Indiana House Bill 1549 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Passed on April 29 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-29 - Public Law 216
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Education matters. Allows the priority enrollment period for the prekindergarten pilot program to begin later than April 1, 2021, in calendar year 2021. Provides that a school corporation may not enter into or renew a contract with an outside vendor to operate or manage a dedicated virtual education school of the school corporation unless the school corporation submits the most recent contract or proposed contract with the vendor to the department of education (department). Amends limits on the percentage of appropriated funds that may be used for grants to limited eligibility children under the prekindergarten pilot program. Provides that the department of education (department) shall make informational material that is evidenced based available on the department's Internet web site that may help teachers and other school employees identify a student who may have been impacted by trauma. Requires the department to provide a notice to each school corporation and charter school on how to access the informational material. Provides that a charter school may give enrollment preference to children who attend another charter school that is closed because of action by the state board of education (state board). Establishes the Cambridge International program (program). Requires the department to: (1) administer the program; and (2) submit a report regarding the program to the state board each year. Establishes the Indiana postsecondary prior learning assessment clearinghouse (clearinghouse). Requires the governor to direct the commission, department, and governor's workforce cabinet (cabinet), in collaboration with state educational institutions, to: (1) develop and regularly update the clearinghouse; and (2) collect information concerning prior learning assessments used by state educational institutions to award advanced standing or postsecondary credit. Requires each state educational institution to report prior learning assessment information. Requires the commission, department, and the cabinet to publish the clearinghouse information on its respective Internet web site. Requires the governor to direct the commission, department, and cabinet, in consultation with state educational institutions, to prepare model guidance and informational resources concerning postsecondary enrollment opportunities that incorporate work based learning experiences. Requires the governor to direct the commission, department, and cabinet to publish model guidance and information resources on its respective Internet web site. Prohibits a charter school organizer from entering into contracts under which an officer or employee of the organizer or a relative of an officer or employee of the organizer will receive compensation or proceeds. Provides an exception for de minimis contracts valued at $1,000 or less. Repeals a provision regarding high school credit for Cambridge International courses.

Education matters.

Rep. Robert Behning [R]

Sen. Jeff Raatz [R]

Sen. John Crane [R]

Sen. Dennis Kruse [R]

2021-04-22 - House - House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-04-22 - Senate - Senate Floor - (Y: 32 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-04-13 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-08 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-31 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 12 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-17 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 94 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2021-02-11 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-29	House	Public Law 216
2021-04-29	House	Signed by the Governor
2021-04-28	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2021-04-28	House	Signed by the Speaker
2021-04-23	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2021-04-22	Senate	Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 499: yeas 32, nays 17
2021-04-22	House	Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 510: yeas 97, nays 0
2021-04-22	Senate	CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
2021-04-22	House	CCR # 1 filed in the House
2021-04-21	Senate	Senator Kruse added as conferee
2021-04-21	Senate	Senator Ford J.D. removed as conferee
2021-04-14	Senate	Senate advisors appointed: Crane and Yoder
2021-04-14	Senate	Senate conferees appointed: Raatz and Ford J.D.
2021-04-14	House	House advisors appointed: Goodrich, Cook, Klinker and Pfaff
2021-04-14	House	House conferees appointed: Behning and Smith V
2021-04-14	House	House dissented from Senate amendments
2021-04-14	House	Motion to dissent filed
2021-04-14	Senate	Returned to the House with amendments
2021-04-13	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 430: yeas 50, nays 0
2021-04-12	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2021-04-08	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2021-04-05	Senate	Senator Kruse added as third sponsor
2021-04-01	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
2021-03-11	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
2021-02-18	House	Referred to the Senate
2021-02-17	House	Senate sponsors: Senators Raatz and Crane
2021-02-17	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 155: yeas 94, nays 0
2021-02-15	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2021-02-11	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2021-01-14	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Education
2021-01-14	House	Authored by Representative Behning

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/house/1549/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/e/4/e/8e4e5f34/HB1549.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/b/a/a/4baa4a39/HB1549.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/0/a/c/b0ac2167/HB1549.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/1/c/c/31ccfa91/HB1549.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/0/a/5/00a57909/HB1549.03.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/9/d/6/79d6a005/HB1549.03.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/e/9/8/4e9869ac/HB1549.04.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/0/9/2/c0922106/HB1549.04.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/a/9/2/ea92c501/HB1549.05.ENRS.pdf
Amendment	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/0/3/1/b03109b3/HB1549.02.COMH.AMH001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/6/c/9/96c90ea9/HB1549.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/4/9/6/649673b3/HB1549.01.INTR.CRH001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/7/e/6/17e69405/HB1549.02.COMH.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/1/1/7/b1175478/HB1549.02.COMH.FN002.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/2/2/2/e2227c08/HB1549.02.COMH.FN003.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/e/2/0/1e2085be/HB1549.02.COMH.CRS001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/2/6/5/c265b28b/HB1549.03.COMS.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/1/0/7/e107770c/HB1549.03.COMS.CRS001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/c/6/b/9c6b9a1d/HB1549.04.COMS.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/e/4/5/be45cd50/HB1549.04.COMS.FN002.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/8/9/3/d89321ef/HB1549.04.COMS.FN003.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/5/f/a/c5faaca0/HB1549.04.COMS.DIS01.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/0/b/5/40b58358/HB1549.05.ENRS.FN001.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/7/5/3/57530710/HB1549.01.INTR.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/9/c/8/f9c8ad7b/HB1549.155_H.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/8/c/a/28ca5bf2/HB1549.02.COMH.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/6/3/3/66330f49/HB1549.03.COMS.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/9/9/9/9999738f/HB1549.430_S.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/5/9/a/b59a3089/HB1549.499_S.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/d/e/6/3de6e5b0/HB1549.510_H.pdf