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Bill	Various education matters.	Requires the Indiana archives and records administration to: (1) establish procedures to retain an original record, document, plat, paper, or instrument-in-writing in an electronic format; (2) establish a period of time after which an original record, document, plat, paper, or instrument-in-writing may be destroyed; and (3) prepare and submit, not later than November 1, 2023, a report to the general assembly regarding these matters. Amends the duties of the early learning advisory committee. Changes the prekindergarten pilot program to the prekindergarten program and removes the expiration date. Provides that, at least once every five years, the office, in cooperation with the department of education (department), must carry out a longitudinal study regarding students who participate in the prekindergarten program. Amends requirements regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for child care centers, child care homes, and child care ministries. Requires: (1) each public school to provide information to the department concerning certain physical injuries to employees; and (2) the department to report the information on the department's website. Requires the department to provide certain information to public schools and state accredited nonpublic schools and requires each school to post the information on the school's website home page. Amends innovation network school and participating innovation network charter school provisions regarding: (1) certain agreement requirements and limitations; (2) appeals to the state board of education regarding the failure to follow an agreement renewal process; and (3) negotiating the requirement of specific services. Allows an innovation network team or organizer to enter into an agreement with a school corporation to transfer the ownership of a school corporation facility to the team or organizer and provides that a transfer is not subject to provisions in the law concerning the transfer of vacant school buildings to charter schools. Provides that a school corporation may not require an innovation network team or an organizer to contract for specific goods or services provided by the school corporation or any other entity. Requires information regarding certain possible criminal activity, concluded personnel matter investigations, and matters involving legal expenses be provided to the governing body of a school corporation. Provides that at-risk students who are receiving certain educational services are not included in a public school's four year graduation rate and are included in an eligible school's graduation rate under certain conditions. Amends the definition of "teacher" regarding certain teacher compensation provisions and requires a school corporation to expend at least 62% of the school corporation's state tuition support on teacher compensation. (Current law requires a school corporation to expend at least 45% on full-time teacher salaries.) Requires special education grade 8 through 12 case conference committees to discuss decision making skills and alternatives to appointing a guardian. Requires the department to, subject to appropriation by the general assembly, provide schools the same per pupil exam fee amounts for international baccalaureate and Cambridge International exams as is provided for advanced placement exams. Provides that: (1) any course that meets the requirements of a career and technical education program may be taught virtually by a virtual provider if certain conditions are met; and (2) the virtual course is eligible for a career and technical education grant. Amends the definition of "school scholarship", with regard to scholarship granting organizations. Removes a provision that requires choice scholarship schools to conduct random drawings in a public meeting if applicants for enrollment exceed the number of choice scholarships available to the school. Provides that the state board shall assign to a school or school corporation (including adult high schools) a "null" or "no letter grade" for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years. Provides that, when developing a proposal for a revised school performance designation, the department shall consider using certain metrics.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2023	HB 1591	Indiana HB 1591 (2023)	bill	BOARDS AND BOARD MEMBERSHIP CHILDREN AND MINORS Child Care Programs EDUCATION Secretary of Education State Department and Boards GOVERNOR PUBLIC RECORDS SCHOOLS Choice Scholarships SCHOOLS Curricula SCHOOLS Special Education and Special Programs STUDENT ASSISTANCE LOANS AND GRANTS	enacted	Jeff Raatz Kyle Walker Linda Rogers Robert Behning	6	39	1	2023-01-19	2023-05-04	openstates	ocd-bill/ac897c99-3894-4204-81b0-941b6f177669	http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1591	09e9042d7a59077dbc0ae225cbf3aef310a7ae09b674d92ee310f3bb82deefd7	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-in

Indiana HB 1591 (2023) — Various education matters.

Requires the Indiana archives and records administration to: (1) establish procedures to retain an original record, document, plat, paper, or instrument-in-writing in an electronic format; (2) establish a period of time after which an original record, document, plat, paper, or instrument-in-writing may be destroyed; and (3) prepare and submit, not later than November 1, 2023, a report to the general assembly regarding these matters. Amends the duties of the early learning advisory committee. Changes the prekindergarten pilot program to the prekindergarten program and removes the expiration date. Provides that, at least once every five years, the office, in cooperation with the department of education (department), must carry out a longitudinal study regarding students who participate in the prekindergarten program. Amends requirements regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for child care centers, child care homes, and child care ministries. Requires: (1) each public school to provide information to the department concerning certain physical injuries to employees; and (2) the department to report the information on the department's website. Requires the department to provide certain information to public schools and state accredited nonpublic schools and requires each school to post the information on the school's website home page. Amends innovation network school and participating innovation network charter school provisions regarding: (1) certain agreement requirements and limitations; (2) appeals to the state board of education regarding the failure to follow an agreement renewal process; and (3) negotiating the requirement of specific services. Allows an innovation network team or organizer to enter into an agreement with a school corporation to transfer the ownership of a school corporation facility to the team or organizer and provides that a transfer is not subject to provisions in the law concerning the transfer of vacant school buildings to charter schools. Provides that a school corporation may not require an innovation network team or an organizer to contract for specific goods or services provided by the school corporation or any other entity. Requires information regarding certain possible criminal activity, concluded personnel matter investigations, and matters involving legal expenses be provided to the governing body of a school corporation. Provides that at-risk students who are receiving certain educational services are not included in a public school's four year graduation rate and are included in an eligible school's graduation rate under certain conditions. Amends the definition of "teacher" regarding certain teacher compensation provisions and requires a school corporation to expend at least 62% of the school corporation's state tuition support on teacher compensation. (Current law requires a school corporation to expend at least 45% on full-time teacher salaries.) Requires special education grade 8 through 12 case conference committees to discuss decision making skills and alternatives to appointing a guardian. Requires the department to, subject to appropriation by the general assembly, provide schools the same per pupil exam fee amounts for international baccalaureate and Cambridge International exams as is provided for advanced placement exams. Provides that: (1) any course that meets the requirements of a career and technical education program may be taught virtually by a virtual provider if certain conditions are met; and (2) the virtual course is eligible for a career and technical education grant. Amends the definition of "school scholarship", with regard to scholarship granting organizations. Removes a provision that requires choice scholarship schools to conduct random drawings in a public meeting if applicants for enrollment exceed the number of choice scholarships available to the school. Provides that the state board shall assign to a school or school corporation (including adult high schools) a "null" or "no letter grade" for the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years. Provides that, when developing a proposal for a revised school performance designation, the department shall consider using certain metrics.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Engrossed House Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
2. Enrolled House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
3. House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
4. House Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
5. House Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
6. Introduced House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• HB 1591 - Rogers - 3rd Reading — 45–5 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Jeff Raatz — primary (person)
• Kyle Walker — primary (person)
• Linda Rogers — primary (person)
• Robert Behning — primary (person)
• Edward Clere — coauthor (person)
• J.D. Ford — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2023-01-19 Authored by Representative Behning
• 2023-01-19 First reading: referred to Committee on Education reading-1, referral-committee
• 2023-02-13 Representative Clere added as coauthor
• 2023-02-20 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2023-02-22 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2023-02-23 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 221: yeas 94, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2023-02-23 Senate sponsors: Senators Rogers, Raatz, Walker K
• 2023-02-24 Referred to the Senate referral
• 2023-03-06 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development reading-1, referral-committee
• 2023-03-13 Senator Ford J.D. added as cosponsor
• 2023-03-23 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2023-04-13 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2023-04-17 Amendment #1 (Bohacek) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
• 2023-04-17 Amendment #2 (Young M) failed; Roll Call 397: yeas 15, nays 30 amendment-failure, failure
• 2023-04-17 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2023-04-18 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 451: yeas 45, nays 5 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2023-04-19 Returned to the House with amendments receipt
• 2023-04-19 Motion to dissent filed filing
• 2023-04-19 House dissented from Senate amendments
• 2023-04-19 House conferees appointed: Behning and Pfaff
• 2023-04-19 House advisors appointed: Clere, Jordan and Smith V
• 2023-04-20 Senate conferees appointed: Rogers and Ford J.D.
• 2023-04-20 Senate advisors appointed: Qaddoura and Raatz
• 2023-04-24 Representative Pfaff removed as conferee
• 2023-04-24 Representative DeLaney added as conferee
• 2023-04-26 Representative DeLaney removed as conferee
• 2023-04-26 Representative Teshka added as conferee
• 2023-04-27 Senator Raatz removed as advisor
• 2023-04-27 Senator Ford J.D. removed as conferee
• 2023-04-27 Senator Raatz added as conferee
• 2023-04-27 CCR # 1 filed in the House filing
• 2023-04-27 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate filing
• 2023-04-27 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 560: yeas 66, nays 28
• 2023-04-28 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
• 2023-04-28 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2023-04-28 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 534: yeas 40, nays 10
• 2023-05-01 Signed by the Speaker passage
• 2023-05-04 Public Law 246 became-law
• 2023-05-04 Signed by the Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ac897c99-3894-4204-81b0-941b6f177669. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).