SB 380

Bill Subjects

Education Generally General Assembly Schools Generally (K-12)

Abstract

Establishes the education policy committee (committee) consisting of four legislative members, the secretary of education, and four alternate legislative members. Provides that the primary function of the committee is to serve as liaison between the legislative and executive branches of government about all matters relating to education policy of the state and the implementation of that policy by the executive branch. Provides that the committee's chair may place on the committee's meeting agenda any topic relating to education policy for discussion by the committee and for the committee to make an advisory recommendation about that topic. Requires the committee to provide an advisory recommendation about the adoption of any rule permitted or required to be adopted under IC 20 or to decline to provide an advisory recommendation about the adoption of the rule. Requires the committee's advisory recommendation or declination to give an advisory recommendation to be published with the text of the proposed rule at the time the proposed rule is published as provided in the rulemaking statute.