# Indiana HB 1045: Teacher compensation.

Indiana HB 1045, Teacher compensation., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Steve Bartels (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-27 (Representative Commons added as coauthor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1045
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Teacher compensation.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-01-27, Representative Commons added as coauthor
- Sponsor: Steve Bartels (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: education
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Includes school social workers and school psychologists in the definition of "teacher" for purposes of the requirement for school corporations to expend a certain percentage amount of state tuition support on teacher compensation. Provides that the amount a school corporation expends on costs associated with a memorandum of understanding or any other agreement entered into with a community mental health center or certified or licensed provider to provide mental or behavioral health services to students of the school corporation is included in determining the percentage amount a school corporation is expending.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Steve Bartels (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Commons (Republican), House

## Actions (3)

- 2025-01-27: Representative Commons added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Representative Bartels (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1045/versions/HB1045.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed)
- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed)
- SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed)
- SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1045/versions/HB1045.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025)
- [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025)
- [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025)
- [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1045-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).