# Indiana SB 365: Education matters. Indiana SB 365, Education matters., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Jeff Raatz (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-01 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB365-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Indiana SB 365 - State: Indiana - Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) - Title: Education matters. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-13 - Last action: 2025-05-01, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Jeff Raatz (Republican) - Cosponsors: 9 - Subjects: education and career development, the house, education - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (179 yes, 91 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary Requires the department of education (department), in collaboration with certain other state entities, to collect and maintain certain data and to publish on the department's website timely and relevant information about secondary education programs. Provides that the department shall administer and implement the comprehensive career navigation and coaching system developed by the commission for higher education and administer the career coaching grant fund (fund). Provides certain requirements for an eligible entity to receive a grant from the fund. Requires the department to prepare a report concerning career coaching and submit the report to the governor and general assembly. Requires the department of workforce development to update wage threshold data used to categorize career and technical education programs for use in the subsequent school year. Makes conforming changes. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Coached students skip separate career meetings: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, students in grades 11 or 12 receiving state grant-funded career coaching are exempt from a separate meeting. They do not need the otherwise required annual 30-minute meeting with an approved college, intermediary, employer, or labor organization. That meeting covers career o… - Career coaching grants help Indiana students: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Indiana runs a career information and coaching system, initially focused on high school students. High schools may participate, and grants depend on available funding. Schools and approved coaching partners must apply, meet state requirements, and form the required school-pr… - Clearer career program information for families: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Indiana must track whether career education students find jobs matching their programs. Tracking starts with the expected 2023 graduating class and covers 1, 3, 5, and 10 years after graduation. Public dashboards include required median-income data grouped by high school and… - Updated wage data for career programs: benefit, low. Effective July 1, 2025, Indiana's workforce agency must update wage-threshold data used to group career and technical education programs. The update is due by November 1, 2026, for use in the following school year. This update requirement expires June 30, 2027. The law does not specify new wage-thr… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jeff Raatz (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Greg Goode (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: J.D. Prescott (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jake Teshka (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Michelle Davis (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Randy Maxwell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Behning (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Stacey Donato (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tyler Johnson (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-16 | Senate | Senate concurred with House amendments | pass | 37 | 1 | | | 2025-04-03 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 66 | 24 | | | 2025-04-01 | House | Amendment #1 (DeLaney) failed | fail | 27 | 66 | | | 2025-02-11 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 49 | 0 | | ## Actions (29) - 2025-05-01: Signed by the Governor (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Public Law 134 (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Signed by the Speaker (House) - 2025-04-17: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Senate concurred with House amendments; Roll Call 460: yeas 37, nays 1 (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Motion to concur filed (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House) - 2025-04-03: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 358: yeas 66, nays 24 (House) - 2025-04-01: Amendment #2 (Teshka) prevailed; voice vote (House) - 2025-04-01: Amendment #1 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 337: yeas 27, nays 66 (House) - 2025-04-01: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (House) - 2025-03-27: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House) - 2025-03-13: Representative Davis added as cosponsor (House) - 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Education (House) - 2025-02-12: Referred to the House (Senate) - 2025-02-11: House sponsor: Representative Teshka (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 105: yeas 49, nays 0 (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Cosponsors: Representatives Behning and Prescott (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Senator Maxwell added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Amendment #1 (Raatz) prevailed; voice vote (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate) - 2025-02-04: Senator Goode added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Senator Donato added as coauthor (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Senator Johnson T added as third author (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Senator Rogers added as second author (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Authored by Senator Raatz (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/SB0365/versions/SB0365.03.ENGS?format=pdf) - Engrossed Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0365/versions/SB0365.05.ENGH?format=pdf) - Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0365/versions/SB0365.06.ENRH?format=pdf) - Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0365/versions/SB0365.01.INTR?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0365/versions/SB0365.04.COMH?format=pdf) - Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0365/versions/SB0365.02.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/SB0365/versions/SB0365.03.ENGS?format=pdf) - [Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0365/versions/SB0365.05.ENGH?format=pdf) - [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0365/versions/SB0365.06.ENRH?format=pdf) - [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0365/versions/SB0365.01.INTR?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0365/versions/SB0365.04.COMH?format=pdf) - [Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0365/versions/SB0365.02.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) - [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-SB365-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).