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IN HB1590
Bill
Status
1/23/2017
Primary Sponsor
Jim Lucas
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AI Summary
HB 1590 Summary
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Provides a $1,000 state income tax credit for licensed K-12 classroom teachers on income earned from teaching employment, effective January 1, 2018.
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Replaces the ISTEP testing program with a new statewide assessment program developed by the state board and department of education, with requirements limited to those authorized under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
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Redefines probationary and professional teacher status based on performance evaluation ratings, with changes effective July 1, 2017.
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Expands eligibility for choice scholarships to include any student ages 5-22 with legal settlement in Indiana, removing previous restrictions.
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Establishes new school performance accountability system by July 1, 2018 that cannot use A-F grading scales, cannot rely primarily on assessment test scores, and must conform to ESSA requirements.
Legislative Description
Education matters. Provides a $1,000 state income tax credit for an individual who is a licensed K-12 classroom teacher with respect to state income taxes on the income earned from the individual's employment as a classroom teacher. Replaces the ISTEP test program with an assessment program developed by the state board of education (state board) and the department of education. Specifies that the assessment program may not include measures or requirements that exceed measures and requirements in the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Changes the definition of a probationary and professional teacher. Expands the definition of an eligible student
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Education
1/23/2017