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43 SENATE BILL No. 285
54 _____
6-DIGEST OF SB 285 (Updated February 10, 2025 2:24 pm - DI 152)
5+DIGEST OF SB 285 (Updated February 6, 2025 10:30 am - DI 120)
76 Citations Affected: IC 21-49.
87 Synopsis: Comparative college and career information. Authorizes the
98 commission for higher education (commission) and the department of
109 workforce development with collecting and compiling certain
1110 information concerning: (1) postsecondary education; (2) career and
1211 technical education; (3) workforce qualifications; (4) workforce
1312 earnings; and (5) workforce debt. Authorizes the commission to create
1413 an interactive website known as the student horizon dashboard to
1514 provide public access to certain collected and compiled information.
1615 Authorizes the commission, with assistance from the department of
1716 education and the department of workforce development, to create a
1817 report known as the student graduate horizon scorecard (scorecard) for
1918 annual distribution. Specifies that the scorecard may contain certain
2019 information concerning high paying civilian and military careers and
2120 in demand jobs. Requires the commission to prepare an annual report
2221 for the legislative council. Requires state educational institutions and
2322 career and technical education centers to collect and provide
2423 information as requested by the commission.
2524 Effective: July 1, 2025.
26-Byrne, Raatz, Randolph Lonnie M
25+Byrne, Raatz
2726 January 13, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career
2827 Development.
2928 January 30, 2025, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass; reassigned to Committee on
3029 Appropriations.
3130 February 6, 2025, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass.
32-February 10, 2025, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
33-SB 285—LS 6624/DI 152 Reprinted
34-February 11, 2025
31+SB 285—LS 6624/DI 152 February 7, 2025
3532 First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
3633 PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
3734 Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
3835 additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
3936 Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
4037 provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
4138 word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
4239 a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
4340 Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
4441 between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
4542 SENATE BILL No. 285
4643 A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
4744 higher education.
4845 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
4946 1 SECTION 1. IC 21-49-6 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS
5047 2 A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
5148 3 1, 2025]:
5249 4 Chapter 6. Workforce Transparency
5350 5 Sec. 1. The following definitions apply throughout this chapter:
5451 6 (1) "Armed forces of the United States" means the active or
5552 7 reserve components of the:
5653 8 (A) United States Army;
5754 9 (B) United States Navy;
5855 10 (C) United States Air Force;
5956 11 (D) United States Marine Corps;
60-12 (E) United States Coast Guard;
61-13 (F) United States Space Force; and
62-14 (G) Indiana National Guard.
63-15 (2) "Career and technical education" means any
64-16 postsecondary vocational, agricultural, occupational,
65-17 manpower, employment, or technical training or retraining of
57+12 (E) United States Coast Guard; and
58+13 (F) Indiana National Guard.
59+14 (2) "Career and technical education" means any
60+15 postsecondary vocational, agricultural, occupational,
61+16 manpower, employment, or technical training or retraining of
62+17 less than a baccalaureate level that:
6663 SB 285—LS 6624/DI 152 2
67-1 less than a baccalaureate level that:
68-2 (A) is offered by a state educational institution for credit;
69-3 and
70-4 (B) enhances an individual's career potential.
71-5 (3) "Commission" refers to the commission for higher
72-6 education established by IC 21-18-2-1.
73-7 (4) "Department of education" refers to the department of
74-8 education established by IC 20-19-3-1.
75-9 (5) "Department of workforce development" refers to the
76-10 department of workforce development established by
77-11 IC 22-4.1-2-1.
78-12 (6) "Student graduate horizon scorecard" refers to the
79-13 student graduate horizon scorecard created under section 4
80-14 of this chapter.
81-15 (7) "Student horizon dashboard" refers to the student horizon
82-16 dashboard created under section 3 of this chapter.
83-17 Sec. 2. (a) The commission, in cooperation with the department
84-18 of workforce development, may collect and compile the following
85-19 information:
86-20 (1) The fifty (50) most in demand jobs in Indiana, including
87-21 starting salary and education requirements.
88-22 (2) The average net cost and total cost for students who are
89-23 residents of Indiana to earn a bachelor's degree from each
90-24 state educational institution.
91-25 (3) The average cost for the completion of a career and
92-26 technical education program for students who are residents
93-27 of Indiana.
94-28 (4) The average monthly student loan payment for students
95-29 who are residents of Indiana attending:
96-30 (A) a state educational institution; or
97-31 (B) a career and technical education center;
98-32 disaggregated by institution.
99-33 (5) Beginning with the year 2027, the average three (3) year
100-34 student loan default rate for all state educational institutions
101-35 and career and technical education centers.
102-36 (6) The average total student loan debt for students who are
103-37 residents of Indiana who graduate from a state educational
104-38 institution for four (4) year degrees and graduate programs.
105-39 (7) The average four (4) year graduation rate for students
106-40 who are residents of Indiana at all state educational
107-41 institutions.
108-42 (8) The average graduation rate for students who are
64+1 (A) is offered by a state educational institution for credit;
65+2 and
66+3 (B) enhances an individual's career potential.
67+4 (3) "Commission" refers to the commission for higher
68+5 education established by IC 21-18-2-1.
69+6 (4) "Department of education" refers to the department of
70+7 education established by IC 20-19-3-1.
71+8 (5) "Department of workforce development" refers to the
72+9 department of workforce development established by
73+10 IC 22-4.1-2-1.
74+11 (6) "Student graduate horizon scorecard" refers to the
75+12 student graduate horizon scorecard created under section 4
76+13 of this chapter.
77+14 (7) "Student horizon dashboard" refers to the student horizon
78+15 dashboard created under section 3 of this chapter.
79+16 Sec. 2. (a) The commission, in cooperation with the department
80+17 of workforce development, may collect and compile the following
81+18 information:
82+19 (1) The fifty (50) most in demand jobs in Indiana, including
83+20 starting salary and education requirements.
84+21 (2) The average net cost and total cost for students who are
85+22 residents of Indiana to earn a bachelor's degree from each
86+23 state educational institution.
87+24 (3) The average cost for the completion of a career and
88+25 technical education program for students who are residents
89+26 of Indiana.
90+27 (4) The average monthly student loan payment for students
91+28 who are residents of Indiana attending:
92+29 (A) a state educational institution; or
93+30 (B) a career and technical education center;
94+31 disaggregated by institution.
95+32 (5) Beginning with the year 2027, the average three (3) year
96+33 student loan default rate for all state educational institutions
97+34 and career and technical education centers.
98+35 (6) The average total student loan debt for students who are
99+36 residents of Indiana who graduate from a state educational
100+37 institution for four (4) year degrees and graduate programs.
101+38 (7) The average four (4) year graduation rate for students
102+39 who are residents of Indiana at all state educational
103+40 institutions.
104+41 (8) The average graduation rate for students who are
105+42 residents of Indiana for all career and technical education
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110-1 residents of Indiana for all career and technical education
111-2 centers.
112-3 (9) The completion rates for:
113-4 (A) apprenticeship programs;
114-5 (B) high school credential programs; and
115-6 (C) career and technical education programs.
116-7 (10) The percentage of college graduates working in an
117-8 occupation that does not require a college degree,
118-9 disaggregated by major.
119-10 (11) The average starting salary for individuals graduating
120-11 from a state educational institution, disaggregated by state
121-12 educational institution.
122-13 (12) The average starting salary for individuals who have
123-14 completed:
124-15 (A) an apprenticeship program;
125-16 (B) a high school credential program; or
126-17 (C) a career and technical education program.
127-18 (13) Base pay for newly enlisted service members in the
128-19 armed forces of the United States.
129-20 (14) The average starting salary for individuals graduating
130-21 from a vocational school.
131-22 (b) The information collected and compiled under subsection (a)
132-23 may be:
133-24 (1) updated annually; and
134-25 (2) searchable using the student horizon dashboard.
135-26 Sec. 3. (a) The commission may create an interactive website
136-27 known as the student horizon dashboard to provide public access
137-28 to the information described in section 2 of this chapter. The
138-29 student horizon dashboard may be available for use not later than
139-30 July 1, 2026.
140-31 (b) The student horizon dashboard may allow a user to compare
141-32 the following:
142-33 (1) The most popular state educational institutions and career
143-34 and technical education programs.
144-35 (2) The average annual cost:
145-36 (A) including average financial assistance; and
146-37 (B) not including average financial assistance;
147-38 of attending a state educational institution or career and
148-39 technical education program.
149-40 (3) For state educational institutions, the:
150-41 (A) average salary after attending;
151-42 (B) average salary for the state educational institution's
107+1 centers.
108+2 (9) The completion rates for:
109+3 (A) apprenticeship programs;
110+4 (B) high school credential programs; and
111+5 (C) career and technical education programs.
112+6 (10) The percentage of college graduates working in an
113+7 occupation that does not require a college degree,
114+8 disaggregated by major.
115+9 (11) The average starting salary for individuals graduating
116+10 from a state educational institution, disaggregated by state
117+11 educational institution.
118+12 (12) The average starting salary for individuals who have
119+13 completed:
120+14 (A) an apprenticeship program;
121+15 (B) a high school credential program; or
122+16 (C) a career and technical education program.
123+17 (13) Base pay for newly enlisted service members in the
124+18 armed forces of the United States.
125+19 (14) The average starting salary for individuals graduating
126+20 from a vocational school.
127+21 (b) The information collected and compiled under subsection (a)
128+22 may be:
129+23 (1) updated annually; and
130+24 (2) searchable using the student horizon dashboard.
131+25 Sec. 3. (a) The commission may create an interactive website
132+26 known as the student horizon dashboard to provide public access
133+27 to the information described in section 2 of this chapter. The
134+28 student horizon dashboard may be available for use not later than
135+29 July 1, 2026.
136+30 (b) The student horizon dashboard may allow a user to compare
137+31 the following:
138+32 (1) The most popular state educational institutions and career
139+33 and technical education programs.
140+34 (2) The average annual cost:
141+35 (A) including average financial assistance; and
142+36 (B) not including average financial assistance;
143+37 of attending a state educational institution or career and
144+38 technical education program.
145+39 (3) For state educational institutions, the:
146+40 (A) average salary after attending;
147+41 (B) average salary for the state educational institution's
148+42 five (5) most popular majors;
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153-1 five (5) most popular majors;
154-2 (C) percentage of students who return, withdraw, or
155-3 transfer after their first year;
156-4 (D) full-time enrollment rate; and
157-5 (E) full-time graduation rate.
158-6 (4) For a state educational institution or a career and
159-7 technical education program, the:
160-8 (A) average total debt for students who are residents of
161-9 Indiana after graduation;
162-10 (B) average monthly student loan payments for students
163-11 who are residents of Indiana disaggregated by graduates
164-12 and nongraduates;
165-13 (C) percentage of students who are residents of Indiana
166-14 receiving federal loans;
167-15 (D) percentage of students who are residents of Indiana
168-16 receiving private or institutional loans; and
169-17 (E) percentage of students who are residents of Indiana not
170-18 in default of student loans.
171-19 (c) To the extent the commission determines practicable, the
172-20 student horizon dashboard may allow a user to disaggregate the
173-21 information in subsection (b) by:
174-22 (1) major or course of study; and
175-23 (2) state educational institution or career and technical
176-24 education program.
177-25 Sec. 4. (a) The commission, with assistance from the department
178-26 of education and the department of workforce development, may
179-27 create a report known as the student graduate horizon scorecard.
180-28 The student graduate horizon scorecard may contain the following
181-29 information:
182-30 (1) The fifty (50) highest paying four (4) year degrees.
183-31 (2) The twenty (20) highest paying career and technical
184-32 education and certificate programs.
185-33 (3) The twenty-five (25) most in demand jobs in Indiana and
186-34 their corresponding starting salaries and education
187-35 requirements.
188-36 (4) The following information concerning each branch of the
189-37 armed forces of the United States:
190-38 (A) The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery score
191-39 necessary for enlistment.
192-40 (B) Base pay and benefits for enlistment.
193-41 (C) The average signing bonus.
194-42 (b) Beginning not later than July 1, 2026, and each July 1
150+1 (C) percentage of students who return, withdraw, or
151+2 transfer after their first year;
152+3 (D) full-time enrollment rate; and
153+4 (E) full-time graduation rate.
154+5 (4) For a state educational institution or a career and
155+6 technical education program, the:
156+7 (A) average total debt for students who are residents of
157+8 Indiana after graduation;
158+9 (B) average monthly student loan payments for students
159+10 who are residents of Indiana disaggregated by graduates
160+11 and nongraduates;
161+12 (C) percentage of students who are residents of Indiana
162+13 receiving federal loans;
163+14 (D) percentage of students who are residents of Indiana
164+15 receiving private or institutional loans; and
165+16 (E) percentage of students who are residents of Indiana not
166+17 in default of student loans.
167+18 (c) To the extent the commission determines practicable, the
168+19 student horizon dashboard may allow a user to disaggregate the
169+20 information in subsection (b) by:
170+21 (1) major or course of study; and
171+22 (2) state educational institution or career and technical
172+23 education program.
173+24 Sec. 4. (a) The commission, with assistance from the department
174+25 of education and the department of workforce development, may
175+26 create a report known as the student graduate horizon scorecard.
176+27 The student graduate horizon scorecard may contain the following
177+28 information:
178+29 (1) The fifty (50) highest paying four (4) year degrees.
179+30 (2) The twenty (20) highest paying career and technical
180+31 education and certificate programs.
181+32 (3) The twenty-five (25) most in demand jobs in Indiana and
182+33 their corresponding starting salaries and education
183+34 requirements.
184+35 (4) The following information concerning each branch of the
185+36 armed forces of the United States:
186+37 (A) The Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery score
187+38 necessary for enlistment.
188+39 (B) Base pay and benefits for enlistment.
189+40 (C) The average signing bonus.
190+41 (b) Beginning not later than July 1, 2026, and each July 1
191+42 thereafter, the commission, with assistance from the department of
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196-1 thereafter, the commission, with assistance from the department of
197-2 education, may publish and provide the student graduate horizon
198-3 scorecard to each public school, charter school, and state
199-4 accredited nonpublic school for distribution to students.
200-5 Sec. 5. (a) Beginning August 1, 2026, the commission shall
201-6 submit an annual report to the legislative council outlining the
202-7 effectiveness of state educational institutions and career and
203-8 technical education programs in aligning their curricula or
204-9 programs with the Indiana job market, including the degree to
205-10 which they contribute to filling the most in demand jobs in Indiana.
206-11 (b) The report to the legislative council under subsection (a)
207-12 must be submitted in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
208-13 Sec. 6. The commission, the department of education, and the
209-14 department of workforce development may share any data or
210-15 information necessary to comply with the requirements of this
211-16 chapter.
212-17 Sec. 7. (a) The commission, in carrying out its duties under this
213-18 chapter, may:
214-19 (1) use and incorporate existing data bases such as:
215-20 (A) the College Scorecard administered by the United
216-21 States Department of Education; and
217-22 (B) other data bases available to the commission; and
218-23 (2) require state educational institutions and career and
219-24 technical education centers to collect and provide information
220-25 to the commission.
221-26 (b) A state educational institution or career and technical
222-27 education center must submit to the commission any information
223-28 requested by the commission to carry out the commission's duties
224-29 under this chapter.
225-30 Sec. 8. The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
226-31 implement this chapter.
193+1 education, may publish and provide the student graduate horizon
194+2 scorecard to each public school, charter school, and state
195+3 accredited nonpublic school for distribution to students.
196+4 Sec. 5. (a) Beginning August 1, 2026, the commission shall
197+5 submit an annual report to the legislative council outlining the
198+6 effectiveness of state educational institutions and career and
199+7 technical education programs in aligning their curricula or
200+8 programs with the Indiana job market, including the degree to
201+9 which they contribute to filling the most in demand jobs in Indiana.
202+10 (b) The report to the legislative council under subsection (a)
203+11 must be submitted in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
204+12 Sec. 6. The commission, the department of education, and the
205+13 department of workforce development may share any data or
206+14 information necessary to comply with the requirements of this
207+15 chapter.
208+16 Sec. 7. (a) The commission, in carrying out its duties under this
209+17 chapter, may:
210+18 (1) use and incorporate existing data bases such as:
211+19 (A) the College Scorecard administered by the United
212+20 States Department of Education; and
213+21 (B) other data bases available to the commission; and
214+22 (2) require state educational institutions and career and
215+23 technical education centers to collect and provide information
216+24 to the commission.
217+25 (b) A state educational institution or career and technical
218+26 education center must submit to the commission any information
219+27 requested by the commission to carry out the commission's duties
220+28 under this chapter.
221+29 Sec. 8. The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
222+30 implement this chapter.
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228224 COMMITTEE REPORT
229225 Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Education and Career
230226 Development, to which was referred Senate Bill No. 285, has had the
231227 same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
232228 Senate with the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as
233229 follows:
234230 Page 2, line 1, delete "institution;" and insert "institution for
235231 credit;".
236232 Page 2, line 20, delete "cost" and insert "net cost and total cost for
237233 students who are residents of Indiana to earn".
238234 Page 2, line 23, delete "program." and insert "program for students
239235 who are residents of Indiana.".
240236 Page 2, line 24, delete "individuals" and insert "students who are
241237 residents of Indiana".
242238 Page 2, line 29, delete "The" and insert "Beginning with the year
243239 2027, the".
244240 Page 2, line 32, delete "graduates of state" and insert "students who
245241 are residents of Indiana who graduate from a state educational
246242 institution".
247243 Page 2, line 33, delete "educational institutions".
248244 Page 2, line 35, after "for" insert "students who are residents of
249245 Indiana at".
250246 Page 2, line 37, after "rate" insert "for students who are residents
251247 of Indiana".
252248 Page 4, line 2, after "debt" insert "for students who are residents
253249 of Indiana".
254250 Page 4, line 3, after "payments" insert "for students who are
255251 residents of Indiana".
256252 Page 4, line 5, after "students" insert "who are residents of
257253 Indiana".
258254 Page 4, line 5, delete "and".
259255 Page 4, between lines 5 and 6, begin a new line double block
260256 indented and insert:
261257 "(D) percentage of students who are residents of Indiana
262258 receiving private or institutional loans; and".
263259 Page 4, line 6, delete "(D)" and insert "(E)".
264260 Page 4, line 6, after "students" insert "who are residents of
265261 Indiana".
266262 SB 285—LS 6624/DI 152 7
267263 Page 4, line 7, delete "The" and insert "To the extent the
268264 commission determines practicable, the".
269265 and when so amended that said bill do pass and be reassigned to the
270266 Senate Committee on Appropriations.
271267 (Reference is to SB 285 as introduced.)
272268 RAATZ, Chairperson
273269 Committee Vote: Yeas 12, Nays 1.
274270 _____
275271 COMMITTEE REPORT
276272 Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Appropriations, to which
277273 was referred Senate Bill No. 285, has had the same under consideration
278274 and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with the
279275 recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:
280276 Page 2, line 17, delete "shall" and insert "may".
281277 Page 2, line 22, delete "for".
282278 Page 3, line 22, delete "must" and insert "may".
283279 Page 3, line 25, delete "shall" and insert "may".
284280 Page 3, line 28, delete "must" and insert "may".
285281 Page 3, line 30, delete "must" and insert "may".
286282 Page 4, line 19, delete "must" and insert "may".
287283 Page 4, line 25, delete "shall" and insert "may".
288284 Page 4, line 27, delete "must" and insert "may".
289285 Page 5, line 1, delete "shall" and insert "may".
290286 Page 5, line 13, delete "shall" and insert "may".
291287 and when so amended that said bill do pass.
292288 (Reference is to SB 285 as printed January 31, 2025.)
293289 MISHLER, Chairperson
294290 Committee Vote: Yeas 13, Nays 0.
295-_____
296-SENATE MOTION
297-Mr. President: I move that Senate Bill 285 be amended to read as
298-SB 285—LS 6624/DI 152 8
299-follows:
300-Page 1, line 12, delete "and", begin a new line double block
301-indented and insert:
302-"(F) United States Space Force; and".
303-Page 1, line 13, delete "(F)" and insert "(G)".
304-(Reference is to SB 285 as printed February 7, 2025.)
305-BYRNE
306291 SB 285—LS 6624/DI 152