Bill No. SB0161
Bill ID
2064853
State
IN
Title
IN SB161 - Education matters.
Description
Education matters. Requires the Indiana department of education to elect to participate as a covered state in the federal tax credit scholarship program for elementary and secondary education under Section 25F of the Internal Revenue Code (enacted in Public Law 119-21, commonly known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025). Makes conforming changes to the school scholarship tax credit in current law. Requires the governor and the department of workforce development, in consultation with the commission for higher education, to: (1) establish a process to identify eligible workforce training programs; (2) establish a process for institutions and programs to apply for recognition as an eligible workforce training program; (3) coordinate certain workforce training matters; and (4) require eligible workforce training programs to provide certain datasets to the department. Provides that the department of workforce development must maintain alignment with federal rules governing workforce Pell grants.
Bill Type
Bill
Category
Federal Vouchers Opt In, Federal Vouchers, Tax Credit Vouchers
Session
2026 Regular Session
Special Session
No Data Available
Current Status
Engrossed
Status Last Updated
2026-01-27
Pending Committee