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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	SENATE BILL No. 213
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 12-17.2; IC 20-20-15.5; IC 20-28-9-26;
7	7	IC 20-29-6-7; IC 20-43.
8	8	Synopsis: K-12 education funding. Requires each school corporation
9	9	to establish a minimum salary of $65,000 for each full-time teacher not
10	10	later than July 1, 2027. Increases the income cap of a family that may
11	11	participate in the On My Way prekindergarten program from 150% to
12	12	185% of the federal poverty level. Provides that a child who is
13	13	otherwise eligible for participation in the federal CCDF voucher
14	14	program may continue to participate unless the child's family income
15	15	exceeds 300% of the federal income poverty level. Increases school
16	16	funding by 6% in 2026 and 6% in 2027 for the following categories:
17	17	(1) Foundation amount. (2) Complexity. (3) Academic performance
18	18	grants. (4) Special education. (5) Career and technical training.
19	19	Appropriates approximately $50,000,000 in both 2026 and 2027 for
20	20	non-English speaking program grants. Appropriates (and increases
21	21	from the previous budget) funding for the following programs each
22	22	(Continued next page)
23	23	Effective: Upon passage; June 29, 2025; July 1, 2025.
24	24	Qaddoura
25	25	January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Appropriations.
26	26	2025 IN 213—LS 6771/DI 120 Digest Continued
27	27	year of the biennium beginning July 1, 2025: (1) $35,000,000 each year
28	28	for Indiana secured school safety grants. (2) $30,000,000 each year for
29	29	summer school programs. (3) $200,000,000 each year to the curricular
30	30	materials fund for purposes of the fund. Establishes the student support
31	31	services and teacher retention grant program (program) and fund (fund)
32	32	to be administered by the department of education. Provides that the
33	33	purpose of the program is to address the ongoing challenges with
34	34	teacher attraction and retention and shortages in critical student support
35	35	service areas. Appropriates $50,000,000 to the fund for purposes of the
36	36	program and for recruitment, hiring, and retention strategies for
37	37	educators and support staff. Requires the program to be administered
38	38	in conjunction with the: (1) school intervention and career counseling
39	39	development program; (2) elementary school counselors, social
40	40	workers, and school psychologists program; and (3) grants for mental
41	41	health counselor licenses for school counselors; in a manner that
42	42	streamlines these under the overall purposes of the program. Provides
43	43	that a school employer may discuss certain items with the exclusive
44	44	representative of certificated employees with regard to expenditures for
45	45	education service centers of a public school corporation and
46	46	expenditures from the Indiana secured school fund for school safety
47	47	purposes.
48	48	2025 IN 213—LS 6771/DI 1202025 IN 213—LS 6771/DI 120 Introduced
49	49	First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
50	50	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
51	51	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
52	52	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
53	53	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
54	54	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
55	55	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
56	56	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
57	57	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
58	58	between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
59	59	SENATE BILL No. 213
60	60	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
61	61	education and to make an appropriation.
62	62	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
63	63	1 SECTION 1. IC 12-17.2-3.4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
64	64	2 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
65	65	3 JULY 1, 2025]:
66	66	4 Chapter 3.4. Child Care and Development Fund
67	67	5 Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 12-17.2-3.5 apply throughout this
68	68	6 chapter.
69	69	7 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "CCDF" refers to the federal
70	70	8 Child Care and Development Fund voucher program administered
71	71	9 under 45 CFR 98 and 45 CFR 99.
72	72	10 Sec. 3. A child who:
73	73	11 (1) receives child care paid for by a CCDF voucher payment;
74	74	12 and
75	75	13 (2) otherwise meets the eligibility criteria under 45 CFR 98.20
76	76	14 for continued payment under the CCDF;
77	77	15 remains eligible to continue to receive child care paid for by a
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79	79	1 CCDF voucher payment unless the child's family income exceeds
80	80	2 three hundred percent (300%) of the federal income poverty level.
81	81	3 SECTION 2. IC 12-17.2-7.2-0.6, AS ADDED BY P.L.92-2024,
82	82	4 SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
83	83	5 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 0.6. As used in this chapter, "child of a child care
84	84	6 employee" means an individual who:
85	85	7 (1) is at least four (4) years of age and less than five (5) years of
86	86	8 age on August 1 of the state fiscal year for which a
87	87	9 prekindergarten voucher is sought for the individual under the
88	88	10 prekindergarten program;
89	89	11 (2) is a resident of Indiana or otherwise has legal settlement in
90	90	12 Indiana, as determined under IC 20-26-11;
91	91	13 (3) receives qualified early education services from an eligible
92	92	14 provider, as determined by the office;
93	93	15 (4) has a parent or guardian who agrees to ensure that the child
94	94	16 meets the attendance requirements determined by the office;
95	95	17 (5) resides with a parent or guardian who is a child care
96	96	18 employee, as determined by the office;
97	97	19 (6) has a household income that does not exceed eighty-five
98	98	20 percent (85%) of Indiana's state median income for the
99	99	21 household's family size; and
100	100	22 (7) meets the requirements of section 7.2(c) 7.2(b) of this chapter.
101	101	23 SECTION 3. IC 12-17.2-7.2-1, AS AMENDED BY THE
102	102	24 TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS BILL OF THE 2025 GENERAL
103	103	25 ASSEMBLY, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
104	104	26 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "eligible child" refers
105	105	27 to an individual who:
106	106	28 (1) is at least four (4) years of age and less than five (5) years of
107	107	29 age on August 1 of the state fiscal year for which a grant is sought
108	108	30 under the prekindergarten pilot program;
109	109	31 (2) is a resident of Indiana or otherwise has legal settlement in
110	110	32 Indiana, as determined under IC 20-26-11;
111	111	33 (3) is a member of a household with an annual income that does
112	112	34 not exceed one hundred fifty percent (150%) one hundred
113	113	35 eighty-five percent (185%) of the federal poverty level;
114	114	36 (4) receives qualified early education services from an eligible
115	115	37 provider, as determined by the office;
116	116	38 (5) has a parent or guardian who participates in a parental
117	117	39 engagement and involvement component provided by the eligible
118	118	40 provider;
119	119	41 (6) has a parent or guardian who agrees to ensure that the child
120	120	42 meets the attendance requirements determined by the office; and
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122	122	1 (7) meets the requirements under section 7.2(a) and 7.2(c) 7.2(b)
123	123	2 of this chapter.
124	124	3 SECTION 4. IC 12-17.2-7.2-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2024,
125	125	4 SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
126	126	5 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "eligible provider"
127	127	6 refers to a provider that satisfies the following conditions:
128	128	7 (1) The provider is:
129	129	8 (A) a:
130	130	9 (i) child care center licensed under IC 12-17.2-4;
131	131	10 (ii) child care home licensed under IC 12-17.2-5; or
132	132	11 (iii) child care ministry registered under IC 12-17.2-6;
133	133	12 that meets the standards of quality recognized by a Level 3 or
134	134	13 Level 4 paths to QUALITY program rating;
135	135	14 (B) a public school, including a charter school;
136	136	15 (C) a nonpublic school that is accredited by the state board of
137	137	16 education or a national or regional accreditation agency that is
138	138	17 recognized by the state board of education; or
139	139	18 (D) a nonpublic school that is accredited to provide qualified
140	140	19 early education services by an accrediting agency approved by
141	141	20 the office of the secretary.
142	142	21 (2) The provider:
143	143	22 (A) provides qualified early education services to eligible
144	144	23 children, limited eligibility children and children of child care
145	145	24 employees;
146	146	25 (B) complies with the agreement with the office concerning
147	147	26 the delivery of qualified education services and the use of a
148	148	27 prekindergarten voucher provided under this chapter; and
149	149	28 (C) complies with CCDF provider eligibility standards in
150	150	29 accordance with federal requirements for health and safety.
151	151	30 SECTION 5. IC 12-17.2-7.2-2.1 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE
152	152	31 JULY 1, 2025]. Sec. 2.1. As used in this chapter, "extended enrollment
153	153	32 period" refers to the period set forth by the office beginning not later
154	154	33 than June 1 of each calendar year.
155	155	34 SECTION 6. IC 12-17.2-7.2-2.5 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE
156	156	35 JULY 1, 2025]. Sec. 2.5. As used in this chapter, "limited eligibility
157	157	36 child" refers to an individual who:
158	158	37 (1) is at least four (4) years of age and less than five (5) years of
159	159	38 age on August 1 of the state fiscal year for which a
160	160	39 prekindergarten voucher is sought for the individual under the
161	161	40 prekindergarten program;
162	162	41 (2) is a resident of Indiana or otherwise has legal settlement in
163	163	42 Indiana, as determined under IC 20-26-11;
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165	165	1 (3) receives qualified early education services from an eligible
166	166	2 provider, as determined by the office;
167	167	3 (4) has a parent or guardian who agrees to ensure that the child
168	168	4 meets the attendance requirements determined by the office;
169	169	5 (5) has a parent or guardian who participates in a parental
170	170	6 engagement and involvement component provided by the eligible
171	171	7 provider;
172	172	8 (6) is a member of a household with an annual income that does
173	173	9 not exceed one hundred eighty-five percent (185%) of the federal
174	174	10 poverty level;
175	175	11 (7) meets the requirements of section 7.2(b) and 7.2(c) of this
176	176	12 chapter; and
177	177	13 (8) is not an eligible child or a child of a child care employee.
178	178	14 SECTION 7. IC 12-17.2-7.2-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2024,
179	179	15 SECTION 16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
180	180	16 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "qualified early
181	181	17 education services" refers to a program of early education services that:
182	182	18 (1) is provided by an eligible provider to:
183	183	19 (A) an eligible child; or
184	184	20 (B) a limited eligibility child; or
185	185	21 (C) (B) a child of a child care employee;
186	186	22 (2) includes a parental engagement and involvement component
187	187	23 in the delivery of early education services that is based on the
188	188	24 requirements and guidelines established by the office;
189	189	25 (3) administers the kindergarten readiness assessment adopted by
190	190	26 the state board of education;
191	191	27 (4) aligns with the early learning development framework for
192	192	28 prekindergarten approved by the department of education under
193	193	29 IC 20-19-3-16; and
194	194	30 (5) meets the design parameters for inclusion in the longitudinal
195	195	31 study described in section 12 of this chapter, as determined by the
196	196	32 office.
197	197	33 SECTION 8. IC 12-17.2-7.2-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2024,
198	198	34 SECTION 17, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
199	199	35 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7. (a) The prekindergarten program is established
200	200	36 to provide:
201	201	37 (1) prekindergarten vouchers for qualified early education
202	202	38 services in a manner consistent with how funds are distributed
203	203	39 under the CCDF child care voucher program; and
204	204	40 (2) grants for expansion plans as described in section 7.4(a)(2) of
205	205	41 this chapter.
206	206	42 (b) The office shall administer the prekindergarten program. The
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208	208	1 prekindergarten program may include:
209	209	2 (1) eligible providers in Indiana; and
210	210	3 (2) potential eligible providers or existing eligible providers as
211	211	4 described in section 7.4 of this chapter.
212	212	5 (c) Beginning July 1, 2020, the total number of prekindergarten
213	213	6 vouchers provided during the immediately preceding state fiscal year
214	214	7 shall include the number of prekindergarten vouchers issued under a
215	215	8 preschool program established in March 2015 that operates in a
216	216	9 consolidated city.
217	217	10 (d) The prekindergarten program includes eligible providers in any
218	218	11 county in Indiana.
219	219	12 (e) Subject to the requirements of this chapter, the office shall
220	220	13 determine:
221	221	14 (1) the eligibility requirements, application process, and selection
222	222	15 process for providing prekindergarten vouchers under the
223	223	16 prekindergarten program and awarding grants under section 7.4
224	224	17 of this chapter;
225	225	18 (2) the administration and reporting requirements for:
226	226	19 (A) eligible providers; and
227	227	20 (B) potential eligible providers or existing eligible providers;
228	228	21 participating in the prekindergarten program; and
229	229	22 (3) with the assistance of the early learning advisory committee,
230	230	23 an appropriate outcomes based accountability system for:
231	231	24 (A) eligible providers; and
232	232	25 (B) potential eligible providers or existing eligible providers.
233	233	26 (f) The office shall, subject to the availability of funding, determine
234	234	27 the number of eligible children limited eligibility children, and children
235	235	28 of child care employees who will participate in the prekindergarten
236	236	29 program.
237	237	30 SECTION 9. IC 12-17.2-7.2-7.2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2024,
238	238	31 SECTION 18, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
239	239	32 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7.2. (a) For an eligible child to qualify for a
240	240	33 prekindergarten voucher under this chapter, the eligible child must
241	241	34 reside with a parent or guardian who is:
242	242	35 (1) working or attending a job training or an educational program;
243	243	36 or
244	244	37 (2) actively seeking employment, subject to the approval by the
245	245	38 United States Department of Health and Human Services as
246	246	39 provided in 45 CFR 98.21.
247	247	40 (b) For a limited eligibility child to qualify for a prekindergarten
248	248	41 voucher under this chapter, the limited eligibility child must reside with
249	249	42 a parent or guardian who:
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251	251	1 (1) is working or attending a job training or an educational
252	252	2 program;
253	253	3 (2) is actively seeking employment, subject to the approval by the
254	254	4 United States Department of Health and Human Services as
255	255	5 provided in 45 CFR 98.21; or
256	256	6 (3) receives Social Security Disability Insurance, Supplemental
257	257	7 Security Income benefits, or disability benefits from the United
258	258	8 States Department of Veterans Affairs.
259	259	9 (c) (b) Before the office may provide a prekindergarten voucher to
260	260	10 an eligible child a limited eligibility child, or a child of a child care
261	261	11 employee under this chapter, the office shall require that a parent or
262	262	12 guardian of the child agree to the following:
263	263	13 (1) The child will attend the prekindergarten program of an
264	264	14 eligible provider selected by the parent or guardian for the full
265	265	15 duration of the prekindergarten program year.
266	266	16 (2) The parent or guardian will not transfer to another
267	267	17 prekindergarten program during the prekindergarten program
268	268	18 year.
269	269	19 (3) The child will attend the prekindergarten program at least
270	270	20 eighty-five percent (85%) of the days that the prekindergarten
271	271	21 program is provided.
272	272	22 (4) The parent or guardian will allow the child to participate in an
273	273	23 external evaluation conducted by researchers, including the
274	274	24 kindergarten readiness assessment and measuring of
275	275	25 developmental and academic progress.
276	276	26 (5) The parent or guardian will participate in family engagement
277	277	27 and involvement activities offered by the selected prekindergarten
278	278	28 program, including meetings with the child's teacher to discuss
279	279	29 the child's progress or any other conference concerning the child
280	280	30 that is requested by the eligible provider.
281	281	31 (6) The parent or guardian will complete the necessary forms for
282	282	32 the child to receive a student test number from the department of
283	283	33 education.
284	284	34 (7) The parent or guardian will send the child to kindergarten.
285	285	35 (8) The parent or guardian will read to the child each week.
286	286	36 (9) Any other condition the office determines is appropriate.
287	287	37 (d) (c) Priority shall be given to a child of a child care employee
288	288	38 under this section.
289	289	39 (e) (d) Priority may be given to an eligible or limited eligibility child
290	290	40 under this section if a parent or guardian of the eligible or limited
291	291	41 eligibility child is:
292	292	42 (1) involved in activities that improve the parent's or guardian's
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294	294	1 education; or
295	295	2 (2) involved in job training.
296	296	3 SECTION 10. IC 12-17.2-7.2-7.3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2024,
297	297	4 SECTION 19, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
298	298	5 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7.3. The office shall require, for an eligible
299	299	6 provider to enroll in the prekindergarten program, that the eligible
300	300	7 provider agree to the following:
301	301	8 (1) Comply on a continuing basis with the requirements under this
302	302	9 chapter and rules for participation established by the office.
303	303	10 (2) Maintain eligibility under this chapter throughout the
304	304	11 prekindergarten program year.
305	305	12 (3) Report immediately any changes in eligibility status to the
306	306	13 office, including the eligible provider's loss of national or regional
307	307	14 accreditation.
308	308	15 (4) Participate in any training and mandatory meetings required
309	309	16 by the office.
310	310	17 (5) Participate in all onsite visits conducted by the office,
311	311	18 including fiscal auditing activities with regard to the
312	312	19 prekindergarten program and prekindergarten program activity
313	313	20 monitoring.
314	314	21 (6) Allow the family of an eligible child a limited eligibility child,
315	315	22 or a child of a child care employee enrolled in the prekindergarten
316	316	23 program of the eligible provider to visit at any time the
317	317	24 prekindergarten program is in operation.
318	318	25 (7) Maintain accurate online attendance records through the
319	319	26 attendance portal for eligible children limited eligibility children,
320	320	27 and children of child care employees enrolled in the
321	321	28 prekindergarten program and submit attendance records as
322	322	29 required by the office.
323	323	30 (8) Offer parental engagement and involvement activities in the
324	324	31 prekindergarten program of the eligible provider in alignment
325	325	32 with the family engagement framework adopted by the early
326	326	33 learning advisory committee established by IC 12-17.2-3.8-5.
327	327	34 (9) Complete, within the period established by the office, the
328	328	35 Indiana early childhood family engagement toolkit, including the
329	329	36 family engagement self-assessment, adopted by the early learning
330	330	37 advisory committee.
331	331	38 (10) Share information on the family engagement self-assessment
332	332	39 described in subdivision (9) as required by the office.
333	333	40 (11) Participate in research studies as required by the office.
334	334	41 (12) Enforce minimum attendance requirements of at least
335	335	42 eighty-five percent (85%) of the days that the prekindergarten
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337	337	1 program of the eligible provider is offered to an eligible child a
338	338	2 limited eligibility child, or a child of a child care employee.
339	339	3 (13) Inform the office that an eligible child a limited eligibility
340	340	4 child, or a child of a child care employee has withdrawn from the
341	341	5 prekindergarten program of the eligible provider not later than
342	342	6 five (5) days after the child is withdrawn.
343	343	7 (14) That retroactive repayment to the state may be required or
344	344	8 future payments may be adjusted as a result of the withdrawal of
345	345	9 an eligible child a limited eligibility child, or a child of a child
346	346	10 care employee or changes in the law.
347	347	11 (15) Maintain records of participation by the family of an eligible
348	348	12 child a limited eligibility child, or a child of a child care employee
349	349	13 in family engagement activities and submit records as required by
350	350	14 the office.
351	351	15 (16) Promote the social, emotional, and behavioral health of an
352	352	16 eligible child a limited eligibility child, or a child of a child care
353	353	17 employee and eliminate or severely limit the use of expulsion,
354	354	18 suspension, and other exclusionary discipline practices.
355	355	19 (17) Use the exclusionary discipline practices described in
356	356	20 subdivision (16) only as a last resort in extraordinary
357	357	21 circumstances when there is a determination of a serious safety
358	358	22 threat that cannot otherwise be reduced or eliminated by the
359	359	23 provision of reasonable modifications.
360	360	24 (18) Inform and receive approval from the office before the
361	361	25 eligible provider expels, suspends, or uses other exclusionary
362	362	26 discipline practices.
363	363	27 (19) Assist a parent or guardian, upon request by the parent or
364	364	28 guardian, in obtaining information from, referral to, or both
365	365	29 information from and referral to, the public school that serves the
366	366	30 attendance area in which the parent or guardian resides for an
367	367	31 educational evaluation and determination of eligibility for special
368	368	32 education services if developmental delays or reasons to suspect
369	369	33 a disability are observed by the parent, guardian, or teacher of an
370	370	34 eligible child a limited eligibility child, or a child of a child care
371	371	35 employee during the prekindergarten program year.
372	372	36 SECTION 11. IC 12-17.2-7.2-7.4, AS AMENDED BY
373	373	37 P.L.246-2023, SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS
374	374	38 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7.4. (a) To qualify as
375	375	39 a potential eligible provider or existing eligible provider, an applicant
376	376	40 must:
377	377	41 (1) provide an expansion plan to the office that details the
378	378	42 potential eligible provider's or existing eligible provider's plan to:
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380	380	1 (A) increase the capacity of providers of qualified early
381	381	2 education services to serve a greater number of eligible or
382	382	3 limited eligibility children;
383	383	4 (B) increase the number of providers of qualified early
384	384	5 education services; or
385	385	6 (C) increase the capacity as described in clause (A) and
386	386	7 increase the number as described in clause (B);
387	387	8 (2) comply with the agreement with the office concerning the plan
388	388	9 under subdivision (1) and the use of a grant awarded under this
389	389	10 chapter;
390	390	11 (3) agree:
391	391	12 (A) to operate as an eligible provider; or
392	392	13 (B) that the applicant intends to operate as an eligible
393	393	14 provider;
394	394	15 (4) agree that the applicant will not use any grant funds awarded
395	395	16 under this section for capital expenditures; and
396	396	17 (5) comply with any other standards and procedures established
397	397	18 under this chapter.
398	398	19 (b) Subject to subsections (c) and (d), the office may award a grant
399	399	20 to an applicant that meets the requirements of subsection (a).
400	400	21 (c) The office may not use more than a total of twenty percent (20%)
401	401	22 of the money in the fund each state fiscal year:
402	402	23 (1) for grants awarded under this chapter to potential eligible
403	403	24 providers and existing eligible providers for expansion plans; and
404	404	25 (2) to meet any state match amounts required for a federal grant
405	405	26 described in subsection (f).
406	406	27 (d) The office may not award grant funds under this section to an
407	407	28 applicant for any of the following:
408	408	29 (1) The purchase of land or a building.
409	409	30 (2) The construction or expansion of a building.
410	410	31 (e) If a potential eligible provider or existing eligible provider fails
411	411	32 to:
412	412	33 (1) use the grant funds in accordance with the expansion plan
413	413	34 described in subsection (a); or
414	414	35 (2) comply with the agreement entered into with the office under
415	415	36 subsection (a);
416	416	37 the potential eligible provider or existing eligible provider shall repay
417	417	38 to the office the total amount of the grant awarded to the potential
418	418	39 eligible provider or existing eligible provider under this chapter.
419	419	40 (f) The office may use money in the fund that is allocated for
420	420	41 expansion plans under this section for a state fiscal year to meet any
421	421	42 state match amounts required for a federal grant if the purpose of the
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423	423	1 federal grant is that the grant money be used for increasing:
424	424	2 (1) the capacity;
425	425	3 (2) the number; or
426	426	4 (3) both the capacity and number;
427	427	5 of providers of early education services for children four (4) years of
428	428	6 age.
429	429	7 SECTION 12. IC 12-17.2-7.2-7.8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2024,
430	430	8 SECTION 20, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
431	431	9 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 7.8. (a) The office shall make random onsite
432	432	10 inspections each year, as determined necessary by the office, at the
433	433	11 facility of:
434	434	12 (1) an eligible provider that receives a prekindergarten voucher
435	435	13 under this chapter; or
436	436	14 (2) a potential eligible provider or existing eligible provider that
437	437	15 receives a grant under section 7.4 of this chapter.
438	438	16 (b) The office may determine that an eligible provider is not eligible
439	439	17 to receive a prekindergarten voucher under the prekindergarten
440	440	18 program or that a potential eligible provider or existing eligible
441	441	19 provider is not eligible to receive a grant under section 7.4 of this
442	442	20 chapter if the eligible provider or the potential eligible provider or
443	443	21 existing eligible provider:
444	444	22 (1) fails to comply with this chapter; or
445	445	23 (2) refuses to allow, during normal business hours, the office or
446	446	24 an agent of the office to inspect the facility at which the eligible
447	447	25 provider or potential eligible provider or existing eligible provider
448	448	26 operates a child care program for eligible children limited
449	449	27 eligibility children, or children of child care employees.
450	450	28 SECTION 13. IC 12-17.2-7.2-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.92-2024,
451	451	29 SECTION 21, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
452	452	30 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 8. (a) The office shall determine:
453	453	31 (1) which applicants shall be provided a:
454	454	32 (A) prekindergarten voucher under this chapter; or
455	455	33 (B) grant under section 7.4 of this chapter; and
456	456	34 (2) subject to subsection (b) and to the availability of funding, the
457	457	35 amount of each prekindergarten voucher or grant.
458	458	36 (b) At least five percent (5%) but not more than fifty percent (50%)
459	459	37 of the:
460	460	38 (1) tuition for eligible or limited eligibility children under the
461	461	39 prekindergarten program; or
462	462	40 (2) expansion plan described in section 7.4(a) of this chapter;
463	463	41 during the state fiscal year must be paid from donations, gifts, grants,
464	464	42 bequests, and other funds received from a private entity or person, from
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466	466	1 the United States government, or from other sources (excluding funds
467	467	2 from a prekindergarten voucher or grant provided under this chapter
468	468	3 and excluding other state funding). The office may receive and
469	469	4 administer grants on behalf of the prekindergarten program. The grants
470	470	5 shall be distributed by the office to fulfill the requirements of this
471	471	6 subsection.
472	472	7 (c) The amount of a prekindergarten voucher provided under the
473	473	8 prekindergarten program to an eligible child a limited eligibility child,
474	474	9 or a child of a child care employee:
475	475	10 (1) who attends a prekindergarten program full time must equal
476	476	11 at least two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) during the
477	477	12 state fiscal year; and
478	478	13 (2) may not exceed six thousand eight hundred dollars ($6,800)
479	479	14 from state money provided under this chapter during the state
480	480	15 fiscal year.
481	481	16 SECTION 14. IC 12-17.2-7.2-8.1 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE
482	482	17 JULY 1, 2025]. Sec. 8.1. (a) If funds are appropriated by the general
483	483	18 assembly, prekindergarten vouchers provided to limited eligibility
484	484	19 children may not exceed:
485	485	20 (1) twenty percent (20%) of the amount appropriated for a
486	486	21 particular state fiscal year if families with children four (4) years
487	487	22 of age are on the waiting list for funds available under the CCDF;
488	488	23 or
489	489	24 (2) forty percent (40%) of the amount appropriated for a
490	490	25 particular state fiscal year if there is no waiting list for children
491	491	26 four (4) years of age for funds available under the CCDF.
492	492	27 (b) During the priority enrollment period, the office shall provide
493	493	28 prekindergarten vouchers to eligible children and children of child care
494	494	29 employees in the prekindergarten program on a first-come, first-served
495	495	30 basis. The office shall date stamp and reserve applications for limited
496	496	31 eligibility children received during the priority enrollment period for
497	497	32 processing during the extended enrollment period.
498	498	33 (c) During the extended enrollment period, the office shall provide
499	499	34 prekindergarten vouchers to eligible children, children of child care
500	500	35 employees, and limited eligibility children in the prekindergarten
501	501	36 program on a first-come, first-served basis to the extent of available
502	502	37 funding and in accordance with the limit established by subsection (a).
503	503	38 SECTION 15. IC 12-17.2-7.2-13.1, AS AMENDED BY
504	504	39 P.L.92-2024, SECTION 26, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
505	505	40 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 13.1. The office shall post monthly
506	506	41 on the office's website the total enrollment of and number of
507	507	42 prekindergarten vouchers awarded to:
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509	509	1 (1) eligible children;
510	510	2 (2) limited eligibility children; and
511	511	3 (3) (2) children of child care employees;
512	512	4 for each county that participates in the prekindergarten program.
513	513	5 SECTION 16. IC 12-17.2-7.2-13.5, AS AMENDED BY
514	514	6 P.L.92-2024, SECTION 27, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
515	515	7 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 13.5. (a) The prekindergarten
516	516	8 program fund is established to:
517	517	9 (1) provide prekindergarten vouchers to eligible children limited
518	518	10 eligibility children, and children of child care employees for
519	519	11 qualified early education services under this chapter;
520	520	12 (2) carry out the longitudinal study described in section 12 of this
521	521	13 chapter;
522	522	14 (3) provide grants to potential eligible providers and existing
523	523	15 eligible providers as set forth in section 7.4 of this chapter; and
524	524	16 (4) make payments to reimburse costs incurred to provide
525	525	17 in-home early education services under IC 12-17.2-7.5.
526	526	18 (b) The fund consists of:
527	527	19 (1) money appropriated to the fund by the general assembly; and
528	528	20 (2) grants or gifts to the fund.
529	529	21 (c) The fund shall be administered by the office.
530	530	22 (d) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from
531	531	23 money in the fund.
532	532	24 (e) Money in the fund is continuously appropriated for the purposes
533	533	25 provided under this article.
534	534	26 (f) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not
535	535	27 currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same
536	536	28 manner as other public funds may be invested.
537	537	29 SECTION 17. IC 20-20-15.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
538	538	30 CODE AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS
539	539	31 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]:
540	540	32 Chapter 15.5. Student Support Services and Teacher Retention
541	541	33 Grant Program and Fund
542	542	34 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the student
543	543	35 support services and teacher retention fund established by section
544	544	36 4 of this chapter.
545	545	37 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the student
546	546	38 support services and teacher retention program established by
547	547	39 section 3 of this chapter.
548	548	40 Sec. 3. The student support services and teacher retention
549	549	41 program is established. The department shall administer the
550	550	42 program. The purpose of the program is to address the ongoing
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552	552	1 challenges with teacher attraction and retention and shortages in
553	553	2 critical student support service areas. The program shall be
554	554	3 administered in conjunction with the:
555	555	4 (1) school intervention and career counseling development
556	556	5 program established under IC 20-20-17;
557	557	6 (2) elementary school counselors, social workers, and school
558	558	7 psychologists program established under IC 20-20-18; and
559	559	8 (3) grants for mental health counselor licenses for school
560	560	9 counselors under IC 20-20-18.5;
561	561	10 in a manner that streamlines these under the overall purpose of the
562	562	11 program.
563	563	12 Sec. 4. (a) The student support services and teacher retention
564	564	13 fund is established. The department shall administer the fund. The
565	565	14 fund consists of:
566	566	15 (1) appropriations from the general assembly;
567	567	16 (2) gifts to the fund;
568	568	17 (3) grants, including grants from private entities; and
569	569	18 (4) a combination of the resources described in subdivisions
570	570	19 (1), (2), and (3).
571	571	20 (b) The money in the fund shall be used for purposes of the
572	572	21 program and for recruitment, hiring, and retention strategies for
573	573	22 educators and support staff.
574	574	23 (c) The department may transfer money from the fund to any of
575	575	24 the following:
576	576	25 (1) The school intervention and career counseling
577	577	26 development fund established under IC 20-20-17.
578	578	27 (2) The elementary school counselors, social workers, and
579	579	28 school psychologists fund established under IC 20-20-18.
580	580	29 (3) The mental health counselor licenses for school counselors
581	581	30 fund established under IC 20-20-18.5.
582	582	31 (d) Money in the fund is continuously appropriated for purposes
583	583	32 of the fund.
584	584	33 (e) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not
585	585	34 revert to the state general fund but remains in the fund for the
586	586	35 purposes of the fund.
587	587	36 Sec. 5. There is appropriated to the fund for the biennium
588	588	37 beginning after June 30, 2025, and ending before July 1, 2027, fifty
589	589	38 million dollars ($50,000,000) from the state general fund for the
590	590	39 purposes of the fund.
591	591	40 SECTION 18. IC 20-28-9-26, AS ADDED BY P.L.165-2021,
592	592	41 SECTION 154, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
593	593	42 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 26. (a) For each school year
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595	595	1 beginning after June 30, 2022, and ending before July 1, 2027, if a
596	596	2 school corporation determines that the school corporation cannot
597	597	3 establish a minimum salary of forty thousand dollars ($40,000) for each
598	598	4 full-time teacher, the school corporation shall submit a report to the
599	599	5 department explaining the school corporation's inability to meet the
600	600	6 minimum threshold requirement.
601	601	7 (b) Not later than July 1, 2027, each school corporation shall
602	602	8 establish a minimum salary of sixty-five thousand dollars ($65,000)
603	603	9 for each full-time teacher. Each school corporation shall annually
604	604	10 report to the department its compliance, or noncompliance, with
605	605	11 this subsection.
606	606	12 (b) (c) A report submitted under this section subsection (a) must
607	607	13 include an explanation of the financial challenges, with detailed data,
608	608	14 that preclude the school corporation from meeting the minimum salary
609	609	15 threshold required under subsection (a). The report must also describe
610	610	16 the cost saving measures taken by the school corporation in attempting
611	611	17 to meet the minimum salary threshold required under subsection (a).
612	612	18 SECTION 19. IC 20-29-6-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.200-2023,
613	613	19 SECTION 26, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
614	614	20 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 7. (a) A school employer may discuss:
615	615	21 (1) with a certificated employee or group of certificated
616	616	22 employees; or
617	617	23 (2) at one (1) or more meetings that are open to all certificated
618	618	24 employees;
619	619	25 any topic that significantly impacts a certificated employee's working
620	620	26 conditions or impacts the educational quality of the school employer's
621	621	27 students.
622	622	28 (b) A discussion or meeting under subsection (a) is not subject to
623	623	29 the open door law (IC 5-14-1.5).
624	624	30 (c) This section applies to a school's expenditure of funds:
625	625	31 (1) for education service centers of a public school
626	626	32 corporation; and
627	627	33 (2) from the Indiana secured school fund established by
628	628	34 IC 10-21-1-2 for school safety purposes.
629	629	35 SECTION 20. IC 20-43-1-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.201-2023,
630	630	36 SECTION 197, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
631	631	37 [EFFECTIVE JUNE 29, 2025]: Sec. 1. This article expires June 30,
632	632	38 2025. 2027.
633	633	39 SECTION 21. IC 20-43-3-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.201-2023,
634	634	40 SECTION 200, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
635	635	41 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 8. A school corporation's
636	636	42 foundation amount is the following:
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638	638	1 (1) Six thousand five hundred ninety dollars ($6,590) for the state
639	639	2 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023.
640	640	3 (2) Six thousand six hundred eighty-one dollars ($6,681) for the
641	641	4 state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024.
642	642	5 (1) Seven thousand eighty-two dollars ($7,082) for the state
643	643	6 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025.
644	644	7 (2) Seven thousand five hundred seven dollars ($7,507) for the
645	645	8 state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026.
646	646	9 SECTION 22. IC 20-43-6-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.201-2023,
647	647	10 SECTION 204, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
648	648	11 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) A school corporation's basic
649	649	12 tuition support for a state fiscal year is the amount determined under
650	650	13 the applicable provision of this section.
651	651	14 (b) This subsection applies to a school corporation that does not
652	652	15 have any students in the school corporation's current ADM for the year
653	653	16 for whom, of the instructional services that the students receive from
654	654	17 the school corporation, at least fifty percent (50%) is virtual instruction.
655	655	18 The school corporation's basic tuition support for a state fiscal year is
656	656	19 equal to the amount determined under STEP FOUR of the following
657	657	20 formula:
658	658	21 STEP ONE: Multiply the foundation amount by the school
659	659	22 corporation's current ADM.
660	660	23 STEP TWO: Multiply the school corporation's complexity index
661	661	24 by:
662	662	25 (A) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, three
663	663	26 thousand nine hundred eighty-three dollars ($3,983); and
664	664	27 (B) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, four
665	665	28 thousand twenty-four dollars ($4,024).
666	666	29 (A) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, four
667	667	30 thousand two hundred sixty-five dollars ($4,265); and
668	668	31 (B) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, four
669	669	32 thousand five hundred twenty-one dollars ($4,521).
670	670	33 STEP THREE: Multiply the STEP TWO amount by the school
671	671	34 corporation's current ADM.
672	672	35 STEP FOUR: Determine the sum of the STEP ONE amount and
673	673	36 the STEP THREE amount.
674	674	37 (c) This subsection applies to a school corporation that has students
675	675	38 in the school corporation's current ADM for the year for whom, of the
676	676	39 instructional services that the students receive from the school
677	677	40 corporation, at least fifty percent (50%) is virtual instruction. The
678	678	41 school corporation's basic tuition support for a state fiscal year is equal
679	679	42 to the amount determined under STEP SEVEN of the following
680	680	2025 IN 213—LS 6771/DI 120 16
681	681	1 formula:
682	682	2 STEP ONE: Determine the total number of students in the school
683	683	3 corporation's current ADM for the year for whom, of the
684	684	4 instructional services that the students receive from the school
685	685	5 corporation, at least fifty percent (50%) is virtual instruction.
686	686	6 STEP TWO: Determine the result of the school corporation's
687	687	7 current ADM for the year minus the STEP ONE amount.
688	688	8 STEP THREE: Determine the result of:
689	689	9 (A) the foundation amount; multiplied by
690	690	10 (B) the STEP TWO amount.
691	691	11 STEP FOUR: Determine the result of:
692	692	12 (A) the STEP ONE amount; multiplied by
693	693	13 (B) eighty-five percent (85%) of the foundation amount.
694	694	14 STEP FIVE: Multiply the school corporation's complexity index
695	695	15 by:
696	696	16 (A) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, three
697	697	17 thousand nine hundred eighty-three dollars ($3,983); and
698	698	18 (B) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, four
699	699	19 thousand twenty-four dollars ($4,024).
700	700	20 (A) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, four
701	701	21 thousand two hundred sixty-five dollars ($4,265); and
702	702	22 (B) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, four
703	703	23 thousand five hundred twenty-one dollars ($4,521).
704	704	24 STEP SIX: Multiply the STEP FIVE amount by the school
705	705	25 corporation's current ADM.
706	706	26 STEP SEVEN: Determine the sum of the STEP THREE amount,
707	707	27 the STEP FOUR amount, and the STEP SIX amount.
708	708	28 SECTION 23. IC 20-43-7-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.201-2023,
709	709	29 SECTION 205, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
710	710	30 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 6. A school corporation's special
711	711	31 education grant for a state fiscal year is equal to the sum of the
712	712	32 following:
713	713	33 (1) The nonduplicated count of pupils in programs for severe
714	714	34 disabilities level one (1), including multiple disabilities,
715	715	35 orthopedic impairment, emotional disability requiring full-time
716	716	36 placement, severe intellectual disability, autism spectrum
717	717	37 disorders, and traumatic brain injury, multiplied by the following:
718	718	38 (A) Eleven thousand one hundred four dollars ($11,104) for
719	719	39 the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023.
720	720	40 (B) Eleven thousand six hundred fifty-nine dollars ($11,659)
721	721	41 for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024.
722	722	42 (A) Twelve thousand three hundred fifty-nine dollars
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724	724	1 ($12,359) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025.
725	725	2 (B) Thirteen thousand one hundred one dollars ($13,101)
726	726	3 for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026.
727	727	4 (2) The nonduplicated count of pupils in programs for severe
728	728	5 disabilities level two (2), including blind or low vision, deaf or
729	729	6 hard of hearing, and deaf and blind, multiplied by the following:
730	730	7 (A) Eleven thousand one hundred four dollars ($11,104) for
731	731	8 the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023.
732	732	9 (B) Eleven thousand six hundred fifty-nine dollars ($11,659)
733	733	10 for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024.
734	734	11 (A) Twelve thousand three hundred fifty-nine dollars
735	735	12 ($12,359) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025.
736	736	13 (B) Thirteen thousand one hundred one dollars ($13,101)
737	737	14 for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026.
738	738	15 (3) The nonduplicated count of pupils in programs of mild and
739	739	16 moderate disabilities level one (1), including specific learning
740	740	17 disability, developmental delay, and other health impairment,
741	741	18 multiplied by the following:
742	742	19 (A) Two thousand seven hundred ninety dollars ($2,790) for
743	743	20 the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023.
744	744	21 (B) Two thousand nine hundred thirty dollars ($2,930) for the
745	745	22 state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024.
746	746	23 (A) Three thousand one hundred six dollars ($3,106) for
747	747	24 the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025.
748	748	25 (B) Three thousand two hundred ninety-two dollars
749	749	26 ($3,292) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026.
750	750	27 (4) The nonduplicated count of pupils in programs for mild and
751	751	28 moderate disabilities level two (2), including emotional disability
752	752	29 not requiring full-time placement, mild intellectual disability, and
753	753	30 moderate intellectual disability, multiplied by the following:
754	754	31 (A) Two thousand seven hundred ninety dollars ($2,790) for
755	755	32 the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023.
756	756	33 (B) Two thousand nine hundred thirty dollars ($2,930) for the
757	757	34 state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024.
758	758	35 (A) Three thousand one hundred six dollars ($3,106) for
759	759	36 the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025.
760	760	37 (B) Three thousand two hundred ninety-two dollars
761	761	38 ($3,292) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026.
762	762	39 (5) The duplicated count of pupils in programs for communication
763	763	40 disorders multiplied by the following:
764	764	41 (A) Five hundred twenty-five dollars ($525) for the state fiscal
765	765	42 year beginning July 1, 2023.
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767	767	1 (B) Five hundred fifty-one dollars ($551) for the state fiscal
768	768	2 year beginning July 1, 2024.
769	769	3 (A) Five hundred eighty-five dollars ($585) for the state
770	770	4 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025.
771	771	5 (B) Six hundred twenty dollars ($620) for the state fiscal
772	772	6 year beginning July 1, 2026.
773	773	7 (6) The cumulative count of pupils in homebound programs
774	774	8 multiplied by the following:
775	775	9 (A) Five hundred twenty-five dollars ($525) for the state fiscal
776	776	10 year beginning July 1, 2023.
777	777	11 (B) Five hundred fifty-one dollars ($551) for the state fiscal
778	778	12 year beginning July 1, 2024.
779	779	13 (A) Five hundred eighty-five dollars ($585) for the state
780	780	14 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025.
781	781	15 (B) Six hundred twenty dollars ($620) for the state fiscal
782	782	16 year beginning July 1, 2026.
783	783	17 (7) The nonduplicated count of pupils in special preschool
784	784	18 education programs multiplied by the following:
785	785	19 (A) Three thousand six hundred thirty-eight dollars ($3,638)
786	786	20 for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023.
787	787	21 (B) Three thousand eight hundred twenty dollars ($3,820) for
788	788	22 the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024.
789	789	23 (A) Four thousand forty-nine dollars ($4,049) for the state
790	790	24 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025.
791	791	25 (B) Four thousand two hundred ninety-two dollars ($4,292)
792	792	26 for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026.
793	793	27 SECTION 24. IC 20-43-8-15, AS AMENDED BY P.L.201-2023,
794	794	28 SECTION 207, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
795	795	29 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 15. (a) This subsection applies to
796	796	30 the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024.
797	797	31 A school corporation's career and technical education enrollment grant
798	798	32 for a state fiscal year is the sum of the amounts determined under the
799	799	33 following STEPS:
800	800	34 STEP ONE: Determine for each career and technical education
801	801	35 program provided by the school corporation:
802	802	36 (A) the number of credit hours of the program (one (1) credit,
803	803	37 two (2) credits, or three (3) credits); multiplied by
804	804	38 (B) the number of pupils enrolled in the program; multiplied
805	805	39 by
806	806	40 (C) the following applicable amount:
807	807	41 (i) Seven hundred fourteen dollars ($714) for a career and
808	808	42 technical education program designated by the department
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810	810	1 of workforce development as a high value level 1 program
811	811	2 under section 7.5 of this chapter.
812	812	3 (ii) One thousand seventy-one dollars ($1,071) for a career
813	813	4 and technical education program designated by the
814	814	5 department of workforce development as a high value level
815	815	6 2 program under section 7.5 of this chapter.
816	816	7 (iii) Four hundred dollars ($400) for a career and technical
817	817	8 education program designated by the department of
818	818	9 workforce development as a moderate value level 1 program
819	819	10 under section 7.5 of this chapter.
820	820	11 (iv) Six hundred dollars ($600) for a career and technical
821	821	12 education program designated by the department of
822	822	13 workforce development as a moderate value level 2 program
823	823	14 under section 7.5 of this chapter.
824	824	15 (v) Two hundred dollars ($200) for a career and technical
825	825	16 education program designated by the department of
826	826	17 workforce development as a less than moderate value level
827	827	18 1 program under section 7.5 of this chapter.
828	828	19 (vi) Three hundred dollars ($300) for a career and technical
829	829	20 education program designated by the department of
830	830	21 workforce development as a less than moderate value level
831	831	22 2 program under section 7.5 of this chapter.
832	832	23 STEP TWO: Determine the number of pupils enrolled in an
833	833	24 apprenticeship program or a work based learning program
834	834	25 designated under section 7.5 of this chapter multiplied by five
835	835	26 hundred dollars ($500).
836	836	27 STEP THREE: Determine the number of pupils enrolled in an
837	837	28 introductory program designated under section 7.5 of this chapter
838	838	29 multiplied by three hundred dollars ($300).
839	839	30 STEP FOUR: Determine the number of pupils enrolled in a
840	840	31 planning for college and career course under section 7.5 of this
841	841	32 chapter at the school corporation that is approved by the
842	842	33 department of workforce development multiplied by one hundred
843	843	34 fifty dollars ($150).
844	844	35 STEP FIVE: Determine the number of pupils who travel from the
845	845	36 school in which they are currently enrolled to another school to
846	846	37 participate in a career and technical education program in which
847	847	38 pupils from multiple schools are served at a common location
848	848	39 multiplied by one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
849	849	40 (b) This subsection applies to state fiscal years beginning after June
850	850	41 30, 2024. A school corporation's career and technical education
851	851	42 enrollment grant for a state fiscal year is the sum of the amounts
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853	853	1 determined under the following STEPS:
854	854	2 STEP ONE: Determine for each career and technical education
855	855	3 program provided by the school corporation:
856	856	4 (A) the number of credit hours of the program (one (1) credit,
857	857	5 two (2) credits, or three (3) credits); multiplied by
858	858	6 (B) the number of pupils enrolled in the program; multiplied
859	859	7 by
860	860	8 (C) the following applicable amount:
861	861	9 (i) Seven hundred fourteen dollars ($714) Seven hundred
862	862	10 fifty-seven dollars ($757) for the state fiscal year
863	863	11 beginning July 1, 2025, and eight hundred two dollars
864	864	12 ($802) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, for
865	865	13 a career and technical education program designated by the
866	866	14 department of workforce development as a high value level
867	867	15 1 program under section 7.5 of this chapter.
868	868	16 (ii) One thousand seventy-one dollars ($1,071) One
869	869	17 thousand one hundred thirty-five dollars ($1,135) for the
870	870	18 state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and one
871	871	19 thousand two hundred three dollars ($1,203) for the state
872	872	20 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, for a career and
873	873	21 technical education program designated by the department
874	874	22 of workforce development as a high value level 2 program
875	875	23 under section 7.5 of this chapter.
876	876	24 (iii) Four hundred dollars ($400) Four hundred
877	877	25 twenty-four dollars ($424) for the state fiscal year
878	878	26 beginning July 1, 2025, and four hundred forty-nine
879	879	27 dollars ($449) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1,
880	880	28 2026, for a career and technical education program
881	881	29 designated by the department of workforce development as
882	882	30 a moderate value level 1 program under section 7.5 of this
883	883	31 chapter.
884	884	32 (iv) Six hundred dollars ($600) Six hundred thirty-six
885	885	33 dollars ($636) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1,
886	886	34 2025, and six hundred seventy-four dollars ($674) for the
887	887	35 state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, for a career and
888	888	36 technical education program designated by the department
889	889	37 of workforce development as a moderate value level 2
890	890	38 program under section 7.5 of this chapter.
891	891	39 (v) Two hundred dollars ($200) Two hundred twelve
892	892	40 dollars ($212) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1,
893	893	41 2025, and two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225) for the
894	894	42 state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, for a career and
895	895	2025 IN 213—LS 6771/DI 120 21
896	896	1 technical education program designated by the department
897	897	2 of workforce development as a less than moderate value
898	898	3 level 1 program under section 7.5 of this chapter.
899	899	4 (vi) Three hundred dollars ($300) Three hundred eighteen
900	900	5 dollars ($318) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1,
901	901	6 2025, and three hundred thirty-eight dollars ($338) for
902	902	7 the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, for a career
903	903	8 and technical education program designated by the
904	904	9 department of workforce development as a less than
905	905	10 moderate value level 2 program under section 7.5 of this
906	906	11 chapter.
907	907	12 STEP TWO: Determine the number of pupils enrolled in an
908	908	13 apprenticeship program or a work based learning program
909	909	14 designated under section 7.5 of this chapter multiplied by five
910	910	15 hundred dollars ($500). five hundred thirty dollars ($530) for
911	911	16 the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and five hundred
912	912	17 sixty-two dollars ($562) for the state fiscal year beginning July
913	913	18 1, 2026.
914	914	19 STEP THREE: Determine the number of pupils enrolled in an
915	915	20 introductory program designated under section 7.5 of this chapter
916	916	21 multiplied by three hundred dollars ($300). three hundred
917	917	22 eighteen dollars ($318) for the state fiscal year beginning July
918	918	23 1, 2025, and three hundred thirty-seven dollars ($337) for the
919	919	24 state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026.
920	920	25 STEP FOUR: Determine the number of pupils enrolled in a
921	921	26 planning for college and career course under section 7.5 of this
922	922	27 chapter at the school corporation that is approved by the
923	923	28 department of workforce development multiplied by one hundred
924	924	29 fifty dollars ($150). one hundred fifty-nine dollars ($159) for
925	925	30 the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and one hundred
926	926	31 sixty-nine dollars ($169) for the state fiscal year beginning
927	927	32 July 1, 2026.
928	928	33 STEP FIVE: Determine the number of pupils who travel from the
929	929	34 school in which they are currently enrolled to another school to
930	930	35 participate in a career and technical education program in which
931	931	36 pupils from multiple schools are served at a common location
932	932	37 multiplied by one hundred fifty dollars ($150). one hundred
933	933	38 fifty-nine dollars ($159) for the state fiscal year beginning
934	934	39 July 1, 2025, and one hundred sixty-nine dollars ($169) for the
935	935	40 state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026.
936	936	41 SECTION 25. IC 20-43-8-15.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.150-2024,
937	937	42 SECTION 68, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
938	938	2025 IN 213—LS 6771/DI 120 22
939	939	1 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 15.5. (a) This section applies to a student who:
940	940	2 (1) has legal settlement in Indiana;
941	941	3 (2) is at least five (5) years of age and less than twenty-two (22)
942	942	4 years of age on the date in the school year specified in
943	943	5 IC 20-33-2-7;
944	944	6 (3) is enrolled in grade 10, 11, or 12 in Indiana; and
945	945	7 (4) meets one (1) of the following requirements:
946	946	8 (A) The student:
947	947	9 (i) successfully completed a modern youth apprenticeship or
948	948	10 course sequence designated and approved under
949	949	11 IC 20-51.4-4.5-6(a); and
950	950	12 (ii) received an industry recognized credential with regard
951	951	13 to the apprenticeship or course sequence.
952	952	14 (B) The student successfully completed any other credential
953	953	15 approved under subsection (h).
954	954	16 (b) As used in this section, "CSA participating entity" has the
955	955	17 meaning set forth in IC 20-51.4-2-3.2.
956	956	18 (c) Subject to subsection (l), upon a student described in subsection
957	957	19 (a) meeting the requirements under subsection (a)(4)(A) or (a)(4)(B),
958	958	20 if the student is enrolled in an accredited or nonaccredited school that
959	959	21 has one (1) or more employees, the department shall award a credential
960	960	22 completion grant in an amount equal to: five hundred dollars ($500)
961	961	23 (1) five hundred thirty dollars ($530) for the state fiscal year
962	962	24 beginning July 1, 2025; and
963	963	25 (2) five hundred sixty-two dollars ($562) for the state fiscal
964	964	26 year beginning July 1, 2026;
965	965	27 to the accredited or nonaccredited school.
966	966	28 (d) Subject to subsection (l), upon a student described in subsection
967	967	29 (a) meeting the requirements under subsection (a)(4)(A) or (a)(4)(B),
968	968	30 and in addition to the grant amount awarded under subsection (c), the
969	969	31 department shall award a credential completion grant in an amount
970	970	32 equal to: five hundred dollars ($500)
971	971	33 (1) five hundred thirty dollars ($530) for the state fiscal year
972	972	34 beginning July 1, 2025; and
973	973	35 (2) five hundred sixty-two dollars ($562) for the state fiscal
974	974	36 year beginning July 1, 2026;
975	975	37 to the CSA participating entity that provided the apprenticeship or
976	976	38 course sequence described in subsection (a)(4)(A) or (a)(4)(B) that the
977	977	39 student completed.
978	978	40 (e) A CSA participating entity that receives a grant amount under
979	979	41 subsection (d) may enter into an agreement with one (1) or more
980	980	42 intermediaries (as defined in IC 21-18-1-3.5) or other CSA
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982	982	1 participating entities to share a grant amount received under subsection
983	983	2 (d).
984	984	3 (f) An accredited or nonaccredited school that is also a CSA
985	985	4 participating entity may receive, if eligible, a grant award under:
986	986	5 (1) subsection (c);
987	987	6 (2) subsection (d); or
988	988	7 (3) both subsections (c) and (d).
989	989	8 (g) The department shall distribute the grants awarded under this
990	990	9 section.
991	991	10 (h) The department, in consultation with the governor's workforce
992	992	11 cabinet, shall approve and maintain a list of credentials that are eligible
993	993	12 for a credential completion grant under subsection (a)(4)(B).
994	994	13 (i) The department shall approve a CSA provider that is also an
995	995	14 employer who has partnered with an approved intermediary to offer an
996	996	15 apprenticeship, modern youth apprenticeship, or program of study that
997	997	16 culminates in an approved credential. The department may revoke an
998	998	17 initial approval under this subsection if the provider fails to achieve an
999	999	18 adequate outcome as determined by the department.
1000	1000	19 (j) A grant awarded under this section to an eligible school (as
1001	1001	20 defined in IC 20-51-1-4.7) does not count toward a student's choice
1002	1002	21 scholarship amount calculated under IC 20-51-4-5 and is not subject to
1003	1003	22 the maximum choice scholarship cap under IC 20-51-4-4.
1004	1004	23 (k) The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement
1005	1005	24 this section.
1006	1006	25 (l) The total amount of grants that may be awarded in a state fiscal
1007	1007	26 year under this section may not exceed: five million dollars
1008	1008	27 ($5,000,000).
1009	1009	28 (1) five million three hundred thousand dollars ($5,300,000)
1010	1010	29 for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025; and
1011	1011	30 (2) five million six hundred eighteen thousand dollars
1012	1012	31 ($5,618,000) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026.
1013	1013	32 (m) If the total amount to be distributed as credential completion
1014	1014	33 grants for a particular state fiscal year exceeds the maximum amount
1015	1015	34 allowed under subsection (l) for a state fiscal year, the total amount to
1016	1016	35 be distributed as credential completion grants shall be proportionately
1017	1017	36 reduced so that the total reduction equals the amount of the excess.
1018	1018	37 (n) The amount of the reduction described in subsection (m) for a
1019	1019	38 particular recipient is equal to the total amount of the excess multiplied
1020	1020	39 by a fraction. The numerator of the fraction is the amount of the
1021	1021	40 credential completion grant that the recipient would have received if a
1022	1022	41 reduction were not made under this section. The denominator of the
1023	1023	42 fraction is the total amount that would be distributed as credential
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1025	1025	1 completion grants to all recipients if a reduction were not made under
1026	1026	2 this section.
1027	1027	3 SECTION 26. IC 20-43-10-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.201-2023,
1028	1028	4 SECTION 211, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1029	1029	5 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) In addition to the amount a
1030	1030	6 school corporation is entitled to receive in basic tuition support, each
1031	1031	7 school corporation is entitled to receive a grant for a non-English
1032	1032	8 speaking program for students who have a primary language other than
1033	1033	9 English and limited English proficiency as determined under this
1034	1034	10 section.
1035	1035	11 (b) Subject to subsection (c), for state fiscal years beginning after
1036	1036	12 June 30, 2023, 2025, the grant amount is determined under the last
1037	1037	13 STEP of the following formula:
1038	1038	14 STEP ONE: Determine the number of students:
1039	1039	15 (A) who score at level one (1) or level two (2) on the WIDA
1040	1040	16 Consortium ACCESS assessment; or
1041	1041	17 (B) who are English language learners with severe special
1042	1042	18 needs that require a different assessment than the assessment
1043	1043	19 described in clause (A) to assess English proficiency.
1044	1044	20 STEP TWO: Multiply the STEP ONE result by: five hundred fifty
1045	1045	21 dollars ($550).
1046	1046	22 (A) five hundred eighty-three dollars ($583) for the state
1047	1047	23 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025; and
1048	1048	24 (B) six hundred eighteen dollars ($618) for the state fiscal
1049	1049	25 year beginning July 1, 2026.
1050	1050	26 STEP THREE: Determine the number of students:
1051	1051	27 (A) who score at level three (3) or level four (4) on the WIDA
1052	1052	28 Consortium ACCESS assessment; or
1053	1053	29 (B) who score at level five (5) or higher on the Tier A form of
1054	1054	30 the WIDA Consortium ACCESS assessment.
1055	1055	31 STEP FOUR: Multiply the STEP THREE result by: three hundred
1056	1056	32 eighty-four dollars ($384).
1057	1057	33 (A) four hundred seven dollars ($407) for the state fiscal
1058	1058	34 year beginning July 1, 2025; and
1059	1059	35 (B) four hundred thirty-one dollars ($431) for the state
1060	1060	36 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026.
1061	1061	37 STEP FIVE: Determine the sum of the STEP TWO amount and
1062	1062	38 the STEP FOUR amount.
1063	1063	39 (c) For purposes of calculating the grant amount under this section
1064	1064	40 for Gary Middle College charter schools, only students who are less
1065	1065	41 than twenty-three (23) years of age may be counted in the formula
1066	1066	42 under subsection (c).
1067	1067	2025 IN 213—LS 6771/DI 120 25
1068	1068	1 SECTION 27. IC 20-43-10.5-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.201-2023,
1069	1069	2 SECTION 212, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1070	1070	3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. Subject to section 1 of this
1071	1071	4 chapter, a school corporation's early graduation award for a state fiscal
1072	1072	5 year is the amount determined using the following formula:
1073	1073	6 STEP ONE: Determine the number of students who met the
1074	1074	7 following conditions during the student's expected graduation
1075	1075	8 year (as defined in IC 20-26-13-4) for the school year ending in
1076	1076	9 the previous state fiscal year:
1077	1077	10 (A) The student was enrolled in the school corporation on the
1078	1078	11 fall count day of ADM established under IC 20-43-4-3.
1079	1079	12 (B) The student successfully completed Indiana high school
1080	1080	13 graduation requirements before the day in February fixed by
1081	1081	14 the state board for the spring count of students under
1082	1082	15 IC 20-43-4-3.
1083	1083	16 (C) The student was not enrolled in the school corporation on
1084	1084	17 the day in February fixed by the state board for the spring
1085	1085	18 count of students under IC 20-43-4-3.
1086	1086	19 STEP TWO: Multiply the STEP ONE result by: one thousand five
1087	1087	20 hundred dollars ($1,500).
1088	1088	21 (A) one thousand five hundred ninety dollars ($1,590) for
1089	1089	22 the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025; and
1090	1090	23 (B) one thousand six hundred eighty-five dollars ($1,685)
1091	1091	24 for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026.
1092	1092	25 SECTION 28. IC 20-43-10.5-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.201-2023,
1093	1093	26 SECTION 212, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1094	1094	27 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. (a) Each state fiscal year, the
1095	1095	28 department shall, for each school corporation, determine the following:
1096	1096	29 (1) Determine each eligible pupil who:
1097	1097	30 (A) successfully completed an Indiana diploma with a Core 40
1098	1098	31 with academic honors designation program; and
1099	1099	32 (B) was receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
1100	1100	33 (SNAP) benefits, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
1101	1101	34 (TANF) benefits, or foster care services;
1102	1102	35 in the school year ending in the previous state fiscal year.
1103	1103	36 (2) Determine each eligible pupil who:
1104	1104	37 (A) successfully completed an Indiana diploma with a Core 40
1105	1105	38 with technical honors designation program; and
1106	1106	39 (B) was receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
1107	1107	40 (SNAP) benefits, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
1108	1108	41 (TANF) benefits, or foster care services;
1109	1109	42 in the school year ending in the previous state fiscal year.
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1111	1111	1 However, an eligible pupil who would otherwise be double
1112	1112	2 counted under this subdivision and subdivision (1) may not be
1113	1113	3 considered to meet the requirements under this subdivision.
1114	1114	4 (3) Determine each eligible pupil who:
1115	1115	5 (A) successfully completed an Indiana diploma with a Core 40
1116	1116	6 with academic honors designation program; and
1117	1117	7 (B) was not receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
1118	1118	8 Program (SNAP) benefits, Temporary Assistance for Needy
1119	1119	9 Families (TANF) benefits, or foster care services;
1120	1120	10 in the school year ending in the previous state fiscal year.
1121	1121	11 (4) Determine each eligible pupil who:
1122	1122	12 (A) successfully completed an Indiana diploma with a Core 40
1123	1123	13 with technical honors designation program; and
1124	1124	14 (B) was not receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
1125	1125	15 Program (SNAP) benefits, Temporary Assistance for Needy
1126	1126	16 Families (TANF) benefits, or foster care services;
1127	1127	17 in the school year ending in the previous state fiscal year.
1128	1128	18 However, an eligible pupil who would otherwise be double
1129	1129	19 counted under this subdivision and subdivision (3) may not be
1130	1130	20 considered to meet the requirements under this subdivision.
1131	1131	21 (b) The amount of a school corporation's grant under this section
1132	1132	22 based on a particular eligible pupil is equal to:
1133	1133	23 (1) in the case of an eligible pupil described in subsection (a)(1)
1134	1134	24 or (a)(2): one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500); and
1135	1135	25 (A) one thousand five hundred ninety dollars ($1,590) for
1136	1136	26 the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025; and
1137	1137	27 (B) one thousand six hundred eighty-five dollars ($1,685)
1138	1138	28 for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026; and
1139	1139	29 (2) in the case of an eligible pupil described in subsection (a)(3)
1140	1140	30 or (a)(4): one thousand one hundred dollars ($1,100).
1141	1141	31 (A) one thousand one hundred sixty-six dollars ($1,166) for
1142	1142	32 the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025; and
1143	1143	33 (B) one thousand two hundred thirty-six dollars ($1,236)
1144	1144	34 for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026.
1145	1145	35 (c) An amount received by a school corporation as determined under
1146	1146	36 this section may be used only for:
1147	1147	37 (1) any:
1148	1148	38 (A) staff training;
1149	1149	39 (B) program development;
1150	1150	40 (C) equipment and supply expenditures; or
1151	1151	41 (D) other expenses;
1152	1152	42 directly related to the school corporation's honors designation
1153	1153	2025 IN 213—LS 6771/DI 120 27
1154	1154	1 program; and
1155	1155	2 (2) the school corporation's program for high ability students.
1156	1156	3 (d) A governing body that does not comply with this section for a
1157	1157	4 school year is not eligible to receive an amount under this section for
1158	1158	5 the following school year.
1159	1159	6 SECTION 29. IC 20-43-10.5-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.201-2023,
1160	1160	7 SECTION 212, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
1161	1161	8 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) Each state fiscal year, the
1162	1162	9 department, in consultation with the commission for higher education,
1163	1163	10 shall determine the following with respect to each school corporation:
1164	1164	11 (1) Each student who:
1165	1165	12 (A) was enrolled in the school corporation in the state fiscal
1166	1166	13 year before the immediately preceding state fiscal year; and
1167	1167	14 (B) successfully completed a dual credit or dual enrollment
1168	1168	15 course.
1169	1169	16 The amount of a school corporation's grant based on a student
1170	1170	17 described under this subdivision is equal to the number of credit
1171	1171	18 hours completed by the student multiplied by forty dollars ($40),
1172	1172	19 forty-two dollars ($42) for the state fiscal year beginning July
1173	1173	20 1, 2025, and forty-five dollars ($45) for the state fiscal year
1174	1174	21 beginning July 1, 2026, but may not exceed one thousand two
1175	1175	22 hundred dollars ($1,200). one thousand two hundred
1176	1176	23 seventy-two dollars ($1,272) for the state fiscal year beginning
1177	1177	24 July 1, 2025, and one thousand three hundred forty-eight
1178	1178	25 dollars ($1,348) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1,
1179	1179	26 2026.
1180	1180	27 (2) Each student who:
1181	1181	28 (A) was enrolled in the school corporation in the state fiscal
1182	1182	29 year before the immediately preceding state fiscal year; and
1183	1183	30 (B) successfully completed Indiana College Core 30 (IC
1184	1184	31 21-42-3).
1185	1185	32 The amount of a school corporation's grant based on a student
1186	1186	33 under this subdivision is equal to one thousand five hundred
1187	1187	34 dollars ($1,500). one thousand five hundred ninety dollars
1188	1188	35 ($1,590) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and
1189	1189	36 one thousand six hundred eighty-five dollars ($1,685) for the
1190	1190	37 state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026.
1191	1191	38 (3) Each student who:
1192	1192	39 (A) was enrolled in the school corporation in the state fiscal
1193	1193	40 year before the immediately preceding state fiscal year; and
1194	1194	41 (B) successfully completed requirements for an associate
1195	1195	42 degree, including those earned through transfer as a junior
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1197	1197	1 pathways.
1198	1198	2 The amount of a school corporation's grant based on a student
1199	1199	3 under this subdivision is equal to two thousand five hundred
1200	1200	4 dollars ($2,500). two thousand six hundred fifty dollars
1201	1201	5 ($2,650) for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and
1202	1202	6 two thousand eight hundred nine dollars ($2,809) for the state
1203	1203	7 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026.
1204	1204	8 (b) To be eligible to be counted under subsection (a)(1), a credit
1205	1205	9 completed must be accepted as part of the Indiana core transfer library
1206	1206	10 under IC 21-42-5-1.
1207	1207	11 SECTION 30. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) For the state
1208	1208	12 fiscal year beginning after June 30, 2025, and ending before July
1209	1209	13 1, 2026, there is appropriated to the department of education
1210	1210	14 thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000) from the state general fund
1211	1211	15 to be used by the department for Indiana secured school safety
1212	1212	16 grants.
1213	1213	17 (b) For the state fiscal year beginning after June 30, 2026, and
1214	1214	18 ending before July 1, 2027, there is appropriated to the department
1215	1215	19 of education thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000) from the state
1216	1216	20 general fund to be used by the department for Indiana secured
1217	1217	21 school safety grants.
1218	1218	22 (c) This SECTION expires July 1, 2028.
1219	1219	23 SECTION 31. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) For the state
1220	1220	24 fiscal year beginning after June 30, 2025, and ending before July
1221	1221	25 1, 2026, there is appropriated to the department of education thirty
1222	1222	26 million dollars ($30,000,000) from the state general fund to be used
1223	1223	27 by the department for summer school programs under IC 20-30-7.
1224	1224	28 (b) For the state fiscal year beginning after June 30, 2026, and
1225	1225	29 ending before July 1, 2027, there is appropriated to the department
1226	1226	30 of education thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) from the state
1227	1227	31 general fund to be used by the department for summer school
1228	1228	32 programs under IC 20-30-7.
1229	1229	33 (c) This SECTION expires July 1, 2028.
1230	1230	34 SECTION 32. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) For the state
1231	1231	35 fiscal year beginning after June 30, 2025, and ending before July
1232	1232	36 1, 2026, there is appropriated two hundred million dollars
1233	1233	37 ($200,000,000) from the state general fund to the curricular
1234	1234	38 materials fund established by IC 20-40-22-5 to be used for the
1235	1235	39 purposes of the fund.
1236	1236	40 (b) For the state fiscal year beginning after June 30, 2026, and
1237	1237	41 ending before July 1, 2027, there is appropriated two hundred
1238	1238	42 million dollars ($200,000,000) from the state general fund to the
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1240	1240	1 curricular materials fund established by IC 20-40-22-5 to be used
1241	1241	2 for the purposes of the fund.
1242	1242	3 (c) This SECTION expires July 1, 2028.
1243	1243	4 SECTION 33. An emergency is declared for this act.
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