Indiana House Bill 1501

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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]

Facilities and transportation pilot programs. Establishes a three school year: (1) centralized school facilities pilot program; and (2) student transportation pilot program. Requires school corporations that meet certain criteria to participate in the centralized school facilities pilot program and student transportation pilot program, as applicable. Allows: (1) not more than three school corporations, as selected by the department of education (department), to voluntarily participate in the centralized school facilities pilot program; and (2) not more than three school corporations, as selected by the department, to voluntarily participate in the student transportation pilot program. Establishes a: (1) local centralized school facilities board; and (2) local student transportation board; for each participating school corporation and grants the local boards certain powers and duties. Provides that, after the three year pilot program period, each local centralized school facilities board and local student transportation board maintain the powers and duties of the board and may impose property tax levies. Requires the department of local government finance, in consultation with the department, to prepare recommendations regarding legislation and procedures to ensure the permanent transition of powers and duties to the centralized school facilities boards and local student transportation boards, as applicable.

Facilities and transportation pilot programs.

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/1501/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1501/HB1501.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1501/fiscal-notes/HB1501.01.INTR.FN001.pdf