HB 1002 / Chamber Supports House Bill 1002, authored by Rep. Chuck Goodrich (R-Noblesville), emerged from the Senate Education and Career Development Committee in a significantly different form on an 8-5 vote, with one Republican member joining the Democrats on the committee in opposition. House Bill 1002 is the primary legislative vehicle for making good on House Speaker Todd [...]
A new fiscal leader will be announced in the Indiana House at any time. Speaker of the House Todd Huston (R-Fishers) is expected to name a successor for retiring House Ways and Means Chairman Rep. Tim Brown (R-Crawfordsville) before the end of summer. A number of representatives in the House Republican Caucus are rumored to be in the running [...]
“There are six or seven House committee chairs and the speaker himself who are in tough battles” in the General Assembly this election cycle, declares Jeff Brantley, Indiana Chamber senior vice president of political affairs and the foundation. That includes, among others: Reps. Martin Carbaugh (R-Fort Wayne, Insurance Committee), Cindy Kirchhofer (R-Indianapolis, Public Health Committee), Ed Soliday (R-Valpariso, Utilities, [...]
Chamber Priority Bill on Computer Science Clears Senate Committee Bill # and Title: SB 172 – Computer Science Curriculum Author: Sen. Jeff Raatz (R-Richmond) Summary: Establishes the Next Level Computer Science Grant Program and the Next Level Computer Science Fund to award grants, after June 30, 2019, to eligible entities to implement teacher professional development programs for training in [...]
