Education matters. Requires the state board of education to assign to a school or school corporation (including adult high schools) a "null" or "no letter grade" for the 2020-2021 school year. Provides that the management performance hub (MPH) shall establish and maintain a program to make government information available to the general assembly and the legislative services agency (in addition to other agencies and entities listed in current law). Makes changes to the duties of the MPH. Makes changes to the duties of the chief data officer of the MPH. Provides that the chief data officer of the MPH shall serve as the state data ombudsman. Provides that the state data ombudsman shall take all actions necessary or appropriate to facilitate the maximum amount of data sharing of government information consistent with privacy and confidentiality laws. Establishes the MPH data advisory committee. Defines "school based enterprise". Provides that an applicable high school shall comply with all rules of the fire prevention and building safety commission applicable to the primary use of the building. Provides that, if a student is enrolled to attend in-person instruction at a school and the student participates in any virtual instruction or remote learning that is provided by the school, the school shall ensure that the virtual instruction or remote learning meets certain requirements. Provides that if a governing body passes a resolution to close a high school within the school corporation, the governing body shall develop a plan relating to the preservation or transfer of memorabilia, trophies, or other property that may have historical significance. Provides that, if a school corporation denies a student's enrollment in a course access program course, the school corporation shall notify the department of education, in a manner prescribed by the department, of the reason the student was denied enrollment. Provides that a benchmark, formative, interim, or similar assessment administered to students in grades 8 through 10 may show alignment, verified by a third party, to the nationally recognized college entrance exam. Requires parties to a collective bargaining agreement to certify to the Indiana education employment relations board that certain public meetings have occurred. Provides that a governing body may not increase the debt service fund levy to pay for the interest on warrants unless the warrants have been authorized by the governing body in a resolution adopted at a public meeting in the year immediately preceding the year in which the warrants will be issued. Establishes a panel to study charter school funding and methods for improving school building utilization by a school corporation. Repeals a provision that requires the department of education to annually prepare a report that includes certain information regarding the coalition of continuous improvement school districts.

Statutes affected:
1. Introduced Senate Bill (S): 20-24-7-6, 20-51-1-4.3, 20-51-4-2.5, 20-51-4-4
2. Senate Bill (S): 20-51-1-4.3, 20-51-4-2.5, 20-51-4-4
3. Senate Bill (S): 20-51-1-4.3, 20-51-4-2.5
4. Senate Bill (H): 4-3-26-10, 4-3-26-14, 20-29-6-1, 20-29-6-19, 20-30-16-5, 20-32-5.1-17, 20-48-1-9
5. Engrossed Senate Bill (H): 4-3-26-9, 4-3-26-10, 4-3-26-11, 20-29-6-1, 20-29-6-19, 20-30-16-5, 20-32-5.1-17, 4-3-26-14, 20-48-1-9