State Government / Indiana / Legislation / HB 1423
Establishes the Indianapolis public education corporation (corporation) and board (corporation board). Establishes the duties and powers of the corporation and corporation board. Provides that the Indianapolis public schools school corporation (school city) is not subject to building closure or certain transfer of school building laws. Allows only certain authorizers to grant or renew charters for charter schools located within the geographic boundaries of the school city. Specifies authority and duties of the corporation related to imposition of property taxes. Provides that the corporation is authorized to pursue a controlled project, operating referendum, or school safety referendum (instead of the school city). Requires the county auditor to transfer to the corporation a percentage of the amount of revenue collected from the operations fund property tax levy that would otherwise be distributed to the school city and applicable charter schools. Establishes the corporation operations fund and corporation debt service fund. Provides that the corporation may issue bonds, enter leases, or otherwise incur indebtedness after March 31, 2026, and before July 1, 2027, only if the board of school commissioners of the school city first adopts a resolution approving the issuance of the bonds, entering into the lease, or incurring of indebtedness. Provides, beginning April 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, the reduction of distributions to pay for debt service obligations issued by the corporation must be made from reductions of distributions to the school city for failure to pay debt service obligations.
Latest development · Mar 4, 2026
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Signed by the Governor
Public Law 101
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Signed by the Speaker
Motion to concur filed
House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 384: yeas 67, nays 30
Returned to the House with amendments
Senator Johnson T removed as second sponsor
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 262: yeas 27, nays 21
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Amendment #9 (Hunley) failed; voice vote
Amendment #6 (Hunley) failed; voice vote
Amendment #12 (Hunley) failed; Roll Call 221: yeas 10, nays 38
Amendment #8 (Hunley) failed; voice vote
Amendment #11 (Hunley) failed; voice vote
Amendment #10 (Hunley) failed; Roll Call 220: yeas 9, nays 39
Amendment #7 (Hunley) failed; voice vote
Amendment #2 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 219: yeas 9, nays 39
Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 218: yeas 7, nays 39
Amendment #3 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 217: yeas 8, nays 39
Amendment #5 (Raatz) prevailed; voice vote
Committee report: do pass, adopted
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
Referred to the Senate
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
Senate sponsors: Senators Raatz, Johnson T
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 198: yeas 68, nays 30
Amendment #8 (Smith V) failed; Roll Call 164: yeas 24, nays 63
Amendment #6 (Smith V) failed; Roll Call 163: yeas 25, nays 62
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Amendment #9 (Bartlett) failed; Roll Call 162: yeas 26, nays 60
Amendment #2 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 161: yeas 28, nays 60
Amendment #10 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
First reading: referred to Committee on Education
Authored by Representative Behning
Coauthored by Representative McGuire
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