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January 31, 2006





HOUSE BILL No. 1213

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DIGEST OF HB 1213 (Updated January 30, 2006 6:58 pm - DI 109)



Citations Affected: Noncode.

Synopsis: Study of teacher incentives. Requires the education roundtable to study financial and career incentives for teachers and to report, not later than May 1, 2007 to the governor, the superintendent of public instruction, the legislative council, and the state board of education.

Effective: Upon passage.





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    January 10, 2006, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
    January 25, 2006, reported _ Do Pass.
    January 30, 2006, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.





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January 31, 2006

Second Regular Session 114th General Assembly (2006)


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HOUSE BILL No. 1213



    A BILL FOR AN ACT concerning education.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: ; (06)HB1213.2.1. -->     SECTION 1. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) As used in this SECTION, "board" refers to the Indiana state board of education established by IC 20-19-2-2.
    (b) As used in this SECTION, "roundtable" refers to the education roundtable established by IC 20-19-4-2.
    (c) The roundtable shall study financial and career incentives for teachers, including existing policies on teacher:
        (1) professional development and licensing requirements; and
        (2) career incentives to teach in:
            (A) critical subject areas; or
            (B) low performing schools.
    (d) In conducting the study under this SECTION, the roundtable shall consider the following:
        (1) Alternatives to existing incentive policies.
        (2) Costs of existing and alternative incentive policies.
        (3) Incentive policies that have the most effect on student achievement.
    (e) The roundtable shall submit a report of its findings under

this SECTION not later than May 1, 2007, to the following:
        (1) The governor.
        (2) The state superintendent of public instruction.
        (3) The legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
        (4) The board.
    (f) The report must include:
        (1) the results of the study;
        (2) recommendations to the board concerning alternative teacher incentives; and
        (3) an estimate of the impact of the recommendations.
    (g) This SECTION expires December 31, 2007.

SOURCE: ; (06)HB1213.2.2. -->     SECTION 2. An emergency is declared for this act.