Indiana Senate Bill 566 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 13-3)
Status: Passed on May 7 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-05-07 - Public Law 239
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Education. Requires the attorney general in consultation with the Indiana education employment relations board (IEERB) to draft and disseminate a letter by first class mail to teachers providing a summary of the teacher's rights and protections under state and federal law. Provides that the state board of education (state board) may not adopt Common Core standards or an assessment or test that is produced solely by the United States government or a consortium of states. Requires the department of education (department) to establish a program to permit an individual with a major in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics and a

Education. Requires the attorney general in consultation with the Indiana education employment relations board (IEERB) to draft and disseminate a letter by first class mail to teachers providing a summary of the teacher's rights and protections under state and federal law. Provides that the state board of education (state board) may not adopt Common Core standards or an assessment or test that is produced solely by the United States government or a consortium of states. Requires the department of education (department) to establish a program to permit an individual with a major in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics and a

Sen. Ryan Mishler [R]	Sen. Howard Kenley [R]	Sen. Brandt Hershman [R]	Sen. Ed Charbonneau [R]
Sen. Doug Eckerty [R]	Sen. Patricia Miller [R]	Sen. Scott Schneider [R]	Sen. Dennis Kruse [R]
Sen. Rodric Bray [R]	Sen. Mark Stoops [D]	Sen. Karen Tallian [D]	Sen. Michael Young [R]
Rep. Timothy Brown [R]	Rep. David Ober [R]	Rep. Gregory Porter [D]	Rep. Timothy Harman [R]

2015-04-29 - Senate - Senate - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 (Y: 49 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2015-04-29 - House - House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 (Y: 84 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 13) [PASS]
2015-04-15 - House - House - Third reading (Y: 72 N: 25 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2015-04-14 - House - House - Amendment #6 (Smith V) prevailed (Y: 92 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2015-04-14 - House - House - Amendment #5 (Smith V) failed (Y: 24 N: 68 NV: 4 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2015-04-14 - House - House - Amendment #4 (Smith V) failed (Y: 22 N: 69 NV: 5 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2015-04-14 - House - House - Amendment #1 (DeLaney) failed (Y: 25 N: 70 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2015-04-14 - House - House - Amendment #2 (DeLaney) failed (Y: 23 N: 69 NV: 4 Abs: 4) [FAIL]
2015-04-09 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 14 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2015-04-07 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 8 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2015-02-24 - Senate - Senate - Third reading (Y: 46 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-19 - Senate - Senate Committee on Appropriations - Committee Vote (Y: 11 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-11 - Senate - Senate Committee on Education & Career Development - Committee Vote (Y: 7 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-05-07	Senate	Public Law 239
2015-05-07	Senate	Signed by the Governor
2015-05-04	Senate	Signed by the President of the Senate
2015-05-04	Senate	Signed by the President Pro Tempore
2015-05-01	House	Signed by the Speaker
2015-04-29	Senate	Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 573: yeas 49, nays 0
2015-04-29	House	Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 595: yeas 84, nays 2
2015-04-21	House	House Advisors appointed: Behning, McNamara, Cook, Porter and Austin
2015-04-21	House	House Conferees appointed: Brown T and Smith V
2015-04-20	Senate	Senate Advisors appointed: Kenley, Stoops, Kruse and Yoder
2015-04-20	Senate	Senate Conferees appointed: Mishler and Rogers
2015-04-20	Senate	Senate dissented from House amendments
2015-04-20	Senate	Motion to dissent filed
2015-04-16	House	Returned to the Senate with amendments
2015-04-15	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 458: yeas 72, nays 25
2015-04-14	House	Amendment #7 (Smith V) motion withdrawn voice vote
2015-04-14	House	Amendment #6 (Smith V) prevailed; Roll Call 435: yeas 92, nays 0
2015-04-14	House	Amendment #5 (Smith V) failed; Roll Call 434: yeas 24, nays 68
2015-04-14	House	Amendment #4 (Smith V) failed; Roll Call 433: yeas 22, nays 69
2015-04-14	House	Amendment #1 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 432: yeas 25, nays 70
2015-04-14	House	Amendment #3 (DeLaney) failed; voice vote
2015-04-14	House	Amendment #2 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 431: yeas 23, nays 69
2015-04-14	House	Amendment #16 (Frye R) prevailed; voice vote
2015-04-14	House	Amendment #21 (Brown T) prevailed; voice vote
2015-04-14	House	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2015-04-09	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2015-04-07	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
2015-03-12	House	Representative Harman added as cosponsor
2015-03-12	House	First Reading: referred to Committee on Education
2015-02-26	Senate	Referred to the House
2015-02-24	Senate	Representatives Ober and Porter added as cosponsors
2015-02-24	Senate	Representative Brown, T. added as sponsor
2015-02-24	Senate	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 272: yeas 46, nays 3
2015-02-23	Senate	Senator Young, M. added as coauthor
2015-02-23	Senate	Senators Stoops and Tallian added as coauthors
2015-02-23	Senate	Senator Hershman added as third author
2015-02-23	Senate	Amendment #6 (Mishler) prevailed; voice vote
2015-02-23	Senate	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2015-02-19	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2015-02-12	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to committee on Appropriations
2015-02-09	Senate	Senator Bray added as coauthor
2015-02-03	Senate	Senator Kruse added as coauthor
2015-02-02	Senate	Senators Miller, Pat and Schneider added as coauthors
2015-01-22	Senate	Senator Eckerty added as coauthor
2015-01-20	Senate	First Reading: referred to Committee on Education & Career Development
2015-01-20	Senate	Coauthored by Senator Charbonneau
2015-01-20	Senate	Authored by Senators Mishler and Kenley

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills/senate/566/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/d/c/c/adcc85ae/SB0566.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/c/6/0/6c60769c/SB0566.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/0/1/2/1012ddfb/SB0566.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/e/1/b/ae1b5ed8/SB0566.02.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/1/4/d/814de23a/SB0566.03.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/a/d/8/aad8a3e4/SB0566.03.COMS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/5/f/1/a5f1dc6c/SB0566.04.ENGS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/e/1/d/ae1d5793/SB0566.04.ENGS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/7/a/1/67a158dd/SB0566.05.ENGS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/b/9/0/1b902979/SB0566.05.ENGS.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/4/1/9/841988ff/SB0566.06.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/8/c/b/88cba7b7/SB0566.06.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/5/3/3/2/5332b370/SB0566.07.ENGH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/5/b/2/65b22317/SB0566.07.ENGH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/3/a/e/43ae82b2/SB0566.08.ENRS.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/1/7/5/a175c4fb/SB0566.01.INTR.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/9/2/a/b92a8a51/SB0566.02.COMS.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/8/b/1/28b1b0f4/SB0566.272.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/5/5/3/b5530da7/SB0566.04.ENGS.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/6/c/1/5/6c15090d/SB0566.05.ENGS.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/8/9/c/a89c84f1/SB0566.431.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/0/1/8/2/01820a65/SB0566.432.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/d/8/1/3d818cd7/SB0566.433.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/6/9/d/b69dd65a/SB0566.434.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/2/2/9/c/229cf7f6/SB0566.435.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/f/3/4/1f345514/SB0566.458.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/a/f/5/8af5f30e/SB0566.595.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/b/7/0/cb707b25/SB0566.573.pdf