*SB0001.3*
Reprinted
January 30, 2024
SENATE BILL No. 1
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DIGEST OF SB 1 (Updated January 29, 2024 2:45 pm - DI 92)
Citations Affected: IC 20-24; IC 20-24.2; IC 20-26.5; IC 20-30;
IC 20-31; IC 20-32.
Synopsis: Reading skills. Requires certain schools to offer summer
school courses for students who are not reading proficient or are at risk
of not being reading proficient as indicated on the determinant
evaluation of reading skills approved by the state board of education
(Continued next page)
Effective: July 1, 2024.
Rogers, Raatz, Buchanan, Garten,
Donato, Crane, Deery, Johnson T,
Holdman, Doriot, Brown L, Gaskill,
Carrasco, Alexander, Charbonneau,
Messmer, Walker K, Glick, Byrne,
Niemeyer, Maxwell, Buck, Koch,
Busch, Leising, Dernulc, Crider,
Freeman, Becker, Goode, Baldwin,
Randolph Lonnie M
January 16, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career
Development.
January 18, 2024, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass; reassigned to Committee on
Appropriations.
January 25, 2024, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass.
January 29, 2024, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
SB 1—LS 6707/DI 143 Digest Continued
(evaluation). Expands eligibility for funding for summer school
courses. Requires certain summer school courses to be taught by a
teacher who is trained in the science of reading. Provides that if a
student does not achieve a 90% attendance rate in a summer reading
course, the student is required to participate in an individual reading
plan in the following school year. Requires the department of education
(department) to procure a universal screening assessment (assessment)
that meets certain criteria. Requires certain schools to administer the
assessment to students in kindergarten through grade 2 who are not on
track for reading proficiency by grade 3 as determined by the
department. Provides that a vendor must supply a student's assessment
results to the student and the student's parents. Applies the reading
deficiency remediation plan (plan) to public schools, charter schools,
state accredited nonpublic schools, and eligible schools. Makes the
following changes to the plan: (1) Beginning with evaluations
administered in the 2024-2025 school year, requires retention of a
student in grade 3 in addition to remediation if the student has not
achieved a passing score on the evaluation. (2) Requires schools to
notify a student's parent of certain assessment results, interventions, or
remedial actions provided to the student. (3) Requires schools to
monitor the progress of students who have failed to achieve a passing
score on the evaluation or the statewide assessment program test. (4)
Requires schools to provide reading instruction aligned with the
science of reading to all students in kindergarten through grade 8. (5)
Requires schools to administer the evaluation to students who are in
grade 2. (6) Requires a student to take the evaluation until certain
conditions are met. (7) Requires school reporting on interventions for
certain students at risk of not being reading proficient and for certain
students who do not a achieve a valid passing score on the determinant
evaluation of reading skills. Creates exceptions to the grade 3 retention
requirement for a student who meets certain criteria. Requires the
governing body of a school to establish a procedure allowing a parent
or guardian of a student to appeal the student's retention under the plan.
Requires the department to notify the parent or guardian of a child
enrolled in kindergarten of the retention requirements under the plan.
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January 30, 2024
Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
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SENATE BILL No. 1
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
education.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 20-24-8-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.201-2023,
2 SECTION 157, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 5. The following statutes and rules
4 and guidelines adopted under the following statutes apply to a charter
5 school:
6 (1) IC 5-11-1-9 (required audits by the state board of accounts).
7 (2) IC 20-39-1-1 (unified accounting system).
8 (3) IC 20-35 (special education).
9 (4) IC 20-26-5-10 (criminal history).
10 (5) IC 20-26-5-6 (subject to laws requiring regulation by state
11 agencies).
12 (6) IC 20-28-10-12 (nondiscrimination for teacher marital status).
13 (7) IC 20-28-10-14 (teacher freedom of association).
14 (8) IC 20-28-10-17 (school counselor immunity).
15 (9) For conversion charter schools only if the conversion charter
16 school elects to collectively bargain under IC 20-24-6-3(b),
17 IC 20-28-6, IC 20-28-7.5, IC 20-28-8, IC 20-28-9, and
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1 IC 20-28-10.
2 (10) IC 20-33-2 (compulsory school attendance).
3 (11) IC 20-33-8-19, IC 20-33-8-21, and IC 20-33-8-22 (student
4 due process and judicial review).
5 (12) IC 20-33-8-16 (firearms and deadly weapons).
6 (13) IC 20-34-3 (health and safety measures).
7 (14) IC 20-33-9 (reporting of student violations of law).
8 (15) IC 20-30-3-2 and IC 20-30-3-4 (patriotic commemorative
9 observances).
10 (16) IC 20-31-3, IC 20-32-4, IC 20-32-5 (for a school year ending
11 before July 1, 2018), IC 20-32-5.1 (for a school year beginning
12 after June 30, 2018), IC 20-32-8, and IC 20-32-8.5, as provided
13 in IC 20-32-8.5-2(b) IC 20-32-8.5-2 (academic standards,
14 accreditation, assessment, and remediation).
15 (17) IC 20-33-7 (parental access to education records).
16 (18) IC 20-31 (accountability for school performance and
17 improvement).
18 (19) IC 20-30-5-19 (personal financial responsibility instruction).
19 (20) IC 20-26-5-37.3, before its expiration (career and technical
20 education reporting).
21 (21) IC 20-35.5 (dyslexia screening and intervention).
22 (22) IC 22-2-18, before its expiration on June 30, 2021
23 (limitations on employment of minors).
24 (23) IC 20-26-12-1 (curricular material purchase and provision;
25 public school students).
26 (24) IC 20-26-12-2 (curricular material purchase and rental).
27 SECTION 2. IC 20-24.2-4-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.250-2023,
28 SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
29 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. (a) Except as specifically provided in this
30 article and section 4 of this chapter, the following provisions of this
31 title and a rule or guideline adopted by the state board under one (1) of
32 the following provisions of this title do not apply to a qualified district
33 or qualified high school:
34 (1) Provisions that do not apply to school corporations in general.
35 (2) IC 20-20 (programs administered by the state), except for
36 IC 20-20-1 (educational service centers).
37 (3) IC 20-28 (school teachers), except for IC 20-28-3-4 (teacher
38 continuing education), IC 20-28-4-8 (hiring of transition to
39 teaching participants; restrictions), IC 20-28-4-11 (transition to
40 teaching participants; school corporation or subject area;
41 transition to teaching permit), IC 20-28-5-8 (conviction of certain
42 felonies or misdemeanors; notice and hearing; permanent
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1 revocation of license; data base of school employees who have
2 been reported), IC 20-28-6 (teacher contracts), IC 20-28-7.5
3 (cancellation of teacher contracts), IC 20-28-8 (contracts with
4 school administrators), IC 20-28-9 (teacher salary and related
5 payments), IC 20-28-10 (conditions of employment), and
6 IC 20-28-11.5 (staff performance evaluations).
7 (4) IC 20-30 (curriculum), except for IC 20-30-3-2 and
8 IC 20-30-3-4 (patriotic commemorative observances),
9 IC 20-30-5-13 (human sexuality instructional requirements), and
10 IC 20-30-5-19 (personal financial responsibility instruction).
11 (5) IC 20-32 (student standards, assessments, and performance),
12 except for IC 20-32-4 (graduation requirements), IC 20-32-5
13 (Indiana statewide testing for educational progress for a school
14 year ending before July 1, 2018), IC 20-32-5.1 (statewide
15 assessment program for a school year beginning after June 30,
16 2018), and IC 20-32-8 (remediation), and IC 20-32-8.5 (reading
17 improvement and remediation plans).
18 (6) IC 20-37 (career and technical education).
19 (b) Notwithstanding any other law, a school corporation may not
20 receive a decrease in state funding based upon the school corporation's
21 status as a qualified district or the status of a high school within the
22 school corporation as a qualified high school, or because of the
23 implementation of a waiver of a statute or rule that is allowed to be
24 waived by a qualified district or qualified high school.
25 SECTION 3. IC 20-24.2-4-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.250-2023,
26 SECTION 14, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
27 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 4. The following provisions of this title and rules
28 and guidelines adopted under the following provisions of this title
29 apply to a qualified district or qualified high school:
30 IC 20-20-1 (educational service centers).
31 IC 20-23 (organization of school corporations).
32 IC 20-26 (school corporation general administrative provisions).
33 IC 20-27 (school transportation).
34 IC 20-28-3-4 (teacher continuing education).
35 IC 20-28-4-8 (hiring of transition to teaching participants;
36 restrictions).
37 IC 20-28-4-11 (transition to teaching participants; school
38 corporation or subject area; transition to teaching permit).
39 IC 20-28-5-8 (conviction of certain felonies or misdemeanors;
40 notice and hearing; permanent revocation of license; data base of
41 school employees who have been reported).
42 IC 20-28-6 (teacher contracts).
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1 IC 20-28-7.5 (cancellation of teacher contracts).
2 IC 20-28-8 (contracts with school administrators).
3 IC 20-28-9 (teacher salary and related payments).
4 IC 20-28-10 (conditions of employment).
5 IC 20-28-11.5 (staff performance evaluations).
6 IC 20-29 (collective bargaining for teachers).
7 IC 20-30-3-2 and IC 20-30-3-4 (patriotic commemorative
8 observances).
9 IC 20-30-5-13 (human sexuality instructional requirements).
10 IC 20-30-5-19 (personal financial responsibility instruction).
11 IC 20-31 (accountability for school performance and
12 improvement).
13 IC 20-32-4, IC 20-32-5 (for a school year beginning before July
14 1, 2018), IC 20-32-5.1 (for a school year ending after June 30,
15 2018), and IC 20-32-8 (accreditation, assessment, and
16 remediation), or any other statute, rule, or guideline related to
17 standardized assessments.
18 IC 20-32-8.5 (reading improvement and remediation plans).
19 IC 20-33 (students: general provisions).
20 IC 20-34-3 (health and safety measures).
21 IC 20-35 (special education).
22 IC 20-35.5 (dyslexia screening and intervention).
23 IC 20-36 (high ability students).
24 IC 20-39 (accounting and financial reporting procedures).
25 IC 20-40 (government funds and accounts).
26 IC 20-41 (extracurricular funds and accounts).
27 IC 20-42.5 (allocation of expenditures to student instruction and
28 learning).
29 IC 20-43 (state tuition support).
30 IC 20-44 (property tax levies).
31 IC 20-46 (levies other than general fund levies).
32 IC 20-47 (related entities; holding companies; lease agreements).
33 IC 20-48 (borrowing and bonds).
34 IC 20-49 (state management of common school funds; state
35 advances and loans).
36 IC 20-50 (homeless children and foster care children).
37 SECTION 4. IC 20-26.5-2-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.201-2023,
38 SECTION 167, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
39 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. (a) Notwithstanding any other
40 law, the following may be suspended for a coalition member in
41 accordance with the coalition's plan:
42 (1) Subject to section 1(c) of this chapter, IC 20-30, concerning
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1 curriculum.
2 (2) The following statutes and rules concerning curricular
3 materials:
4 IC 20-26-12-1, except for the provision of curricular materials
5 at no cost to a student in a public school.
6 IC 20-26-12-2, except for the prohibition of renting curricular
7 materials to students enrolled in a public school.
8 IC 20-26-12-24.
9 511 IAC 6.1-5-5.
10 (3) The following rules concerning teacher licenses:
11 511 IAC 16.
12 511 IAC 17.
13 (4) Subject to subsection (c), IC 20-31-3 (concerning the adoption
14 of academic standards).
15 (5) IC 20-31-4.1, concerning the performance based accreditation
16 system.
17 (6) Except as provided in subsection (b), any other statute in
18 IC 20 or rule in 511 IAC requested to be suspended as part of the
19 plan that is approved by the state board under section 1 of this
20 chapter.
21 (b) A coalition member may not suspend under subsection (a)(6)
22 any of the following:
23 (1) IC 20-26-5-10 (criminal history and child protection index
24 check).
25 (2) IC 20-28 (school teachers).
26 (3) IC 20-29 (collective bargaining).
27 (4) IC 20-31 (accountability for performance and improvement),
28 except for IC 20-31-3 and IC 20-31-4.1.
29 (5) Subject to subsection (c), IC 20-32-4 (graduation
30 requirements).
31 (6) IC 20-32-5.1 (Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment
32 Readiness Network (ILEARN) program).
33 (7) IC 20-32-8.5 (reading improvement and remediation
34 plans).
35 (7) (8) IC 20-33 (students).
36 (8) (9) IC 20-34 (student health and safety measures).
37 (9) (10) IC 20-35 (special education).
38 (10) (11) IC 20-35.5 (dyslexia screening and intervention).
39 (11) (12) IC 20-36 (high ability students).
40 (12) (13) IC 20-39 (accounting and financial reporting
41 procedures).
42 (13) (14) IC 20-40 (government funds and accounts).
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1 (14) (15) IC 20-41 (extracurricular funds and accounts).
2 (15) (16) IC 20-42 (fiduciary funds and accounts).
3 (16) (17) IC 20-42.5 (allocation of expenditures to student
4 instruction and learning).
5 (17) (18) IC 20-43 (state tuition support).
6 (18) (19) IC 20-44 (property tax levies).
7 (19) (20) IC 20-46 (levies other than general fund levies).
8 (20) (21) IC 20-47 (related entities; holding companies; lease
9 agreements).
10 (21) (22) IC 20-48 (borrowing and bonds).
11 (22) (23) IC 20-49 (state management of common school funds;
12 state advances and loans).
13 (23) (24) IC 20-50 (homeless children and foster care children).
14 (c) A coalition member must comply with the postsecondary
15 readiness competency requirements under IC 20-32-4-1.5(b)(1).
16 However, notwithstanding any other law, a coalition member may
17 replace high school courses on the high school transcript with courses
18 on the same subject matter with equal or greater rigor to the required
19 high school course and may count such a course as satisfying the
20 equivalent diploma requirements established by IC 20 and any
21 applicable state board administrative rules or requirements. If the
22 coalition member school offers courses that are not aligned with
23 requirements adopted by the state board under IC 20-30-10, a parent of
24 a student and the student who intends to enroll in a course that is not
25 aligned with requirements adopted by the state board under
26 IC 20-30-10 must provide consent to the coalition member school to
27 enroll in the course. The consent form used by the coalition, which
28 shall be developed in collaboration with the commission for higher
29 education, must notify the parent and the student that enrollment in the
30 course may affect the student's ability to attend a particular
31 postsecondary educational institution or enroll in a particular course at
32 a particular postsecondary educational institution because the course
33 does not align with requirements established by the state board under
34 IC 20-30-10.
35 SECTION 5. IC 20-30-7-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.167-2018,
36 SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
37 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), the
38 state board may prescribe a program of summer school education for
39 public schools. Subject to subsection (b), the state board shall adopt
40 rules under IC 4-22-2 to provide for:
41 (1) summer school programs; and
42 (2) the state distribution formula for any money appropriated by
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1 the general assembly for summer school education to allow for
2 the reimbursement for:
3 (A) instructional costs; and
4 (B) costs of tuition for an applicable online summer school
5 course.
6 (b) The state board shall give priority reimbursement, which
7 must be exempt from the distribution formula adopted by the state
8 board under subsection (a), for all eligible costs for summer school
9 courses that include curriculum aligned with the science of reading
10 designated by the department to support students in:
11 (1) grade 2 who are at risk of not being reading proficient;
12 and
13 (2) grade 3 who are not reading proficient;
14 as indicated on the determinant evaluation of reading skills
15 approved by the state board under IC 20-32-8.5-2.
16 (c) A state accredited nonpublic school and an eligible school (as
17 defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) shall be eligible for summer school
18 funding for courses that include curriculum aligned with the
19 science of reading designated by the department to support
20 students in:
21 (1) grade 2 who are at risk of not being reading proficient;
22 and
23 (2) grade 3 who are not reading proficient;
24 as indicated on the determinant evaluation of reading skills
25 approved by the state board under IC 20-32-8.5-2.
26 SECTION 6. IC 20-30-7-13 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
27 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
28 1, 2024]: Sec. 13. (a) This section applies to:
29 (1) a public school, including a charter school;
30 (2) a state accredited nonpublic school; and
31 (3) an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7).
32 (b) A school shall offer summer school courses designated by the
33 department to support students in:
34 (1) grade 2 who are at risk of not being reading proficient;
35 and
36 (2) grade 3 who are not reading proficient;
37 as indicated on the determinant evaluation of reading skills
38 approved by the state board under IC 20-32-8.5-2.
39 (c) A summer school course described in subsection (b) must:
40 (1) be taught by a teacher who is trained in the science of
41 reading as determined by the department; and
42 (2) use curriculum aligned with the science of reading.
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1 (d) If a student described in subsection (b) does not achieve at
2 least a ninety percent (90%) attendance rate in a summer reading
3 course described in subsection (b), the student shall participate in
4 an individual reading plan aligned with the science of reading in
5 the following school year.
6 SECTION 7. IC 20-31-4.1-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.201-2023,
7 SECTION 169, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
8 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 7. A school or group of schools that
9 submits an application under section 4 of this chapter may not request
10 to waive any of the following provisions:
11 IC 20-24-8-2 (prohibited acts).
12 IC 20-26-5-10 (criminal history and child protection index check).
13 IC 20-26-12-1 (curricular material purchase and provision; public
14 school students).
15 IC 20-26-12-2 (curricular material purchase and rental).
16 IC 20-27-7 (school bus inspection and registration).
17 IC 20-27-8-1 (school bus drivers and monitors).
18 IC 20-27-8-2 (school bus driver driving summary).
19 IC 20-27-10-3 (capacity of school bus).
20 IC 20-28 (school teachers).
21 IC 20-29 (collective bargaining).
22 IC 20-30-5-0.5 (display of United States flag; Pledge of
23 Allegiance).
24 IC 20-30-5-1 (constitutions).
25 IC 20-30-5-2 (constitutions; interdisciplinary course).
26 IC 20-30-5-3 (protected writings).
27 IC 20-30-5-4 (American history).
28 IC 20-30-5-4.5 (moment of silence).
29 IC 20-30-5-5 (morals instruction).
30 IC 20-30-5-6 (good citizenship instruction).
31 IC 20-30-5-13 (human sexuality instructional requirements).
32 IC 20-30-5-17 (access to materials; consent for participation).
33 IC 20-30-5-21 (contrary student instruction not permitted).
34 IC 20-30-5-22 (Indiana studies).
35 IC 20-31 (accountability for performance and improvement).
36 IC 20-32-4 (graduation requirements).
37 IC 20-32-5.1 (Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment
38 Readiness Network (ILEARN) program).
39 IC 20-32-8.5 (reading improvement and remediation plans).
40 IC 20-33-1 (equal educational opportunity).
41 IC 20-34 (student health and safety measures).
42 IC 20-35 (special education).
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1 IC 20-35.5 (dyslexia screening and intervention).
2 IC 20-36 (high ability students).
3 IC 20-39 (accounting and financial reporting procedures).
4 IC 20-40 (government funds and accounts).
5 IC 20-41 (extracurricular funds and accounts).
6 IC 20-42 (fiduciary funds and accounts).
7 IC 20-42.5 (allocation of expenditures to student instruction and
8 learning).
9 IC 20-43 (state tuition support).
10 IC 20-44 (property tax levies).
11 IC 20-46 (levies other than general fund levies).
12 IC 20-47 (related entities; holding companies; lease agreements).
13 IC 20-48 (borrowing and bonds).
14 IC 20-49 (state management of common school funds; state
15 advances and loans).
16 IC 20-50 (homeless children and foster care children).
17 IC 20-51 (school scholarships).
18 SECTION 8. IC 20-32-1-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2020,
19 SECTION 70, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
20 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. Except as provided in IC 20-32-8.5, this
21 article applies only to the following:
22 (1) Public schools.
23 (2) State accredited nonpublic schools.
24 SECTION 9. IC 20-32-2-2.1 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
25 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
26 1, 2024]: Sec. 2.1. "Retention" means an individual repeating the
27 same grade level in a subsequent school year that the individual
28 participated in during the immediately preceding school year.
29 SECTION 10. IC 20-32-2-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2020,
30 SECTION 71, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
31 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. Except as provided in IC 20-32-8.5-0.7,
32 "student" means an individual who is enrolled in:
33 (1) a public school;
34 (2) a state accredited nonpublic school; or
35 (3) another nonpublic school that has requested and received from
36 the state board specific approval of the school's educational
37 program.
38 SECTION 11. IC 20-32-5.1-17, AS AMENDED BY P.L.245-2023,
39 SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
40 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 17. (a) The state board shall approve two (2) or
41 more benchmark, formative, interim, or similar assessments to identify
42 students that require remediation and provide individualized instruction
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1 in which a school corporation, charter school, state accredited
2 nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) may
3 receive a grant under subsection (g).
4 (b) For a benchmark, formative, interim, or similar assessment
5 described in subsection (a) that is administered to students in
6 kindergarten through grade 2, the assessment must meet one (1) or
7 more of the following:
8 (1) The assessment:
9 (A) focuses on English/language arts; and
10 (B) shows alignment, verified by a third party, to Indiana's
11 academic standards for English/language arts domains,
12 specifically foundational reading skills.
13 (2) The assessment is a universal screener that:
14 (A) meets the screening requirements listed in IC 20-35.5-2-2;
15 (B) measures foundational reading skills; and
16 (C) received a convincing or partially convincing rating for
17 accuracy, reliability, and validity by the National Center on
18 Intensive Intervention or a nationally recognized dyslexia
19 assessment expert.
20 (3) The assessment focuses on numeracy and shows alignment,
21 verified by a third party, to Indiana's academic standards for
22 mathematical domains, specifically:
23 (A) number sense;
24 (B) computation and algebraic thinking; and
25 (C) measurement.
26 (c) For a benchmark, formative, interim, or similar assessment
27 described in subsection (a) that is administered to students in grades 3
28 through 7, the assessment must show alignment, verified by a third
29 party, to Indiana's academic standards.
30 (d) For a benchmark, formative, interim, or similar assessment
31 described in subsection (a) that is administered to students in grades 8
32 through 10, the assessment must show alignment, verified by a third
33 party, to:
34 (1) Indiana's academic standards; or
35 (2) the nationally recognized college entrance exam required to be
36 administered under section 7 of this chapter.
37 (e) This subsection does not apply to an assessment that is a
38 universal screener described in subsection (b)(2). The majority of the
39 benchmark, formative, interim, or similar assessment reporting must
40 indicate the degree to which students are on track for grade level
41 proficiency and college and career readiness. Approved assessments
42 must also provide predictive study results for student performance on
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1 the statewide assessment under section 7 of this chapter, not later than
2 two (2) years after the summative assessment has been first
3 administered.
4 (f) This subsection does not apply to an assessment that is a
5 universal screener described in subsection (b)(2). A school corporation,
6 charter school, state accredited nonpublic school, or eligible school (as
7 defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) may elect to administer a benchmark,
8 formative, interim, or similar assessment described in subsection (a).
9 If a school corporation, charter school, state accredited nonpublic
10 school, or eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) administers an
11 assessment described in subsection (a), the school corporation, charter
12 school, state accredited nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined
13 in IC 20-51-1-4.7) may prescribe the time and the manner in which the
14 assessment is administered.
15 (g) If a school corporation, charter school, state accredited
16 nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7)
17 elects to administer a benchmark, formative, interim, or similar
18 assessment described in subsection (a), the school corporation, charter
19 school, state accredited nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined
20 in IC 20-51-1-4.7) is entitled to receive a grant or reimbursement from
21 the department in an amount not to exceed the cost of the assessment.
22 The department shall provide grants and reimbursements to a school
23 corporation, charter school, state accredited nonpublic school, or
24 eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) under this section from
25 money appropriated to the department for the purpose of carrying out
26 this section.
27 (h) Except as provided in subsection (j), the state board and the
28 department may not contract with, approve, or endorse the use of a
29 single vendor to provide benchmark, formative, interim, or similar
30 assessments for any grade level or levels of kindergarten through grade
31 7.
32 (i) Before the state board may approve a benchmark, formative,
33 interim, or similar assessment described in subsection (a), the
34 assessment vendor must enter into a data share agreement with the
35 department in the manner prescribed by the department. A vendor
36 providing an assessment described in subsection (b)(2) shall
37 provide a summary of a student's assessment results to the student
38 and the student's parents. The summary of the results must be in
39 an understandable format for parents that is easy to read.
40 (j) The department shall procure a preferred assessment that
41 meets the requirements specified in subsection (b)(2). The
42 department shall provide technical assistance for the preferred
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1 assessment selected under this subsection.
2 (k) This subsection applies to:
3 (1) a public school, including a charter school;
4 (2) a state accredited nonpublic school; and
5 (3) an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7).
6 An elementary school shall administer an assessment described in
7 subsection (b)(2) to students in kindergarten through grade 2 who
8 are not on track for reading proficiency by grade 3 as determined
9 by the department. The department shall provide guidance as to
10 the number of times the assessment is required and when the
11 administrations of the assessment should occur.
12 SECTION 12. IC 20-32-8.5-0.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
13 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
14 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 0.5. This chapter applies to:
15 (1) a public school, including a charter school;
16 (2) a state accredited nonpublic school; and
17 (3) an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7).
18 SECTION 13. IC 20-32-8.5-0.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
19 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
20 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 0.7. As used in this chapter,
21 "student" means an individual who is enrolled in a school
22 described in section 0.5 of this chapter.
23 SECTION 14. IC 20-32-8.5-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.245-2023,
24 SECTION 11, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
25 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), or (c),
26 the plan required by this chapter must include the following:
27 (1) Reading skill standards for grade 1 through grade 3.
28 (2) An emphasis on A method for making determinant evaluations
29 by grade 3 that might require remedial action is required for the
30 a student, including:
31 (A) beginning with evaluations administered during the
32 2024-2025 school year, and except as provided in
33 subsection (c), retention of the student in grade 3 if the
34 student has not achieved a passing score on the
35 determinant evaluation of reading skills approved by the
36 state board after the student has had an opportunity to
37 retake the determinant evaluation in the summer; and
38 (B) the use of curricular materials and supplemental
39 materials aligned to the science of reading that are
40 designed to address deficiencies in reading;
41 retention as a last resort, after other methods of remediation have
42 been evaluated or used, or both, if reading skills are below the
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1 standard. Appropriate consultation with parents or guardians must
2 be part of the plan.
3 (3) A requirement that schools notify a student's parent of the
4 following:
5 (A) The student's assessment results regarding skill level
6 in:
7 (i) phonemic awareness;
8 (ii) phonics;
9 (iii) fluency;
10 (iv) vocabulary; and
11 (v) comprehension.
12 (B) The student's assessment results on the determinant
13 evaluation of reading skills approved by the state board.
14 (C) Any intervention provided to the student or any
15 remedial action taken.
16 (4) A requirement that schools monitor the progress of
17 students who failed to achieve a valid passing score on the:
18 (A) determinant evaluation of reading skills approved by
19 the state board; or
20 (B) statewide assessment program test.
21 (5) A requirement that schools provide reading instruction
22 that includes a core reading program aligned with the science
23 of reading to all students in kindergarten through grade 8.
24 (6) A requirement for the administration of the determinant
25 evaluation of reading skills approved by the state board to
26 students in grade 2.
27 (7) A requirement that all students take the determinant
28 evaluation of reading skills approved by the state board until
29 the student:
30 (A) receives a passing score, regardless of the student's
31 grade level; or
32 (B) enters grade 7.
33 (8) A requirement that a school report the following to the
34 department:
35 (A) The literacy interventions that will be used for students
36 in grade 2 who are at risk of not being reading proficient
37 and students in grade 3 who do not achieve a valid passing
38 score on the determinant evaluation of reading skills
39 approved by the state board.
40 (B) The literacy interventions in use before the adoption of
41 the plan for students in grade 2 who are at risk of not being
42 reading proficient and students in grade 3 who do not
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1 achieve a valid passing score on the determinant
2 evaluation of reading skills approved by the state board.
3 (C) The literacy interventions in use before the adoption of
4 the plan for students who do not achieve a valid passing
5 score on the determinant evaluation of reading skills
6 approved by the state board.
7 (D) The number of students being served by the
8 interventions described in clauses (B) and (C).
9 (E) The cost of providing the interventions described in
10 clauses (B) and (C).
11 (F) Any other information requested by the department.
12 (3) (9) Requirements for a public school maintained by a school
13 corporation in which fewer than seventy percent (70%) of
14 students of the school achieved a valid passing score on the
15 determinant evaluation of reading skills approved by the state
16 board The requirements for the public schools described in this
17 subdivision that must include the following:
18 (A) Use of curriculum that is:
19 (i) based on the science of reading; and
20 (ii) approved by the department.
21 (B) Employment of the following:
22 (i) Before July 1, 2025, an instructional coach who is
23 trained in the science of reading, as determined by the
24 department. This item expires January 1, 2026.
25 (ii) After June 30, 2025, an instructional coach with a
26 literacy related endorsement who is trained in the science
27 of reading.
28 (C) Administration of the determinant evaluation of reading
29 skills approved by the state board to students in grade 2.
30 (D) (C) Use of only benchmark, formative, interim, or similar
31 assessments that:
32 (i) show alignment with Indiana's academic standards; and
33 (ii) are approved by the department.
34 (4) (10) The fiscal impact of each component of the plan, if any.
35 In determining whether a component has a fiscal impact,
36 consideration shall be given to whether the component will
37 increase costs to the state or a school corporation or require the
38 state or school corporation to reallocate resources.
39 (b) For a charter school, as defined in IC 20-24-1-4, a plan may
40 include only the following:
41 (1) A method for making determinant evaluations of reading skills
42 by grade 3.
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1 (2) Retention as a last resort for students reading below grade
2 level as measured by the evaluation or assessment.
3 (c) (b) This subsection applies to a public school that is not a charter
4 school. A school corporation may receive a waiver of the requirements
5 provided in 511 IAC 6.2-3.1-4(a)(2) if the state board approves an
6 alternative reading plan provided by the school. corporation.
7 (c) A student who would otherwise be subject to retention in
8 grade 3 under the plan is not subject to the retention requirement
9 only if the student meets one (1) of the following criteria:
10 (1) The student was subject to retention and has been retained
11 in grade 3 for one (1) school year.
12 (2) The student has an intellectual disability or the student's
13 individualized education program specifies that retention is
14 not appropriate, and the student's case conference committee
15 has determined that promotion to another grade is
16 appropriate.
17 (3) The student is an English learner who has received
18 services for fewer than two (2) years and a committee
19 consisting of:
20 (A) the student's parent;
21 (B) a building level administrator or designee;
22 (C) a classroom teacher of service;
23 (D) an English learner teacher of record, if one exists; and
24 (E) an English learner district administrator, if one exists;
25 determines that promotion is appropriate based on the
26 implementation of research based instructional practices
27 outlined in the student's individual learning plan.
28 (4) The student received a score of proficient or above
29 proficient in grade 3 math on the statewide summative
30 assessment.
31 (5) The student:
32 (A) has received intensive intervention as determined by
33 the department in reading for two (2) or more years; and
34 (B) was retained in kindergarten, grade 1, or grade 2 and
35 was enrolled in any of the earlier grades for two (2) years.
36 (d) A student who is not subject to the retention requirement as
37 provided under (c) must be provided with additional reading
38 instruction that is aligned with the science of reading until the
39 student achieves a passing score on the determinant evaluation of
40 reading skills approved by the state board.
41 (e) This subsection applies after June 30, 2024. Before October
42 1 of each school year the department shall:
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1 (1) identify each incoming student (as defined in section 0.7 of
2 this chapter) enrolled in kindergarten in a school in Indiana;
3 and
4 (2) notify the parent or guardian of the student of the
5 retention requirement under this chapter for grade 3 students
6 who do not achieve a passing score on the Indiana reading
7 evaluation and determination (IRead3).
8 SECTION 15. IC 20-32-8.5-2.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
9 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
10 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2.5. The governing body of a
11 school or the equivalent authority of a charter school, state
12 accredited nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined in
13 IC 20-51-1-4.7) shall establish a procedure that allows a parent of
14 a student who:
15 (1) has been retained in grade 3 under the plan; and
16 (2) would not be subject to retention for other reasons;
17 to appeal the student's retention if the parent believes the student
18 meets an exception under section 2(c) of this chapter.
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COMMITTEE REPORT
Madam President: The Senate Committee on Education and Career
Development, to which was referred Senate Bill No. 1, has had the
same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
Senate with the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as
follows:
Page 2, between lines 26 and 27, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"SECTION 2. IC 20-24.2-4-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.250-2023,
SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. (a) Except as specifically provided in this
article and section 4 of this chapter, the following provisions of this
title and a rule or guideline adopted by the state board under one (1) of
the following provisions of this title do not apply to a qualified district
or qualified high school:
(1) Provisions that do not apply to school corporations in general.
(2) IC 20-20 (programs administered by the state), except for
IC 20-20-1 (educational service centers).
(3) IC 20-28 (school teachers), except for IC 20-28-3-4 (teacher
continuing education), IC 20-28-4-8 (hiring of transition to
teaching participants; restrictions), IC 20-28-4-11 (transition to
teaching participants; school corporation or subject area;
transition to teaching permit), IC 20-28-5-8 (conviction of certain
felonies or misdemeanors; notice and hearing; permanent
revocation of license; data base of school employees who have
been reported), IC 20-28-6 (teacher contracts), IC 20-28-7.5
(cancellation of teacher contracts), IC 20-28-8 (contracts with
school administrators), IC 20-28-9 (teacher salary and related
payments), IC 20-28-10 (conditions of employment), and
IC 20-28-11.5 (staff performance evaluations).
(4) IC 20-30 (curriculum), except for IC 20-30-3-2 and
IC 20-30-3-4 (patriotic commemorative observances),
IC 20-30-5-13 (human sexuality instructional requirements), and
IC 20-30-5-19 (personal financial responsibility instruction).
(5) IC 20-32 (student standards, assessments, and performance),
except for IC 20-32-4 (graduation requirements), IC 20-32-5
(Indiana statewide testing for educational progress for a school
year ending before July 1, 2018), IC 20-32-5.1 (statewide
assessment program for a school year beginning after June 30,
2018), and IC 20-32-8 (remediation), and IC 20-32-8.5 (reading
improvement and remediation plans).
(6) IC 20-37 (career and technical education).
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a school corporation may not
receive a decrease in state funding based upon the school corporation's
status as a qualified district or the status of a high school within the
school corporation as a qualified high school, or because of the
implementation of a waiver of a statute or rule that is allowed to be
waived by a qualified district or qualified high school.
SECTION 3. IC 20-24.2-4-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.250-2023,
SECTION 14, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 4. The following provisions of this title and rules
and guidelines adopted under the following provisions of this title
apply to a qualified district or qualified high school:
IC 20-20-1 (educational service centers).
IC 20-23 (organization of school corporations).
IC 20-26 (school corporation general administrative provisions).
IC 20-27 (school transportation).
IC 20-28-3-4 (teacher continuing education).
IC 20-28-4-8 (hiring of transition to teaching participants;
restrictions).
IC 20-28-4-11 (transition to teaching participants; school
corporation or subject area; transition to teaching permit).
IC 20-28-5-8 (conviction of certain felonies or misdemeanors;
notice and hearing; permanent revocation of license; data base of
school employees who have been reported).
IC 20-28-6 (teacher contracts).
IC 20-28-7.5 (cancellation of teacher contracts).
IC 20-28-8 (contracts with school administrators).
IC 20-28-9 (teacher salary and related payments).
IC 20-28-10 (conditions of employment).
IC 20-28-11.5 (staff performance evaluations).
IC 20-29 (collective bargaining for teachers).
IC 20-30-3-2 and IC 20-30-3-4 (patriotic commemorative
observances).
IC 20-30-5-13 (human sexuality instructional requirements).
IC 20-30-5-19 (personal financial responsibility instruction).
IC 20-31 (accountability for school performance and
improvement).
IC 20-32-4, IC 20-32-5 (for a school year beginning before July
1, 2018), IC 20-32-5.1 (for a school year ending after June 30,
2018), and IC 20-32-8 (accreditation, assessment, and
remediation), or any other statute, rule, or guideline related to
standardized assessments.
IC 20-32-8.5 (reading improvement and remediation plans).
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IC 20-33 (students: general provisions).
IC 20-34-3 (health and safety measures).
IC 20-35 (special education).
IC 20-35.5 (dyslexia screening and intervention).
IC 20-36 (high ability students).
IC 20-39 (accounting and financial reporting procedures).
IC 20-40 (government funds and accounts).
IC 20-41 (extracurricular funds and accounts).
IC 20-42.5 (allocation of expenditures to student instruction and
learning).
IC 20-43 (state tuition support).
IC 20-44 (property tax levies).
IC 20-46 (levies other than general fund levies).
IC 20-47 (related entities; holding companies; lease agreements).
IC 20-48 (borrowing and bonds).
IC 20-49 (state management of common school funds; state
advances and loans).
IC 20-50 (homeless children and foster care children).
SECTION 4. IC 20-26.5-2-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.201-2023,
SECTION 167, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. (a) Notwithstanding any other
law, the following may be suspended for a coalition member in
accordance with the coalition's plan:
(1) Subject to section 1(c) of this chapter, IC 20-30, concerning
curriculum.
(2) The following statutes and rules concerning curricular
materials:
IC 20-26-12-1, except for the provision of curricular materials
at no cost to a student in a public school.
IC 20-26-12-2, except for the prohibition of renting curricular
materials to students enrolled in a public school.
IC 20-26-12-24.
511 IAC 6.1-5-5.
(3) The following rules concerning teacher licenses:
511 IAC 16.
511 IAC 17.
(4) Subject to subsection (c), IC 20-31-3 (concerning the adoption
of academic standards).
(5) IC 20-31-4.1, concerning the performance based accreditation
system.
(6) Except as provided in subsection (b), any other statute in
IC 20 or rule in 511 IAC requested to be suspended as part of the
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plan that is approved by the state board under section 1 of this
chapter.
(b) A coalition member may not suspend under subsection (a)(6)
any of the following:
(1) IC 20-26-5-10 (criminal history and child protection index
check).
(2) IC 20-28 (school teachers).
(3) IC 20-29 (collective bargaining).
(4) IC 20-31 (accountability for performance and improvement),
except for IC 20-31-3 and IC 20-31-4.1.
(5) Subject to subsection (c), IC 20-32-4 (graduation
requirements).
(6) IC 20-32-5.1 (Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment
Readiness Network (ILEARN) program).
(7) IC 20-32-8.5 (reading improvement and remediation
plans).
(7) (8) IC 20-33 (students).
(8) (9) IC 20-34 (student health and safety measures).
(9) (10) IC 20-35 (special education).
(10) (11) IC 20-35.5 (dyslexia screening and intervention).
(11) (12) IC 20-36 (high ability students).
(12) (13) IC 20-39 (accounting and financial reporting
procedures).
(13) (14) IC 20-40 (government funds and accounts).
(14) (15) IC 20-41 (extracurricular funds and accounts).
(15) (16) IC 20-42 (fiduciary funds and accounts).
(16) (17) IC 20-42.5 (allocation of expenditures to student
instruction and learning).
(17) (18) IC 20-43 (state tuition support).
(18) (19) IC 20-44 (property tax levies).
(19) (20) IC 20-46 (levies other than general fund levies).
(20) (21) IC 20-47 (related entities; holding companies; lease
agreements).
(21) (22) IC 20-48 (borrowing and bonds).
(22) (23) IC 20-49 (state management of common school funds;
state advances and loans).
(23) (24) IC 20-50 (homeless children and foster care children).
(c) A coalition member must comply with the postsecondary
readiness competency requirements under IC 20-32-4-1.5(b)(1).
However, notwithstanding any other law, a coalition member may
replace high school courses on the high school transcript with courses
on the same subject matter with equal or greater rigor to the required
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high school course and may count such a course as satisfying the
equivalent diploma requirements established by IC 20 and any
applicable state board administrative rules or requirements. If the
coalition member school offers courses that are not aligned with
requirements adopted by the state board under IC 20-30-10, a parent of
a student and the student who intends to enroll in a course that is not
aligned with requirements adopted by the state board under
IC 20-30-10 must provide consent to the coalition member school to
enroll in the course. The consent form used by the coalition, which
shall be developed in collaboration with the commission for higher
education, must notify the parent and the student that enrollment in the
course may affect the student's ability to attend a particular
postsecondary educational institution or enroll in a particular course at
a particular postsecondary educational institution because the course
does not align with requirements established by the state board under
IC 20-30-10.".
Page 2, line 31, delete "The state" and insert "Subject to subsection
(b), the state".
Page 3, line 5, delete "board." and insert "board under
IC 20-32-8.5-2.".
Page 3, line 14, delete "board." and insert "board under
IC 20-32-8.5-2.".
Page 3, line 27, delete "board." and insert "board under
IC 20-32-8.5-2.
(c) A summer school course described in subsection (b) must be
taught by a teacher who is trained in the science of reading as
determined by the department.
SECTION 7. IC 20-31-4.1-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.201-2023,
SECTION 169, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 7. A school or group of schools that
submits an application under section 4 of this chapter may not request
to waive any of the following provisions:
IC 20-24-8-2 (prohibited acts).
IC 20-26-5-10 (criminal history and child protection index check).
IC 20-26-12-1 (curricular material purchase and provision; public
school students).
IC 20-26-12-2 (curricular material purchase and rental).
IC 20-27-7 (school bus inspection and registration).
IC 20-27-8-1 (school bus drivers and monitors).
IC 20-27-8-2 (school bus driver driving summary).
IC 20-27-10-3 (capacity of school bus).
IC 20-28 (school teachers).
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IC 20-29 (collective bargaining).
IC 20-30-5-0.5 (display of United States flag; Pledge of
Allegiance).
IC 20-30-5-1 (constitutions).
IC 20-30-5-2 (constitutions; interdisciplinary course).
IC 20-30-5-3 (protected writings).
IC 20-30-5-4 (American history).
IC 20-30-5-4.5 (moment of silence).
IC 20-30-5-5 (morals instruction).
IC 20-30-5-6 (good citizenship instruction).
IC 20-30-5-13 (human sexuality instructional requirements).
IC 20-30-5-17 (access to materials; consent for participation).
IC 20-30-5-21 (contrary student instruction not permitted).
IC 20-30-5-22 (Indiana studies).
IC 20-31 (accountability for performance and improvement).
IC 20-32-4 (graduation requirements).
IC 20-32-5.1 (Indiana's Learning Evaluation Assessment
Readiness Network (ILEARN) program).
IC 20-32-8.5 (reading improvement and remediation plans).
IC 20-33-1 (equal educational opportunity).
IC 20-34 (student health and safety measures).
IC 20-35 (special education).
IC 20-35.5 (dyslexia screening and intervention).
IC 20-36 (high ability students).
IC 20-39 (accounting and financial reporting procedures).
IC 20-40 (government funds and accounts).
IC 20-41 (extracurricular funds and accounts).
IC 20-42 (fiduciary funds and accounts).
IC 20-42.5 (allocation of expenditures to student instruction and
learning).
IC 20-43 (state tuition support).
IC 20-44 (property tax levies).
IC 20-46 (levies other than general fund levies).
IC 20-47 (related entities; holding companies; lease agreements).
IC 20-48 (borrowing and bonds).
IC 20-49 (state management of common school funds; state
advances and loans).
IC 20-50 (homeless children and foster care children).
IC 20-51 (school scholarships).".
Page 6, delete lines 12 through 19, begin a new paragraph and
insert:
"(k) This subsection applies to:
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(1) a public school, including a charter school;
(2) a state accredited nonpublic school; and
(3) an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7).
An elementary school shall administer an assessment described in
subsection (b)(2) to students in kindergarten through grade 2 who
are not on track for reading proficiency by grade 3 as determined
by the department. The department shall provide guidance as to
the number of times the assessment is required and when the
administrations of the assessment should occur.".
Page 6, line 37, strike "require".
Page 6, line 37, after "action" insert "is required".
Page 6, line 37, after "for" strike "the" and insert "a".
Page 7, line 2, delete "board;" and insert "board after the student
has had an opportunity to retake the determinant evaluation in the
summer;".
Page 7, line 10, delete "or".
Page 7, line 11, delete "guardian".
Page 8, delete lines 7 though 8, begin a new line double block
indented and insert:
"(B) Employment of the following:
(i) Before July 1, 2025, an instructional coach who is
trained in the science of reading, as determined by the
department. This item expires January 1, 2026.
(ii) After June 30, 2025, an instructional coach with a
literacy related endorsement who is trained in the science
of reading.".
Page 9, line 10, after "statewide" insert "summative".
Page 9, line 11, delete " retained under subsection (c)(4)" and insert
"subject to the retention requirement as provided under (c)".
Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
and when so amended that said bill do pass and be reassigned to the
Senate Committee on Appropriations.
(Reference is to SB 1 as introduced.)
RAATZ, Chairperson
Committee Vote: Yeas 9, Nays 4.
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COMMITTEE REPORT
Madam President: The Senate Committee on Appropriations, to
which was referred Senate Bill No. 1, has had the same under
consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with
the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:
Page 7, line 7, after "courses" insert "that include curriculum
aligned with the science of reading".
Page 7, line 16, after "courses" insert "that include curriculum
aligned with the science of reading".
Page 7, delete lines 36 through 38, begin a new paragraph and
insert:
"(c) A summer school course described in subsection (b) must:
(1) be taught by a teacher who is trained in the science of
reading as determined by the department; and
(2) use curriculum aligned with the science of reading.".
Page 15, line 3, after "instruction" insert "that is aligned with the
science of reading".
and when so amended that said bill do pass.
(Reference is to SB 1 as printed January 19, 2024.)
MISHLER, Chairperson
Committee Vote: Yeas 8, Nays 3.
_____
SENATE MOTION
Madam President: I move that Senate Bill 1 be amended to read as
follows:
Page 7, line 6, delete "distribution formula shall ensure" and insert
"board shall give".
Page 7, line 7, after "reimbursement" insert ", which must be
exempt from the distribution formula adopted by the state board
under subsection (a),".
Page 7, between lines 41 and 42, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"(d) If a student described in subsection (b) does not achieve at
least a ninety percent (90%) attendance rate in a summer reading
course described in subsection (b), the student shall participate in
an individual reading plan aligned with the science of reading in
the following school year.".
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Page 13, between lines 26 and 27, begin a new line block indented
and insert:
"(8) A requirement that a school report the following to the
department:
(A) The literacy interventions that will be used for students
in grade 2 who are at risk of not being reading proficient
and students in grade 3 who do not achieve a valid passing
score on the determinant evaluation of reading skills
approved by the state board.
(B) The literacy interventions in use before the adoption of
the plan for students in grade 2 who are at risk of not being
reading proficient and students in grade 3 who do not
achieve a valid passing score on the determinant
evaluation of reading skills approved by the state board.
(C) The literacy interventions in use before the adoption of
the plan for students who do not achieve a valid passing
score on the determinant evaluation of reading skills
approved by the state board.
(D) The number of students being served by the
interventions described in clauses (B) and (C).
(E) The cost of providing the interventions described in
clauses (B) and (C).
(F) Any other information requested by the department.".
Page 13, line 27, delete "(8)" and insert "(9)".
Page 14, line 7, delete "(9)" and insert "(10)".
Page 15, between lines 3 and 4, begin a new line block indented and
insert:
"(5) The student:
(A) has received intensive intervention as determined by
the department in reading for two (2) or more years; and
(B) was retained in kindergarten, grade 1, or grade 2 and
was enrolled in any of the earlier grades for two (2)
years.".
(Reference is to SB 1 as printed January 26, 2024.)
ROGERS
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SENATE MOTION
Madam President: I move that Senate Bill 1 be amended to read as
follows:
Page 15, after line 8, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"SECTION 15. IC 20-32-8.5-2.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2.5. The governing body of a
school or the equivalent authority of a charter school, state
accredited nonpublic school, or eligible school (as defined in
IC 20-51-1-4.7) shall establish a procedure that allows a parent of
a student who:
(1) has been retained in grade 3 under the plan; and
(2) would not be subject to retention for other reasons;
to appeal the student's retention if the parent believes the student
meets an exception under section 2(c) of this chapter.".
Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
(Reference is to SB 1 as printed January 26, 2024.)
FORD J.D.
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SENATE MOTION
Madam President: I move that Senate Bill 1 be amended to read as
follows:
Page 15, after line 8, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"(e) This subsection applies after June 30, 2024. Before October
1 of each school year the department shall:
(1) identify each incoming student (as defined in section 0.7 of
this chapter) enrolled in kindergarten in a school in Indiana;
and
(2) notify the parent or guardian of the student of the
retention requirement under this chapter for grade 3 students
who do not achieve a passing score on the Indiana reading
evaluation and determination (IRead3).".
(Reference is to SB 1 as printed January 26, 2024.)
YODER
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