2025 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

HB1498: School accountability.

Legislative Summary

School accountability. Repeals certain provisions regarding statewide assessment scores and the establishment of categories or designations of school performance. Requires the state board of education to establish a new methodology for designating school performance. Extends the expiration of certain provisions regarding the posting of school information. Provides that the proposals to align diploma waiver statutes with new diploma requirements may include a proposal to eliminate diploma waivers.

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Bill History

1/21/2025
Authored by Representative Behning
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Education
House of Representatives
1/30/2025
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Amendment #1 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 63: yeas 28, nays 62
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Second reading: ordered engrossed
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Senate sponsor: Senator Deery
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Cosponsor: Senator Goode
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 90: yeas 62, nays 28
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Referred to the Senate
House of Representatives
2/19/2025
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
Senate
3/20/2025
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senate
3/24/2025
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Senate
3/24/2025
Senator Raatz added as cosponsor
Senate
3/25/2025
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 289: yeas 43, nays 4
Senate
3/26/2025
Returned to the House with amendments
Senate
4/23/2025
Motion to dissent filed
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
House dissented from Senate amendments
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
House conferees appointed: Behning and DeLaney
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
House advisors appointed: Smith H, Pfaff and Smith V
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Senate conferees appointed: Deery and Hunley
Senate
4/23/2025
Senate advisors appointed: Goode and Qaddoura
Senate
4/24/2025
Motion to concur filed
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 564: yeas 65, nays 25
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Signed by the Speaker
House of Representatives

Amendments

Senate Amendment #1

Senate Amendment #1

3/24/2025Not Adopted

Senate Amendment #2

Senate Amendment #2

3/24/2025Not Adopted

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #8

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #8

3/19/2025Not Adopted

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #6

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #6

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 #6

Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #6

3/18/2025Not Adopted

House Amendment #1

House Amendment #1

2/3/2025Not Adopted

House Education Amendment #3

House Education Amendment #3

1/29/2025Not Adopted

House Education Amendment #5

House Education Amendment #5

1/29/2025Not Adopted

House Education Amendment #3

House Education Amendment #3

1/28/2025Not Adopted

House Education Amendment #5

House Education Amendment #5

1/28/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House - House concurred with Senate amendments
4/24/2025
65
Yea
25
Nay
1
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate - Third reading
3/25/2025
43
Yea
4
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
House - Third reading
2/4/2025
62
Yea
28
Nay
3
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
House - Amendment #1 (DeLaney) failed
2/3/2025
28
Yea
62
Nay
3
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: FAILED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(3/26/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/24/2025154.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/20/2025192.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/30/2025178.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/14/2025156.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/25/202567.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/24/202567.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/21/202567.4 KB
Misc
Misc3/20/202551.0 KB
Misc
Misc3/19/202523.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/4/202567.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/3/202567.3 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/30/202567.4 KB
Misc
Misc1/29/202570.2 KB
Misc
Misc1/29/202523.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/15/202566.1 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/14/202555.9 KB