Linda Rogers
- Republican
- Senator
- District 11
Author
Repeals teacher training requirements regarding: (1) criminal gang organizations awareness; (2) certain information concerning homeless students; and (3) recognizing the signs and symptoms of seizures and the appropriate steps to be taken to respond to the symptoms; and requires that information concerning these subjects be included within the curriculum of teacher preparation programs. Provides that the department of education (department) may establish or license for use an online platform to provide information and training concerning these and other subjects. Removes certain requirements regarding annual performance evaluation plans for certificated employees, including: (1) certain content requirements; and (2) certain requirements that a plan be discussed. Amends requirements to be considered a probationary teacher and professional teacher. Provides that, after a school corporation has assigned an evaluator to perform a certificated employee's evaluation, the certificated employee may request the school corporation to assign another evaluator. Urges the legislative council to assign to an appropriate interim study committee the task of studying current school assessments in an effort to reduce and streamline assessments for Indiana students. Removes a provision that requires a school employer to discuss certain items with the exclusive representative of certificated employees and provides that a school employer may discuss: (1) with a certificated employee or group of certificated employees; or (2) at one or more meetings that are open to all certificated employees; any topic that significantly impacts a certificated employee's working conditions or impacts the educational quality of the school employer's students. Repeals provisions concerning: (1) requirements regarding the adoption of model evaluation plans and an approval process for the plans; (2) the obligation to discuss certain items not requiring either party to enter into a contract, agree to a proposal, or make a concession; and (3) the definition of "discuss" for purposes of the collective bargaining provisions.
Signed by the Governor
Public Law 200
Signed by the Speaker
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 474: yeas 27, nays 23
Motion to concur filed
Returned to the Senate with amendments
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 438: yeas 63, nays 36
Amendment #3 (Teshka) prevailed; Roll Call 404: yeas 63, nays 29
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Amendment #2 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 405: yeas 32, nays 62
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Referred to the House
Cosponsors: Representatives Behning, King J, Jordan
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 157: yeas 28, nays 20
House sponsor: Representative Teshka
Senator Freeman removed as coauthor
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Amendment #3 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 135: yeas 13, nays 33
Amendment #2 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 134: yeas 13, nays 33
Amendment #5 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senator Charbonneau removed as coauthor
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
Senator Ford Jon removed as coauthor
Senator Crane added as coauthor
Senator Leising removed as coauthor
Authored by Senators Rogers, Raatz, Donato
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
Coauthored by Senators Buchanan, Doriot, Messmer, Gaskill, Sandlin, Brown L, Johnson, Holdman, Deery, Bassler, Ford Jon, Byrne, Charbonneau, Niemeyer, Freeman, Leising, Alexander, Buck
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| Fiscal Note: SB0486.07.ENRH.FN001 |
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