IndianaIndiana agencies report special education costs and student counts
Indiana agencies must report school spending and student counts for special education placements, preschool, home instruction, and students eligible for state schools for blind or deaf students.
What it does
Indiana education, health, child services, and family services agencies must report student counts and school costs for several special education services and placements.
Argument forThe report could help lawmakers see what public schools spend on special education placements, preschool, home instruction, and students who do not attend state schools for deaf or blind students.
Argument againstAgencies may have less staff time for other work while gathering and combining school cost and student-count data for the report.
More detail
The agencies must work together to send a report to the General Assembly. The report covers public schools, including charter schools, and specified special education placements, preschool spending, home instruction, and students eligible for but choosing not to attend the Indiana schools for the blind or deaf. The report must include information and, when applicable, recommendations. The duty takes effect July 1, 2026. The agencies must submit the report by October 1, 2026. This section expires January 1, 2027.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Feb 24Public Law 34Latest
- Feb 24Signed by the Governor Mike BraunBecame Law
- Feb 23Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- Feb 19Signed by the SpeakerMajor
- Feb 19Signed by the President Pro TemporeMajor
- Feb 18Returned to the House without amendmentsMinor
- Feb 17Third reading: passed; Roll Call 189: yeas 45, nays 0Passed Senate
- Vote recorded HB 1325 - Goode - 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Senator Donato added as cosponsor
- Feb 16Senator Yoder added as cosponsor
- Feb 16Second reading: ordered engrossedMinor
- Feb 12Committee report: do pass, adoptedMinor
- Feb 5First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career DevelopmentMinor
- Feb 3Referred to the SenateMinor
- Feb 2Senate sponsors: Senators Goode, Ford J.D.
- Vote recorded HB 1325 - Pfaff - 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 2Third reading: passed; Roll Call 182: yeas 93, nays 0Passed House
- Jan 29Second reading: ordered engrossedMinor
- Jan 27Committee report: amend do pass, adoptedMinor
- Jan 20Representative DeLaney added as coauthor
- Jan 20Representative Behning added as coauthor
- Jan 6Coauthored by Representative Clere
- Jan 6Authored by Representative Pfaff
- Jan 6First reading: referred to Committee on EducationIntroduced
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