Bill Sponsor
Indiana Senate Bill 358
Session 2025
Various education matters.
Became Law
Became Law
Became Law on May 6, 2025
Sponsors
First Action
Jan 13, 2025
Latest Action
May 6, 2025
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
358
State
Indiana
Session
2025
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Author
Republican
Author
Republican
Sponsor
Republican
Cosponsor
Summary
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.
05/06/2025
Senate
Public Law 199
05/06/2025
Office of the Governor
Signed by the Governor
04/29/2025
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
04/25/2025
House
Signed by the Speaker
04/24/2025
House
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 555: yeas 58, nays 28
04/24/2025
Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
04/24/2025
Senate
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 507: yeas 37, nays 12
04/23/2025
Senate
Senator Hunley removed as conferee
04/23/2025
House
Representative Ireland added as conferee
04/23/2025
House
Representative Pfaff removed as conferee
04/23/2025
Senate
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
04/23/2025
House
CCR # 1 filed in the House
04/23/2025
Senate
Senator Rogers added as conferee
04/23/2025
Senate
Senator Rogers removed as advisor
04/23/2025
Senate
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
04/21/2025
Senate
Senate conferees appointed: Raatz and Hunley
04/21/2025
Senate
Senate advisors appointed: Ford J.D. and Rogers
04/17/2025
Senate
Concurrence withdrawn
04/17/2025
Senate
Senate dissented from House amendments
04/17/2025
Senate
Motion to dissent filed
04/17/2025
House
House advisors appointed: Cash, Smith H and Smith V
04/17/2025
House
House conferees appointed: Behning and Pfaff
04/09/2025
Senate
Motion to concur filed
04/04/2025
House
Returned to the Senate with amendments
04/03/2025
House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 357: yeas 90, nays 0
03/31/2025
House
Second reading: ordered engrossed
03/27/2025
House
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
03/13/2025
House
Representative Cash added as cosponsor
03/03/2025
House
First reading: referred to Committee on Education
02/21/2025
Senate
Referred to the House
02/20/2025
Senate
House sponsor: Representative Behning
02/20/2025
Senate
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 186: yeas 39, nays 10
02/17/2025
Senate
Second reading: ordered engrossed
02/13/2025
Senate
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
01/30/2025
Senate
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
01/23/2025
Senate
Senator Rogers added as second author
01/13/2025
Senate
Authored by Senator Raatz
01/13/2025
Senate
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
Sources
Record Created
Jan 11, 2025 12:52:14 AM
Record Updated
Oct 8, 2025 6:40:28 AM