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Bill Higher education and workforce development matters. Establishes additional duties for the governor's workforce cabinet and requires the cabinet to perform certain duties jointly with other state agencies. Requires the Indiana management performance hub, in collaboration with the department of education (department) and commission for higher education (commission), to: (1) collect and compile certain student income data; and (2) compile into a data product on the department's and commission's websites certain data. Requires the secretary of education to establish a plan to develop a market driven stackable credentials and qualifications framework and submit the plan to the general assembly. Provides that the commission shall (instead of may) approve or disapprove certain branches, campuses, centers, new colleges, new schools, degrees, or programs. Provides that before the commission approves or disapproves a degree or program, a state educational institution shall provide, and the commission shall consider, certain information regarding the degree or program. Requires the commission to: (1) review each degree or program for approval or disapproval at least one time every 10 years; (2) outline a process for degree and program monitoring, improvement, suspension, and closure; (3) publish certain information; and (4) take official action regarding the approval or disapproval of certain requests within 90 days. Requires a state educational institution to approve for admission Indiana residents who meet certain requirements. Requires the board of trustees of a state educational institution to do the following: (1) When reviewing tenured faculty members, assess and review the staffing needs of the institution based on the branches, campuses, extension centers, colleges, schools, and degree and programs of the institution. (2) Submit to the commission any review of, renewal of, or amendment to the process or criteria regarding the tenured faculty member review. Requires the commission to promptly review the process and criteria and provide feedback to a board of trustees. Requires the commission to prepare and submit an annual report to the legislative council regarding certain student enrollment data. Adds duties for the department of workforce development. us/states/in Indiana General Assembly 2025 SB 448 Indiana SB 448 (2025)
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AGENCIES; Commission for Higher Education (CHE)
AGENCIES; Department of Education (DOE) and Secretary of Education
AGENCIES; Department of Workforce Development (DWD)
AGENCIES; Management Performance Hub (MPH)
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
GENERAL ASSEMBLY; Generally
GENERAL ASSEMBLY; Legislative Council
HIGHER EDUCATION; Academics and Curriculum
HIGHER EDUCATION; Colleges and Universities (Including Ivy Tech)
STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS; Governor
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Greg Goode
Jeff Raatz
Robert Behning
5 25 3 2025-01-13 2025-05-01 openstates ocd-bill/68b68aed-5211-4e3e-8dff-4a35e9961456 https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/sb0448 88d678fa514fb3feb2b2625874f97010e0a65e5c885637890d3d56fbf8186117 2026-07-01 https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump 2026-07-06 reported
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Indiana SB 448 (2025) — Higher education and workforce development matters.

Establishes additional duties for the governor's workforce cabinet and requires the cabinet to perform certain duties jointly with other state agencies. Requires the Indiana management performance hub, in collaboration with the department of education (department) and commission for higher education (commission), to: (1) collect and compile certain student income data; and (2) compile into a data product on the department's and commission's websites certain data. Requires the secretary of education to establish a plan to develop a market driven stackable credentials and qualifications framework and submit the plan to the general assembly. Provides that the commission shall (instead of may) approve or disapprove certain branches, campuses, centers, new colleges, new schools, degrees, or programs. Provides that before the commission approves or disapproves a degree or program, a state educational institution shall provide, and the commission shall consider, certain information regarding the degree or program. Requires the commission to: (1) review each degree or program for approval or disapproval at least one time every 10 years; (2) outline a process for degree and program monitoring, improvement, suspension, and closure; (3) publish certain information; and (4) take official action regarding the approval or disapproval of certain requests within 90 days. Requires a state educational institution to approve for admission Indiana residents who meet certain requirements. Requires the board of trustees of a state educational institution to do the following: (1) When reviewing tenured faculty members, assess and review the staffing needs of the institution based on the branches, campuses, extension centers, colleges, schools, and degree and programs of the institution. (2) Submit to the commission any review of, renewal of, or amendment to the process or criteria regarding the tenured faculty member review. Requires the commission to promptly review the process and criteria and provide feedback to a board of trustees. Requires the commission to prepare and submit an annual report to the legislative council regarding certain student enrollment data. Adds duties for the department of workforce development.

Version chain

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

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

Votes

  • SB 448 - Goode — 393 (pass) · upper
  • SB 448 - Behning - 3rd Reading — 7521 (pass) · lower
  • SB 448 - Goode - 3rd Reading — 481 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Greg Goode — primary (person)
  • Jeff Raatz — primary (person)
  • Robert Behning — primary (person)
  • Alex Burton — cosponsor (person)
  • Danny Lopez — cosponsor (person)
  • Lonnie Randolph — coauthor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-01-13 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2025-01-13 Authored by Senator Goode
  • 2025-02-03 Senator Raatz added as second author
  • 2025-02-06 Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations committee-passage, referral-committee
  • 2025-02-13 Committee report: do pass, adopted committee-passage
  • 2025-02-13 Senator Randolph added as coauthor
  • 2025-02-17 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
  • 2025-02-20 Cosponsor: Representative Lopez
  • 2025-02-20 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 196: yeas 48, nays 1 passage, reading-3, reading-3
  • 2025-02-20 House sponsor: Representative Behning
  • 2025-02-21 Referred to the House referral
  • 2025-03-03 First reading: referred to Committee on Education reading-1, referral-committee
  • 2025-04-09 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
  • 2025-04-14 Representative Burton added as cosponsor
  • 2025-04-14 Amendment #1 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
  • 2025-04-14 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
  • 2025-04-15 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 452: yeas 75, nays 21 passage, reading-3, reading-3
  • 2025-04-16 Returned to the Senate with amendments receipt
  • 2025-04-16 Motion to concur filed filing
  • 2025-04-17 Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 472: yeas 39, nays 3
  • 2025-04-22 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
  • 2025-04-22 Signed by the Speaker passage
  • 2025-04-23 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
  • 2025-05-01 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
  • 2025-05-01 Public Law 138 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/68b68aed-5211-4e3e-8dff-4a35e9961456. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).