Funding for virtual instruction in public schools.
Summary
Establishes a definition of "virtual instruction" for purposes of determining a school corporation's basic tuition support using the: (1) 2020 fall count; and (2) 2021 spring count; of average daily membership.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Mar 15, 2021
Signed Apr 1, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 2, 2021
How they voted
29–6
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 38
Feb 2, 2021
D
Democratic8
75% Yea
R
Republican30
76% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Amendments
5
Apr 1, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 16, 2021
Amended
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 236: yeas 44, nays 4
upper
Mar 15, 2021
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
upper
Mar 8, 2021
Amended
Returned to the Senate with amendments
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 241: yeas 93, nays 2
lower
Mar 4, 2021
Amended
Amendment #1 (Porter) motion withdrawn
lower
Mar 4, 2021
Amended
Amendment #2 (Pfaff) motion withdrawn
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 35: yeas 41, nays 6
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Amended
Amendment #1 (Tallian) failed; voice vote
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Jan 14, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations
upper
4 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Buchanan
RRepublican
P
Dennis Kruse
RRepublican
P
Hal Slager
RRepublican
P
Jeff Raatz
RRepublican
Co
Chris Garten
RRepublican
Co
Ed Charbonneau
RRepublican
Co
Eddie Melton
DDemocratic
Co
Eric Bassler
RRepublican
Co
Fady Qaddoura
DDemocratic
Co
J.D. Ford
DDemocratic
Co
Jon Ford
RRepublican
Co
Linda Rogers
RRepublican
Co
Mike Gaskill
RRepublican
Co
Scott Baldwin
RRepublican
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