Bill Sponsor
Indiana House Bill 1004
Session 2026
Various education matters.
Became Law
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Mar 4, 2026
First Action
Jan 8, 2026
Latest Action
Mar 4, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1004
State
Indiana
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Sponsor
Republican
Sponsor
Republican
Author
Republican
Sponsor
Republican
Coauthor
House Votes (3)
Senate Votes (1)
Motion Text
HB 1004 - Behning
House Roll Call Votes
Excused
Didn't Vote
Unknown
Johnson, B
No
Didn't Vote
Summary
Makes changes to various education provisions concerning the following: (1) Certain school corporation accounting requirements. (2) The "nonpublic school" definition. (3) Recodification and state board of education (state board) transition provisions. (4) The state board's duties. (5) Powers of the governing bodies of school corporations. (6) Public-private agreements by charter schools for the construction or renovation of schools. (7) Adoption of certain rules by the state board. (8) Provisions that apply to a qualified district or qualified high school. (9) Department of education's (department) duties regarding initiatives for teacher recruitment and retention of certain educators. (10) Internet use policy. (11) Graduation plan requirements. (12) Instruction on alcoholic beverages, tobacco, prescription drugs, and controlled substances. (13) Recognition program criteria application. (14) Reporting on certain student expenditure information. (15) Excused absences. (16) Automated external defibrillator (AED) requirements. (17) Grant awards from the Indiana secured school fund. (18) Joint meetings of governing bodies of school corporations. (19) The borrowing of money by school corporations for certain hardware. Relocates a provision regarding certain possession and storage of a firearm educational materials from the department to the department of homeland security. Allows use of temporary teacher contracts for teachers who have been issued an emergency permit. Removes or repeals various education and higher education provisions concerning the following: (1) Expired and expiring provisions. (2) Duties, discretionary actions, and restrictions regarding the department. (3) Posting of certain information by schools. (4) Discretionary display of certain words by qualified districts. (5) Academic receivership. (6) Staff performance evaluations regarding Indianapolis Public Schools. (7) Certain powers of governing bodies of school corporations. (8) Certain student teaching agreement requirements with postsecondary educational institutions. (9) Certain discretionary authority of school corporations regarding joining regional school study councils, distributing payroll based on contractual and compensation plans, and establishing and using funds for nursery schools. (10) Spending restrictions for remediation programs. (11) Certain website posting requirements for school corporations and charter schools. (12) Reporting regarding students who meet certain requirements during their expected graduation year. (13) Discretion regarding certain feasibility studies. (14) Certain rights and privileges of teachers employed in a joint program or special education cooperatives or with regard to certain interlocal cooperation agreements. (15) Joint investment funds. (16) Application of certain laws to joint programs. (17) Establishment of certain students as transfer students. (18) Discretion regarding employee health coverage for certain individuals. (19) Notification to the secretary of education by a superintendent regarding a conviction or certain final actions. (20) References to an online platform for training. (21) Reports regarding adjunct teachers. (22) Teacher contract requirements regarding the number of work hours per day. (23) Voiding of contracts with teachers if certain conditions apply. (24) Regular teacher's contract requirement for principals, assistant principals, and directors of special education. (25) The provision of certain individual test scores regarding examinations required for teacher licensure. (26) The definition of "secondary school" regarding the federal teacher loan forgiveness program. (27) The definition of "deficit financing" with regard to the Gary Community School Corporation and the Muncie Community school corporation. (28) Allowing instruction on bullying prevention and child abuse by certain individuals. (29) Timing of statewide assessment requirements for state accredited nonpublic schools and eligible schools. (30) Requirement that the department make available certain diagnostic tools. (31) Discretionary portfolio programs by governing bodies of school corporations. (32) Allowing expulsion if a student's legal settlement is not in an attendance area. (33) Report requirement by the education commission of the states. (34) Duty of a school corporation to preserve instructional programs. (35) The primary care physician loan forgiveness program. (36) Required payments by postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institutions regarding cost of performing team onsite investigations. (37) Indiana excellence in teaching endowment. (38) Listing of funds established outside certain education provisions. Repeals and relocates education provisions regarding programs administered by the state with the following changes: (1) Removes or repeals the following: (A) Dissemination of certain information regarding the teacher referral system. (B) Expired provisions. (C) Certain uses of the Senator David C. Ford educational technology fund. (D) The technology plan grant program and requirements. (E) School social worker qualification requirements. (F) An annual report regarding system of teacher and student advancement grants. (G) The Indiana education residency pilot program. (H) A biannual progress report regarding the next level computer science program and fund. (I) A noncompliance and transfer of responsibility provision regarding the next level computer science program and fund. (2) Amends certain requirements regarding the process for evaluating curricular materials. Makes conforming changes.
03/04/2026
Office of the Governor
Signed by the Governor
02/27/2026
House
House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 407: yeas 66, nays 29
02/27/2026
Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
02/27/2026
Senate
Signed by the President of the Senate
02/27/2026
House
Signed by the Speaker
02/27/2026
House
Motion to concur filed
02/25/2026
Senate
Senate conferees appointed: Johnson T, Ford J.D.
02/25/2026
House
House advisors appointed: McGuire, Smith H, DeLaney, Klinker, Pfaff
02/25/2026
House
House conferees appointed: Behning, Smith V
02/25/2026
Senate
Senate advisors appointed: Raatz, Qaddoura, Rogers
02/24/2026
Senate
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 225: yeas 28, nays 20
02/24/2026
Senate
Returned to the House with amendments
02/24/2026
House
Motion to dissent filed
02/24/2026
House
House dissented from Senate amendments
02/23/2026
Senate
Amendment #3 (Johnson T) prevailed; voice vote
02/23/2026
Senate
Amendment #1 (Johnson T) prevailed; voice vote
02/23/2026
Senate
Amendment #7 (Yoder) failed; voice vote
02/23/2026
Senate
Amendment #11 (Deery) prevailed; voice vote
02/23/2026
Senate
Amendment #9 (Donato) prevailed; voice vote
02/23/2026
Senate
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
02/23/2026
Senate
Amendment #10 (Tomes) failed; voice vote
02/19/2026
Senate
Committee report: do pass, adopted
02/12/2026
Senate
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
02/12/2026
Senate
Senator Rogers added as third sponsor
02/02/2026
Senate
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
01/29/2026
House
Referred to the Senate
01/28/2026
House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 148: yeas 67, nays 26
01/28/2026
House
Senate sponsors: Senators Johnson T, Raatz
01/27/2026
House
Amendment #4 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 100: yeas 35, nays 57
01/27/2026
House
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
01/27/2026
House
Amendment #6 (DeLaney) prevailed; voice vote
01/27/2026
House
Amendment #5 (DeLaney) prevailed; voice vote
01/27/2026
House
Amendment #2 (Cash) prevailed; voice vote
01/27/2026
House
Amendment #3 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote
01/22/2026
House
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
01/08/2026
House
Authored by Representative Behning
01/08/2026
House
First reading: referred to Committee on Education
01/08/2026
House
Coauthored by Representatives McGuire, Smith H
Sources
Record Created
Jan 8, 2026 4:47:12 PM
Record Updated
Mar 16, 2026 5:11:32 AM