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HB1093 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.

Children Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Dale DeVon
Last action
2026-01-05
Official status
Introduced House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation includes details that are not supported by the official source material, such as specific actions for parents or students to file complaints and consequences for non-compliance. These were removed.

Amending Indiana Education Laws on Bullying

This bill changes how schools in Indiana handle bullying by requiring them to track and analyze incidents, create plans to stop bullying, and report their findings annually.

What This Bill Does

  • Revises the definition of 'bullying'.
  • Requires public schools and charter schools to keep records of all bullying incidents.
  • Allows parents or emancipated students to file complaints if they think a school isn't following these rules.
  • Asks schools to make plans to stop bullying and abusive behavior.
  • Needs schools to send yearly reports about bullying to the state education department, board, and legislative council starting in 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Public schools and charter schools
  • Students who are bullied or their parents

Terms To Know

emancipated minor
A young person who has the legal rights of an adult, usually because they get married or join the military.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what will happen if schools do not follow these rules.
  • It is unclear how the state board of education will use its recommendations to help schools reduce bullying.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-05 House

    Authored by Representative DeVon

  2. 2026-01-05 House

    Coauthored by Representative Goss-Reaves

  3. 2026-01-05 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Education

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.
Student bullying and abusive behavior.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.

Student bullying and abusive behavior.

Revises the definition of "bullying". Requires each public school, including a charter school, to track, monitor, and analyze specified aspects of bullying, and provides that a parent of a student or a student, if the student is an emancipated minor, may submit a grievance to the school for a violation of this requirement. Requires each school corporation and charter school to: (1) document and track all acts of bullying and abusive behaviors for analysis; (2) prepare and implement interventions to deter and prevent bullying and abusive behaviors; and (3) compile, prepare, and submit an annual report beginning July 1, 2027, to the department of education, the state board of education, and the legislative council summarizing the information collected. Requires the state board of education to review the report and provide recommendations to certain schools to reduce the frequency of acts of bullying or abusive behaviors. Allows the department of child services to release unredacted reports to a school's designated liaison under certain circumstances.