IndianaVarious education matters.
What it does
Requires the department of education (department) to: (1) evaluate, approve, and publish a list of high quality curricular materials for use in English/language arts; and (2) collaborate with teachers in evaluating and approving the English/language arts curricular materials. Provides that the evaluation process for certain curricular materials must include the age appropriateness of the content. Specifies that the curriculum used by a school in which fewer than 70% of students achieved a valid passing score on the determinant evaluation of reading skills must be age appropriate.
More detail
Requires, subject to available funding, certain schools to participate in the Indiana literacy cadre. Amends the definition of "eligible school" for purposes of the choice scholarship program. Provides that a parent who: (1) is an education scholarship account (ESA) participating entity; and (2) teaches a course or program only to an eligible student who is the parent's child and does not teach a course or program to any other eligible student; may not submit a claim for reimbursement of an ESA qualified expense of tuition and fees to teach the parent's child. Establishes penalties for certain violations by an ESA participating entity.
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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 199Latest
- May 6Signed by the Governor Mike BraunBecame Law
- Apr 29Signed by the President of the SenateMajor
- Apr 25Signed by the SpeakerMajor
- Apr 24Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 555: yeas 58, nays 28
- Vote recorded SB 358 - Raatz. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded SB 358 - Behning. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 24Signed by the President Pro TemporeMajor
- Apr 24Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 507: yeas 37, nays 12
- Apr 23Senator Hunley removed as conferee
- Apr 23Representative Ireland added as conferee
- Apr 23Representative Pfaff removed as conferee
- Apr 23CCR # 1 filed in the SenateMinor
- Apr 23CCR # 1 filed in the HouseMinor
- Apr 23Senator Rogers added as conferee
- Apr 23Senator Rogers removed as advisor
- Apr 23CCR # 1 filed in the SenateMinor
- Apr 21Senate conferees appointed: Raatz and Hunley
- Apr 21Senate advisors appointed: Ford J.D. and Rogers
- Apr 17Concurrence withdrawnMajor
- Apr 17Senate dissented from House amendments
- Apr 17Motion to dissent filedMinor
- Apr 17House advisors appointed: Cash, Smith H and Smith V
- Apr 17House conferees appointed: Behning and Pfaff
- Apr 9Motion to concur filedMinor
- Apr 4Returned to the Senate with amendmentsMinor
- Apr 3Third reading: passed; Roll Call 357: yeas 90, nays 0Passed House
- Vote recorded SB 358 - Behning - 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 31Second reading: ordered engrossedMinor
- Mar 27Committee report: amend do pass, adoptedMinor
- Mar 13Representative Cash added as cosponsor
- Mar 3First reading: referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Feb 21Referred to the HouseMinor
- Feb 20House sponsor: Representative Behning
- Vote recorded SB 358 - Raatz - 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 20Third reading: passed; Roll Call 186: yeas 39, nays 10Passed Senate
- Feb 17Second reading: ordered engrossedMinor
- Feb 13Committee report: amend do pass, adoptedMinor
- Jan 30Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on AppropriationsMinor
- Jan 23Senator Rogers added as second author
- Jan 13Authored by Senator Raatz
- Jan 13First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career DevelopmentIntroduced