# Indiana SB 359: Student well-being and resiliency.

Indiana SB 359, Student well-being and resiliency., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Scott Alexander (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-03 (First reading: referred to Committee on Education) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 359
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Student well-being and resiliency.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-03-03, First reading: referred to Committee on Education
- Sponsor: Scott Alexander (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: education and career development, the house, education
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (42 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires the department of education (department), in consultation with the office of the secretary of family and social services, to approve and make available student mental well-being resources for certain schools. Requires the governing body of a school corporation or the equivalent authority for a charter school to publish and publicly post the approved student well-being resources. Establishes the resiliency program (program) to provide eligible schools the opportunity to participate in a program designed to help students build resiliency and grit so that students are ready to learn. Requires the department to develop guidelines to determine which eligible schools may participate in the program. Requires an eligible school selected by the department to participate in the program to follow certain requirements and procedures before a student may participate in the program. Requires the department to prepare a report concerning the program and submit the report to the legislative council.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Scott Alexander (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andrea Hunley (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joanna King (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Julie McGuire (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stacey Donato (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 42 | 4 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-02-14: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: House sponsor: Representative McGuire (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 125: yeas 42, nays 4 (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Senator Randolph added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Cosponsor: Representative King (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Amendment #1 (Alexander) prevailed; voice vote (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Senator Johnson T removed as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Senator Hunley added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Senator Johnson T added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Senator Rogers added as third author (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Senator Donato added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Senator Alexander (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development (Senate)

## Bill text

- Engrossed Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0359/versions/SB0359.03.ENGS?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0359/versions/SB0359.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0359/versions/SB0359.02.COMS?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
- [Engrossed Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0359/versions/SB0359.03.ENGS?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0359/versions/SB0359.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0359/versions/SB0359.02.COMS?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-SB359-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).