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SB254 • 2026

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

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

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Senator Greg Goode
Last action
2026-03-05
Official status
Enrolled Senate Bill (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on how this law will affect students directly.

Changes for Ivy Tech Community College

This law updates the duties of Ivy Tech Community College's board members, requires them to work with the chancellor on nominations and plans, and mandates the Indiana economic development corporation to create an education-to-employment research program by December 1, 2026.

What This Bill Does

  • Updates the duties and responsibilities for Ivy Tech Community College's board of trustees to include logistics, information technology, and life sciences as areas of expertise.
  • Allows campus board members to represent employers within their service area.
  • Requires the campus board to nominate new board members in collaboration with the chancellor when there is a vacancy.
  • Makes the campus board responsible for developing plans and making budget recommendations.
  • Repeals certain provisions regarding the purpose and requirements of Ivy Tech Community College.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Ivy Tech Community College
  • Members of Ivy Tech's board of trustees
  • The Indiana economic development corporation

Terms To Know

board of trustees
A group of people who manage and make decisions for a college.
chancellor
The leader or chief administrator of a campus.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Some old rules about the purpose and requirements of Ivy Tech Community College are being removed.
  • It is not clear how this law will affect students directly.

Amendments

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

SB0254.02.COMS.AMH02

Committee Senate Bill (H) • Representative Robert Behning

Filed

Plain English: The amendment adds a new section to the Indiana Code that establishes an education-to-employment research program.

  • Adds a new section to the Indiana Code to create an education-to-employment research program.
  • The official text does not provide details about how the program will operate or what specific research it will conduct, so these aspects cannot be explained further.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-05 Senate

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-03-05 Senate

    Public Law 130

  3. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  4. 2026-02-27 House

    Signed by the Speaker

  5. 2026-02-27 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  6. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 306: yeas 49, nays 0

  7. 2026-02-25 House

    Returned to the Senate with amendments

  8. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Motion to concur filed

  9. 2026-02-24 House

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 351: yeas 98, nays 0

  10. 2026-02-23 House

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  11. 2026-02-18 House

    Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

  12. 2026-02-18 House

    Representative Payne added as cosponsor

  13. 2026-02-12 House

    Representative Burton added as cosponsor

  14. 2026-02-12 House

    Representative Cash added as cosponsor

  15. 2026-02-02 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Education

  16. 2026-01-29 Senate

    Referred to the House

  17. 2026-01-28 Senate

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 125: yeas 48, nays 0

  18. 2026-01-28 Senate

    House sponsor: Representative Lopez

  19. 2026-01-28 Senate

    Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  20. 2026-01-28 Senate

    Senators Pol, Taylor G added as coauthors

  21. 2026-01-26 Senate

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  22. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  23. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Senator Raatz removed as coauthor

  24. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Senator Raatz added as second author

  25. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Senator Qaddoura added as third author

  26. 2026-01-22 Senate

    Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor

  27. 2026-01-20 Senate

    Senator Raatz added as coauthor

  28. 2026-01-08 Senate

    Authored by Senator Goode

  29. 2026-01-08 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 higher education.
Ivy Tech Community College.

Current Bill Text

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

Ivy Tech Community College.

Consolidates duties and responsibilities for Ivy Tech Community College (college). Includes logistics, information technology, and life sciences as areas of expertise for members of the college's board of trustees (board). Provides that members of a campus board may represent an employer that operates within the campus service area. Provides that the campus board, in collaboration with the campus chancellor, shall nominate and submit candidate names in the event of a campus board vacancy. Requires the campus board to: (1) develop and recommend certain plans to the board; and (2) make certain budget recommendations to the campus chancellor. Realigns and consolidates the primary purposes of the college. Consolidates duties and responsibilities for the board. Requires the Indiana economic development corporation, not later than December 1, 2026, to: (1) develop an education to employment research program; and (2) create a framework for education to employment data analysis and data sharing. Repeals certain provisions regarding the purpose and requirements of the college.