IN SB0366 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 7)
Status: Passed on May 1 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-01 - Public Law 135
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 7)
Status: Passed on May 1 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-05-01 - Public Law 135
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
Education matters. Requires, not later than October 1, 2025, the secretary of education to compile and prepare a report concerning school bus driver safety education training. Makes certain changes concerning the process of filling a school board vacancy. Provides that a superintendent is preferred (current law says required) to hold a master's degree from certain institutions. Provides that certain covered school buildings are not required to revert to a school corporation if the building is subject to ongoing renovations. Provides that a superintendent must discuss a plan for annual performance evaluations with teachers (instead of teachers or the teachers' representative). Requires, not later than August 1, 2025, the early learning advisory committee, in coordination with the department of education, to assess certain prekindergarten program matters and submit a report to the legislative council. Removes a provision that contracts with certain superintendents must be in a form of a regular teacher's contract.
Title
Education matters.
Sponsors
| Sen. Linda Rogers [R] | Sen. Stacey Donato [R] | Sen. Jeff Raatz [R] | Sen. Brian Buchanan [R] |
| Rep. Robert Behning [R] | Rep. Julie McGuire [R] | Rep. Hunter Smith [R] |
Roll Calls
2025-04-17 - Senate - Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments (Y: 29 N: 17 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2025-04-16 - Senate - Senate - Concurrence failed for lack of constitutional majority (Y: 24 N: 13 NV: 11 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2025-04-08 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 63 N: 27 NV: 4 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-02-13 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 30 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2025-04-16 - Senate - Senate - Concurrence failed for lack of constitutional majority (Y: 24 N: 13 NV: 11 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2025-04-08 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 63 N: 27 NV: 4 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-02-13 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 30 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-01 | Senate | Public Law 135 |
| 2025-05-01 | Senate | Signed by the Governor |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Signed by the President of the Senate |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Signed by the Speaker |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | Signed by the President Pro Tempore |
| 2025-04-17 | Senate | Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 469: yeas 29, nays 17 |
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | Concurrence failed for lack of constitutional majority; Roll Call 461: yeas 24, nays 13 |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | Motion to concur filed |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Returned to the Senate with amendments |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 401: yeas 63, nays 27 |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Second reading: ordered engrossed |
| 2025-04-03 | House | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
| 2025-03-03 | House | First reading: referred to Committee on Education |
| 2025-02-14 | Senate | Referred to the House |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Cosponsors: Representatives McGuire and Smith H |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | House sponsor: Representative Behning |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Third reading: passed; Roll Call 126: yeas 30, nays 16 |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | Amendment #2 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote |
| 2025-02-06 | Senate | Committee report: amend do pass, adopted |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | Senator Buchanan added as coauthor |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | Senator Raatz added as third author |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | Senator Donato added as second author |
| 2025-01-13 | Senate | First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development |
| 2025-01-13 | Senate | Authored by Senator Rogers |
