Bill Title: Education. Requires the attorney general in consultation with the Indiana education employment relations board (IEERB) to draft and disseminate a letter by first class mail to teachers providing a summary of the teacher's rights and protections under state and federal law. Provides that the state board of education (state board) may not adopt Common Core standards or an assessment or test that is produced solely by the United States government or a consortium of states. Requires the department of education (department) to establish a program to permit an individual with a major in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics and a

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 13-3)

Status: (Passed) 2015-05-07 - Public Law 239 [SB0566 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Ryan Mishler [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-009	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Howard Kenley [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-020	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Brandt Hershman [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-007	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Ed Charbonneau [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-005	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Doug Eckerty [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-026	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Patricia Miller [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-032	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Scott Schneider [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-030	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Dennis Kruse [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-014	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Rodric Bray [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-037	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Mark Stoops [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-040	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Karen Tallian [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-004	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Michael Young [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-035	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Timothy Brown [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-041	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David Ober [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-082	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Gregory Porter [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-096	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Timothy Harman [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-017	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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