LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 6910 NOTE PREPARED: Feb 11, 2025
BILL NUMBER: SB 442 BILL AMENDED: Feb 6, 2025
SUBJECT: Instruction Concerning Human Sexuality.
FIRST AUTHOR: Sen. Byrne BILL STATUS: As Passed Senate
FIRST SPONSOR: Rep. Davis
FUNDS AFFECTED: GENERAL IMPACT: Local
DEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: This bill defines "governing authority" of a school. It defines "school" as a school
maintained by a school corporation or a charter school. The bill provides that, if a school provides any
instruction to students concerning human sexuality, the school's governing authority must first approve and
publish certain information concerning the instruction in a conspicuous place on the website of the school,
and requires the school to provide a direct link to that information in the school's written request for consent
for instruction concerning human sexuality. It also prohibits a school from using learning materials that
concern human sexuality unless approved by the school's governing authority. The bill requires the governing
body of a school to establish and maintain a grievance procedure for a violation of certain provisions. The
bill also replaces references to "sexually transmitted diseases" with "sexually transmitted infections".
Effective Date: July 1, 2025.
Explanation of State Expenditures:
Explanation of State Revenues:
Explanation of Local Expenditures: The bill’s requirements constitute additional workloads on public
schools and their governing bodies, but they are within each school’s routine administrative functions and
should be able to be implemented with no additional appropriations, assuming near customary staffing and
resource levels.
Explanation of Local Revenues:
State Agencies Affected:
Local Agencies Affected: Public schools and their governing bodies.
Information Sources:
SB 442 1 Fiscal Analyst: Alexander Raggio, 317-234-9485.
SB 442 2