Education matters.
Summary
Requires each school corporation, charter school, and state accredited nonpublic elementary school to include cursive writing in its curriculum. Provides that a school corporation may include instruction regarding Internet safety in the school corporation's curriculum. Requires the department of education to develop, or approve previously developed, age appropriate curricula in Internet safety for use at multiple grade levels not later than July 1, 2025. Amends requirements regarding: (1) eligibility for career coaching grants; and (2) instruction on career awareness. Repeals a provision that provides that each school corporation may include cursive writing in the school corporation's curriculum.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2024
Last action Feb 12, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2024
How they voted
45–3
Passed
Total votes 48
Feb 6, 2024
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican39
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Amendments
2
Feb 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 145: yeas 46, nays 3
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment #2 (Tomes) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Raatz) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 18 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jean Leising
RRepublican
P
Jim Tomes
RRepublican
P
Michelle Davis
RRepublican
P
Sue Glick
RRepublican
Co
Andrea Hunley
DDemocratic
Co
Becky Cash
RRepublican
Co
Blake Doriot
RRepublican
Co
Dan Dernulc
RRepublican
Co
David Niezgodski
DDemocratic
Co
Fady Qaddoura
DDemocratic
Co
Gary Byrne
RRepublican
Co
J.D. Ford
DDemocratic
Co
Jack Jordan
RRepublican
Co
Jake Teshka
RRepublican
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