Indiana SB 199: Various education matters.

Bill Text

Introduced Version
SENATE BILL No. 199
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 20-26-14-6; IC 20-28; IC 20-30-5-7.4;
IC 20-32-8.5-2; IC 20-51.4-3-7.1; IC 21-18; IC 24-5-0.5-3; IC 24-16.
Synopsis: Various education matters. Makes changes to the
composition of the case review panel established by an interscholastic
athletic association. Requires the secretary of education, not later than
December 1, 2026, to identify key metrics and activities concerning
civic literacy and to submit the information to the general assembly.
Requires the secretary of education, not later than December 1, 2026,
to identify and make certain recommendations concerning paid leave
for employees following certain events and to submit the findings to the
general assembly. Provides that a school in which fewer than an
average of 75% of the students over the course of three consecutive
years achieved a valid passing score on the determinant evaluation of
reading skills approved by the state board of education must comply
with certain requirements. Provides that the department of education
shall determine the number of grant awards under the Indiana
education scholarship account program and the career scholarship
account program, and specifies the amounts to cover administrative
costs for each program. Requires the commission for higher education,
not later than December 1, 2026, to evaluate accrediting agencies of
state educational institutions and to report the commission's findings
and recommendations to the general assembly. Provides that a social
media service may not allow an Indiana resident who is an adolescent
to hold an account with the social media service unless the social
media service receives written consent to the adolescent's use of the
social media service from the adolescent's parent or guardian. Provides
that a social media service may not allow an Indiana resident who is a
child to hold an account with the social medial service. Requires a
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Effective: Upon passage; July 1, 2026.
Raatz
January 5, 2026, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career
Development.
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social media service to configure the account of a registered user that
the social media service knows, or reasonably should know, is: (1) an
adolescent; and (2) an Indiana resident; in a specified manner. Provides
that a social media service that violates these provisions is subject to:
(1) an enforcement action by the attorney general; and (2) a civil action
by the parent or guardian of the child or adolescent with regard to
whom the violation pertains. Provides for restrictions on the retention,
use, and collection of personal information for purposes of age
verification by a social media service and provides that a social media
service is subject to a civil action by an individual with regard to whom
the social media service violates the restrictions.
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Introduced
Second Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2026)
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SENATE BILL No. 199
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
education.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 20-26-14-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2021,
2 SECTION 78, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 6. (a) The association must establish a case review
4 panel that meets the following requirements:
5 (1) The panel has nine (9) members.
6 (2) The secretary of education or the secretary's designee is a
7 member of the panel and is the chairperson of the panel.
8 (3) The secretary of education appoints as members of the panel
9 persons having the following qualifications:
10 (A) Four (4) parents of high school students.
11 (B) Two (2) high school principals.
12 (C) Two (2) high school athletic directors.
13 (B) Four (4) school administrators.
14 (4) The secretary of education shall administer the functions of
15 the panel.
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1 (5) A member of the panel serves for a four (4) year term, subject
2 to the following:
3 (A) An appointee who ceases to meet the member's
4 qualification under subdivision (3) ceases to be