Indiana Senate Bill 159 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Enrolled on March 3 2014 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-03-11 - Representative Moed added as advisor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Adds a definition of an "adult high school". Repeals a provision that prohibits the establishment of new adult high schools. Provides that an adult high school may only be authorized by the Indiana charter school board or the Indianapolis charter school board. Provides that, after June 30, 2014, before an authorizer may grant a charter to establish or renew a charter for an adult high school, the organizer must have the proposal approved by the budget committee. Requires a charter for an adult high school to contain certain requirements. Provides that, with certain exceptions, for state fiscal years beginning after June 30, 2014, an adult high school is not entitled to receive funding from the state unless the general assembly enacts an appropriation for the adult high school. Provides that an adult high school is subject to alternative accountability system established by the state board. Provides that certain authorizers may collect a 3% administrative fee from the amount appropriated to an adult high school (Current law provides that an authorizer may collect the administrative fee from the charter schools basic tuition support) Requires the office of management and budget to study adult high schools and educational alternatives for students who: (1) are at least eighteen (18) years of age; and (2) have dropped out of high school before receiving a diploma.

Charter schools.

Sen. Howard Kenley [R]	Sen. Earline Rogers [D]	Sen. Greg Taylor [D]	Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]
Rep. Todd Huston [R]	Rep. Terry Goodin [D]	Rep. Justin Moed [D]

2014-03-03 - House - House Floor - (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2014-02-25 - House - House Committee on Education - Roll Call 015903 (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2014-01-28 - Senate - Senate - Third reading: passed (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2014-01-22 - Senate - Senate Committee on Education and Career Development - Roll Call 015901 (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-03-11	House	Representative Moed added as advisor
2014-03-11	House	Representative Goodin added as advisor
2014-03-11	House	Representative Errington added as advisor
2014-03-11	House	Representative Huston added as advisor
2014-03-11	House	Representative Behning added as advisor
2014-03-11	House	Representative V. Smith added as conferee
2014-03-11	House	Representative T. Brown added as conferee
2014-03-10	Senate	Senator Randolph added as advisor
2014-03-10	Senate	Senator Kruse added as advisor
2014-03-10	Senate	Senator Taylor added as conferee
2014-03-10	Senate	Senator Kenley added as conferee
2014-03-10	Senate	Senate dissented from House amendments
2014-03-03	House	Returned to the Senate with amendments
2014-03-03	House	Third reading: Passed: Roll Call 366: yeas 97 and nays 0
2014-03-03	House	Representative Moed added as cosponsor.
2014-02-27	House	Second reading: engrossed.
2014-02-25	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted.
2014-02-10	House	First Reading: Referred to Education
2014-01-30	Senate	Representative Huston added as cosponsor.
2014-01-30	Senate	Representative Goodin added as cosponsor.
2014-01-30	Senate	Representative T. Brown added as sponsor.
2014-01-28	Senate	Senator Randolph added as coauthor.
2014-01-28	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 65: yeas 49 and nays 0
2014-01-28	Senate	Referred to the House
2014-01-27	Senate	SB 159 Amendment #1 (Kenley), prevailed.
2014-01-27	Senate	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2014-01-23	Senate	Committee report: do pass amend, adopted.
2014-01-21	Senate	Senator Taylor added as coauthor.
2014-01-21	Senate	Senator Buck added as coauthor.
2014-01-21	Senate	Senator Rogers added as third author.
2014-01-21	Senate	Senator Kruse added as second author.
2014-01-08	Senate	First Reading: Referred to Education and Career Development
2014-01-08	Senate	Authored by Senator Kenley

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2014/bills/senate/159/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/2/1/6/d216bc63/SB0159.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/5/8/2/85820986/SB0159.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/b/2/4/db243e3a/SB0159.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/6/8/0/5680c24e/SB0159.03.ENGS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/6/d/b/86db1268/SB0159.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/7/9/a/b/79ab6ed4/SB0159.03.ENGS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/9/d/1/19d10cb3/SB0159.04.COMH.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/0/5/2/2052ef4d/SB0159.01.INTR.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/5/d/f/55dfb3a7/SB0159.03.ENGS.65.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/4/4/a/244a9057/SB0159.03.ENGS.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/4/e/a/c4ea8ae2/SB0159.04.COMH.366.pdf