# Indiana SB 373: Various education matters.

Indiana SB 373, Various education matters., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Jeff Raatz (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Public Law 201) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 373
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Various education matters.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Public Law 201
- Sponsor: Jeff Raatz (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: education and career development, the house, education
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (274 yes, 105 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

Provides that the department of education (department) is the proper authority to accept federal funds appropriated to aid in the education of children with disabilities (current law provides that the state board of education is the proper authority). Removes the member of the Indiana Transportation Association from the list of nonvoting members on the state school bus committee. Provides that an individual seeking an initial practitioners license through an alternative certification path must successfully complete an applicable teacher licensing exam as approved by the state board of education (board) (current law requires the successful completion of a Praxis Subject Assessment). Provides that summer school funding may be differentiated based on the course or length of time of the program. Moves the establishment of the division of special education from the board to the department. Changes certain duties for the secretary of education and the director of special education. Provides that the department may suspend or terminate the certification of a scholarship granting organization if the department establishes that the organization has not granted a scholarship within certain time frames.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Inactive scholarship groups risk losing certification: cost, low. Indiana's Department of Education can suspend or end certification for scholarship groups that award no school scholarships for three consecutive years. It can also act when a group awards none within its first two years as a certified organization. These activity rules do not directly change famil…
- New standards for alternative teacher licenses: mixed, low. Alternative-route teacher candidates must pass an applicable licensing exam approved by Indiana's State Board of Education, replacing the Praxis Subject Assessment. Beginning July 1, 2024, alternative teacher programs must align their courses with the science of reading. Programs must also prepare…
- Summer funding prioritizes early reading help: mixed, low. Indiana funds approved summer school programs per student, with amounts allowed to vary by course and program length. Priority goes to science-of-reading courses for second graders at risk of not reading proficiently and third graders who are not proficient. An approved reading-skills evaluation id…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jeff Raatz (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Linda Rogers (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Behning (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate | pass | 31 | 19 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | House | Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House | pass | 91 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 76 | 20 |   |
| 2025-04-14 | House | Amendment #2 (DeLaney) failed | fail | 27 | 66 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 49 | 0 |   |

## Actions (33)

- 2025-05-06: Public Law 201 (Senate)
- 2025-05-06: Signed by the Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-24: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 549: yeas 91, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-04-24: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 508: yeas 31, nays 19 (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: CCR # 1 filed in the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: CCR # 1 filed in the House (House)
- 2025-04-21: Senate conferees appointed: Raatz and Hunley (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Senate advisors appointed: Qaddoura and Rogers (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: House advisors appointed: McGuire, Davis, DeLaney, Klinker and Smith V (House)
- 2025-04-17: House conferees appointed: Behning and Pfaff (House)
- 2025-04-17: Motion to dissent filed (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Senate dissented from House amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Returned to the Senate with amendments (House)
- 2025-04-15: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 448: yeas 76, nays 20 (House)
- 2025-04-14: Amendment #1 (Ireland) motion withdrawn (House)
- 2025-04-14: Amendment #4 (Behning) prevailed; Division of the House: yeas 66, nays 27 (House)
- 2025-04-14: Amendment #5 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote (House)
- 2025-04-14: Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-04-14: Amendment #2 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 437: yeas 27, nays 66 (House)
- 2025-04-14: Amendment #3 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote (House)
- 2025-04-09: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-01-29: Referred to the House (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: House sponsor: Representative Behning (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 31: yeas 49, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Senator Rogers added as second author (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Senator Raatz (Senate)

## Bill text

- Engrossed Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0373/versions/SB0373.04.ENGH?format=pdf)
- Enrolled Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0373/versions/SB0373.05.ENRH?format=pdf)
- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0373/versions/SB0373.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- Senate Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0373/versions/SB0373.02.COMS?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0373/versions/SB0373.03.COMH?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 (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0373/versions/SB0373.04.ENGH?format=pdf)
- [Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0373/versions/SB0373.05.ENRH?format=pdf)
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0373/versions/SB0373.01.INTR?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0373/versions/SB0373.02.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Senate Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0373/versions/SB0373.03.COMH?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-SB373-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).