Indiana Senate Bill 127 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-2)
Status: Passed on May 6 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-06 - Public Law 272
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Referendum for school safety levy. Allows a school corporation to adopt a resolution to place a referendum on the ballot to impose a school safety referendum tax levy to improve school safety. Allows a school corporation to impose a school safety referendum tax levy if approved by a majority of the voters. Requires a school corporation to certify a copy of: (1) the resolution to place a referendum for a school safety referendum tax levy on the ballot; and (2) the language for the question; to the department of local government finance (department) for review and approval. Provides that voters may not approve a school safety referendum tax levy that is imposed for more than 8 years. Provides that a school safety referendum tax levy may be reimposed or extended. Requires a county auditor to distribute proceeds attributable to property taxes imposed after being approved by the voters in a referendum to the school corporation. Specifies when a referendum is to be held. Requires the circuit court clerk of each county to certify the results of the referendum for a school safety referendum tax levy to the department. Provides that if a school safety referendum tax levy is approved by the voters in a school corporation in a calendar year, another school safety referendum levy question may not be placed on the ballot in the school corporation in the following calendar year. Provides that if a school corporation imposes a school safety referendum tax levy approved in a referendum, the school corporation may not simultaneously impose more than one additional school safety referendum tax levy approved in a subsequent referendum. Provides that during the period beginning with the adoption of a resolution by a school corporation to place a school safety referendum tax levy question on the ballot and continuing through the day on which the referendum is submitted to the voters, the school corporation may not promote a position on the referendum by taking certain actions. Provides that a school board member, school corporation superintendent, school corporation assistant superintendent, or chief school business official of a school corporation may discuss and personally advocate a position on a referendum for a school safety referendum tax levy outside a regular school day as long as public funds are not used. Requires the governing body of a school corporation for which a school safety referendum tax levy is approved to establish a school safety referendum tax levy fund (fund). Specifies purposes for which money from the fund may be used. Requires the governing body of a school corporation for which a school safety referendum tax levy is approved to establish a school safety referendum debt service fund. Specifies purposes for which money from the school safety referendum debt service fund may be used. Provides that if a school safety referendum tax levy has been approved by the voters in a school corporation at any time in the previous three years, the school corporation may not adopt a resolution to place a school referendum tax levy on the ballot. Requires a school corporation to include in a controlled project any capital improvements necessary to complete components of the most recent threat assessment of the buildings within the school corporation or school safety plan that have not been completed or that require additional funding to be completed. Expands the use of a matching grant from the Indiana secured school fund by a school corporation or charter school (school) to allow the school to use the matching grant to provide a response to a threat in a manner that the school sees fit, including the use of firearms training or other self-defense training. Requires that a school resource officer participate in the development of programs designed to identify, assess, and provide assistance to troubled youth.

Referendum for school safety levy. Allows a school corporation to adopt a resolution to place a referendum on the ballot to impose a school safety referendum tax levy to improve school safety. Allows a school corporation to impose a school safety referendum tax levy if approved by a majority of the voters. Requires a school corporation to certify a copy of: (1) the resolution to place a referendum for a school safety referendum tax levy on the ballot; and (2) the language for the question; to the department of local government finance (department) for review and approval. Provides that voters may not approve a school safety referendum tax levy that is imposed for more than 8 years. Provides that a school safety referendum tax levy may be reimposed or extended. Requires a county auditor to distribute proceeds attributable to property taxes imposed after being approved by the voters in a referendum to the school corporation. Specifies when a referendum is to be held. Requires the circuit court clerk of each county to certify the results of the referendum for a school safety referendum tax levy to the department. Provides that if a school safety referendum tax levy is approved by the voters in a school corporation in a calendar year, another school safety referendum levy question may not be placed on the ballot in the school corporation in the following calendar year. Provides that if a school corporation imposes a school safety referendum tax levy approved in a referendum, the school corporation may not simultaneously impose more than one additional school safety referendum tax levy approved in a subsequent referendum. Provides that during the period beginning with the adoption of a resolution by a school corporation to place a school safety referendum tax levy question on the ballot and continuing through the day on which the referendum is submitted to the voters, the school corporation may not promote a position on the referendum by taking certain actions. Provides that a school board member, school corporation superintendent, school corporation assistant superintendent, or chief school business official of a school corporation may discuss and personally advocate a position on a referendum for a school safety referendum tax levy outside a regular school day as long as public funds are not used. Requires the governing body of a school corporation for which a school safety referendum tax levy is approved to establish a school safety referendum tax levy fund (fund). Specifies purposes for which money from the fund may be used. Requires the governing body of a school corporation for which a school safety referendum tax levy is approved to establish a school safety referendum debt service fund. Specifies purposes for which money from the school safety referendum debt service fund may be used. Provides that if a school safety referendum tax levy has been approved by the voters in a school corporation at any time in the previous three years, the school corporation may not adopt a resolution to place a school referendum tax levy on the ballot. Requires a school corporation to include in a controlled project any capital improvements necessary to complete components of the most recent threat assessment of the buildings within the school corporation or school safety plan that have not been completed or that require additional funding to be completed. Expands the use of a matching grant from the Indiana secured school fund by a school corporation or charter school (school) to allow the school to use the matching grant to provide a response to a threat in a manner that the school sees fit, including the use of firearms training or other self-defense training. Requires that a school resource officer participate in the development of programs designed to identify, assess, and provide assistance to troubled youth.

Sen. Travis Holdman [R]	Sen. James Merritt [R]	Sen. James Tomes [R]	Sen. Vaneta Becker [R]
Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]	Sen. Mike Bohacek [R]	Sen. Andy Zay [R]	Rep. Todd Huston [R]
Rep. Matthew Lehman [R]	Rep. Gregory Porter [D]

2019-04-23 - Senate - Senate - Rules Suspended. Senate concurred in House amendments (Y: 41 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-04-09 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 93 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2019-04-03 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 22 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-02-12 - Senate - Third reading (Y: 42 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-02-05 - Senate - Senate - Committee Vote (Y: 12 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-06	Senate	Public Law 272
2019-05-06	Senate	Signed by the Governor
2019-04-30	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2019-04-24	House	Signed by the Speaker
2019-04-24	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2019-04-23	Senate	Rules Suspended. Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 566: yeas 41, nays 8
2019-04-23	Senate	Motion to concur filed
2019-04-23	Senate	Senator Spartz removed as coauthor
2019-04-23	Senate	Dissent withdrawn
2019-04-22	Senate	Senate advisors appointed: Merritt, Ford J.D. and Becker
2019-04-22	Senate	Senate conferees appointed: Holdman and Stoops
2019-04-18	Senate	Senate dissented from House amendments
2019-04-18	Senate	Motion to dissent filed
2019-04-18	Senate	Concurrence withdrawn
2019-04-17	Senate	Motion to concur filed
2019-04-11	House	Returned to the Senate with amendments
2019-04-09	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 429: yeas 93, nays 3
2019-04-08	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2019-04-04	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2019-03-14	House	Representative Porter added as cosponsor
2019-02-26	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
2019-02-13	Senate	Referred to the House
2019-02-12	Senate	Senators Zay and Spartz added as coauthors
2019-02-12	Senate	Cosponsor: Representative Lehman
2019-02-12	Senate	House sponsor: Representative Huston
2019-02-12	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 106: yeas 42, nays 7
2019-02-11	Senate	Senator Bohacek added as coauthor
2019-02-11	Senate	Senator Tomes added as third author
2019-02-11	Senate	Amendment #4 (Spartz) prevailed; voice vote
2019-02-11	Senate	Amendment #3 (Holdman) prevailed; voice vote
2019-02-11	Senate	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2019-02-07	Senate	Senator Randolph added as coauthor
2019-02-05	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2019-01-07	Senate	Senator Becker added as coauthor
2019-01-07	Senate	Senator Merritt added as second author
2019-01-03	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
2019-01-03	Senate	Authored by Senator Holdman

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/senate/127/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/b/7/7/fb77859a/SB0127.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/e/0/4/ce046a17/SB0127.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/4/1/c/c41c982c/SB0127.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/3/c/2/73c26b64/SB0127.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/2/5/3/32531efe/SB0127.03.ENGS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/b/6/9/0b695b27/SB0127.03.ENGS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/e/e/d/feedab01/SB0127.04.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/2/0/2/e202ea0c/SB0127.04.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/4/a/5/c4a5cd33/SB0127.05.ENRH.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/7/c/c/c7cce67f/SB0127.01.INTR.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/e/a/6/dea62bb9/SB0127.106.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/2/4/b/b24b2ac5/SB0127.03.ENGS.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/0/d/a/30da6c90/SB0127.429.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/0/b/8/b0b8e8d6/SB0127.566.pdf