Voting

Introduction - This page will report the actions of the House and Senate on various bills and will be accompanied by legislators votes either supporting or opposing the bill. (4/1/11) REVISED The links below to the bill are specific to the house (House or Senate) that acted upon the bill. Thus, the versions of the bill may be different due to amendments. (4/12/11)

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House OKs School Voucher Bill [***See how your legislator voted.***] (Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette, 4/1/11) - INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana House on Wednesday approved one of the most expansive school voucher programs in the country...The vote was 56-42...House Bill 1003 essentially takes a portion of state funding usually provided to public schools and gives it instead to families who want to send their kids to private schools... (more)

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Indiana Senate Passes Voucher Bill [***See how your legislator voted.***] (Louisville Courier-Journal, 4/23/11) - INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Senate on Thursday passed Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels’ voucher bill to let lower-income students use taxpayer money to help pay private school tuition. House Bill 1003 passed the GOP-controlled Senate 28-22, with nine Republicans joining Democrats to oppose the legislation... (more)

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Senate Passes Bill To Limit Teacher Collective Bargaining [***See how your legislator voted.***] (Indy.com, 4/4/11)
(This was originally published by indy.com on Wednesday, February 23, 2011.)
- Senate Bill 575 passed 30-19, with six Republicans voting against it. It would limit teacher unions to bargaining only on wages and wage-related benefits such as health insurance while giving administrators freedom to set rules without union talks on other matters ranging from the methods for evaluating and dismissing teachers to class size. (more) (SB 575 as approved by the Senate on February 22 provides for "arbitration.")

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Teacher Contract Restraints Advance [***See how your legislator voted.***] (Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette, 4/16/11) - The Indiana House on Friday approved (Senate Bill 575) limiting contracts between school districts and teachers unions to wages and wage-related benefits. The Republican-controlled House voted 52-40 largely along party lines in favor of the bill... (more)

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Senate Bill 1 Would Give More Authority To Local Officials [***See how your legislator voted.***] (Pendleton-Gazette.com, 4/5/11)
(This was originally published by pendleton-gazettecomindy.com on Tuesday, February 22, 2011.)
...Under Senate Bill 1, local school corporations would develop a plan for performance evaluations...No automatic pay raises would be given to teachers who receive "ineffective" or "improvement necessary" ratings...Teachers who are consistently rated as "ineffective" and demonstrate poor performance would face contract cancellation after a period of time. (more)

Senate Bill 1, House Approves 60-32, [***See how your legislator voted.***] (4/25/11)

Senate Bill 1, Senate Approves 36-13, [***See how your legislator voted.***] (4/25/11)

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House Passes Bill To Expand Charter Schools [***See how your legislator voted.***] (IBJ, 4/12/11)
(This was originally published by the Indianapolis Business Journal on Tuesday, February 8, 2011.) - Legislation aimed at expanding charter schools (House Bill 1002) in Indiana has cleared the Indiana House. The House approved the proposal Tuesday on a 59-37 mostly party-line vote... (more)

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Ind. Senate OKs Plan Aimed At Expanding Charter Schools [***See how your legislator voted.***] (Ind'pls Star, 4/12/11) - INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Senate has approved Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels’ proposal aimed at expanding charter schools (House Bill 1002), marking the first piece of the governor’s sweeping education agenda to clear both the House and Senate. The Republican-led Senate voted 29-20 for the bill...Supporters say expanding charter schools would mean more education options for Indiana students, while opponents say they siphon money away from traditional public schools. The Senate made several changes to the bill, so it will return to the House for consideration of the latest version of the legislation. (more)

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