State Government / Indiana / Legislation / SB 239
Requires the department of education (department) to: (1) compile a list of business and industry partners that provide guaranteed incentives to high school students who earn the honors employment plus seal; and (2) publish the list on the department's website. Provides that, in addition to conditions established in current law to convert an existing public elementary or secondary school, an existing public elementary or secondary school may be converted into a charter school if certain other conditions apply. Allows, if the conditions are met, the governing body of a school corporation to: (1) convert more than one existing public elementary or secondary school within the school corporation; and (2) operate two or more conversion charter schools under a single charter. Allows participating innovation network charter schools to enter into an agreement with more than one school corporation. Establishes the following for or with regard to participating innovation network charter schools that entered into an agreement with more than one school corporation: (1) Requirements regarding the location of a participating innovation network charter school. (2) Terms of a participating innovation network charter school agreement. (3) Duties of the department. Amends certain requirements and procedures that apply to the closure and transfer of covered school buildings. Provides that a lease or sale of a covered school building to a charter school or state educational institution includes certain assets. Requires parental notification if a school determines a student is at risk of not achieving grade level proficiency in mathematics.
Latest development · Mar 12, 2026
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Signed by the Governor
Public Law 151
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Signed by the Speaker
Signed by the President of the Senate
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 431: yeas 65, nays 29
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 330: yeas 31, nays 16
CCR # 1 filed in the House
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
Representative Behning added as conferee
Representative Behning removed as advisor
Representative DeLaney removed as conferee
Senator Buchanan added as conferee
Senator Qaddoura removed as conferee
Returned to the Senate with amendments
Senate dissented from House amendments
House conferees appointed: Teshka, DeLaney
House advisors appointed: Behning, Payne, Klinker, Pfaff, Smith V
Senate conferees appointed: Rogers, Qaddoura
Motion to dissent filed
Senate advisors appointed: Donato, Ford J.D., Raatz, Doriot
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 350: yeas 66, nays 31
Amendment #2 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote
Amendment #1 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 321: yeas 43, nays 51
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
First reading: referred to Committee on Education
Referred to the House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 121: yeas 30, nays 18
House sponsor: Representative Teshka
Cosponsors: Representatives Behning, McGuire
Senator Donato added as third author
Senator Raatz added as second author
Senators Buchanan, Doriot added as coauthors
Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 65: yeas 9, nays 35
Amendment #3 (Qaddoura) failed; voice vote
Amendment #4 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Amendment #2 (Qaddoura) failed; voice vote
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
Authored by Senator Rogers
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