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SB124 • 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
Senator Greg Taylor
Last action
2025-12-11
Official status
Introduced Senate Bill (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on how schools will handle the change or what additional conforming amendments might be necessary beyond those listed in the bill text.

Changing School Age Requirements

This bill changes when a child must start going to school, making it earlier than before.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the law so that children who are five years old by August 1st of any year must go to school starting in the fall of that same year.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Children who turn five years old by August 1st and their families
  • Schools in Indiana

Terms To Know

Compulsory school attendance
A rule that says children must go to school for a certain age range.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how schools will implement the change.
  • It is unclear what other changes might be needed in addition to those listed.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-11 Senate

    Authored by Senator Taylor G

  2. 2025-12-11 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.
Age for compulsory school attendance.

Current Bill Text

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

Age for compulsory school attendance.

Provides that a student is bound by compulsory school attendance requirements from the beginning of the fall school term for the school year in which the student is five years of age on August 1 of that school year. (Current law provides that a student is bound by compulsory school attendance requirements from the beginning of the fall school term for the school year in which the student becomes seven years of age.) Makes conforming amendments.