HB1135: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.

Page last updated: Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM (America/Indianapolis).

General Information

• Stage: Introduced House Bill (H)
• Current Chamber: house
• Origin Chamber: house
• Description: Real world and finance curriculum grant funds.

Legislators

Actions (5 total)

• Jan 27, 2025, 10:40 AM: Representative DeLaney added as coauthor
• Jan 13, 2025, 8:44 AM: Reassigned to Committee on Education
• Jan 8, 2025, 6:35 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform
• Jan 8, 2025, 6:35 AM: Authored by Representative Smaltz
• Jan 8, 2025, 6:35 AM: Coauthored by Representatives Teshka and Heine

Digest

Establishes the real world readiness grant program (program) to provide grants to eligible schools to better prepare students for life after graduation with or without the assistance of a partnering organization. Establishes the real world readiness fund (fund). Provides a procedure for eligible schools to apply to the department of education (department) to receive a grant from the fund. Requires the department to approve organizations that may partner with an eligible school to facilitate the program. Establishes the personal financial responsibility curriculum grant program to provide grants to eligible schools to develop or adopt personal financial responsibility curriculum. Establishes the personal financial responsibility curriculum fund (financial responsibility fund). Requires the department to establish guidelines: (1) an external organization must meet to be eligible to partner with an eligible applicant; and (2) to award grants to eligible applicants. Requires applicants that receive a grant from the financial responsibility fund to report student outcomes to the department, as developed by the department.