Senate Bill 230 Summary

• Changes school corporation annual performance report requirements from discretionary to mandatory, requiring schools to post reports on their Internet websites and conduct public hearings within 60 days of publication.

• Adds new mandatory data elements to annual performance reports including graduation rates excluding waivers, college and career readiness percentages, out-of-school and in-school suspension data disaggregated by race and free/reduced lunch eligibility, and chronic absenteeism rates.

• Requires disaggregation of student data by race, grade, gender, socioeconomic status, and special education eligibility for multiple performance metrics including graduation rates, attendance, test scores, and reading proficiency.

• Expands financial reporting requirements to include budgeted versus actual expenses by revenue source, percentage of expenses on personnel, employee counts, outstanding contracts exceeding $100,000, and building utilization percentages.

• Effective July 1, 2015, amending Indiana Code sections 20-20-8-3, 20-20-8-4, and 20-20-8-8.