Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 11 Summary

• Urges the legislative council to assign a study committee to determine which time zone or zones Indiana's 92 counties should occupy.

• Notes that Indiana was originally in the Central Time Zone from 1883-1965, then 80 counties were moved to Eastern Time Zone in the mid-1960s to facilitate financial and broadcast connections with the East Coast.

• Cites concerns that the current Eastern Time Zone designation causes morning darkness during the school year that may jeopardize the safety and educational performance of 850,000 students and contributes to health and behavioral problems.

• References that 50 Indiana school boards and 25,000 citizens have signed resolutions supporting a return to the Central Time Zone, and that the U.S. Department of Transportation previously directed Indiana to determine its own time zone boundaries.

• Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation reported the resolution favorably on February 20, 2018, with a vote of 5 Yeas and 1 Nay.