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type: "Bill"
title: "Various education matters."
description: "Requires the department of education (department) to apply to the United States Department of Education for assessment flexibility. Requires the department to: (1) prepare a report that includes information and recommendations regarding establishing and implementing a parent-teacher compact program; and (2) submit the report to the legislative council not later than November 1, 2022. Provides that the state board of education (state board) shall, in consultation with postsecondary educational institutions and various businesses and industries, identify what skills or traits students need to be successful upon completion of high school. Requires the department to conduct a research study regarding academic standards. Requires the department to establish an online adjunct teacher portal. Provides that the governing body of a school corporation may issue an adjunct teacher permit to an individual who meets certain requirements. Establishes requirements for adjunct teacher employment agreements. Provides that the employment agreements are not subject to certain requirements regarding teacher salaries and school corporation local compensation plans. Provides that: (1) an adjunct teacher is not a school employee for purposes of collective bargaining; and (2) an employment agreement with an adjunct teacher is not subject to a collective bargaining agreement. Provides that the school employer shall discuss the use of adjunct teachers with the exclusive representative of certificated employees. Requires the governing body of a school corporation to announce any vacant adjunct teacher positions at meetings of the governing body. Amends the definition of \"primary use of the building\" for certain applicable high schools for purposes of occupancy classification requirements. Amends the definition of \"appropriate vehicle\". Provides that a special purpose bus or an appropriate vehicle may be used to transport students under certain circumstances. Provides that the state board may adopt emergency rules relating to school accreditation. Provides that the driver of a special purpose bus or an appropriate vehicle must pass an expanded criminal history check and an expanded child protection index check. Makes changes to visual acuity requirements for a bus driver. Establishes the Indiana student enrichment grant program (program). Provides that an enrichment student is eligible to establish an Indiana enrichment scholarship account. Provides that an enrichment student may receive $1,000 to be used for certain qualified expenses. Provides that the department shall administer the program. Provides that the program expires July 1, 2025."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 1251"
citation: "Indiana HB 1251 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION", "Secretary of Education", "State Department and Boards", "SCHOOLS generally (K-12)", "SCHOOLS", "Buses", "SCHOOLS", "Teachers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dennis Kruse", "Jeff Raatz", "Robert Behning"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 43
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-01-06"
last_action: "2022-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37dc1008-2f7a-42b6-8969-9c2a9e6cc0fa"
source_url: "http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2022/bills/house/1251"
source_hash: "db9eac78c2b26588adb45099233623a846e21f567bfa46f8163af9cbe02f0996"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-in"]
---
# Indiana HB 1251 (2022) — Various education matters.
Requires the department of education (department) to apply to the United States Department of Education for assessment flexibility. Requires the department to: (1) prepare a report that includes information and recommendations regarding establishing and implementing a parent-teacher compact program; and (2) submit the report to the legislative council not later than November 1, 2022. Provides that the state board of education (state board) shall, in consultation with postsecondary educational institutions and various businesses and industries, identify what skills or traits students need to be successful upon completion of high school. Requires the department to conduct a research study regarding academic standards. Requires the department to establish an online adjunct teacher portal. Provides that the governing body of a school corporation may issue an adjunct teacher permit to an individual who meets certain requirements. Establishes requirements for adjunct teacher employment agreements. Provides that the employment agreements are not subject to certain requirements regarding teacher salaries and school corporation local compensation plans. Provides that: (1) an adjunct teacher is not a school employee for purposes of collective bargaining; and (2) an employment agreement with an adjunct teacher is not subject to a collective bargaining agreement. Provides that the school employer shall discuss the use of adjunct teachers with the exclusive representative of certificated employees. Requires the governing body of a school corporation to announce any vacant adjunct teacher positions at meetings of the governing body. Amends the definition of "primary use of the building" for certain applicable high schools for purposes of occupancy classification requirements. Amends the definition of "appropriate vehicle". Provides that a special purpose bus or an appropriate vehicle may be used to transport students under certain circumstances. Provides that the state board may adopt emergency rules relating to school accreditation. Provides that the driver of a special purpose bus or an appropriate vehicle must pass an expanded criminal history check and an expanded child protection index check. Makes changes to visual acuity requirements for a bus driver. Establishes the Indiana student enrichment grant program (program). Provides that an enrichment student is eligible to establish an Indiana enrichment scholarship account. Provides that an enrichment student may receive $1,000 to be used for certain qualified expenses. Provides that the department shall administer the program. Provides that the program expires July 1, 2025.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Engrossed House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2022/bills/HB1251/versions/HB1251.03.ENGH)
2. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2022/bills/HB1251/versions/HB1251.05.ENRS)
3. **House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2022/bills/HB1251/versions/HB1251.02.COMH)
4. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2022/bills/HB1251/versions/HB1251.04.COMS)
5. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://in-proxy.openstates.org/2022/bills/HB1251/versions/HB1251.01.INTR)
## Votes
- HB 1251 - Raatz - 3rd Reading — **34–14** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Dennis Kruse — primary (person)
- Jeff Raatz — primary (person)
- Robert Behning — primary (person)
- Chuck Goodrich — coauthor (person)
- Martin Carbaugh — coauthor (person)
- Michelle Davis — coauthor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-01-06** Authored by Representative Behning
- **2022-01-06** First reading: referred to Committee on Education `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-01-24** Representatives Carbaugh, Davis M, Goodrich added as coauthors
- **2022-01-24** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2022-01-27** Amendment #1 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote `amendment-failure, amendment-passage`
- **2022-01-27** Amendment #3 (Smith V) failed; Roll Call 132: yeas 28, nays 63 `amendment-failure`
- **2022-01-27** Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2022-01-31** Senate sponsor: Senator Raatz
- **2022-01-31** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 159: yeas 73, nays 17 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-01** Referred to the Senate
- **2022-02-08** First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-28** Amendment #7 (Young M) failed; voice vote `amendment-failure`
- **2022-02-28** Amendment #1 (Ford J.D.) failed; voice vote `amendment-failure`
- **2022-02-28** Amendment #2 (Ford J.D.) failed; voice vote `amendment-failure`
- **2022-02-28** Amendment #3 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 271: yeas 12, nays 38 `amendment-failure`
- **2022-02-28** Amendment #4 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 272: yeas 12, nays 38 `amendment-failure`
- **2022-02-28** Amendment #6 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 273: yeas 14, nays 36 `amendment-failure`
- **2022-02-28** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2022-03-01** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 302: yeas 34, nays 14 `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-03-01** Senator Kruse added as second sponsor
- **2022-03-02** Returned to the House with amendments `amendment-failure`
- **2022-03-02** Motion to dissent filed
- **2022-03-02** House dissented from Senate amendments `amendment-failure`
- **2022-03-02** House conferees appointed: Behning and Smith V
- **2022-03-02** House advisors appointed: Clere, Goodrich and DeLaney
- **2022-03-02** Senate conferees appointed: Raatz and Ford J.D.
- **2022-03-02** Senate advisors appointed: Byrne, Qaddoura and Rogers
- **2022-03-08** Representative Goodrich removed as advisor
- **2022-03-08** Representative Smith V removed as conferee
- **2022-03-08** Representative Goodrich added as conferee
- **2022-03-08** Senator Rogers removed as advisor
- **2022-03-08** Senator Ford J.D. removed as conferee
- **2022-03-08** Senator Rogers added as conferee
- **2022-03-08** CCR # 1 filed in the House
- **2022-03-08** CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
- **2022-03-08** Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 395: yeas 70, nays 28
- **2022-03-09** Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- **2022-03-09** Signed by the Speaker
- **2022-03-09** Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 375: yeas 33, nays 17
- **2022-03-15** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2022-03-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-18** Public Law 168
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/37dc1008-2f7a-42b6-8969-9c2a9e6cc0fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
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