SB 342 Indiana Senate · 2023 Regular Session

Teacher hiring.

Summary
Requires a school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school to consider using a more comprehensive expanded criminal history background check for employment. Repeals current law concerning a school corporation or charter school's employment of, or contracting with, certain individuals, and establishes a new section that: (1) prohibits a school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school from employing or contracting with specified individuals; (2) after June 30, 2023, allows a school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school to employ or contract with certain other individuals with a majority vote of the school board, or the equivalent for a charter school, or with a notification of the appointing authority. Specifies that "misconduct" includes certain specified acts. Requires a school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school that receives a reference request from another school to disclose specified incidents to the requesting school. Makes conforming changes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 12, 2023 Signed May 1, 2023
Floor votes · House Mar 30, 2023

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
10
Committee
2
Amendments
1
May 1, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Apr 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Apr 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 355: yeas 48, nays 0
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 331: yeas 90, nays 0
lower
Mar 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 70: yeas 49, nays 0
upper
Feb 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amendment #2 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Jan 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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