Senate Bill Tracking List for the 2005 Session

SEA 0002 Parenting Time
Author/Co-Authors: Senator Ford, Senator Heinold, Senator Breaux
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 dispute between the parties relating to the amount of 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.)

1/04/05 Authored by Senator Ford
1/04/05 First reading: referred to the Committee on Judiciary
1/13/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
1/18/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed
1/20/05 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 11:Yeas 42 and Nays 0
1/20/05 Referred to the House
1/20/05 First House Sponsor: Representative Duncan and Representative Thomas
1/20/05 Cosponsor: Representative Summers
1/20/05 Senator Heinold added as coauthor
1/20/05 Senator Breaux added as coauthor
3/07/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
3/15/05 Representative Pond added as cosponsor
4/04/05 Committee report: do pass, adopted
4/07/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed
4/11/05 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 496: Yeas 96, Nays 0
4/11/05 Returned to the Senate without amendments
4/18/05 Signed by the Speaker
4/18/05 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
4/21/05 Signed by the President of the Senate
4/25/05 Signed by the Governor

SCR 0037 Technology Education
Author/Co-Authors: Senator Ford, Senator Heinold,
A concurrent resolution urging the educational leaders of Indiana to ensure that the P-16 Plan for Improving Student Achievement places emphasis on the Standards for Technological Literacy (ITEA 2000) and Indiana Technology Education Standards and Curriculum (2004) as a vision for kindergarten through grade 12.

3/15/05 Authored by Senator Ford and Senator Heinold
3/15/05 First reading referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
3/24/05 Committee report: do pass adopted
3/28/05 Referred to the House
3/28/05 House sponsor: Representative Ayres
3/28/05 Second reading: adopted Voice Vote
3/29/05 Referred to Committee on Education
4/25/05 Committee report: do pass, adopted
4/28/05 Second reading: adopted Voice Vote

SEA 0200 Core 40 Curriculum
Author/Co-Authors: Senator Lubbers, Senator Rogers
Core 40 curriculum. Beginning with the 2010-2011 school year, requires, with certain exceptions, a student to complete the Core 40 curriculum in order to graduate from high school. Beginning with the 2011-2012 academic year, requires, with certain exceptions, a student to have completed the Core 40 curriculum to be admitted to a four-year degree program in a state educational institution. Requires the department of education to conduct a study to determine whether a shortage of math, science, and special education teachers exists. Makes transitional provisions maintaining the current standards until the new standards take effect.

1/04/05 Authored by Senator Lubbers
1/04/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
1/06/05 Senator Rogers added as second author
2/23/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2/28/05 Amendment 1 (Rogers), prevailed;
2/28/05 Amendments 3,4 (Lubbers), prevailed: Voice Vote
2/28/05 Senate Rule 33(c) technical correction adopted
3/01/05 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 233: Yeas 33, Nays 14
3/01/05 Referred to the House
3/01/05 First House Sponsor Representative Behning
3/01/05 House Cosponsor Representative Porter
3/10/05 First reading: referred to the Committee on Education
3/23/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
3/29/05 Representative Fry added as cosponsor
3/29/05 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
3/29/05 Amendment 2 (Hoffman), prevailed; Voice Vote
3/29/05 Amendment 3 (Behning), prevailed; Voice Vote
4/05/05 Third reading: recommitted to Committee of One, amendment adopted, passed; Roll Call 410: Yeas 58, Nays 38
4/05/05 Returned to the Senate with amendments
4/07/05 Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 391: Yeas 33, Nays 16
4/07/05 Joint Rule 20 technical correction adopted by the Senate
4/13/05 Joint Rule 20 technical correction adopted by the House
4/19/05 Signed by the Speaker
4/19/05 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
4/21/05 Signed by the President of the Senate
4/27/05 Signed by the Governor

SEA 0285 Bullying
Author/Co-Authors: Senator Wyss, Senator Lubbers, Senator Rogers, Senator Sipes, Senator Antich-Carr, Senator Kruse
Defines "bullying", and requires a school corporation to adopt rules to prohibit bullying. Allows the use of grants from the safe schools fund to provide education and training to school personnel concerning bullying, and requires the inclusion of anti-bullying training and school safety specialist education. Requires each school to establish a safe school committee.

1/06/05 Authored by Senator Wyss and Senator Lubbers
1/06/05 Coauthored by Senator Rogers and Senator Sipes
1/06/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
1/13/05 Senator Antich-Carr added as coauthor
1/13/05 Senator Kruse added as coauthor
1/27/05 Committee report: do pass, adopted
1/31/05 Amendment 1 (Wyss), prevailed: Voice Vote
1/31/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed
2/07/05 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 66: Yeas 40, Nays 7
2/07/05 Referred to House
2/07/05 First Senate Sponsor Senator Behning
2/07/05 Cosponsor: Senator Hinkle
3/07/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
3/16/05 Committee report: do pass, adopted
3/21/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed
3/28/05 Third reading: passed: Roll Call 302: Yeas 67, Nays 30
3/28/05 Representative Hoy added as coauthor
3/28/05 Returned to the Senate without amendments
4/11/05 Joint Rule 20 technical correction adopted by the Senate
4/13/05 Joint Rule 20 technical correction adopted by the House
4/19/05 Signed by the Speaker
4/19/05 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
4/21/05 Signed by the President of the Senate
4/27/05 Signed by the Governor

SEA 0301 Cheerleading Safety
Author/Co-Authors: Senator Clark, Senator Skinner, Senator Miller, Senator Rogers
Requires the State Board of Education to develop standards and guidelines concerning cheerleading safety in schools.

1/06/05 Authored by Senator Clark
1/06/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
2/03/05 Senator Skinner added as second author
2/03/05 Senator Miller and Senator Rogers added as coauthor
2/03/05 Committee report: do pass, adopted
2/07/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed
2/08/05 Third Reading: pass; Roll Call 87: Yeas 46, Nays 3
2/08/05 Referred to House
2/08/05 First house sponsor Representative Hinkle
3/07/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
3/21/05 Committee report: do pass, adopted
3/24/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed
3/28/05 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 304: Yeas 96, Nays 0
3/28/05 Returned to the Senate without amendments
4/07/05 Joint Rule 20 technical correction adopted by the House and Senate
4/14/05 Signed by the Speaker
4/18/05 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
4/18/05 Signed by the President of the Senate
4/22/05 Signed by the Governor

SEA 0326 Information Concerning Meningococcal Meningitis
Author/Co-Authors: Senator Server
Requires school corporations to distribute materials concerning meningococcal meningitis and its vaccines. Requires the Department of Education to develop the material to be distributed.

1/06/05 Authored by Senator Server
1/06/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
2/16/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2/21/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed
2/24/05 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 182: Yeas 49, Nays 0
2/24/05 Referred to the House
2/24/05 House sponsor: Representative Frizzell
3/08/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
3/30/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
4/04/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed
4/07/05 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 468: Yeas 94, Nays 0
4/07/05 Returned to the Senate with amendments
4/14/05 Senate concurred with House amendments: Roll Call 446: Yeas 45, Nays 0
4/19/05 Signed by the Speaker
4/19/05 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
4/21/05 Signed by the President of the Senate
4/25/05 Signed by the Governor

SEA 0332 Pledge of Allegiance, Flags, and Moment of Silence
Author/Co-Authors: Senator(s) M. R. Young,Alting, Antich-Carr, Bowser, Bray, Breaux, Broden, Clark, Craycraft, Dillon,Drozda, Ford, Gard, Garton, Harrison, Heinold, Hershman, Howard, Hume, Jackman, Kenley, Kruse, Lanane, Landske, Lawson, Lewis, Long, Lubbers, Lutz, R. Meeks, Merritt, Miller, Mishler, Mrvan, Nugent, Paul, Riegsecker, Rogers, Server, Simpson, Sipes, Skinner, Smith, Steele, Waltz, Waterman, Weatherwax, Wyss, R. Young, Zakas
Requires a United States flag to be displayed in each classroom of a school corporation. Requires a school corporation to provide a daily opportunity for students to voluntarily recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Provides an exemption for students who choose (or whose parents choose for them) not to participate in the Pledge. Requires a school corporation to establish a daily moment of silence in each classroom or on school grounds. Repeals a law allowing an optional brief period of silent prayer or meditation. Requires the attorney general to defend a school corporation in a civil suit based on an act authorized under these provisions.

1/11/05 Authored by Senator M. R. Young
1/11/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
1/13/05 Senators Alting, Antich-Carr, Bowser, Bray, Breaux, Broden, Clark, Craycraft, Dillon,Drozda, Ford, Gard, Garton, Harrison, Heinold, Hershman, Howard, Hume, Jackman, Kenley, Kruse, Lanane, Landske, Lawson, Lewis, Long, Lubbers, Lutz, R. Meeks, Merritt, Miller, Mishler, Mrvan, Nugent, Paul, Riegsecker, Rogers, Server, Simpson, Sipes, Skinner, Smith, Steele, Waltz, Waterman, Weatherwax, Wyss, R. Young and Zakas added as coauthor
2/03/05 Committee report: do pass, adopted
2/08/05 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2/08/05 Amendment 1 (Sipes), prevailed; Voice Vote
2/10/05 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 115: Yeas 46, Nays 3
2/10/05 Referred to the House
2/10/05 House sponsor: Representative Ruppel
2/10/05 Cosponsors: Representative Davis, Representative Goodin, and Representative Denbo
3/08/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
3/16/05 Committee report: do pass, adopted
3/21/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed
3/28/05 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 307: Yeas 86, Nays 6
3/28/05 Returned to the Senate without amendments
4/07/05 Joint Rule 20 technical correction adopted by the House and Senate
4/13/05 House Rule 106.1 suspended
4/13/05 Representatives Alderman, Ayres, Becker, Behning, Borders, Borror, Bosma, Bright, T. Brown, Buck, Budak, Buell, Burton, Cherry, Dodge, Duncan, Espich, Foley, Friend, Frizzell, Gutwein, T. Harris, Heim Hinkle, Hoffman, Koch, Lehe, Leonard, J. Lutz, McClain, Messer, Murphy, Nesse Noe, Pond Richardson, Ripley, Saunders, J. Smith, Stutzman, Thomas, Thompson, Torr, Turner, Ulmer, Walorski, Whetstone, Wolkins, Woodruff and Yount added as cosponsors
4/18/05 Signed by the Speaker
4/19/05 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
4/21/05 Signed by the President of the Senate
4/26/05 Signed by the Governor

SEA 0360 Obesity
Author/Co-Authors: Senator Miller
Removes language in the morbid obesity definition that refers to weight guidelines in the Metropolitan Life Insurance table. Specifies certain requirements for coverage for surgical treatment of morbid obesity under: (1) a state employee health plan; (2) an accident and sickness insurance policy; and (3) a health maintenance organization contract. Requires monitoring of patients and reporting of specified information by physicians to the state department of health. (Removed language requiring: (1) school boards to establish a coordinated school health advisory council; (2) the department of education to provide information concerning health, nutrition, and physical activity; (3) foods and beverages available for sale to students outside the federal school meal programs to meet certain requirements; and (4) daily physical activity for elementary school students in public schools.)

1/11/05 Authored by Senator Miller
1/11/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
2/03/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2/17/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed
2/21/05 Placed back on second reading
2/28/05 Reread second time: amended, ordered engrossed
2/24/05 Amendment 2 (Miller), prevailed; Voice Vote
2/24/05 Amendment 3 (Simpson), prevailed; Voice Vote
3/01/05 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 247: Yeas 48, Nays 0
3/01/05 Referred to the House
3/01/05 House sponsor: Representative Becker
3/01/05 Cosponsor: Representative C. Brown
3/14/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
3/24/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
4/06/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed
4/07/05 Representative Friend and Representative Budak added as cosponsors
4/07/05 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 471: Yeas 53, Nays 39
4/07/05 Returned to the Senate with amendments
4/13/05 Senate dissented from House amendments
4/13/05 Senate conferees appointed: Senator Miller and Senator Lewis
4/13/05 Senate advisors appointed: Senator Mishler and Senator Craycraft
4/14/05 House conferees appointed: Representative Becker and Representative C. Brown
4/14/05 House advisors appointed: Representative T. Brown and Representative Welch
4/29/05 Rules suspended
4/29/05 Conference committee report 1: adopted by the House: Roll Call 640: Yeas 93, Nays 0
4/29/05 Conference committee report 1: adopted by the Senate: Roll Call 540: Yeas 47, Nays 0 5/03/05 Signed by the Speaker
5/03/05 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
5/05/05 Signed by the President of the Senate
5/11/05 Signed by the Governor

SEA 0372 Transfer Tuition
Author/Co-Authors: Senator Kenley
Specifies that if a transferor school corporation fails to take action within thirty (30) days after receipt of a transfer tuition request, the request is considered approved. Provides that a student who is placed in a facility, a home, or an institution may attend school in the school corporation in which the facility, home, or institution is located, and that the state is required to pay transfer tuition for the student if no other person or entity is required to pay the student's transfer tuition.

1/11/05 Authored by Senator Kenley
1/11/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
1/27/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
1/27/05 House Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
1/31/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed
2/07/05 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 74: Yeas 46, Nays 0
2/07/05 Referred to the House
2/07/05 House sponsor: Representative Thompson
3/08/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
3/28/05 Committee report: do pass, adopted
3/31/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed
4/07/05 Joint Rule 20 technical correction adopted by the House
4/07/05 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 472: Yeas 89, Nays 3
4/07/05 Returned to the Senate without amendments
4/08/05 Joint Rule 20 technical correction adopted by the Senate
4/18/05 Signed by the Speaker
4/19/05 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
4/21/05 Signed by the President of the Senate
4/26/05 Signed by the Governor

SEA 0397 Various Matters Concerning Education
Author/Co-Authors: Senator Landske
Specifies that, if the governing bodies of two or more school corporations agree to cooperate and apportion the cost of vocational education schools or departments, the designated representatives of the school corporations constitute a board for the management of the schools or departments. Specifies the criminal intent necessary to commit crimes involving: (1) postsecondary proprietary educational institution accreditation; and (2) school bus use. Specifies that a principal and not the governing body of a school corporation submits information to the bureau of motor vehicles concerning: (1) an individual's ineligibility to be issued a driver's license or learner's permit; and (2) the invalidation of a license or permit. Repeals obsolete or superseded provisions, including provisions concerning purchase of textbooks, school taxing powers, school reorganization, school bonding, transportation of pupils, county schools, and annexation of territory. Makes conforming amendments. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the code revision commission.) (Changes the criminal intent necessary to commit certain crimes.)

1/11/05 Authored by Senator Landske
1/11/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2/22/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2/28/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed
3/01/05 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 250: Yeas 48, Nays 0
3/01/05 Referred to the House
3/01/05 First House Sponsor: Representative Foley
3/14/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
3/21/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
3/24/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed
3/28/05 Representative Behning and Representative Kuzman added as co sponsors
3/28/05 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 332: Yeas 93, Nays 1
3/28/05 Returned to the Senate with amendments
4/07/05 Senate dissented from House amendments
4/07/05 Joint Rule 20 technical correction adopted by the House
4/08/05 Senate conferees appointed: Landske and Lanane
4/14/05 House conferees appointed: Representative Foley and Representative Oxley
4/14/05 House advisors appointed: Representative Hoffman and Representative Porter
4/28/05 Conference committee report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 524: Yeas 50, Nays 0 4/29/05 Conference committee report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 641: Yeas 81, Nays 1
4/29/05 Rules suspended
5/03/05 Signed by the Speaker
5/03/05 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
5/05/05 Signed by the President of the Senate
5/12/05 Signed by the Governor

SEA 0433 State Poet Laureate
Author/Co-Authors: Senator Lubbers, Senator Rogers
Establishes a process for selecting a state poet laureate. Specifies the duties and compensation of the poet laureate. Provides that the person honored as the poet laureate by the house of representatives in 2002 is entitled to serve as the initial poet laureate.

1/13/05 Authored by Senator Lubbers
1/13/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
1/27/05 Senator Rogers added as coauthor
2/03/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2/07/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed
2/08/05 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 105: Yeas 46, Nays 2
2/08/05 Referred to the House
2/08/05 House sponsor: Representative Behning
2/08/05 Cosponsors: Representative Klinker and Representative Duncan
3/08/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
3/21/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
3/24/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed
3/28/05 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 313: Yeas 89, Nays 0
3/28/05 Returned to the Senate with amendments
4/06/05 Senate dissented House amendments
4/07/05 Senate conferees appointed: Senator Lubbers and Senator Rogers
4/07/05 Senate advisors appointed: Senator Merritt and Senator Breaux
4/14/05 House conferees appointed: Representative Behning and Representative Klinker
4/14/05 House advisors appointed: Representative Noe and Representative Cheney
4/25/05 Rules suspended
4/25/05 Conference committee report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 554: Yeas 91, Nays 0 4/26/05 Conference committee report 1: adopted by the Senate Roll Call 478: Yeas 45, Nays 3
4/27/05 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
4/29/05 Signed by the Speaker
5/02/05 Signed by the President of the Senate
5/06/05 Signed by the Governor

SEA 0529 Department of Child Services
Author/Co-Authors: Senator Lawson
Provides for review by the department of local government finance if a county does not levy the amount necessary to pay for child services or children's psychiatric residential treatment services. Extends the expiration of the office of the secretary of family and social services and its divisions to January 1, 2008. Establishes the department of child services and removes specified duties and services to the department. Adds references to the state central collection unit concerning income withholding by employers for child support payments and allows the department of child services to assess a civil penalty of $25 per obligor per pay period against certain income payors that do not make the payment through electronic funds transfer. Renames the division of family and children to the division of family resources and renames the division's bureaus. Authorizes the state to procure child services and other related services on behalf of a county. Establishes the select committee on the reorganization of child services and assigns committee duties. Requires a juvenile court to appoint a guardian ad litem for a child in need of services in certain situations. Establishes the child support bureau within the department of child services. Provides immunity to the director and employees of the department of child services. Provides that a reference to the division of family and children is to be construed as a reference to the department of child services in certain statutes. Establishes maximum caseload ratios for child protection caseworkers. Requires local child protection services to maintain sufficient staff to comply with the maximum caseload ratios. Requires the department of child services to make certain reports to the budget committee and the legislative council. Changes the expiration of a license for a child caring institution and of a foster family home license from two to four years. Requires the department of child services to adopt rules governing the number of hours required for foster parent training. Allows the state police to conduct a name based criminal history check of persons who reside in a location where a child will be placed under certain circumstances. Requires the state police to verify the name based criminal history check through fingerprint identification, and permits a person who believes that the results of the name based criminal history check are incorrect to challenge the results by submitting the person's fingerprints. Removes a provision authorizing the division of family and children or a juvenile probation officer to directly conduct a criminal history check, requiring instead that the juvenile probation officer or division of family and children caseworker request that the state police conduct the criminal history check. Specifies that the department of child services, a local child protective service, a local child fatality review team, or the statewide child fatality review committee must disclose certain redacted records concerning the death or near fatality of a child regardless of when the records were created. Provides that certain information concerning the death or near fatality of a child is not required to be redacted. Requires a local child fatality review team and the statewide child fatality review committee to review records concerning a child whose death may have been the result of abuse or neglect. Specifies the circumstances under which a child's death may have been the result of abuse or neglect. Requires the department of child services, the department of education, the department of correction, and the division of mental health to develop and coordinate the children's social, emotional and behavioral health plan. Requires the office of Medicaid policy and planning to apply for a Medicaid waiver to provide coverage for mental health services to a special needs adopted child who is not more than 18 years of age. Permits funding for certain guardian ad litem and court appointed special advocate programs. Permits a licensed collection agency to collect child support arrearages in certain situations. Provides that the child support bureau has certain duties concerning the collection of child support arrearages by a licensed collection agency. Provides that each county auditor shall keeps records and make reports related to certain transactions and funds as required by the department of child services. Provides that the director of the department of child services is to be consulted in the appointment of a director of a county office of the division of family resources. Repeals: (1) statutes that require county offices of family and children to establish a local child protection service; (2) the designation of the child support bureau within the division of family and children as the state's designated Title IV-D agency; (3) duplicate provisions related to certain reports; and (4) statutes concerning provisional licenses for foster homes, group homes, child caring institutions, and child placing agencies. Makes technical corrections.

1/20/05 Authored by Senator Lawson
1/20/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
2/10/05 Reassigned to the Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
2/10/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2/24/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2/28/05 Amendment 1 (Lawson), prevailed; Voice Vote
2/28/05 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
3/01/05 Third reading: passed: Roll Call 266: Yeas 48, Nays 0
3/01/05 Referred to the House
3/01/05 House sponsor: Representative Behning
3/01/05 Cosponsors: Representative Budak and Representative Becker
3/10/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs
4/04/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
4/07/05 Amendment 1 (Summers), prevailed; Voice Vote
4/07/05 Amendment 2 (Budak), prevailed; Voice Vote
4/07/05 Amendment 3 (Behning), prevailed; Voice Vote
4/07/05 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
4/11/05 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 501: Yeas 98, Nays 0
4/11/05 Returned to the Senate with amendments
4/18/05 House dissented from House amendments
4/18/05 Senate conferees appointed: Senator Lawson and Senator Breaux
4/18/05 House conferees appointed: Representative Behning and Representative Avery
4/18/05 House advisors appointed: Representative Budak and Representative C. Brown
4/27/05 Conference committee report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 605: Yeas 85, Nays 1
4/29/05 Conference committee report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call: Yeas 47, Nays 0
4/29/05 Joint Rule 20 technical correction adopted by the House
5/03/05 Signed by the Speaker
5/03/05 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
5/05/05 Signed by the President of the Senate
5/12/05 Signed by the Governor

SEA 0569 Safety of Children During Storms
Author/Co-Authors: Senator Miller, Senator Skinner
Requires the state Department of Health to adopt guidelines concerning the safety of children during bad weather conditions and to distribute the guidelines to the Department of Education and to relevant organizations. Requires the state Department of Health and the Department of Education to adopt enforcement provisions for compliance with the guidelines.

1/20/05 Authored by Senator Miller
1/20/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
1/27/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
1/27/05 Senator Skinner added as coauthor
2/03/05 Amendment 1 (Miller), prevailed
2/03/05 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2/07/05 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 70: Yeas 46, Nays 0
2/07/05 Referred to the House
2/07/05 House sponsor: Rep. Becker
2/07/05 Cosponsor: Rep. C. Brown
3/08/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
3/15/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
3/21/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed
4/04/05 Amendment 2 (Becker), prevailed; Voice Vote
4/04/05 Reread third time: recommitted to Committee of One, amendment adopted, passed; Roll Call 387: Yeas 73, Nays 23
4/04/05 Returned to the Senate with amendments
4/13/05 Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 435: Yeas 48, Nays 0
4/19/05 Signed by the Speaker
4/19/05 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
4/21/05 Signed by the President of the Senate
4/27/05 Signed by the Governor

SEA 0598 Charter Schools
Author/Co-Authors: Senator Lubbers
Requires the Department of Education to publish in its school performance reports, in addition to ISTEP scores, any nationally recognized comprehensive assessment program data submitted by a school corporation, including a charter school. Increases the review period for applications to become a charter school. Eliminates a restriction prohibiting charter schools from providing home based instruction. Requires the Department of Education to obtain federal funding for charter schools. Indicates that a charter school may use a private auditor and prepare financial reports in addition to audits and financial reports required by the state board of accounts. Provides that the law governing grants to alternative school programs applies to charter schools.

1/20/05 Authored by Senator Lubbers
1/20/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
2/03/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2/07/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed
2/08/05 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 99: Yeas 33, Nays 17
2/08/05 Referred to the House
2/08/05 House sponsor: Representative Behning
2/08/05 Cosponsor: Representative Porter
3/08/05 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
3/28/05 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
3/31/05 Second reading: ordered engrossed
4/11/05 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 478: Yeas 55, Nays 44
4/11/05 Returned to the Senate with amendments
4/13/05 Joint Rule 20 technical correction adopted by the House and Senate
4/27/05 Senate concurred in House amendments: Roll Call 484: Yeas 30, Nays 20
4/28/05 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
4/29/05 Signed by the Speaker
5/02/05 Signed by the President of the Senate
5/06/05 Signed by the Governor