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IndianaSB 204Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026)SenateWALLET
Various education matters.
Sponsored By: Spencer Deery (Republican)
Signed by Governor
Summary
Provides that an individual who has obtained a license to teach in a charter school may be eligible to obtain an initial practitioner professional educator license under certain conditions. Removes a requirement that an individual must hold a bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics as a component of certain pathways to receive an initial practitioner license. Provides that academic needs based salary increases may not: (1) apply to all eligible teachers in a bargaining unit uniformly; or (2) be based on certain other factors. Repeals the: (1) state educational institution (institution) annual report to the legislative council (council) and commission for higher education (commission) concerning financial aid; (2) commission report to the general assembly concerning certain institution information; (3) student athlete cardiac arrest provisions; and (4) Ivy Tech Community College report to the budget committee concerning campus information. Expires certain physical facilities reporting requirements on June 30, 2029. Provides that a state educational institution that has been denied approval to continue a degree program may: (1) permit students to enroll in the degree program until June 1 of the year following the denial; and (2) provide students enrolled in the degree program with the opportunity to finish their degree prior to the degree program's closure. Requires the commission to submit an annual report concerning degree program closures to the general assembly. Changes the reporting of disclosable gifts to January 31 and July 31 of a given year (current law requires disclosure on January 1 and July 1 of a given year). Changes certain amounts concerning construction, land purchases, and repair and rehabilitation by an institution to $3,000,000. Voids a provision in the Indiana Administrative Code. Requires each institution to submit a report annually to the budget committee and the commission for higher education listing certain capital projects for the immediately preceding full calendar year that did not receive review by the commission. Specifies the contents of the report. Provides that a student enrolled in a health profession education program may not be required to receive an immunization as a condition of: (1) participating in; or (2) obtaining; clinical training or clinical experience required by the program if a parent of the student or student objects on religious grounds. Adds requirements regarding the principles of the core transfer library.
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College credits transfer more consistently
Beginning July 1, 2026, Indiana's core transfer library must include at least 70 frequently taken undergraduate courses. Library courses must transfer toward matching degree requirements, with consistent treatment across Indiana University and Purdue campuses offering equivalent courses. State colleges must award credit for qualifying Advanced Placement and Cambridge International A or AS Level exam scores matching library courses. Receiving colleges must apply that exam credit to the matching course, or as elective credit when no matching course exists. These rules can help students avoid repeating coursework.
Doctoral review expands with closure options
Beginning July 1, 2027, state colleges must seek approval to keep doctoral programs averaging fewer than three graduates annually over three years. The Commission for Higher Education can deny approval, requiring a program to close. After a denial, colleges may allow enrollment until June 1 of the following year. They may also let current students finish before closure, but these transition options are not guaranteed.
Broader teaching pathway for college graduates
Beginning July 1, 2026, college graduates have a broader route to teaching grades 5–12, but not special education. Applicants need an accredited bachelor's degree with at least a 2.5 GPA out of 4.0; no STEM degree is required. They must earn at least nine credits covering teaching methods, learning technology, subject instruction, assessment, feedback, data use, and related standards. They also need a written proficiency exam, required training, and department-approved job shadowing, field experience, teaching cooperative, or full-term student teaching. License holders follow the same advancement rules as graduates of traditional teacher preparation programs.
More licensing options for charter teachers
Beginning July 1, 2026, Indiana expands licensing options for charter-school teachers. Applicants need an accredited bachelor's degree with a content-area GPA of at least 3.0, or a bachelor's degree plus a passed content exam. Participants can teach while pursuing the license. They can qualify for an initial practitioner license after at least two consecutive years rated effective by their charter-school leader. They must also pass the required written exam and complete required training.
Religious vaccine exemptions for health students
Beginning July 1, 2026, covered health-profession programs cannot require immunization when a sincerely held religious objection applies. This covers enrollment, participation, and required clinical training in regulated health-profession programs requiring offsite clinical experience. Participating providers also cannot require immunization for required training at their facilities when that objection applies. A parent must object for an unemancipated minor; adult and emancipated students can object themselves. The law does not apply to contracts entered into or renewed before July 1, 2026.
Colleges get later foreign-gift reporting deadlines
Beginning July 1, 2026, state colleges' twice-yearly foreign-gift disclosure deadlines move to January 31 and July 31. The previous deadlines were January 1 and July 1. This covers required disclosures of gifts received after June 30, 2024, directly or indirectly from sources located in foreign adversaries. Colleges must still report these gifts to the Commission for Higher Education.
Higher review threshold for college buildings
Beginning July 1, 2026, the review threshold for covered state-college capital projects rises from more than $2 million to more than $3 million. Covered construction and property acquisitions above that threshold need available funds, commission review, and the governor's approval following a Budget Agency recommendation. General Assembly approval remains required above the threshold when state appropriations or mandatory student fees fund covered projects. Covered repairs using those funds follow similar rules. Colleges must report unreviewed projects costing $2 million to $3 million annually by April 1, listing location, cost, and funding sources.
Student needs reshape teacher pay increases
Beginning July 1, 2027, districts must base at least 10% of teacher raise calculations on students' academic needs. They cannot apply that factor uniformly or substitute a combination of experience, degrees, and evaluations. The listed factors together generally account for up to 50% of the calculation; districts can further vary raises for staffing needs. Exceptions allow larger adjustments to close salary gaps, and teachers with a literacy endorsement must receive differentiated increases. The law preserves previously earned degree-based pay and salary-floor protections tied to June 30, 2011, or later earnings, but guarantees no raise. Districts must submit pay plans and salary ranges for state review and publication; adjunct-teacher agreements are excluded.
Indiana voids one administrative rule subsection
Beginning July 1, 2026, the law voids administrative rule subsection 25 IAC 5-6-3(b) and directs its removal. The voiding provision expires July 1, 2027. The supplied text does not explain the old rule, so its practical effects on households are unclear.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Spencer Deery
Republican • Senate
Cosponsors
Greg Goode
Republican • Senate
Hunter Smith
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 2/27/2026
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House
Yes: 66 • No: 28
Senate vote • 2/27/2026
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate
Yes: 35 • No: 15
House vote • 2/24/2026
Third reading: passed
Yes: 68 • No: 28
Senate vote • 1/27/2026
Third reading: passed
Yes: 33 • No: 12
Senate vote • 1/26/2026
Amendment #1 (Qaddoura) failed
Yes: 8 • No: 36
Actions Timeline
Public Law 150
3/12/2026SenateSigned by the Governor
3/12/2026SenateSigned by the President Pro Tempore
3/5/2026SenateSigned by the Speaker
3/3/2026HouseSigned by the President of the Senate
3/2/2026SenateRules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 430: yeas 66, nays 28
2/27/2026HouseRules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 322: yeas 35, nays 15
2/27/2026SenateRepresentative Smith V removed as conferee
2/27/2026HouseCCR # 1 filed in the House
2/27/2026HouseCCR # 1 filed in the Senate
2/27/2026SenateRepresentative Ireland added as conferee
2/27/2026HouseSenator Walker K added as conferee
2/27/2026SenateSenator Yoder removed as conferee
2/27/2026SenateSenate conferees appointed: Deery, Yoder
2/26/2026SenateSenate advisors appointed: Goode, Hunley
2/26/2026SenateSenate dissented from House amendments
2/25/2026SenateHouse advisors appointed: Behning, Carbaugh, DeLaney, Klinker, Pfaff
2/25/2026HouseHouse conferees appointed: Smith H, Smith V
2/25/2026HouseMotion to dissent filed
2/25/2026SenateReturned to the Senate with amendments
2/25/2026HouseThird reading: passed; Roll Call 347: yeas 68, nays 28
2/24/2026HouseAmendment #3 (Errington) failed; voice vote
2/23/2026HouseSecond reading: ordered engrossed
2/23/2026HouseCommittee report: do pass, adopted
2/18/2026HouseCommittee report: amend do pass, adopted
2/12/2026House
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