SB0146: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.

Page last updated: Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM (America/Indianapolis).

General Information

• Stage: Senate Bill (S)
• Current Chamber: senate
• Origin Chamber: senate
• Description: Teacher compensation.

Legislators

Actions (33 total)

• Apr 17, 2025, 7:53 AM: Senate advisors appointed: Yoder and Raatz
• Apr 17, 2025, 7:53 AM: Senate conferees appointed: Rogers and Hunley
• Apr 15, 2025, 1:54 PM: House advisors appointed: Behning, Cash, McGuire, DeLaney, Pfaff and Smith V
• Apr 15, 2025, 1:54 PM: House conferees appointed: Teshka and Klinker
• Apr 15, 2025, 11:46 AM: Senator Doriot added as coauthor
• Apr 15, 2025, 11:34 AM: Senate dissented from House amendments
• Apr 15, 2025, 11:26 AM: Motion to dissent filed
• Apr 9, 2025, 5:48 AM: Returned to the Senate with amendments
• Apr 8, 2025, 11:46 AM: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 395: yeas 90, nays 1
• Apr 7, 2025, 12:29 PM: Second reading: ordered engrossed
• Apr 7, 2025, 12:28 PM: Amendment #1 (Klinker) ruled out of order
• Apr 3, 2025, 7:06 AM: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
• Mar 20, 2025, 7:22 AM: Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
• Mar 20, 2025, 7:22 AM: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
• Mar 13, 2025, 8:19 AM: Representative Cash added as cosponsor
• Mar 3, 2025, 11:30 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Education
• Feb 5, 2025, 11:25 AM: Referred to the House
• Feb 4, 2025, 12:09 PM: Senator Randolph added as coauthor
• Feb 4, 2025, 12:09 PM: Senator Goode added as coauthor
• Feb 4, 2025, 12:09 PM: Senators Donato and Buchanan added as coauthors
• Feb 4, 2025, 12:09 PM: Senators Byrne, Deery, Johnson T added as coauthors
• Feb 4, 2025, 10:37 AM: Cosponsors: Representatives Behning and McGuire
• Feb 4, 2025, 10:37 AM: House sponsor: Representative Teshka
• Feb 4, 2025, 10:34 AM: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 68: yeas 50, nays 0
• Feb 3, 2025, 12:08 PM: Senator Schmitt added as third author
• Feb 3, 2025, 9:55 AM: Second reading: ordered engrossed
• Feb 3, 2025, 9:54 AM: Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 47: yeas 9, nays 40
• Feb 3, 2025, 9:50 AM: Amendment #2 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 46: yeas 11, nays 38
• Jan 30, 2025, 8:40 AM: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
• Jan 23, 2025, 10:27 AM: Senator Raatz added as second author
• Jan 23, 2025, 8:39 AM: Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
• Jan 13, 2025, 6:50 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
• Jan 13, 2025, 6:50 AM: Authored by Senator Rogers

Digest

Requires the department of education (department) to submit a report to the general assembly before November 1, 2025, that provides an analysis of the feasibility and cost of increasing school corporation employee health plan options. Creates the Indiana teacher recruitment program. Beginning June 30, 2025: (1) increases the minimum salary for a teacher employed by a school corporation to $45,000 (current law requires $40,000); and (2) requires a school corporation to expend an amount for teacher compensation that is not less than 65% of state tuition support (current law requires 62%). Amends the requirements for a school corporation and the department if the school corporation determines that the school corporation cannot meet minimum teacher salary requirements. Provides for certain paid new parent and childbirth recovery leave for teachers. Joins the interstate teacher mobility compact. Removes a provision that provides that the matrix rating system may not rank or compare teacher preparation programs.