Indiana House Bill 1270 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Enrolled on February 29 2012 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-03-16 - Signed by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Abolishes the state student assistance commission (SSAC). Abolishes the commission on proprietary education (COPE). Requires the commission for higher education (CHE) to administer the functions formerly administered by SSAC. Establishes the board for proprietary education (BPE). Permits the BPE to adopt reasonable rules. Specifies that the BPE must meet at least four times each year. Provides that the BPE is responsible for accrediting a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institution. Provides that the CHE is responsible for providing staff and office space for the BPE. Specifies that the CHE is to determine the maximum higher education award and freedom of choice award, subject to approval by the budget agency with review of the budget committee. Requires the CHE to submit annual higher education award reports to the budget committee. Provides that the state workforce innovation council is responsible for accrediting postsecondary proprietary educational institutions that are non credit bearing. Establishes the office for career and technical schools within the state workforce innovation council. Provides that the market research of a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institution may not be considered or required by the BPE as a condition for accrediting or renewing the accreditation of or for approval of the programs of a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institution. Transfers proceedings pending before the Indiana commission on proprietary education on July 1, 2012, to the BPE for a proceeding pertaining to a postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institution or to the state workforce innovation council if the proceeding pertains to a postsecondary proprietary educational institution. Requires the auditor of state to transfer $300,000 of the balance of the career college student assurance fund to the career college student assurance fund administered by the BPE. Requires the state auditor to transfer the balance of the current career college student assurance fund to the student assurance fund administered by the state workforce innovation council. Requests the legislative council to assign issues relating to the accreditation of proprietary institutions to an appropriate study committee. Repeals: (1) provisions relating to establishment and administration of SSAC; (2) provisions relating to establishment and administration of COPE; (3) certain provisions requiring the CHE to provide SSAC information to implement the minority teacher or nursing scholarship program; and (4) definitions relating to SSAC or COPE. Adds transitional provisions. Makes conforming and technical amendments.

Higher education.

Rep. Robert Behning [R]

Rep. Edward Clere [R]

2012-03-08 - House - House - House reconsidered and concurred in Senate amendments (Y: 55 N: 38 NV: 4 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2012-02-29 - Senate - Senate - Third reading: passed (Y: 38 N: 11 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-01-31 - House - House - Third reading: passed (Y: 60 N: 33 NV: 3 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-16		Signed by the Governor
2012-03-09		Signed by the President of the Senate
2012-03-09		Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2012-03-08		Signed by the Speaker
2012-03-08		House reconsidered and concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 361: yeas 55, nays 38
2012-03-05		Senate advisors appointed: Yoder, Simpson and Kenley
2012-03-05		Senate conferee appointed: Kruse and Broden
2012-03-01		House advisors appointed: Dermody, Behning, Kersey and Moses
2012-03-01		House conferees appointed: Clere and Porter
2012-03-01		House dissented from Senate amendments
2012-02-29		Returned to the House with amendments
2012-02-29		Third reading: passed; Roll Call 292: yeas 38 and nays 11
2012-02-27		Amendment 1 (Kruse), prevailed; voice vote
2012-02-27		Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2012-02-23		Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2012-02-16		Committee report: amend do pass, reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
2012-02-01		First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
2012-01-31		Senate sponsors: Senators Kruse and Kenley
2012-01-31		Referred to the Senate
2012-01-31		Third reading: passed; Roll Call 177: yeas 60, nays 33
2012-01-30		Amendment 1 (Clere), prevailed; voice vote
2012-01-30		Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2012-01-25		Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2012-01-09		First reading: referred to Committee on Education
2012-01-09		Coauthored by Representative Behning
2012-01-09		Authored by Representative Clere

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2012&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1270
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/IN/IN1270.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/HB/HB1270.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/HB/HB1270.2.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/EH/EH1270.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/EH/EH1270.2.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/EH/EH1270.3.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/HE/HE1270.1.html
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/PDF/Hrollcal/0177.PDF.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/PDF/Srollcal/0292.PDF.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/PDF/Hrollcal/0361.PDF.pdf