# Indiana SB 249: Teacher compensation. Indiana SB 249, Teacher compensation., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Spencer Deery (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-16 (Public Law 75); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB249-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana SB 249 - State: Indiana - Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) - Title: Teacher compensation. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-04-16, Public Law 75 - Sponsor: Spencer Deery (Republican) - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: education and career development, the house, education - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (172 yes, 65 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary Amends provisions that allow school corporations to provide a supplemental payment to teachers in excess of the salary specified in the school corporation's compensation plan. Makes corresponding changes. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Schools gain temporary teacher supplement budgeting option: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Indiana school boards have a temporary option for counting money under the school deficit rule. They may exclude a portion or percentage of education fund revenue set aside for extra teacher payments. Boards must adopt a resolution before September 15, covering one or two ye… - Teacher pay flexibility with bargaining limits: mixed, low. For school years beginning after June 30, 2022, Indiana school corporations may give teachers extra pay beyond their compensation plans. Schools must decide that this extra pay serves students’ best interests. These payments are separate from other allowed raises and are not subject to collective b… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Spencer Deery (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jake Teshka (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeff Raatz (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Randy Maxwell (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-31 | Senate | Senate concurred with House amendments | pass | 34 | 13 | | | 2025-03-25 | Senate | Roll Call 311 on SB0249.03.COMH.CON01 | pass | 34 | 13 | | | 2025-03-25 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 65 | 29 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 39 | 10 | | ## Actions (23) - 2025-04-16: Public Law 75 (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Signed by the Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2025-04-01: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 311: yeas 34, nays 13 (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Motion to concur filed (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House) - 2025-03-25: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 311: yeas 65, nays 29 (House) - 2025-03-24: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House) - 2025-03-20: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2025-02-12: Referred to the House (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senator Maxwell added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 101: yeas 39, nays 10 (Senate) - 2025-02-11: House sponsor: Representative Teshka (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Senator Raatz added as third author (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Senator Rogers added as second author (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Authored by Senator Deery (Senate) - 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0249/versions/SB0249.04.ENRH?format=pdf) - Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0249/versions/SB0249.01.INTR?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0249/versions/SB0249.02.COMS?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0249/versions/SB0249.03.COMH?format=pdf) ## Related bills - SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed) - SB 324: Criminal procedures. (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 - [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0249/versions/SB0249.04.ENRH?format=pdf) - [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0249/versions/SB0249.01.INTR?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0249/versions/SB0249.02.COMS?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0249/versions/SB0249.03.COMH?format=pdf) ## Related - [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025) - [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025) - [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) - [Indiana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana/bills) - [Indiana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/indiana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB249-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).