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IN HB1134

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/8/2015

Primary Sponsor

Cherrish Pryor

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Transfers responsibility for posting school financial data on the Indiana transparency Internet website from the department of education to the department of local government finance, effective July 1, 2015.

  • Requires the Indiana transparency website to display a searchable database of public school expenditures and fund balances, including amount, date, payer, payee, and categorization by personal services or operating expenses.

  • Mandates inclusion of school property listings, fund balance reports, and fiscal health evaluation information in a dashboard format accessible from a single webpage on the transparency website.

  • Directs the department of local government finance to develop fiscal health indicators for school corporations, including cash balance, debt-to-revenue ratios, property tax base conditions, bond ratings, and pension contributions.

  • Prohibits the department of local government finance and other state agencies from using the fiscal health indicators to assign school corporations a summative grade.

Legislative Description

Indiana transparency web site. Transfers, from the department of education to the department of local government finance, responsibilities that relate to posting certain school financial data on the Indiana transparency Internet web site. Makes conforming changes.

Last Action

Authored by Representative Pryor

1/8/2015

Committee Referrals

Government and Regulatory Reform1/8/2015

Full Bill Text

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