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type: "Bill"
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title: "Absenteeism and student discipline."
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
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legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "SB 482"
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citation: "Indiana SB 482 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["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)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Linda Rogers", "Michelle Davis", "Stacey Donato"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 34
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2025-01-13"
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last_action: "2025-05-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d918f2a1-2f1b-45ed-855b-09ef9bd3a577"
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source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/sb0482"
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source_hash: "59a3a7f5da92592881e235ef4b70aed3d4bf9e12bc3d476e36fd18c6bd348eb1"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
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---
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# Indiana SB 482 (2025) — Absenteeism and student discipline.
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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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Enrolled Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0482/SB0482.04.ENRH.pdf)
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2. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0482/SB0482.01.INTR.pdf)
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3. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0482/SB0482.02.COMS.pdf)
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4. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0482/SB0482.03.COMH.pdf)
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## Votes
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- SB 482 - Davis - 3rd Reading — **82–15** (pass) · lower
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- SB 482 - Davis — **84–8** (pass) · lower
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- SB 482 - Donato — **48–2** (pass) · upper
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- SB 482 - Donato - 3rd Reading — **49–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Linda Rogers — primary (person)
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- Michelle Davis — primary (person)
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- Stacey Donato — primary (person)
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- J.D. Ford — coauthor (person)
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- Julie McGuire — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-13** First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-13** Authored by Senators Donato and Rogers
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- **2025-01-28** Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor
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- **2025-01-30** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-03** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-05** Referred to the House `referral`
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- **2025-02-04** Cosponsor: Representative McGuire
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- **2025-02-04** House sponsor: Representative Davis
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- **2025-02-04** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 77: yeas 49, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2025-03-03** First reading: referred to Committee on Education `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-09** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2025-04-14** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-15** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 456: yeas 82, nays 15 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-16** House advisors appointed: Behning, Payne, Klinker, Pfaff and DeLaney
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- **2025-04-16** Returned to the Senate with amendments `receipt`
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- **2025-04-16** Motion to dissent filed `filing`
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- **2025-04-16** Senate dissented from House amendments
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- **2025-04-16** House conferees appointed: Davis and Smith V
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- **2025-04-17** Senate conferees appointed: Donato and Hunley
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- **2025-04-17** Senate advisors appointed: Ford J.D. and Rogers
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- **2025-04-17** Motion to concur filed `filing`
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- **2025-04-17** Dissent rescinded
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- **2025-04-21** Motion to dissent filed `filing`
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- **2025-04-21** Senate dissented from House amendments
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- **2025-04-21** Concurrence withdrawn `withdrawal`
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- **2025-04-23** CCR # 1 filed in the Senate `filing`
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- **2025-04-23** CCR # 1 filed in the House `filing`
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- **2025-04-23** Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 539: yeas 84, nays 8
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- **2025-05-06** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-04-24** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
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- **2025-04-29** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2025-04-24** Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 511: yeas 48, nays 2
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- **2025-05-06** Public Law 208 `became-law`
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- **2025-04-25** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d918f2a1-2f1b-45ed-855b-09ef9bd3a577`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
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