SB0359: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.

Page last updated: Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM (America/Indianapolis).

General Information

• Stage: Engrossed Senate Bill (H)
• Current Chamber: house
• Origin Chamber: senate
• Description: Student well-being and resiliency.

Legislators

Actions (16 total)

• Mar 3, 2025, 7:22 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Education
• Feb 14, 2025, 4:29 AM: Referred to the House
• Feb 13, 2025, 11:54 AM: Senator Randolph added as coauthor
• Feb 13, 2025, 11:11 AM: Cosponsor: Representative King
• Feb 13, 2025, 11:11 AM: House sponsor: Representative McGuire
• Feb 13, 2025, 11:08 AM: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 125: yeas 42, nays 4
• Feb 11, 2025, 9:04 AM: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
• Feb 11, 2025, 9:04 AM: Amendment #1 (Alexander) prevailed; voice vote
• Feb 3, 2025, 12:11 PM: Senator Johnson T removed as coauthor
• Jan 30, 2025, 8:41 AM: Committee report: do pass, adopted
• Jan 23, 2025, 10:38 AM: Senator Hunley added as coauthor
• Jan 21, 2025, 10:06 AM: Senator Johnson T added as coauthor
• Jan 21, 2025, 10:06 AM: Senator Rogers added as third author
• Jan 21, 2025, 10:06 AM: Senator Donato added as second author
• Jan 13, 2025, 11:35 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
• Jan 13, 2025, 11:35 AM: Authored by Senator Alexander

Digest

Requires the department of education (department), in consultation with the office of the secretary of family and social services, to approve and make available student mental well-being resources for certain schools. Requires the governing body of a school corporation or the equivalent authority for a charter school to publish and publicly post the approved student well-being resources. Establishes the resiliency program (program) to provide eligible schools the opportunity to participate in a program designed to help students build resiliency and grit so that students are ready to learn. Requires the department to develop guidelines to determine which eligible schools may participate in the program. Requires an eligible school selected by the department to participate in the program to follow certain requirements and procedures before a student may participate in the program. Requires the department to prepare a report concerning the program and submit the report to the legislative council.