SB 403 Indiana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Charter school requirements.

SB 403 requires charter schools to provide access to their financial data under the same rules that apply to traditional local public schools. This directly affects charter schools by mandating transparency in their financial reporting. The bill extends existing requirements for local schools to share financial information with the public, ensuring charter schools follow the same standards. It does not create new financial obligations but applies current disclosure rules uniformly. The measure passed unanimously (49-0) in the House.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Mar 20, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced Senate Bill (S) → Senate Bill (H) · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to remove a requirement that at least one charter school board member be appointed by the county fiscal body, and to replace it with a comprehensive list of state statutes and rules that now apply to charter schools. This change expands regulatory oversight by explicitly subjecting charter schools to numerous existing public school requirements, including financial audits, special education compliance, and various student safety and accountability measures.

Scope change

The bill now explicitly applies a broader range of state statutes and rules to charter schools, including financial data access requirements, special education mandates, and various student safety and accountability provisions.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the requirement that at least one member of a charter school's governing board must be appointed by the county fiscal body.

Replaced the removed board appointment requirement with a detailed list of 24 specific Indiana Code sections and rules that now apply to charter schools, covering areas such as financial audits, special education, student safety, and accountability.

DEFINITION

Updated the definition section to clarify that charter schools are included in the term 'public school' for purposes of the chapter.

TECHNICAL

Added a committee report documenting the amendments made to the bill before it was reported favorably for passage.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2025

How they voted

49–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 50

Feb 20, 2025

D Democratic10

9 Yea 1

90% Yea

R Republican40

40 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Feb 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Third reading: passed; Roll Call 190: yeas 49, nays 0

upper

Feb 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report: amend do pass, adopted

upper

3 primary · 7 co-sponsors