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	1	+	EH1499.1
	2	+	March 21, 2025
	3	+	ENGROSSED
	4	+	HOUSE BILL No. 1499
	5	+	_____
	6	+	DIGEST OF HB 1499 (Updated March 20, 2025 4:00 pm - DI 152)
	7	+	Citations Affected: IC 20-30; IC 20-32; IC 21-16.
	8	+	Synopsis: Education matters. Provides that certain students have the
	9	+	opportunity to retake the determinant evaluation of reading skills at
	10	+	least twice in the summer before grade 3 retention requirements apply.
	11	+	Requires the department of education to establish a registration process
	12	+	for schools to exempt certain English language learners from
	13	+	compliance with grade 3 retention requirements until the beginning of
	14	+	the 2027-2028 school year. Allows required career fairs to be held off
	15	+	of school property if the school provides transportation. Amends
	16	+	agreement requirements with regard to the employment aid readiness
	17	+	network (EARN) Indiana program. Makes a technical correction.
	18	+	Effective: July 1, 2025.
	19	+	Behning, McGuire, Teshka, Klinker
	20	+	(SENATE SPONSOR — ROGERS)
	21	+	January 21, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
	22	+	February 13, 2025, amended, reported — Do Pass.
	23	+	February 17, 2025, read second time, ordered engrossed. Engrossed.
	24	+	February 18, 2025, read third time, passed. Yeas 95, nays 0.
	25	+	SENATE ACTION
	26	+	March 3, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career
	27	+	Development.
	28	+	March 20, 2025, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass.
	29	+	EH 1499—LS 7477/DI 143 March 21, 2025
1	30		First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
2	31		PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
3	32		Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
4	33		additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
5	34		Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
6	35		provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
7	36		word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
8	37		a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
9	38		Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
10	39		between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
11		-	HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1499
12		-	AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.
	40	+	ENGROSSED
	41	+	HOUSE BILL No. 1499
	42	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
	43	+	education.
13	44		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
14		-	SECTION 1. IC 20-30-5.6-8, AS ADDED BY P.L.202-2023,
	45	+	1 SECTION 1. IC 20-30-5.6-8, AS ADDED BY P.L.202-2023,
	46	+	2 SECTION 20, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	47	+	3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 8. (a) During each school year, a school that is a
	48	+	4 high school must hold, during regular school hours, at least one (1)
	49	+	5 career fair.
	50	+	6 (b) A school may satisfy the requirement of this section by hosting
	51	+	7 or participating in a:
	52	+	8 (1) joint career fair involving at least one (1) other school if
	53	+	9 transportation to the joint career fair; or
	54	+	10 (2) career fair that is not on school property if transportation
	55	+	11 to the career fair;
	56	+	12 is provided to every student in grade 11 and grade 12.
	57	+	13 SECTION 2. IC 20-32-8.5-2, AS AMENDED BY THE
	58	+	14 TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS BILL OF THE 2025 GENERAL
	59	+	15 ASSEMBLY, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	60	+	16 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the
	61	+	17 plan required by this chapter must include the following:
	62	+	EH 1499—LS 7477/DI 143 2
	63	+	1 (1) Reading skill standards for grade 1 through grade 3.
	64	+	2 (2) A method for making determinant evaluations by grade 3 that
	65	+	3 remedial action is required for a student, including:
	66	+	4 (A) except as provided in subsections (c) and (g), beginning
	67	+	5 with evaluations administered during the 2024-2025 school
	68	+	6 year, and except as provided in subsection (c), retention of the
	69	+	7 student in grade 3 if the student has not achieved a passing
	70	+	8 score on the determinant evaluation of reading skills approved
	71	+	9 by the state board after the student has had an opportunity to
	72	+	10 retake the determinant evaluation at least twice in the
	73	+	11 summer; and
	74	+	12 (B) the use of curricular materials and supplemental materials
	75	+	13 aligned to the science of reading that are designed to address
	76	+	14 deficiencies in reading;
	77	+	15 after other methods of remediation have been evaluated or used,
	78	+	16 or both, if reading skills are below the standard. Appropriate
	79	+	17 consultation with parents or guardians must be part of the plan.
	80	+	18 (3) A requirement that schools notify a student's parent of the
	81	+	19 following:
	82	+	20 (A) The student's assessment results regarding skill level in:
	83	+	21 (i) phonemic awareness;
	84	+	22 (ii) phonics;
	85	+	23 (iii) fluency;
	86	+	24 (iv) vocabulary; and
	87	+	25 (v) comprehension.
	88	+	26 (B) The student's assessment results on the determinant
	89	+	27 evaluation of reading skills approved by the state board.
	90	+	28 (C) Any intervention provided to the student or any remedial
	91	+	29 action taken.
	92	+	30 (4) A requirement that schools monitor the progress of students
	93	+	31 who failed to achieve a valid passing score on the:
	94	+	32 (A) determinant evaluation of reading skills approved by the
	95	+	33 state board; or
	96	+	34 (B) statewide assessment program test.
	97	+	35 (5) A requirement that schools provide reading instruction that
	98	+	36 includes a core reading program aligned with the science of
	99	+	37 reading to all students in kindergarten through grade 8.
	100	+	38 (6) A requirement for the administration of the determinant
	101	+	39 evaluation of reading skills approved by the state board to
	102	+	40 students in grade 2.
	103	+	41 (7) A requirement that all students take the determinant
	104	+	42 evaluation of reading skills approved by the state board until the
	105	+	EH 1499—LS 7477/DI 143 3
	106	+	1 student:
	107	+	2 (A) receives a passing score, regardless of the student's grade
	108	+	3 level; or
	109	+	4 (B) enters grade 7.
	110	+	5 (8) A requirement that a school report the following to the
	111	+	6 department:
	112	+	7 (A) The literacy interventions that will be used for students in
	113	+	8 grade 2 who are at risk of not being reading proficient and
	114	+	9 students in grade 3 who do not achieve a valid passing score
	115	+	10 on the determinant evaluation of reading skills approved by
	116	+	11 the state board.
	117	+	12 (B) The literacy interventions in use before the adoption of the
	118	+	13 plan for students in grade 2 who are at risk of not being
	119	+	14 reading proficient and students in grade 3 who do not achieve
	120	+	15 a valid passing score on the determinant evaluation of reading
	121	+	16 skills approved by the state board.
	122	+	17 (C) The literacy interventions in use before the adoption of the
	123	+	18 plan for students who do not achieve a valid passing score on
	124	+	19 the determinant evaluation of reading skills approved by the
	125	+	20 state board.
	126	+	21 (D) The number of students being served by the interventions
	127	+	22 described in clauses (B) and (C).
	128	+	23 (E) The cost of providing the interventions described in
	129	+	24 clauses (B) and (C).
	130	+	25 (F) Any other information requested by the department.
	131	+	26 (9) Requirements for a school in which fewer than seventy
	132	+	27 percent (70%) of students of the school achieved a valid passing
	133	+	28 score on the determinant evaluation of reading skills approved by
	134	+	29 the state board that must include the following:
	135	+	30 (A) Use of curriculum that is:
	136	+	31 (i) based on the science of reading; and
	137	+	32 (ii) approved by the department.
	138	+	33 (B) Employment of the following:
	139	+	34 (i) Before July 1, 2025, an instructional coach who is trained
	140	+	35 in the science of reading, as determined by the department.
	141	+	36 This item expires January 1, 2026.
	142	+	37 (ii) After June 30, 2025, an instructional coach with a
	143	+	38 literacy related endorsement who is trained in the science of
	144	+	39 reading.
	145	+	40 (C) Use of only benchmark, formative, interim, or similar
	146	+	41 assessments that:
	147	+	42 (i) show alignment with Indiana's academic standards; and
	148	+	EH 1499—LS 7477/DI 143 4
	149	+	1 (ii) are approved by the department.
	150	+	2 (D) Use of a screener procured under IC 20-32-5.1-17(j).
	151	+	3 (10) The fiscal impact of each component of the plan, if any. In
	152	+	4 determining whether a component has a fiscal impact,
	153	+	5 consideration shall be given to whether the component will
	154	+	6 increase costs to the state or a school corporation or require the
	155	+	7 state or school corporation to reallocate resources.
	156	+	8 (b) A school may receive a waiver of the requirements provided in
	157	+	9 511 IAC 6.2-3.1-4(a)(2) if the state board approves an alternative
	158	+	10 reading plan provided by the school.
	159	+	11 (c) Except as approved by the department under subsection (g),
	160	+	12 a student who would otherwise be subject to retention in grade 3 under
	161	+	13 the plan is not subject to the retention requirement only if the student
	162	+	14 meets one (1) of the following criteria:
	163	+	15 (1) The student was subject to retention and has been retained in
	164	+	16 grade 3 for one (1) school year.
	165	+	17 (2) The student has an intellectual disability or the student's
	166	+	18 individualized education program specifies that retention is not
	167	+	19 appropriate, and the student's case conference committee has
	168	+	20 determined that promotion to another grade is appropriate.
	169	+	21 (3) The student is an English learner who has received services
	170	+	22 for fewer than two (2) years and a committee consisting of:
	171	+	23 (A) the student's parent;
	172	+	24 (B) a building level administrator or designee;
	173	+	25 (C) a classroom teacher of service;
	174	+	26 (D) an English learner teacher of record, if one exists; and
	175	+	27 (E) an English learner district administrator, if one exists;
	176	+	28 determines that promotion is appropriate based on the
	177	+	29 implementation of research based instructional practices outlined
	178	+	30 in the student's individual learning plan.
	179	+	31 (4) The student received a score of proficient or above proficient
	180	+	32 in grade 3 math on the statewide summative assessment.
	181	+	33 (5) The student:
	182	+	34 (A) has received intensive intervention as determined by the
	183	+	35 department in reading for two (2) or more years; and
	184	+	36 (B) was retained more than one (1) time throughout
	185	+	37 kindergarten, grade 1, or grade 2.
	186	+	38 (d) A student who is not subject to the retention requirement as
	187	+	39 provided under subsection (c) must be provided with additional
	188	+	40 reading instruction that is aligned with the science of reading until the
	189	+	41 student achieves a passing score on the determinant evaluation of
	190	+	42 reading skills approved by the state board.
	191	+	EH 1499—LS 7477/DI 143 5
	192	+	1 (e) This subsection applies after June 30, 2024. Before October 1 of
	193	+	2 each school year, the department shall:
	194	+	3 (1) identify each incoming student (as defined in section 0.7 of
	195	+	4 this chapter) enrolled in kindergarten in a school in Indiana; and
	196	+	5 (2) notify the parent or guardian of the student of the retention
	197	+	6 requirement under this chapter for grade 3 students who do not
	198	+	7 achieve a passing score on the Indiana reading evaluation and
	199	+	8 determination (IRead3).
	200	+	9 (f) The department shall establish a standard reporting process and
	201	+	10 reporting window for schools to report students who qualify for an
	202	+	11 exemption under subsection (c).
	203	+	12 (g) The department shall establish a registration process for
	204	+	13 schools to exempt an English language learner who:
	205	+	14 (1) does not achieve a passing score on the determinant
	206	+	15 evaluation of reading skills approved by the state board; and
	207	+	16 (2) attends a school that has a student population comprised
	208	+	17 of at least fifty percent (50%) of English language learners in
	209	+	18 grade 3, as determined by the department;
	210	+	19 from compliance with the requirements under subsection (a)(2)(A)
	211	+	20 until the beginning of the 2027-2028 school year. This subsection
	212	+	21 expires July 1, 2028.
	213	+	22 SECTION 3. IC 21-16-2-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.37-2020,
	214	+	23 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	215	+	24 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. An agreement entered into under this chapter
	216	+	25 must:
	217	+	26 (1) provide for employment by the eligible employer of eligible
	218	+	27 students and eligible secondary school students:
	219	+	28 (A) for a minimum average of twelve (12) ten (10) hours per
	220	+	29 week; and
	221	+	30 (B) a maximum average of:
	222	+	31 (i) twenty (20) hours per week, if the student is enrolled in
	223	+	32 courses at the time of employment; or
	224	+	33 (ii) forty (40) hours per week if the employment occurs
	225	+	34 during the summer term;
	226	+	35 (2) provide for the reimbursement, to the extent possible under
	227	+	36 the then current biennial appropriation, by the state to the
	228	+	37 employer of at least fifty percent (50%) of the federal minimum
	229	+	38 hourly wage for each hour worked by the student for the
	230	+	39 employer;
	231	+	40 (3) provide that any work performed by a student under this
	232	+	41 chapter must not result in the displacement of employed workers
	233	+	42 or impair existing contracts for services;
	234	+	EH 1499—LS 7477/DI 143 6
	235	+	1 (4) provide that any work performed by a student under this
	236	+	2 chapter shall not involve any partisan or nonpartisan political or
	237	+	3 sectarian activities;
	238	+	4 (5) provide that wage rates must be established by the eligible
	239	+	5 employer, but must not be less than the current federal minimum
	240	+	6 wage rate; and
	241	+	7 (6) contain any other provisions necessary to carry out this
	242	+	8 chapter.
	243	+	EH 1499—LS 7477/DI 143 7
	244	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	245	+	Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education, to which was referred
	246	+	House Bill 1499, has had the same under consideration and begs leave
	247	+	to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that said
	248	+	bill be amended as follows:
	249	+	Page 1, delete lines 1 through 17.
	250	+	Page 2, delete lines 1 through 5.
	251	+	Page 3, between lines 38 and 39, begin a new paragraph and insert:
	252	+	"SECTION 2. IC 20-30-5.6-8, AS ADDED BY P.L.202-2023,
15	253		SECTION 20, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
16	254		JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 8. (a) During each school year, a school that is a
17	255		high school must hold, during regular school hours, at least one (1)
18	256		career fair.
19	257		(b) A school may satisfy the requirement of this section by hosting
20	258		or participating in a:
21	259		(1) joint career fair involving at least one (1) other school if
22	260		transportation to the joint career fair; or
23	261		(2) career fair that is not on school property if transportation
24	262		to the career fair;
25		-	is provided to every student in grade 11 and grade 12.
26		-	SECTION 2. IC 20-32-8.5-2, AS AMENDED BY THE
27		-	TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS BILL OF THE 2025 GENERAL
28		-	ASSEMBLY, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
29		-	JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the
30		-	plan required by this chapter must include the following:
31		-	(1) Reading skill standards for grade 1 through grade 3.
32		-	(2) A method for making determinant evaluations by grade 3 that
33		-	remedial action is required for a student, including:
34		-	(A) except as provided in subsections (c) and (g), beginning
35		-	with evaluations administered during the 2024-2025 school
36		-	HEA 1499 — Concur 2
37		-	year, and except as provided in subsection (c), retention of the
38		-	student in grade 3 if the student has not achieved a passing
39		-	score on the determinant evaluation of reading skills approved
40		-	by the state board after the student has had an opportunity to
41		-	retake the determinant evaluation at least twice in the
42		-	summer; and
43		-	(B) the use of curricular materials and supplemental materials
44		-	aligned to the science of reading that are designed to address
45		-	deficiencies in reading;
46		-	after other methods of remediation have been evaluated or used,
47		-	or both, if reading skills are below the standard. Appropriate
48		-	consultation with parents or guardians must be part of the plan.
49		-	(3) A requirement that schools notify a student's parent of the
50		-	following:
51		-	(A) The student's assessment results regarding skill level in:
52		-	(i) phonemic awareness;
53		-	(ii) phonics;
54		-	(iii) fluency;
55		-	(iv) vocabulary; and
56		-	(v) comprehension.
57		-	(B) The student's assessment results on the determinant
58		-	evaluation of reading skills approved by the state board.
59		-	(C) Any intervention provided to the student or any remedial
60		-	action taken.
61		-	(4) A requirement that schools monitor the progress of students
62		-	who failed to achieve a valid passing score on the:
63		-	(A) determinant evaluation of reading skills approved by the
64		-	state board; or
65		-	(B) statewide assessment program test.
66		-	(5) A requirement that schools provide reading instruction that
67		-	includes a core reading program aligned with the science of
68		-	reading to all students in kindergarten through grade 8.
69		-	(6) A requirement for the administration of the determinant
70		-	evaluation of reading skills approved by the state board to
71		-	students in grade 2.
72		-	(7) A requirement that all students take the determinant
73		-	evaluation of reading skills approved by the state board until the
74		-	student:
75		-	(A) receives a passing score, regardless of the student's grade
76		-	level; or
77		-	(B) enters grade 7.
78		-	(8) A requirement that a school report the following to the
79		-	HEA 1499 — Concur 3
80		-	department:
81		-	(A) The literacy interventions that will be used for students in
82		-	grade 2 who are at risk of not being reading proficient and
83		-	students in grade 3 who do not achieve a valid passing score
84		-	on the determinant evaluation of reading skills approved by
85		-	the state board.
86		-	(B) The literacy interventions in use before the adoption of the
87		-	plan for students in grade 2 who are at risk of not being
88		-	reading proficient and students in grade 3 who do not achieve
89		-	a valid passing score on the determinant evaluation of reading
90		-	skills approved by the state board.
91		-	(C) The literacy interventions in use before the adoption of the
92		-	plan for students who do not achieve a valid passing score on
93		-	the determinant evaluation of reading skills approved by the
94		-	state board.
95		-	(D) The number of students being served by the interventions
96		-	described in clauses (B) and (C).
97		-	(E) The cost of providing the interventions described in
98		-	clauses (B) and (C).
99		-	(F) Any other information requested by the department.
100		-	(9) Requirements for a school in which fewer than seventy
101		-	percent (70%) of students of the school achieved a valid passing
102		-	score on the determinant evaluation of reading skills approved by
103		-	the state board that must include the following:
104		-	(A) Use of curriculum that is:
105		-	(i) based on the science of reading; and
106		-	(ii) approved by the department.
107		-	(B) Employment of the following:
108		-	(i) Before July 1, 2025, an instructional coach who is trained
109		-	in the science of reading, as determined by the department.
110		-	This item expires January 1, 2026.
111		-	(ii) After June 30, 2025, an instructional coach with a
112		-	literacy related endorsement who is trained in the science of
113		-	reading.
114		-	(C) Use of only benchmark, formative, interim, or similar
115		-	assessments that:
116		-	(i) show alignment with Indiana's academic standards; and
117		-	(ii) are approved by the department.
118		-	(D) Use of a screener procured under IC 20-32-5.1-17(j).
119		-	(10) The fiscal impact of each component of the plan, if any. In
120		-	determining whether a component has a fiscal impact,
121		-	consideration shall be given to whether the component will
122		-	HEA 1499 — Concur 4
123		-	increase costs to the state or a school corporation or require the
124		-	state or school corporation to reallocate resources.
125		-	(b) A school may receive a waiver of the requirements provided in
126		-	511 IAC 6.2-3.1-4(a)(2) if the state board approves an alternative
127		-	reading plan provided by the school.
128		-	(c) Except as approved by the department under subsection (g),
129		-	a student who would otherwise be subject to retention in grade 3 under
130		-	the plan is not subject to the retention requirement only if the student
131		-	meets one (1) of the following criteria:
132		-	(1) The student was subject to retention and has been retained in
133		-	grade 3 for one (1) school year.
134		-	(2) The student has an intellectual disability or the student's
135		-	individualized education program specifies that retention is not
136		-	appropriate, and the student's case conference committee has
137		-	determined that promotion to another grade is appropriate.
138		-	(3) The student is an English learner who has received services
139		-	for fewer than two (2) years and a committee consisting of:
140		-	(A) the student's parent;
141		-	(B) a building level administrator or designee;
142		-	(C) a classroom teacher of service;
143		-	(D) an English learner teacher of record, if one exists; and
144		-	(E) an English learner district administrator, if one exists;
145		-	determines that promotion is appropriate based on the
146		-	implementation of research based instructional practices outlined
147		-	in the student's individual learning plan.
148		-	(4) The student received a score of proficient or above proficient
149		-	in grade 3 math on the statewide summative assessment.
150		-	(5) The student:
151		-	(A) has received intensive intervention as determined by the
152		-	department in reading for two (2) or more years; and
153		-	(B) was retained more than one (1) time throughout
154		-	kindergarten, grade 1, or grade 2.
155		-	(d) A student who is not subject to the retention requirement as
156		-	provided under subsection (c) must be provided with additional
157		-	reading instruction that is aligned with the science of reading until the
158		-	student achieves a passing score on the determinant evaluation of
159		-	reading skills approved by the state board.
160		-	(e) This subsection applies after June 30, 2024. Before October 1 of
161		-	each school year, the department shall:
162		-	(1) identify each incoming student (as defined in section 0.7 of
163		-	this chapter) enrolled in kindergarten in a school in Indiana; and
164		-	(2) notify the parent or guardian of the student of the retention
165		-	HEA 1499 — Concur 5
166		-	requirement under this chapter for grade 3 students who do not
167		-	achieve a passing score on the Indiana reading evaluation and
168		-	determination (IRead3).
169		-	(f) The department shall establish a standard reporting process and
170		-	reporting window for schools to report students who qualify for an
171		-	exemption under subsection (c).
172		-	(g) The department shall establish a registration process for
	263	+	is provided to every student in grade 11 and grade 12.".
	264	+	Page 7, delete lines 13 through 18, begin a new paragraph and
	265	+	insert:
	266	+	"(g) The department shall establish a registration process for
173	267		schools to exempt an English language learner who:
174	268		(1) does not achieve a passing score on the determinant
175	269		evaluation of reading skills approved by the state board; and
176	270		(2) attends a school that has a student population comprised
177		-	of at least fifty percent (50%) of English language learners in
178		-	~~grade 3, as~~ determined by the department;
	271	+	of at least fifty percent (50%) of English language learners, as
	272	+	determined by the department;
179	273		from compliance with the requirements under subsection (a)(2)(A)
180	274		until the beginning of the 2027-2028 school year. This subsection
181	275		expires July 1, 2028.
182		-	SECTION 3. IC 21-16-2-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.37-2020,
	276	+	SECTION 4. IC 21-16-2-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.37-2020,
183	277		SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
184	278		JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. An agreement entered into under this chapter
185	279		must:
186	280		(1) provide for employment by the eligible employer of eligible
187	281		students and eligible secondary school students:
188	282		(A) for a minimum average of twelve (12) ten (10) hours per
189	283		week; and
190	284		(B) a maximum average of:
191	285		(i) twenty (20) hours per week, if the student is enrolled in
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192	287		courses at the time of employment; or
193	288		(ii) forty (40) hours per week if the employment occurs
194	289		during the summer term;
195	290		(2) provide for the reimbursement, to the extent possible under
196	291		the then current biennial appropriation, by the state to the
197	292		employer of at least fifty percent (50%) of the federal minimum
198	293		hourly wage for each hour worked by the student for the
199	294		employer;
200	295		(3) provide that any work performed by a student under this
201	296		chapter must not result in the displacement of employed workers
202	297		or impair existing contracts for services;
203	298		(4) provide that any work performed by a student under this
204	299		chapter shall not involve any partisan or nonpartisan political or
205	300		sectarian activities;
206	301		(5) provide that wage rates must be established by the eligible
207	302		employer, but must not be less than the current federal minimum
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209	303		wage rate; and
210	304		(6) contain any other provisions necessary to carry out this
211		-	chapter.
212		-	HEA 1499 — Concur Speaker of the House of Representatives
213		-	President of the Senate
214		-	President Pro Tempore
215		-	Governor of the State of Indiana
216		-	Date: Time:
217		-	HEA 1499 — Concur
	305	+	chapter.".
	306	+	Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
	307	+	and when so amended that said bill do pass.
	308	+	(Reference is to HB 1499 as introduced.)
	309	+	BEHNING
	310	+	Committee Vote: yeas 11, nays 0.
	311	+	_____
	312	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	313	+	Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Education and Career
	314	+	Development, to which was referred House Bill No. 1499, has had the
	315	+	same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
	316	+	Senate with the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as
	317	+	follows:
	318	+	Page 1, delete lines 1 through 17.
	319	+	Delete page 2.
	320	+	Page 3, delete lines 1 through 16.
	321	+	Page 7, line 8, after "learners" delete "," and insert "in grade 3,".
	322	+	Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
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	324	+	and when so amended that said bill do pass.
	325	+	(Reference is to HB 1499 as printed February 13, 2025.)
	326	+	RAATZ, Chairperson
	327	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 13, Nays 0.
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