SB0161Introduced in the Senate
Education matters.
Introduced by Jeff Raatz, District 27
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Education matters. Requires the Indiana department of education to elect to participate as a covered state in the federal tax credit scholarship program for elementary and secondary education under Section 25F of the Internal Revenue Code (enacted in Public Law 119-21, commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025). Makes conforming changes to the school scholarship tax credit in current law. Requires the governor and the department of workforce development, in consultation with the commission for higher education, to: (1) establish a process to identify eligible workforce training programs; (2) establish a process for institutions and programs to apply for recognition as an eligible workforce training program; (3) coordinate certain workforce training matters; and (4) require eligible workforce training programs to provide certain datasets to the department. Provides that the department of workforce development must maintain alignment with federal rules governing workforce Pell grants.
Where it stands
Representative Davis added as cosponsor
February 12, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
SenateStage: Senate - Third reading · January 26, 2026
42
Yes
2
No
5
Absent or Not Voting
49 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Dernulc | 1 | Yes |
| Lonnie Randolph | 2 | Absent |
| Mark Spencer | 3 | Yes |
| Rodney Pol | 4 | Yes |
| Ed Charbonneau | 5 | Yes |
| Rick Niemeyer | 6 | Yes |
| Brian Buchanan | 7 | Yes |
| Mike Bohacek | 8 | Yes |
| Ryan Mishler | 9 | Yes |
| David Niezgodski | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Authored by Senators Raatz, Rogers
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
Senator Garten added as third author
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy
Committee report: do pass, adopted
Amendment #1 (Raatz) prevailed; voice vote
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 74: yeas 42, nays 2
House sponsor: Representative Behning
Cosponsor: Representative McGuire
Referred to the House
First reading: referred to Committee on Education
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
Representative Davis added as cosponsor
Verify the information
- Official page on the Indiana Legislature website
- Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #4 (amendment)
- Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #3 (amendment)
- Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #2 (amendment)
- Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #4 (amendment)
- Senate Education and Career Development Amendment #3 (amendment)
- Senate Amendment #1 (amendment)
- House Education Amendment #5 (amendment)
- House Education Amendment #5 (amendment)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Vote Sheet (supplement)
- Committee Report (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Vote Sheet (supplement)
- Committee Report (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Vote Sheet (supplement)
- Committee Report (supplement)
- Fiscal Note (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Comm Sub (text)
- Comm Sub (text)
- Engrossed (text)
- Comm Sub (text)
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