Provides that when a person who receives Medicaid has a child born after December 31, 2023, the treasurer of state (treasurer) shall open a college choice 529 education savings plan (529 plan) in the child's name and make a deposit of $250 into the account. Provides that if the student completes one or more age appropriate career exploration activities as determined by the state board of education, and if the child's parent makes certain contributions to the 529 plan, the treasurer shall continue to make intermittent deposits into the 529 plan throughout the child's kindergarten through grade 12 education. Provides that contributions made by a parent to a 529 plan are eligible for a credit against a taxpayer's adjusted gross income. Provides that a parent making a contribution to a 529 plan shall report the contribution to the treasurer. Provides that if a parent contributes volunteer hours to the child's school in lieu of making a contribution to a 529 plan, the child's school shall report the contribution of volunteer hours to the treasurer. Provides that a person in attendance at a live birth shall report to the local health officer whether or not the mother is receiving Medicaid and advise the mother that a 529 plan is being established. Provides that the treasurer shall provide all relevant information to a parent receiving Medicaid regarding the 529 plan contribution program available to a parent receiving Medicaid.
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Specifies that an educational service center may receive a grant from the Indiana safe schools fund. Increases the secured school safety matched grant amount that may be awarded to a school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school. Provides that a school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school that is awarded a secured school safety matching grant may apportion that grant to an educational service center or career and technical education school for certain purposes.
Establishes the behavioral health fund (fund) for the purpose of improving funding for individualized educational programs that have a behavioral intervention plan component for certain schools. Provides that the department of education, in coordination with the Indiana behavioral health commission, shall administer the fund. Creates an application and review process for the disbursement of a grant from the fund. Defines certain terms. Provides a procedure for a principal to place an aggressive student, who has been removed from a class, into the aggressive student's original class, another appropriate class or placement, or inschool suspension.
Provides that an eligible applicant is entitled to enter, remain, and receive instruction in an approved postsecondary educational institution (institution) upon the same conditions, qualifications, and regulations prescribed for other applicants for admission to or scholars in the institution without the payment of any educational costs for a certain number of credit hours at the institution. Provides that the maximum amount that an eligible applicant is exempt from paying for a semester hour is an amount equal to, if the applicant enrolls in an institution, the cost of an average of an undergraduate semester credit hour at all state educational institutions not including Ivy Tech Community College, as determined by the commission for higher education.
Establishes the skilled trades pilot program (pilot program) and fund. Provides that the department of education (department) shall administer the pilot program. Provides that the department may approve one or more school corporations to participate in the pilot program.
Amends the twenty-first century scholars program eligibility requirements for certain students.
Requires the department of education (department) to purchase the licensing to a three-dimensional game-based learning platform that meets certain criteria. Makes an appropriation to the department to purchase the licensing.
Provides that at-risk students who are receiving certain educational services are not counted against a school's four year graduation rate.
Repeals provisions that require the following: (1) Annual school performance reports by school corporations and charter schools. (2) Annual financial reports by school corporations. (3) An annual report regarding foster care youth educational outcomes by the state board of education (state board). (4) An annual report on homeless youth educational outcomes by the state board. (5) The department of education (department) to publish certain information on the department's website regarding teachers and administrators. (6) The department to report on the department's website the median earned income of graduates of a particular school year. (7) An annual report of information concerning the high school equivalency pilot program by participating school corporations. Removes a corresponding provision that provides a school corporation may not issue certain bonds unless the school corporation has filed an annual financial report. Establishes a data base for education information sharing among state agencies. Establishes requirements regarding use of the data base and requesting information from school corporations and public schools. Establishes the education information committee (committee). Requires the committee to: (1) study and make recommendations for reducing and streamlining information requests and production from school corporations and public schools; and (2) submit a report to the governor and legislative council concerning the committee's recommendation.
Provides that certain public works statutes do not apply in the context of design-build public construction. Provides that a contractor that employs 10 or more employees on a design-build public works project must provide its employees access to a training program applicable to the tasks to be performed in the normal course of the employee's employment with the contractor on the public project. Provides that a tier 1 or tier 2 contractor that employs 50 or more journeymen must participate in an apprenticeship or training program that meets certain standards. Provides that a public agency awarding a contract for a construction manager as constructor project may not take certain actions based on a bidder's, offeror's, or contractor's entering into, refusing to enter into, adhering to, or refusing to adhere to an agreement with a labor organization.