Rep. Jack Jordan

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the Indiana Legislative Youth Advisory Council.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the Indiana Legislative Youth Advisory Council.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename a bridge overpass over US 31 in Marshall County the "Owen Abbott Memorial Bridge".

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename a bridge overpass over US 31 in Marshall County the "Owen Abbott Memorial Bridge".

Requires an agency to conduct a regulatory analysis for certain proposed rules, including if the implementation and compliance costs are at least $1,000,000. Requires the office of management and budget to notify the legislative council of certain proposed rules that have a fiscal impact of over $1,000,000 over the course of two years. Provides that certain proposed rules shall not be effective until the general assembly passes a bill authorizing the rule.

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.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION condemning religious persecution worldwide.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION condemning religious persecution worldwide.

Effective July 1, 2025: (1) establishes a regulatory sandbox program (program) and advisory council; and (2) creates the regulatory relief office within the Indiana economic development corporation. Directs that the secretary of commerce, who serves as executive director of the regulatory relief office, to prepare an annual report on the activities of the office. Provides for program application requirements and describes the program scope. Makes consumer protection provisions. Describes requirements for exiting the program and for extensions to remain in the program. Makes record keeping and reporting requirements. Provides requirements for the creation and maintenance of a regulatory relief office web page. Effective July 1, 2024, establishes a right to start act. Requires the secretary of state, the department of administration, and the department of workforce development to annually file reports with the general assembly. Requires the state to encourage 5% of the total number of state contracts to be awarded to businesses that have been in operation for fewer than five years and whose principal place of business is in Indiana. Requires the state to encourage 5% of workforce development funding, including funding allocated by workforce development boards across Indiana, to be used to support organizations or programs for individuals starting new businesses or to those organizations or programs that provide services to businesses established within the previous five years and whose principal place of business is located within Indiana.

Establishes the gaming revenue fund (fund). Provides that tax revenue collected after June 30, 2024, from the imposition of the wagering tax, the supplemental wagering tax, the graduated slot machine wagering tax, the county gambling game wagering fee, the sports wagering tax, and taxes and fees imposed on pari-mutuel wagering, except for tax revenue collected from an operating agent, is deposited in the fund. Provides that the state comptroller administers the fund. Provides for distribution of the money in the fund. Makes corresponding changes. Makes an appropriation. Reconciles conflicting statutes.