# Indiana SB 396: Age for compulsory school attendance.

Indiana SB 396, Age for compulsory school attendance., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Greg Taylor (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-01-13 (First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 396
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Age for compulsory school attendance.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-01-13, First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
- Sponsor: Greg Taylor (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: education and career development
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Provides that a student is bound by compulsory school attendance requirements from the beginning of the fall school term for the school year in which the student is five years of age on August 1 of that school year. (Current law provides that a student is bound by compulsory school attendance requirements from the beginning of the fall school term for the school year in which the student becomes seven years of age.) Makes conforming amendments.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Greg Taylor (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2025-01-13: First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development (Senate)
- 2025-01-13: Authored by Senator Taylor G (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0396/versions/SB0396.01.INTR?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
- [Introduced Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0396/versions/SB0396.01.INTR?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-SB396-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).