SB 518 Indiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

School property taxes.

Summary
Provides that all school corporations that adopt a resolution for a property tax levy for a controlled project or a school safety referendum tax levy after May 10, 2025, must share revenue received from the levy with certain charter schools. Specifies, for purposes of making distributions to charter schools from a property tax levy for a controlled project, that only charter schools located within the attendance area of the school corporation shall receive a distribution of revenue from that levy and requires such a charter school to establish a separate account to deposit the revenue. Requires all school corporations to share revenue received from a debt service levy with certain charter schools. Requires all school corporations that adopt a resolution for an operating referendum tax levy after May 10, 2025, to share revenue received from the levy with certain charter schools. Requires, beginning with distributions in 2028, that all school corporations begin sharing revenue from the school corporation's operations fund levy with certain charter schools. Provides for the phasing in of the sharing of revenue with certain charter schools from the school corporation's operations fund levy. Excludes school corporations meeting specified criteria from the sharing of property tax revenue received under the bill's provisions. Provides a calculation for determining the amount of an annual grant from the charter and innovation network school grant program based on the amount of property tax revenue received by a charter school from school corporations. Provides for the appointment of additional board members to the governing board of a charter school that receives property tax revenue. Sets forth additional procedures related to the closure of a charter school. Makes conforming changes.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Mar 3, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Senate Bill (H) Senate Bill (S) · 6 edits
MODERATE
The bill was renumbered from SB0518.2 to SB0518.1 and updated with new dates reflecting a revision process. The digest text was rewritten to clarify that school corporations must share revenue from debt service levies and operating referendum tax levies with certain charter schools, while excluding some corporations from property tax revenue sharing. The bill also establishes calculations for charter school grants based on property tax revenue received from school corporations.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding revenue sharing between school corporations and charter schools was clarified and expanded to include operating referendum tax levies, with specific exemptions for certain school corporations.
TIMELINE

Bill number changed from SB0518.2 to SB0518.1 and reprinted dates updated from February 20, 2025 to February 12, 2025.

DIGEST

Digest update date changed from February 19, 2025 to February 11, 2025.

REQUIREMENT

Digest text rewritten to clarify revenue sharing requirements between school corporations and charter schools, including debt service levies and operating referendum tax levies.

Digest text updated to clarify phasing in of revenue sharing and procedures for charter school closure.

ELIGIBILITY

New provision excludes school corporations meeting specified criteria from sharing property tax revenue.

FISCAL

Calculation method added for determining annual grant amounts from the charter and innovation network school grant program based on property tax revenue.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2025

How they voted

2821
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Feb 20, 2025
D Democratic10
9 Nay 1
90% Nay
R Republican40
28 Yea 12 Nay
70% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Amendments
19
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 210: yeas 28, nays 21
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Amended
Amendment #21 (Hunley) failed; voice vote
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Amended
Amendment #18 (Hunley) failed; voice vote
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Amended
Amendment #20 (Hunley) failed; Roll Call 170: yeas 9, nays 40
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Amended
Amendment #22 (Hunley) failed; Roll Call 171: yeas 10, nays 39
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Amended
Amendment #14 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 168: yeas 11, nays 38
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Amended
Amendment #15 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 169: yeas 9, nays 40
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Amended
Amendment #13 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 167: yeas 8, nays 40
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Amended
Amendment #6 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 166: yeas 12, nays 37
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Amended
Amendment #3 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 165: yeas 9, nays 40
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Amended
Amendment #2 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 164: yeas 9, nays 40
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Amended
Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 163: yeas 9, nays 40
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Amended
Amendment #17 (Hunley) failed; Roll Call 162: yeas 10, nays 39
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Amended
Amendment #12 (Hunley) failed; Roll Call 161: yeas 9, nays 40
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Amended
Amendment #11 (Hunley) failed; voice vote
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Amended
Amendment #8 (Hunley) failed; Roll Call 160: yeas 10, nays 39
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Amended
Amendment #4 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 159: yeas 12, nays 37
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Amended
Amendment #5 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 158: yeas 10, nays 39
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Amended
Amendment #26 (Yoder) failed; voice vote
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment #27 (Rogers) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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