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type: "Bill"
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title: "Ivy Tech Community College."
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description: "Consolidates duties and responsibilities for Ivy Tech Community College (college). Includes logistics, information technology, and life sciences as areas of expertise for members of the college's board of trustees (board). Provides that members of a campus board may represent an employer that operates within the campus service area. Provides that the campus board, in collaboration with the campus chancellor, shall nominate and submit candidate names in the event of a campus board vacancy. Requires the campus board to: (1) develop and recommend certain plans to the board; and (2) make certain budget recommendations to the campus chancellor. Realigns and consolidates the primary purposes of the college. Consolidates duties and responsibilities for the board. Requires the Indiana economic development corporation, not later than December 1, 2026, to: (1) develop an education to employment research program; and (2) create a framework for education to employment data analysis and data sharing. Repeals certain provisions regarding the purpose and requirements of the college."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/in"
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legislature: "Indiana General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "SB 254"
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citation: "Indiana SB 254 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["AGENCIES; Commission for Higher Education (CHE)", "BOARDS", "COMMISSIONS", "AND COUNCILS; Generally", "HIGHER EDUCATION; Colleges and Universities (Including Ivy Tech)", "HIGHER EDUCATION; Generally", "STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS; Governor"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Danny Lopez", "Fady Qaddoura", "Greg Goode", "Jeff Raatz"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 29
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2026-01-08"
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last_action: "2026-03-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e080ffb1-91ba-4ae4-bdac-5fa6b58c6846"
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source_url: "https://api.iga.in.gov/2026/bills/sb0254"
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source_hash: "41a27e72301e4f94d6965be3632260e41b7d8d6566735f9f7ad0f9b9daf2b741"
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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 254 (2026) — Ivy Tech Community College.
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Consolidates duties and responsibilities for Ivy Tech Community College (college). Includes logistics, information technology, and life sciences as areas of expertise for members of the college's board of trustees (board). Provides that members of a campus board may represent an employer that operates within the campus service area. Provides that the campus board, in collaboration with the campus chancellor, shall nominate and submit candidate names in the event of a campus board vacancy. Requires the campus board to: (1) develop and recommend certain plans to the board; and (2) make certain budget recommendations to the campus chancellor. Realigns and consolidates the primary purposes of the college. Consolidates duties and responsibilities for the board. Requires the Indiana economic development corporation, not later than December 1, 2026, to: (1) develop an education to employment research program; and (2) create a framework for education to employment data analysis and data sharing. Repeals certain provisions regarding the purpose and requirements of the college.
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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/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0254/SB0254.04.ENRH.pdf)
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2. **Introduced Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0254/SB0254.01.INTR.pdf)
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3. **Senate Bill (H)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0254/SB0254.02.COMS.pdf)
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4. **Senate Bill (S)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2026/senate/bills/SB0254/SB0254.03.COMH.pdf)
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## Votes
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- SB 254 - Goode — **49–0** (pass) · upper
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- SB 254 - Goode - 3rd Reading — **48–0** (pass) · upper
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- SB 254 - Lopez - 3rd Reading — **98–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Danny Lopez — primary (person)
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- Fady Qaddoura — primary (person)
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- Greg Goode — primary (person)
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- Jeff Raatz — primary (person)
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- Alex Burton — cosponsor (person)
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- Becky Cash — cosponsor (person)
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- Greg Taylor — coauthor (person)
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- J.D. Ford — coauthor (person)
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- Lonnie Randolph — coauthor (person)
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- Rodney Pol — coauthor (person)
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- Zach Payne — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-08** First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2026-01-08** Authored by Senator Goode
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- **2026-01-20** Senator Raatz added as coauthor
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- **2026-01-22** Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor
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- **2026-01-22** Senator Raatz removed as coauthor
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- **2026-01-22** Committee report: do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2026-01-22** Senator Raatz added as second author
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- **2026-01-22** Senator Qaddoura added as third author
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- **2026-01-26** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-01-28** Senators Pol, Taylor G added as coauthors
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- **2026-01-28** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 125: yeas 48, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2026-01-28** House sponsor: Representative Lopez
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- **2026-01-28** Senator Randolph added as coauthor
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- **2026-01-29** Referred to the House `referral`
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- **2026-02-02** First reading: referred to Committee on Education `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-12** Representative Cash added as cosponsor
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- **2026-02-12** Representative Burton added as cosponsor
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- **2026-02-18** Committee report: amend do pass, adopted `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-18** Representative Payne added as cosponsor
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- **2026-02-23** Second reading: ordered engrossed `reading-2`
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- **2026-02-24** Third reading: passed; Roll Call 351: yeas 98, nays 0 `passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2026-02-25** Motion to concur filed `filing`
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- **2026-02-25** Returned to the Senate with amendments `receipt`
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- **2026-02-26** Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 306: yeas 49, nays 0
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- **2026-03-05** Public Law 130 `became-law`
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- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President Pro Tempore `passage`
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- **2026-02-27** Signed by the Speaker `passage`
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- **2026-02-27** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
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- **2026-03-05** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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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/e080ffb1-91ba-4ae4-bdac-5fa6b58c6846`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).
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