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SB0239Introduced in the Senate

Various education matters.

Passed

Introduced by Linda Rogers, District 11

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Various education matters. Requires the department of education (department) to: (1) compile a list of business and industry partners that provide guaranteed incentives to high school students who earn the honors employment plus seal; and (2) publish the list on the department's website. Provides that, in addition to conditions established in current law to convert an existing public elementary or secondary school, an existing public elementary or secondary school may be converted into a charter school if certain other conditions apply. Allows, if the conditions are met, the governing body of a school corporation to: (1) convert more than one existing public elementary or secondary school within the school corporation; and (2) operate two or more conversion charter schools under a single charter. Allows participating innovation network charter schools to enter into an agreement with more than one school corporation. Establishes the following for or with regard to participating innovation network charter schools that entered into an agreement with more than one school corporation: (1) Requirements regarding the location of a participating innovation network charter school. (2) Terms of a participating innovation network charter school agreement. (3) Duties of the department. Amends certain requirements and procedures that apply to the closure and transfer of covered school buildings. Provides that a lease or sale of a covered school building to a charter school or state educational institution includes certain assets. Requires parental notification if a school determines a student is at risk of not achieving grade level proficiency in mathematics.

Where it stands

Public Law 151

March 12, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

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

65

Yes

29

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 Rogers

  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 #4 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote

  6. Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 65: yeas 9, nays 35

  7. Amendment #2 (Qaddoura) failed; voice vote

  8. Amendment #3 (Qaddoura) failed; voice vote

  9. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  10. Senator Raatz added as second author

  11. Senator Donato added as third author

  12. Senators Buchanan, Doriot added as coauthors

  13. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 121: yeas 30, nays 18

  14. House sponsor: Representative Teshka

  15. Cosponsors: Representatives Behning, McGuire

  16. Referred to the House

  17. First reading: referred to Committee on Education

  18. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  19. Amendment #2 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote

  20. Amendment #1 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 321: yeas 43, nays 51

  21. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  22. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 350: yeas 66, nays 31

  23. Returned to the Senate with amendments

  24. Motion to dissent filed

  25. Senate conferees appointed: Rogers, Qaddoura

  26. Senate advisors appointed: Donato, Ford J.D., Raatz, Doriot

  27. House conferees appointed: Teshka, DeLaney

  28. House advisors appointed: Behning, Payne, Klinker, Pfaff, Smith V

  29. Senate dissented from House amendments

  30. Representative DeLaney removed as conferee

  31. Representative Behning removed as advisor

  32. Representative Behning added as conferee

  33. CCR # 1 filed in the Senate

  34. CCR # 1 filed in the House

  35. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 330: yeas 31, nays 16

  36. Senator Qaddoura removed as conferee

  37. Senator Buchanan added as conferee

  38. Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 431: yeas 65, nays 29

  39. Signed by the President of the Senate

  40. Signed by the Speaker

  41. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  42. Signed by the Governor

  43. Public Law 151

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