IN SR0042

Honors Senator Carlin Yoder upon his retirement from the Indiana State Senate after serving District 12 (Elkhart and Kosciusko Counties) since 2008

Recognizes Yoder's legislative achievements including sponsoring Indiana's Choice Scholarship program in 2011, shepherding the Right to Work law in 2012, and expanding the Choice Scholarship program in 2013 to serve more than 29,000 low to middle-income students by 2014

Acknowledges his leadership roles as Chair of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation, Chair of the Child Services Oversight Committee, and ranking member on Education and Career Development and Veterans Affairs committees

Notes his background as a Leadership Trainer at Lippert Components, Inc., owner of Danceworks Academy, B.A. from Indiana University South Bend, MBA from Grace College, and his family of wife Jayme and six children

Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit a copy of the resolution to Senator Yoder and his family