CHAPTER 4. EDUCATION ROUNDTABLE
IC 20-19-4
Chapter 4. Education Roundtable
IC 20-19-4-1
"Roundtable"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "roundtable" refers to the
education roundtable established by section 2 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3.
IC 20-19-4-2
Establishment
Sec. 2. The education roundtable is established.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3.
IC 20-19-4-3
Membership
Sec. 3. The roundtable consists of the following members:
(1) A number of members appointed jointly by the governor and
the state superintendent. These members must be
representatives of:
(A) business and community leaders;
(B) elementary and secondary education, including programs
for exceptional learners (as defined in IC 20-31-2-6); and
(C) higher education.
The number of members appointed under clause (A) must be
equal to the number of members appointed under clauses (B)
and (C).
(2) Two (2) members appointed by the president pro tempore of
the senate from different political parties.
(3) Two (2) members appointed by the speaker of the house of
representatives from different political parties.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3.
IC 20-19-4-4
Compensation and expenses of members
Sec. 4. (a) A member of the roundtable is not entitled to a salary
per diem.
(b) A member of the roundtable is entitled to reimbursement for
traveling expenses and other expenses actually incurred in
connection with the member's duties, as provided in the state travel
policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of
administration and approved by the budget agency.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3.
IC 20-19-4-5
Cochairpersons; quorum
Sec. 5. (a) The governor and the state superintendent shall jointly
serve as cochairpersons of the roundtable. The roundtable shall meet
upon the call of the cochairpersons.
(b) A quorum of the roundtable must be present to conduct
business. A quorum consists of a majority of the voting members
appointed to the roundtable. The roundtable may not take an official
action unless the official action has been approved by at least a
majority of the voting members appointed to serve on the roundtable.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3.
IC 20-19-4-6
Permanence of roundtable
Sec. 6. The roundtable is a permanent body and working group.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3.
IC 20-19-4-7
Recommendations concerning matters related to education
Sec. 7. (a) The roundtable shall provide recommendations on
subjects related to education to the following:
(1) The governor.
(2) The state superintendent.
(3) The general assembly.
(4) The state board.
(b) The recommendations to the general assembly must be in an
electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3.
IC 20-19-4-8
Recommendations; determination of total estimated fiscal impact
by roundtable and legislative services agency
Sec. 8. (a) As used in this section, "total estimated fiscal impact"
means the annual fiscal impact of a recommendation on all affected
entities after the recommendation is fully implemented under
subsection (e).
(b) Subject to subsection (d), before providing a recommendation
under section 7 of this chapter, the roundtable shall prepare an
analysis of the total estimated fiscal impact that the recommendation
will have on the state, political subdivisions, and all private schools
affected by the recommendation. In preparing an analysis under this
subsection, the roundtable shall consider any applicable information
submitted by entities affected by the recommendation. The analysis
prepared under this subsection must be submitted with the
recommendation under section 7 of this chapter.
(c) If the roundtable provides a recommendation under section 7
of this chapter and the total estimated fiscal impact analysis prepared
under subsection (b) indicates that the impact of the recommendation
will be at least five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), the
roundtable shall submit a copy of the recommendation and the fiscal
analysis prepared under subsection (b) to the legislative services
agency for review. This recommendation must be in an electronic
format under IC 5-14-6. Not more than forty-five (45) days after
receiving a copy of the recommendation and fiscal impact analysis,
the legislative services agency shall prepare a fiscal impact statement
concerning the effect that compliance with the recommendation will
have on:
(1) the state; and
(2) all:
(A) political subdivisions; and
(B) nonpublic schools;
affected by the proposed recommendation.
The fiscal impact statement must contain the direct total estimated
fiscal impact of the recommendation and a determination concerning
the extent to which the recommendation creates an unfunded
mandate on the state, a political subdivision, or a nonpublic school
affected by the proposed recommendation. The fiscal impact
statement is a public document. The legislative services agency shall
make the fiscal impact statement available to interested parties upon
request. The roundtable shall provide the legislative services agency
with the information necessary to prepare the fiscal impact statement.
The legislative services agency may also receive and consider
applicable information from the entities affected by the
recommendation in preparation of the fiscal impact statement. The
legislative services agency shall provide copies of its fiscal impact
statement to each of the persons described in section 7 of this
chapter.
(d) In determining whether a recommendation under this section
has a total estimated fiscal impact of at least five hundred thousand
dollars ($500,000) on the affected entities, the roundtable shall
consider the impact of the recommendation on any entity that already
complies with the standards imposed by the recommendation on a
voluntary basis, if applicable.
(e) For purposes of this section, a recommendation is fully
implemented after:
(1) the conclusion of any phase-in period during which:
(A) the recommendation is gradually made to apply to
certain affected entities; or
(B) the costs of the recommendation are gradually
implemented; and
(2) the recommendation applies to all affected entities that will
be affected by the recommendation.
In determining the total estimated fiscal impact of a recommendation
under this section, the roundtable shall consider the annual fiscal
impact on all affected entities beginning with the first twelve (12)
month period or first school year after the recommendation is fully
implemented, whichever applies. The roundtable may use actual or
forecasted data and may consider the actual and anticipated effects
of inflation and deflation. The roundtable shall describe any
assumptions made and any data used in determining the total
estimated fiscal impact of a recommendation under this section.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.226-2005, SEC.3;
P.L.1-2006, SEC.314.
IC 20-19-4-9
Recommendations for improving academic standards
Sec. 9. The roundtable shall make recommendations to the state
board for improving the academic standards under IC 20-31-3.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3.
IC 20-19-4-10
Review and recommendation of academic standards and ISTEP
program
Sec. 10. The roundtable shall review and recommend to the state
board for the state board's approval the following:
(1) The academic standards under IC 20-31-3, IC 20-32-4,
IC 20-32-5, and IC 20-32-6 for all grade levels from
kindergarten through grade 12.
(2) The content and format of the ISTEP program, including the
following:
(A) The graduation examination.
(B) The passing scores required at the various grade levels
tested under the ISTEP program.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3.
IC 20-19-4-11
Considerations in making recommendations
Sec. 11. In making recommendations under section 10 of this
chapter, the roundtable shall consider:
(1) a variety of available national and international assessments
and tests;
(2) the development of an assessment or test unique to Indiana;
and
(3) any combination of assessments or tests described under
subdivisions (1) and (2).
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3.
IC 20-19-4-12
Recommendations to state board
Sec. 12. In making recommendations under section 10 of this
chapter, the roundtable shall recommend to the state board only state
tests that when appropriate:
(1) present the content of each test in an interdisciplinary
manner; and
(2) provide each student with the opportunity to meet the
academic standards in an applied manner.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3.
IC 20-19-4-13
Rules
Sec. 13. The state board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
implement this chapter.
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.3.