House Bill

HB 1326

Scholarships.

In plain English

Requires scholarship granting organizations to include certain added information in their yearly public report to the department of education. Changes the income limit for some teaching scholarships for people in a transition to teaching program after June 30, 2024, from $100,000 or less to not more than 400% of the amount needed to qualify for the federal free or reduced price lunch program. Lets the commission for higher education use leftover teaching scholarship money to fund other teaching scholarships.

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Official digest

Provides that a scholarship granting organization must include certain information in its annual public report to the department of education. Provides that applicants enrolled in a transition to teaching program after June 30, 2024, may qualify for certain scholarships if the applicant is a member of a household with an annual income of not more than 400% of the amount required for the applicant to qualify for the federal free or reduced price lunch program. (Currently, the annual income threshold is $100,000 or less.) Permits the commission for higher education to use the remaining balance allocated to certain teaching scholarships or in certain teaching scholarship funds to fund additional specified teaching scholarships.

Latest action: Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations, April 3, 2025Full text and history at iga.in.gov

Authors and sponsors

Dave Heine, Liz Brown, Tyler Johnson

Co-authors and co-sponsors: Jake Teshka, Craig Snow, Kyle Miller

Roll-call votes

1 recorded vote, oldest first. Third-reading votes decide whether a bill passes a chamber; amendment votes and procedural motions are listed too.

House · Feb 18, 2025

Third reading: vote to pass

Roll call text: HB 1326 - Heine - 3rd Reading

Passed

65 yes28 no7 did not vote

Republicans: 63 yes, 2 no, 5 did not voteDemocrats: 1 yes, 25 no, 2 did not voteIndependents: 1 yes, 0 noNot matched to a current member: 0 yes, 1 no

How each member voted

Yes (65)

No (28)

Did not vote (7)

Source: Open States, compiled from the Indiana General Assembly's official roll calls. The official record at iga.in.gov controls. Spot an error? Let us know.