Indiana House Bill 1172 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Engrossed on February 6 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-27 - First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
Pending: Senate Education and Career Development Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Virtual education. Requires a school corporation to establish and implement an annual onboarding process and orientation for prospective students of a school corporation's virtual education program. Requires a virtual charter school to establish and implement an annual onboarding process and orientation for students newly enrolled in the virtual charter school. Provides that, after June 30, 2019, a governing body of a school corporation or the mayor of Indianapolis may not authorize a virtual charter school. Requires a virtual charter school authorizer to review and monitor certain practices of the virtual charter school. Provides that a student who does not participate in a school corporation's virtual program before July 1, 2019, must complete the onboarding process and orientation established by the school corporation before the student may participate in the school corporation's virtual education program. Provides that, if at least 30% of the total number of students enrolled in a school corporation participate in the school corporation's virtual education program, the school corporation shall establish a dedicated virtual education school. Requires a student in a virtual education program or virtual charter school to be an Indiana resident. Provides that if a student of a virtual education program or a virtual charter school accumulates the number of unexcused absences sufficient to result in the student's classification as a habitual truant, the student must be withdrawn from the virtual education program or virtual charter school.

Virtual education. Requires a school corporation to establish and implement an annual onboarding process and orientation for prospective students of a school corporation's virtual education program. Requires a virtual charter school to establish and implement an annual onboarding process and orientation for students newly enrolled in the virtual charter school. Provides that, after June 30, 2019, a governing body of a school corporation or the mayor of Indianapolis may not authorize a virtual charter school. Requires a virtual charter school authorizer to review and monitor certain practices of the virtual charter school. Provides that a student who does not participate in a school corporation's virtual program before July 1, 2019, must complete the onboarding process and orientation established by the school corporation before the student may participate in the school corporation's virtual education program. Provides that, if at least 30% of the total number of students enrolled in a school corporation participate in the school corporation's virtual education program, the school corporation shall establish a dedicated virtual education school. Requires a student in a virtual education program or virtual charter school to be an Indiana resident. Provides that if a student of a virtual education program or a virtual charter school accumulates the number of unexcused absences sufficient to result in the student's classification as a habitual truant, the student must be withdrawn from the virtual education program or virtual charter school.

Rep. Robert Behning [R]	Rep. Chuck Goodrich [R]	Rep. John Prescott [R]	Rep. Vernon Smith [D]
Sen. Jeff Raatz [R]	Sen. Eddie Melton [D]

2019-02-05 - House - Third reading (Y: 92 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2019-01-31 - House - Amendment #13 (Smith V) prevailed (Y: 92 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-01-31 - House - Amendment #11 (Smith V) prevailed (Y: 94 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-01-31 - House - Amendment #12 (Smith V) prevailed (Y: 92 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-01-31 - House - Amendment #3 (DeLaney) failed (Y: 31 N: 64 NV: 3 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2019-01-31 - House - Amendment #1 (DeLaney) failed (Y: 30 N: 65 NV: 3 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2019-01-16 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 8 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-27	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
2019-02-06	House	Referred to the Senate
2019-02-05	House	Senate sponsors: Senators Raatz and Melton
2019-02-05	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 100: yeas 92, nays 3
2019-02-04	House	Representatives Prescott and Smith, V. added as coauthors
2019-01-31	House	Amendment #13 (Smith V) prevailed; Roll Call 72: yeas 92, nays 0
2019-01-31	House	Amendment #11 (Smith V) prevailed; Roll Call 71: yeas 94, nays 0
2019-01-31	House	Amendment #12 (Smith V) prevailed; Roll Call 70: yeas 92, nays 0
2019-01-31	House	Amendment #3 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 69: yeas 31, nays 64
2019-01-31	House	Amendment #1 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 68: yeas 30, nays 65
2019-01-31	House	Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
2019-01-22	House	Representative Goodrich added as coauthor
2019-01-17	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2019-01-08	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Education
2019-01-08	House	Authored by Representative Behning

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1172/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/a/9/a/3a9a09de/HB1172.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/9/9/1/4/9914dccf/HB1172.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/d/a/3/7/da378eca/HB1172.02.COMH.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/7/f/b/e7fb9d69/HB1172.03.ENGH.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/b/5/2/9/b52980dd/HB1172.01.INTR.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/a/3/c/b/a3cb6b81/HB1172.68.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/2/2/4/122410dd/HB1172.69.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/4/3/7/e/437e82f0/HB1172.70.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/1/b/4/c1b42ccb/HB1172.71.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/5/f/8/85f82209/HB1172.72.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/f/5/7/e/f57e6c73/HB1172.100.pdf