LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 7340 NOTE PREPARED: Jan 10, 2025
BILL NUMBER: HB 1002 BILL AMENDED:
SUBJECT: Various education matters.
FIRST AUTHOR: Rep. Behning BILL STATUS: As Introduced
FIRST SPONSOR:
FUNDS AFFECTED: GENERAL IMPACT: Pending
DEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: Removes and repeals various education provisions and expired education
provisions, including provisions concerning the following: (1) Secretary of education criteria. (2) Certain
department of education (department) requirements. (3) The advisory committee on career and technical
education. (4) Use of hearing examiners by the state board of education (state board). (5) Credit for retaking
a virtual course during certain time periods. (6) Family friendly school designations. (7) The Indiana civic
education commission. (8) Discretionary directives to the department. (9) The program for the advancement
of math and science. (10) Access to telecommunication services. (11) Elementary school counselors, social
workers, and school psychologists program and fund. (12) Grants for mental health counselor licenses for
school counselors. (13) The arts education program. (14) The geothermal conversion revolving fund. (15)
Joint schools in adjacent states. (16) Clause requirements for certain charter school organizer documents.
(17) Required submission of economic interest information at the time a charter school organizer submits
a proposal for a charter school. (18) Required acknowledgment by a current authorizer regarding a proposal
by an existing charter school to another authorizer. (19) Requirements regarding a governing body of school
corporation (governing body) providing a noncharter school. (20) Charter requirements, including minimum
year, instruction, course, and annual performance target requirements. (21) Certain notice requirements from
an authorizer to an organizer that is not in compliance. (22) Certain nondiscrimination and acceptance of
credit requirements regarding a public noncharter school. (23) Indiana school for the arts. (24) Allowing the
board of trustees of Vincennes University to establish a grammar school. (25) The timing of the election of
officers by a governing body. (26) Designation of certain committees by a governing body. (27) Governing
body use of funds for associations. (28) Required policies on contacting employment references. (29)
Developing and reviewing evidence based plans with parents for improving student behavior and discipline.
(30) Agreements regarding wage payment arrangements. (31) Requirements and limitations regarding
remediation programs. (32) Student identification card information. (33) Township trustees and the sale of
schoolhouses. (34) School health advisory councils and adoption of a school corporation policy on child
nutrition and physical activity. (35) Certain agreement requirements regarding joint programs. (36) Certain
requirements regarding the transfer of a student to another school. (37) Freeway school corporation and
freeway school program. (38) Policies, programs, and reports regarding criminal organization activity. (39)
Revocation of coalition of continuous improvement school corporation's membership. (40) Transportation
HB 1002 1 program discretion. (41) Recommendations regarding certain powers and duties of the department. (42)
Certain training and professional development requirements. (43) Certain teacher leave requirements. (44)
Ineligibility for state funds for adopting residence requirements. (45) Certain compensation included in
computing teacher's retirement benefit. (46) Penalty for failing to comply with working schedule
requirements. (47) Discretionary posting of poster of national motto and flags. (48) Discretionary
modification of graduation plan. (49) Requirements regarding certain writing, documents, and records. (50)
Required course on safety education. (51) Compilation of leaflets regarding hygiene, sanitary science, and
disease prevention. (52) Making a violation regarding teaching certain disease information an infraction. (53)
Certain elective courses and teachings. (54) Voluntary summer school program and joint summer school
program requirements. (55) Technology preparation curriculum. (56) Community or volunteer service
programs. (57) State certificate of biliteracy. (58) Nonsession school activities. (59) Requirements regarding
Indiana academic standards. (60) Strategic and continuous improvement and achievement plans. (61) Cultural
competency components of a school plan. (62) Student educational achievement grants. (63) Remediation
grant program. (64) Postsecondary workforce training program remediation reduction. (65) Requirement to
provide an enrollment form for the twenty-first century scholars program to certain students. (66) Plan
requirements for high ability students. (67) Governor's scholars academy. (68) Seminary township school
fund. (69) Dual credit teacher stipend matching grant fund. (70) Student enrichment grants. Merges and
amends provisions regarding fund distribution upon the termination of a charter and the cessation of a charter
school. Amends the age eligibility for a member of a governing body. Establishes information that must be
included in a consolidated audit by an organizer. Provides adult high schools are excluded from all cohort
based graduation rate calculations except to the extent required under federal law. Amends the termination
and notice requirements with regard to terminating a transportation program. Relocates a provision regarding
trauma informed classroom instruction curriculum in teacher preparation programs. Provides that a provision
that decreases state tuition support for failure to meet student instructional day
Effective Date: July 1, 2025.
Explanation of State Expenditures: As of the above date, the fiscal analysis of this bill has not been
completed. Please contact the Office of Fiscal and Management Analysis for an update of this fiscal impact
statement.
Explanation of State Revenues:
Explanation of Local Expenditures:
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Local Agencies Affected:
Information Sources:
Fiscal Analyst: Kelan Fong, 317-232-9592.
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