Indiana Senate Bill 279

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

Educator training and licensure. Establishes the paraprofessional to teacher licensure pipeline program (program) to provide grants to eligible schools for allowable expenses and to support teacher candidates interested in obtaining an initial practitioners license. Establishes the paraprofessional to teacher licensure pipeline fund (fund). Provides that the department of education (department) shall develop criteria to award grants to eligible schools. Requires the department to assist schools in obtaining additional state, federal, or private funding.

Educator training and licensure.

Sen. Shelli Yoder [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-13	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
2025-01-13	Senate	Authored by Senator Yoder

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/279/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0279/SB0279.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0279/fiscal-notes/SB0279.01.INTR.FN001.pdf