Education matters.
Summary
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with the opportunity to collect the student's property if the student has died, transferred, dropped out, or otherwise withdrawn from enrollment in the school corporation for any reason.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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 13, 2025
Signed May 1, 2025
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What changed between versions
Enrolled House Bill (H)
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House Bill (S)
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4 edits
MODERATE
The bill text was reformatted from an enrolled version to a standard house bill version, adding a legislative digest that summarizes the bill's key provisions. The substantive policy content remains identical, covering education-related requirements for crisis intervention training, parent recording rights, and student property return policies.
TECHNICAL
Added a legislative digest summarizing the bill's provisions regarding student property return, parent recording rights, and crisis intervention training requirements
Added bill tracking information including committee referral dates and sponsor names
Changed document header from enrolled act format to standard house bill format with line numbers
Removed enrolled act signatures and official document formatting elements
Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2025 · House Feb 18, 2025
How they voted
46–1
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
Mar 31, 2025
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican40
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
9
Committee
2
Amendments
1
May 1, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Apr 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 309: yeas 46, nays 1
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Buchanan) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 216: yeas 90, nays 0
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
4 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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