HJR 00012 Free Textbooks
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Pelath, Representative Micon
Requires the general assembly to provide that textbooks be provided to all public school students without charge. This proposed amendment has not been previously agreed to by a general assembly.

1/18/05 Authored by Representative Pelath
1/18/05 Coauthored by Representative Micon
1/18/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

HJR 00015 Early Learning Trust Fund
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Bauer, Representative Porter, Representative Kersey
Establishes the early learning trust fund. Transfers the balance of the common school fund to the early learning trust fund. Allows the principal and income of the early learning trust fund to be used only for educational programs for children before entering primary school, including kindergarten. Repeals provisions requiring that all trust funds held by the state remain inviolate and be applied to the purposes for which the trust was created. This proposed amendment has not been previously agreed to by a general assembly.

1/25/05 Authored by Representative Bauer
1/25/05 Coauthored by Representative Kersey and Representative Porter
1/25/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

HB 1009 School of Choice - Bosma's Top 40
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Behning
School vouchers and No Child Left Behind Act. Allows a student who attends a public school that is found to be in need of improvement to attend a charter school not in need of improvement if the federal Department of Education approves a competition for states to receive matching funds for charter school facility financing. Directs the department of education to pursue federal grant opportunities and to create matching state funds for low income students to attend private schools.

1/19/05 Authored by Representative Behning
1/19/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
2/16/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2/21/05 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

HB 1027 Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of Silence
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Ruppel, Representative Bright, Representative Goodin, and Representative Stutzman
The bill requires the display of the United States flag in each classroom of a school corporation. The bill also allows a school corporation to provide a daily opportunity for students to voluntarily recite the Pledge of Allegiance, with an exemption for those students who choose (or whose parents choose for them) not to participate in the Pledge. The bill allows a school corporation to establish the daily observance of a 30-second period of silence in each classroom. The bill repeals the law allowing an optional brief period for silent prayer or mediation.

1/04/05 Authored by Representative Ruppel
1/04/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
1/11/05 Representative Bright, Representative Goodin and Representative Stutzman added as coauthor

HB 1041 Heimlich Maneuver Training for School Employees
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Duncan
Requires certain schools to have an employee who has received instruction on the Heimlich maneuver or a similar procedure present while students are being served food. Establishes immunity from liability for an act or omission in the performance of these duties.

1/04/05 Authored by Representative Duncan
1/04/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1047 Holocaust Education Course
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Kersey
Beginning with the 2005-2006 school year, requires each school corporation to include a study of the Holocaust as a part of the social studies curriculum.

1/04/05 Authored by Representative Kersey
1/04/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1074 Sex and Violent Offenders
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Ayres
Prohibits a sex and violent offender from residing within 1,000 feet of school property while the offender is on probation or parole. Prohibits a sex and violent offender who is required to register for life with the sex offender registry from residing within 1,000 feet of school property.

1/04/05 Authored by Representative Ayres
1/04/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

HB 1079 Capital Projects Fund Transfers
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Mays
Authorizes a school corporation to transfer to the school corporation’s general fund in the 2006 and 2007 school years not more than 4% of the money in the school corporation’s capital projects fund. Repeals expired provisions that authorized a school corporation to transfer money from the school corporation’s debt service, transportation, or capital projects fund to the school corporation’s general fund

1/06/05 Authored by Representative Mays
1/06/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means

HB 1086 Solid Waste Landfill Locations Near Schools
Author/Co-Authors: Representative J. Lutz
Prohibits the solid waste boundary of a solid waste landfill from being located within 2,640 feet from a public or nonpublic school building.

1/06/05 Authored by Representative J. Lutz
1/06/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs

HB 1095 School Corporation Insurance
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Ripley
Allows school corporations to jointly purchase insurance.

1/06/05 Authored by Representative Ripley
1/06/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
1/11/05 Reassigned to Committee on Insurance

HB 1128 Removes Restrictions On Use of School Funds
Author/Co-Authors: Representative T. Harris, Representative Ayres, Representative Austin
Allows money to be transferred among the funds maintained by a public school.

1/06/05 Authored by Representative T. Harris
1/06/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
1/25/05 Representative Ayres and Representative Austin added as coauthor

HB 1134 ISTEP Testing - Bosma's Top 40
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Heim, Representative Messer, Representative Koch, Representative V. Smith
Provides that the ISTEP test must be administered during the spring semester for school years beginning after June 30, 2006. Provides for a pilot test of spring ISTEP testing in May, 2006. Requires the department of education to develop a ten year plan for student diagnostic and summative achievement assessment before August 2, 2005.

1/11/05 Authored by Representative Heim
1/11/05 Coauthored by Representative Messer
1/11/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
1/24/05 Representative Koch added as coauthor
2/01/05 Committee report: do pass, adopted
2/01/05 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
2/10/05 Representative V. Smith added as coauthor
2/24/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2/28/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed

HB 1140 Endangerment of a Dependent and Educational Neglect
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Van Haaften
Renames the crime of "neglect of a dependent' as "endangerment of a dependent". Renames as "educational neglect" the crime of "neglect of a dependent" based on deprivation of a dependent of an education. Makes conforming changes.

1/06/05 Authored by Representative Van Haaften
1/06/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

HB 1162 Limitation on School Capital Leases
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Cherry
Prohibits a school corporation from entering into debt and lease obligations that in the aggregate exceed 10% of the latest adjusted value of taxable property determined for the school corporation immediately preceding the incurring of the obligations

1/06/05 Authored by Representative Cherry
1/06/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means

HB 1166 Corporal Punishment in Schools
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Orentlicher, Representative Budak
Prohibits the use of corporal punishment on public school students. Allows the use of reasonable and necessary force in certain situations.

1/06/05 Authored by Representative Orentlicher
1/06/05 Coauthored by Representative Budak
1/06/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1170 School Corporation Police Department
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Hinkle
Provides that the governing body of a school corporation may establish a school corporation police department that is staffed with police officers who have full police powers and whose survivors are eligible for death benefits. Requires school corporation police officers to have law enforcement academy education and pre-basic and basic training and to participate in local continuing education programs. Requires a school corporation police officer who was appointed before July 1, 2005, to complete the law enforcement academy education and basic training requirements not later than July 1, 2008. Imposes deadlines for school corporation police officers to commence law enforcement academy education and basic training requirements. Requires a school corporation to notify the appropriate law enforcement agency if a person commits battery or a related offense against a school corporation employee on school corporation property or at a school event. Provides that a school corporation police department established before July 1, 2005, is considered a school corporation police department established under this act after June 30, 2005.

1/06/05 Authored by Representative Hinkle
1/06/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
2/17/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2/24/05 Amendment 2 (Goodin), prevailed; Voice Vote
2/24/05 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

HB 1171 Cheerleading Safety Standards
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Hinkle
Requires the Department of Education to develop guidelines and the state board of education to adopt rules concerning cheerleading safety.

1/06/05 Authored by Representative Hinkle
1/06/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1188 Reestablishes the Government Efficiency Commission
Author/Co-Authors: Representative McClain, Representative Dobis, Representative Cherry
Reestablishes the government efficiency commission (which expired January 1, 2005) until January 1, 2006, and directs the commission to make recommendations to the governor concerning the advisability of continuing or modifying all boards and commissions. Directs the governor to review the recommendations and submit those that will improve the efficiency and operation of state government to the legislative council for its review.

1/06/05 Authored by Representative McClain
1/06/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform
2/03/05 Committee report: amend do pass adopted
2/10/05 Representative Dobis and Representative Cherry added as coauthors
2/21/05 Amendment 1 (Tincher), failed: Roll Call 147: Yeas 46, Nays 52
2/21/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed

HB 1190 Bible Study
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Denbo
Provides that a school corporation may include in its curriculum as an elective a study of world literature, including the Bible and other similar great works of literature. Requires the state board of education and the professional standards board to jointly develop and report to the legislative council before January 1, 2006, a plan to implement the "academic study of religion in secondary schools".

1/06/05 Authored by Representative Denbo
1/06/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1198 Student Suspensions and Expulsions
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Thompson, Representative Porter, Representative Behning
Requires schools to report the reasons for student suspensions and expulsions to the Department of Education. Authorizes an agreement for court assisted resolution of suspension and expulsion cases between a court having juvenile jurisdiction and a school corporation. Provides that the court shall either supervise the student or order the supervision of the student. Provides that the court and the school corporation may jointly determine which violations leading to suspension or expulsion are eligible for referral to the court. Provides that the school corporation and the court shall determine how the costs of supervising a student under the agreement shall be paid. Allows the school corporation to disclose the education records of a student who has been suspended or expelled to a court. Provides that (1)a student's appearance in court shall not be used against the student, the student's parent, or guardian in any subsequent court proceeding, (2) all records of a student's court appearance shall be expunged upon the student's completion of the court assisted resolution of suspension and expulsion program, and (3) a parent , guardian, or legal counsel has the right to be present during the student's court appearance.

1/06/05 Authored by Representative Thompson
1/06/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
1/27/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
1/31/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed
1/31/05 Representative Porter added as coauthor
2/03/05 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 83: Yeas 95, Nays 0
2/03/05 First Senate Sponsor: Senator Kenley
2/03/05 Second Senate Sponsor: Senator Rogers
2/03/05 Representative Behning added as coauthor
2/14/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
3/30/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
4/04/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed
2/14/05 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 352: Yeas 48 and Nays 1
4/05/05 Returned to the House with amendments
4/05/05 Senators Sipes and Breaux added as cosponsors
4/18/05 House dissented from Senate amendments
4/18/05 House conferees appointed: Representative Thompson and Representative Porter
4/18/05 House advisors appointed: Representative Behning and Representative V. Smith
4/19/05 Senate conferees appointed: Senator Kenley and Senator Rogers
4/19/05 Senate advisors appointed: Senator Lubbers and Senator Sipes
4/27/05 Representative Porter removed as conferee
4/27/05 Representative Behning removed as House advisor and added as conferee

HB 1209 Immunity for Reasonable Use of Corporal Punishment
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Goodin
Provides immunity to a teacher, school administrator, or school principal from civil liability resulting from the reasonable use of corporal punishment.

1/06/05 Authored by Representative Goodin
1/06/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1259 Parenting Time
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Thomas
Replaces references to "visitation" with "parenting time" in parental custody statutes. Provides that a prosecuting attorney or private attorney in a Title IV-D case is not required to litigate a matter relating to parenting time or parenting time credit. Makes a technical correction. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the child custody and support advisory committee.)

1/06/05 Authored by Representative Summers
1/06/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/13/05 Representative Summers removed as author
1/13/05 Representative Thomas added as author

HB 1264 Kindergarten Orientation
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Pond, Representative Klinker
Allows the first two days of student instructional days of a school year for kindergarten students to be kindergarten orientation days.

1/06/05 Authored by Representative Pond
1/06/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
1/06/05 Coauthored by Representative Klinker

HB 1275 Limitation on School Starting Date
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Lehe
Beginning in 2007, prohibits schools from beginning student instructional days for the year more than one week before the first Monday in September.

1/06/05 Authored by Representative Lehe
1/06/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1278 ISTEP Testing
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Pond, Representative Klinker
Provides that the Indiana statewide testing for educational progress (ISTEP) test must be administered during the spring semester.

1/11/05 Authored by Representative Pond
1/11/05 Coauthored by Representative Klinker
1/11/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1305 School Construction
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Borror
Exempts school corporations and state educational institutions from the common construction wage law from July 1, 2005, through December 31, 2007. Establishes the interim study committee on the common construction wage to study the effects of the common construction wage law.

1/06/05 Authored by Representative Borror
1/06/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Employment and Labor

HB 1319 Referenda for School Corporation Projects
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Cherry
Requires a local public question, instead of the petition and remonstrance process required under current law, to approve a school corporation's preliminary determination to issue bonds or enter into a lease rental for a controlled project resulting in outstanding obligations exceeding 10% of the school corporation's assessed valuation. Requires a referendum before bonds may be issued or leases may be entered into for the controlled project.

1/13/05 Authored by Representative Cherry
1/13/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1343 Student Nutrition and Physical Activity
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Becker, Representative Friend, Representative C. Brown, Representative Budak
Requires school boards to establish a child nutrition and physical activity advisory committee to develop a local wellness policy that complies with certain federal requirements. Requires that foods and beverages sold to students outside the federal school meal programs must meet certain requirements. Provides that the requirements do not apply after school hours. Requires daily physical activity for elementary school students in public schools. Allows a school to continue a vending machine contract in existence before May 15, 2005.

1/13/05 Authored by Representative Becker
1/13/05 Coauthored by Representatives Friend, Representative C. Brown and Representative Budak
1/13/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
1/27/05 Reassigned to the Committee on Public Health
2/08/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2/28/05 Amendment 2 (Becker), prevailed; Voice Vote
2/28/05 Amendment 3 (Becker), Prevailed; Voice Vote
2/28/05 Amendment 4 (Becker), Prevailed; Roll Call 220: Yeas 68, Nays 29
2/28/05 Second reading;amended, ordered engrossed

HB 1352 Student Growth Measurement
Author/Co-Authors: Representative C. Brown, Representative Becker, Representative Ruppel, Representative Porter
Requires a school corporation to report student growth information to the state Department of Health. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the Indiana commission on excellence in health care.)

1/13/05 Authored by Representative C. Brown
1/13/05 Coauthored by Representatives Becker, Representative Ruppel and Representative Porter
1/13/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1353 Actions by School Boards
Author/Co-Authors: Representative C. Brown, Representative V. Smith
Requires approval by a 2/3 vote of a school board if: (1) the board is entering into an employment contract with an individual for more than a three year term; and (2) there will be a change in the majority of the membership of the board within three months.

1/13/05 Authored by Representative C. Brown
1/13/05 Coauthored by Representative V. Smith
1/13/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1378 Flexible School Corporation Spending
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Thompson, Representative Klinker, Representative Micon
Allows the board of school trustees in a third class city to levy a tax of up to $0.05 per $100 of assessed valuation to pay for certain recreational expenses of the school corporation.

1/13/05 Authored by Representative Klinker
1/13/05 Coauthored by Representative Micon
1/13/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
1/31/05 Representative Klinker removed as author, added as coauthor
1/31/05 Representative Thompson added as author

HB 1385 High School Diplomas and Benefits for Veterans
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Murphy, Representative Reske, Representative GiaQuinta
Provides a $150,000 death benefit for a member of the national guard or a reserve component who dies while on military duty outside the United States beginning September 11, 2001. Appropriates an amount sufficient for the death benefit. Establishes the veterans' affairs trust fund to finance certain benefits and services to eligible veterans and to fund veteran related projects authorized by the veterans' affairs commission. Funds the trust fund by: (1) taxpayer designation of all or part of a state income tax refund; (2) a quarterly allocation of 0.5% of the surplus revenue in the administrative trust fund; (3) donations; and (4) appropriations or other amounts provided for the fund. Provides that benefits available to eligible veterans from the fund include: (1) tuition reimbursement; (2) temporary emergency aid grants for subsistence and health care; (3) personal loans; (4) an assistance program for veterans in need of services; (5) retraining grants; (6) allocations to the state armory board for use by the military department ceremonial unit in rendering appropriate military honors at state functions and veteran funeral services; (7) grants to veterans' associations, veterans' organizations, and memorial corporations; and (8) grants to county service officers to improve services to veterans. Requires the department of veteran's affairs to establish a program to reimburse a resident medal of honor award for participating in patriotic and other official events. Appropriates an amount sufficient to reimburse medal of honor awardees. Provides that a veteran of the Korean Conflict who left a public or nonpublic high school without graduating in order to perform military service is entitled to receive a high school diploma.

1/13/05 Authored by Representative Murphy
1/13/05 Coauthored by Representative Reske
1/13/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy and Veterans Affairs
2/08/05 Committee report: do pass, adopted
2/08/05 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
2/14/05 Representative GiaQuinta added as coauthor

HB 1386 Medication at School
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Porter, Representative Behning
Provides for medication possessed by a school for administration to a student to be released to the student's parent or an individual who is at least 18 years of age or sent home with the student, if the student's parent provides written permission.

1/13/05 Authored by Representative Porter
1/13/05 Coauthored by Representative Behning
1/13/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
2/02/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2/08/05 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
2/16/05 Committee report: do pass, adopted
2/21/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed

HB 1417 Funding Public and Nonpublic School Textbooks
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Welsh
Abolishes the public school textbook rental and library programs. Provides textbooks for students in accredited nonpublic schools through a reimbursement program. Redefines "textbook" to include certain instructional materials. Requires a school corporation to establish a textbook fund to purchase and distribute textbooks. Provides an annual state textbook grant to school corporations of $85 per average daily membership. Appropriates money for textbook reimbursement of $85 per student in accredited nonpublic schools.

1/13/05 Authored by Representative Welsh
1/13/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1426 School Readiness Grant
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Turner
Provides a school readiness reimbursement grant to any parent whose child is ready to enter grade 1 without attending a kindergarten offered by a public school.

1/13/05 Authored by Representative Turner
1/13/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1427 Noncertificated Superintendents
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Turner
Provides that a superintendent of schools is not required to hold a teacher's or superintendent's license. Repeals a requirement that a county superintendent of schools must have five years of successful teaching experience and hold a license.

1/13/05 Authored by Representative Turner
1/13/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1430 School Choice Scholarship Program
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Turner, Representative T. Harris
Establishes the school choice scholarship program (program) for students whose household incomes do not exceed 250% of the applicable household income to participate in the national school lunch program. Requires the Department of Education to adopt rules to administer the program. Requires nonpublic schools that participate in the program to follow certain laws and rules that apply to public schools. Annually appropriates money from the state general fund for school choice scholarships.

1/13/05 Authored by Representative Turner
1/13/05 Coauthored by Representative T. Harris
1/13/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1446 IHSAA Case Review Panel
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Grubb, Representative Buell
Makes certain changes to the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) case review panel.

1/18/05 Authored by Representative Grubb
1/18/05 Coauthored by Representative Buell
1/18/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
2/02/05 Committee report: do pass, adopted
2/15/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed
2/21/05 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 162: Yeas 96, Nays 0
2/21/05 Referred to Senate
2/21/05 First Senate Sponsor: Senator Harrison
2/21/05 Second Senate Sponsor: Senator Skinner
2/21/05 Cosponsors: Senator Clark and Senator Lanane
2/24/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure

HB 1450 Record of Teachers Charged with Child Molesting Who Resign
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Duncan
Requires each school corporation and the Department of Education to create and maintain a record that includes the names of teachers who resign to avoid termination for child molesting.

1/18/05 Authored by Representative Duncan
1/18/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1452 Teacher CPR Certification
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Duncan
Requires training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the Heimlich maneuver to obtain a initial license as a teacher. Establishes immunity from liability for an act or omission by a teacher who has obtained a license and been trained in CPR.

1/18/05 Authored by Representative Duncan
1/18/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
2/16/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2/21/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed

HB 1463 Special Education Students and Graduation
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Goodin
Provides that if a student who is a child with a disability does not achieve a passing score on the graduation examination, the student's case conference committee determines whether the student is eligible to graduate based upon the requirements of the student's individualized educational program

1/18/05 Authored by Representative Goodin
1/18/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1464 Patriotic Displays and Moment of Silence in Schools
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Goodin
Authorizes a public school corporation to display the motto of the United States, "In God We Trust", in a conspicuous place in the main entrance of each building of the school corporation. Authorizes the display of a United States flag and the state flag in each classroom of a school corporation, and allows a school corporation to provide a daily opportunity for students to voluntarily recite the Pledge of Allegiance, with an exemption for those students who choose (or whose parents choose for them) not to participate. Allows a school corporation to establish the daily observance of a brief period of silence in each classroom. Provides that if the governing body of a school corporation has not established a policy concerning the Pledge or a period of silence, a principal or teacher may establish a policy. Requires the attorney general to defend suits challenging the constitutionality of the matters covered in this bill. Repeals a law allowing an optional brief period of silent prayer or meditation.

1/18/05 Authored by Representative Goodin
1/18/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1474 Yearbook Photography
Author/Co-Authors: Representative T. Adams
Provides that the governing body of a school corporation may contract with a photographer to take yearbook pictures. Provides that the contract may not prohibit pictures by other photographers from appearing in the yearbook.

1/18/05 Authored by Representative T. Adams
1/18/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1476 School Corporation Consolidation
Author/Co-Authors: Representative T. Adams, Representative Saunders
Requires the legislative council to assign the topic of creating 92 county school corporations to an interim or statutory committee.

1/18/05 Authored by Representative T. Adams
1/18/05 Coauthored by Representative Saunders
1/18/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1477 Employment of School Employees
Author/Co-Authors: Representative T. Adams
Allows noncertificated school employees to engage in collective bargaining. Provides for disciplinary procedures for noncertificated employees of a school corporation. Provides certain procedural requirements before a noncertificated employee of a school corporation may be discharged.

1/18/05 Authored by Representative T. Adams
1/18/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1483 Interdistrict School Transfers
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Behning, Representative Frizzell, Representative T. Brown
Allows interdistrict transfers for students who are enrolled in a public school that does not meet adequate yearly progress for two consecutive years.

1/18/05 Authored by Representative Behning
1/18/05 Coauthored by Representative Frizzell
1/18/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
2/21/05 Representative T. Brown added as coauthor

HB 1484 Charter School Facility Funding - Bosma's Top 40
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Behning
Allows the common school fund interest balance to be used for charter school facility financing.

1/18/05 Authored by Representative Behning
1/18/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
2/09/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2/17/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed

HB 1485 Core 40 Curriculum
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Behning, Representative Frizzell
Provides that a student is required to complete the Core 40 curriculum in order to graduate from high school, unless: (1) the parent of a student requests that the student be exempted; or (2) in the case of a special education student, the student's individualized education program does not require the Core 40 curriculum.

1/18/05 Authored by Representative Behning
1/18/05 Coauthored by Representative Frizzell
1/18/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1486 Selection of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Behning
Provides for the Superintendent of Public Instruction to be appointed by the Governor. Repeals a statute relating to the residency of candidates for election for Superintendent of Public Instruction. Deletes a provision describing the term of office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

1/18/05 Authored by Representative Behning
1/18/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment

HB 1489 School Facilities' Standardized Plans
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Behning
Requires the Department of Education to develop and make available to school corporations standardized plans for new school facilities that are ready to be bid for construction. Requires a school corporation that proposes to build a new facility to determine whether a standardized plan meets the needs of the school corporation. Provides that if the school corporation determines a nonstandardized facility is necessary, the question of the construction of the facility must be submitted to voters.

1/18/05 Authored by Representative Behning
1/18/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1490 Change Date of School Board Elections
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Behning, Representative Frizzell
Requires that school board members selected by election must be elected at general elections.

1/18/05 Authored by Representative Behning
1/18/05 Coauthored by Representative Frizzell
1/18/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment

HB 1514 State Funded Textbooks
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Hoy
Abolishes the textbook rental program for public school students. Expands the definition of "textbook" to include materials used in the instruction of students. Requires school corporations to establish and appropriate money from the textbook fund to purchase all needed textbooks for loan without charge to students of the corporation. Provides an annual state textbook grant equal to $95 multiplied by the average daily membership (ADM) of a school corporation, and requires the deposit of grant funds in the textbook fund. Provides transitional procedures. Makes a technical correction.

1/18/05 Authored by Representative Hoy
1/18/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1515 Full Day Kindergarten
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Hoy
Provides that for purposes of computing the average daily membership and other pupil counts of school corporations, kindergarten pupils attending full-day kindergarten program shall be counted as one pupil. Limits any increase in funding resulting from the recalculation of average daily membership to the part of the increase that is distributed from the state.

1/18/05 Authored by Representative Hoy
1/18/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1529 School Year Starting Date
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Alderman
Prohibits public schools and nonpublic schools that have voluntarily become accredited (excluding year-round schools) from beginning student instructional days for the school year before the first Monday in September.

1/18/05 Authored by Representative Alderman
1/18/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1530 Mandatory School Attendance Age - Bosma's Top 40
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Messer, Representative Woodruff, Representative Walorski, Representative Behning
Raises the age of mandatory school attendance from 16 to 18 years of age. Specifies that a student may withdraw from school before becoming 18 years of age only for the reason of financial hardship, provided the student is employed and supporting the student's family or dependents. Requires a student who seeks to withdraw from school before becoming 18 years of age or graduating to sign a written acknowledgment that the student and the student's parent or guardian understand that withdrawing from school is likely to reduce the student's future earnings and increase the student's likelihood of being unemployed or incarcerated in the future. Requires the department of education to develop a written consent to withdraw from school form for a school corporation to use in implementing the written acknowledgment. Expands the reasons a work permit and driver's license may be denied. Requires the principal of the school the student last attended to notify the department of child labor and the bureau of motor, if a student has not received consent to withdraw from school and the student fails to return to school.

1/18/05 Authored by Representative Messer
1/18/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
1/25/05 Representative Woodruff added as coauthor
1/27/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
1/31/05 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
1/31/05 Representative Walorski and Representative Behning added as coauthor
2/22/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2/28/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed

HB 1533 Subjects of Educational Discussion and Bargaining
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Torr
Removes the requirements that a school employer: (1) discuss certain items relating to school employment, teaching methods, textbooks, and students; and (2) bargain collectively regarding hours of employment; with the exclusive representative of certificated school employees of the school employer. Removes the requirement that items included in the 1972-1973 collective bargaining agreement between an employer school corporation and the school employee organization continue to be subjects for collective bargaining. Provides that a collective bargaining agreement in effect on June 30, 2005, is not affected by the removal of these requirements. Makes conforming amendments. Removes references to repealed sections of the administrative code.

1/18/05 Authored by Representative Torr
1/18/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1547 Landfill Proximity to a School
Author/Co-Authors: Representative J. Lutz, Representative Ayres, Representative Kuzman
Places restrictions on the location of a landfill in proximity to a public school classroom building served by a well as the primary source of drinking water.

1/18/05 Authored by Representative J. Lutz
1/18/05 Coauthored by Representative Ayres and Representative Kuzman
1/18/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs

HB 1564 Recitation of the Declaration of Independence
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Dodge
Requires the recitation of a part of the Declaration of Independence in every classroom of each grade of a public school at least once a week.

1/18/05 Authored by Representative Dodge
1/18/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1577 Written School Withdrawals
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Bright, Representative Walorski
Requires a student who seeks to withdraw from school before reaching 18 years of age or graduating to sign a written acknowledgment that the student and the student's parent or guardian understand that withdrawing from school is likely to reduce the student's future earnings and increase the student's likelihood of being unemployed in the future. Requires the Department of Education to develop guidelines for a school corporation to follow in implementing the written acknowledgment.

1/18/05 Authored by Representative Bright
1/18/05 Coauthored by Representative Walorski
1/18/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1581 School Breakfast Program
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Day, Representative Ayres
Requires a school corporation to implement a breakfast program at a school building if at least 15% (rather than 25%) of the students enrolled at that school building during the prior school year qualified for free or reduced price lunches under federal guidelines.

1/18/05 Authored by Representative Day
1/18/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
1/24/05 Representative Ayres added as coauthor

HB 1582 Foundations for Schools
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Thompson, Representative Micon, Representative Klinker
Allows school corporations to form educational foundations.

1/18/05 Authored by Representative Micon
1/18/05 Coauthored by Representative Klinker
1/18/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
1/31/05 Representative Micon removed as author, added as coauthor
1/31/05 Representative Thompson added as author
2/23/05 Committee report: do pass, adopted
2/28/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed

HB 1591 Staff Development Days
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Ruppel, Representative Oxley, Representative Robertson, and Representative Ayres
Provides for three full school days for staff professional development.

1/18/05 Authored by Representative Ruppel
1/18/05 Coauthored by Representative Oxley, Representative Robertson, and Representative Ayres
1/18/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
2/23/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

HB 1609 Educational Research Institute
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Noe, Representative Behning
Creates the educational research institute to conduct and disseminate scientifically valid research and evaluations of educational programs.

1/19/05 Authored by Representative Noe
1/19/05 Coauthored by Representative Behning
1/19/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1616 Local School Funding
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Buck
Eliminates the authority of a school corporation to impose a property tax for the school corporation's general fund that is due and payable after December 31, 2006. Imposes an income tax for schools. Requires taxes collected in a school corporation to be distributed to the school corporation. Establishes an expenditure limit for school corporations. Provides that a school corporation's income tax distributions may not exceed its expenditure limit. Provides for distributions to school corporations that are unable to raise the revenue permitted by their expenditure limits. Establishes a fiscal year budget cycle for school corporations. Requires the state board of accounts to establish a standardized accounting system for schools.

1/19/05 Authored by Representative Buck
1/19/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means

HB 1619 Tax Refund Offset for Unpaid Textbook Rental Fees
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Bischoff
Provides that the Department of Education may claim a set off of an individual's income tax refund for unpaid textbook rental fees.

1/19/05 Authored by Representative Bischoff
1/19/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1624 Written School Withdrawals
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Woodruff
Requires a student who seeks to withdraw from school before reaching 18 years of age or graduating to sign a written acknowledgment that the student and the student's parent or guardian understand that withdrawing from school is likely to reduce the student's future earnings and increase the student's likelihood of being unemployed in the future. Requires the Department of Education to develop guidelines for a school corporation to follow in implementing the written acknowledgment.

1/19/05 Authored by Representative Woodruff
1/19/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1637 School Textbook Funding
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Goodin
Expands the definition of "textbook" to include certain materials used in student instruction. Requires school corporations to establish a textbook fund and to use money from the fund to purchase textbooks. Provides an annual state textbook grant equal to $83 multiplied by the average daily membership of a school corporation. Requires the deposit of grant funds in a school corporation's textbook fund. Limits a student textbook rental fee to 25% of the total purchase price of the textbooks minus $83. Repeals provision: (1) governing the accounting methods for textbook rental programs; and (2) authorizing the governing body of a school corporation to furnish textbooks free of charge in hardship cases.

1/19/05 Authored by Representative Goodin
1/19/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1674 Expansion of Charter Schools
Author/Co-Authors: Representative T. Harris
Allows the mayor of a second class city to sponsor charter schools.

1/19/05 Authored by Representative T. Harris
1/19/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1676 Residency Requirements for School Employees
Author/Co-Authors: Representative T. Harris
Allows the governing body of a school corporation to: (1) adopt a policy requiring its school administrators to reside within the geographic boundaries of the school corporation; and (2) include the policy as a provision of the contract of a school administrator. Repeals a statute prohibiting the governing body of a school corporation from adopting a residency requirement for teachers and other school employees.

1/19/05 Authored by Representative T. Harris
1/19/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1687 School Corporation Bonds for Retirement Liability
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Oxley
Permits a school corporation to issue bonds one time before January 1, 2006, to cover retirement or severance liability if the school corporation did not issue bonds for that purpose under a prior statute that has been repealed. Requires a school corporation that issues bonds for this purpose to reduce the property tax levy for certain other funds of the school corporation in an amount equal to the property tax levy needed for debt service on the bonds

1/19/05 Authored by Representative Oxley
1/19/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means

HB 1688 Academic Programs in State Institutions
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Oxley
Requires that educational programs in the Department of Correction Facilities and the Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home be: (1) consistent with the state's academic standards for primary and secondary student; and (2) offered in a manner that allows a student who successfully completes the state's requirements for graduation to receive a diploma. Requires that certain services provided to clients of the Silvercrest Children's Development Center be provided by personnel who are certified by the professional standards board.

1/19/05 Authored by Representative Oxley
1/19/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1694 Charter School Sponsors
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Behning
Authorizes accredited private four year universities and colleges to be charter school sponsors. (Under current law, only public universities and colleges can sponsor charter schools.)

1/19/05 Authored by Representative Behning
1/19/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1732 School Option Income Tax
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Espich
Permits a school corporation to impose a school option income tax of up to 0.5% on the adjusted gross income of resident taxpayers. Provides that the school option income tax may be imposed or increased only after approval by a local public question. Provides for the distribution of school option income tax revenue.

1/19/05 Authored by Representative Espich
1/19/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means

HB 1758 School Facilities Standardized Plans
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Whetstone
Requires the Department of Education to develop and make available to school corporations standardized plans for new school facilities that are ready to be bid for construction. Requires a school corporation proposing to build a new facility to determine whether a standardized plan meets the needs of the school corporation and, if it determines a nonstandardized facility is necessary, to give notice of the determination and, upon petition by registered voters, submit the question of the facility's construction to a referendum.

1/19/05 Authored by Representative Whetstone
1/19/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1770 Early Learning Trust Fund
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Bauer, Representative Kersey, Representative Porter
Authorizes grants from the common school fund to enable school corporations to provide voluntary full day kindergarten programs and other early learning programs. Establishes an early learning trust fund and makes certain transfers and appropriations to that fund. Prohibits advances from the common school fund for school building construction, anticipated transfer tuition costs, and educational technology after June 30, 2005.

1/19/05 Authored by Representative Bauer
1/19/05 Coauthored by Representative Porter and Representative Kersey
1/19/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1796 Teacher Early Retirement Incentive
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Borders
For purposes of computing the retirement benefit for a member of the teacher's retirement fund, provides for a retirement incentive of an additional three years of service credit for a member who: (1) retires after May 1, 2005, and before July 1, 2006; and (2) has completed at least 25 years of creditable service on the member's retirement date.

1/19/05 Authored by Representative Borders
1/19/05 Referred to Committee on Employment and Labor

HB 1798 Transportation of School Children
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Pond, Representative Stutzman, Representative Davis
Requires a school corporation to provide transportation for school children who are attending a parochial school located in the geographic area of the school corporation if the school corporation provides transportation.

1/19/05 Authored by Representative Pond
1/19/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation
1/31/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
1/31/05 Representative Stutzman and Representative Davis added as coauthor

HB 1799 Study of Teacher Incentives - Bosma's Top 40
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Pond, Representative Behning
Requires the education roundtable to study financial and career incentives for teachers and report to the Governor, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Legislative Council, and the State Board of Education.

1/19/05 Authored by Representative Pond
1/19/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
2/08/05 Committee report: do pass, adopted
2/08/05 Representative Behning added as coauthor
2/28/05 Amendment 1 (Oxley), prevailed: Roll Call 215: Yeas 53, Nays 47
2/28/05 Amendment 5 (Thompson), prevailed; Voice Vote
2/28/05 Second reading: amended; ordered engrossed

HB 1807 Student Physical Activity
Author/Co-Authors: Representative C. Brown
Requires the Department of Education to develop a program to encourage children to increase levels of physical activity. Requires 30 minutes of daily physical activity for elementary school students in public schools.

1/19/05 Authored by Representative C. Brown
1/19/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1811 State Funded Textbooks
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Porter, Representative Stilwell
Abolishes the textbook rental program for public school students. Expands the definition of "textbook" to include materials used in the instruction of students. Requires school corporations to establish and appropriate money from a textbook fund to purchase all needed textbooks for loan without charge to students of the corporation. Provides an annual state textbook grant equal to $95 multiplied by the average daily membership (ADM) of a school corporation, and requires the deposit of grant funds in the textbook fund. Provides transitional procedures. Makes a technical correction.

1/19/05 Authored by Representative Porter
1/19/05 Coauthored by Representative Stilwell
1/19/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1812 Legal Settlement
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Lehe, Representative Ayres
Changes the standard for determining when a student who resides with a person other than the student's parents will be treated as having a legal settlement in the school corporation attendance area where the child resides rather than the school corporation attendance area where a parent resides in cases in which the child is relocated for the purpose of attending a particular school. Requires in certain circumstances the submission of sufficient information for the school corporation to determine whether a child who does not live with a parent has legal settlement in the school corporation.

1/19/05 Authored by Representative Lehe
1/19/05 Coauthored by Representative Ayres
1/19/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
2/02/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2/28/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed

HB 1819 Spring Semester ISTEP Administration
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Stutzman
Provides that the ISTEP test must be administered during the spring semester.

1/25/05 Authored by Representative Stutzman
1/25/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1838 Academic Standards Assistance Pilot Program
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Porter
Requires the Department of Education to establish and administer an academic standards assistance pilot program. Provides for 30 schools selected by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to serve as pilot schools. Requires the assessment of pilot school students in the early grades and the development of an academic standards progress report for each student assessed. Provides for the establishment of an academic standards progress plan for each student in a pilot school who does not meet certain educational standards. Requires each pilot school to revise its strategic and continuous school improvement and achievement plan and to implement an academic progress assistance plan that sets new goals and establishes new programs for the school. Provides for funding of the pilot program by the state and the school corporations of the pilot schools. Provides that the pilot program law expires July 1, 2010. Makes other provisions to improve academic achievement and establish educational responsibilities for students in prekindergarten through grade 12.

1/25/05 Authored by Representative Porter
1/25/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education

HB 1839 Teacher Recruitment and Retention
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Porter, Representative Friend, Representative Micon, Representative Behning, Representative V. Smith, Representative Noe, Representative Aguilera, Representative Welch
Establishes a teacher recruitment and retention fund, administered by the professional standards board, to: (1) attract qualified teachers to geographic areas of Indiana where a critical shortage of teachers exists; and (2) retain qualified teachers in teacher shortage areas; by providing student loan repayment assistance. Provides that as a condition of participating in the program and receiving student loan repayments, a teacher must agree to employment as a licensed teacher in a school district located in a teacher shortage area for at least five years.

1/25/05 Authored by Representative Porter
1/25/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
2/16/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2/16/05 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 127
2/21/05 House Rule 106.1 suspended
2/21/05 Representative Friend, Representative Micon, Representative Behning, Representative V. Smith, and Representative Noe added as coauthors
2/28/05 Representative Aguilera and Representative Welch added as coauthors

HB 1840 School Tuition Organization Tax Credit
Author/Co-Authors: Representative Noe, Representative Behning, Representative T. Harris
Provides an adjusted gross income tax credit to individuals and married couples filing joint returns for charitable contributions to organizations that provide tuition scholarships for children attending nonpublic schools.

1/25/05 Authored by Representative Noe
1/25/05 Coauthored by Representative Behning and Representative T. Harris
1/25/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education