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type: "Bill"
title: "Education matters."
description: "Includes the general assembly in the list of state entities to which the management performance hub (MPH) must make available certain government information. Provides that the MPH's annual data product: (1) must include certain sources of information; and (2) must be made available to the general assembly. Amends the definition of \"workforce focused agency\" to include the state workforce development board. Provides that certain workforce related programs include apprenticeship programs, unless the apprenticeship program receives certain funding. Requires a regional representative appointed to the Ivy Tech Community College (college) state board of trustees (state board of trustees) to serve as a nonvoting member of the college campus board (campus board) for the region the member represents. Requires each college campus to review building utilization data prior to approving capital requests or requests for proposals. Requires the state board of trustees to create and approve evaluation tools for campus boards to provide annual feedback on the performance of the campus chancellors. Requires the college to annually provide: (1) certain program and student metrics information; and (2) an analysis of market labor outcomes; to each campus board. Requires each college campus to: (1) prepare a campus strategic plan that connects to the college's strategic plan; and (2) submit the campus strategic plan to the state board of trustees for approval. Provides that, when a vacancy occurs in the position of a campus chancellor, a member of the campus board, selected by the campus board, shall serve on the search committee appointed by the president of the college. Establishes requirements and restrictions regarding adolescent use of social media. Makes a violation of the requirements and restrictions a deceptive act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1408"
citation: "Indiana HB 1408 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["GENERAL ASSEMBLY; Generally", "HIGHER EDUCATION; Colleges and Universities (Including Ivy Tech)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeff Raatz", "Robert Behning"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 31
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2026-01-08"
last_action: "2026-03-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e17bf12f-0974-4dfe-992d-dfae474e4511"
source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/hb1408"
source_hash: "f0ca3c70c5ab2d8a0bf05ae3786770f8106f81e4f02d6b9eb47136da85b39127"
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 1408 (2026) — Education matters.
Includes the general assembly in the list of state entities to which the management performance hub (MPH) must make available certain government information. Provides that the MPH's annual data product: (1) must include certain sources of information; and (2) must be made available to the general assembly. Amends the definition of "workforce focused agency" to include the state workforce development board. Provides that certain workforce related programs include apprenticeship programs, unless the apprenticeship program receives certain funding. Requires a regional representative appointed to the Ivy Tech Community College (college) state board of trustees (state board of trustees) to serve as a nonvoting member of the college campus board (campus board) for the region the member represents. Requires each college campus to review building utilization data prior to approving capital requests or requests for proposals. Requires the state board of trustees to create and approve evaluation tools for campus boards to provide annual feedback on the performance of the campus chancellors. Requires the college to annually provide: (1) certain program and student metrics information; and (2) an analysis of market labor outcomes; to each campus board. Requires each college campus to: (1) prepare a campus strategic plan that connects to the college's strategic plan; and (2) submit the campus strategic plan to the state board of trustees for approval. Provides that, when a vacancy occurs in the position of a campus chancellor, a member of the campus board, selected by the campus board, shall serve on the search committee appointed by the president of the college. Establishes requirements and restrictions regarding adolescent use of social media. Makes a violation of the requirements and restrictions a deceptive act.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Enrolled House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1408/HB1408.04.ENRS.pdf)
2. **House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1408/HB1408.03.COMS.pdf)
3. **House Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1408/HB1408.02.COMH.pdf)
4. **Introduced House Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/house/bills/HB1408/HB1408.01.INTR.pdf)
## Votes
- HB 1408 - Behning - 3rd Reading — **7028** (pass) · lower
- HB 1408 - Behning — **930** (pass) · lower
- HB 1408 - Behning - 2nd Reading — **3359** (fail) · lower
- HB 1408 - Raatz - 3rd Reading — **440** (pass) · upper
- HB 1408 - Raatz — **491** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Jeff Raatz — primary (person)
- Robert Behning — primary (person)
- Becky Cash — coauthor (person)
- Joanna King — coauthor (person)
- Michelle Davis — coauthor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-08** Coauthored by Representatives McGuire, Davis, Cash
- **2026-01-08** Authored by Representative Behning
- **2026-01-08** First reading: referred to Committee on Education `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-27** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2026-01-29** Amendment #1 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 160: yeas 33, nays 59 `amendment-failure, failure`
- **2026-01-29** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2026-02-02** Senate sponsor: Senator Raatz
- **2026-02-02** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 197: yeas 70, nays 28 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2026-02-03** Referred to the Senate `referral`
- **2026-02-05** First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-12** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-16** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
- **2026-02-18** Returned to the House with amendments `receipt`
- **2026-02-17** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 195: yeas 44, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2026-02-18** House advisors appointed: King, Davis, McGuire, Klinker, Pfaff
- **2026-02-18** House dissented from Senate amendments
- **2026-02-18** Motion to dissent filed `filing`
- **2026-02-18** House conferees appointed: Behning, DeLaney
- **2026-02-19** Senate conferees appointed: Raatz, Ford J.D.
- **2026-02-19** Senate advisors appointed: Qaddoura, Goode
- **2026-02-23** Representative King added as coauthor
- **2026-02-23** Representative McGuire removed as coauthor
- **2026-02-25** CCR # 1 filed in the House `filing`
- **2026-02-25** CCR # 1 filed in the Senate `filing`
- **2026-02-26** Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 400: yeas 93, nays 0
- **2026-02-27** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Public Law 100 `became-law`
- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
- **2026-02-27** Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 311: yeas 49, nays 1
- **2026-03-04** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e17bf12f-0974-4dfe-992d-dfae474e4511`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).