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SB66 • 2026

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

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

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Senator Shelli Yoder
Last action
2025-12-08
Official status
Introduced Senate Bill (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify how the kindergarten readiness indicators will be used or who they benefit, nor does it provide details on what specific information will be included in the indicators. Additionally, there is no effective date provided for when these requirements will go into effect.

Kindergarten Readiness Indicators

This bill requires the early learning advisory committee to develop and publish kindergarten readiness indicators on an easy-to-access webpage, and mandates that several state agencies provide links to these indicators on their websites.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the early learning advisory committee to establish and publish kindergarten readiness indicators.
  • Specifies that the indicators must be published on a single, easy-to-find webpage.
  • Mandates that the department of education, office of early childhood and out-of-school learning, and Indiana department of health put links to these indicators on their websites.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The early learning advisory committee
  • The department of education
  • The office of early childhood and out-of-school learning
  • The Indiana department of health

Terms To Know

Kindergarten readiness indicators
Measures that show if children are prepared for kindergarten.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify how the indicators will be used or who they benefit.
  • The bill does not provide details on what specific information will be included in the indicators.
  • It is unclear when these requirements will go into effect after passing.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-08 Senate

    Authored by Senator Yoder

  2. 2025-12-08 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 human services.
Kindergarten readiness indicators.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning human services.

Kindergarten readiness indicators.

Requires the early learning advisory committee to establish and publish kindergarten readiness indicators (indicators). Establishes requirements regarding the indicators, including publication of the indicators on a single and easy to access website page. Requires the department of education, the office of early childhood and out of school learning, and the Indiana department of health to display on certain website pages a link to the indicator web page.