Indiana House Bill 1499

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-21 - First reading: referred to Committee on Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Literacy. Requires the state board of education (board) in collaboration with the department of education (department) to establish and require a literacy endorsement (endorsement) for certain administrators. Provides that, not later than July 1, 2026, the department shall establish an online module to allow administrators to obtain the endorsement. Requires that, not later than July 1, 2027, each administrator must obtain the endorsement. Requires the board to incorporate oral language development as a core component of certain literacy endorsements. Requires certain schools to administer the determinant evaluation of reading skills to certain students at least twice during the summer. Requires the department to establish a registration process to exempt certain schools from compliance with reading deficiency retention requirements until the beginning of the 2027-2028 school year. Makes a technical correction.

Literacy.

Rep. Robert Behning [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-21	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Education
2025-01-21	House	Authored by Representative Behning

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/house/1499/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1499/HB1499.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1499/fiscal-notes/HB1499.01.INTR.FN001.pdf