HB 1321 Summary

• State board must develop annual analysis showing how school corporation spending correlates to student progress and post findings on the department website.

• School corporation governing body must hold public hearing and revise improvement plan when placed in lowest two performance categories in first year.

• State board assigns expert team to review school corporation in second consecutive year in lowest two categories.

• State board holds public hearing and may implement interventions (merger, management team, budget approval, dissolving governing board, etc.) if corporation remains in lowest category after third year or lowest two categories after fourth year.

• Effective July 1, 2012.