Indiana · 2026 session · house
+3 / −205 · Large
This version of HB 1242 significantly expands the bill's scope from a single education data report to a dual-mandate structure addressing school funding equity. The primary change shifts Section 1 from requiring the department of education to compile statewide school data to mandating the department of local government finance conduct a comprehensive study of per-student operational funding disparities across school corporations within each county. The study must compare funding levels, identify median funding amounts, analyze how local property tax assessed values drive disparities, and estimate costs to bring below-median schools up to the median. The amendment relocates the provision from education code (IC 20-19-3) to tax code (IC 6-1.1-30), reflecting the fiscal and property tax focus. A new Section 2 preserves the original education department reporting requirement. The funding study must be submitted to the legislative council and state budget committee by December 1, 2026, with a sunset date of July 1, 2027. The bill's title changes from 'School corporation and charter school report' to 'Education reports' to reflect the expanded dual-report structure.
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