Sen. Shelli Yoder

Maddy summaryBased solely on the provided context, no substantive details about SB 265's content, provisions, or affected parties are available. The bill's title ("Vehicle Bill") and lack of an official abstract prevent describing its specific mechanisms or policy changes. It has only been introduced (authored by Senator Yoder on 2025-01-13) and referred to the Rules Committee, with no further legislative action documented. Without an abstract or description of the bill's text, a factual summary of its policy provisions cannot be provided.

Maddy summaryBased solely on the provided context, SB 278 ("Vehicle Bill") is currently in its earliest stage of consideration. It was introduced on January 13, 2025, by Senator Yoder and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure. No official abstract or specific provisions describing its content, purpose, or affected parties are available in the provided information. As the bill has not yet been analyzed or advanced beyond the first reading, no concrete policy changes or key mechanisms can be summarized. A full summary cannot be generated without additional details about the bill's text.

Reestablishes the licensure of abortion clinics. Changes statutes concerning when an abortion may be performed. Removes the eight week limitation on the use of an abortion inducing drug. Allows, rather than requires, the revocation of a physician's license for the performance of an abortion in violation of the law.

Establishes the paraprofessional to teacher licensure pipeline program (program) to provide grants to eligible schools for allowable expenses and to support teacher candidates interested in obtaining an initial practitioners license. Establishes the paraprofessional to teacher licensure pipeline fund (fund). Provides that the department of education (department) shall develop criteria to award grants to eligible schools. Requires the department to assist schools in obtaining additional state, federal, or private funding.

Maddy summaryBased on the provided context, SB 272 ("Vehicle Bill") has no official abstract or detailed description available. It was authored by Senator Yoder on January 13, 2025, and referred to the Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure for review. No specific provisions, affected parties, or policy mechanisms are described in the given information. Without an abstract or further details, a substantive summary of the bill's content or impact cannot be provided.

Authorizes a county or municipality to adopt and enforce an ordinance that regulates the use of a school zone speed control system (system) to detect certain violations. Provides a civil penalty for a violation. Specifies that a civil penalty must first be applied to defray the cost of the installation, operation, and maintenance of the system. Specifies the manner in which the remaining money from the civil penalty must be distributed. Requires a county or municipality to report data to the interim study committee on roads and transportation. Makes conforming changes.

Requires the department of education (department) to: (1) study and make recommendations concerning the categorization of student absences; (2) create a list of best practices to reduce student discipline related to student absenteeism and the number of chronically absent students; (3) develop guidelines and requirements for certain intervention strategies and school attendance improvement plans; (4) submit a report concerning attendance to the legislative council; and (5) develop attendance improvement targets for certain schools. Requires a school to implement an early warning system and assemble a school based team to monitor the system. Provides the duties and obligations of a school attendance coordinator and a child study team. Requires the governing authority of a school to adopt an attendance policy and develop an attendance improvement plan aligned with department guidelines and requirements. Requires a school to collect and document certain information concerning absences.

Specifies certain conditions applying to the state board of accounts audit of a choice scholarship school. Requires a school that enrolls choice scholarship students to hold at least one public meeting each semester concerning the receipt and expenditure of choice scholarship funds. Provides that public comment must be allowed at the meeting. Specifies annual reporting requirements for schools that enroll choice scholarship students.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION to convene a Joint Convention of the One Hundred and Twenty-Fourth General Assembly of the State of Indiana to publish the returns of the election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor.

Provides that a student may be suspended or expelled only upon: (1) a determination that the student's suspension or expulsion will prevent or substantially reduce the risk of interference with an educational function or school purposes, disruption of the school learning environment, or physical injury to the student, other students, school employees, or school visitors; and (2) in the case of an expulsion, a determination that all other available and appropriate disciplinary and behavioral interventions have been exhausted. Provides that notice to a parent of: (1) a student's suspension or expulsion must include the rationale for the length of the suspension or expulsion; and (2) the right to appear at an expulsion meeting must include the behavioral and disciplinary interventions attempted, if any, and the rationale for the length of the expulsion. Provides that if a student is suspended, the student must be provided: (1) appropriate and available support services, as determined by the school, during the suspension period; and (2) an opportunity to receive credit for completion of make up work.