Senate Bill
SB 359
Student well-being and resiliency.
In plain English
Requires the Department of Education, working with the office of the secretary of family and social services, to approve student mental well-being resources, which school governing bodies must post publicly. Creates a resiliency program to help students build resiliency and grit so they are ready to learn, with schools chosen under department guidelines. Requires the department to report on the program to the legislative council.
Written by AI from the official digest below, and checked only by automated rules. If they differ, the official digest and bill text control.
Official digest
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.
Latest action: First reading: referred to Committee on Education, March 3, 2025Full text and history at iga.in.gov
Authors and sponsors
Scott Alexander, Stacey Donato, Linda Rogers, Julie McGuire
Co-authors and co-sponsors: Andrea Hunley, Lonnie Randolph, Joanna King
Roll-call votes
1 recorded vote, oldest first. Third-reading votes decide whether a bill passes a chamber; amendment votes and procedural motions are listed too.
Senate · Feb 13, 2025
Third reading: vote to pass
Roll call text: SB 359 - Alexander - 3rd Reading
Passed
42 yes4 no4 did not vote
Republicans: 32 yes, 3 no, 4 did not voteDemocrats: 10 yes, 0 noNot matched to a current member: 0 yes, 1 no
How each member voted
Yes (42)
- Aaron Freeman (R)
- Andrea Hunley (D)
- Brett Clark (R)
- Chris Garten (R)
- Cyndi Carrasco (R)
- Daryl Schmitt (R)
- David Niezgodski (D)
- Ed Charbonneau (R)
- Eric Bassler (R)
- Eric Koch (R)
- Fady Qaddoura (D)
- Greg Goode (R)
- Greg Taylor (D)
- Greg Walker (R)
- J.D. Ford (D)
- Jean Leising (R)
- Jeff Raatz (R)
- Jim Buck (R)
- Jim Tomes (R)
- Justin Busch (R)
- Kyle Walker (R)
- La Keisha Jackson (D)
- Linda Rogers (R)
- Liz Brown (R)
- Lonnie Randolph (D)
- Mark Spencer (D)
- Mike Bohacek (R)
- Mike Gaskill (R)
- Mike Young (R)
- Randy Maxwell (R)
- Rick Niemeyer (R)
- Rod Bray (R)
- Rodney Pol (D)
- Ron Alting (R)
- Ryan Mishler (R)
- Scott Alexander (R)
- Scott Baldwin (R)
- Shelli Yoder (D)
- Spencer Deery (R)
- Stacey Donato (R)
- Sue Glick (R)
- Travis Holdman (R)
No (4)
- Brian Buchanan (R)
- Gary Byrne (R)
- Tyler Johnson (R)
- Unknown member
Did not vote (4)
- Blake Doriot (R)
- Dan Dernulc (R)
- Michael Crider (R)
- Vaneta Becker (R)
Source: Open States, compiled from the Indiana General Assembly's official roll calls. The official record at iga.in.gov controls. Spot an error? Let us know.