Legislative record

SB 359STATE · IndianaIn Committee

Student well-being and resiliency.

Requires the department of education (department), in consultation with the office of the secretary of family and social services, to approve and make available student mental well-being resources for certain schools. Requires the governing body of a school corporation or the equivalent authority for a charter school to publish and publicly post the approved student well-being resources. Establishes the resiliency program (program) to provide eligible schools the opportunity to participate in a program designed to help students build resiliency and grit so that students are ready to learn. Requires the department to develop guidelines to determine which eligible schools may participate in the program. Requires an eligible school selected by the department to participate in the program to follow certain requirements and procedures before a student may participate in the program. Requires the department to prepare a report concerning the program and submit the report to the legislative council.

Voted 3/3/2025

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

42 yea·4 nay·4 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 3/3/2025First reading: referred to Committee on Education
  2. 2/14/2025Referred to the House
  3. 2/13/2025Cosponsor: Representative King
  4. 2/13/2025Senator Randolph added as coauthor
  5. 2/13/2025Third reading: passed; Roll Call 125: yeas 42, nays 4
  6. 2/13/2025House sponsor: Representative McGuire
  7. 2/11/2025Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
  8. 2/11/2025Amendment #1 (Alexander) prevailed; voice vote
  9. 2/3/2025Senator Johnson T removed as coauthor
  10. 1/30/2025Committee report: do pass, adopted