Indiana Senate Bill 437 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-19 - First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
Pending: Senate Education and Career Development Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Education funding. Increases the federal poverty level threshold for the prekindergarten program from 127% of the federal poverty level for an eligible child, or 185% of the federal poverty level for a limited eligibility child, to 300% of the federal poverty level (removes the limited eligibility child category under the prekindergarten program). Increases the federal poverty level threshold for the twenty-first century scholars program from 185% of the federal poverty level to 300% of the federal poverty level. Requires the commission for higher education to: (1) coordinate with the department of education to identify each student who qualifies for a twenty-first century scholarship each year; (2) automatically enroll those students identified in the scholarship program without application; and (3) provide written notification of the approval to the student. Removes a provision that prohibits the commission for higher education from awarding a next generation Hoosier educators scholarship to more than 200 new applicants each academic year. Appropriates $10,000,000 from the state general fund to the next generation Hoosier educators scholarship fund each state fiscal year of the state budget biennium for purposes of the scholarship. Amends certain qualification requirements and the award amount for the primary care physician loan forgiveness program, and renames the program the physician loan forgiveness program. Appropriates $10,000,000 from the state general fund to the primary care physician loan forgiveness fund each state fiscal year of the state budget biennium for purposes of the loan forgiveness program, and renames the fund the physician loan forgiveness fund. Appropriates $10,000,000 from the state general fund to the medical residency education fund each state fiscal year of the state budget biennium for purposes of medical residency education grants.

Education funding.

Sen. Fady Qaddoura [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-19	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
2023-01-19	Senate	Authored by Senator Qaddoura

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/437/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/senate/437/#1.INTR