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SB0204Introduced in the Senate

Various education matters.

Passed

Introduced by Spencer Deery, District 23

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Various education matters. Provides that an individual who has obtained a license to teach in a charter school may be eligible to obtain an initial practitioner professional educator license under certain conditions. Removes a requirement that an individual must hold a bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics as a component of certain pathways to receive an initial practitioner license. Provides that academic needs based salary increases may not: (1) apply to all eligible teachers in a bargaining unit uniformly; or (2) be based on certain other factors. Repeals the: (1) state educational institution (institution) annual report to the legislative council (council) and commission for higher education (commission) concerning financial aid; (2) commission report to the general assembly concerning certain institution information; (3) student athlete cardiac arrest provisions; and (4) Ivy Tech Community College report to the budget committee concerning campus information. Expires certain physical facilities reporting requirements on June 30, 2029. Provides that a state educational institution that has been denied approval to continue a degree program may: (1) permit students to enroll in the degree program until June 1 of the year following the denial; and (2) provide students enrolled in the degree program with the opportunity to finish their degree prior to the degree program's closure. Requires the commission to submit an annual report concerning degree program closures to the general assembly. Changes the reporting of disclosable gifts to January 31 and July 31 of a given year (current law requires disclosure on January 1 and July 1 of a given year). Changes certain amounts concerning construction, land purchases, and repair and rehabilitation by an institution to $3,000,000. Voids a provision in the Indiana Administrative Code. Requires each institution to submit a report annually to the budget committee and the commission for higher education listing certain capital projects for the immediately preceding full calendar year that did not receive review by the commission. Specifies the contents of the report. Provides that a student enrolled in a health profession education program may not be required to receive an immunization as a condition of: (1) participating in; or (2) obtaining; clinical training or clinical experience required by the program if a parent of the student or student objects on religious grounds. Adds requirements regarding the principles of the core transfer library.

Where it stands

Public Law 150

March 12, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House - Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1 · February 27, 2026

66

Yes

28

No

6

Absent or Not Voting

100 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Carolyn Jackson1No
Earl Harris2No
Ragen Hatcher3No
Edmond Soliday4Yes
Dale DeVon5Yes
Maureen Bauer6No
Jake Teshka7Yes
Ryan Dvorak8No
Randy Novak9No
Charles Moseley10No

Bill history

  1. Authored by Senator Deery

  2. First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development

  3. Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations

  4. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  5. Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 64: yeas 8, nays 36

  6. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  7. Senator Goode added as second author

  8. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 106: yeas 33, nays 12

  9. House sponsor: Representative Smith H

  10. Referred to the House

  11. First reading: referred to Committee on Education

  12. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  13. Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3

  14. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  15. Amendment #3 (Errington) failed; voice vote

  16. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  17. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 347: yeas 68, nays 28

  18. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  19. Motion to dissent filed

  20. House conferees appointed: Smith H, Smith V

  21. House advisors appointed: Behning, Carbaugh, DeLaney, Klinker, Pfaff

  22. Senate dissented from House amendments

  23. Senate conferees appointed: Deery, Yoder

  24. Senate advisors appointed: Goode, Hunley

  25. Representative Smith V removed as conferee

  26. Representative Ireland added as conferee

  27. CCR # 1 filed in the Senate

  28. CCR # 1 filed in the House

  29. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 322: yeas 35, nays 15

  30. Senator Yoder removed as conferee

  31. Senator Walker K added as conferee

  32. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 430: yeas 66, nays 28

  33. Signed by the President of the Senate

  34. Signed by the Speaker

  35. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  36. Signed by the Governor

  37. Public Law 150

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