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HB1289 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state and local administration.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state and local administration.

Education Labor
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Representative J.D. Prescott
Last action
2026-01-06
Official status
Introduced House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how removing advisory committees will impact their work or the people they serve, leaving this as an open question.

Indiana Bill HB1289: State and Local Administration Changes

This bill removes certain advisory committees, expired laws, and limits the topics that can be discussed in negotiations with school bus drivers.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes three groups: Hoosier Alliance Against Drugs, Advisory Committee on Oral History of General Assembly, and Wendell L. Willkie Memorial Commission.
  • Gets rid of old rules that are no longer needed.
  • Limits what can be talked about when negotiating with school bus drivers to the same topics allowed for teachers.

Who It Names or Affects

  • School districts and schools
  • People who work on advisory committees

Terms To Know

Collective bargaining
When workers talk to their employers about things like pay, hours, and working conditions.
Hoosier Alliance Against Drugs
A group that worked on drug prevention in Indiana.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not say when it will start to be used.
  • It is unclear how removing these advisory committees will affect their work or the people they serve.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-06 House

    Authored by Representative Prescott

  2. 2026-01-06 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Education

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state and local administration.
State and local administration.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state and local administration.

State and local administration.

Repeals the Hoosier alliance against drugs, the advisory committee on the oral history of the general assembly, and the Wendell L. Willkie memorial commission. Removes expired provisions located within Indiana Code sections. Limits collective bargaining with school bus drivers to the subjects allowed in collective bargaining with teachers. Provides that the prohibited subjects of collective bargaining with teachers apply to collective bargaining with school bus drivers. Makes conforming changes and technical corrections.