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HB1242 • 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.

Budget Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Tim Yocum
Last action
2026-03-03
Official status
Enrolled House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on the exact data or frequency of reports and studies.

Indiana Education Data Reporting Act

This act requires Indiana's Department of Education to compile and share reports on statewide data from all school districts and charter schools with lawmakers, and it mandates another department to study funding disparities among different school districts.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Department of Education to prepare a report compiling certain statewide data on school corporations and charter schools.
  • The Department of Education must submit this report to the legislative council and the interim study committee on education.
  • The Department of Local Government Finance, in consultation with the Department of Education, needs to conduct a study of disparities in per student operational funding amounts in school corporations.
  • This finance department also has to share its findings with the legislative council and the state budget committee.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Indiana's Department of Education
  • School corporations and charter schools in Indiana
  • The Legislative Council and the Interim Study Committee on Education
  • The State Budget Committee

Terms To Know

school corporation
A local school district that is legally recognized as a corporation.
charter schools
Public schools that are given more freedom to operate but must meet certain performance goals.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the exact data or details of the studies required.
  • It is unclear how often these reports and studies will be conducted after they start.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB1242.01.INTR.AMH03

Committee Introduced House Bill (H) • Representative Robert Behning

Filed

Plain English: This amendment proposes to change the Indiana Code regarding education, but does not provide specific details about what changes are being suggested.

  • The amendment aims to modify the Indiana Code concerning education, though it does not specify exactly how or what parts of the code will be changed.
  • The official text provided is incomplete and does not give enough information to explain the specific changes proposed by this amendment.
HB1242.01.INTR.AMH01

Committee Introduced House Bill (H) • Representative Edward DeLaney

Filed

Plain English: This amendment changes the Indiana Code to allow charter schools more flexibility in hiring teachers and staff.

  • Allows charter schools to hire teachers without requiring them to have a state teaching license, as long as they meet other qualifications set by the school's board.
  • The amendment does not specify what alternative qualifications must be met for hiring unlicensed teachers.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect current charter schools' staffing practices and requirements.
HB1242.03.COMS.AMS001

Filed House Bill (S) • Senator Spencer Deery

Passed

Plain English: This amendment changes the Indiana Code to require schools to provide information about mental health resources to students and parents.

  • Schools must give out information on mental health services available for students.
  • The official text does not specify what kind of information or how it should be provided, which leaves some details unclear.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-03 House

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-03-03 House

    Public Law 55

  3. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  5. 2026-02-25 House

    House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 364: yeas 89, nays 0

  6. 2026-02-25 House

    Signed by the Speaker

  7. 2026-02-24 House

    Motion to concur filed

  8. 2026-02-20 Senate

    Returned to the House with amendments

  9. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 205: yeas 45, nays 0

  10. 2026-02-17 Senate

    Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  11. 2026-02-17 Senate

    Amendment #1 (Deery) prevailed; voice vote

  12. 2026-02-12 Senate

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  13. 2026-02-05 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development

  14. 2026-02-03 House

    Referred to the Senate

  15. 2026-02-02 House

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 176: yeas 84, nays 0

  16. 2026-02-02 House

    Senate sponsor: Senator Deery

  17. 2026-01-29 House

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  18. 2026-01-27 House

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  19. 2026-01-05 House

    Authored by Representative Yocum

  20. 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.
Education reports.

Current Bill Text

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

Education reports.

Requires the department of education to: (1) prepare a report compiling certain statewide data on school corporations and charter schools; and (2) submit the report to the legislative council and the interim study committee on education. Requires the department of local government finance, in consultation with the department of education, to conduct a study of the disparities in per student operational funding amounts in school corporations, and submit the report to the legislative council and the state budget committee.