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Bill	Absenteeism and student discipline.	Defines "chronically absent". Requires the department of education (department) to do the following: (1) Create a list of best practices to reduce student discipline and absenteeism. (2) Study and prepare a report regarding the basis for the categorization of certain suspensions and expulsions. (3) Establish a categorization framework for excused absences based on the reason for the absence. (4) Collect certain information regarding absences from school corporations and charter schools and prepare and post a report regarding the information on the department's website. Provides that the absence policy adopted by the governing body of a school corporation must provide for the categorization of excused absences in accordance with the categorization framework established by the department. Allows a prosecuting attorney to conduct a meeting, collaborate, and make reasonable efforts to secure appropriate support services for a child and the child's family before filing an affidavit with regard to a violation of compulsory school attendance requirements. Amends the definition of "absent student" for purposes of the truancy prevention policy provisions. Requires a public school to hold an attendance conference not later than 10 instructional days (instead of five instructional days) after the student's fifth absence. Prohibits a public school from expelling or suspending a student solely because the student is chronically absent or a habitual truant.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2025	SB 482	Indiana SB 482 (2025)	bill	AGENCIES; Department of Education (DOE) and Secretary of Education CHILDREN AND MINORS; Generally CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Contracts and Legal Documents COURTS; Juvenile Courts COURTS; Trial Courts CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Prosecuting Attorneys (Non-Elected) SCHOOLS; Charter Schools SCHOOLS; Discipline SCHOOLS; Generally SCHOOLS; Officers and Employees (Other than Teachers) SCHOOLS; Private Schools SCHOOLS; Pupils (Other than Disciplinary Matters)	enacted	Linda Rogers Michelle Davis Stacey Donato	4	34	4	2025-01-13	2025-05-06	openstates	ocd-bill/d918f2a1-2f1b-45ed-855b-09ef9bd3a577	https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/sb0482	59a3a7f5da92592881e235ef4b70aed3d4bf9e12bc3d476e36fd18c6bd348eb1	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-in

Indiana SB 482 (2025) — Absenteeism and student discipline.

Defines "chronically absent". Requires the department of education (department) to do the following: (1) Create a list of best practices to reduce student discipline and absenteeism. (2) Study and prepare a report regarding the basis for the categorization of certain suspensions and expulsions. (3) Establish a categorization framework for excused absences based on the reason for the absence. (4) Collect certain information regarding absences from school corporations and charter schools and prepare and post a report regarding the information on the department's website. Provides that the absence policy adopted by the governing body of a school corporation must provide for the categorization of excused absences in accordance with the categorization framework established by the department. Allows a prosecuting attorney to conduct a meeting, collaborate, and make reasonable efforts to secure appropriate support services for a child and the child's family before filing an affidavit with regard to a violation of compulsory school attendance requirements. Amends the definition of "absent student" for purposes of the truancy prevention policy provisions. Requires a public school to hold an attendance conference not later than 10 instructional days (instead of five instructional days) after the student's fifth absence. Prohibits a public school from expelling or suspending a student solely because the student is chronically absent or a habitual truant.

Version chain

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

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

Votes

• SB 482 - Davis - 3rd Reading — 82–15 (pass) · lower
• SB 482 - Davis — 84–8 (pass) · lower
• SB 482 - Donato — 48–2 (pass) · upper
• SB 482 - Donato - 3rd Reading — 49–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Linda Rogers — primary (person)
• Michelle Davis — primary (person)
• Stacey Donato — primary (person)
• J.D. Ford — coauthor (person)
• Julie McGuire — cosponsor (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 Senators Donato and Rogers
• 2025-01-28 Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor
• 2025-01-30 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2025-02-03 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2025-02-05 Referred to the House referral
• 2025-02-04 Cosponsor: Representative McGuire
• 2025-02-04 House sponsor: Representative Davis
• 2025-02-04 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 77: yeas 49, nays 0 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 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 Second reading: ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2025-04-15 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 456: yeas 82, nays 15 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2025-04-16 House advisors appointed: Behning, Payne, Klinker, Pfaff and DeLaney
• 2025-04-16 Returned to the Senate with amendments receipt
• 2025-04-16 Motion to dissent filed filing
• 2025-04-16 Senate dissented from House amendments
• 2025-04-16 House conferees appointed: Davis and Smith V
• 2025-04-17 Senate conferees appointed: Donato and Hunley
• 2025-04-17 Senate advisors appointed: Ford J.D. and Rogers
• 2025-04-17 Motion to concur filed filing
• 2025-04-17 Dissent rescinded
• 2025-04-21 Motion to dissent filed filing
• 2025-04-21 Senate dissented from House amendments
• 2025-04-21 Concurrence withdrawn withdrawal
• 2025-04-23 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate filing
• 2025-04-23 CCR # 1 filed in the House filing
• 2025-04-23 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 539: yeas 84, nays 8
• 2025-05-06 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
• 2025-04-24 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
• 2025-04-29 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2025-04-24 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 511: yeas 48, nays 2
• 2025-05-06 Public Law 208 became-law
• 2025-04-25 Signed by the Speaker passage

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d918f2a1-2f1b-45ed-855b-09ef9bd3a577. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).