State Government / Indiana / Legislation / SB 78
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Amends definitions, requirements, restrictions, and exceptions regarding wireless communication device policies adopted and implemented by school corporations and charter schools. Requires the department of education to publish model policy language and implementation guidance. Provides that, with exceptions, a school corporation, a school maintained by a school corporation, and a charter school, including school personnel, are immune from civil liability for any actions taken in good faith to comply with the school's wireless communication device policy.
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Public Law 107
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Public Law 107
Signed by the Governor
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the Speaker
Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 291: yeas 36, nays 12
Motion to concur filed
Returned to the Senate with amendments
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 336: yeas 82, nays 13
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Amendment #4 (Teshka) prevailed; voice vote
Amendment #3 (Hamilton) failed; Roll Call 320: yeas 42, nays 51
Amendment #5 (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
Representative Smith V added as cosponsor
First reading: referred to Committee on Education
Referred to the House
Cosponsors: Representatives McGuire, Commons
House sponsor: Representative Teshka
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 37: yeas 28, nays 19
Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossed
Senator Randolph added as coauthor
Amendment #6 (Raatz) prevailed; voice vote
Amendment #1 (Johnson T) prevailed; voice vote
Amendment #2 (Qaddoura) failed; voice vote
Placed back on second reading Division of the Senate: yeas 34, nays 10
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Amendment #5 (Qaddoura) prevailed; voice vote
Amendment #3 (Qaddoura) failed; voice vote
Amendment #4 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
Authored by Senators Raatz, Goode
Senators Byrne, Rogers added as coauthors
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