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Old	New		Differences
1		-	EH1326.1
2		-	April 4, 2025
3		-	ENGROSSED
	1	+	HB1326.2
	2	+	February 13, 2025
4	3		HOUSE BILL No. 1326
5	4		_____
6		-	DIGEST OF HB 1326 (Updated ~~April 2~~, 2025 3:45 pm - DI ~~152~~)
	5	+	DIGEST OF HB 1326 (Updated February 12, 2025 2:19 pm - DI 140)
7	6		Citations Affected: IC 20-51; IC 21-12; IC 21-13; IC 21-18.
8		-	Synopsis: Scholarships. Provides that a scholarship granting
9		-	organization must include certain information in its annual public
10		-	report to the department of education. Provides that applicants enrolled
11		-	in a transition to teaching program after June 30, 2024, may qualify for
12		-	certain scholarships if the applicant is a member of a household with
13		-	an annual income of not more than 400% of the amount required for
14		-	the applicant to qualify for the federal free or reduced price lunch
15		-	program. (Currently, the annual income threshold is $100,000 or less.)
16		-	Permits the commission for higher education to use the remaining
17		-	balance allocated to certain teaching scholarships or in certain teaching
18		-	scholarship funds to fund additional specified teaching scholarships.
	7	+	Synopsis: Student and teaching scholarships. Provides that a student
	8	+	must be at least three years of age to qualify for a scholarship granting
	9	+	organization scholarship and removes income eligibility requirements.
	10	+	(Currently, the student must be at least four years of age to qualify and
	11	+	be a member of a household with a certain annual income.) Provides
	12	+	that applicants enrolled in a transition to teaching program after June
	13	+	30, 2024, may qualify for certain scholarships if the applicant is a
	14	+	member of a household with an annual income of not more than 400%
	15	+	of the amount required for the applicant to qualify for the federal free
	16	+	or reduced price lunch program. (Currently, the annual income
	17	+	threshold is $100,000 or less.) Permits the commission for higher
	18	+	education to use the remaining balance allocated to certain teaching
	19	+	scholarships or in certain teaching scholarship funds to fund additional
	20	+	specified teaching scholarships.
19	21		Effective: July 1, 2025.
20	22		Heine, Teshka, Snow, Miller K
21		-	(SENATE SPONSORS — BROWN L, JOHNSON T)
22	23		January 13, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
23	24		January 29, 2025, reported — Do Pass. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
24	25		pursuant to Rule 126.3.
25	26		February 13, 2025, reported — Do Pass.
26		-	February 17, 2025, read second time, ordered engrossed. Engrossed.
27		-	February 18, 2025, read third time, passed. Yeas 65, nays 28.
28		-	SENATE ACTION
29		-	March 3, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career
30		-	Development.
31		-	April 3, 2025, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass; reassigned to Committee on
32		-	Appropriations.
33		-	EH 1326—LS 7158/DI 152 April 4, 2025
	27	+	HB 1326—LS 7158/DI 152 February 13, 2025
34	28		First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
35	29		PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
36	30		Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
37	31		additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
38	32		Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
39	33		provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
40	34		word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
41	35		a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
42	36		Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
43	37		between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
44		-	ENGROSSED
45	38		HOUSE BILL No. 1326
46	39		A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
47	40		education.
48	41		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
49		-	1 SECTION 1. IC 20-51-3-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.167-2018,
50		-	2 SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
51		-	3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. (a) A scholarship granting organization
52		-	4 certified under this chapter must publicly report to the department by
53		-	5 December 1 of each year the following information:
54		-	6 (1) Regarding the organization's scholarships awarded in the
55		-	7 previous school year:
56		-	8 (1) (A) the name and address of the scholarship granting
57		-	9 organization;
58		-	10 (2) (B) the total number and total dollar amount of
59		-	11 contributions received during the previous school year; and
60		-	12 (3) (C) the:
61		-	13 (A) (i) total number and total dollar amount of scholarships
62		-	14 awarded during the previous school year; and
63		-	15 (B) (ii) total number and total dollar amount of school
64		-	16 scholarships awarded during the previous school year;
65		-	17 disaggregated by school.
66		-	EH 1326—LS 7158/DI 152 2
67		-	1 (2) The total dollar amount remaining and available to be
68		-	2 used by the organization for scholarships.
69		-	3 The report must be certified under penalties of perjury by the chief
70		-	4 executive officer of the scholarship granting organization.
71		-	5 (b) A scholarship granting organization certified under this chapter
72		-	6 shall contract with an independent certified public accountant for an
73		-	7 annual financial audit of the scholarship granting organization. The
74		-	8 scholarship granting organization must provide a copy of the annual
75		-	9 financial audit to the department and must make the annual financial
76		-	10 audit available to a member of the public upon request.
77		-	11 SECTION 2. IC 21-12-16-5.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.44-2024,
78		-	12 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
79		-	13 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5.5. (a) An applicant who is enrolled in a
80		-	14 transition to teaching program may qualify for a scholarship under
81		-	15 section 8.5 of this chapter.
82		-	16 (b) This subsection applies only to an applicant enrolled in a
83		-	17 transition to teaching program after June 30, 2023, and before July 1,
84		-	18 2024. To qualify for a scholarship, an applicant must:
85		-	19 (1) apply for a scholarship on a form supplied by the commission;
86		-	20 (2) possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited
87		-	21 postsecondary four (4) year institution;
88		-	22 (3) have enrolled in a transition to teaching program described in
89		-	23 IC 20-28-4;
90		-	24 (4) agree in writing to:
91		-	25 (A) complete a transition to teaching program described in
92		-	26 IC 20-28-4 and obtain an initial practitioner license under
93		-	27 IC 20-28; and
94		-	28 (B) teach for at least five (5) consecutive years in a public
95		-	29 school or an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) in
96		-	30 Indiana after obtaining the initial practitioner license under
97		-	31 IC 20-28-4-6; and
98		-	32 (5) meet any other criteria established by the commission.
99		-	33 (c) This subsection applies only to an applicant that initially enrolls
100		-	34 in a transition to teaching program after June 30, 2024. To qualify for
101		-	35 a scholarship, an applicant must:
102		-	36 (1) apply for a scholarship on a form supplied by the commission;
103		-	37 (2) possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited
104		-	38 postsecondary four (4) year institution;
105		-	39 (3) have enrolled in a transition to teaching program described in
106		-	40 IC 20-28-4;
107		-	41 (4) agree in writing to:
108		-	42 (A) complete a transition to teaching program described in
109		-	EH 1326—LS 7158/DI 152 3
110		-	1 IC 20-28-4 and obtain an initial practitioner license under
111		-	2 IC 20-28; and
112		-	3 (B) teach for at least five (5) consecutive years in a public
113		-	4 school or an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) in
114		-	5 Indiana after obtaining the initial practitioner license under
115		-	6 IC 20-28-4-6;
116		-	7 (5) except as otherwise provided in section 8.5(c) of this chapter,
117		-	8 be a member of a household with an annual income of one
118		-	9 hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or less; not more than four
119		-	10 hundred percent (400%) of the amount required for the
120		-	11 applicant to qualify for the federal free or reduced price lunch
121		-	12 program; and
122		-	13 (6) meet any other criteria established by the commission.
123		-	14 SECTION 3. IC 21-12-16-8.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.44-2024,
124		-	15 SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
125		-	16 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 8.5. (a) Subject to subsection (b), if an applicant
126		-	17 meets the requirements under section 5.5 of this chapter, the
127		-	18 commission may award a one (1) time nonrenewable scholarship to the
128		-	19 applicant in an amount of up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for
129		-	20 transition to teaching program and initial practitioner licensure costs
130		-	21 under IC 20-28-4.
131		-	22 (b) The total annual amount of scholarships awarded by the
132		-	23 commission under this section may not exceed one million dollars
133		-	24 ($1,000,000).
134		-	25 (c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), any balance in the next
135		-	26 generation Hoosier educators scholarship fund established by section
136		-	27 3 of this chapter remaining after the commission has awarded next
137		-	28 generation Hoosier educators scholarships for a fiscal year may be used
138		-	29 to fund additional transition to teaching scholarships as described in
139		-	30 section 5.5 of this chapter. The commission shall give priority for
140		-	31 scholarships awarded under this subsection to an applicant who is a
141		-	32 member of a household with an annual income of one hundred
142		-	33 thousand dollars ($100,000) or less in accordance with not more than
143		-	34 the amount described in section 5.5(c)(5) of this chapter. However,
144		-	35 if there is a remaining balance in the next generation Hoosier educators
145		-	36 scholarship fund established by section 3 of this chapter after awarding
146		-	37 scholarships to individuals who meet the income requirement described
147		-	38 in section 5.5(c)(5) of this chapter, the commission may award
148		-	39 transition to teaching scholarships to applicants who are members of
149		-	40 a household with an annual income that exceeds one hundred thousand
150		-	41 dollars ($100,000). the amount described in section 5.5(c)(5) of this
151		-	42 chapter. Any balance in the fund remaining after the commission
152		-	EH 1326—LS 7158/DI 152 4
153		-	1 has awarded scholarships pursuant to this section may be used by
154		-	2 the commission to fund additional teaching scholarships as
155		-	3 described in IC 21-18-6-9.
156		-	4 SECTION 4. IC 21-13-2-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.205-2013,
157		-	5 SECTION 317, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
158		-	6 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in
159		-	7 subsection (b), money in the fund shall be used to provide annual
160		-	8 scholarships to individuals who qualify for a scholarship under section
161		-	9 4 of this chapter.
162		-	10 (b) Any balance in the fund remaining after the commission has
163		-	11 awarded William A. Crawford minority teacher scholarships may
164		-	12 be used by the commission to fund additional teaching scholarships
165		-	13 as described in IC 21-18-6-9.
166		-	14 SECTION 5. IC 21-13-7-5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
167		-	15 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
168		-	16 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. Any balance in the fund remaining after the
169		-	17 commission has awarded scholarships under section 1 of this
170		-	18 chapter may be used by the commission to fund additional teaching
171		-	19 scholarships as described in IC 21-18-6-9.
172		-	20 SECTION 6. IC 21-13-8-5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
173		-	21 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
174		-	22 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. Any balance in the fund remaining after the
175		-	23 commission has awarded Earline S. Rogers student teaching
176		-	24 scholarships may be used by the commission to fund additional
177		-	25 teaching scholarships as described in IC 21-18-6-9.
178		-	26 SECTION 7. IC 21-18-6-9 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
179		-	27 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
180		-	28 1, 2025]: Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to the following
181		-	29 scholarships:
182		-	30 (1) IC 21-12-16.
183		-	31 (2) IC 21-13-2.
184		-	32 (3) IC 21-13-7.
185		-	33 (4) IC 21-13-8.
186		-	34 (b) Any balance in a scholarship fund or allocated to a
187		-	35 scholarship identified in subsection (a) remaining after the
188		-	36 commission has awarded each scholarship may be used to fund
189		-	37 additional teaching scholarships described in subsection (a).
190		-	EH 1326—LS 7158/DI 152 5
	42	+	1 SECTION 1. IC 20-51-1-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.162-2024,
	43	+	2 SECTION 27, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	44	+	3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. "Eligible student" refers to an individual who:
	45	+	4 (1) has legal settlement in Indiana;
	46	+	5 (2) is at least four (4) three (3) years of age and less than
	47	+	6 twenty-two (22) years of age on October 1 of the applicable
	48	+	7 school year; and
	49	+	8 (3) either has been or is currently enrolled in a participating
	50	+	9 school. and
	51	+	10 (4) is a member of a household with an annual income of not
	52	+	11 more than four hundred percent (400%) of the amount required
	53	+	12 for the individual to qualify for the federal free or reduced price
	54	+	13 lunch program.
	55	+	14 SECTION 2. IC 21-12-16-5.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.44-2024,
	56	+	15 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	57	+	16 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5.5. (a) An applicant who is enrolled in a
	58	+	17 transition to teaching program may qualify for a scholarship under
	59	+	HB 1326—LS 7158/DI 152 2
	60	+	1 section 8.5 of this chapter.
	61	+	2 (b) This subsection applies only to an applicant enrolled in a
	62	+	3 transition to teaching program after June 30, 2023, and before July 1,
	63	+	4 2024. To qualify for a scholarship, an applicant must:
	64	+	5 (1) apply for a scholarship on a form supplied by the commission;
	65	+	6 (2) possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited
	66	+	7 postsecondary four (4) year institution;
	67	+	8 (3) have enrolled in a transition to teaching program described in
	68	+	9 IC 20-28-4;
	69	+	10 (4) agree in writing to:
	70	+	11 (A) complete a transition to teaching program described in
	71	+	12 IC 20-28-4 and obtain an initial practitioner license under
	72	+	13 IC 20-28; and
	73	+	14 (B) teach for at least five (5) consecutive years in a public
	74	+	15 school or an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) in
	75	+	16 Indiana after obtaining the initial practitioner license under
	76	+	17 IC 20-28-4-6; and
	77	+	18 (5) meet any other criteria established by the commission.
	78	+	19 (c) This subsection applies only to an applicant that initially enrolls
	79	+	20 in a transition to teaching program after June 30, 2024. To qualify for
	80	+	21 a scholarship, an applicant must:
	81	+	22 (1) apply for a scholarship on a form supplied by the commission;
	82	+	23 (2) possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited
	83	+	24 postsecondary four (4) year institution;
	84	+	25 (3) have enrolled in a transition to teaching program described in
	85	+	26 IC 20-28-4;
	86	+	27 (4) agree in writing to:
	87	+	28 (A) complete a transition to teaching program described in
	88	+	29 IC 20-28-4 and obtain an initial practitioner license under
	89	+	30 IC 20-28; and
	90	+	31 (B) teach for at least five (5) consecutive years in a public
	91	+	32 school or an eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) in
	92	+	33 Indiana after obtaining the initial practitioner license under
	93	+	34 IC 20-28-4-6;
	94	+	35 (5) except as otherwise provided in section 8.5(c) of this chapter,
	95	+	36 be a member of a household with an annual income of one
	96	+	37 hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or less; not more than four
	97	+	38 hundred percent (400%) of the amount required for the
	98	+	39 applicant to qualify for the federal free or reduced price lunch
	99	+	40 program; and
	100	+	41 (6) meet any other criteria established by the commission.
	101	+	42 SECTION 3. IC 21-12-16-8.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.44-2024,
	102	+	HB 1326—LS 7158/DI 152 3
	103	+	1 SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	104	+	2 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 8.5. (a) Subject to subsection (b), if an applicant
	105	+	3 meets the requirements under section 5.5 of this chapter, the
	106	+	4 commission may award a one (1) time nonrenewable scholarship to the
	107	+	5 applicant in an amount of up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for
	108	+	6 transition to teaching program and initial practitioner licensure costs
	109	+	7 under IC 20-28-4.
	110	+	8 (b) The total annual amount of scholarships awarded by the
	111	+	9 commission under this section may not exceed one million dollars
	112	+	10 ($1,000,000).
	113	+	11 (c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), any balance in the next
	114	+	12 generation Hoosier educators scholarship fund established by section
	115	+	13 3 of this chapter remaining after the commission has awarded next
	116	+	14 generation Hoosier educators scholarships for a fiscal year may be used
	117	+	15 to fund additional transition to teaching scholarships as described in
	118	+	16 section 5.5 of this chapter. The commission shall give priority for
	119	+	17 scholarships awarded under this subsection to an applicant who is a
	120	+	18 member of a household with an annual income of one hundred
	121	+	19 thousand dollars ($100,000) or less in accordance with not more than
	122	+	20 the amount described in section 5.5(c)(5) of this chapter. However,
	123	+	21 if there is a remaining balance in the next generation Hoosier educators
	124	+	22 scholarship fund established by section 3 of this chapter after awarding
	125	+	23 scholarships to individuals who meet the income requirement described
	126	+	24 in section 5.5(c)(5) of this chapter, the commission may award
	127	+	25 transition to teaching scholarships to applicants who are members of
	128	+	26 a household with an annual income that exceeds one hundred thousand
	129	+	27 dollars ($100,000). the amount described in section 5.5(c)(5) of this
	130	+	28 chapter. Any balance in the fund remaining after the commission
	131	+	29 has awarded scholarships pursuant to this section may be used by
	132	+	30 the commission to fund additional teaching scholarships as
	133	+	31 described in IC 21-18-6-9.
	134	+	32 SECTION 4. IC 21-13-2-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.205-2013,
	135	+	33 SECTION 317, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
	136	+	34 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in
	137	+	35 subsection (b), money in the fund shall be used to provide annual
	138	+	36 scholarships to individuals who qualify for a scholarship under section
	139	+	37 4 of this chapter.
	140	+	38 (b) Any balance in the fund remaining after the commission has
	141	+	39 awarded William A. Crawford minority teacher scholarships may
	142	+	40 be used by the commission to fund additional teaching scholarships
	143	+	41 as described in IC 21-18-6-9.
	144	+	42 SECTION 5. IC 21-13-7-5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
	145	+	HB 1326—LS 7158/DI 152 4
	146	+	1 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
	147	+	2 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. Any balance in the fund remaining after the
	148	+	3 commission has awarded scholarships under section 1 of this
	149	+	4 chapter may be used by the commission to fund additional teaching
	150	+	5 scholarships as described in IC 21-18-6-9.
	151	+	6 SECTION 6. IC 21-13-8-5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
	152	+	7 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
	153	+	8 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. Any balance in the fund remaining after the
	154	+	9 commission has awarded Earline S. Rogers student teaching
	155	+	10 scholarships may be used by the commission to fund additional
	156	+	11 teaching scholarships as described in IC 21-18-6-9.
	157	+	12 SECTION 7. IC 21-18-6-9 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
	158	+	13 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
	159	+	14 1, 2025]: Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to the following
	160	+	15 scholarships:
	161	+	16 (1) IC 21-12-16.
	162	+	17 (2) IC 21-13-2.
	163	+	18 (3) IC 21-13-7.
	164	+	19 (4) IC 21-13-8.
	165	+	20 (b) Any balance in a scholarship fund or allocated to a
	166	+	21 scholarship identified in subsection (a) remaining after the
	167	+	22 commission has awarded each scholarship may be used to fund
	168	+	23 additional teaching scholarships described in subsection (a).
	169	+	HB 1326—LS 7158/DI 152 5
191	170		COMMITTEE REPORT
192	171		Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education, to which was referred
193	172		House Bill 1326, has had the same under consideration and begs leave
194	173		to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that said
195	174		bill do pass.
196	175		(Reference is to HB 1326 as introduced.)
197	176		BEHNING
198	177		Committee Vote: Yeas 6, Nays 4
199	178		_____
200	179		COMMITTEE REPORT
201	180		Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was
202	181		referred House Bill 1326, has had the same under consideration and
203	182		begs leave to report the same back to the House with the
204	183		recommendation that said bill do pass.
205	184		(Reference is to HB 1326 as printed January 29, 2025.)
206	185		THOMPSON
207	186		Committee Vote: Yeas 15, Nays 8
208		-	_____
209		-	COMMITTEE REPORT
210		-	Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Education and Career
211		-	Development, to which was referred House Bill No. 1326, has had the
212		-	same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
213		-	Senate with the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as
214		-	follows:
215		-	Page 1, delete lines 1 through 13, begin a new paragraph and insert:
216		-	"SECTION 1. IC 20-51-3-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.167-2018,
217		-	SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
218		-	JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. (a) A scholarship granting organization
219		-	certified under this chapter must publicly report to the department by
220		-	December 1 of each year the following information:
221		-	(1) Regarding the organization's scholarships awarded in the
222		-	previous school year:
223		-	(1) (A) the name and address of the scholarship granting
224		-	organization;
225		-	(2) (B) the total number and total dollar amount of
226		-	EH 1326—LS 7158/DI 152 6
227		-	contributions received during the previous school year; and
228		-	(3) (C) the:
229		-	(A) (i) total number and total dollar amount of scholarships
230		-	awarded during the previous school year; and
231		-	(B) (ii) total number and total dollar amount of school
232		-	scholarships awarded during the previous school year;
233		-	disaggregated by school.
234		-	(2) The total dollar amount remaining and available to be
235		-	used by the organization for scholarships.
236		-	The report must be certified under penalties of perjury by the chief
237		-	executive officer of the scholarship granting organization.
238		-	(b) A scholarship granting organization certified under this chapter
239		-	shall contract with an independent certified public accountant for an
240		-	annual financial audit of the scholarship granting organization. The
241		-	scholarship granting organization must provide a copy of the annual
242		-	financial audit to the department and must make the annual financial
243		-	audit available to a member of the public upon request.".
244		-	and when so amended that said bill do pass and be reassigned to the
245		-	Senate Committee on Appropriations.
246		-	(Reference is to HB 1326 as printed February 13, 2025.)
247		-	RAATZ, Chairperson
248		-	Committee Vote: Yeas 9, Nays 4.
249		-	EH 1326—LS 7158/DI 152
	187	+	HB 1326—LS 7158/DI 152