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What it does
Requires the department of education (department) to grant an initial practitioner license to an individual who: (1) holds a bachelor's degree with a major in any combination of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics; (2) successfully completes a total of at least nine academic credits regarding certain instruction in teaching; and (3) meets other specified requirements. Provides that the department may grant a license to teach a high school level course or grades 5 through 9 to an individual who completes a licensure pathway established by the department. Requires a principal to allow a student who is enrolled in a public secondary school to receive religious instruction for a period or periods that do not exceed the amount of time that is equivalent to attending one elective course at the public secondary school during the week.
More detail
(Current law provides for a period or periods of not more than 120 minutes in total in any week.) Provides that a public secondary school may award academic credit to a student who attends religious instruction if: (1) the religious entity providing the instruction agrees to certain conditions; and (2) the governing body of the school corporation adopts a policy that allows the awarding of credit (current law only provides that a public secondary school may award academic credit to a student who attends religious instruction if the governing body of the school corporation adopts a policy that allows the awarding of credit). Changes certain requirements regarding the reporting of a bullying "incident" to the reporting of a bullying "investigation". Requires discipline rules to include a provision to make a reasonable attempt to notify both the parent of a targeted student and the parent of an alleged perpetrator that the school is investigating a possible incident of bullying or similar misconduct before the end of the next school day after the school becomes aware of the possible incident.
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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
- May 6Public Law 194Latest
- May 6Signed by the Governor Mike BraunBecame Law
- Apr 29Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- Apr 24Signed by the President Pro TemporeMajor
- Apr 24Signed by the SpeakerMajor
- Apr 23Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 498: yeas 32, nays 12
- Vote recorded SB 255 - Deery. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded SB 255 - Davis. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 23Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 533: yeas 66, nays 25
- Apr 23CCR # 1 filed in the HouseMinor
- Apr 23CCR # 1 filed in the SenateMinor
- Apr 22Representative DeLaney removed as conferee
- Apr 22Senator Qaddoura removed as conferee
- Apr 22Senator Rogers removed as advisor
- Apr 22Senator Ford J.D. removed as coauthor
- Apr 22Senator Rogers added as conferee
- Apr 22Senator Yoder removed as coauthor
- Apr 22Representative Smith H added as conferee
- Apr 17Senate advisors appointed: Yoder and Rogers
- Apr 17Senate conferees appointed: Deery and Qaddoura
- Apr 16House conferees appointed: Davis and DeLaney
- Apr 16House advisors appointed: Behning, Culp and Smith V
- Apr 16Senate dissented from House amendments
- Apr 16Motion to dissent filedMinor
- Apr 16Returned to the Senate with amendmentsMinor
- Apr 15Third reading: passed; Roll Call 447: yeas 94, nays 0Passed House
- Vote recorded SB 255 - Davis - 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 14Second reading: ordered engrossedMinor
- Apr 9Committee report: amend do pass, adoptedMinor
- Apr 1Recommitted to Committee on Education pursuant to House Rule 126.2
- Mar 27Committee report: amend do pass, adoptedMinor
- Mar 3First reading: referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Jan 29Referred to the HouseMinor
- Jan 28Cosponsor: Representative Culp
- Vote recorded SB 255 - Deery - 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 28Third reading: passed; Roll Call 30: yeas 49, nays 0Passed Senate
- Jan 28House sponsor: Representative Davis
- Jan 28Senator Yoder added as coauthor
- Jan 27Second reading: ordered engrossedMinor
- Jan 23Committee report: do pass, adoptedMinor
- Jan 21Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor
- Jan 16Senator Johnson T added as third author
- Jan 16Senator Rogers added as second author
- Jan 13Authored by Senator Deery
- Jan 13First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career DevelopmentIntroduced