Education matters.
Summary
Includes the general assembly in the list of state entities to which the management performance hub (MPH) must make available certain government information. Provides that the MPH's annual data product: (1) must include certain sources of information; and (2) must be made available to the general assembly. Amends the definition of "workforce focused agency" to include the state workforce development board. Provides that certain workforce related programs include apprenticeship programs, unless the apprenticeship program receives certain funding. Requires a regional representative appointed to the Ivy Tech Community College (college) state board of trustees (state board of trustees) to serve as a nonvoting member of the college campus board (campus board) for the region the member represents. Requires each college campus to review building utilization data prior to approving capital requests or requests for proposals. Requires the state board of trustees to create and approve evaluation tools for campus boards to provide annual feedback on the performance of the campus chancellors. Requires the college to annually provide: (1) certain program and student metrics information; and (2) an analysis of market labor outcomes; to each campus board. Requires each college campus to: (1) prepare a campus strategic plan that connects to the college's strategic plan; and (2) submit the campus strategic plan to the state board of trustees for approval. Provides that, when a vacancy occurs in the position of a campus chancellor, a member of the campus board, selected by the campus board, shall serve on the search committee appointed by the president of the college. Establishes requirements and restrictions regarding adolescent use of social media. Makes a violation of the requirements and restrictions a deceptive act.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Jan 8, 2026
Signed Mar 4, 2026
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House Bill (S)
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House Bill (H)
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended and engrossed, updating the effective date to July 1, 2026, and clarifying that the Management Performance Hub must provide data to the General Assembly regardless of specific funding constraints for certain components. The text also corrected a grammatical error regarding the entities to which data must be made available.
TIMELINE
The effective date of the bill was updated from January 27, 2026, to February 13, 2026, reflecting the final passage and engrossment dates.
REQUIREMENT
A requirement was added stating that the Management Performance Hub must include specific data product components subject to available funding, removing ambiguity about whether these components were optional.
TECHNICAL
Minor grammatical corrections were made to the synopsis to change 'to whom' to 'to which' for better readability.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 17, 2026 · House Feb 2, 2026
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 49
Feb 17, 2026
D
Democratic9
77% Yea
R
Republican40
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Mar 4, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 311: yeas 49, nays 1
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Feb 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 400: yeas 93, nays 0
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Introduced
House dissented from Senate amendments
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 195: yeas 44, nays 0
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 197: yeas 70, nays 28
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Amended
Amendment #1 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 160: yeas 33, nays 59
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
2 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bob Behning
RRepublican
P
Jeff Raatz
RRepublican
Co
Becky Cash
RRepublican
Co
Joanna King
RRepublican
Co
Michelle Davis
RRepublican
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