republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2025/hb-1348.md

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Bill	Nonaccredited nonpublic schools.	Provides that a high school diploma (diploma) or credential issued by a nonaccredited nonpublic school (school) is legally sufficient to demonstrate that the recipient of the diploma or credential has met the requirements to complete high school. Provides that a state or local agency or institution of higher education in Indiana may not reject or otherwise treat a person differently based solely on the source of a diploma or credential. Provides that a person who administers a school has the authority to execute any document required by law, rule, regulation, or policy to provide certain evidence regarding a child's education.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2025	HB 1348	Indiana HB 1348 (2025)	bill	AGENCIES; Commission for Higher Education (CHE) AGENCIES; Department of Education (DOE) and Secretary of Education SCHOOLS; Academic Achievements and Outcomes (Including Diplomas)	enacted	Jeff Raatz Timothy Wesco	4	20	2	2025-01-13	2025-04-10	openstates	ocd-bill/84e641e9-e690-4098-99f0-70a7244bd8c2	https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/hb1348	82266ff207206846c431fc3090a0b723e4dbf4eb55fd232dec28bf180d0413dc	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-in

Indiana HB 1348 (2025) — Nonaccredited nonpublic schools.

Provides that a high school diploma (diploma) or credential issued by a nonaccredited nonpublic school (school) is legally sufficient to demonstrate that the recipient of the diploma or credential has met the requirements to complete high school. Provides that a state or local agency or institution of higher education in Indiana may not reject or otherwise treat a person differently based solely on the source of a diploma or credential. Provides that a person who administers a school has the authority to execute any document required by law, rule, regulation, or policy to provide certain evidence regarding a child's education.

Version chain

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

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

Votes

• HB 1348 - Raatz - 3rd Reading — 32–15 (pass) · upper
• HB 1348 - Wesco - 3rd Reading — 62–29 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Jeff Raatz — primary (person)
• Timothy Wesco — primary (person)
• Aaron Freeman — cosponsor (person)
• Becky Cash — coauthor (person)
• Ethan Lawson — coauthor (person)
• Matt Hostettler — coauthor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-01-13 Authored by Representative Wesco
• 2025-01-13 First reading: referred to Committee on Education reading-1, referral-committee
• 2025-01-13 Coauthored by Representatives Lawson and Cash
• 2025-01-27 Committee report: do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2025-01-29 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2025-01-30 Representative Hostettler added as coauthor
• 2025-01-30 Senate sponsor: Senator Raatz
• 2025-01-31 Referred to the Senate referral
• 2025-01-30 Cosponsor: Senator Freeman
• 2025-01-30 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 54: yeas 62, nays 29 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2025-02-18 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development reading-1, referral-committee
• 2025-03-20 Committee report: do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2025-03-24 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2025-03-25 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 285: yeas 32, nays 15 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2025-03-26 Returned to the House without amendments receipt
• 2025-03-27 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
• 2025-03-27 Signed by the Speaker passage
• 2025-04-03 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2025-04-10 Public Law 61 became-law
• 2025-04-10 Signed by the Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/84e641e9-e690-4098-99f0-70a7244bd8c2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).