
1476-school year at least one (1) computer science course as a separate
1477-subject in the public high school's curriculum that:
1478-(1) satisfies the computer science instruction content
1479-requirements; and
1480-(2) beginning in 2029, enables high school students to
1481-successfully complete instruction on computer science to be
1482-eligible to graduate from high school under the requirements;
1483-set forth in IC 20-32-4-18.
1484-(c) Each public school, including each charter school, shall include
1485-computer science in the public school's curriculum for students in
1486-kindergarten through grade 12. Before July 1, 2028, a public high
1487-school fulfills the requirements under this subsection by meeting the
1488-requirements under subsection (a). After June 30, 2028, a public high
1489-school fulfills the requirements under this subsection by meeting
1490-the requirements under subsection (b).
1491-(c) (d) If a public school fails to comply with this section, the
1492-department shall assist the public school in meeting the requirements
1493-under this section.
1494-(d) (e) The department shall:
1495-(1) prepare an annual report concerning the implementation of
1496-computer science courses in public high schools, including
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1498-charter schools, that includes the information described in
1499-subsection (e); (f); and
1500-(2) submit, before December 1 of each year, the report to the
1501-following:
1502-(A) The state board.
1503-(B) The general assembly.
1504-(C) The commission for higher education.
1505-The department shall submit the written report to the general assembly
1506-in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
1507-(e) (f) The report under subsection (d) (e) must include the
1508-following information:
1509-(1) The total number and percentage of computer science unique
1510-student course enrollments and course completions for each:
1511-(A) public elementary school, including each charter
1512-school, for students in grade 8; and
1513-(B) public high school, including each charter school; and
1514-by each course title approved by the department.
1515-(2) The number and percentage of unique student enrollments and
1516-course completions in a computer science course by each course
1517-title approved by the department and disaggregated by:
1518-(A) race;
1519-(B) gender;
1520-(C) grade;
1521-(D) ethnicity;
1522-(E) limited English language proficiency;
1523-(F) free or reduced price lunch status; and
1524-(G) eligibility for special education.
1525-(3) The number of computer science instructors at each school
1526-disaggregated by:
1527-(A) gender;
1528-(B) certification, if applicable; and
1529-(C) academic degree.
1530-(4) Any other pertinent matters.
1531-(f) (g) The department shall post the report described in subsections
1532-(d) (e) and (e) (f) on the department's Internet web site. website.
1533-SECTION 33. IC 20-30-6.1-4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
2890+under subsection (f)(3).".
2891+Page 21, between lines 2 and 3, begin a new paragraph and insert:
2892+"SECTION 21. IC 20-28-10-20 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
15342893 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1535-[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 4. (a) As used in this section,
1536-"online challenge" means an Internet trend that encourages
1537-individuals to copy behaviors or actions that may cause harm to
1538-the individual.
1539-(b) Each school corporation may include instruction regarding
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1541-Internet safety in the school corporation's curriculum.
1542-(c) Not later than July 1, 2025, the department shall approve
1543-previously developed curricula for use by school corporations
1544-under subsection (b).
1545-(d) Each curriculum approved under subsection (c) must
1546-include age appropriate instruction regarding the following:
1547-(1) Thinking critically about the possible provenance,
1548-reliability, and intended effect of online information before
1549-acting on the information.
1550-(2) Acting ethically in the student's interactions with others
1551-online, and reacting appropriately to unethical behavior such
1552-as:
1553-(A) cyberbullying (as described in IC 20-19-3-11.5); and
1554-(B) promotion of dangerous behavior, including self-harm
1555-or participation in an online challenge;
1556-that is directed at the student by others online.
1557-(3) Considering the uncertainties inherent in interacting with
1558-others online, particularly with regard to the ability of an
1559-individual to misrepresent the individual's identity online.
1560-(4) Recognizing the economics of providing Internet content
1561-and social media services, including:
1562-(A) the economic relationship between:
1563-(i) users; and
1564-(ii) providers;
1565-of Internet content and social media services;
1566-(B) the economic incentives of a provider to influence the
1567-behavior of a user when the user is interacting with the
1568-provider's content or services; and
1569-(C) methods used by providers to influence user behavior.
1570-(5) Practicing cybersecurity, including recognizing:
1571-(A) the danger of:
1572-(i) identity theft; and
1573-(ii) financial fraud;
1574-when interacting with others online, accessing Internet
1575-content, or using social media services; and
1576-(B) the potential for information shared online to remain
1577-accessible to others in perpetuity
1578-SECTION 34. IC 20-30-8.5-13, AS ADDED BY P.L.86-2020,
2894+[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 20. (a) As used in this section,
2895+"school" means the following:
2896+(1) A school maintained by a school corporation.
2897+(2) A charter school.
2898+(3) A state accredited nonpublic school.
2899+(b) If a school has a school counselor/student ratio that is not
2900+more than one (1) school counselor to three hundred fifty (350)
2901+students, the school is not required to comply with this section.
2902+(c) For the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years, a school shall
2903+ensure that at least sixty percent (60%) of a school counselor's
2904+aggregate time performing the counselor's job duties is devoted to
2905+providing direct services to students as described in subsection (d).
2906+This subsection expires July 1, 2026.
2907+(d) Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, a school shall
2908+ensure that at least eighty percent (80%) of a school counselor's
2909+aggregate time performing the counselor's job duties is devoted to
2910+providing direct services to students, including:
2911+(1) classroom instruction;
2912+(2) assisting in creating a plan for college and career
2913+readiness;
2914+(3) dropout prevention;
2915+(4) social and emotional supports; and
2916+(5) individual student planning.".
2917+Page 23, line 31, strike "all high school".
2918+Page 23, line 31, after "students" insert "enrolled in grade 8, 9, 10,
2919+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 68
2920+11, or 12".
2921+Page 26, between lines 6 and 7, begin a new paragraph and insert:
2922+"SECTION 28. IC 20-30-8.5-13, AS ADDED BY P.L.86-2020,
15792923 SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1580-JUNE 29, 2024]: Sec. 13. This chapter expires June 30, 2024. 2026.
1581-SECTION 35. IC 20-31-3-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.250-2023,
1582-SECTION 33, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1583-HEA 1243 — CC 1 38
1584-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. (a) The department shall revise and update
1585-academic standards:
1586-(1) for each grade level from kindergarten through grade 12; and
1587-(2) in each subject area listed in section 2 of this chapter;
1588-at least once every six (6) years in addition to the requirements
1589-described in section 1(c) and 1(d) of this chapter. This revision must
1590-occur on a cyclical basis.
1591-(b) The department, in revising and updating academic standards
1592-under subsection (a), shall do the following:
1593-(1) Consider the skills, knowledge, and practices:
1594-(A) that are necessary to understand and utilize emerging
1595-technologies; and
1596-(B) that may be rendered obsolete by emerging technologies.
1597-(2) Consider for removal any academic standards that may be
1598-obsolete as a result of emerging technologies.
1599-(3) Provide support to school corporations regarding the
1600-implementation of revised and updated academic standards that
1601-have an emerging technologies component.
1602-(4) Consider integrating computer science standards into a
1603-subject area being revised.
1604-(5) Consider integrating data literacy and data science
1605-standards into a subject area being revised.
1606-SECTION 36. IC 20-31-3-6, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005,
1607-SECTION 15, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1608-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 6. The curriculum program of each grade level
1609-from kindergarten through grade 12 in a school in a school corporation
1610-must be consistent with the following standards:
1611-(1) The academic standards developed under this chapter.
1612-(2) The student competencies developed for the Core 40 college
1613-preparation curriculum models established under IC 20-30-10 or
1614-diploma requirements established under IC 20-19-2-21.
1615-SECTION 37. IC 20-31-8-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.211-2021,
1616-SECTION 21, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1617-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. (a) The performance of a school's students on
1618-the statewide assessment program test and other criterion referenced
1619-benchmark assessments recommended by the department of education
1620-and approved by the state board are the primary and majority means of
1621-assessing a school's improvement. The state board may, and is
1622-encouraged to, incorporate social studies and science as indicators for
1623-assessing school improvement.
1624-(b) The department of education shall examine and make
1625-recommendations to the state board concerning:
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1627-(1) performance indicators to be used as a secondary means of
1628-determining school progress;
1629-(2) expected progress levels, continuous improvement measures,
1630-distributional performance levels, and absolute performance
1631-levels for schools; and
1632-(3) an orderly transition from the performance based accreditation
1633-system to the assessment system set forth in this article.
1634-(c) The department of education shall consider methods of
1635-measuring improvement and progress used in other states in developing
1636-recommendations under this section.
1637-(d) The department of education may consider:
1638-(1) the likelihood that a student may fail a graduation exam
1639-(before July 1, 2022) or fail to meet a postsecondary readiness
1640-competency established by the state board under
1641-IC 20-32-4-1.5(c) and require a graduation waiver under
1642-IC 20-32-4-4, IC 20-32-4-4.1 or IC 20-32-4-5; and
1643-(2) remedial needs of students who are likely to require remedial
1644-work while the students attend a postsecondary educational
1645-institution or workforce training program;
1646-when making recommendations under this section.
1647-SECTION 38. IC 20-32-4-1.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.160-2023,
1648-SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1649-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1.5. (a) This subsection expires July 1, 2022.
1650-Except as provided in subsection (f) and sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10
1651-of this chapter, each student is required to meet:
1652-(1) the academic standards tested in the graduation examination;
1653-(2) the Core 40 course and credit requirements adopted by the
1654-state board under IC 20-30-10; and
1655-(3) any additional requirements established by the governing
1656-body;
1657-to be eligible to graduate.
1658-(b) (a) Except as provided in subsection (f) and sections 4, 4.1, 5,
1659-6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 of this chapter, beginning with the class of students
1660-who expect to graduate during the 2022-2023 school year, each student
1661-shall:
1662-(1) demonstrate college or career readiness through a pathway
1663-established by the state board, in consultation with the department
1664-of workforce development and the commission for higher
1665-education;
1666-(2) meet the Core 40 course and credit requirements adopted by
1667-the state board under IC 20-30-10; and
1668-(3) subject to section 1.8 of this chapter, meet any additional
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1670-requirements established by the governing body;
1671-to be eligible to graduate. This subsection expires October 1, 2028.
1672-(b) Except as provided in subsection (f) and sections 4.1, 5, 6, 7,
1673-8, 9, and 10 of this chapter, beginning with the class of students
1674-who expect to graduate during the 2028-2029 school year, each
1675-student shall:
1676-(1) demonstrate college and career readiness through a
1677-pathway established by the state board, in consultation with
1678-the department of workforce development and the
1679-commission for higher education;
1680-(2) meet the Indiana diploma requirements established by the
1681-state board under IC 20-19-2-21; and
1682-(3) subject to section 1.8 of this chapter, meet any additional
1683-requirements established by the governing body;
1684-to be eligible to graduate.
1685-(c) The state board shall establish graduation pathway requirements
1686-under subsection subsections (a)(1) (before its expiration) and (b)(1)
1687-in consultation with the department of workforce development and the
1688-commission for higher education. A graduation pathway requirement
1689-may include the following postsecondary readiness competencies
1690-approved by the state board:
1691-(1) International baccalaureate exams.
1692-(2) Nationally recognized college entrance assessments.
1693-(3) Advanced placement exams.
1694-(4) Assessments necessary to receive college credit for dual credit
1695-courses.
1696-(5) Industry recognized certificates.
1697-(6) The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery.
1698-(7) Cambridge International exams.
1699-(8) Any other competency approved by the state board.
1700-(d) If the state board establishes a nationally recognized college
1701-entrance exam as a graduation pathway requirement, the nationally
1702-recognized college entrance exam must be offered to a student at the
1703-school in which the student is enrolled and during the normal school
1704-day.
1705-(e) When an apprenticeship is established as a graduation pathway
1706-requirement, the state board shall establish as an apprenticeship only
1707-an apprenticeship program registered under the federal National
1708-Apprenticeship Act (29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.) or another federal
1709-apprenticeship program administered by the United States Department
1710-of Labor.
1711-(f) Notwithstanding subsection (a), A school corporation, charter
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1713-school, or state accredited nonpublic school may voluntarily elect to
1714-use graduation pathways the Indiana diplomas described in
1715-subsection (b) in lieu of the graduation examination Core 40 course
1716-and credit requirements specified in subsection (a) prior to July 1,
1717-2022. October 1, 2028.
1718-(g) The state board, in consultation with the department of
1719-workforce development and the commission for higher education, shall
1720-approve college and career pathways relating to career and technical
1721-education, including sequences of courses leading to student
1722-concentrators.
1723-(h) After June 30, 2021, The department may provide funding for
1724-students of accredited schools to take not more than three (3)
1725-Cambridge International exams per student. The department is also
1726-authorized to use funds to provide professional development training
1727-for teachers who teach Cambridge International courses.
1728-(i) If the state board establishes an Armed Services Vocational
1729-Aptitude Battery as a graduation pathway, the state board shall require
1730-a student who elects the pathway to submit documentation, on a form
1731-prescribed by the department, that demonstrates the student's intent to
1732-enlist in the military as a condition of meeting the pathway
1733-requirements.
1734-SECTION 39. IC 20-32-4-4.1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2020,
1735-SECTION 74, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1736-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 4.1. (a) Subject to subsection (b), a student may
1737-receive a waiver from the postsecondary readiness competency
1738-requirements established under section 1.5(c) of this chapter:
1739-(1) if:
1740-(A) the student was unsuccessful in completing a
1741-postsecondary readiness competency requirement established
1742-by the state board under section 1.5(c) of this chapter by the
1743-conclusion of the student's senior year, after the completion
1744-of eight (8) high school semesters, including a student who
1745-was in the process of completing a competency at one (1)
1746-school that was not offered by the school to which the student
1747-transferred; and
1748-(B) the student attempted to achieve at least three (3) separate
1749-postsecondary readiness competencies established by the state
1750-board under section 1.5(c) of this chapter; or
1751-(2) if a student transfers to a school subject to the requirements of
1752-this chapter during the student's senior year from a nonaccredited
1753-nonpublic school that has less than one (1) employee or a school
1754-out of state and the student:
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1756-(A) attempted to achieve at least one (1) postsecondary
1757-readiness competency requirement established by the state
1758-board under section 1.5(c) of this chapter; and
1759-(B) was unsuccessful in completing the attempted
1760-postsecondary readiness competency described in clause (A).
1761-(b) For a student to receive a waiver described in subsection (a), the
1762-student must:
1763-(1) maintain at least a "C" average, or its equivalent, throughout
1764-the student's high school career in courses comprising credits
1765-required for the student to graduate;
1766-(2) maintain a school attendance rate of at least ninety-five
1767-percent (95%) with excused absences not counting against the
1768-student's attendance;
1769-(3) satisfy all other state and local graduation requirements
1770-beyond the postsecondary readiness competency requirements
1771-established by the state board under section 1.5(c) of this chapter;
1772-and
1773-(4) demonstrate postsecondary planning, including:
1774-(A) college acceptance;
1775-(B) acceptance in an occupational training program;
1776-(C) workforce entry; or
1777-(D) military enlistment;
1778-that is approved by the principal of the student's school.
1779-SECTION 40. IC 20-32-4-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.192-2018,
1780-SECTION 29, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1781-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to a student who is a
1782-student with a disability (as defined in IC 20-35-1-8).
1783-(b) If the student does not achieve a passing score on the graduation
1784-examination (before July 1, 2022) or fails to meet a postsecondary
1785-readiness competency requirement established by the state board under
1786-section 1.5(c) of this chapter, the student's case conference committee
1787-may determine that the student is eligible to graduate if the case
1788-conference committee finds the following:
1789-(1) The student's teacher of record, in consultation with a teacher
1790-of the student in each subject area in which the student has not
1791-achieved a passing score on the graduation exam (before July 1,
1792-2022) or successfully completed a postsecondary readiness
1793-competency established by the state board under section 1.5(c) of
1794-this chapter, makes a written recommendation to the case
1795-conference committee. The recommendation must:
1796-(A) be aligned with the governing body's relevant policy;
1797-(B) be concurred in by the principal of the student's school;
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1799-and
1800-(C) be supported by documentation that the student has
1801-attained the academic standard in the subject area based on:
1802-(i) tests or competencies other than the graduation
1803-examination (before July 1, 2022) or postsecondary
1804-readiness competencies established by the state board under
1805-section 1.5(c) of this chapter; or
1806-(ii) classroom work.
1807-(2) The student meets all the following requirements:
1808-(A) Retakes the graduation examination in each subject area
1809-in which the student did not achieve a passing score as often
1810-as required by the student's individualized education program.
1811-This clause expires July 1, 2022.
1812-(B) (A) Completes remediation opportunities provided to the
1813-student by the student's school to the extent required by the
1814-student's individualized education program.
1815-(C) (B) Maintains a school attendance rate of at least
1816-ninety-five percent (95%) to the extent required by the
1817-student's individualized education program with excused
1818-absences not counting against the student's attendance.
1819-(D) (C) Maintains at least a "C" average or the equivalent in
1820-the courses comprising the credits specifically required for
1821-graduation by rule of the state board.
1822-(E) (D) Otherwise satisfies all state and local graduation
1823-requirements.
1824-SECTION 41. IC 20-32-4-9, AS AMENDED BY P.L.192-2018,
1825-SECTION 32, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1826-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 9. This section applies to a student who receives
1827-a score on the graduation examination (before July 1, 2022) or an exam
1828-used to satisfy a postsecondary readiness competency established by
1829-the state board under section 1.5(c) of this chapter that is in the
1830-twenty-fifth percentile or lower when the student takes the graduation
1831-examination (before July 1, 2022) or an exam used to satisfy a
1832-postsecondary readiness competency established by the state board
1833-under section 1.5(c) of this chapter for the first time. Except as
1834-provided in section 10 of this chapter, the student's parent and the
1835-student's counselor (or another staff member who assists students in
1836-course selection) shall meet to discuss the student's progress. Following
1837-the meeting, the student's parent shall determine whether the student
1838-will achieve greater educational benefits by:
1839-(1) continuing in the Core 40 curriculum; or
1840-(2) completing the general curriculum.
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1842-SECTION 42. IC 20-32-4-14, AS AMENDED BY P.L.160-2023,
1843-SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1844-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 14. (a) The state board shall create an alternate
1845-diploma for students with significant cognitive disabilities. The
1846-diploma must be:
1847-(1) standards-based; and
1848-(2) aligned with Indiana's requirements for an Indiana diploma.
1849-(b) The alternate diploma must comply with the federal Every
1850-Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) (20 U.S.C. 6311).
1851-(c) For purposes of determining a school's or school corporation's
1852-graduation rate under IC 20-26-13 or 511 IAC 6.2-10, not more than
1853-one percent (1%) of a school's or school corporation's graduation cohort
1854-that receives an alternate diploma may be counted as having graduated.
1855-(c) For purposes of determining a school's or school
1856-corporation's graduation rate under IC 20-26-13 or 511
1857-IAC 6.2-10, not more than the greater of:
1858-(1) one percent (1%) of a school's or school corporation's
1859-graduation cohort that receives an alternate diploma; or
1860-(2) one (1) student;
1861-may be counted as having graduated.
1862-(d) Not later than December 1, 2021, the state board shall adopt
1863-rules under IC 4-22-2 that are necessary to carry out this section.
1864-SECTION 43. IC 20-32-4-18 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
1865-CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1866-[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 18. (a) This section applies to an
1867-individual who is a student in a cohort that is expected to graduate
1868-in 2029 or thereafter from a:
1869-(1) public school, including a charter school; or
1870-(2) state accredited nonpublic school.
1871-(b) Beginning in 2029, in addition to completing the graduation
1872-requirements set forth in this article, an individual must
1873-successfully complete instruction on computer science as a separate
1874-subject to be eligible to graduate from high school. The computer
1875-science instruction must:
1876-(1) to the extent feasible, be taught in person; and
1877-(2) cover the following:
1878-(A) Algorithms and programming.
1879-(B) Computing systems.
1880-(C) Data and analysis.
1881-(D) Impacts of computing.
1882-(E) Networks and the Internet.
1883-(c) Each school described in subsection (a) shall certify to the
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1885-department that the individual has successfully completed
1886-instruction on computer science before the individual may
1887-graduate.
1888-(d) The state board may allow a computer science course
1889-described in this section, including a computer science course taken
1890-in grade 8, to satisfy one (1) or more diploma course requirements.
1891-SECTION 44. IC 20-32-5.1-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.192-2018,
1892-SECTION 36, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1893-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. The Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment
1894-Readiness Network (ILEARN) program consists of:
1895-(1) a the statewide assessment program described in section 7 of
1896-this chapter;
1897-(2) optional benchmark assessments described in section 17 of
1898-this chapter;
1899-(3) requirements to integrate statewide assessment literacy
1900-described in section 18 of this chapter; and
1901-(4) any programs or policies approved by the state board that are
1902-necessary to carry out this chapter.
1903-SECTION 45. IC 20-32-5.1-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.242-2017,
1904-SECTION 41, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1905-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 4. To carry out the purposes described in section
1906-2 of this chapter:
1907-(1) assessment reporting for assessments developed under this
1908-chapter must be:
1909-(A) reliable;
1910-(B) accurate;
1911-(C) user friendly; and
1912-(D) timely;
1913-(2) the statewide assessment program must help students
1914-understand their college and career readiness; and
1915-(3) the statewide assessment program must hold schools
1916-accountable for preparing students for college and careers.
1917-SECTION 46. IC 20-32-5.1-6, AS AMENDED BY SEA 1-2024,
1918-SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1919-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 6. (a) The state board shall:
1920-(1) authorize and oversee the department's development and
1921-implementation of the Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment
1922-Readiness Network (ILEARN) program, including:
1923-(A) establishment of criteria for requests for proposals for
1924-statewide assessments developed or authorized under this
1925-chapter;
1926-(B) establishment of criteria for membership of evaluation
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1928-teams; and
1929-(C) establishment of criteria for content and format of the
1930-statewide assessment; and
1931-(2) require the department to conduct ongoing analysis of whether
1932-the statewide assessment program's results are predictive of
1933-success in college and career training programs.
1934-(b) The passing scores on a statewide summative assessment must
1935-be determined by statistically valid and reliable methods as determined
1936-by independent experts selected by the state board.
1937-(c) The state board, in consultation with The Arc of Indiana and
1938-Indiana Council of Administrators of Special Education (ICASE), shall
1939-select one (1) or more individuals who specialize in special education
1940-who shall, in turn, be consulted with by the state board as part of the
1941-state board's oversight of the development and implementation of the
1942-Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network
1943-(ILEARN) program.
1944-(d) The secretary of education, with the approval of the state board,
1945-is responsible for the development, implementation, and monitoring of
1946-the Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network
1947-(ILEARN) program.
1948-(e) The department shall prepare detailed design specifications for
1949-the statewide assessment program developed under this chapter that
1950-must do the following:
1951-(1) Take into account the academic standards adopted under
1952-IC 20-31-3.
1953-(2) Include testing of students' higher level cognitive thinking in
1954-each subject area tested.
1955-(f) A statewide summative assessment described in section 7 of this
1956-chapter may be in a form that allows the department and the state
1957-board, to the extent possible, to compare the proficiency of Indiana
1958-students to the proficiency of students in other states. A statewide
1959-summative assessment may consist of original test items for Indiana's
1960-exclusive use if the state board determines that:
1961-(1) developing original test items for Indiana's exclusive use will
1962-result in cost savings; or
1963-(2) it would be impractical to develop a statewide summative
1964-assessment adequately aligned to Indiana's academic standards
1965-without including original test items developed for Indiana's
1966-exclusive use.
1967-(g) The state board shall establish a method for virtual
1968-administration of the statewide summative assessment described in
1969-section 7 of this chapter.
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1971-SECTION 47. IC 20-32-5.1-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.11-2023,
1972-SECTION 67, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
1973-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 7. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section
1974-and in the manner provided in section 6 of this chapter, the state board
1975-is responsible for determining the appropriate subjects, grades, and
1976-format of a the statewide assessment program.
1977-(b) For each school year beginning after June 30, 2018, and except
1978-as provided in section 11 of this chapter, the statewide assessment
1979-program must be administered to all full-time students attending a
1980-school corporation, charter school, state accredited nonpublic school,
1981-or eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) in grades subject to the
1982-statewide summative assessment required by federal law and in a
1983-manner prescribed by the state board.
1984-(c) Subject matter tested on by the statewide assessment program
1985-as determined by the state board under subsection (a) must, at a
1986-minimum, do the following:
1987-(1) Comply with requirements established under federal law with:
1988-(A) math and English/language arts assessed yearly in grades
1989-3 through 8, and at least once in grades 9 through 12; and
1990-(B) science assessed at least once in grades 3 through 5, grades
1991-6 through 9, and grades 10 through 12.
1992-(2) Require that United States history or United States
1993-government be assessed at least once in grades 5 or 8.
1994-(d) Except as provided under subsection (e), for each school year
1995-beginning after June 30, 2021, a nationally recognized college entrance
1996-exam must be administered for the high school subjects required under
1997-subsection (c). The proficiency benchmark must be approved by the
1998-commission for higher education, in consultation with the state
1999-educational institutions, and may not be lower than the national college
2000-ready benchmark established for that particular exam.
2001-(e) If the state board determines that no nationally recognized
2002-college entrance exam assesses a given high school subject that is
2003-required under subsection (c), the state board may select another type
2004-of assessment, including an end of course assessment, for that subject.
2005-(f) The statewide assessment program:
2006-(1) may not use technology that may negatively influence the
2007-ability to measure a student's mastery of material or a particular
2008-academic standard being tested; and
2009-(2) may use a technology enhanced test question only when the
2010-technology enhanced test question is the best way to measure the
2011-academic standard being tested.
2012-(g) A statewide summative assessment, other than an assessment
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2014-administered under subsection (d), must use a scale score that will
2015-ensure the statewide summative assessment scores are comparable to
2016-scale scores used as part of the ISTEP program under IC 20-32-5,
2017-before its expiration.
2018-SECTION 48. IC 20-32-5.1-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.192-2018,
2019-SECTION 38, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2020-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection
2021-subsections (b) and (c), the statewide summative assessment must be
2022-administered in a single testing window that must take place at the end
2023-of a school year on dates determined by the state board.
2024-(b) If an end of course assessment is administered, the end of course
2025-assessment may be administered at the end of the course for that
2026-particular subject matter.
2027-(c) If a through-year assessment program is administered, the
2028-assessments making up the through-year assessment program may:
2029-(1) be administered throughout the year in the manner
2030-determined by the department; and
2031-(2) include as one (1) of the assessments a single statewide
2032-summative assessment that meets the requirements set forth
2033-in subsection (a).
2034-SECTION 49. IC 20-32-5.1-10, AS ADDED BY P.L.242-2017,
2035-SECTION 41, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2036-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 10. (a) The governing body of each school
2037-corporation or the equivalent authority for each charter school, eligible
2038-school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7), or state accredited nonpublic
2039-school is entitled to acquire at no charge from the department:
2040-(1) the assessments under the statewide assessment program;
2041-and
2042-(2) the scoring reports used by the department.
2043-(b) A state accredited nonpublic school or an eligible school (as
2044-defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) shall:
2045-(1) administer the statewide assessment program's assessment
2046-or assessments, as applicable, to its students at the same time or
2047-times that school corporations administer the program's test
2048-assessment or assessments, as applicable, under section 7 of
2049-this chapter; and
2050-(2) make available to the department the results of the statewide
2051-assessment program's assessment or assessments, as
2052-applicable.
2053-SECTION 50. IC 20-32-5.1-12, AS AMENDED BY P.L.139-2022,
2054-SECTION 15, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2055-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 12. (a) The department shall establish policies and
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2057-procedures that foster, to the extent possible, the scoring of student
2058-responses of an open ended writing assessment on a statewide
2059-summative assessment by Indiana teachers. The teacher may not grade
2060-student responses of students who are enrolled in the same school
2061-corporation, charter school, state accredited nonpublic school, or
2062-eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) in which the teacher is
2063-currently employed.
2064-(b) The scoring of student responses under a statewide summative
2065-assessment:
2066-(1) must adhere to scoring rubrics and anchor papers;
2067-(2) must measure student achievement relative to the academic
2068-standards established by the state board; and
2069-(3) may not reflect the scorer's judgment of the values expressed
2070-by a student in the student's responses.
2071-(c) The department, in consultation with the technical advisory
2072-committee established by the state board, shall conduct a study to
2073-analyze and determine the reliability of machine scoring student
2074-responses to items on the statewide summative assessment. After
2075-conducting the study, the department may, if recommended by the
2076-technical advisory committee, utilize machine scoring for purposes of
2077-scoring student responses to items on the statewide summative
2078-assessment.
2079-SECTION 51. IC 20-32-5.1-13, AS AMENDED BY P.L.30-2023,
2080-SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2081-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 13. (a) The proficiency of students under a
2082-statewide summative assessment must be reported to the state board
2083-not later than:
2084-(1) for the 2018-2019 school year, August 15, 2019; and
2085-(2) for each school year beginning after June 30, 2019, July 1 of
2086-the year in which the statewide summative assessment is
2087-administered.
2088-(b) Reports of student scores on the statewide summative
2089-assessment must be:
2090-(1) returned to the school corporation, charter school, state
2091-accredited nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined in
2092-IC 20-51-1-4.7) that administered the test; and
2093-(2) accompanied by a guide for interpreting scores.
2094-(c) Subject to approval by the state board, reports of student results
2095-on computer scored items under a statewide summative assessment
2096-may be returned to schools regardless of whether the hand scored items
2097-are returned.
2098-(d) After reports of final student scores on the statewide summative
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2100-assessment are returned to a school corporation, charter school, state
2101-accredited nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined in
2102-IC 20-51-1-4.7), the school corporation or school shall promptly do the
2103-following:
2104-(1) Give each student and the student's parent the student's
2105-statewide summative assessment test scores, including the
2106-summary described in section 14.5 of this chapter.
2107-(2) Make available for inspection to each student and the student's
2108-parent the following:
2109-(A) A copy of the student's scored responses.
2110-(B) A copy of the anchor papers and scoring rubrics used to
2111-score the student's responses.
2112-A student's parent or the student's principal may request a rescoring of
2113-a student's responses to a statewide summative assessment, including
2114-a student's essay. A student's final score on a rescored statewide
2115-summative assessment must reflect the student's actual score on the
2116-rescored statewide summative assessment regardless of whether the
2117-student's score decreased or improved on the rescored assessment.
2118-(e) The department shall develop criteria to provide a student's
2119-parent the opportunity to inspect questions in a manner that will not
2120-compromise the validity or integrity of a statewide summative
2121-assessment.
2122-(f) A student's statewide summative assessment scores may not be
2123-disclosed to the public.
2124-(g) The department may not release less than ten (10) items per
2125-subject matter per grade level. The state board and department shall:
2126-(1) post:
2127-(A) the questions; and
2128-(B) with the permission of each student's parent, student
2129-answers that are exemplary responses to the released
2130-questions;
2131-on the websites of the state board and department; and
2132-(2) publicize the availability of the questions and answers to
2133-schools, educators, and the public.
2134-A student answer posted under this subsection may not identify the
2135-student who provided the answer.
2136-SECTION 52. IC 20-32-5.1-14, AS AMENDED BY P.L.139-2022,
2137-SECTION 17, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2138-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 14. (a) After a school receives statewide
2139-summative assessment score reports, a teacher who currently teaches
2140-a student shall discuss with a parent of the student the student's
2141-statewide summative assessment results at the next parent/teacher
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2143-conference if the parent participates in the parent/teacher conference.
2144-If a school does not hold parent/teacher conferences, a teacher who
2145-currently teaches a student shall send a notice to a parent of the student
2146-offering to meet with the parent to discuss the student's statewide
2147-summative assessment results and, upon the parent's request, meet
2148-with the parent.
2149-(b) The department shall provide enrichment resources to parents
2150-and students to provide assistance to students in subject matter
2151-included in the student's most recently completed statewide summative
2152-assessment.
2153-SECTION 53. IC 20-32-5.1-14.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.30-2023,
2154-SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2155-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 14.5. For a contract entered into or renewed after
2156-June 30, 2023, with a vendor to conduct the statewide summative
2157-assessment, the department shall include in the contract a requirement
2158-that the vendor provide a summary of a student's statewide summative
2159-assessment results that:
2160-(1) is in an easy to read, understandable format for parents; and
2161-(2) includes information regarding how the student's statewide
2162-summative assessment results compare to statewide summative
2163-assessment results of other students in the same grade level in
2164-Indiana.
2165-SECTION 54. IC 20-32-5.1-15, AS ADDED BY P.L.242-2017,
2166-SECTION 41, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2167-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 15. (a) Each school corporation shall compile the
2168-total results of the statewide summative assessments in a manner that
2169-will permit evaluation of learning progress within the school
2170-corporation. The school corporation shall make the compilation of test
2171-results available for public inspection and shall provide that
2172-compilation to the parent of each student of the school corporation
2173-tested under the statewide summative assessment.
2174-(b) The school corporation shall provide the statewide summative
2175-assessment program test results on a school by school basis to the
2176-department upon request.
2177-(c) Upon request by the commission for higher education, the
2178-department shall provide statewide summative assessment results to
2179-the commission for those students for whom the commission under 20
2180-U.S.C. 1232g has obtained consent.
2181-SECTION 55. IC 20-32-5.1-17, AS AMENDED BY SEA 1-2024,
2182-SECTION 14, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2183-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 17. (a) The state board shall approve two (2) or
2184-more benchmark, formative, interim, or similar assessments to identify
2185-HEA 1243 — CC 1 52
2186-students that require remediation and provide individualized instruction
2187-in which a school corporation, charter school, state accredited
2188-nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) may
2189-receive a grant under subsection (g).
2190-(b) For a benchmark, formative, interim, or similar assessment
2191-described in subsection (a) that is administered to students in
2192-kindergarten through grade 2, the assessment must meet one (1) or
2193-more of the following:
2194-(1) The assessment:
2195-(A) focuses on English/language arts; and
2196-(B) shows alignment, verified by a third party, to Indiana's
2197-academic standards for English/language arts domains,
2198-specifically foundational reading skills.
2199-(2) The assessment is a universal screener that:
2200-(A) meets the screening requirements listed in IC 20-35.5-2-2;
2201-(B) measures foundational reading skills;
2202-(C) received a convincing or partially convincing rating for
2203-accuracy, reliability, and validity by the National Center on
2204-Intensive Intervention or a nationally recognized dyslexia
2205-assessment expert;
2206-(D) screens for early literacy skill deficits;
2207-(E) provides parents and schools with data analysis guides for
2208-interpreting results and comprehensive support for schools to
2209-guide classroom instruction and the implementation of reading
2210-interventions; and
2211-(F) provides the department with an annual analysis of
2212-statewide data trends to support identification of early literacy
2213-skill deficits and guides targeted intervention efforts.
2214-(3) The assessment focuses on numeracy and shows alignment,
2215-verified by a third party, to Indiana's academic standards for
2216-mathematical domains, specifically:
2217-(A) number sense;
2218-(B) computation and algebraic thinking; and
2219-(C) measurement.
2220-(c) For a benchmark, formative, interim, or similar assessment
2221-described in subsection (a) that is administered to students in grades 3
2222-through 7, the assessment must show alignment, verified by a third
2223-party, to Indiana's academic standards.
2224-(d) For a benchmark, formative, interim, or similar assessment
2225-described in subsection (a) that is administered to students in grades 8
2226-through 10, the assessment must show alignment, verified by a third
2227-party, to:
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2229-(1) Indiana's academic standards; or
2230-(2) the nationally recognized college entrance exam required to be
2231-administered under section 7 of this chapter.
2232-(e) This subsection does not apply to an assessment that is a
2233-universal screener described in subsection (b)(2). The majority of the
2234-benchmark, formative, interim, or similar assessment reporting must
2235-indicate the degree to which students are on track for grade level
2236-proficiency and college and career readiness. Approved assessments
2237-must also provide predictive study results for student performance on
2238-the statewide summative assessment under section 7 of this chapter,
2239-not later than two (2) years after the statewide summative assessment
2240-has been first administered.
2241-(f) This subsection does not apply to an assessment that is a
2242-universal screener described in subsection (b)(2). A school corporation,
2243-charter school, state accredited nonpublic school, or eligible school (as
2244-defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) may elect to administer a benchmark,
2245-formative, interim, or similar assessment described in subsection (a).
2246-If a school corporation, charter school, state accredited nonpublic
2247-school, or eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) administers an
2248-assessment described in subsection (a), the school corporation, charter
2249-school, state accredited nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined
2250-in IC 20-51-1-4.7) may prescribe the time and the manner in which the
2251-assessment is administered.
2252-(g) If a school corporation, charter school, state accredited
2253-nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7)
2254-elects to administer a benchmark, formative, interim, or similar
2255-assessment described in subsection (a), the school corporation, charter
2256-school, state accredited nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined
2257-in IC 20-51-1-4.7) is entitled to receive a grant or reimbursement from
2258-the department in an amount not to exceed the cost of the assessment.
2259-The department shall provide grants and reimbursements to a school
2260-corporation, charter school, state accredited nonpublic school, or
2261-eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) under this section from
2262-money appropriated to the department for the purpose of carrying out
2263-this section.
2264-(h) Except as provided in subsection (j), the state board and the
2265-department may not contract with, approve, or endorse the use of a
2266-single vendor to provide benchmark, formative, interim, or similar
2267-assessments for any grade level or levels of kindergarten through grade
2268-7.
2269-(i) Before the state board may approve a benchmark, formative,
2270-interim, or similar assessment described in subsection (a), the
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2272-assessment vendor must enter into a data share agreement with the
2273-department in the manner prescribed by the department. A vendor
2274-providing an assessment described in subsection (b)(2) shall provide
2275-a summary of a student's assessment results to the student and the
2276-student's parents. The summary of the results must be in an
2277-understandable format for parents that is easy to read.
2278-(j) The department shall procure a preferred assessment that meets
2279-the requirements specified in subsection (b)(2) for use by schools in
2280-which fewer than seventy percent (70%) of students in the school
2281-achieved a valid passing score on the determinant evaluation of reading
2282-skills approved by the state board.
2283-(k) This subsection applies to:
2284-(1) a public school, including a charter school;
2285-(2) a state accredited nonpublic school; and
2286-(3) an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7).
2287-An elementary school shall administer an assessment described in
2288-subsection (b)(2) to students in kindergarten through grade 2. The
2289-department shall provide guidance as to the number of times the
2290-assessment is required and when the administrations of the assessment
2291-should occur.
2292-SECTION 56. IC 20-32-5.1-18, AS ADDED BY P.L.242-2017,
2293-SECTION 41, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2294-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 18. (a) The department, with the approval of the
2295-state board, shall develop and implement programs, policies, and
2296-procedures necessary to carry out this chapter to:
2297-(1) continuously improve teacher, student, parent, and community
2298-understanding of assessment results;
2299-(2) strategically use data and information from the assessment
2300-results to improve student growth and proficiency of all students;
2301-and
2302-(3) instruct teachers and administrators on how formative
2303-assessment practices can be used on a daily basis during class
2304-instruction; and
2305-(4) if a through-year assessment program is administered as
2306-described in section 8 of this chapter, advise teachers and
2307-administrators on how through-year assessment practices can
2308-inform teaching and learning.
2309-(b) The department shall establish requirements for teacher
2310-preparation programs (as described in IC 20-28-3-1(b)) under
2311-IC 20-28-3 to improve assessment literacy skills to improve a teacher
2312-preparation program student's ability to strategically use data and
2313-information from assessment results to improve student growth and
2314-HEA 1243 — CC 1 55
2315-proficiency.
2316-SECTION 57. IC 20-32-5.1-18.4, AS ADDED BY P.L.82-2020,
2317-SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2318-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 18.4. Notwithstanding any other law, a student's
2319-score on the statewide summative assessment may not be the primary
2320-factor or measure used to determine whether a student is eligible for a
2321-particular course or program.
2322-SECTION 58. IC 20-32-5.1-18.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.11-2023,
2323-SECTION 68, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2324-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 18.5. (a) The department shall, to the extent
2325-permitted under federal law, provide the same text-to-speech, screen
2326-reader, or human reader and calculator accommodations to a student in
2327-grades 6 through 12 on every section of the statewide summative
2328-assessment program if that accommodation is provided as part of the
2329-student's:
2330-(1) individualized education program;
2331-(2) service plan developed under 511 IAC 7-34;
2332-(3) choice special education plan developed under 511 IAC 7-49;
2333-or
2334-(4) plan developed under Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation
2335-Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794.
2336-(b) The department must submit any guidance or recommendations
2337-the department plans to distribute to a school corporation or school that
2338-attempts to affect in any manner based on statewide summative
2339-assessment accommodations which instructional methods are included
2340-or excluded from a program or plan described in subsection (a) to the
2341-state board for approval.
2342-SECTION 59. IC 20-32-8-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.10-2019,
2343-SECTION 86, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2344-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 4. The remediation grant program is established
2345-to provide grants to school corporations for the following:
2346-(1) Remediation of students who score below academic standards.
2347-(2) Preventive remediation for students who are at risk of falling
2348-below academic standards.
2349-(3) For students in a freeway school or freeway school corporation
2350-who are assessed under a locally adopted assessment program
2351-under IC 20-26-15-6(4):
2352-(A) remediation of students who score below academic
2353-standards under the locally adopted assessment program; and
2354-(B) preventive remediation for students who are at risk of
2355-falling below academic standards under the locally adopted
2356-assessment program.
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2358-(4) Targeted instruction of students to:
2359-(A) reduce the likelihood that a student may fail a graduation
2360-exam (before July 1, 2022) or fail to meet a postsecondary
2361-readiness competency established by the state board under
2362-IC 20-32-4-1.5(c) and require a graduation waiver under
2363-IC 20-32-4-4, IC 20-32-4-4.1 or IC 20-32-4-5; or
2364-(B) minimize the necessity of remedial work of students while
2365-the students attend postsecondary educational institutions or
2366-workforce training programs.
2367-SECTION 60. IC 20-32-9-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.192-2018,
2368-SECTION 41, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2369-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2. The guidelines established in section 1 of this
2370-chapter:
2371-(1) must provide standards and guidelines for secondary school
2372-personnel to determine when a student requires remediation or
2373-additional instruction, including guidelines that include:
2374-(A) criteria and thresholds that must be based upon:
2375-(i) the student's results or score on a national assessment of
2376-college and career readiness, with thresholds determined by
2377-the commission for higher education and the department in
2378-consultation with the state educational institutions; or
2379-(ii) the student's qualifying grades, which for purposes of
2380-this section are a "B" or higher, in advanced placement,
2381-international baccalaureate, or dual credit courses; and
2382-(B) a description of the school official who may make a
2383-determination based on the criteria to assess whether a student
2384-requires remediation or additional instruction; and
2385-(2) must provide information on strategies and resources that
2386-schools can use to assist a student in achieving the level of
2387-academic performance that is appropriate for the student's grade
2388-level to:
2389-(A) reduce the likelihood that a student will fail a graduation
2390-exam (before July 1, 2022) or fail to meet a postsecondary
2391-readiness competency established by the state board under
2392-IC 20-32-4-1.5(c) and require a graduation waiver under
2393-IC 20-32-4-4, IC 20-32-4-4.1 or IC 20-32-4-5; or
2394-(B) minimize the necessity for postsecondary remedial course
2395-work by the student.
2396-SECTION 61. IC 20-33-2-13, AS AMENDED BY P.L.160-2023,
2397-SECTION 14, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2398-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 13. (a) A school corporation shall record or
2399-include the following information in the official high school transcript
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2401-for a student in high school:
2402-(1) Attendance records.
2403-(2) Upon request of the student, the student's latest statewide
2404-assessment program test results.
2405-(3) Any secondary level and postsecondary level certificates of
2406-achievement earned by the student.
2407-(4) Any dual credit courses taken that are included in the core
2408-transfer library under IC 21-42-5-4.
2409-(b) The department shall consider ways to reflect a student's
2410-knowledge, skills, competencies, and experiences on the student's
2411-high school transcript in addition to completion of diploma
2412-requirements under IC 20-19-2-21.
2413-SECTION 62. IC 20-33-2-14, AS AMENDED BY P.L.90-2011,
2414-SECTION 42, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2415-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 14. (a) This section and sections 15 through 17.5
2416-of this chapter apply to a student who attends either a public school or
2417-a nonpublic school.
2418-(b) The governing body of each school corporation shall have a
2419-policy outlining the conditions for excused and unexcused absences.
2420-(c) The governing body of each school corporation shall have a
2421-policy regarding the participation of a habitually truant in
2422-extracurricular and co-curricular activities.
2423-(d) The policy under subsection (b) must include the grounds for
2424-excused absences required by sections 15 through 17.5 of this chapter
2425-or another law.
2426-(e) Any absence that results in a person not attending at least one
2427-hundred eighty (180) days in a school year must be in accordance with
2428-the governing body's policy under subsection (b) to qualify as an
2429-excused absence.
2430-(c) (f) Service as a page for or as an honoree of the general assembly
2431-is a lawful excuse for a student to be absent from school, when verified
2432-by a certificate of the secretary of the senate or the chief clerk of the
2433-house of representatives. A student excused from school attendance
2434-under this section may not be recorded as being absent on any date for
2435-which the excuse is operative and may not be penalized by the school
2436-in any manner.
2437-SECTION 63. IC 20-33-8-19, AS AMENDED BY P.L.94-2019,
2924+JUNE 29, 2024]: Sec. 13. This chapter expires June 30, 2024. 2026.".
2925+Page 44, between lines 25 and 26, begin a new paragraph and insert:
2926+"SECTION 57. IC 20-33-8-19, AS AMENDED BY P.L.94-2019,
24382927 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
24392928 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 19. (a) A superintendent of a school corporation
24402929 may conduct an expulsion meeting or appoint one (1) of the following
24412930 to conduct an expulsion meeting:
24422931 (1) Legal counsel.
2443-HEA 1243 — CC 1 58
24442932 (2) A member of the administrative staff if the member:
24452933 (A) has not expelled the student during the current school
24462934 year; and
24472935 (B) was not involved in the events giving rise to the expulsion.
24482936 The superintendent or a person designated under this subsection may
24492937 issue subpoenas, compel the attendance of witnesses, and administer
24502938 oaths to persons giving testimony at an expulsion meeting.
24512939 (b) An expulsion may take place only after the student and the
24522940 student's parent are given notice of their right to appear at an expulsion
24532941 meeting with the superintendent or a person designated under
24542942 subsection (a). Notice of the right to appear at an expulsion meeting
24552943 must:
24562944 (1) be made by:
24572945 (A) certified mail or by personal delivery; or
24582946 (B) electronic mail if the:
24592947 (i) parent has provided the electronic mail address to the
24602948 school as a means of communication and, in the case of
24612949 a student, the electronic mail is sent to the student's
24622950 school created electronic mail address; and
24632951 (ii) school is able to confirm the electronic mail was
24642952 opened and responded to by a user of the electronic mail
24652953 account under item (i);
24662954 (2) contain the reasons for the expulsion; and
24672955 (3) contain the procedure for requesting an expulsion meeting.
24682956 If the school is unable to confirm within forty-eight (48) hours
24692957 from the time the electronic mail was sent under subdivision (1)(B)
24702958 that the electronic mail was opened and responded to by a user of
24712959 the electronic mail account as described in subdivision (1)(B)(ii),
24722960 notice to the student and the parent of the student under this
24732961 subsection must be made by certified mail or by personal delivery.
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24742963 (c) The individual conducting an expulsion meeting:
24752964 (1) shall make a written summary of the evidence heard at the
24762965 expulsion meeting;
24772966 (2) may take action that the individual finds appropriate;
24782967 (3) shall provide the information described in subsection (g) to
24792968 the student and the student's parent; and
24802969 (4) must give notice of the action taken under subdivision (2) to
24812970 the student and the student's parent.
24822971 (d) If the student or the student's parent not later than ten (10) days
24832972 of receipt of a notice of action taken under subsection (c) makes a
24842973 written appeal to the governing body, the governing body:
24852974 (1) shall hold a meeting to consider:
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24872975 (A) the written summary of evidence prepared under
24882976 subsection (c)(1); and
24892977 (B) the arguments of the principal and the student or the
24902978 student's parent;
24912979 unless the governing body has voted under subsection (f) not to
24922980 hear appeals of actions taken under subsection (c); and
24932981 (2) may take action that the governing body finds appropriate.
24942982 The decision of the governing body may be appealed only under
24952983 section 21 of this chapter.
24962984 (e) A student or a student's parent who fails to request and appear
24972985 at an expulsion meeting after receipt of notice of the right to appear at
24982986 an expulsion meeting forfeits all rights administratively to contest and
24992987 appeal the expulsion. For purposes of this section, notice of the right to
25002988 appear at an expulsion meeting or notice of the action taken at an
25012989 expulsion meeting is effectively given at the time when the request or
25022990 notice is:
25032991 (1) delivered personally or sent by certified mail to a student and
25042992 the student's parent; or
25052993 (2) made by:
25062994 (A) electronic mail to the student and the student's parent
25072995 if the:
25082996 (i) parent has provided the electronic mail address to the
25092997 school as a means of communication and, in the case of
25102998 a student, the electronic mail is sent to the student's
25112999 school created electronic mail address; and
25123000 (ii) school confirms the electronic mail was opened and
25133001 responded to by a user of the electronic mail account
25143002 under item (i); or
25153003 (B) if the school is unable to confirm within forty-eight (48)
25163004 hours from the time that the electronic mail was sent under
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25173006 clause (A) that the electronic mail was opened and
25183007 responded to by a user of the electronic mail account as
25193008 described in clause (A)(ii), personal delivery or is sent by
25203009 certified mail to the student and the student's parent.
25213010 (f) The governing body may vote to not hear appeals of actions
25223011 taken under subsection (c). If the governing body votes to not hear
25233012 appeals, subsequent to the date on which the vote is taken, a student or
25243013 parent may appeal only under section 21 of this chapter.
25253014 (g) Each school corporation shall annually prepare a list of:
25263015 (1) alternative education programs in the same county in which
25273016 the school corporation is located or a county immediately adjacent
25283017 to the county in which the school corporation is located; and
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25303018 (2) virtual charter schools;
25313019 in which a student may enroll if the student is expelled. The list must
25323020 contain contact information for the entities described in subdivisions
25333021 (1) and (2) and must provide the student and the student's parent notice
25343022 that the student may be required to comply with IC 20-33-2 or any
25353023 statute relating to compulsory school attendance in accordance with
25363024 section 31 of this chapter. A copy of the list shall be provided to the
25373025 student or the student's parent at the expulsion meeting. If the student
25383026 or student's parent fails to attend an expulsion meeting, a copy of the
2539-list shall be mailed to the student's residence.
2540-SECTION 64. IC 20-35-3-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.56-2023,
2541-SECTION 195, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
2542-[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. (a) The secretary of education
2543-shall appoint a state advisory council on the education of children with
2544-disabilities. The state advisory council's duties consist of providing
2545-policy guidance concerning special education and related services for
2546-children with disabilities. The secretary of education shall appoint at
2547-least seventeen (17) members who serve for a term of four (4) years.
2548-Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner for the unexpired balance
2549-of the term.
2550-(b) The members of the state advisory council must be:
2551-(1) citizens of Indiana;
2552-(2) representative of the state's population; and
2553-(3) selected on the basis of their involvement in or concern with
2554-the education of children with disabilities.
2555-(c) A majority of the members of the state advisory council must be
2556-individuals with disabilities or the parents of children with disabilities.
2557-Members must include the following:
2558-(1) Parents of children with disabilities.
2559-(2) Individuals with disabilities.
2560-(3) Teachers.
2561-(4) Representatives of postsecondary educational institutions that
2562-prepare special education and related services personnel.
2563-(5) State and local education officials.
2564-(6) Administrators of programs for children with disabilities.
2565-(7) Representatives of state agencies involved in the financing or
2566-delivery of related services to children with disabilities, including
2567-the following:
2568-(A) The commissioner of the Indiana department of health or
2569-the commissioner's designee.
2570-(B) The director of the division of disability and rehabilitative
2571-services or the director's designee.
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2573-(C) The director of the division of mental health and addiction
2574-or the director's designee.
2575-(D) The director of the department of child services or the
2576-director's designee.
2577-(8) Representatives of nonpublic schools and freeway schools.
2578-(9) One (1) or more representatives of vocational, community, or
2579-business organizations concerned with the provision of
2580-transitional services to children with disabilities.
2581-(10) Representatives of the department of correction.
2582-(11) A representative from each of the following:
2583-(A) The Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
2584-board.
2585-(B) The Indiana School for the Deaf board.
2586-(12) A representative from the Arc of Indiana.
2587-(d) The responsibilities of the state advisory council are as follows:
2588-(1) To advise the secretary of education and the state board
2589-regarding all rules pertaining to children with disabilities.
2590-(2) To recommend approval or rejection of completed
2591-comprehensive plans submitted by school corporations acting
2592-individually or on a joint school services program basis with other
2593-corporations.
2594-(3) (2) To advise the department of unmet needs within Indiana
2595-in the education of children with disabilities.
2596-(4) (3) To provide public comment on rules proposed by the state
2597-board regarding the education of children with disabilities.
2598-(5) (4) To advise the department in developing evaluations and
2599-reporting data to the United States Secretary of Education under
2600-20 U.S.C. 1418.
2601-(6) (5) To advise the department in developing corrective action
2602-plans to address findings identified in federal monitoring reports
2603-under 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.
2604-(7) (6) To advise the department in developing and implementing
2605-policies related to the coordination of services for children with
2606-disabilities.
2607-(e) The state advisory council shall do the following:
2608-(1) Organize with a chairperson selected by the secretary of
2609-education.
2610-(2) Meet as often as necessary to conduct the council's business
2611-at the call of the chairperson, upon ten (10) days written notice,
2612-but not less than four (4) times a year.
2613-(f) Members of the state advisory council are entitled to reasonable
2614-amounts for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their
2615-HEA 1243 — CC 1 62
2616-duties.
2617-(g) The secretary of education shall do the following:
2618-(1) Designate the director to act as executive secretary of the state
2619-advisory council.
2620-(2) Furnish all professional and clerical assistance necessary for
2621-the performance of the state advisory council's powers and duties.
2622-(h) The affirmative votes of a majority of the members appointed to
2623-the state advisory council are required for the state advisory council to
2624-take action.
2625-SECTION 65. IC 20-36-5-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.10-2019,
2626-SECTION 88, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2627-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. A student shall receive credits toward
2628-graduation or an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic honors
2629-designation by demonstrating the student's proficiency in a course or
2630-subject area required for graduation or the Indiana diploma with a Core
2631-40 with academic honors designation, whether or not the student has
2632-completed course work in the subject area, by any one (1) or more of
2633-the following methods:
2634-(1) Receiving a score that demonstrates proficiency on a
2635-standardized assessment of academic or subject area competence
2636-that is accepted by accredited postsecondary educational
2637-institutions.
2638-(2) Successfully completing a similar course at an eligible
2639-institution under the postsecondary enrollment program under
2640-IC 21-43-4.
2641-(3) Receiving a score of three (3), four (4), or five (5) on an
2642-advanced placement examination for a course or subject area.
2643-(4) Receiving a score of E(e) or higher on a Cambridge
2644-International Advanced A or AS level examination for a course or
2645-subject area.
2646-(5) Receiving a score of four (4) or higher on an International
2647-Baccalaureate examination for a course or subject area.
2648-(5) (6) Other methods approved by the state board.
2649-SECTION 66. IC 20-36-7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
2650-AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2651-JULY 1, 2024]:
2652-Chapter 7. International Baccalaureate Courses
2653-Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "International Baccalaureate
2654-course" refers to a course from the International Baccalaureate
2655-diploma program.
2656-Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "International Baccalaureate
2657-examination" refers to an International Baccalaureate diploma
2658-HEA 1243 — CC 1 63
2659-program examination.
2660-Sec. 3. (a) Successful completion of an International
2661-Baccalaureate course shall count as high school credit toward
2662-completing Indiana graduation requirements.
2663-(b) Any rule adopted by the state board or the department
2664-concerning an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic
2665-honors designation must provide that a successfully completed
2666-International Baccalaureate course is credited toward fulfilling the
2667-requirements of an Indiana diploma with a Core 40 with academic
2668-honors designation.
2669-(c) If a high school student who takes an International
2670-Baccalaureate examination receives a score of four (4) or higher on
2671-the examination, the student is entitled to receive postsecondary
2672-level academic credit at a state educational institution that counts
2673-toward meeting the student's degree requirements if the elective
2674-credit is part of the student's degree requirements.
2675-(d) A state educational institution may require a score higher
2676-than a score of four (4) on an International Baccalaureate
2677-examination if the credit is to be used for meeting a course
2678-requirement for a particular major at the state educational
2679-institution.
2680-SECTION 67. IC 20-40-22-8, AS ADDED BY P.L.201-2023,
2681-SECTION 189, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
2682-[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 8. (a) The department shall
2683-annually determine the total distribution amount from the fund in a
2684-state fiscal year.
2685-(b) Except as provided in subsection (e), beginning October 1,
2686-2023, and October 1 each year thereafter, the department shall
2687-distribute from the fund to each public school that has complied with
2688-the requirements established under subsection (d) and each
2689-accredited nonpublic school from which a reimbursement request was
2690-received under IC 20-33-5-9 an amount equal to:
2691-(1) the average cost amount per student for curricular materials as
2692-determined under section 7 of this chapter; multiplied by
2693-(2) in the case of:
2694-(A) a public school, the fall count of ADM for the public
2695-school; and
2696-(B) an accredited nonpublic school, the number of eligible
2697-students for whom a request for reimbursement was submitted
2698-under IC 20-33-5-9.
2699-(c) If the total distribution amount from the fund is less than the
2700-amount needed to pay the cost of all curricular materials provided and
2701-HEA 1243 — CC 1 64
2702-the cost of reimbursements under this chapter, the department shall
2703-make distributions from the fund to each public school and each
2704-applicable accredited nonpublic school based on the cost of curricular
2705-materials per student as determined under section 7 of this chapter on
2706-a pro rata basis.
2707-(d) The department shall conduct an annual statewide survey
2708-each year to determine the fees, including the amount of each fee
2709-and the amount collected from each fee, that each public school
2710-charges students or the students' parents. Each public school shall:
2711-(1) participate in the annual statewide survey conducted
2712-under this subsection; and
2713-(2) provide the fee information requested by the department
2714-as part of the annual statewide survey;
2715-in the manner prescribed by the department.
2716-(e) The department may not make a distribution under this
2717-chapter to a public school that fails to comply with the
2718-requirements under subsection (d).
2719-(f) The department shall annually post a summary of the annual
2720-statewide survey results on the department's website.
2721-SECTION 68. IC 20-43-8-15.5, AS AMENDED BY THE
2722-TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS BILL OF THE 2024 GENERAL
2723-ASSEMBLY, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2724-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 15.5. (a) This section applies to a student who:
2725-(1) has legal settlement in Indiana;
2726-(2) is at least five (5) years of age and less than twenty-two (22)
2727-years of age on the date in the school year specified in
2728-IC 20-33-2-7;
2729-(3) is enrolled in grade 10, 11, or 12 in Indiana; and
2730-(4) meets one (1) of the following requirements:
2731-(A) The student:
2732-(i) successfully completed a modern youth apprenticeship or
2733-course sequence designated and approved under
2734-IC 20-51.4-4.5-6(a); and
2735-(ii) received an industry recognized credential with regard
2736-to the apprenticeship or course sequence.
2737-(B) The student successfully completed any other credential
2738-approved under subsection (h).
2739-(b) As used in this section, "CSA participating entity" has the
2740-meaning set forth in IC 20-51.4-2-3.2.
2741-(c) Subject to subsection (l), upon a student described in subsection
2742-(a) meeting the requirements under subsection (a)(4)(A) or (a)(4)(B),
2743-if the student is enrolled in an accredited or nonaccredited school that
2744-HEA 1243 — CC 1 65
2745-has one (1) or more employees, the department shall award a credential
2746-completion grant in an amount equal to five hundred dollars ($500) to
2747-the accredited or nonaccredited school.
2748-(d) Subject to subsection (l), upon a student described in subsection
2749-(a) meeting the requirements under subsection (a)(4)(A) or (a)(4)(B),
2750-and in addition to the grant amount awarded under subsection (c), the
2751-department shall award a credential completion grant in an amount
2752-equal to five hundred dollars ($500) to the CSA participating entity that
2753-provided the apprenticeship or course sequence described in subsection
2754-(a)(4)(A) or (a)(4)(B) that the student completed.
2755-(e) A CSA participating entity that receives a grant amount under
2756-subsection (d) may enter into an agreement with one (1) or more
2757-intermediaries (as defined in IC 22-4-2-41) IC 21-18-1-3.5) or other
2758-CSA participating entities to share a grant amount received under
3027+list shall be mailed to the student's residence.".
3028+Page 46, between lines 24 and 25, begin a new paragraph and insert:
3029+"SECTION 59. IC 20-40-18-8, AS ADDED BY P.L.244-2017,
3030+SECTION 86, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3031+JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 8. (a) A school corporation shall use the
3032+operations fund to pay the transportation costs attributable to
3033+transportation of school children as specified in subsection (b).
3034+(b) Only the following costs are payable from the fund:
3035+(1) Salaries paid to bus drivers, transportation supervisors,
3036+mechanics and garage employees, clerks, and other transportation
3037+related employees.
3038+(2) Contracted transportation services.
3039+(3) Wages of independent contractors.
3040+(4) Contracts with common carriers.
3041+(5) Student fares.
3042+(6) Transportation related insurance.
3043+(7) Transportation of school children to:
3044+(A) an apprenticeship program (as defined in
3045+IC 20-43-8-0.3);
3046+(B) a career and technical education (as defined in
3047+IC 20-20-38-1) program;
3048+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 71
3049+(C) a modern youth apprenticeship (as defined in
3050+IC 20-51.4-2-9.5); and
3051+(D) a work based learning course (as defined in
3052+IC 20-43-8-0.7).
3053+(7) (8) Other expenses of operating the school corporation's
3054+transportation service, including gasoline, lubricants, tires,
3055+repairs, contracted repairs, parts, supplies, equipment, and other
3056+related expenses.
3057+(c) Percentages or parts of salaries of teaching personnel or
3058+principals are not attributable to transportation. However, parts of
3059+salaries of instructional aides who are assigned to assist with the school
3060+transportation program are attributable to transportation. The costs
3061+described in this subsection (other than instructional aide costs) may
3062+not be budgeted for payment or paid from the fund.
3063+(d) Costs for a calendar year are those costs attributable to
3064+transportation for students during the school year ending in the
3065+calendar year.".
3066+Page 56, delete lines 22 through 42.
3067+Delete pages 57 through 58.
3068+Page 59, delete lines 1 through 5, begin a new paragraph and insert:
3069+"SECTION 70 IC 22-4-10-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.183-2017,
3070+SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3071+JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 8. (a) This section applies only to an employer
3072+who employs individuals within the state.
3073+(b) As used in this section, "date of hire" is: "newly hired
3074+employee" means an employee who:
3075+(1) the first date that an employee provides labor or services to an
3076+employer; or
3077+(2) the first date that an employee resumes providing labor or
3078+services to an employer after a separation from service with the
3079+employer of at least sixty (60) days.
3080+(1) has not previously been employed by the employer; or
3081+(2) was previously employed by the employer but has been
3082+separated from such prior employment for at least sixty (60)
3083+consecutive days.
3084+(c) As used in this section, "employee":
3085+(1) has the meaning set forth in Section 3401(c) of the Internal
3086+Revenue Code; and
3087+(2) includes any individual:
3088+(A) required under Internal Revenue Service regulations to
3089+complete a federal form W-4; and
3090+(B) who has provided services to an employer.
3091+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 72
3092+The term does not include an employee of a federal or state agency who
3093+performs intelligence or counter intelligence functions if the head of
3094+the agency determines that the reporting information required under
3095+this section could endanger the safety of the employee or compromise
3096+an ongoing investigation or intelligence mission.
3097+(2) does not include an employee of a federal or state agency
3098+who performs intelligence or counter intelligence functions if
3099+the head of the agency determines that the reporting
3100+information required under this section could endanger the
3101+safety of the employee or compromise an ongoing
3102+investigation or intelligence mission.
3103+(d) As used in this section, "employer" has the meaning set forth in
3104+Section 3401(d) of the Internal Revenue Code. The term includes:
3105+(1) governmental agencies;
3106+(2) labor organizations; or
3107+(3) a person doing business in the state as identified by:
3108+(A) the person's federal employer identification number; or
3109+(B) if applicable, the common paymaster, as defined in Section
3110+3121 of the Internal Revenue Code or the payroll reporting
3111+agent of the employer, as described in IRS Rev. Proc. 70-6,
3112+1970-1 C.B. 420.
3113+(e) As used in this section, "Internal Revenue Code" has the
3114+meaning set forth in IC 6-3-1-11.
3115+(f) (e) As used in this section, "labor organization" has the meaning
3116+set forth in 42 U.S.C. 653a(a)(2)(B)(ii).
3117+(g) As used in this section, "newly hired employee" means an
3118+employee who:
3119+(1) has not previously been employed by an employer; or
3120+(2) resumes service with an employer after a separation from
3121+service of at least sixty (60) days.
3122+(h) (f) The department shall maintain a directory of new hires as
3123+required under 42 U.S.C. 653a.
3124+(i) (g) The directory under subsection (h) (f) must contain the
3125+information for each newly hired employee that an employer must
3126+provide to the department under subsection (l). (i).
3127+(j) (h) An employer must transmit the information required under
3128+subsection (l): (i)
3129+(1) within twenty (20) business days of the employee's date of
3130+hire. or
3131+(2) if the information is transmitted magnetically or electronically,
3132+in two (2) monthly transactions that are:
3133+(A) not less than twelve (12) days apart; and
3134+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 73
3135+(B) not more than sixteen (16) days apart.
3136+(k) A report containing the information required under subsection
3137+(l) is considered timely:
3138+(1) if it is postmarked on or before the due date, whenever the
3139+report is mailed; or
3140+(2) if it is received on or before the due date, whenever the report
3141+is transmitted by:
3142+(A) facsimile machine; or
3143+(B) electronic or magnetic media.
3144+(l) (i) The employer shall provide the following information
3145+required under this section on an employee's withholding allowance
3146+certificate (Internal Revenue Service form W-4) or, at the employer's
3147+option, an equivalent form. The report must include at least the
3148+following: for a newly hired employee to the department
3149+electronically, in a manner prescribed by the department:
3150+(1) The name, address, and Social Security number of the
3151+employee.
3152+(2) The name, address, and federal tax identification number of
3153+the employer.
3154+(3) The date of hire of the employee. services for remuneration
3155+were first performed by the employee.
3156+(4) The current primary standardized occupational
3157+classification code of the employee.
3158+(5) The starting compensation of the employee.
3159+(m) (j) An employer that has employees in two (2) or more states
3160+and that transmits reports under this section electronically or
3161+magnetically may comply with this section by doing the following:
3162+(1) Designating one (1) state to receive each report.
3163+(2) Notifying the Secretary of the United States Department of
3164+Health and Human Services which state will receive the reports.
3165+(3) Transmitting the reports to the agency in the designated state
3166+that is charged with receiving the reports.
3167+(n) (k) The department may impose the following as a civil penalty:
3168+(1) Twenty-five dollars ($25) on an employer that fails to comply
3169+with this section.
3170+(2) Five hundred dollars ($500) on an employer that fails to
3171+comply with this section if the failure is a result of a conspiracy
3172+between the employer and the employee to:
3173+(A) not provide the required report; or
3174+(B) provide a false or an incomplete report.
3175+(o) The department shall do the following with information received
3176+from an employer regarding newly hired employees:
3177+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 74
3178+(1) Enter the information into the state's directory of new hires
3179+within five (5) business days of receipt.
3180+(2) Forward the information to the national directory of new hires
3181+not later than three (3) business days after the information is
3182+entered into the state's directory.
3183+The state shall use quality control standards established by the
3184+administrators of the national directory of new hires.
3185+(p) (l) The information contained in the directory maintained under
3186+subsection (h) (f) is available only for use by the department for
3187+purposes required by 42 U.S.C. 653a, unless otherwise provided by
3188+law. for use by the department in a manner consistent with state
3189+and federal law.
3190+(q) (m) The department of child services (established under
3191+IC 31-25-1-1) shall:
3192+(1) reimburse the department for a pro rata share of the costs
3193+incurred in carrying out this section using a cost allocation
3194+method described in 45 CFR 75.405; and
3195+(2) enter into a purchase of service agreement with the
3196+department that establishes procedures necessary to administer
3197+this section.
3198+SECTION 71. IC 22-4.1-1-6.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
3199+CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
3200+[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 6.5. "Workforce focused agency"
3201+means the following:
3202+(1) The department.
3203+(2) The department of education established by IC 20-19-3-1.
3204+(3) The commission for higher education established by
3205+IC 21-18-2-1.
3206+(4) The governor's workforce cabinet established by
3207+IC 4-3-27-3.
3208+(5) The office of the secretary of family and social services
3209+established by IC 12-8-1.5-1.
3210+(6) Another state agency identified by the department.".
3211+Page 59, delete lines 25 through 27, begin a new paragraph and
3212+insert:
3213+"(b) For purposes of IC 22-4.1-24-3, "workforce related
3214+program" means a program (other than an apprenticeship
3215+program certified by the United States Department of Labor)
3216+offering incentives, funding, support, or guidance for any of the
3217+following purposes:".
3218+Page 59, delete lines 36 through 40, begin a new line block indented
3219+and insert:
3220+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 75
3221+"(6) Any other program that has, at least in part, the goal of
3222+securing employment or better employment for an
3223+individual.".
3224+Page 60, delete lines 17 through 42.
3225+Page 61, delete lines 1 through 20, begin a new paragraph and
3226+insert:
3227+"SECTION 73. IC 22-4.1-24-3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
3228+CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
3229+[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section,
3230+"management performance hub" refers to the management
3231+performance hub established by IC 4-3-26-8.
3232+(b) Not later than July 1, 2025, and before July 1 of each year
3233+thereafter, each workforce focused agency shall deliver to the
3234+management performance hub a workforce related program
3235+report.
3236+(c) The report described in subsection (b) must contain the
3237+following information regarding every individual who has
3238+participated in a workforce related program that was operated,
3239+delivered, or enabled by the workforce focused agency using public
3240+funds during the twelve (12) month period ending on the preceding
3241+March 31:
3242+(1) The individual's name and date of birth.
3243+(2) Either:
3244+(A) the individual's Social Security number; or
3245+(B) another identifier for the individual, so long as the
3246+department has approved the manner of identification for
3247+purposes of reporting under this section.
3248+(3) The name of the program in which the individual enrolled.
3249+(4) The date the individual began the program.
3250+(5) The date the individual completed the program, or if the
3251+individual failed to complete the program, the date the
3252+individual exited the program.
3253+(6) Any certificate or credential the individual earned through
3254+participation in the program.
3255+(7) Any other relevant information specifically requested by
3256+the department or the governor's workforce cabinet not later
3257+than April 1 of each year.
3258+(d) A workforce focused agency shall deliver a report described
3259+in subsection (b) in a secure manner, as determined by the
3260+management performance hub.
3261+(e) This subsection applies to a contract entered into or renewed
3262+after June 30, 2024. A workforce focused agency may not enter
3263+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 76
3264+into a contract with a person to conduct, operate, or administer a
3265+workforce related program, unless the contract requires the person
3266+to transmit the information described in subsection (c)(1) through
3267+(c)(7) for all individuals participating in the workforce related
3268+program.".
3269+Page 61, after line 27, begin a new paragraph and insert:
3270+"SECTION 75. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) The
3271+definitions used in IC 20-18-2 apply throughout this SECTION.
3272+(b) The department of education may, in a manner prescribed
3273+by the department, authorize all school corporations or charter
3274+schools to elect to either cancel school on April 8, 2024, or to use
3275+the day as a virtual student instructional day for the observance of
3276+the solar eclipse occurring on that date.
3277+(c) If a school corporation or charter school elects to, in
3278+accordance with the department's authorization described in
3279+subsection (b):
3280+(1) use the day as a virtual student instructional day,
3281+notwithstanding IC 20-30-2-2.7, the virtual student day does
3282+not count towards the three (3) virtual student instructional
3283+days under IC 20-30-2-2.7; or
3284+ (2) cancel school, the canceled school day may not be used to
3285+penalize the school corporation or charter school under
3286+IC 20-30-2-4 for not meeting the one hundred eighty (180)
3287+student instructional days set forth in IC 20-30-2-3.
3288+(d) This SECTION expires July 1, 2024.
3289+SECTION 76. An emergency is declared for this act.".
3290+Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
3291+and when so amended that said bill do pass and be reassigned to the
3292+Senate Committee on Appropriations.
3293+(Reference is to HB 1243 as reprinted January 31, 2024.)
3294+RAATZ, Chairperson
3295+Committee Vote: Yeas 13, Nays 0.
3296+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 77
3297+COMMITTEE REPORT
3298+Madam President: The Senate Committee on Appropriations, to
3299+which was referred Engrossed House Bill No. 1243, has had the same
3300+under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
3301+Senate with the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as
3302+follows:
3303+Page 6, delete lines 19 through 42.
3304+Page 7, delete lines 1 through 9.
3305+Page 22, delete lines 36 through 42.
3306+Delete pages 23 through 24.
3307+Page 25, delete lines 1 through 31.
3308+Page 53, delete lines 31 through 42.
3309+Page 54, delete lines 1 through 24.
3310+Page 68, line 13, delete "(other than an apprenticeship".
3311+Page 68, delete line 14.
3312+Page 68, between lines 26 and 27, begin a new line blocked left and
3313+insert:
3314+"The term does not include a United States Department of Labor
3315+certified multi-year apprenticeship program subject to a reporting
3316+requirement targeted at measuring the performance of the
3317+program.".
3318+Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
3319+and when so amended that said bill do pass.
3320+(Reference is to EHB 1243 as printed February 23, 2024.)
3321+MISHLER, Chairperson
3322+Committee Vote: Yeas 13, Nays 0.
3323+_____
3324+SENATE MOTION
3325+Madam President: I move that Engrossed House Bill 1243 be
3326+amended to read as follows:
3327+Page 27, between lines 31 and 32, begin a new line block indented
3328+and insert:
3329+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 78
3330+"(5) Consider integrating data literacy and data science
3331+standards into a subject area being revised.".
3332+(Reference is to EHB 1243 as printed March 1, 2024.)
3333+RAATZ
3334+_____
3335+SENATE MOTION
3336+Madam President: I move that Engrossed House Bill 1243 be
3337+amended to read as follows:
3338+Page 7, between lines 30 and 31, begin a new line double block
3339+indented and insert:
3340+"(B) earned a top distinction established by an advanced
3341+course work program that:
3342+(i) is nationally recognized for its rigor; and
3343+(ii) includes an examination of student competency;".
3344+Page 7, line 31, delete "(B)" and insert "(C)".
3345+Page 7, line 32, delete "(C)" and insert "(D)".
3346+Page 27, between lines 31 and 32, begin a new line block indented
3347+and insert:
3348+"(5) Consider integrating data literacy and data science
3349+standards into a subject area being revised.".
3350+Page 29, line 26, strike "subsection" and insert "subsections (a)(1)
3351+(before its expiration) and".
3352+(Reference is to EHB 1243 as printed March 1, 2024.)
3353+RAATZ
3354+_____
3355+SENATE MOTION
3356+Madam President: I move that Engrossed House Bill 1243 be
3357+amended to read as follows:
3358+Page 22, between lines 2 and 3, begin a new paragraph and insert:
3359+"SECTION 19. IC 20-28-9-28, AS AMENDED BY P.L.246-2023,
3360+SECTION 37, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3361+JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 28. (a) For each school year in a state fiscal year
3362+beginning after June 30, 2023, a school corporation shall expend an
3363+amount for teacher compensation that is not less than an amount equal
3364+to sixty-two percent (62%) of the state tuition support distributed to the
3365+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 79
3366+school corporation during the state fiscal year. For purposes of
3367+determining whether a school corporation has complied with this
3368+requirement, the amount a school corporation expends for teacher
3369+compensation shall include the amount the school corporation expends
3370+for adjunct teachers, supplemental pay for teachers, stipends, and for
3371+participating in a special education cooperative or an interlocal
3372+agreement or consortium that is directly attributable to the
3373+compensation of teachers employed by the cooperative or interlocal
3374+agreement or consortium. Teacher benefits include all benefit
3375+categories collected by the department for Form 9 purposes.
3376+(b) If a school corporation determines that the school corporation
3377+cannot comply with the requirement under subsection (a) for a
3378+particular school year, the school corporation shall apply for a waiver
3379+from the department.
3380+(c) The waiver application must include an explanation of the
3381+financial challenges, with detailed data, that preclude the school
3382+corporation from meeting the requirement under subsection (a) and
3383+describe the cost saving measures taken by the school corporation in
3384+attempting to meet the requirement in subsection (a). The waiver may
3385+also include an explanation of an innovative or efficient approach in
3386+delivering instruction that is responsible for the school corporation
3387+being unable to meet the requirement under subsection (a).
3388+(d) If, after review, the department determines that the school
3389+corporation has exhausted all reasonable efforts in attempting to meet
3390+the requirement in subsection (a), the department may grant the school
3391+corporation a one (1) year exception from the requirement.
3392+(e) A school corporation that receives a waiver under this section
3393+shall work with the department to develop a plan to identify additional
3394+cost saving measures and any other steps that may be taken to allow the
3395+school corporation to meet the requirement under subsection (a).
3396+(f) A school corporation may not receive more than three (3)
3397+waivers under this section.
3398+(g) (b) Before November 1, 2022, and before November 1 of each
3399+year thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the legislative
3400+council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 and the state budget
3401+committee that contains information as to:
3402+(1) the percent and amount that each school corporation expended
3403+and the statewide total expended for teacher compensation;
3404+(2) the percent and amount that each school corporation expended
3405+and statewide total expended for teacher benefits, including
3406+health, dental, life insurance, and pension benefits; and
3407+(3) whether the school corporation met the requirement set forth
3408+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 80
3409+in subsection (a). and
3410+(4) whether the school corporation received a waiver under
27593411 subsection (d).
2760-(f) An accredited or nonaccredited school that is also a CSA
2761-participating entity may receive, if eligible, a grant award under:
2762-(1) subsection (c);
2763-(2) subsection (d); or
2764-(3) both subsections (c) and (d).
2765-(g) The department shall distribute the grants awarded under this
2766-section.
2767-(h) The department, in consultation with the governor's workforce
2768-cabinet, shall approve and maintain a list of credentials that are eligible
2769-for a credential completion grant under subsection (a)(4)(B).
2770-(i) The department shall approve a CSA provider that is also an
2771-employer who has partnered with an approved intermediary to offer an
2772-apprenticeship, modern youth apprenticeship, or program of study that
2773-culminates in an approved credential. The department may revoke an
2774-initial approval under this subsection if the provider fails to achieve an
2775-adequate outcome as determined by the department.
2776-(j) A grant awarded under this section to an eligible school (as
2777-defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) does not count toward a student's choice
2778-scholarship amount calculated under IC 20-51-4-5 and is not subject to
2779-the maximum choice scholarship cap under IC 20-51-4-4.
2780-(k) The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement
2781-this section.
2782-(l) The total amount of grants that may be awarded in a state fiscal
2783-year under this section may not exceed five million dollars
2784-($5,000,000).
2785- (m) If the total amount to be distributed as credential completion
2786-grants for a particular state fiscal year exceeds the maximum amount
2787-HEA 1243 — CC 1 66
2788-allowed under subsection (l) for a state fiscal year, the total amount to
2789-be distributed as credential completion grants shall be proportionately
2790-reduced so that the total reduction equals the amount of the excess.
2791-(n) The amount of the reduction described in subsection (m) for a
2792-particular recipient is equal to the total amount of the excess multiplied
2793-by a fraction. The numerator of the fraction is the amount of the
2794-credential completion grant that the recipient would have received if a
2795-reduction were not made under this section. The denominator of the
2796-fraction is the total amount that would be distributed as credential
2797-completion grants to all recipients if a reduction were not made under
2798-this section.
2799-SECTION 69. IC 20-51.4-4-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.201-2023,
2800-SECTION 220, AND AS AMENDED BY P.L.202-2023, SECTION
2801-49, AND AS AMENDED BY THE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS
2802-BILL OF THE 2024 GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IS CORRECTED AND
2803-AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]:
2804-Sec. 1. (a) After June 30, 2022, a parent of an eligible student or an
2805-emancipated eligible student may establish an Indiana education
2806-scholarship account for the eligible student by entering into a written
2807-agreement with the treasurer of state on a form prepared by the
2808-treasurer of state. The treasurer of state shall establish a date by which
2809-an application to establish an ESA account for the upcoming school
2810-year must be submitted. However, for a school year beginning after
2811-July 1, 2022, applications must be submitted for an eligible student not
2812-later than September 1 for the immediately following school year. The
2813-ESA account of an eligible student shall be made in the name of the
2814-eligible student. The treasurer of state shall make the agreement
2815-available on the Internet web site website of the treasurer of state. To
2816-be eligible, a parent of an eligible student or an emancipated eligible
2817-student wishing to participate in the ESA program must agree that:
2818-(1) a grant deposited in the eligible student's ESA account under
2819-section 2 of this chapter and any interest that may accrue in the
2820-ESA account will be used only for the eligible student's ESA
2821-qualified expenses;
2822-(2) if the eligible student participates in the CSA program, a
2823-grant deposited in the eligible student's ESA account under
2824-IC 20-51.4-4.5-3 and any interest that may accrue in the ESA
2825-account will be used only for the eligible student's ESA qualified
2826-expenses;
2827-(2) (3) money in the ESA account when the ESA account is
2828-terminated reverts to the state general fund;
2829-(3) (4) the parent of the eligible student or the emancipated
2830-HEA 1243 — CC 1 67
2831-eligible student will use part of the money in the ESA account:
2832-(A) for the eligible student's study in the subject of reading,
2833-grammar, mathematics, social studies, or science; or
2834-(B) for use in accordance with the eligible student's:
2835-(i) individualized education program;
2836-(ii) service plan developed under 511 IAC 7-34;
2837-(iii) choice special education plan developed under 511
2838-IAC 7-49; or
2839-(iv) plan developed under Section 504 of the federal
2840-Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794;
2841-(4) (5) the eligible student will not be enrolled in a school that
2842-receives tuition support under IC 20-43; and
2843-(5) (6) the eligible student will take the statewide summative
2844-assessment, as applicable based on the eligible student's grade
2845-level, as provided under IC 20-32-5.1, or the assessment specified
2846-in the eligible student's:
2847-(A) individualized education program developed under
2848-IC 20-35;
2849-(B) service plan developed under 511 IAC 7-34;
2850-(C) choice special education plan developed under 511
2851-IAC 7-49; or
2852-(D) plan developed under Section 504 of the federal
2853-Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794.
2854-(b) A parent of an eligible student may enter into a separate
2855-agreement under subsection (a) for each child of the parent. However,
2856-not more than one (1) ESA account may be established for each eligible
2857-student.
2858-(c) The ESA account must be established under subsection (a) by a
2859-parent of an eligible student or an emancipated eligible student for a
2860-school year on or before a date established by the treasurer of state,
2861-which must be at least thirty (30) days before the fall ADM count date
2862-established by the state board fall count day of ADM established under
2863-IC 20-43-4-3. A parent of an eligible student or an emancipated eligible
2864-student may not enter into an agreement under this section or maintain
2865-an ESA account under this chapter if the eligible student receives a
2866-choice scholarship under IC 20-51-4 for the same school year. An
2867-eligible student may not receive a grant under section 2 of this chapter
2868-if the eligible student is currently included in a school corporation's
2869-ADM count under IC 20-43-4.
2870-(d) Except as provided in subsections (e) and (f), an agreement
2871-made under this section is valid for one (1) school year while the
2872-eligible student is in kindergarten through grade 12 and may be
2873-HEA 1243 — CC 1 68
2874-renewed annually. Upon graduation, or receipt of a certificate of
2875-completion under the eligible student's individualized education
2876-program, the eligible student's ESA account is terminated.
2877-(e) An agreement entered into under this section terminates
2878-automatically for an eligible student if:
2879-(1) the eligible student no longer resides in Indiana while the
2880-eligible student is eligible to receive grants under section 2 of this
2881-chapter; or
2882-(2) the ESA account is not renewed within three hundred
2883-ninety-five (395) days after the date the ESA account was either
2884-established or last renewed.
2885-If an ESA account is terminated under this section, money in the
2886-eligible student's ESA account, including any interest accrued, reverts
2887-to the state general fund.
2888-(f) An agreement made under this section for an eligible student
2889-while the eligible student is in kindergarten through grade 12 may be
2890-terminated before the end of the school year if the parent of the eligible
2891-student or the emancipated eligible student notifies the treasurer of
2892-state in a manner specified by the treasurer of state.
2893-(g) A distribution made to an ESA account under section 2 of this
2894-chapter is considered tax exempt as long as the distribution is used for
2895-a an ESA qualified expense. The amount is subtracted from the
2896-definition of adjusted federal gross income under IC 6-3-1-3.5 to the
2897-extent the distribution used for the ESA qualified expense is included
2898-in the taxpayer's adjusted federal gross income under the Internal
2899-Revenue Code.
2900-(h) The department shall establish a student test number as
2901-described in IC 20-19-3-9.4 for each eligible student. The treasurer of
2902-state shall provide the department information necessary for the
2903-department to comply with this subsection.
2904-SECTION 70. IC 20-51.4-5-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.202-2023,
2905-SECTION 65, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2906-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. (a) Each qualified school that is an ESA
2907-participating entity that accepts payments for tuition and fees made
2908-from an ESA account under the ESA program shall administer to its
2909-eligible students, for the applicable grade levels as provided under
2910-IC 20-32-5.1, the statewide summative assessment unless otherwise
2911-prescribed by the eligible student's:
2912-(1) individualized education program;
2913-(2) service plan developed under 511 IAC 7-34;
2914-(3) choice special education plan developed under 511 IAC 7-49;
2915-or
2916-HEA 1243 — CC 1 69
2917-(4) plan developed under Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation
2918-Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. 794.
2919-(b) Upon receipt of the statewide summative assessment test
2920-results, the department shall, subject to the federal Family Educational
2921-Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g) and any regulations adopted
2922-under that act:
2923-(1) aggregate the statewide summative assessment test results
2924-according to the grade level, gender, race, and family income
2925-level of all eligible students; and
2926-(2) make the results determined under subdivision (1) available
2927-on the department's website.
2928-SECTION 71. IC 20-51.4-5.5-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.202-2023,
2929-SECTION 69, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2930-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. The commission for higher education shall
2931-approve an application submitted under section 2 of this chapter to the
2932-commission for higher education if the individual or entity meets the
2933-criteria to serve as a CSA participating entity.
2934-SECTION 72. IC 20-51.4-5.5-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.202-2023,
2935-SECTION 69, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2936-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 5. (a) The commission for higher education may
2937-refuse to allow a CSA participating entity to continue participation in
2938-the CSA program and revoke the CSA participating entity's status as a
2939-CSA participating entity if the commission for higher education
2940-determines that the CSA participating entity accepts payments made
2941-from a CSA account under this article and:
2942-(1) has failed to provide any educational service required by state
2943-or federal law to a career scholarship student receiving instruction
2944-from the CSA participating entity; or
2945-(2) has routinely failed to meet the requirements of a CSA
2946-participating entity under the CSA program.
2947-(b) If the commission for higher education approves a CSA
2948-participating entity under this chapter, the commission for higher
2949-education:
2950-(1) may periodically review the sequences, courses,
2951-apprenticeships, or programs of study provided by the CSA
2952-participating entity to ensure the sequences, courses, or
2953-apprenticeships comply with the requirements under
2954-IC 20-51.4-4.5-6 and this chapter; and
2955-(2) may revoke approval of the CSA participating entity if, at any
2956-time more than two (2) years after the CSA participating entity is
2957-approved, the commission for higher education determines that
2958-the sequences, courses, apprenticeships, or programs of study that
2959-HEA 1243 — CC 1 70
2960-the CSA participating entity offers does do not comply with the
2961-requirements under IC 20-51.4-4.5-6 or this chapter.
2962-(c) If the commission for higher education revokes approval of a
2963-CSA participating entity under subsection (b), the revocation becomes
2964-effective the immediately following school year.
2965-SECTION 73. IC 21-18-19-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.202-2023,
2966-SECTION 78, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
2967-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "applicable statutes"
2968-means the following:
2969-(1) IC 11-10-12-7.
2970-(2) IC 20-30-5.6-5.
2971-(3) IC 21-12-3-9.2.
2972-(4) IC 21-12-4-3.5.
2973-(5) IC 21-12-6-6.8.
2974-(6) IC 21-18-20.
2975-(b) As used in this section, "labor organization" has the meaning set
2976-forth in IC 22-6-6-5.
2977-(c) The commission shall:
2978-(1) develop application forms by which an intermediary, an
2979-employer, or a labor organization may apply for inclusion on the
2980-lists described in subdivisions (2) and (4);
2981-(2) create a list of approved intermediaries, employers, and labor
2982-organizations approved by the commission under subsection
2983-(d) for the purposes set forth in the applicable statutes;
2984-(3) establish, in a manner that complies with:
2985-(A) state privacy laws; and
2986-(B) federal privacy laws, including the privacy provisions of
2987-the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20
2988-U.S.C. 1232g);
2989-annual reporting requirements for an intermediary, an employer,
2990-or a labor organization that meets with an individual under the
2991-applicable statutes; and
2992-(4) create a list of intermediaries, employers, and labor
2993-organizations that are approved by the commission under
2994-subsection (d) for purposes of the applicable statutes.
2995-(d) An intermediary, an employer, or a labor organization may apply
2996-for inclusion on the lists described in subsection (c)(2) and (c)(4) by
2997-submitting to the commission an application on the appropriate form
2998-described in subsection (c)(1).
2999-(e) The commission shall publish the lists created under subsection
3000-(c)(2) and (c)(4) on the commission's website.
3001-(f) The commission may:
3002-HEA 1243 — CC 1 71
3003-(1) update the lists created under subsection (c)(2) and (c)(4), as
3004-needed; and
3005-(2) approve or deny a request for a waiver of the meeting
3006-requirement submitted under the applicable statutes.
3007-(g) The commission may:
3008-(1) adopt rules under IC 4-22-2;
3009-(2) issue a request for proposals under IC 5-22-9; and
3010-(3) issue a request for information;
3011-for the purpose of implementing this section.
3012-SECTION 74. IC 21-18.5-4-8.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.192-2018,
3013-SECTION 55, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3014-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 8.5. (a) This section does not apply to a student
3015-who:
3016-(1) receives a graduation waiver under IC 20-32-4-4 or
3017-IC 20-32-4-4.1; and
3018-(2) receives an Indiana diploma with a general designation by
3019-satisfying the conditions set forth in IC 20-32-4-4 or
3020-IC 20-32-4-4.1;
3021-if the student has an individualized education program.
3022-(b) Except as provided in subsection (a), this section applies to a
3023-student who receives a graduation waiver under IC 20-32-4-4 after
3024-June 30, 2014.
3025-(c) Notwithstanding any other law, and except as provided in
3026-subsection (e), a student who:
3027-(1) receives a graduation waiver under IC 20-32-4-4 or
3028-IC 20-32-4-4.1; and
3029-(2) receives an Indiana diploma with a general designation by
3030-satisfying the conditions set forth in IC 20-32-4-4 or
3031-IC 20-32-4-4.1;
3032-is disqualified from receiving state scholarships, grants, or assistance
3033-administered by the commission unless the student satisfies the
3034-requirements of the state board of education established under
3035-IC 20-32-9-3.
3036-(d) Any exam used under subsection (c) to meet the requirements
3037-of the state board of education established under IC 20-32-9-3 shall be
3038-administered by the secondary school that granted the student the
3039-graduation waiver. The cost of the exam shall be paid by the
3412+(c) The department shall publish the report described in
3413+subsection (b) on the department's website.
3414+(d) Beginning after June 30, 2024, for each state fiscal year that
3415+a school corporation fails to expend the amount for teacher
3416+compensation as required under subsection (a), the department
3417+shall submit in both a written and an electronic format a notice to
3418+the school corporation's:
3419+(1) superintendent;
3420+(2) school business officer; and
3421+(3) governing body;
3422+that the school corporation failed to meet the requirements set
3423+forth in subsection (a) for the applicable state fiscal year.
3424+(e) If a school corporation's governing body receives a notice
3425+from the department under subsection (d), the school corporation
3426+shall do the following:
3427+(1) Publicly acknowledge receipt of the notice from the
3428+department at the governing body's next public meeting.
3429+(2) Enter into the governing body's official minutes for the
3430+meeting described in subdivision (1) acknowledgment of the
3431+notice.
3432+(3) Not later than thirty (30) days after the meeting described
3433+in subdivision (1), publish on the school corporation's website:
3434+(A) the department's notice; and
3435+(B) any relevant individual reports prepared by the
30403436 department.
3041-(e) A student described in subsection (c) is not disqualified from
3042-receiving may not receive or use any state scholarships, grants, or
3043-assistance administered by the commission for credit bearing degree
3044-noncredit-bearing, nondegree seeking courses, as mutually defined
3045-HEA 1243 — CC 1 72
3046-by the commission and the postsecondary educational institution
3047-offering the course.
3048-SECTION 75. IC 21-40-4-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2007,
3049-SECTION 281, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
3050-[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2. (a) This section does not apply
3051-to:
3052-(1) Ivy Tech Community College; and
3053-(2) Vincennes University with respect to two (2) year degree
3054-programs.
3055-(b) Except as provided in sections 5 and 6 of this chapter, each state
3056-educational institution must require a student who is an Indiana
3057-resident to have completed: either:
3058-(1) the Core 40 curriculum established under IC 20-30-10; or
3059-(2) a curriculum that is equivalent to the Core 40 curriculum; or
3060-(3) a curriculum aligned with Indiana diploma requirements
3061-established under IC 20-19-2-21;
3062-as a general requirement for regular admission as a freshman to the
3063-state educational institution.
3064-(c) Each state educational institution must establish the institution's:
3065-(1) requirements for regular admission; and
3066-(2) exceptions to the institution's requirements for regular
3067-admission.
3068-SECTION 76. IC 21-40-4-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2007,
3069-SECTION 281, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
3070-[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to:
3071-(1) Ivy Tech Community College; and
3072-(2) Vincennes University with respect to two (2) year degree
3073-programs.
3074-(b) A student who enters a state educational institution to which this
3075-section applies to obtain a two (2) year degree is not required to have
3076-completed: either:
3077-(1) the Core 40 curriculum established under IC 20-30-10; or
3078-(2) a curriculum that is equivalent to the Core 40 curriculum; or
3079-(3) a curriculum aligned with Indiana diploma requirements
3080-established under IC 20-19-2-21;
3081-to be admitted to the state educational institution.
3082-SECTION 77. IC 21-40-4-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2007,
3083-SECTION 281, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
3084-[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to a
3085-student who has not completed:
3086-(1) the Core 40 curriculum established under IC 20-30-10; or
3087-(2) a curriculum that is equivalent to the Core 40 curriculum; or
3088-HEA 1243 — CC 1 73
3089-(3) a curriculum aligned with Indiana diploma requirements
3090-established under IC 20-19-2-21.
3091-(b) A student to whom this section applies may apply for acceptance
3092-as a transfer student at a state educational institution to which section
3093-2 of this chapter applies if the student has successfully completed at
3094-least twelve (12) credit hours of college level courses with at least a
3095-"C" average or the equivalent in each course.
3096-SECTION 78. IC 21-40-4-6, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2007,
3097-SECTION 281, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
3098-[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 6. The requirement set forth in
3099-section 2(b) of this chapter that a student must have completed:
3100-(1) the Core 40 curriculum; or
3101-(2) a curriculum equivalent to the Core 40 curriculum; or
3102-(3) a curriculum aligned with Indiana diploma requirements
3103-established under IC 20-19-2-21;
3104-for regular admission does not apply to a student who will be at least
3105-twenty-one (21) years of age during the semester for which the student
3106-seeks admission.
3107-SECTION 79. IC 22-4.1-18-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.228-2017,
3108-SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3109-JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. This chapter applies to an individual who is:
3110-(1) at least eighteen (18) years of age; or
3111-(2) less than eighteen (18) years of age if a superintendent (as
3112-defined in IC 20-18-2-21) or principal, or the superintendent's or
3113-principal's designee, recommends that the individual participate
3114-in the testing program. and has received a written
3115-recommendation from at least one (1) of the following, as
3116-applicable:
3117-(A) The individual's parent if the individual attends a
3118-nonaccredited nonpublic school that has less than one (1)
3119-employee.
3120-(B) The superintendent (as defined in IC 20-18-2-21),
3121-principal, or head of the school the individual attends, or
3122-the appropriate designee, if the individual attends a school
3123-that employs more than one (1) employee.
3124-(C) A judge (as defined in IC 31-9-2-68).
3125-SECTION 80. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024] (a) The definitions in
3126-IC 20 apply throughout this SECTION.
3127-(b) Not later than November 1, 2026, the department shall
3128-develop proposals to align diploma waiver statutes with new
3129-diploma requirements established by the state board under
3130-IC 20-19-2-21, as amended by this act.
3131-HEA 1243 — CC 1 74
3132-(c) This SECTION expires July 1, 2027.
3133-SECTION 81. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024] (a) A literacy
3134-achievement grant received by a school corporation or charter
3135-school is not subject to collective bargaining under IC 20-29.
3136-(b) This SECTION expires July 1, 2026.
3137-SECTION 82. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024] (a) 511 IAC 16-2-5(a)
3138-is void. The publisher of the Indiana Administrative Code and
3139-Indiana Register shall remove this subsection from the Indiana
3140-Administrative Code.
3141-(b) This SECTION expires July 1, 2025.
3142-SECTION 83. An emergency is declared for this act.
3143-HEA 1243 — CC 1 Speaker of the House of Representatives
3144-President of the Senate
3145-President Pro Tempore
3146-Governor of the State of Indiana
3147-Date: Time:
3148-HEA 1243 — CC 1
3437+(f) If the department determines a school corporation that
3438+received one (1) or more notices from the department under
3439+subsection (d) has met the expenditure requirements required
3440+under subsection (a) for a subsequent state fiscal year, the school
3441+corporation may remove from the school corporation's website
3442+any:
3443+(1) notices the school corporation received under subsection
3444+(d); and
3445+(2) relevant individual reports prepared by the department
3446+under subsection (e)(3).".
3447+Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
3448+(Reference is to EHB 1243 as printed March 1, 2024.)
3449+RAATZ
3450+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110 81
3451+SENATE MOTION
3452+Madam President: I move that Engrossed House Bill 1243 be
3453+amended to read as follows:
3454+Page 33, delete lines 38 through 42, begin a new paragraph and
3455+insert:
3456+"(b) Beginning in 2029, in addition to completing the graduation
3457+requirements set forth in this article, an individual must
3458+successfully complete instruction on computer science as a separate
3459+subject to be eligible to graduate from high school. The computer
3460+science instruction must:
3461+(1) to the extent feasible, be taught in person; and
3462+(2) cover the following:
3463+(A) Algorithms and programming.
3464+(B) Computing systems.
3465+(C) Data and analysis.
3466+(D) Impacts of computing.
3467+(E) Networks and the Internet.".
3468+Page 34, delete lines 1 through 4.
3469+(Reference is to EHB 1243 as printed March 1, 2024.)
3470+RAATZ
3471+_____
3472+SENATE MOTION
3473+Madam President: I move that Engrossed House Bill 1243 be
3474+amended to read as follows:
3475+Page 1, delete lines 1 through 15.
3476+Delete pages 2 through 5.
3477+Page 6, delete lines 1 through 12.
3478+Page 29, line 26, strike "subsection" and insert "subsections (a)(1)
3479+(before its expiration) and".
3480+Page 59, delete lines 41 through 42.
3481+Delete pages 60 through 63.
3482+Page 64, delete lines 1 through 5.
3483+Page 64, delete lines 24 through 42.
3484+Page 65, delete lines 1 through 22.
3485+Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
3486+(Reference is to EHB 1243 as printed March 1, 2024.)
3487+RAATZ
3488+EH 1243—LS 7004/DI 110