Allows the department of education to serve as an accreditor for teacher preparation programs. Provides that an individual who has obtained a license to teach in a charter school may be eligible to obtain an initial practitioner license under certain conditions. Removes a requirement that an individual must hold a bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics as a component of certain pathways to receive an initial practitioner license. Provides that academic needs based salary increases may not: (1) apply to all eligible teachers in a bargaining unit uniformly; or (2) be based on certain other factors. Repeals the: (1) state educational institution (institution) annual report to the legislative council (council) and commission for higher education (commission) concerning financial aid; (2) commission report to the general assembly concerning certain institution information; (3) commission report to the council and budget committee concerning student enrollment rates; (4) student athlete cardiac arrest chapter; and (5) Ivy Tech Community College report to the budget committee concerning campus information. Expires certain physical facilities reporting requirements on June 30, 2029.
Provides that a state educational institution that has been denied approval to continue a degree program may: (1) permit students to enroll in the degree program until June 1 of the year following the denial; and (2) provide students enrolled in the degree program with the opportunity to finish their degree prior to the degree program's closure. Requires the commission for higher education to submit an annual report concerning degree program closures to the general assembly. Changes the reporting of disclosable gifts to January 31 and July 31 of a given year (current law requires disclosure on January 1 and July 1 of a given year). Changes certain amounts concerning construction, land purchases, and repair and rehabilitation by an institution to $3,000,000. Removes certain employee information from the annual institution report to the budget committee. Voids a provision in the Indiana Administrative Code. Requires each state educational institution to submit a report annually to the budget committee and the commission for higher education listing certain capital projects for the immediately preceding full calendar year that did not receive review by the commission. Specifies the contents of the report.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Senate Bill (S): 20-28-3-1, 20-28-5-16, 20-28-5-16.5, 20-28-9-1.5, 21-18-6-9.5, 21-18-9-10.7, 21-30-7-10, 21-33-3-5, 21-33-3-6, 21-49-4-3
Senate Bill (S): 20-28-3-1, 20-28-5-16, 20-28-5-16.5, 20-28-9-1.5, 21-18-6-9.5, 21-18-9-10.7, 21-30-7-10, 21-33-3-5, 21-33-3-6, 21-49-4-3