SB 8

  • Indiana Senate Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate
  • Passed Senate Feb 06, 2024
  • Passed House Feb 27, 2024
  • Signed by Governor Mar 13, 2024

Higher education matters.

Abstract

Requires each high school to: (1) beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, offer the Indiana college core (college core); or (2) not later than October 1, 2024, submit a plan or report that meets certain requirements to the commission for higher education (commission). Provides that: (1) a student who successfully completes an eligible course under the college core is entitled to secondary credit toward graduation requirements; and (2) the student's transcripts must reflect the secondary credit. Establishes the reverse transfer program for community college associate degrees. Requires each state educational institution (institution) to prepare and submit a report to the commission that includes information regarding a determination by the institution of the feasibility and advisability of establishing and conferring associate degrees to certain students. Establishes certain requirements for the commission regarding the reports. Requires each institution that offers baccalaureate degrees to establish a policy to review each of the institution's four year baccalaureate degree program offerings to determine the feasibility of providing each in a specifically structured manner to allow a full-time student to complete the baccalaureate degree within three years. Requires, not later than July 1, 2025, each institution to offer at least one baccalaureate degree program specifically structured to allow a full-time student to complete the baccalaureate degree within three years. Requires an institution to provide an annual report to the commission regarding offering four year baccalaureate degree programs completed in three years. Expands the schools to which requirements regarding secondary credit apply. Changes the name of the statewide transfer general education core to the Indiana college core. Requires the commission, in coordination with the department of education (department) and institutions, to maintain and post a list and syllabus or course outline record of each eligible college core course. Requires, by July 1, 2025, the department to partner with one or more institutions or approved postsecondary educational institutions to provide online access to the college core through the course access program. Provides that credit equivalencies, including the college core, for all Cambridge International Advanced A and AS Level examinations must be updated annually and sent by each institution to the commission by June 1 each year. Provides that each institution shall post these annually updated credit equivalencies on the institution's website by July 1 each year. Provides that the commission shall post the annually updated credit equivalencies on the commission's student transfer of credit portal by July 1 each year.

Bill Sponsors (10)

Votes


Actions


Mar 13, 2024

Office of the Governor

Signed by the Governor

Senate

Public Law 94

Mar 12, 2024

Senate

Signed by the President of the Senate

Mar 11, 2024

House

Signed by the Speaker

Mar 08, 2024

Senate

Signed by the President Pro Tempore

Mar 07, 2024

House

Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 312: yeas 85, nays 0

Senate

Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 298: yeas 48, nays 0

Mar 06, 2024

House

CCR # 1 filed in the House

Senate

CCR # 1 filed in the Senate

Feb 29, 2024

Senate

Senate dissented from House amendments

Senate

Senate advisors appointed: Yoder, Glick and Goode

Senate

Senate conferees appointed: Leising and Hunley

House

House advisors appointed: Davis, Behning and Pfaff

House

House conferees appointed: Snow and Smith V

Feb 28, 2024

House

Returned to the Senate with amendments

Senate

Motion to dissent filed

Feb 27, 2024

House

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 211: yeas 94, nays 0

Feb 26, 2024

House

Amendment #2 (Teshka) prevailed; voice vote

House

Amendment #1 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote

House

Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

Feb 22, 2024

House

Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

Feb 12, 2024

House

First reading: referred to Committee on Education

  • Reading-1
  • Referral-Committee
education

Feb 06, 2024

Senate

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 118: yeas 48, nays 0

Senate

Referred to the House

Senate

Cosponsors: Representatives Thompson, Davis, Teshka

Senate

House sponsor: Representative Snow

Feb 05, 2024

Senate

Amendment #1 (Leising) prevailed; voice vote

Senate

Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

Feb 01, 2024

Senate

Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

Jan 25, 2024

Senate

Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations

  • Committee-Passage
  • Referral-Committee
appropriations

Jan 22, 2024

Senate

Senator Raatz added as coauthor

Jan 10, 2024

Senate

Senator Glick added as third author

Senate

Senator Goode G added as coauthor

Senate

Senator Becker added as coauthor

Senate

Senator Rogers added as second author

Jan 08, 2024

Senate

First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development

  • Reading-1
  • Referral-Committee
education and career development

Senate

Authored by Senator Leising

Bill Text

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