Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
HB 1285: Education matters.
Enacted Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
HB 1285 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Education matters. Primary sponsor: Daryl Schmitt (Republican), Tyler Johnson (Republican), Brian Buchanan (Republican), Becky Cash (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 1, 2025): Public Law 165.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Prohibits a school corporation from doing the following: (1) Removing a student's property without providing the student's parent with the opportunity to collect the student's property if the student has died, transferred, dropped out, or otherwise withdrawn from enrollment in the school corporation for any reason. (2) Adopting a policy or otherwise preventing a parent of a student from recording a meeting concerning the student's individualized education program. Requires each school corporation to ensure at least one employee in each school building that is used for classroom instruction: (1) has obtained nonviolent crisis intervention training; and (2) is present in the school building during the school year while school is in session. Establishes requirements regarding the employee. Requires the department of education to review nonviolent crisis intervention training programs and make recommendations to school corporations regarding the training of employees.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 7
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryl Schmitt | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 48 |
| Tyler Johnson | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 14 |
| Brian Buchanan | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 7 |
| Becky Cash | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 25 |
| Gary Byrne | Co-sponsor | Republican | Senate | 47 |
| Michelle Davis | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 58 |
| Craig Haggard | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 57 |
| Lonnie Randolph | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 2 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Public Law 165
- Signed by the Governor
- Signed by the President of the Senate
- Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- Signed by the Speaker
- Joint Rule 15 Certification
- Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
- Third reading: passed; Roll Call 309: yeas 46, nays 1
- Returned to the House with amendments
- Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
- Amendment #1 (Buchanan) prevailed; voice vote
- Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
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