LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 7515 NOTE PREPARED: Feb 18, 2025
BILL NUMBER: HB 1285 BILL AMENDED: Feb 13, 2025
SUBJECT: Education Matters.
FIRST AUTHOR: Rep. Cash BILL STATUS: As Passed House
FIRST SPONSOR: Sen. Buchanan
FUNDS AFFECTED:XGENERAL IMPACT: State & Local
DEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: This bill prohibits a school corporation from doing the following:
(1) Removing a student's property without providing the student's parent with the opportunity to
collect the student's property if the student has died, transferred, dropped out, or otherwise
withdrawn from enrollment in the school corporation for any reason.
(2) Adopting a policy or otherwise preventing a parent of a student from recording a meeting
concerning the student's individualized education program.
The bill requires each school corporation to ensure at least one employee in each school building that is used
for classroom instruction:
(1) Has obtained nonviolent crisis intervention training; and
(2) Is present in the school building during the school year while school is in session.
This bill establishes requirements regarding the employee. It requires the Department of Education to review
nonviolent crisis intervention training programs and make recommendations to school corporations regarding
the training of employees.
Effective Date: Upon passage.
Explanation of State Expenditures: The bill requires the Department of Education to review and make
recommendations to school corporations regarding nonviolent crisis intervention training programs. This is
within the agency’s routine administrative functions and should be able to be implemented with no additional
appropriations, assuming near customary agency staffing and resource levels.
Explanation of State Revenues:
Explanation of Local Expenditures: Beginning in CY 2026, provisions in the bill require school
corporations to have at least one employee with nonviolent crisis intervention training present in each
instructional school building. Schools who do not currently meet the bill’s requirements may experience an
expenditure increase of $1,600 to $6,000 per school building dependent on the extent that they are able to
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If school corporations are unable to fulfill the bill’s requirements with existing staff or through training and
are required to hire additional staff, expenditures could increase by $75,000 to $103,800 per new hire.
Additional Information - Mental health social workers who are trained in crisis intervention are estimated
to increase annual salary and fringe benefit expenditures by $75,000, while a school psychologist who
implements individual and school-wide behavioral strategies would increase annual expenditures by
approximately $103,000 annually.
Explanation of Local Revenues:
State Agencies Affected: Department of Education.
Local Agencies Affected: School corporations.
Information Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics;
LSA Form 9 Database;
https://rightresponse.org/pricing/
https://www.crisisprevention.com/event-registration/?specialty=APS#select-specialty
Fiscal Analyst: Kelan Fong, 317-232-9592.
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