2025 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

SB0366: Education matters.

Legislative Summary

Education matters. Requires, not later than October 1, 2025, the secretary of education to compile and prepare a report concerning school bus driver safety education training. Makes certain changes concerning the process of filling a school board vacancy. Provides that a superintendent is preferred (current law says required) to hold a master's degree from certain institutions. Provides that certain covered school buildings are not required to revert to a school corporation if the building is subject to ongoing renovations. Provides that a superintendent must discuss a plan for annual performance evaluations with teachers (instead of teachers or the teachers' representative). Requires, not later than August 1, 2025, the early learning advisory committee, in coordination with the department of education, to assess certain prekindergarten program matters and submit a report to the legislative council. Removes a provision that contracts with certain superintendents must be in a form of a regular teacher's contract.

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Bill History

1/13/2025
Authored by Senator Rogers
Senate
1/13/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
Senate
2/3/2025
Senator Donato added as second author
Senate
2/3/2025
Senator Raatz added as third author
Senate
2/3/2025
Senator Buchanan added as coauthor
Senate
2/6/2025
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senate
2/10/2025
Amendment #2 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote
Senate
2/10/2025
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Senate
2/13/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 126: yeas 30, nays 16
Senate
2/13/2025
House sponsor: Representative Behning
Senate
2/13/2025
Cosponsors: Representatives McGuire and Smith H
Senate
2/14/2025
Referred to the House
Senate
3/3/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Education
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Second reading: ordered engrossed
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 401: yeas 63, nays 27
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Returned to the Senate with amendments
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Motion to concur filed
Senate
4/16/2025
Concurrence failed for lack of constitutional majority; Roll Call 461: yeas 24, nays 13
Senate
4/17/2025
Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 469: yeas 29, nays 17
Senate
4/22/2025
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate
4/22/2025
Signed by the Speaker
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Signed by the President of the Senate
Senate

Amendments

House Education Amendment #15

House Education Amendment #15

4/2/2025Not Adopted

House Education Amendment #13

House Education Amendment #13

4/2/2025Not Adopted

House Education Amendment #10

House Education Amendment #10

4/2/2025Not Adopted

House Education Amendment #14

House Education Amendment #14

4/2/2025Not Adopted

House Education Amendment #10

House Education Amendment #10

4/1/2025Not Adopted

House Education Amendment #15

House Education Amendment #15

4/1/2025Not Adopted

House Education Amendment #13

House Education Amendment #13

4/1/2025Not Adopted

House Education Amendment #14

House Education Amendment #14

4/1/2025Not Adopted

Senate Amendment #1

Senate Amendment #1

2/10/2025Not Adopted

Senate Amendment #2

Senate Amendment #2

2/10/2025Not Adopted

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #2

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #2

2/5/2025Not Adopted

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #9

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #9

2/5/2025Not Adopted

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #8

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #8

2/5/2025Not Adopted

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #9

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #9

2/4/2025Not Adopted

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #2

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #2

1/28/2025Not Adopted

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #3

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #3

1/28/2025Not Adopted

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #4

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #4

1/28/2025Not Adopted

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #5

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #5

1/28/2025Not Adopted

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #6

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #6

1/28/2025Not Adopted

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #8

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #8

1/28/2025Not Adopted

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #7

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #7

1/28/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate - Senate concurred with House amendments
4/17/2025
29
Yea
17
Nay
2
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate - Concurrence failed for lack of constitutional majority
4/16/2025
24
Yea
13
Nay
11
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: FAILED
House - Third reading
4/8/2025
63
Yea
27
Nay
4
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate - Third reading
2/13/2025
30
Yea
16
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/9/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/17/2025271.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/3/2025357.6 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/10/2025365.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/6/2025338.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/10/2025436.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/21/202564.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/8/202565.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/7/202564.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/3/202564.8 KB
Misc
Misc4/2/202522.8 KB
Misc
Misc4/2/202569.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/13/202566.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/10/202566.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/6/202566.8 KB
Misc
Misc2/6/202561.0 KB
Misc
Misc2/5/202523.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/10/202576.2 KB