republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2024/hb-1380.md

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Bill	Various education matters.	Requires the secretary of education to prepare and submit to the general assembly the following: (1) A plan to establish a pilot program concerning the use, operation, and management of school facilities to promote student learning and outcomes. (2) A plan to establish a pilot program concerning student transportation. Provides that the commission on seclusion and restraint in schools (commission) must include eliminating or minimizing the need for use of time-out in its model restraint and seclusion plan. Requires the commission to meet biannually (instead of annually, under current law), and requires the commission to submit a biannual report to the state advisory council on the education of children with disabilities. Makes various changes to innovation network school and participating innovation network charter school provisions regarding the following: (1) The terms that must be included in an agreement entered into between: (A) an innovation network team and the governing body of a school corporation; and (B) an organizer and the governing body of a school corporation. (2) Restrictions on altering an agreement. (3) Restrictions on a school corporation charging a participating innovation network charter school for goods and services. (4) Required distribution of state tuition support to participating innovation network charter schools. (5) Restrictions regarding altering the use of a facility occupied by an innovation network school or participating innovation network charter school. Provides that a school corporation may use the school corporation's operations fund for transportation of school children to certain: (1) apprenticeship programs; (2) career and technical education programs; (3) modern youth apprenticeships; and (4) work based learning courses. Makes changes to the student learning recovery grant program concerning the following: (1) The establishment of the program is subject to available funding. (2) The purpose for which the program was established with regard to disruption in education caused by the coronavirus disease pandemic and insufficient alternatives. (3) The limitation of the program to only certain state fiscal years. (4) Allowing the department of education (department) to require matching grant amounts. Provides that a student's Indiana enrichment scholarship account terminates under conditions established by the department (instead of October 1, 2024). Provides that the governing body of a school corporation, the organizer of a charter school, or the chief administrative officer of a nonpublic school system shall authorize the absence and excuse of each secondary school student who is not a habitual truant and is ordered to active duty with the armed forces of the United States, including their reserve components or the Indiana National Guard for at least 15 days in a school year. Provides that the office of administrative law proceedings (office) has jurisdiction over hearing officers authorized to conduct hearings required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Requires the office to: (1) determine the cost of conducting hearings; and (2) after July 1, 2025, assess a fee, based on the weighted ADM count, for each school corporation and charter school that is sufficient to cover the costs. Amends the date by which a student has to be a certain age to be eligible to participate in a school scholarship program and the Indiana education scholarship account program. Removes a condition with regard to requiring certain school corporations to accept transferring students who do not have legal settlement in the school corporation. Provides that a transferee corporation may not require a parent or student requesting transfer to the school corporation to pay transfer tuition or any other fee associated with the transfer of the student. Removes a provision that requires use of certain federal funds under the Indiana student enrichment grant program. Makes certain changes to the referendum time line. Repeals the following provisions regarding the student learning recovery grant program: (1) The appropriation in the 2021 fiscal year. (2) The expiration of the program. Repeals provisions regarding the expiration of the Indiana student enrichment grant program. Provides that a state educational institution (institution) must implement a policy to publish information concerning any act of hazing committed by a member of a group or organization that is adjudicated by the institution. Requires an institution to publish a public report concerning certain information about an investigation that results in a finding that hazing was committed. Specifies what an institution is required to publish on a website in connection with the public report concerning hazing. Allows an individual who is at least 16 years of age to enroll in and attend a training program for certification as a Firefighter I, Firefighter II, or emergency medical technician.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2024	HB 1380	Indiana HB 1380 (2024)	bill	ADMINISTRATIVE LAW; Generally AGENCIES; Department of Education (DOE) and Secretary of Education EDUCATION; Generally EDUCATION; Local School Boards GENERAL ASSEMBLY; Generally PUBLIC HEARINGS AND MEETINGS SCHOOLS; Bullying SCHOOLS; Buses SCHOOLS; Charter Schools SCHOOLS; Financial Assistance (Including Vouchers Choice Scholarships and Education Savings Accounts) STATE GOVERNMENT; Contracts Procurements and Purchases TAXES; School Taxes	enacted	Jeff Raatz John Crane Robert Behning	6	38	4	2024-01-10	2024-03-13	openstates	ocd-bill/0a1c2da1-8c37-4155-94c0-81b4f8aa9a7c	https://api.iga.in.gov/2024/bills/hb1380	614a5a5b707520248a4aa31645f5fa30c4bdbb2b1fbe620fdfa073f299ef178b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-in

Indiana HB 1380 (2024) — Various education matters.

Requires the secretary of education to prepare and submit to the general assembly the following: (1) A plan to establish a pilot program concerning the use, operation, and management of school facilities to promote student learning and outcomes. (2) A plan to establish a pilot program concerning student transportation. Provides that the commission on seclusion and restraint in schools (commission) must include eliminating or minimizing the need for use of time-out in its model restraint and seclusion plan. Requires the commission to meet biannually (instead of annually, under current law), and requires the commission to submit a biannual report to the state advisory council on the education of children with disabilities. Makes various changes to innovation network school and participating innovation network charter school provisions regarding the following: (1) The terms that must be included in an agreement entered into between: (A) an innovation network team and the governing body of a school corporation; and (B) an organizer and the governing body of a school corporation. (2) Restrictions on altering an agreement. (3) Restrictions on a school corporation charging a participating innovation network charter school for goods and services. (4) Required distribution of state tuition support to participating innovation network charter schools. (5) Restrictions regarding altering the use of a facility occupied by an innovation network school or participating innovation network charter school. Provides that a school corporation may use the school corporation's operations fund for transportation of school children to certain: (1) apprenticeship programs; (2) career and technical education programs; (3) modern youth apprenticeships; and (4) work based learning courses. Makes changes to the student learning recovery grant program concerning the following: (1) The establishment of the program is subject to available funding. (2) The purpose for which the program was established with regard to disruption in education caused by the coronavirus disease pandemic and insufficient alternatives. (3) The limitation of the program to only certain state fiscal years. (4) Allowing the department of education (department) to require matching grant amounts. Provides that a student's Indiana enrichment scholarship account terminates under conditions established by the department (instead of October 1, 2024). Provides that the governing body of a school corporation, the organizer of a charter school, or the chief administrative officer of a nonpublic school system shall authorize the absence and excuse of each secondary school student who is not a habitual truant and is ordered to active duty with the armed forces of the United States, including their reserve components or the Indiana National Guard for at least 15 days in a school year. Provides that the office of administrative law proceedings (office) has jurisdiction over hearing officers authorized to conduct hearings required by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Requires the office to: (1) determine the cost of conducting hearings; and (2) after July 1, 2025, assess a fee, based on the weighted ADM count, for each school corporation and charter school that is sufficient to cover the costs. Amends the date by which a student has to be a certain age to be eligible to participate in a school scholarship program and the Indiana education scholarship account program. Removes a condition with regard to requiring certain school corporations to accept transferring students who do not have legal settlement in the school corporation. Provides that a transferee corporation may not require a parent or student requesting transfer to the school corporation to pay transfer tuition or any other fee associated with the transfer of the student. Removes a provision that requires use of certain federal funds under the Indiana student enrichment grant program. Makes certain changes to the referendum time line. Repeals the following provisions regarding the student learning recovery grant program: (1) The appropriation in the 2021 fiscal year. (2) The expiration of the program. Repeals provisions regarding the expiration of the Indiana student enrichment grant program. Provides that a state educational institution (institution) must implement a policy to publish information concerning any act of hazing committed by a member of a group or organization that is adjudicated by the institution. Requires an institution to publish a public report concerning certain information about an investigation that results in a finding that hazing was committed. Specifies what an institution is required to publish on a website in connection with the public report concerning hazing. Allows an individual who is at least 16 years of age to enroll in and attend a training program for certification as a Firefighter I, Firefighter II, or emergency medical technician.

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

Votes

• HB 1380 - Raatz — 35–12 (pass) · upper
• HB 1380 - Raatz - 3rd Reading — 48–0 (pass) · upper
• HB 1380 - Behning - 3rd Reading — 91–7 (pass) · lower
• HB 1380 - Behning — 70–25 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Jeff Raatz — primary (person)
• John Crane — primary (person)
• Robert Behning — primary (person)
• Julie McGuire — coauthor (person)
• Lonnie Randolph — cosponsor (person)
• Michelle Davis — coauthor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2024-01-10 Authored by Representative Behning
• 2024-01-10 First reading: referred to Committee on Education reading-1, referral-committee
• 2024-01-10 Coauthored by Representatives Davis and McGuire
• 2024-01-18 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2024-01-23 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2024-01-23 Amendment #1 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
• 2024-01-23 Amendment #2 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
• 2024-01-26 Referred to the Senate referral
• 2024-01-25 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 50: yeas 91, nays 7 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2024-01-25 Senate sponsors: Senators Raatz and Crane
• 2024-02-05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development reading-1, referral-committee
• 2024-02-22 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations committee-passage, referral-committee
• 2024-02-29 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2024-03-04 Amendment #2 (Raatz) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
• 2024-03-04 Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
• 2024-03-04 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2024-03-05 Motion to dissent filed filing
• 2024-03-05 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 287: yeas 48, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2024-03-06 Senate conferees appointed: Raatz and Yoder
• 2024-03-06 Senate advisors appointed: Ford J.D. and Crane
• 2024-03-06 House conferees appointed: Behning and Pfaff
• 2024-03-06 House advisors appointed: Davis, McGuire, DeLaney, Klinker and Smith V
• 2024-03-06 House dissented from Senate amendments
• 2024-03-05 Returned to the House with amendments receipt
• 2024-03-11 Signed by the Speaker passage
• 2024-03-13 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
• 2024-03-08 Senator Rogers added as conferee
• 2024-03-08 Representative McGuire added as conferee
• 2024-03-08 Representative Pfaff removed as conferee
• 2024-03-08 Representative McGuire removed as advisor
• 2024-03-13 Public Law 162 became-law
• 2024-03-08 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate filing
• 2024-03-08 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 349: yeas 70, nays 25
• 2024-03-08 CCR # 1 filed in the House filing
• 2024-03-08 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 338: yeas 35, nays 12
• 2024-03-11 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
• 2024-03-08 Senator Yoder removed as conferee
• 2024-03-12 Signed by the President of the Senate passage

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0a1c2da1-8c37-4155-94c0-81b4f8aa9a7c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).