Indiana House Bill 1429 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 16 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-05-16 - Effective 07/01/2011
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Expands the definition of "textbook" to include certain hardware, software, and digital content. Adds a definition of "curricular materials". Removes the authority of the state board of education to adopt a list of approved textbooks, and requires the governing body of each school corporation to adopt textbooks for the school corporation. Requires the department of education to review curricular materials, evaluate the curricular materials alignment to state academic standards, and publish the reviews, which governing bodies may use in making textbook adoption decisions. Repeals references to the state textbook advisory committee and the state board adoption of textbooks, and makes corresponding changes to related sections.

Textbooks and other curricular material.

Rep. Terri Jo Austin [D]	Rep. Robert Behning [R]	Rep. Sheila Klinker [D]	Rep. David Yarde [R]
Rep. David Yarde [R]

2011-04-12 - Senate - Senate - Third reading: passed (Y: 40 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-02-14 - House - House - Third reading: passed (Y: 80 N: 11 NV: 1 Abs: 8) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-05-16		Effective 07/01/2011
2011-05-16		Public Law 73
2011-04-26		Signed by the Governor
2011-04-19		Signed by the President of the Senate
2011-04-18		Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2011-04-14		Signed by the Speaker
2011-04-12		Returned to the House without amendments
2011-04-12		Third reading: passed; Roll Call 349: yeas 40 and nays 9
2011-04-11		Senator Rogers added as cosponsor
2011-04-11		Second reading: ordered engrossed
2011-04-07		Committee report: do pass, adopted
2011-02-17		First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
2011-02-15		Representatives Austin and Klinker added as coauthors
2011-02-14		Senate sponsors: Senators Kruse and Yoder
2011-02-14		Referred to the Senate
2011-02-14		Third reading: passed; Roll Call 152: yeas 80, nays 11
2011-02-10		Amendment 5 (Yarde), prevailed; voice vote
2011-02-10		Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2011-02-03		Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2011-01-18		First reading: referred to Committee on Education
2011-01-18		Coauthored by Representative Behning
2011-01-18		Authored by Representative Yarde

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2011&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1429
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/IN/IN1429.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/HB/HB1429.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/HB/HB1429.2.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/EH/EH1429.1.html
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/HE/HE1429.1.html
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/PDF/Hrollcal/0152.PDF.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/PDF/Srollcal/0349.PDF.pdf