republic-os/legislation/us/states/in/2026/sb-199.md

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Bill	Various education matters.	Makes changes to the composition of the case review panel established by an interscholastic athletic association. Requires the secretary of education, not later than December 1, 2026, to identify key metrics and activities concerning civic literacy and to submit the information to the general assembly. Requires the secretary of education, not later than December 1, 2026, to identify and make certain recommendations concerning paid leave for employees following certain events and to submit the findings to the general assembly. Provides that certain requirements apply to schools in which, over the course of three consecutive years, fewer than 75% of students achieved a valid passing score on the determinant evaluation of reading skills. Requires the commission for higher education (commission), not later than December 1, 2026, to evaluate accrediting agencies of state educational institutions and to report the commission's findings and recommendations to the general assembly. Provides that state educational institutions with degree programs that meet the definition of a low earning outcome program under federal law must request approval from the commission to continue the degree program.	us/states/in	Indiana General Assembly	2026	SB 199	Indiana SB 199 (2026)	bill	AGENCIES; Commission for Higher Education (CHE) AGENCIES; Department of Education (DOE) and Secretary of Education CHILDREN AND MINORS; Generally GENERAL ASSEMBLY; Generally HIGHER EDUCATION; Financial Assistance (Including Student Assistance Loans Grants and FAFSA) SCHOOLS; Athletics SCHOOLS; Curricula SCHOOLS; Financial Assistance (Including Vouchers Choice Scholarships and Education Savings Accounts) SCHOOLS; ILEARN (Formerly ISTEP) and Testing Programs TECHNOLOGY; Communication (Including Internet Phone Lines Print Media Radio and Television)	enacted	Jeff Raatz Linda Rogers Robert Behning	6	43	5	2026-01-05	2026-03-05	openstates	ocd-bill/732abca0-1ddb-41e5-adba-4ac8bbd22257	https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/sb0199	01e3d6d056665c285492e7613ac2e7b11b1526de0a17da27d8cfc6dda093b428	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-in

Indiana SB 199 (2026) — Various education matters.

Makes changes to the composition of the case review panel established by an interscholastic athletic association. Requires the secretary of education, not later than December 1, 2026, to identify key metrics and activities concerning civic literacy and to submit the information to the general assembly. Requires the secretary of education, not later than December 1, 2026, to identify and make certain recommendations concerning paid leave for employees following certain events and to submit the findings to the general assembly. Provides that certain requirements apply to schools in which, over the course of three consecutive years, fewer than 75% of students achieved a valid passing score on the determinant evaluation of reading skills. Requires the commission for higher education (commission), not later than December 1, 2026, to evaluate accrediting agencies of state educational institutions and to report the commission's findings and recommendations to the general assembly. Provides that state educational institutions with degree programs that meet the definition of a low earning outcome program under federal law must request approval from the commission to continue the degree program.

Version chain

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

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

Votes

• SB 199 - Behning - 3rd Reading — 67–28 (pass) · lower
• SB 199 - Behning - 2nd Reading — 38–52 (fail) · lower
• SB 199 - Raatz — 34–14 (pass) · upper
• SB 199 - Behning — 62–32 (pass) · lower
• SB 199 - Raatz - 3rd Reading — 46–2 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Jeff Raatz — primary (person)
• Linda Rogers — primary (person)
• Robert Behning — primary (person)
• Jake Teshka — cosponsor (person)
• Joanna King — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-01-05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development reading-1, referral-committee
• 2026-01-05 Authored by Senator Raatz
• 2026-01-08 Senator Rogers added as second author
• 2026-01-15 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2026-01-26 Amendment #5 (Raatz) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
• 2026-01-26 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2026-01-26 Amendment #3 (Raatz) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
• 2026-01-27 Placed back on second reading
• 2026-01-28 Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2026-01-28 Amendment #6 (Raatz) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
• 2026-01-29 Cosponsors: Representatives King, Teshka
• 2026-01-29 House sponsor: Representative Behning
• 2026-01-29 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 138: yeas 46, nays 2 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2026-01-29 Referred to the House referral
• 2026-02-02 First reading: referred to Committee on Education reading-1, referral-committee
• 2026-02-12 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted committee-passage
• 2026-02-16 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed reading-2
• 2026-02-16 Amendment #2 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 243: yeas 38, nays 52 amendment-failure, failure
• 2026-02-16 Amendment #4 (DeLaney) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
• 2026-02-16 Amendment #3 (DeLaney) failed; voice vote amendment-failure, failure
• 2026-02-16 Amendment #1 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote amendment-passage
• 2026-02-18 Motion to dissent filed filing
• 2026-02-17 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 266: yeas 67, nays 28 passage, reading-3, reading-3
• 2026-02-18 Returned to the Senate with amendments receipt
• 2026-02-19 Senate conferees appointed: Raatz, Hunley
• 2026-02-19 House conferees appointed: Behning, Smith V
• 2026-02-19 House advisors appointed: King, Teshka, DeLaney, Klinker, Pfaff
• 2026-02-19 Senate advisors appointed: Yoder, Rogers
• 2026-02-19 Senate dissented from House amendments
• 2026-02-26 CCR # 1 filed in the House filing
• 2026-02-26 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate filing
• 2026-02-26 Representative Smith V removed as conferee
• 2026-02-26 Representative Teshka removed as advisor
• 2026-02-26 Representative Teshka added as conferee
• 2026-02-26 Senator Hunley removed as conferee
• 2026-02-26 Senator Walker K added as conferee
• 2026-02-27 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 404: yeas 62, nays 32
• 2026-02-27 Signed by the President Pro Tempore passage
• 2026-02-27 Signed by the Speaker passage
• 2026-03-05 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
• 2026-03-05 Public Law 120 became-law
• 2026-02-27 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
• 2026-02-27 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 310: yeas 34, nays 14

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/732abca0-1ddb-41e5-adba-4ac8bbd22257. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).