Indiana House Bill 1405

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-13 - First reading: referred to Committee on Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Student bullying and abusive behavior. Revises the definition of "bullying". Requires each public school, including a charter school, to track, monitor, and analyze specified aspects of bullying, and provides that a parent of a student or a student, if the student is an emancipated minor, may submit a grievance to the school for a violation of this requirement. Requires each school corporation and charter school to: (1) document and track all acts of bullying and abusive behavior for analysis; (2) prepare and implement interventions to deter and prevent bullying; and (3) compile, prepare, and submit an annual report beginning July 1, 2026, to the department of education, the state board of education, and the legislative council summarizing the information collected. Requires the state board of education to review the report and provide recommendations to certain schools to reduce the frequency of acts of bullying or abusive behavior.

Student bullying and abusive behavior.

Rep. Dale DeVon [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-13	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Education
2025-01-13	House	Authored by Representative DeVon

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/house/1405/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1405/HB1405.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1405/fiscal-notes/HB1405.01.INTR.FN001.pdf