SB 327 Indiana Senate · 2023 Regular Session

Gary Community Schools.

Summary
Establishes procedures to appoint members to the governing body of the Gary Community School Corporation. Establishes procedures for transferring responsibility of financial and academic matters from the emergency manager to the governing body. Removes obsolete provisions and makes conforming amendments. Provides that not later than October 31, 2025, and each October 31 thereafter, the governing body must submit a report to the distressed unit appeal board (DUAB) summarizing the financial position and operations of the school corporation for the previous state fiscal year. Requires: (1) the governing body to submit a report concerning specified topics to the DUAB and the budget committee before July 1, 2026; and (2) the DUAB to present that report to the budget committee before November 1, 2026. Repeals provisions relating to the election of advisory board members for the Gary Community School Corporation. Provides that the DUAB may employ staff (instead of an executive director). Repeals provisions requiring the DUAB to pay the Muncie Community School's emergency manager's compensation and to reimburse the Muncie Community School's emergency manager for actual and necessary expenses. Repeals the fiscal and qualitative indicators committee (committee). Replaces references to the committee with references to the DUAB.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 12, 2023 Signed May 4, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2023

How they voted

389
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 48
Feb 14, 2023
D Democratic10
9 Nay 1
90% Nay
R Republican38
38 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
2
Amendments
3
May 4, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Apr 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 473: yeas 38, nays 12
upper
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 433: yeas 94, nays 4
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Amended
Amendment #5 (Smith V) motion withdrawn voice vote
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amendment #2 (Hatcher) prevailed; voice vote
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Introduced
Amendment #7 (Harris) ruled out of order
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 117: yeas 40, nays 9
upper
Feb 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors