Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 1059: High value workforce ready credit-bearing grant.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 1059 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: High value workforce ready credit-bearing grant. Primary sponsor: Cindy Ledbetter (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 21, 2025): Representatives McGuire and Pfaff added as coauthors.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Provides that an applicant who has previously received a baccalaureate degree or an associate degree may be eligible for a high value workforce ready credit-bearing grant if the applicant: (1) received a diploma of graduation, a high school equivalency certificate, or a state of Indiana general educational development diploma five or more years before the applicant applies for a grant; and (2) is not working in the subject matter field in which the applicant received the baccalaureate degree or associate degree. (Current law provides that an applicant for a high value workforce ready credit-bearing grant may not have previously received a baccalaureate degree, an associate degree, or an eligible certificate.)
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 3
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy Ledbetter | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 75 |
| Michelle Davis | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 58 |
| Julie McGuire | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 93 |
| Tonya Pfaff | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 43 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Representatives McGuire and Pfaff added as coauthors
- Authored by Representative Ledbetter
- First reading: referred to Committee on Education
- Coauthored by Representative Davis