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type: "Bill"
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title: "Various education matters."
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description: "Requires the department of education (department) to: (1) evaluate, approve, and publish a list of high quality curricular materials for use in English/language arts; and (2) collaborate with teachers in evaluating and approving the English/language arts curricular materials. Provides that the evaluation process for certain curricular materials must include the age appropriateness of the content. Specifies that the curriculum used by a school in which fewer than 70% of students achieved a valid passing score on the determinant evaluation of reading skills must be age appropriate. Requires, subject to available funding, certain schools to participate in the Indiana literacy cadre. Amends the definition of \"eligible school\" for purposes of the choice scholarship program. Provides that a parent who: (1) is an education scholarship account (ESA) participating entity; and (2) teaches a course or program only to an eligible student who is the parent's child and does not teach a course or program to any other eligible student; may not submit a claim for reimbursement of an ESA qualified expense of tuition and fees to teach the parent's child. Establishes penalties for certain violations by an ESA participating entity."
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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 358"
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citation: "Indiana SB 358 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["AGENCIES; Department of Education (DOE) and Secretary of Education", "CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Liabilities", "Damages", "and Penalties", "SCHOOLS; Academic Achievements and Outcomes (Including Diplomas)", "SCHOOLS; Curricula", "SCHOOLS; Financial Assistance (Including Vouchers", "Choice Scholarships", "and Education Savings Accounts)", "SCHOOLS; ILEARN (Formerly ISTEP) and Testing Programs", "SCHOOLS; Officers and Employees (Other than Teachers)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jeff Raatz", "Linda Rogers", "Robert Behning"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 38
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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/70f6c826-32ae-4020-89d0-10c07202ef6a"
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source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/sb0358"
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source_hash: "54b262d4b732045661807e74c3cf5033d2f3bfddc1103aad92cc45eab766d5c7"
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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 358 (2025) — Various education matters.
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Requires the department of education (department) to: (1) evaluate, approve, and publish a list of high quality curricular materials for use in English/language arts; and (2) collaborate with teachers in evaluating and approving the English/language arts curricular materials. Provides that the evaluation process for certain curricular materials must include the age appropriateness of the content. Specifies that the curriculum used by a school in which fewer than 70% of students achieved a valid passing score on the determinant evaluation of reading skills must be age appropriate. Requires, subject to available funding, certain schools to participate in the Indiana literacy cadre. Amends the definition of "eligible school" for purposes of the choice scholarship program. Provides that a parent who: (1) is an education scholarship account (ESA) participating entity; and (2) teaches a course or program only to an eligible student who is the parent's child and does not teach a course or program to any other eligible student; may not submit a claim for reimbursement of an ESA qualified expense of tuition and fees to teach the parent's child. Establishes penalties for certain violations by an ESA participating entity.
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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/SB0358/SB0358.05.ENRH.pdf)
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2. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0358/SB0358.01.INTR.pdf)
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3. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0358/SB0358.03.COMS.pdf)
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4. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0358/SB0358.04.COMH.pdf)
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## Votes
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- SB 358 - Behning — **58–28** (pass) · lower
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- SB 358 - Behning - 3rd Reading — **90–0** (pass) · lower
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- SB 358 - Raatz - 3rd Reading — **39–10** (pass) · upper
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- SB 358 - Raatz — **37–12** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Jeff Raatz — primary (person)
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- Linda Rogers — primary (person)
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- Robert Behning — primary (person)
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- Becky Cash — 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 Senator Raatz
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- **2025-01-23** Senator Rogers added as second author
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- **2025-01-30** Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-13** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2025-02-17** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-21** Referred to the House `referral`
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- **2025-02-20** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 186: yeas 39, nays 10 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2025-02-20** House sponsor: Representative Behning
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- **2025-03-03** First reading: referred to Committee on Education `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-13** Representative Cash added as cosponsor
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- **2025-03-27** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2025-03-31** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-04** Returned to the Senate with amendments `receipt`
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- **2025-04-03** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 357: yeas 90, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-09** Motion to concur filed `filing`
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- **2025-04-23** CCR # 1 filed in the Senate `filing`
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- **2025-04-17** House conferees appointed: Behning and Pfaff
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- **2025-04-17** House advisors appointed: Cash, Smith H and Smith V
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- **2025-04-17** Motion to dissent filed `filing`
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- **2025-04-17** Senate dissented from House amendments
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- **2025-04-17** Concurrence withdrawn `withdrawal`
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- **2025-04-21** Senate advisors appointed: Ford J.D. and Rogers
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- **2025-04-21** Senate conferees appointed: Raatz and Hunley
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- **2025-04-23** Senator Rogers removed as advisor
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- **2025-04-23** Senator Rogers added as conferee
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- **2025-04-23** CCR # 1 filed in the House `filing`
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- **2025-04-23** CCR # 1 filed in the Senate `filing`
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- **2025-04-23** Representative Pfaff removed as conferee
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- **2025-04-23** Representative Ireland added as conferee
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- **2025-04-23** Senator Hunley removed as conferee
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- **2025-04-24** Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 507: yeas 37, nays 12
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- **2025-04-29** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2025-05-06** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-06** Public Law 199 `became-law`
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- **2025-04-24** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
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- **2025-04-25** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-04-24** Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 555: yeas 58, nays 28
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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/70f6c826-32ae-4020-89d0-10c07202ef6a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
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