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	1	+	EH1634.2
	2	+	April 4, 2025
	3	+	ENGROSSED
	4	+	HOUSE BILL No. 1634
	5	+	_____
	6	+	DIGEST OF HB 1634 (Updated April 3, 2025 12:23 pm - DI 140)
	7	+	Citations Affected: IC 20-28; IC 20-30; IC 20-32.
	8	+	Synopsis: Math education. Requires each school corporation and
	9	+	charter middle school to automatically enroll a student who meets
	10	+	certain conditions in a middle school advanced math course. Allows a
	11	+	parent of a student to opt out of automatic enrollment. Requires the
	12	+	department of education to submit a report to the legislative council
	13	+	that includes certain middle school advanced math course student
	14	+	percentage information. Establishes requirements regarding: (1)
	15	+	mathematics screening, evaluation, and intervention; and (2) teacher
	16	+	preparation program math curriculum and content.
	17	+	Effective: July 1, 2025.
	18	+	Teshka, McGuire, Behning, Lauer
	19	+	(SENATE SPONSORS — ROGERS, DEERY)
	20	+	January 21, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
	21	+	February 6, 2025, amended, reported — Do Pass.
	22	+	February 10, 2025, read second time, ordered engrossed
	23	+	February 11, 2025, engrossed. Read third time, passed. Yeas 90, nays 0.
	24	+	SENATE ACTION
	25	+	March 3, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career
	26	+	Development.
	27	+	March 20, 2025, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass; reassigned to Committee on
	28	+	Appropriations.
	29	+	April 3, 2025, reported favorably — Do Pass.
	30	+	EH 1634—LS 7434/DI 110 April 4, 2025
1	31		First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
2	32		PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
3	33		Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
4	34		additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
5	35		Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
6	36		provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
7	37		word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
8	38		a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
9	39		Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
10	40		between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
11		-	HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1634
12		-	AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.
	41	+	ENGROSSED
	42	+	HOUSE BILL No. 1634
	43	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
	44	+	education.
13	45		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
14		-	SECTION 1. IC 20-28-3-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.150-2024,
15		-	SECTION 21, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
16		-	JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "teacher candidate"
17		-	means an individual recommended for an initial teaching license from
18		-	a teacher preparation program located in Indiana.
19		-	(b) As used in this section, "teacher preparation program" includes,
20		-	but is not limited to, the following:
21		-	(1) A teacher education school or department.
22		-	(2) A transition to teaching program under IC 20-28-4.
23		-	(3) Any other entity approved by the department to offer a course
24		-	of study leading to an initial teaching license.
25		-	(c) The department shall:
26		-	(1) arrange a statewide system of professional instruction for
27		-	teacher education;
28		-	(2) accredit and review teacher preparation programs that comply
29		-	with the rules of the department;
30		-	(3) approve content area licensure programs for particular kinds
31		-	of teachers in accredited teacher preparation programs; and
32		-	(4) specify the types of licenses for individuals who complete
33		-	programs of approved courses.
34		-	(d) The department shall work with teacher preparation programs to
35		-	develop a system of teacher education that ensures individuals who
36		-	HEA 1634 — Concur 2
37		-	complete teacher preparation programs are able to meet the highest
38		-	professional standards.
39		-	(e) Before July 1, 2015, the department shall establish standards for
40		-	the continuous improvement of program processes and the performance
41		-	of individuals who complete teacher preparation programs. The state
42		-	board shall adopt rules containing the standards not later than two
43		-	hundred seventy (270) days after the department finishes the standards.
44		-	(f) The standards established under subsection (e) must include
45		-	benchmarks for performance, including test score data for each teacher
46		-	preparation entity on content area licensure tests and test score data for
47		-	each teacher preparation entity on pedagogy licensure tests.
48		-	(g) Each teacher preparation program shall annually report the
49		-	program's performance on the standards and benchmarks established
50		-	under this section to the department. The department shall make the
51		-	information reported under this subsection available to the public on
52		-	the department's website. Each teacher preparation program shall make
53		-	the information reported under this subsection available to the public
54		-	on the teacher preparation program's website. In addition to reporting
55		-	performance, each teacher preparation program must report to the
56		-	department the following:
57		-	(1) The attrition, retention, and completion rates of teacher
58		-	candidates for the previous three (3) calendar years. The teacher
59		-	preparation program must also provide underlying data, as
60		-	determined by the department, used as part of calculating the
61		-	teacher preparation program's retention rates.
62		-	(2) The number of teacher candidates in each content area who
63		-	complete the teacher preparation program during the year,
64		-	disaggregated by ranges of cumulative grade point averages.
65		-	(3) The number of teacher candidates in each content area who,
66		-	during the year:
67		-	(A) do not pass a content area licensure examination; and
68		-	(B) do not retake the content area licensure examination.
69		-	(h) In making information available to the public on the
70		-	department's website, the department shall include in the report under
71		-	subsection (g), in addition to the matrix ratings described in subsection
72		-	(i), the following information:
73		-	(1) Average scaled or standard scores of teacher candidates who
74		-	complete teacher preparation programs on basic skills, content
75		-	area, and pedagogy licensure examinations.
76		-	(2) The average number of times teacher candidates who
77		-	complete a teacher preparation program take each licensing test
78		-	before receiving a passing score and the percentage of teacher
79		-	HEA 1634 — Concur 3
80		-	candidates who receive a passing score on each licensing test on
81		-	the teacher candidates' first attempts.
82		-	(i) Not later than July 30, 2016, the department and the commission
83		-	for higher education, in conjunction with the state board, the
84		-	Independent Colleges of Indiana, Inc., and teacher preparation
85		-	programs, shall establish a matrix rating system for teacher preparation
86		-	programs based on the performance of the programs as demonstrated
87		-	by the data collected under subsections (g) and (h). The matrix rating
88		-	system may not rank or compare teacher preparation programs. The
89		-	matrix rating system must be based on data collected for teachers who
90		-	initially receive their teaching license during the previous three (3)
91		-	years. The department shall make the matrix ratings available to the
92		-	public on the department's website.
93		-	(j) Each teacher preparation program shall report to the department,
94		-	in a manner prescribed by the department, the teacher preparation
95		-	program's admission practices, in accordance with:
96		-	(1) the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation
97		-	standards, for teacher preparation programs accredited by the
98		-	Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation;
99		-	(2) rigorous academic entry requirements for admission into a
100		-	teacher preparatory program that are equivalent to the minimum
101		-	academic requirements determined by the Council for the
102		-	Accreditation of Educator Preparation, for teacher preparation
103		-	programs that are not accredited by the Council for the
104		-	Accreditation of Educator Preparation; or
105		-	(3) the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator
106		-	Preparation standards, for teacher preparation programs
107		-	accredited by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator
108		-	Preparation.
109		-	The department shall include information reported to the department
110		-	on the department's website.
111		-	(k) Not later than July 30, 2016, the department and the commission
112		-	for higher education, in conjunction with the state board, the
113		-	Independent Colleges of Indiana, Inc., and teacher preparation
114		-	programs, shall establish a minimum rating under the matrix rating
115		-	system established under subsection (i) that teacher preparation
116		-	programs must achieve to avoid referral under subsection (l).
117		-	(l) Not later than July 1 of each year, the department shall submit a
118		-	list of teacher preparation programs that do not meet the minimum
119		-	rating established under subsection (k) or the requirements of section
120		-	3.1 or 3.2 of this chapter to the commission for higher education and
121		-	the Independent Colleges of Indiana, Inc. for one (1) of the following
122		-	HEA 1634 — Concur 4
123		-	actions:
124		-	(1) In the case of a state educational institution, the commission
125		-	for higher education shall place the teacher preparation program
126		-	on an improvement plan with clear performance goals and a
127		-	designated period in which the performance goals must be
128		-	achieved.
129		-	(2) In the case of a proprietary postsecondary educational
130		-	institution, the commission for higher education shall recommend
131		-	to the teacher preparation program an improvement plan with
132		-	clear performance goals and a designated period in which the
133		-	performance goals should be achieved.
134		-	(3) In the case of a nonprofit college or university, the
135		-	Independent Colleges of Indiana, Inc., shall coordinate a peer
136		-	review process to make recommendations to the peer institution
137		-	in achieving the department's performance metrics.
138		-	(m) The department shall approve at least two (2) accreditors that:
139		-	(1) accredit teacher preparation programs; and
140		-	(2) are recognized by the Council for Higher Education
141		-	Accreditation;
142		-	to accredit teacher preparation programs for use in Indiana.
143		-	(n) Not later than December 31, 2024, the department and the
144		-	commission for higher education, in conjunction with the state board,
145		-	shall partner with teacher preparation programs to receive an outside
146		-	evaluation by a nationally recognized nonprofit, nonpartisan
147		-	organization that leverages evidence based approaches on the science
148		-	of reading to evaluate teacher preparation reading instruction programs.
149		-	SECTION 2. IC 20-28-3-3.2, AS ADDED BY P.L.150-2024,
150		-	SECTION 22, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
151		-	JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3.2. (a) As used in this section, "teacher
152		-	candidate" has the meaning set forth in section 3.1(a) of this chapter.
153		-	(b) As used in this section, "teacher preparation program" includes
154		-	the following:
155		-	(1) A teacher education school or department.
156		-	(2) A transition to teaching program under IC 20-28-4.
157		-	(3) Any other entity approved by the department to offer a course
158		-	of study leading to an initial teaching license.
159		-	(c) The department shall develop guidelines for accredited teacher
160		-	preparation programs regarding the use of curriculum or content that
161		-	prepares elementary school teacher candidates to:
162		-	(1) effectively teach foundational math skills explicitly and
163		-	systematically; aligned with evidence based instructional
164		-	strategies to promote:
165		-	HEA 1634 — Concur 5
166		-	(A) conceptual understanding;
167		-	(B) procedural fluency; and
168		-	(C) real world problem solving;
169		-	(2) implement math instruction using high quality instructional
170		-	material; and
171		-	(3) understand and use student data to make instructional
172		-	decisions.
173		-	(d) The department shall conduct a review of accredited teacher
174		-	preparation programs for alignment with the requirements of
175		-	subsection (c) on a schedule determined by the department.
176		-	(e) Upon review by the department under subsection (d), an
177		-	accredited teacher preparation program that is not in alignment
178		-	with the requirements of subsection (c) shall be submitted for a
179		-	referral under section 1(l) of this chapter.
180		-	(f) If an accredited teacher preparation program:
181		-	(1) has been submitted for a referral under subsection (e); and
182		-	(2) fails to meet the criteria of the improvement plan
183		-	developed under section 1(l) of this chapter;
184		-	the department shall revoke the teacher preparation program's
185		-	right to use the word "accredited".
186		-	SECTION 3. IC 20-30-18 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
187		-	AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
188		-	JULY 1, 2025]:
189		-	Chapter 18. Middle School Advanced Math Course
190		-	Requirements
191		-	Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "charter middle school" means
192		-	a charter school that is a middle school.
193		-	Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "middle school" means any
194		-	school of a school corporation or charter school that provides
195		-	instruction to students in any combination of grades 6, 7, or 8.
196		-	Sec. 3. (a) Each school corporation and charter middle school
197		-	shall automatically enroll in a middle school advanced math course
198		-	a student who:
199		-	(1) scores "above proficient" on the ILEARN assessment for
200		-	math in grade 5, 6, or 7; and
201		-	(2) earns a "C" or higher in the student's math course work.
202		-	(b) A parent of a student described in subsection (a) may opt the
203		-	student out of automatic enrollment under subsection (a).
204		-	(c) If a student is automatically enrolled in a middle school
205		-	advanced math course under this section, the school corporation or
206		-	charter school in which the student is enrolled shall provide notice
207		-	to a parent of the student that the:
208		-	HEA 1634 — Concur 6
209		-	(1) student has been automatically enrolled; and
210		-	(2) parent may provide notice to the school to opt the student
211		-	out of the automatic enrollment.
212		-	Sec. 4. Not later than July 1, 2026, and not later than July 1 each
213		-	year thereafter, the department shall do the following:
	46	+	1 SECTION 1. IC 20-28-3-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.150-2024,
	47	+	2 SECTION 21, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	48	+	3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "teacher candidate"
	49	+	4 means an individual recommended for an initial teaching license from
	50	+	5 a teacher preparation program located in Indiana.
	51	+	6 (b) As used in this section, "teacher preparation program" includes,
	52	+	7 but is not limited to, the following:
	53	+	8 (1) A teacher education school or department.
	54	+	9 (2) A transition to teaching program under IC 20-28-4.
	55	+	10 (3) Any other entity approved by the department to offer a course
	56	+	11 of study leading to an initial teaching license.
	57	+	12 (c) The department shall:
	58	+	13 (1) arrange a statewide system of professional instruction for
	59	+	14 teacher education;
	60	+	15 (2) accredit and review teacher preparation programs that comply
	61	+	16 with the rules of the department;
	62	+	17 (3) approve content area licensure programs for particular kinds
	63	+	EH 1634—LS 7434/DI 110 2
	64	+	1 of teachers in accredited teacher preparation programs; and
	65	+	2 (4) specify the types of licenses for individuals who complete
	66	+	3 programs of approved courses.
	67	+	4 (d) The department shall work with teacher preparation programs to
	68	+	5 develop a system of teacher education that ensures individuals who
	69	+	6 complete teacher preparation programs are able to meet the highest
	70	+	7 professional standards.
	71	+	8 (e) Before July 1, 2015, the department shall establish standards for
	72	+	9 the continuous improvement of program processes and the performance
	73	+	10 of individuals who complete teacher preparation programs. The state
	74	+	11 board shall adopt rules containing the standards not later than two
	75	+	12 hundred seventy (270) days after the department finishes the standards.
	76	+	13 (f) The standards established under subsection (e) must include
	77	+	14 benchmarks for performance, including test score data for each teacher
	78	+	15 preparation entity on content area licensure tests and test score data for
	79	+	16 each teacher preparation entity on pedagogy licensure tests.
	80	+	17 (g) Each teacher preparation program shall annually report the
	81	+	18 program's performance on the standards and benchmarks established
	82	+	19 under this section to the department. The department shall make the
	83	+	20 information reported under this subsection available to the public on
	84	+	21 the department's website. Each teacher preparation program shall make
	85	+	22 the information reported under this subsection available to the public
	86	+	23 on the teacher preparation program's website. In addition to reporting
	87	+	24 performance, each teacher preparation program must report to the
	88	+	25 department the following:
	89	+	26 (1) The attrition, retention, and completion rates of teacher
	90	+	27 candidates for the previous three (3) calendar years. The teacher
	91	+	28 preparation program must also provide underlying data, as
	92	+	29 determined by the department, used as part of calculating the
	93	+	30 teacher preparation program's retention rates.
	94	+	31 (2) The number of teacher candidates in each content area who
	95	+	32 complete the teacher preparation program during the year,
	96	+	33 disaggregated by ranges of cumulative grade point averages.
	97	+	34 (3) The number of teacher candidates in each content area who,
	98	+	35 during the year:
	99	+	36 (A) do not pass a content area licensure examination; and
	100	+	37 (B) do not retake the content area licensure examination.
	101	+	38 (h) In making information available to the public on the
	102	+	39 department's website, the department shall include in the report under
	103	+	40 subsection (g), in addition to the matrix ratings described in subsection
	104	+	41 (i), the following information:
	105	+	42 (1) Average scaled or standard scores of teacher candidates who
	106	+	EH 1634—LS 7434/DI 110 3
	107	+	1 complete teacher preparation programs on basic skills, content
	108	+	2 area, and pedagogy licensure examinations.
	109	+	3 (2) The average number of times teacher candidates who
	110	+	4 complete a teacher preparation program take each licensing test
	111	+	5 before receiving a passing score and the percentage of teacher
	112	+	6 candidates who receive a passing score on each licensing test on
	113	+	7 the teacher candidates' first attempts.
	114	+	8 (i) Not later than July 30, 2016, the department and the commission
	115	+	9 for higher education, in conjunction with the state board, the
	116	+	10 Independent Colleges of Indiana, Inc., and teacher preparation
	117	+	11 programs, shall establish a matrix rating system for teacher preparation
	118	+	12 programs based on the performance of the programs as demonstrated
	119	+	13 by the data collected under subsections (g) and (h). The matrix rating
	120	+	14 system may not rank or compare teacher preparation programs. The
	121	+	15 matrix rating system must be based on data collected for teachers who
	122	+	16 initially receive their teaching license during the previous three (3)
	123	+	17 years. The department shall make the matrix ratings available to the
	124	+	18 public on the department's website.
	125	+	19 (j) Each teacher preparation program shall report to the department,
	126	+	20 in a manner prescribed by the department, the teacher preparation
	127	+	21 program's admission practices, in accordance with:
	128	+	22 (1) the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation
	129	+	23 standards, for teacher preparation programs accredited by the
	130	+	24 Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation;
	131	+	25 (2) rigorous academic entry requirements for admission into a
	132	+	26 teacher preparatory program that are equivalent to the minimum
	133	+	27 academic requirements determined by the Council for the
	134	+	28 Accreditation of Educator Preparation, for teacher preparation
	135	+	29 programs that are not accredited by the Council for the
	136	+	30 Accreditation of Educator Preparation; or
	137	+	31 (3) the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator
	138	+	32 Preparation standards, for teacher preparation programs
	139	+	33 accredited by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator
	140	+	34 Preparation.
	141	+	35 The department shall include information reported to the department
	142	+	36 on the department's website.
	143	+	37 (k) Not later than July 30, 2016, the department and the commission
	144	+	38 for higher education, in conjunction with the state board, the
	145	+	39 Independent Colleges of Indiana, Inc., and teacher preparation
	146	+	40 programs, shall establish a minimum rating under the matrix rating
	147	+	41 system established under subsection (i) that teacher preparation
	148	+	42 programs must achieve to avoid referral under subsection (l).
	149	+	EH 1634—LS 7434/DI 110 4
	150	+	1 (l) Not later than July 1 of each year, the department shall submit a
	151	+	2 list of teacher preparation programs that do not meet the minimum
	152	+	3 rating established under subsection (k) or the requirements of section
	153	+	4 3.1 or 3.2 of this chapter to the commission for higher education and
	154	+	5 the Independent Colleges of Indiana, Inc. for one (1) of the following
	155	+	6 actions:
	156	+	7 (1) In the case of a state educational institution, the commission
	157	+	8 for higher education shall place the teacher preparation program
	158	+	9 on an improvement plan with clear performance goals and a
	159	+	10 designated period in which the performance goals must be
	160	+	11 achieved.
	161	+	12 (2) In the case of a proprietary postsecondary educational
	162	+	13 institution, the commission for higher education shall recommend
	163	+	14 to the teacher preparation program an improvement plan with
	164	+	15 clear performance goals and a designated period in which the
	165	+	16 performance goals should be achieved.
	166	+	17 (3) In the case of a nonprofit college or university, the
	167	+	18 Independent Colleges of Indiana, Inc., shall coordinate a peer
	168	+	19 review process to make recommendations to the peer institution
	169	+	20 in achieving the department's performance metrics.
	170	+	21 (m) The department shall approve at least two (2) accreditors that:
	171	+	22 (1) accredit teacher preparation programs; and
	172	+	23 (2) are recognized by the Council for Higher Education
	173	+	24 Accreditation;
	174	+	25 to accredit teacher preparation programs for use in Indiana.
	175	+	26 (n) Not later than December 31, 2024, the department and the
	176	+	27 commission for higher education, in conjunction with the state board,
	177	+	28 shall partner with teacher preparation programs to receive an outside
	178	+	29 evaluation by a nationally recognized nonprofit, nonpartisan
	179	+	30 organization that leverages evidence based approaches on the science
	180	+	31 of reading to evaluate teacher preparation reading instruction programs.
	181	+	32 SECTION 2. IC 20-28-3-3.2, AS ADDED BY P.L.150-2024,
	182	+	33 SECTION 22, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	183	+	34 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3.2. (a) As used in this section, "teacher
	184	+	35 candidate" has the meaning set forth in section 3.1(a) of this chapter.
	185	+	36 (b) As used in this section, "teacher preparation program" includes
	186	+	37 the following:
	187	+	38 (1) A teacher education school or department.
	188	+	39 (2) A transition to teaching program under IC 20-28-4.
	189	+	40 (3) Any other entity approved by the department to offer a course
	190	+	41 of study leading to an initial teaching license.
	191	+	42 (c) The department shall develop guidelines for accredited teacher
	192	+	EH 1634—LS 7434/DI 110 5
	193	+	1 preparation programs regarding the use of curriculum or content that
	194	+	2 prepares elementary school teacher candidates to:
	195	+	3 (1) effectively teach foundational math skills explicitly and
	196	+	4 systematically; aligned with evidence based instructional
	197	+	5 strategies to promote:
	198	+	6 (A) conceptual understanding;
	199	+	7 (B) procedural fluency; and
	200	+	8 (C) real world problem solving;
	201	+	9 (2) implement math instruction using high quality instructional
	202	+	10 material; and
	203	+	11 (3) understand and use student data to make instructional
	204	+	12 decisions.
	205	+	13 (d) The department shall conduct a review of accredited teacher
	206	+	14 preparation programs for alignment with the requirements of
	207	+	15 subsection (c) on a schedule determined by the department.
	208	+	16 (e) Upon review by the department under subsection (d), an
	209	+	17 accredited teacher preparation program that is not in alignment
	210	+	18 with the requirements of subsection (c) shall be submitted for a
	211	+	19 referral under section 1(l) of this chapter.
	212	+	20 (f) If an accredited teacher preparation program:
	213	+	21 (1) has been submitted for a referral under subsection (e); and
	214	+	22 (2) fails to meet the criteria of the improvement plan
	215	+	23 developed under section 1(l) of this chapter;
	216	+	24 the department shall revoke the teacher preparation program's
	217	+	25 right to use the word "accredited".
	218	+	26 SECTION 3. IC 20-30-18 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
	219	+	27 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	220	+	28 JULY 1, 2025]:
	221	+	29 Chapter 18. Middle School Advanced Math Course
	222	+	30 Requirements
	223	+	31 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "charter middle school" means
	224	+	32 a charter school that is a middle school.
	225	+	33 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "middle school" means any
	226	+	34 school of a school corporation or charter school that provides
	227	+	35 instruction to students in any combination of grades 6, 7, or 8.
	228	+	36 Sec. 3. (a) Each school corporation and charter middle school
	229	+	37 shall automatically enroll in a middle school advanced math course
	230	+	38 a student who:
	231	+	39 (1) scores "above proficient" on the ILEARN assessment for
	232	+	40 math in grade 5, 6, or 7; and
	233	+	41 (2) earns a "C" or higher in the student's math course work.
	234	+	42 (b) A parent of a student described in subsection (a) may opt the
	235	+	EH 1634—LS 7434/DI 110 6
	236	+	1 student out of automatic enrollment under subsection (a).
	237	+	2 (c) If a student is automatically enrolled in a middle school
	238	+	3 advanced math course under this section, the school corporation or
	239	+	4 charter school in which the student is enrolled shall provide notice
	240	+	5 to a parent of the student that the:
	241	+	6 (1) student has been automatically enrolled; and
	242	+	7 (2) parent may provide notice to the school to opt the student
	243	+	8 out of the automatic enrollment.
	244	+	9 Sec. 4. Not later than July 1, 2026, and not later than July 1 each
	245	+	10 year thereafter, the department shall do the following:
	246	+	11 (1) Prepare a report that includes the following information:
	247	+	12 (A) The percentage of students, disaggregated by grade
	248	+	13 and school, who:
	249	+	14 (i) scored "above proficient" on the ILEARN assessment
	250	+	15 for math in grades 5, 6, and 7; and
	251	+	16 (ii) were enrolled in an advanced math course in the
	252	+	17 subsequent school year.
	253	+	18 (B) The percentage of students, disaggregated by grade
	254	+	19 and school, who:
	255	+	20 (i) scored "above proficient" on the ILEARN assessment
	256	+	21 for math in grades 5, 6, and 7; and
	257	+	22 (ii) were not enrolled in an advanced math course in the
	258	+	23 subsequent school year.
	259	+	24 (2) Submit the report to the legislative council in an electronic
	260	+	25 format under IC 5-14-6.
	261	+	26 SECTION 4. IC 20-32-6.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
	262	+	27 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
	263	+	28 1, 2025]:
	264	+	29 Chapter 6.5. Mathematics Screening, Evaluations, and
	265	+	30 Interventions
	266	+	31 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "school" means any of the
	267	+	32 following:
	268	+	33 (1) A public school, including a charter school.
	269	+	34 (2) A state accredited nonpublic school.
	270	+	35 (3) An eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7).
	271	+	36 Sec. 2. (a) Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, each school
	272	+	37 shall administer to all students of the school in kindergarten, grade
	273	+	38 1, and grade 2 screeners approved by the department to identify
	274	+	39 students at risk of not meeting grade level proficiency.
	275	+	40 (b) The screeners must:
	276	+	41 (1) align to Indiana academic standards for mathematics;
	277	+	42 (2) measure foundational numeracy and computation skills;
	278	+	EH 1634—LS 7434/DI 110 7
	279	+	1 (3) receive a convincing or partially convincing rating for
	280	+	2 accuracy, reliability, and validity by:
	281	+	3 (A) the National Center on Intensive Intervention; or
	282	+	4 (B) another third party approved by the department;
	283	+	5 (4) provide parents and schools with data analysis guides for
	284	+	6 interpreting results and comprehensive support for schools to
	285	+	7 guide classroom instruction and the implementation of
	286	+	8 mathematics interventions; and
	287	+	9 (5) provide the department with an annual analysis of
	288	+	10 statewide data trends to support identification of deficiencies
	289	+	11 in mathematics and guide targeted intervention efforts.
	290	+	12 Sec. 3. (a) Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, if a school
	291	+	13 determines that a student in kindergarten through grade 8 is at
	292	+	14 risk of not achieving grade level proficiency in mathematics as
	293	+	15 determined by an analysis of the student's data from:
	294	+	16 (1) a grade level screener approved by the department; or
	295	+	17 (2) a through-year statewide assessment;
	296	+	18 the school must provide intervention that meets the requirements
	297	+	19 under subsection (b).
	298	+	20 (b) A school shall provide intervention to a student described in
	299	+	21 subsection (a) that meets the following conditions:
	300	+	22 (1) The intervention includes a multitiered system of support
	301	+	23 that progresses from less to more intensive support based on
	302	+	24 the student's individual needs.
	303	+	25 (2) The intervention is aligned to daily Tier I instruction and
	304	+	26 standard level learning progressions.
	305	+	27 (3) The intervention is:
	306	+	28 (A) targeted;
	307	+	29 (B) differentiated; and
	308	+	30 (C) supplemental to Tier I instruction.
	309	+	31 (4) The intervention:
	310	+	32 (A) is aligned with evidence based instructional strategies
	311	+	33 to promote conceptual understanding, procedural fluency,
	312	+	34 and real world problem solving; and
	313	+	35 (B) allows a student opportunities to interact, show
	314	+	36 progress, and demonstrate understanding through
	315	+	37 rigorous grade level content.
	316	+	38 (5) The intervention includes continual assessment and in
	317	+	39 depth analysis of each student's data to inform the flexible
	318	+	40 movement in and out of Tiers II and III.
	319	+	41 (c) The department shall provide guidance on the multitiered
	320	+	42 system that a school is required to provide under subsection (b).
	321	+	EH 1634—LS 7434/DI 110 8
	322	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	323	+	Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Education, to which was referred
	324	+	House Bill 1634, has had the same under consideration and begs leave
	325	+	to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that said
	326	+	bill be amended as follows:
	327	+	Page 5, line 40, delete "7; or" and insert "7; and
	328	+	(2) earns a "C" or higher in the student's math course work.".
	329	+	Page 5, delete lines 41 through 42.
	330	+	Page 6, delete lines 1 through 2.
	331	+	Page 6, delete lines 12 through 14, begin a new paragraph and
	332	+	insert:
	333	+	"Sec. 4. Not later than July 1, 2026, and not later than July 1
	334	+	each year thereafter, the department shall do the following:
214	335		(1) Prepare a report that includes the following information:
215	336		(A) The percentage of students, disaggregated by grade
216	337		and school, who:
217		-	(i) scored ~~"above proficient"~~ on the ILEARN ~~assessment~~
218		-	for math in grades 5, 6, and 7; and
	338	+	(i) scored at proficiency or higher on the ILEARN
	339	+	assessment for math in grades 5, 6, and 7; and
219	340		(ii) were enrolled in an advanced math course in the
220	341		subsequent school year.
221	342		(B) The percentage of students, disaggregated by grade
222	343		and school, who:
223		-	(i) scored ~~"above proficient"~~ on the ILEARN ~~assessment~~
224		-	for math in grades 5, 6, and 7; and
	344	+	(i) scored at proficiency or higher on the ILEARN
	345	+	assessment for math in grades 5, 6, and 7; and
225	346		(ii) were not enrolled in an advanced math course in the
226	347		subsequent school year.
227	348		(2) Submit the report to the legislative council in an electronic
228		-	format under IC 5-14-6.
229		-	SECTION 4. IC 20-32-6.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
230		-	AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
231		-	1, 2025]:
232		-	Chapter 6.5. Mathematics Screening, Evaluations, and
233		-	Interventions
234		-	Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "school" means any of the
235		-	following:
236		-	(1) A public school, including a charter school.
237		-	(2) A state accredited nonpublic school.
238		-	(3) An eligible school (as defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7).
239		-	Sec. 2. (a) Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, each school
240		-	shall administer to all students of the school in kindergarten, grade
241		-	1, and grade 2 screeners approved by the department to identify
242		-	students at risk of not meeting grade level proficiency.
243		-	(b) The screeners must:
244		-	(1) align to Indiana academic standards for mathematics;
245		-	(2) measure foundational numeracy and computation skills;
246		-	(3) receive a convincing or partially convincing rating for
247		-	accuracy, reliability, and validity by:
248		-	(A) the National Center on Intensive Intervention; or
249		-	(B) another third party approved by the department;
250		-	(4) provide parents and schools with data analysis guides for
251		-	HEA 1634 — Concur 7
252		-	interpreting results and comprehensive support for schools to
253		-	guide classroom instruction and the implementation of
254		-	mathematics interventions; and
255		-	(5) provide the department with an annual analysis of
256		-	statewide data trends to support identification of deficiencies
257		-	in mathematics and guide targeted intervention efforts.
258		-	Sec. 3. (a) Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, if a school
259		-	determines that a student in kindergarten through grade 8 is at
260		-	risk of not achieving grade level proficiency in mathematics as
261		-	determined by an analysis of the student's data from:
262		-	(1) a grade level screener approved by the department; or
263		-	(2) a through-year statewide assessment;
264		-	the school must provide intervention that meets the requirements
265		-	under subsection (b).
266		-	(b) A school shall provide intervention to a student described in
267		-	subsection (a) that meets the following conditions:
268		-	(1) The intervention includes a multitiered system of support
269		-	that progresses from less to more intensive support based on
270		-	the student's individual needs.
271		-	(2) The intervention is aligned to daily Tier I instruction and
272		-	standard level learning progressions.
273		-	(3) The intervention is:
274		-	(A) targeted;
275		-	(B) differentiated; and
276		-	(C) supplemental to Tier I instruction.
277		-	(4) The intervention:
278		-	(A) is aligned with evidence based instructional strategies
279		-	to promote conceptual understanding, procedural fluency,
280		-	and real world problem solving; and
281		-	(B) allows a student opportunities to interact, show
282		-	progress, and demonstrate understanding through
283		-	rigorous grade level content.
284		-	(5) The intervention includes continual assessment and in
285		-	depth analysis of each student's data to inform the flexible
286		-	movement in and out of Tiers II and III.
287		-	(c) The department shall provide guidance on the multitiered
288		-	system that a school is required to provide under subsection (b).
289		-	HEA 1634 — Concur Speaker of the House of Representatives
290		-	President of the Senate
291		-	President Pro Tempore
292		-	Governor of the State of Indiana
293		-	Date: Time:
294		-	HEA 1634 — Concur
	349	+	format under IC 5-14-6.".
	350	+	and when so amended that said bill do pass.
	351	+	(Reference is to HB 1634 as introduced.)
	352	+	BEHNING
	353	+	Committee Vote: yeas 11, nays 0.
	354	+	EH 1634—LS 7434/DI 110 9
	355	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	356	+	Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Education and Career
	357	+	Development, to which was referred House Bill No. 1634, has had the
	358	+	same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
	359	+	Senate with the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as
	360	+	follows:
	361	+	Page 5, line 39, delete "scores at proficiency or higher on" and insert
	362	+	"scores "above proficient" on".
	363	+	Page 6, line 14, delete "scored at proficiency or higher on" and
	364	+	insert "scored "above proficient" on".
	365	+	Page 6, line 20, delete "scored at proficiency or higher on" and
	366	+	insert "scored "above proficient" on".
	367	+	Page 6, line 38, delete "a state approved numeracy screener" and
	368	+	insert "screeners approved by the department".
	369	+	Page 6, line 40, delete "screener" and insert "screeners".
	370	+	and when so amended that said bill do pass and be reassigned to the
	371	+	Senate Committee on Appropriations.
	372	+	(Reference is to HB 1634 as printed February 6, 2025.)
	373	+	RAATZ, Chairperson
	374	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0.
	375	+	_____
	376	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	377	+	Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Appropriations, to which
	378	+	was referred Engrossed House Bill No. 1634, has had the same under
	379	+	consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with
	380	+	the recommendation that said bill DO PASS.
	381	+	(Reference is to EHB 1634 as printed March 21, 2025.)
	382	+
	383	+	MISHLER, Chairperson
	384	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 10, Nays 2
	385	+	EH 1634—LS 7434/DI 110