IndianaLocal governments in counties under 150,000 could buy closed schools first
School districts in counties with fewer than 150,000 people would have one year to sell closed buildings to local governments before offering them to charter schools or state educational institutions.
What it does
In counties with fewer than 150,000 people, school districts would give local governments a year to buy a closed school building at a price both sides agree on.
If no local sale happens within one year, school districts in counties with fewer than 150,000 people would offer the closed building to charter schools or state educational institutions for lease or purchase.
Argument forResidents might benefit if local governments buy and reuse closed schools, because those governments would have a year to agree on a sale.
Argument againstCharter schools and state educational institutions might wait longer for a closed building in counties under 150,000 people because local governments would have a year to buy it.
More detail
A school board would offer a closed school building to its county, city, or town government for purchase. This covers buildings districts or related groups own and choose or are required to close in counties under 150,000 people. The school board and local government would need to agree on the price. The proposal would take effect July 1, 2026. The year would start when the board decides at a public meeting to stop classroom teaching there on school days.
The school district would offer the building to charter schools or state educational institutions for lease or purchase. This applies to closed buildings in counties with fewer than 150,000 people when the district has not sold the building to local government during the one-year period. This duty would begin after the one-year local sale period ends without a sale.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Dec 8First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career DevelopmentLatest
- Dec 8Authored by Senator GoodeIntroduced
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