Sen. Jeff Raatz

Provides the following effective July 1, 2021: (1) Authorizes the Indiana destination development corporation (corporation) to employ a film commissioner. (2) Authorizes the corporation to establish a film and media production incentive program. Requires the corporation, in coordination with the office of management and budget, to provide a report to the interim study committee on fiscal policy concerning: (1) film and media production incentives offered in other states; and (2) a recommendation on the type of incentive that should be offered in Indiana.

Requires each political subdivision or other entity that imposes a food and beverage tax to annually report information concerning distributions and expenditures of amounts received from the food and beverage tax. Urges the legislative council to assign to the fiscal policy interim study committee the task of conducting a review of each food and beverage tax statute, including: (1) the purposes for which revenue from each food and beverage tax may be used; and (2) the expiration date of each food and beverage tax, if any.

Requires that the February count of a school corporation's average daily membership (ADM) must be increased by the number of students who, during the students' expected graduation year: (1) were enrolled in the school corporation on the September ADM count day; (2) completed graduation requirements before the February ADM count day; and (3) were not enrolled in the school corporation on the February ADM count day. Removes the cap on the amount of career and technical education enrollment grants that may be distributed per state fiscal year. Requires, not later than November 1, 2020, the department of education (department) to establish standards concerning the following: (1) The minimum amount of time that a student of a virtual charter school must participate in educational activities provided by the virtual charter school each semester of the school year. (2) Requirements that a student of a virtual charter school participate in the statewide assessment or an alternate assessment, as applicable. Provides that, if a student of a virtual charter school fails, in a semester, to meet the standards, the student must be withdrawn from enrollment in the virtual charter school and may not reenroll or enroll in another virtual charter school. Requires, beginning January 1, 2021, the department to reduce state tuition support distribution to a virtual charter school if students of the virtual charter school fail to meet the standards.

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.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION encouraging education and the use of Safe Haven Baby Boxes in Indiana.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Beverly Brown upon her retirement from the Indiana Senate.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Indiana University in recognition of its Bicentennial Anniversary on January 20, 2020.

Provides that, before a law enforcement officer, school resource officer, or school security guard: (1) detains and interviews a student; (2) requests or requires a student to write or sign a statement; or (3) makes a recording of a student; concerning an act or omission by the student that would constitute a violation of a state or federal law or that could result in a suspension or expulsion from school, the law enforcement officer, school resource officer, or school security guard must meet certain requirements, including making reasonable efforts to notify the student's parent and to ensure that the student's parent is present. Prohibits a law enforcement officer, school resource officer, or school security guard from interviewing or detaining a student regarding a routine disciplinary investigation that does not involve a potential violation of state or federal law. Provides that, before a school employee: (1) requests or requires a student to write or sign a statement; or (2) makes a recording of a student; concerning an act or omission by the student that would constitute a violation of a state or federal law or that could result in a suspension or expulsion from school, the school employee must meet certain requirements, including making reasonable efforts to notify the student's parent and to ensure that the student's parent is present.

Provides that, beginning July 1, 2021, the department of education (department) must implement a new Indiana career explorer program (program). Establishes requirements for the program. Requires the department to issue, not later than December 31, 2020, a request for proposals regarding the part of the program that includes educational and career assessments or tools. Amends grade levels to which the following apply: (1) Certain career exploration models and career preparation models. (2) Certain innovative career preparation demonstration projects. Removes provisions regarding a pilot program for instruction in and use of the Indiana career explorer program and standards.

Provides that a school's or school corporation's category or designation of school or school corporation performance assigned by the state board of education for the 2018-2019 school year may not be lower than the school's or school corporation's category or designation of school or school corporation performance for the 2017-2018 school year. Provides that a school's or school corporation's category or designation of school or school corporation performance assigned by the state board of education for the 2019-2020 school year is the higher of the school's or school corporation's: (1) category or designation of school or school corporation performance assigned for the 2018-2019 school year; or (2) category or designation of school or school corporation performance for the 2019-2020 school year. Provides that consequences for school improvement do not apply for the 2018-2019 or 2019-2020 school years. Provides that ILEARN program test scores or a school's category or designation of school improvement for the 2018-2019 or 2019-2020 school year may not be used by a school corporation as part of an annual performance evaluation of a particular certificated employee unless the use of the ILEARN program test scores or a school's category or designation of school improvement would improve the particular certificated employee's annual performance rating.