A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the creation of a Medal of Honor Memorial Highway in Indiana.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename a bridge on U.S. Route 27 in Fort Wayne as the "Fort Wayne Veterans Memorial Bridge".
Defines "approved laboratory" for purposes of testing hemp. Establishes sampling requirements that require testing hemp samples not more than 28 days before harvest for the purpose of ensuring that the harvest lot does not exceed the allowable delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration. Establishes testing requirements for each hemp harvest lot. Prohibits a THC test that involves the application of heat or decarboxylation or that requires tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA) to be converted into THC. Provides that a grower who produces hemp with an average THC concentration exceeding 0.3% and not more than 1% on a dry weight basis is not guilty of negligently violating the requirements of the THC concentration requirements.
Provides that a student meets the residency requirements for enrollment at a public school if the parent of the student: (1) is transferred to or is pending transfer to a military installation within Indiana while on active duty pursuant to an official military order; and (2) submits to the public school certain information, including official documentation, as determined by the state board of education, regarding the transfer or pending transfer. Provides that the student is considered to have legal settlement in the attendance area of the school corporation in which the parent: (1) has submitted the required application and documentation; and (2) intends to reside. Requires a parent who is transferred to or is pending transfer to a military installation within Indiana to provide proof of residence to the public school not later than 10 instructional days after the arrival date provided on the required documentation. Provides that if the parent of the student fails to provide the proof of residence, the public school may expel the student. Makes the following changes to provisions concerning resident tuition rate eligibility for active duty armed forces personnel and dependents of active duty armed forces personnel: (1) Defines "dependent". (2) Amends the definition of "qualified course". (3) Provides that spouses of active duty armed forces personnel are eligible for the resident tuition rate. (4) Provides that spouses and dependents of active duty armed forces personnel are eligible, from the date that the state educational institution accepts the spouse or dependent for enrollment, for the resident tuition rate if the spouse or dependent enrolls in the state educational institution within a certain amount of time. (5) Provides that a dependent or spouse of a person who serves on active duty in the armed forces is eligible for the resident tuition rate for the duration of the spouse's or dependent's continuous enrollment at a state educational institution regardless of whether the person serving on active duty continues, after the spouse or dependent is accepted for enrollment in the state educational institution, to satisfy certain resident rate tuition eligibility criteria.
Honoring Ann Naughton.
Urging the legislative council to assign to the appropriate committee the topic of Fair Tax at the state level.
Urging a study of the taxes on retirement funds for World War II veterans.
Provides that an interscholastic athletic event conducted, organized, sanctioned, or sponsored by the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) must require that a person born as a male may not participate in or compete: (1) against an athletic team composed of persons born as females; or (2) in an individual sport against a person born as a female. Provides that, for athletic sports programs or intramural sports programs for grade 6 through grade 12, a person born as a male may not participate in or compete: (1) against another athletic team composed of persons born as females; or (2) in an individual sport against a person born as a female.
Provides that, for each school year, a school corporation shall conduct at least: (1) 900 hours of instructional time for students in grades 1 through 6; and (2) 1,080 hours of instructional time for students in grades 7 through 12. (Current law requires the following: (1) That a school corporation conducts at least 180 student instructional days. (2) That a student instructional day in grades 1 through 6 consists of at least five hours of instructional time and a student instructional day in grades 7 through 12 consists of at least six hours of instructional time.) Defines "instructional day". Simplifies and makes corresponding changes to reducing tuition support if a school corporation fails to conduct the minimum number of instructional hours during a school year. Repeals a provision that requires a qualified district or qualified high school to provide 64,800 minutes of instruction and learning for grades 9 through 12. Makes corresponding changes, including corresponding changes to the school flex program and to the calculation for determining full-time equivalency for average daily membership. Provides that, after June 30, 2021, a school's annual performance may not include English/language arts scores on the statewide assessment for a limited English proficient student who has been enrolled in schools in the United States for less than 12 months. Provides that a school's annual performance may measure only a particular student's growth in English/language arts on the statewide assessment if the particular student is a limited English proficient student who has been enrolled in schools in the United States for at least 12 months but less than 24 months.
Changes the definition of "Hoosier veteran" to include Indiana residents who served on active duty in any branch of the armed forces of the United States or served in the national guard of any other state. Establishes the Hoosier veterans homelessness task force. Specifies the duties of the task force. Requires the Indiana housing and community development authority to develop programs to serve Hoosier veterans who are homeless individuals or at risk of becoming homeless individuals, as recommended by the task force and with the assistance of the task force. Authorizes a county fiscal body to adopt an ordinance providing a property tax exemption for residential property used by a Hoosier veteran as a principal place of residence if the Hoosier veteran pays reduced rent for the real property through the receipt of qualified housing assistance.
