*EH1285.2*
Reprinted
March 28, 2025
ENGROSSED
HOUSE BILL No. 1285
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DIGEST OF HB 1285 (Updated March 27, 2025 3:18 pm - DI 143)
Citations Affected: IC 20-19; IC 20-26; IC 20-33.
Synopsis: Education matters. 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otherwise withdrawn from enrollment in the school corporation for any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. 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. Establishes requirements regarding the
employee. Requires the department of education to review nonviolent
crisis intervention training programs and make recommendations to
school corporations regarding the training of employees.
Effective: Upon passage.
Cash, Davis, Haggard
(SENATE SPONSORS — BUCHANAN, JOHNSON T, SCHMITT, BYRNE)
January 13, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
February 13, 2025, amended, reported — Do Pass.
February 17, 2025, read second time, ordered engrossed. Engrossed.
February 18, 2025, read third time, passed. Yeas 90, nays 0.
SENATE ACTION
March 3, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career
Development.
March 20, 2025, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass.
March 27, 2025, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
EH 1285—LS 7515/DI 143 Reprinted
March 28, 2025
First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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ENGROSSED
HOUSE BILL No. 1285
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 20-19-3-36 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 36. The department shall:
4 (1) review nonviolent crisis intervention training programs;
5 and
6 (2) make recommendations to school corporations;
7 regarding the training required for an employee of a school
8 corporation under IC 20-26-5-46.
9 SECTION 2. IC 20-26-5-45 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
10 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
11 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 45. A school corporation may not adopt a
12 policy or otherwise prevent the parent of a student from recording
13 a meeting concerning the student's individualized education
14 program.
15 SECTION 3. IC 20-26-5-46 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
16 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
17 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 46. (a) Not later than January 1, 2026, each
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1 school corporation shall ensure at least one (1) employee in each
2 school building that is used for classroom instruction:
3 (1) has obtained nonviolent crisis intervention training; and
4 (2) is present in the school building during the school year
5 while school is in session.
6 (b) An employee described in subsection (a) shall be available:
7 (1) for de-escalation and to respond to instances where
8 de-escalation is needed; and
9 (2) to respond to any use of:
10 (A) a chemical restraint (as defined in IC 20-20-40-2);
11 (B) a mechanical restraint (as defined in IC 20-20-40-4);
12 (C) physical restraint (as defined in IC 20-20-40-5);
13 (D) seclusion (as defined in IC 20-20-40-9); or
14 (E) time-out (as defined in IC 20-20-40-10).
15 SECTION 4. IC 20-33-7-5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
16 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
17 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "student
18 property" refers to property belonging to a student that the
19 student has stored in a locker, desk, or personal cubby that is
20 located on school property and has been assigned to the student for
21 the student's use.
22 (b) If a student enrolled in a school corporation has:
23 (1) died; or
24 (2) transferred, dropped out, or otherwise withdrawn from
25 enrollment in the school corporation for any reason;
26 the school corporation may not remove the student's property
27 without providing the student's parent with the opportunity to
28 collect the student's property.
29 (c) Nothing in this section restricts or otherwise limits the
30 authority of a law enforcement agency to:
31 (1) search an area containing student property; or
32 (2) seize student property;
33 pursuant to a law enforcement investigation.
34 SECTION 5. An emergency is declared for this act.
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COMMITTEE REPORT
Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education, to which was referred
House Bill 1285, has had the same under consideration and begs leave
to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that said
bill be amended as follows:
Page 1, delete lines 1 through 17, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"SECTION 1. IC 20-19-3-36 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 36. The department shall:
(1) review nonviolent crisis intervention training programs;
and
(2) make recommendations to school corporations;
regarding the training required for an employee of a school
corporation under IC 20-26-5-46.".
Page 2, delete lines 1 through 26.
Page 2, between lines 32 and 33, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"SECTION 3. IC 20-26-5-46 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 46. (a) Not later than January 1, 2026, each
school corporation shall ensure at least one (1) 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.
(b) An employee described in subsection (a) shall be available:
(1) for de-escalation and to respond to instances where
de-escalation is needed; and
(2) to respond to any use of:
(A) a chemical restraint (as defined in IC 20-20-40-2);
(B) a mechanical restraint (as defined in IC 20-20-40-4);
(C) physical restraint (as defined in IC 20-20-40-5);
(D) seclusion (as defined in IC 20-20-40-9); or
(E) time-out (as defined in IC 20-20-40-10).".
Page 2, delete lines 40 through 42, begin a new paragraph and
insert:
"(b) If a student enrolled in a school corporation has:
(1) died; or
(2) transferred, dropped out, or otherwise withdrawn from
enrollment in the school corporation for any reason;
the school corporation may not remove the student's property
without providing the student's parent with the opportunity to
collect the student's property.".
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Page 3, delete line 1.
Page 3, delete lines 7 through 42.
Delete page 4.
Page 5, delete lines 1 through 36.
Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
and when so amended that said bill do pass.
(Reference is to HB 1285 as introduced.)
BEHNING
Committee Vote: yeas 13, nays 0.
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COMMITTEE REPORT
Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Education and Career
Development, to which was referred House Bill No. 1285, 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, line 1, delete "one (1) employee" and insert "three (3)
employees, one (1) of whom is a school administrator,".
Page 2, line 3, delete "has" and insert "have".
Page 2, line 4, delete "is" and insert "are".
and when so amended that said bill do pass.
(Reference is to HB 1285 as printed February 13, 2025.)
RAATZ, Chairperson
Committee Vote: Yeas 13, Nays 0.
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SENATE MOTION
Mr. President: I move that Engrossed House Bill 1285 be amended
to read as follows:
Page 2, line 1, delete "three (3) employees, one (1)" and insert "one
(1) employee".
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Page 2, line 2, delete "of whom is a school administrator,".
Page 2, line 4, delete "have" and insert "has".
Page 2, line 5, delete "are" and insert "is".
(Reference is to EHB 1285 as printed March 21, 2025.)
BUCHANAN
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