Jeff Raatz
- Republican
- Senator
- District 27
Author
Requires the department of education (department) to: (1) evaluate, approve, and publish a list of high quality curricular materials for use in English/language arts; and (2) collaborate with teachers in evaluating and approving the English/language arts curricular materials. Provides that the evaluation process for certain curricular materials must include the age appropriateness of the content. Specifies that the curriculum used by a school in which fewer than 70% of students achieved a valid passing score on the determinant evaluation of reading skills must be age appropriate. Requires, subject to available funding, certain schools to participate in the Indiana literacy cadre. Amends the definition of "eligible school" for purposes of the choice scholarship program. Provides that a parent who: (1) is an education scholarship account (ESA) participating entity; and (2) teaches a course or program only to an eligible student who is the parent's child and does not teach a course or program to any other eligible student; may not submit a claim for reimbursement of an ESA qualified expense of tuition and fees to teach the parent's child. Establishes penalties for certain violations by an ESA participating entity.
Public Law 199
Signed by the Governor
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the Speaker
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 507: yeas 37, nays 12
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 555: yeas 58, nays 28
Senator Rogers removed as advisor
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
Senator Hunley removed as conferee
Representative Ireland added as conferee
Representative Pfaff removed as conferee
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
CCR # 1 filed in the House
Senator Rogers added as conferee
Senate conferees appointed: Raatz and Hunley
Senate advisors appointed: Ford J.D. and Rogers
Motion to dissent filed
House conferees appointed: Behning and Pfaff
House advisors appointed: Cash, Smith H and Smith V
Senate dissented from House amendments
Concurrence withdrawn
Motion to concur filed
Returned to the Senate with amendments
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 357: yeas 90, nays 0
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Representative Cash added as cosponsor
Referred to the House
House sponsor: Representative Behning
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 186: yeas 39, nays 10
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
Senator Rogers added as second author
Authored by Senator Raatz
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
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| Fiscal Note: SB0358.05.ENRH.FN001 |
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