SB0255: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.

Page last updated: Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM (America/Indianapolis).

General Information

• Stage: Senate Bill (S)
• Current Chamber: senate
• Origin Chamber: senate
• Description: Education matters.

Legislators

Actions (25 total)

• Apr 17, 2025, 11:02 AM: Senate advisors appointed: Yoder and Rogers
• Apr 17, 2025, 11:02 AM: Senate conferees appointed: Deery and Qaddoura
• Apr 16, 2025, 12:33 PM: House advisors appointed: Behning, Culp and Smith V
• Apr 16, 2025, 12:33 PM: House conferees appointed: Davis and DeLaney
• Apr 16, 2025, 10:02 AM: Senate dissented from House amendments
• Apr 16, 2025, 9:02 AM: Motion to dissent filed
• Apr 16, 2025, 4:02 AM: Returned to the Senate with amendments
• Apr 15, 2025, 10:35 AM: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 447: yeas 94, nays 0
• Apr 14, 2025, 11:41 AM: Second reading: ordered engrossed
• Apr 9, 2025, 1:17 PM: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
• Apr 1, 2025, 9:55 AM: Recommitted to Committee on Education pursuant to House Rule 126.2
• Mar 27, 2025, 6:58 AM: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
• Mar 3, 2025, 11:30 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Education
• Jan 29, 2025, 12:32 PM: Referred to the House
• Jan 28, 2025, 11:05 AM: Senator Yoder added as coauthor
• Jan 28, 2025, 10:22 AM: Cosponsor: Representative Culp
• Jan 28, 2025, 10:22 AM: House sponsor: Representative Davis
• Jan 28, 2025, 10:17 AM: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 30: yeas 49, nays 0
• Jan 27, 2025, 9:39 AM: Second reading: ordered engrossed
• Jan 23, 2025, 8:39 AM: Committee report: do pass, adopted
• Jan 21, 2025, 10:03 AM: Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor
• Jan 16, 2025, 6:28 AM: Senator Johnson T added as third author
• Jan 16, 2025, 6:28 AM: Senator Rogers added as second author
• Jan 13, 2025, 6:51 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
• Jan 13, 2025, 6:51 AM: Authored by Senator Deery

Digest

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 to an individual who completes a licensure pathway established by the department. Changes certain requirements regarding the reporting of a bullying "incident" to the reporting of a bullying "investigation". Requires discipline rules to include: (1) provisions to make a reasonable attempt to notify the parents of the involved students 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; and (2) timetables for reporting the conclusion of a bullying investigation to the parents of both the targeted student and the alleged perpetrator in an expedited manner that is before the end of the following school day after the conclusion of the investigation.