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Legislative Agenda No. 1 • February 1, 2019 Legislative Agenda Chamber Outlines Bill Positions By Kevin Brinegar, president and CEO, Indiana Chamber of Commerce This first edition of the Indiana Chamber’s 2019 with a clear understanding of our positions on key bills that will Legislative Agenda continues an evolving public policy process assist you as you proceed during this legislative session. for the organization and the state’s business community. Please contact me or any of the members of our Chamber policy committees, composed of statewide government affairs team with questions about this volunteer leaders, meet throughout the year. They identify key Legislative Agenda. issues, research the topics and help define policy positions, which are adopted each fall by the Chamber’s Board of NOTES: This first edition considers all bills as of 1/28. The Directors. absence of a bill from this list does not mean the Indiana The organization’s policy positions are outlined in the Chamber has, or will have, no position on the legislation. The annual Legislative Business Issues publication, with the 2019 review process continues throughout the legislative session. edition presented to all members of the General Assembly at the beginning of the current session. Legislative Agenda matches those policy positions with specific feedback on the bills introduced in the House and Senate. This publication provides clear input on issues that not only affect the Indiana business community, but communities, families and individuals throughout the state. We strive to provide you HOUSE BILLS HB 1002 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION MATTERS (Sullivan) HB 1001 BIENNIAL BUDGET (Huston) Establishes the career coaching grant program Establishes the state budget for the next two fiscal years and fund. Provides that the Governor’s Workforce Cabinet (FY20 and FY21). Appropriates money for capital shall administer the grant program and fund. Provides that the expenditures, the operation of the state, K-12 and higher skills enhancement fund may be used to support cooperative education, the delivery of Medicaid and other services, and arrangements between school corporations or charter schools various other distributions and purposes. Provides for bonding and businesses if the cooperative arrangement leads to: (1) a authority for capital projects for higher education institutions. postsecondary credential for a new hire; or (2) an increase of makes a great variety of changes to state monetary matters. wages and a postsecondary credential for an incumbent Position: SUPPORT IN PART Reason: The Chamber employee. Provides that the cabinet shall receive, distribute supports the overall sound and balanced approach this budget and account for all funds received for career and technical reflects by funding critical needs within the means of the state education under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied based on projected revenues and maintaining a prudent level Technology Act. … Position: SUPPORT IN PART Reason: of reserve funds to guard against the ramifications of an Proposal contains a number of provisions, most of which economic downturn. More specifically, the Chamber supports emanated from the Governor’s Workforce Cabinet. The the funding for the Department of Local Government Finance Chamber supports provisions which provide an increased to establish an online portal for business personal property focus/emphasis on quality career-technical education taxpayers to file their returns. programming at the K-12 level and expanding the Next Level Contact: Bill Waltz (317) 264-6887 1 Jobs grant programs. However, provisions that would grants to local schools. The proposed program changes aim to consolidate additional authority under the Workforce Cabinet improve teacher retention rates by establishing a pay are questionable and may need to be revisited in future progression system based on teachers’ demonstrated legislative sessions, especially with other pending proposals effectiveness and level of responsibility (mentor, leader, etc.) that call for moving up the appointment date of the rather than the traditional measures of education level and superintendent of public instruction and re-establishing years of experience. Provides that not later than July 1, 2020, Indiana’s Education Roundtable. and each July 1 thereafter, the department shall submit a report Contact: Jason Bearce (317) 264-6880 to the Governor and the General Assembly regarding the program. Repeals provisions relating to the career pathways HB 1003 SCHOOL CORPORATION and mentorship program as well as provisions relating to the Indiana new educator induction pilot program. Position: EXPENDITURE TARGETS (DeVon) SUPPORT Reason: Proposal is consistent with the Requires the education employment relations board to Chamber’s support of pay-for-performance systems and annually prepare, publish and submit a report to the budget efforts that attract and retain highly-effective educators who committee and the Legislative Council that covers various ensure students are prepared to meet the needs of employers employment information for school employees. Provides that and thrive in a 21st century economy. a school corporation shall make every reasonable effort to Contact: Jason Bearce (317) 264-6880 budget and spend for its education fund so that no more than 15% of the revenue deposited in its education fund is transferred to its operations fund. Requires the Department of HB 1009 TEACHER RESIDENCY GRANT PILOT Education (DOE) to identify and the Office of Management PROGRAM (DeVon) and Budget (OMB) to notify those school corporations that Establishes the teacher residency grant pilot program with an transfer more than the 15% amount for the previous school initial state appropriation of $1 million to be administered by the year. Requires DOE and OMB to publish on their web sites a Commission for Higher Education (CHE). Provides that the list of those school corporations exceeding the 15% transfer commission may award grants to school corporations/charter amount. … Position: SUPPORT Reason: The Chamber schools that partner with an approved postsecondary educational supports efforts to ensure greater transparency in school institution to establish and implement a teacher residency corporation expenditures of state funding with a priority on program that meets certain requirements. The program provides driving dollars to the classroom, including teacher salaries and stipends for experienced teachers who help train/mentor new academic programming tied directly to student achievement. teachers for a period of one year. Require CHE to submit a Contact: Jason Bearce (317) 264-6880 report regarding the pilot program and the retention and performance of program participants. Position: SUPPORT Reason: The Chamber supports implementation/expansion of HB 1005 STATE SUPERINTENDENT proven practices that increase teacher retention and instructional OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION (Bosma) effectiveness in the classroom. Amends the date on which the office of the state Contact: Jason Bearce (317) 264-6880 superintendent of public instruction is abolished. Provides for the appointment of the secretary of education by the Governor HB 1012 PRODUCT LIABILITY ACTIONS (Torr) beginning January 11, 2021. (Current law provides that the Specifies causes of action that may constitute a product Governor does not appoint the secretary of education until liability action. Repeals provisions pertaining to product January 11, 2025.) Position: SUPPORT Reason: The liability actions that are based on: (1) property damage Chamber has a longstanding position in favor of the state resulting from asbestos; and (2) personal injury, disability, superintendent of public instruction being an appointed rather disease or death resulting from exposure to asbestos. Position: than elected position to ensure policy alignment with the SUPPORT Reason: In 2016, the Indiana Supreme Court Governor’s education priorities, as well as that of the other determined that the Statute of Repose for Product Liability for state education/workforce agencies that are either appointed Asbestos was determined unconstitutional. This bill is the fix; directly by the Governor or by board appointees of the without it, asbestos does not fall under Indiana’s product Governor. As such, the Chamber supports moving up the liability statute. Further, it opens up Hoosier businesses to appointment date from 2025 to 2021. unnecessary litigation, making Indiana’s legal environment Contact: Jason Bearce (317) 264-6880 less friendly for jobs and investment. Contact: Mike Ripley (317) 264-6883 HB 1008 TEACHER CAREER LADDERS (Behning) Makes changes to the requirements necessary for a school HB 1016 BATTERY ON A UTILITY WORKER corporation to receive a grant from the teacher and student advancement grant program supported by a proposed (Bacon, Moseley) appropriation of $5 million from the state’s general fund for This bill makes battery on a utility worker a Level 6 felony instead of a Class B misdemeanor if the battery is committed 2 against a utility worker engaged in the ordinary course of the power devices in a unit to make certain disclosures regarding utility worker’s employment. Makes the offense a Level 5 conflicts of interest involving elected or unelected officials felony if the battery involved the placement of any bodily with respect to the proposed project. …. Position: OPPOSE fluid on a utility worker and the person knew or recklessly IN PART Reason: The Chamber supports the transparency of failed to
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