IN SB0337 | 2014 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-14 - First Reading: Referred to Appropriations
Pending: Senate Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requires the office of management and budget to develop a teacher innovation grant program that provides grants to teachers for the development of innovative ideas that are designed to improve student outcomes and that are scalable and replicable within a school or across a school corporation. Provides a $4,000,000 state general fund appropriation to the teacher innovation fund to provide grants. Establishes a classroom expense program and fund to provide an annual advance to educators to pay for items that qualify for the federal income tax deduction for educator expenses.

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Title

Teaching innovations and classroom expenses.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2014-01-14SenateFirst Reading: Referred to Appropriations
2014-01-09SenateAuthored by Senator Pete Miller.

Indiana State Sources


Bill Comments

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