# Indiana HB 1135: Real world and finance curriculum grant funds.

Indiana HB 1135, Real world and finance curriculum grant funds., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Ben Smaltz (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-27 (Representative DeLaney added as coauthor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1135
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Real world and finance curriculum grant funds.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-01-27, Representative DeLaney added as coauthor
- Sponsor: Ben Smaltz (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: government and regulatory reform, education
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Establishes the real world readiness grant program (program) to provide grants to eligible schools to better prepare students for life after graduation with or without the assistance of a partnering organization. Establishes the real world readiness fund (fund). Provides a procedure for eligible schools to apply to the department of education (department) to receive a grant from the fund. Requires the department to approve organizations that may partner with an eligible school to facilitate the program. Establishes the personal financial responsibility curriculum grant program to provide grants to eligible schools to develop or adopt personal financial responsibility curriculum. Establishes the personal financial responsibility curriculum fund (financial responsibility fund). Requires the department to establish guidelines: (1) an external organization must meet to be eligible to partner with an eligible applicant; and (2) to award grants to eligible applicants. Requires applicants that receive a grant from the financial responsibility fund to report student outcomes to the department, as developed by the department.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ben Smaltz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dave Heine (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Edward DeLaney (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jake Teshka (Republican), House

## Actions (5)

- 2025-01-27: Representative DeLaney added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-13: Reassigned to Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform (House)
- 2025-01-08: Coauthored by Representatives Teshka and Heine (House)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Representative Smaltz (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1135/versions/HB1135.01.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/HB1135/versions/HB1135.01.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-HB1135-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).