Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
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SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 211
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SECTION 1. IC 20-19-3-32.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 32.5. (a) The department, in
collaboration with the commission for higher education, and
subject to the approval of the state board, shall establish an
excellence in civic engagement designation that may be earned by
a high school student and recognized on the transcript of a student
in a cohort that is expected to graduate in 2029 or after.
(b) In establishing criteria for the excellence in civic engagement
designation, the department may consider the following:
(1) A student's documented volunteer hours.
(2) A student's documented participation in project based
learning opportunities that demonstrate engagement in the
student's local community or a statewide initiative.
(3) A student's successful completion of course work that
emphasizes the student's understanding of civil society,
constitutional government, and the democratic process.
(4) Any other criteria the department determines
demonstrates excellent civic participation.
(c) Not later than December 1, 2024, the department shall
develop recommendations for an excellence in civics education
designation for schools that do the following:
(1) Demonstrate rigorous commitment to developing student
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understanding of civil society, constitutional government, and
the democratic process.
(2) Have a significant number of students who earn the
excellence in civic engagement designation on students'
transcripts.
SECTION 2. IC 20-29-6-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.200-2023,
SECTION 25, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. (a) School employers and school employees
shall:
(1) have the obligation and the right to bargain collectively the
items set forth in section 4 of this chapter; and
(2) enter into a contract embodying any of the matters listed in
section 4 of this chapter on which they have bargained
collectively.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, before a school employer and
school employees may privately negotiate the matters described in
subsection (a)(1) during the time period for formal collective
bargaining established in section 12 of this chapter, the parties must
hold at least one (1) public hearing and take public testimony to discuss
the items described in subsection (a). The public hearing under this
subsection may take place at a regular or special meeting of the
governing body. A school employer may allow governing body
members or the public to participate in a public hearing under this
subsection by means of electronic communication.
SEA 211 — CC 1 President of the Senate
President Pro Tempore
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Governor of the State of Indiana
Date: Time:
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