2025 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

HB1394: Authority to deny enrollment to unlawful immigrant.

Legislative Summary

Authority to deny enrollment to unlawful immigrant. Authorizes a school corporation to deny an immigrant student enrollment in a school operated by the school corporation if the school corporation determines by a preponderance of the evidence that the immigrant student is present in the United States in violation of law. Requires the attorney general to defend the school corporation in any cause of action brought against the school corporation for denying an immigrant student enrollment. Requires a school corporation to annually report the number of immigrant students present in the United States in violation of law who were enrolled in a school operated by the school corporation in the immediately preceding school year.

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Bill History

1/13/2025
Authored by Representative Lucas
House of Representatives
1/13/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Education
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
Representative Prescott added as coauthor
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/13/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Education(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Jim Lucas
Jim Lucas
Republican

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/10/202583.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/10/202559.7 KB