Indiana Senate Bill 486
Session 2023
Education matters.
Became Law
Became Law on May 4, 2023
Sponsors
4 Sponsors
Linda Rogers
Jeff Raatz
Stacey Donato
Jake Teshka
First Action
Jan 19, 2023
Latest Action
May 4, 2023
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
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Bill Number
486
State
Indiana
Session
2023
Jake Teshka
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Jeff Raatz
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Linda Rogers
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Stacey Donato
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Senate votes are unavailable for this bill.
Summary
Repeals teacher training requirements regarding: (1) criminal gang organizations awareness; (2) certain information concerning homeless students; and (3) recognizing the signs and symptoms of seizures and the appropriate steps to be taken to respond to the symptoms; and requires that information concerning these subjects be included within the curriculum of teacher preparation programs. Provides that the department of education (department) may establish or license for use an online platform to provide information and training concerning these and other subjects. Removes certain requirements regarding annual performance evaluation plans for certificated employees, including: (1) certain content requirements; and (2) certain requirements that a plan be discussed. Amends requirements to be considered a probationary teacher and professional teacher. Provides that, after a school corporation has assigned an evaluator to perform a certificated employee's evaluation, the certificated employee may request the school corporation to assign another evaluator. Urges the legislative council to assign to an appropriate interim study committee the task of studying current school assessments in an effort to reduce and streamline assessments for Indiana students. Removes a provision that requires a school employer to discuss certain items with the exclusive representative of certificated employees and provides that a school employer may discuss: (1) with a certificated employee or group of certificated employees; or (2) at one or more meetings that are open to all certificated employees; any topic that significantly impacts a certificated employee's working conditions or impacts the educational quality of the school employer's students. Repeals provisions concerning: (1) requirements regarding the adoption of model evaluation plans and an approval process for the plans; (2) the obligation to discuss certain items not requiring either party to enter into a contract, agree to a proposal, or make a concession; and (3) the definition of "discuss" for purposes of the collective bargaining provisions.
Enrolled Senate Bill (S)
April 26, 2023
Introduced Senate Bill (S)
January 19, 2023
Senate Bill (S)
February 2, 2023
Senate Bill (S)
February 16, 2023
Engrossed Senate Bill (S)
February 21, 2023
Senate Bill (H)
April 10, 2023
Engrossed Senate Bill (H)
April 12, 2023
Fiscal Note: SB0486.07.ENRH.FN001
05/04/2023
Senate
Public Law 200
05/04/2023
Office of the Governor
Signed by the Governor
05/01/2023
House
Signed by the Speaker
04/28/2023
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
04/26/2023
Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
04/25/2023
Senate
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 474: yeas 27, nays 23
04/18/2023
Senate
Motion to concur filed
04/18/2023
House
Returned to the Senate with amendments
04/17/2023
House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 438: yeas 63, nays 36
04/12/2023
House
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
04/12/2023
House
Amendment #2 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 405: yeas 32, nays 62
04/12/2023
House
Amendment #3 (Teshka) prevailed; Roll Call 404: yeas 63, nays 29
04/10/2023
House
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
02/28/2023
House
First reading: referred to Committee on Education
02/24/2023
Senate
Referred to the House
02/23/2023
Senate
Cosponsors: Representatives Behning, King J, Jordan
02/23/2023
Senate
House sponsor: Representative Teshka
02/23/2023
Senate
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 157: yeas 28, nays 20
02/21/2023
Senate
Senator Freeman removed as coauthor
02/21/2023
Senate
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
02/21/2023
Senate
Amendment #3 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 135: yeas 13, nays 33
02/21/2023
Senate
Amendment #2 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 134: yeas 13, nays 33
02/21/2023
Senate
Amendment #5 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote
02/16/2023
Senate
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
02/02/2023
Senate
Senator Charbonneau removed as coauthor
02/02/2023
Senate
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
01/30/2023
Senate
Senator Crane added as coauthor
01/30/2023
Senate
Senator Ford Jon removed as coauthor
01/26/2023
Senate
Senator Leising removed as coauthor
01/19/2023
Senate
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
01/19/2023
Senate
Authored by Senators Rogers, Raatz, Donato
01/19/2023
Senate
Coauthored by Senators Buchanan, Doriot, Messmer, Gaskill, Sandlin, Brown L, Johnson, Holdman, Deery, Bassler, Ford Jon, Byrne, Charbonneau, Niemeyer, Freeman, Leising, Alexander, Buck
Sources
IN Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Jan 19, 2023 8:56:28 PM
Record Updated
Nov 22, 2023 9:28:54 AM