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IndianaSB 254Second Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2026)SenateWALLET

Ivy Tech Community College.

Sponsored By: Greg Goode (Republican)

Became Law

education and career developmentthe houseeducation

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

5 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Ivy Tech shifts to workforce-first mission

Beginning July 1, 2026, Ivy Tech serves as the state's workforce engine. It aligns courses with employer needs and offers training, certificates, and dual credit. The board must get and consider input from Indiana employers before adopting certificates and training. Ivy Tech can run specialized programs through committees or separate entities and can contract with schools or agencies to deliver programs.

Stronger campus boards and local input

Starting July 1, 2026, each campus board has at least seven members, including at least one enrolled Ivy Tech student. At least five members must bring listed industry or education experience, and members live in the service area or represent local employers. When a seat opens, the campus board must send nominees within 90 days; the state board selects or requests new names. Campus boards must study local training needs, plan programs and budgets, and recommend ways to match employer demand. Before big actions that affect a campus, the state board must ask that campus board for recommendations and hold a public hearing if the campus board requests it.

Some Ivy Tech training mandates repealed

Effective July 1, 2026, the law removes Ivy Tech’s duty to assess skills and deliver training under IC 21-41-5-4. It repeals the mandate to design workforce courses for officials, employers, and labor groups (IC 21-41-5-5). It removes earlier rules for using advisory findings and employer input when creating programs (IC 21-41-5-8). It deletes the old statute describing certificate and associate degree authority (IC 21-41-5-9). It also repeals authority to contract for data processing school equipment (IC 21-41-5-11).

Ivy Tech state board overhauled

Starting July 1, 2026, the state board has one trustee per region plus one at‑large, capped at 15. Trustees must have industry or education/workforce expertise and serve three‑year staggered terms. State officeholders cannot serve, and a campus board member appointed to the state board must resign the campus seat. The governor fills vacancies, and members serving on July 1, 2018, finish their terms.

Statewide education-to-jobs data program

Beginning July 1, 2026, the Indiana Economic Development Corporation starts an Education to Employment Research Program. It must finish the framework by December 1, 2026, with input from the secretary of education, business leaders, and two legislators. Reports and online dashboards are published on the corporation’s website. Work depends on available state funds, existing resources, and philanthropy.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Greg Goode

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Alex Burton

    Democratic • House

  • Becky Cash

    Republican • House

  • Danny Lopez

    Republican • House

  • Fady Qaddoura

    Democratic • Senate

  • Greg Taylor

    Democratic • Senate

  • J.D. Ford

    Democratic • Senate

  • Jeff Raatz

    Republican • Senate

  • Lonnie Randolph

    Democratic • Senate

  • Rodney Pol

    Democratic • Senate

  • Zach Payne

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 195 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/26/2026

Roll Call 306 on SB0254.03.COMH.CON01

Yes: 49 • No: 0 • Other: 1

House vote • 2/24/2026

Roll Call 351 on SB0254.03.COMH

Yes: 98 • No: 0 • Other: 1

Senate vote • 1/28/2026

Roll Call 125 on SB0254.02.COMS

Yes: 48 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Public Law 130

    3/5/2026Senate

  2. Signed by the Governor

    3/5/2026Senate

  3. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

    2/27/2026Senate

  4. Signed by the President of the Senate

    2/27/2026Senate

  5. Signed by the Speaker

    2/27/2026House

  6. Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 306: yeas 49, nays 0

    2/26/2026Senate

  7. Returned to the Senate with amendments

    2/25/2026House

  8. Motion to concur filed

    2/25/2026Senate

  9. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 351: yeas 98, nays 0

    2/24/2026House

  10. Second reading: ordered engrossed

    2/23/2026House

  11. Representative Payne added as cosponsor

    2/18/2026House

  12. Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

    2/18/2026House

  13. Representative Burton added as cosponsor

    2/12/2026House

  14. Representative Cash added as cosponsor

    2/12/2026House

  15. First reading: referred to Committee on Education

    2/2/2026House

  16. Referred to the House

    1/29/2026Senate

  17. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

    1/28/2026Senate

  18. House sponsor: Representative Lopez

    1/28/2026Senate

  19. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 125: yeas 48, nays 0

    1/28/2026Senate

  20. Senators Pol, Taylor G added as coauthors

    1/28/2026Senate

  21. Second reading: ordered engrossed

    1/26/2026Senate

  22. Senator Qaddoura added as third author

    1/22/2026Senate

  23. Senator Raatz added as second author

    1/22/2026Senate

  24. Committee report: do pass, adopted

    1/22/2026Senate

  25. Senator Raatz removed as coauthor

    1/22/2026Senate

Bill Text

  • Enrolled Senate Bill (S)

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  • Introduced Senate Bill (S)

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  • Senate Bill (H)

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  • Senate Bill (S)

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