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SB0110 - Social work licensure compact.
Michael R. Crider, Greg Goode, Ed Charbonneau
Last updated 11 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Social work licensure compact. Establishes the social work licensure compact.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0008 - Higher education matters.
Jean Leising, Linda Rogers, Susan C. Glick
Last updated 9 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Higher education matters. Requires each high school to: (1) beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, offer the Indiana college core (college core); or (2) not later than October 1, 2024, submit a plan or report that meets certain requirements to the commission for higher education (commission). Provides that: (1) a student who successfully completes an eligible course under the college core is entitled to secondary credit toward graduation requirements; and (2) the student's transcripts must reflect the secondary credit. Establishes the reverse transfer program for community college associate degrees. Requires each state educational institution (institution) to prepare and submit a report to the commission that includes information regarding a determination by the institution of the feasibility and advisability of establishing and conferring associate degrees to certain students. Establishes certain requirements for the commission regarding the reports. Requires each institution that offers baccalaureate degrees to establish a policy to review each of the institution's four year baccalaureate degree program offerings to determine the feasibility of providing each in a specifically structured manner to allow a full-time student to complete the baccalaureate degree within three years. Requires, not later than July 1, 2025, each institution to offer at least one baccalaureate degree program specifically structured to allow a full-time student to complete the baccalaureate degree within three years. Requires an institution to provide an annual report to the commission regarding offering four year baccalaureate degree programs completed in three years. Expands the schools to which requirements regarding secondary credit apply. Changes the name of the statewide transfer general education core to the Indiana college core. Requires the commission, in coordination with the department of education (department) and institutions, to maintain and post a list and syllabus or course outline record of each eligible college core course. Requires, by July 1, 2025, the department to partner with one or more institutions or approved postsecondary educational institutions to provide online access to the college core through the course access program. Provides that credit equivalencies, including the college core, for all Cambridge International Advanced A and AS Level examinations must be updated annually and sent by each institution to the commission by June 1 each year. Provides that each institution shall post these annually updated credit equivalencies on the institution's website by July 1 each year. Provides that the commission shall post the annually updated credit equivalencies on the commission's student transfer of credit portal by July 1 each year.
STATUS
Passed
HCR0008 - Recognizing South Bend Police Officer Brian Meador.
Maureen Bauer, Rita Fleming, Carolyn B. Jackson
Last updated 11 months ago
91 Co-Sponsors
Recognizing South Bend Police Officer Brian Meador. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing South Bend Police Officer Brian Meador.
STATUS
Passed
SB0001 - Reading skills.
Linda Rogers, Jeff Raatz, Brian Buchanan
Last updated 9 months ago
36 Co-Sponsors
Reading skills. Provides that the department of education (department) may grant certain individuals a waiver that provides an exception to the literacy endorsement requirements if the department submits a report to the legislative council by a specified date. Requires certain schools, beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, to offer summer school courses for students who are not reading proficient or are at risk of not being reading proficient as indicated on the determinant evaluation of reading skills approved by the state board of education (evaluation). Expands eligibility for funding for summer school courses. Requires certain summer school courses to be taught by a teacher, instructor, or tutor who is trained in the science of reading. Provides that if a student does not achieve a 90% attendance rate in a summer reading course, the student is required to participate in an individual reading plan in the following school year. Requires the department of education to procure a universal screening assessment (assessment) that meets certain criteria. Requires certain schools to administer the assessment to students in kindergarten through grade 2 who are not on track for reading proficiency by grade 3 as determined by the department. Requires the state board of education to establish a method for virtual administration of the ILEARN statewide assessment. Provides that a vendor must supply a student's assessment results to the student and the student's parents. Applies the reading deficiency remediation plan (plan) to public schools, charter schools, state accredited nonpublic schools, and eligible schools. Makes the following changes to the plan: (1) Beginning with evaluations administered in the 2024-2025 school year, requires retention of a student in grade 3 in addition to remediation if the student has not achieved a passing score on the evaluation. (2) Requires schools to notify a student's parent of certain assessment results, interventions, or remedial actions provided to the student. (3) Requires schools to monitor the progress of students who have failed to achieve a passing score on the evaluation or the statewide assessment program test. (4) Requires schools to provide reading instruction aligned with the science of reading to all students in kindergarten through grade 8. (5) Requires schools to administer the evaluation to students who are in grade 2. (6) Requires a student to take the evaluation until certain conditions are met. (7) Requires school reporting on interventions for certain students at risk of not being reading proficient and for certain students who do not a achieve a valid passing score on the determinant evaluation of reading skills. Creates exceptions to the grade 3 retention requirement for a student who meets certain criteria. Requires the governing body of a school to establish a procedure allowing a parent or guardian of a student to appeal the student's retention under the plan. Requires the department to notify the parent or guardian of a child enrolled in kindergarten of the retention requirements under the plan.
STATUS
Passed
SB0261 - Clinical social worker licensure.
Greg Goode
Last updated 10 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Clinical social worker licensure. Provides that licensed physicians with training in psychiatric medicine or licensed clinical psychologists (qualified supervisors) may supervise individuals seeking a clinical social worker license. Permits 75% of supervised clinical social work experience hours to be accounted for through virtual supervision by qualified supervisors.
STATUS
Introduced
SR0002 - Honoring Senator Eddie Melton upon his retirement from the Indiana Senate.
J.D. Ford, Greg Taylor, Shelli Yoder
Last updated 10 months ago
50 Co-Sponsors
Honoring Senator Eddie Melton upon his retirement from the Indiana Senate. A SENATE RESOLUTION to honor Senator Eddie Melton upon his retirement from the Indiana Senate.
STATUS
Passed
HB1222 - Residential real estate service agreements.
Craig Haggard, Gerald R. Torr, Doug Miller
Last updated 9 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Residential real estate service agreements. Defines a "residential real estate service agreement" as an agreement: (1) under which a service provider agrees to provide one or more services: (A) in connection with the maintenance, purchase, or sale of residential real estate; and (B) that are not to be performed in their entirety within one year after the agreement is entered into; and (2) that: (A) purports to run with the land or to be binding on future owners; (B) allows for the assignment of the right to provide one or more of the services under the agreement without the consent of the owner of the residential real estate; or (C) purports to create a lien or an encumbrance on, or a security interest in, the residential real estate. Provides that a residential real estate service agreement that is entered into after March 14, 2024, is void and unenforceable. Prohibits a person from recording after March 14, 2024, a residential real estate service agreement in Indiana, regardless of when the residential real estate service agreement is entered into. Provides that a county recorder, or an employee of a county recorder, who records a residential real estate service agreement that is presented to the county recorder's office for recording is not civilly liable under the bill's provisions, regardless of when the recording occurs. Provides that if a residential real estate service agreement (agreement) is recorded in Indiana after March 14, 2024, any person with an interest in the residential real estate that is the subject of the agreement may: (1) apply to a court in the county in which the agreement is recorded for a declaratory judgment declaring the agreement unenforceable; and (2) recover the person's actual damages against any service provider that: (A) is a party to the agreement; and (B) recorded, or caused to be recorded, the agreement. Provides that a service provider that: (1) enters into a residential real estate service agreement with any person; or (2) records, or causes to be recorded, a residential real estate service agreement in Indiana; after March 14, 2024, commits a deceptive act that is subject to the remedies and penalties under the deceptive consumer sales act (act), including an action by the attorney general under the act. Provides that the bill's provisions do not apply to: (1) a residential real estate service agreement entered into before March 15, 2024 (except as otherwise provided in the bill); or (2) certain specified products, contracts, rights, agreements, services, or liens.
STATUS
Passed
SB0010 - Community cares initiative grant pilot program.
Scott A. Baldwin, Michael R. Crider, Ed Charbonneau
Last updated 10 months ago
39 Co-Sponsors
Community cares initiative grant pilot program. Establishes the community cares initiative grant pilot program for the purpose of assisting in the costs of starting or expanding mobile integrated health care programs and mobile crisis teams in Indiana. Establishes the community cares initiative fund.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB0151 - Statute of limitations.
Scott Alexander, Michael R. Crider, Stacey Donato
Last updated 10 months ago
39 Co-Sponsors
Statute of limitations. Allows the prosecution of Level 3 felony rape and child molesting offenses to be commenced at any time. Makes conforming changes.
STATUS
Engrossed
SB0181 - Citizenship and immigration status.
Eric Allan Koch, Michael R. Crider, Andy Zay
Last updated 9 months ago
33 Co-Sponsors
Citizenship and immigration status. Provides that, if the attorney general determines probable cause exists, the attorney general, rather than any person lawfully domiciled in Indiana, shall bring an action to compel a governmental body or postsecondary educational institution to comply with statutes requiring cooperation with federal immigration officials. Requires a court to apply a preponderance of the evidence standard to enjoin the violation of those statutes.
STATUS
Passed
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