2025 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

HB1285: Education matters.

Legislative Summary

Education matters. Prohibits a school corporation from doing the following: (1) Removing a student's property without providing the student's parent with the opportunity to collect the student's property if the student has died, transferred, dropped out, or otherwise withdrawn from enrollment in the school corporation for any reason. (2) Adopting a policy or otherwise preventing a parent of a student from recording a meeting concerning the student's individualized education program. Requires each school corporation to ensure at least one employee in each school building that is used for classroom instruction: (1) has obtained nonviolent crisis intervention training; and (2) is present in the school building during the school year while school is in session. Establishes requirements regarding the employee. Requires the department of education to review nonviolent crisis intervention training programs and make recommendations to school corporations regarding the training of employees.

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Bill History

1/13/2025
Authored by Representative Cash
House of Representatives
1/13/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Education
House of Representatives
1/27/2025
Representatives Davis and Haggard added as coauthors
House of Representatives
2/13/2025
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
House of Representatives
2/17/2025
Second reading: ordered engrossed
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
Senate sponsors: Senators Buchanan, Johnson T, Schmitt
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
Cosponsor: Senator Byrne
House of Representatives
2/18/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 216: yeas 90, nays 0
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
Referred to the Senate
House of Representatives
3/3/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
Senate
3/20/2025
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senate
3/27/2025
Amendment #1 (Buchanan) prevailed; voice vote
Senate
3/27/2025
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Senate
3/31/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 309: yeas 46, nays 1
Senate
3/31/2025
Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
Senate
3/31/2025
Returned to the House with amendments
Senate
4/16/2025
Joint Rule 15 Certification
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Signed by the Speaker
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate
4/23/2025
Signed by the President of the Senate
Senate

Amendments

Senate Amendment #1

Senate Amendment #1

3/27/2025Not Adopted

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #7

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #7

3/19/2025Not Adopted

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #8

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #8

3/18/2025Not Adopted

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #7

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #7

3/18/2025Not Adopted

House Education Amendment #3

House Education Amendment #3

2/12/2025Not Adopted

House Education Amendment #5

House Education Amendment #5

2/11/2025Not Adopted

House Education Amendment #3

House Education Amendment #3

2/11/2025Not Adopted

House Education Amendment #1

House Education Amendment #1

2/4/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate - Third reading
3/31/2025
46
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
House - Third reading
2/18/2025
90
Yea
0
Nay
3
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(3/31/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/17/202583.5 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/27/2025130.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/20/2025120.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/13/2025117.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/9/2025127.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/24/202562.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/31/202562.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/28/202562.1 KB
Misc
Misc3/20/202543.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/20/202562.1 KB
Misc
Misc3/19/202522.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/18/202562.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/17/202562.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/13/202562.0 KB
Misc
Misc2/12/202572.9 KB
Misc
Misc2/12/202522.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/9/202573.8 KB