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Bill Various education matters. Requires each school corporation to publish on the school corporation's website the graduation rate for each high school in the school corporation. Amends the: (1) definition of "graduation" for the high school graduation rate determination; and (2) graduation rate calculation. Allows charter schools and nonpublic schools to issue an adjunct teacher permit to certain individuals. Provides that an individual who holds an adjunct teacher permit may teach in a career and technical education content area in which the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school allows the individual to teach based on the individual's experience. Requires the state board of education (state board) to: (1) develop algebra I, algebra II, and geometry courses that include real world application and project based and inquiry based learning; and (2) implement the courses not later than the 2025-2026 school year. Provides that, if the state board establishes an Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery as a graduation pathway, the state board shall require a student who elects the pathway to submit documentation that demonstrates the student's intent to enlist in the military as a condition of meeting the pathway requirements. Requires the state board to, not later than July 1, 2023, review and update any guidance issued by the state board regarding the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery as a graduation pathway requirement. Provides that a school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school may not require a student enrolled in the school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school to participate in any particular graduation pathway to be eligible to graduate. Removes a provision that provides that not more than 1% of students of a cohort may receive an alternate diploma. Provides that, for purposes of determining a school's or school corporation's graduation rate, not more than one percent of a school's or school corporation's graduation cohort that receives an alternate diploma may be counted as having graduated. Removes a requirement that a school corporation record or include certain immunization information in the official high school transcript for a high school student. Removes a provision that allows a school corporation to include additional information on a student's high school transcript. Provides that any notification or materials provided or distributed by the Indiana department of health or a school to a parent of a student regarding required or recommended immunizations for the student must clearly delineate or label immunizations that are required and immunizations that are only recommended. Provides that the department of education shall develop a proposal for a revised school performance designation not later than December 1, 2024. us/states/in Indiana General Assembly 2023 HB 1635 Indiana HB 1635 (2023)
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EDUCATION
Secretary of Education
State Department and Boards
HEALTH
State Department and Agencies
MILITARY FORCES
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
SCHOOLS generally (K-12)
SCHOOLS
Charter Schools
SCHOOLS
Curricula
SCHOOLS
Special Education and Special Programs
SCHOOLS
Teachers
SCHOOLS
Vocational Education
enacted
Jeff Raatz
Robert Behning
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Indiana HB 1635 (2023) — Various education matters.

Requires each school corporation to publish on the school corporation's website the graduation rate for each high school in the school corporation. Amends the: (1) definition of "graduation" for the high school graduation rate determination; and (2) graduation rate calculation. Allows charter schools and nonpublic schools to issue an adjunct teacher permit to certain individuals. Provides that an individual who holds an adjunct teacher permit may teach in a career and technical education content area in which the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school allows the individual to teach based on the individual's experience. Requires the state board of education (state board) to: (1) develop algebra I, algebra II, and geometry courses that include real world application and project based and inquiry based learning; and (2) implement the courses not later than the 2025-2026 school year. Provides that, if the state board establishes an Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery as a graduation pathway, the state board shall require a student who elects the pathway to submit documentation that demonstrates the student's intent to enlist in the military as a condition of meeting the pathway requirements. Requires the state board to, not later than July 1, 2023, review and update any guidance issued by the state board regarding the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery as a graduation pathway requirement. Provides that a school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school may not require a student enrolled in the school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school to participate in any particular graduation pathway to be eligible to graduate. Removes a provision that provides that not more than 1% of students of a cohort may receive an alternate diploma. Provides that, for purposes of determining a school's or school corporation's graduation rate, not more than one percent of a school's or school corporation's graduation cohort that receives an alternate diploma may be counted as having graduated. Removes a requirement that a school corporation record or include certain immunization information in the official high school transcript for a high school student. Removes a provision that allows a school corporation to include additional information on a student's high school transcript. Provides that any notification or materials provided or distributed by the Indiana department of health or a school to a parent of a student regarding required or recommended immunizations for the student must clearly delineate or label immunizations that are required and immunizations that are only recommended. Provides that the department of education shall develop a proposal for a revised school performance designation not later than December 1, 2024.

Version chain

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

  1. Engrossed House Bill (H) (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. Introduced House Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • HB 1635 - Raatz - 3rd Reading — 3710 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Jeff Raatz — primary (person)
  • Robert Behning — primary (person)
  • Chuck Goodrich — coauthor (person)
  • Edward Clere — coauthor (person)
  • Jake Teshka — coauthor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2023-01-19 Coauthored by Representatives Goodrich and Teshka
  • 2023-01-19 Authored by Representative Behning
  • 2023-01-19 First reading: referred to Committee on Education reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2023-02-06 Representative Clere added as coauthor
  • 2023-02-09 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
  • 2023-02-13 Amendment #3 (McGuire) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
  • 2023-02-13 Amendment #2 (DeLaney) motion withdrawn amendment-withdrawal, withdrawal
  • 2023-02-13 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
  • 2023-02-14 Senate sponsor: Senator Raatz
  • 2023-02-14 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 139: yeas 66, nays 24 passage, reading-3, reading-3
  • 2023-02-15 Referred to the Senate referral
  • 2023-02-27 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2023-04-06 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
  • 2023-04-11 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
  • 2023-04-13 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 385: yeas 37, nays 10 passage, reading-3, reading-3
  • 2023-04-14 Returned to the House with amendments receipt
  • 2023-04-17 Motion to dissent filed filing
  • 2023-04-17 House dissented from Senate amendments
  • 2023-04-18 House conferees appointed: Behning and DeLaney
  • 2023-04-18 House advisors appointed: Clere, McGuire, Pfaff and Smith V
  • 2023-04-20 Motion to concur filed filing
  • 2023-04-20 House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 463: yeas 66, nays 27
  • 2023-04-24 Signed by the Speaker passage
  • 2023-04-25 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
  • 2023-04-26 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
  • 2023-05-01 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
  • 2023-05-01 Public Law 160 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3dd98fc5-a7c8-4eb9-904d-fcd9d2262420. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).