Indiana Senate Bill 356 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-3)
Status: Engrossed on February 20 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-02 - First Reading: referred to Committee on Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Work ethic certification and grants. Provides that a school corporation may establish a work ethic certification program under which a student who develops skills necessary for success in higher education or employment receives a work ethic certificate upon graduation. Provides that the state board of education, in consultation with the workforce innovation council, may adopt rules to: (1) establish model criteria for a work ethic certification program; and (2) develop a standard work ethic certificate.

Work ethic certification and grants. Provides that a school corporation may establish a work ethic certification program under which a student who develops skills necessary for success in higher education or employment receives a work ethic certificate upon graduation. Provides that the state board of education, in consultation with the workforce innovation council, may adopt rules to: (1) establish model criteria for a work ethic certification program; and (2) develop a standard work ethic certificate.

Sen. Ronald Grooms [R]	Sen. Erin Houchin [R]	Sen. Jeff Raatz [R]	Sen. Ronnie Alting [R]
Sen. Lonnie Randolph [D]	Rep. Steven Davisson [R]	Rep. Steven Stemler [D]	Rep. Edward Clere [R]
Rep. Terry Goodin [D]

2015-02-10 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 37 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-05 - Senate - Senate Committee on Appropriations - Committee Vote (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-02	House	First Reading: referred to Committee on Education
2015-02-20	Senate	Referred to the House
2015-02-10	Senate	Senator Randolph added as coauthor
2015-02-10	Senate	Senator Alting added as coauthor
2015-02-10	Senate	Representatives Stemler, Clere, Goodin added as cosponsorss
2015-02-10	Senate	Representative Davisson added as sponsor
2015-02-10	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 124: yeas 37, nays 13
2015-02-09	Senate	Amendment #1 (Grooms) prevailed; voice vote
2015-02-09	Senate	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2015-02-05	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2015-01-29	Senate	Senator Raatz added as coauthor
2015-01-26	Senate	Senator Houchin added as second author
2015-01-26	Senate	Senator Steele removed as second author
2015-01-20	Senate	Senator Steele added as second author
2015-01-08	Senate	First Reading: referred to Committee on Appropriations
2015-01-08	Senate	Authored by Senator Grooms

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/senate/356/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/7/c/2/e7c2db0d/SB0356.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/0/3/5/a0350950/SB0356.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/0/d/a/b0da85fe/SB0356.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/0/1/7/b017aa1c/SB0356.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/e/9/c/6e9ce381/SB0356.03.ENGS.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/6/7/3/c673468f/SB0356.01.INTR.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/e/f/8/4ef85ace/SB0356.124.pdf