*SB0409.2*
Reprinted
February 5, 2025
SENATE BILL No. 409
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DIGEST OF SB 409 (Updated February 4, 2025 2:56 pm - DI 153)
Citations Affected: IC 22-2.
Synopsis: Employee absence for certain meetings. Prohibits an
employer from taking an adverse employment action against an
employee as a result of the employee's absence from work to attend a
case conference committee meeting or attendance conference with
respect to the employee's child. Requires certain persons to provide
documentation related to a conference or meeting under certain
circumstances.
Effective: July 1, 2025.
Pol Jr., Rogers, Niezgodski, Doriot,
Walker G, Hunley, Donato, Yoder
January 13, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor.
January 30, 2025, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass.
February 4, 2025, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
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February 5, 2025
First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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SENATE BILL No. 409
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning labor
and safety.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 22-2-20 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS
2 A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
3 1, 2025]:
4 Chapter 20. Employee Absence to Attend Certain Meetings
5 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "case conference committee" has
6 the meaning set forth in IC 20-35-9-3.
7 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "child" means a biological child,
8 adopted child, foster child, or stepchild.
9 Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "employee" means a person
10 employed or permitted to work or perform services for
11 remuneration under a contract of hire, written or oral, by an
12 employer.
13 Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "employer" means the following:
14 (1) A sole proprietor, corporation, partnership, limited
15 liability company, or other entity with one (1) or more
16 employees.
17 (2) A state agency.
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1 (3) A political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13).
2 Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "state agency" means an
3 authority, board, branch, commission, committee, department,
4 division, or other instrumentality of any of the following:
5 (1) The executive, including the administrative department of
6 state government.
7 (2) The legislative department of state government.
8 (3) The judicial department of state government.
9 (4) A state educational institution.
10 (5) A body corporate and politic created by statute.
11 Sec. 6. An employer may not take an adverse employment action
12 against an employee as a result of the employee's absence from
13 work to attend:
14 (1) a case conference committee meeting; or
15 (2) an attendance conference under IC 20-33-2.5;
16 with respect to the employee's child.
17 Sec. 7. (a) An employee shall provide to the employee's employer
18 documentation that the employee attended a conference or meeting
19 described in section 6 of this chapter.
20 (b) Upon request, a school shall provide to an employer or the
21 employee of the employer documentation of a conference or
22 meeting described in section 6 of this chapter.
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COMMITTEE REPORT
Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Pensions and Labor, to
which was referred Senate Bill No. 409, has had the same under
consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with
the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:
Page 1, line 4, delete "Case Conference".
Page 1, line 5, delete "Committee Meeting" and insert "Certain
Meetings".
Page 2, line 14, delete "attend a case conference committee meeting
for the".
Page 2, line 15, delete "employee's child." and insert "attend:
(1) a case conference committee meeting; or
(2) an attendance conference under IC 20-33-2.5;
with respect to the employee's child.
Sec. 7. (a) An employee shall provide the employee's employer
documentation that the employee attended the meeting described
in section 6 of this chapter.
(b) Upon request, a school shall provide to an employer or the
employee of the employer documentation of the meeting described
in section 6 of this chapter.".
and when so amended that said bill do pass.
(Reference is to SB 409 as introduced.)
ROGERS, Chairperson
Committee Vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0.
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SENATE MOTION
Mr. President: I move that Senate Bill 409 be amended to read as
follows:
Page 2, line 17, after "provide" insert "to".
Page 2, line 18, delete "the meeting" and insert "a conference or
meeting".
Page 2, line 21, delete "the meeting" and insert "a conference or
meeting".
(Reference is to SB 409 as printed January 31, 2025.)
POL JR.
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