(Statehouse) – One of the bills recently signed into law by Indiana Governor Mike Braun is one that overhauls the state’s K-12 education regulations.
The bill was written by Republican State Representative Bob Behning of Indianapolis. He says it removes outdated, unnecessary and duplicate text in Indiana’s education statutes to help schools with compliance and give them more control over local decisions.
“Teachers and school administrators need to be able to focus on providing the best education possible for their students,” said Behning, chair of the House Education Committee. “Schools should have the freedom to set their own requirements and be as responsive as they can to their community needs.”
Behning says this act reduces Indiana’s education code by nearly 10 percent. That includes eliminating “may” provisions on actions schools can already do without permission from the state, unused funding programs and inactive commissions, specific mandates enacted during the COVID pandemic and duplicate code.
“This legislation is the result of numerous leaders coming together to identify outdated requirements and provide some much-needed clarity to our education laws. I appreciate every stakeholder who contributed to this work and hope these efforts reduce some of the bureaucracy for our schools,” said Behning.
He said it empowers schools to control certain training and professional development for both teachers and staff.
(Story by Network Indiana)
