Indiana House Bill 1553 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)
Status: Passed on April 15 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-15 - Public Law 63
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Higher education matters. Changes the eligibility requirements for the next generation Hoosier educators scholarship and provides that a student may qualify for the scholarship by achieving a cumulative grade point average upon graduation of at least a 3.5 on a 4.0 grading scale during grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. Requires the commission for higher education to give priority to an individual who is: (1) a recent high school graduate; (2) pursuing a teacher shortage area; (3) showing significant financial need; or (4) a member of a household with an annual income of not more than the amount required for the individual to qualify for the free or reduced price lunch program as determined for the immediately preceding taxable year. Provides that the National Guard tuition supplement program may be used by a scholarship applicant for graduate credits.

Higher education matters.

Rep. Robert Behning [R]	Rep. Anthony Cook [R]	Rep. Jake Teshka [R]	Rep. Robert Heaton [R]
Sen. Kyle Walker [R]	Sen. Jeff Raatz [R]

2021-03-30 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-24 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-17 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 93 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2021-02-10 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-15	House	Public Law 63
2021-04-15	House	Signed by the Governor
2021-04-14	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2021-04-08	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2021-04-07	House	Signed by the Speaker
2021-03-31	Senate	Returned to the House without amendments
2021-03-30	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 299: yeas 50, nays 0
2021-03-29	Senate	Amendment #1 (Yoder) failed; voice vote
2021-03-29	Senate	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2021-03-25	Senate	Committee report: do pass, adopted
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 Walker K and Raatz
2021-02-17	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 156: yeas 93, nays 1
2021-02-15	House	Representative Heaton added as coauthor
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	Coauthored by Representatives Cook and Teshka
2021-01-14	House	Authored by Representative Behning

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2021/bills/house/1553/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/3/d/b/23db776c/HB1553.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/4/9/2/3492b3a1/HB1553.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/d/7/e/dd7eabdb/HB1553.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/9/9/5/1995242c/HB1553.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/f/a/f/0faff07c/HB1553.03.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/2/9/8/2298bcf5/HB1553.03.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/b/6/e/db6e4b7f/HB1553.04.ENRS.pdf
Amendment	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/6/4/a/b64a23c2/HB1553.03.COMS.AMS001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/9/8/0/79809170/HB1553.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/f/b/1/afb1ca34/HB1553.01.INTR.CRH001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/0/8/d/708d6289/HB1553.02.COMH.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/d/6/1/7d61fe70/HB1553.02.COMH.FN002.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/0/2/3/70236f4a/HB1553.02.COMH.FN003.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/8/d/b/78dbfd32/HB1553.02.COMH.CRS001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/2/c/a/12caf9ec/HB1553.03.COMS.FN001.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/d/5/6/ed568ad3/HB1553.03.COMS.FN002.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/8/d/0/f8d0eb1f/HB1553.03.COMS.FN003.pdf
Supplement	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/2/e/8/a2e8a626/HB1553.04.ENRS.FN001.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/6/7/d/c67d363d/HB1553.01.INTR.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/1/a/0/51a0da6d/HB1553.156_H.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/2/5/8/4258f0c8/HB1553.02.COMH.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/1/9/9/5199d43f/HB1553.299_S.pdf