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passed · Indiana · Senate Mar 16, 2023

SB 340: Imagination library.

Establishes the Indiana imagination library. Provides that the state library shall administer the Indiana imagination library. Provides that the state library, in consultation with the department of education and the family and social services administration, shall either establish a statewide nonprofit organization or enter into an agreement with a statewide nonprofit organization to carry out the responsibilities related to statewide partnerships and programs. Requires that the statewide nonprofit organization manage the daily operations of and promote the program. Establishes the Indiana imagination library fund, which is nonreverting. Requires the state library, in conjunction with the statewide nonprofit organization, to review the program and report to the governor and the interim study committee on education by November 1 of each year, beginning November 1, 2023. Sets forth the information that the report must include.
Jean Leising (R) Jeff Raatz (R) Sharon Negele (R) Vaneta Becker (R) · 8 co-sponsors
passed · Indiana · House Mar 16, 2023

HB 1028: Thirteenth check.

Provides for a thirteenth check in 2023 and 2024 for certain members, participants, or beneficiaries of the: (1) Indiana state teachers' retirement fund; (2) Indiana public employees' retirement fund; (3) state excise police, gaming agent, gaming control officer, and conservation enforcement officers' retirement plan; (4) state police pre-1987 benefit system; and (5) state police 1987 benefit system. Provides for a $50 payment in 2023 and 2024 to members of the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund and Indiana public employees' retirement fund, and to participants of the state excise police, gaming agent, gaming control officer, and conservation enforcement officers' retirement plan.
Ryan Mishler (R) David Niezgodski (D) Bob Cherry (R) Jon Ford (R) · 5 co-sponsors
passed · Indiana · Senate Mar 14, 2023

SB 274: Tax exempt property.

Provides that a building is exempt from property taxation if it is owned by a nonprofit entity and is: (1) registered as a continuing care retirement community; or (2) licensed as a health care facility. Makes various changes to a provision granting a property tax exemption to cemetery owners.
Chris Judy (R) Tyler Johnson (R) Liz Brown (R) · 4 co-sponsors
passed · Indiana · Senate Mar 13, 2023

SB 402: Reading standards and curriculum.

Defines "science of reading". Provides that a school corporation and charter school shall report certain information regarding reading and writing curriula, remedial programs, and administrative contact information on the school corporation's or charter school's website. Provides that the state board of education and the department of education (department): (1) must implement an academic standard for reading based on the science of reading; and (2) may not implement an academic standard for reading based on the three-cueing model. Provides that, beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, a superintendent, advisory committee, or governing body or the equivalent for a charter school: (1) must adopt curriculum that is based on the science of reading; and (2) may not adopt curriculum for reading that is based on the three-cueing model. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2024, the department shall review teacher preparation programs for alignment with guidelines requiring the use of curriculum or content that instructs teacher candidates on the science of reading. Provides that, after June 30, 2025, the department may not grant an initial practitioner license as an elementary school teacher to certain individuals unless the individuals successfully pass a foundation of reading examination.
Aaron Freeman (R) Jake Teshka (R) John Crane (R) · 8 co-sponsors
passed · Indiana · Senate Mar 13, 2023

SB 243: State spending report for taxpayers.

Requires the department of state revenue (department) to annually provide each resident individual taxpayer who paid adjusted gross income taxes in the immediately previous taxable year a taxpayer receipt statement in an electronic format explaining how the individual taxpayer's taxes are being used. Requires the department, in consultation with the budget agency, to create and administer an Internet web page on which individual taxpayers may access an estimate of the allocation of their adjusted gross income taxes to various expenditure categories for the most recent state fiscal year based on the adjusted gross income taxes paid by the taxpayer. Specifies the information that the must be provided on the web page. Requires the department to include a link to the web page on the Indiana individual income tax return, Form IT-40.
Spencer Deery (R) Beau Baird (R) Linda Rogers (R) Jon Ford (R) · 2 co-sponsors
passed · Indiana · Senate Mar 13, 2023

SB 78: Distributions of public safety income tax revenue.

Requires that part of a certified distribution allocated to a county (other than Marion County), subject to a qualified township's application, be allocated among the qualified townships in the county. Provides the calculation for the amount of the allocation. Provides that a qualified township and various fire entities may apply to the county adopting body for a distribution of tax revenue. Provides that the county adopting body shall review an application and shall, before September 1 of a year, adopt a resolution requiring tax revenue to be distributed to a qualified applicant or applicants. Provides that the county adopting body shall provide a copy of the resolution to the county auditor and the department of local government finance. Provides that an adopted resolution submitted in a timely manner to the county auditor and the department of local government finance applies to distributions of tax revenue to the qualified applicant in the following calendar year and each calendar year thereafter until the qualified applicant rescinds the application. Provides that a qualified applicant that wishes to rescind its application under this subsection must notify the county adopting body in writing. Provides that if the county adopting body receives a qualified applicant's written notice to rescind its application, the county adopting body shall adopt a resolution rescinding the qualified applicant's distribution before September 1 of a year and shall provide a copy of the resolution to the county auditor and the department of local government finance.
Rick Niemeyer (R) Hal Slager (R) Ed Charbonneau (R) · 7 co-sponsors
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