*SB0409.3*
Reprinted
February 20, 2025
SENATE BILL No. 409
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DIGEST OF SB 409 (Updated February 19, 2025 3:03 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 an
attendance conference or a case conference committee meeting with
respect to the employee's child, except under certain circumstances.
Provides that an employer is not required to pay an employee for travel
or attendance time with respect to a conference or meeting. 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,
Randolph Lonnie M
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.
February 5, 2025, engrossed.
February 11, 2025, returned to second reading.
February 19, 2025, re-read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
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February 20, 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. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), an
12 employer may not take an adverse employment action against an
13 employee as a result of the employee's absence from work to
14 attend:
15 (1) an attendance conference under IC 20-33-2.5; or
16 (2) a case conference committee meeting;
17 with respect to the employee's child.
18 (b) An employer may take an adverse employment action
19 against an employee as a result of the employee's absence from
20 work to attend a conference or meeting described in subsection (a)
21 if:
22 (1) the employee has attended more than one (1) conference
23 or more than one (1) meeting for the calendar year;
24 (2) the absence was longer than reasonably necessary to:
25 (A) attend; and
26 (B) travel to and from;
27 the conference or meeting; or
28 (3) the employee failed to give the employer notice of the
29 conference or meeting at least five (5) days in advance of the
30 conference or meeting.
31 (c) An employer is not required to pay an employee for:
32 (1) attending; or
33 (2) traveling to or from;
34 a conference or meeting described in subsection (a).
35 Sec. 7. (a) An employee shall provide to the employee's employer
36 documentation that the employee attended a conference or meeting
37 described in section 6 of this chapter.
38 (b) Upon request, a school shall provide to an employer or the
39 employee of the employer documentation of a conference or
40 meeting described in section 6 of this chapter.
41 Sec. 8. An employee shall make a reasonable effort to schedule
42 a conference or meeting described in section 6 of this chapter as an
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1 electronic conference or meeting.
2 Sec. 9. This chapter expires July 1, 2029.
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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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SENATE MOTION
Mr. President: I move that Engrossed Senate Bill 409, which is
eligible for third reading, be returned to second reading for purposes of
amendment.
POL JR.
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SENATE MOTION
Mr. President: I move that Senate Bill 409 be amended to read as
follows:
Page 2, line 11, delete "An" and insert "(a) Except as provided in
subsections (b) and (c), an".
Page 2, delete lines 14 and 15, begin a new line block indented and
insert:
"(1) an attendance conference under IC 20-33-2.5; or
(2) a case conference committee meeting;".
Page 2, between lines 16 and 17, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"(b) An employer may take an adverse employment action
against an employee as a result of the employee's absence from
work to attend a conference or meeting described in subsection (a)
if:
(1) the employee has attended more than one (1) conference
or more than one (1) meeting for the calendar year;
(2) the absence was longer than reasonably necessary to:
(A) attend; and
(B) travel to and from;
the conference or meeting; or
(3) the employee failed to give the employer notice of the
conference or meeting at least five (5) days in advance of the
conference or meeting.
(c) An employer is not required to pay an employee for:
(1) attending; or
(2) traveling to or from;
a conference or meeting described in subsection (a).".
Page 2, after line 22, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"Sec. 8. An employee shall make a reasonable effort to schedule
a conference or meeting described in section 6 of this chapter as an
electronic conference or meeting.
Sec. 9. This chapter expires July 1, 2029.".
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(Reference is to SB 409 as reprinted February 5, 2025.)
ROGERS
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