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Read. Follow. Verify.Indiana Senate Bill 223 expands annual reporting requirements for state workforce development programs
Last action · January 29, 2026: First reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and PensionsSponsors: Brian Buchanan and 6 others
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What This Bill Proposed
s of workforce-related programs must now include participant wage increases and subsequent program enrollments in their annual reports, and must develop a participant outcome-tracking plan by November 1, 2026.
State-funded workforce training providers face new administrative mandates to track and report long-term employment, wage, and continued-education outcomes for program participants.
- State workforce programs in Indiana are subject to annual reporting under IC 22-4.1-24 to evaluate program alignment with state workforce needs. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
state provider
State providers must update annual reporting metrics to include subsequent program participation and wage increases, and must develop and submit an outcome-monitoring plan by November 1, 2026.
program participants
Program participants may be asked to provide follow-up information regarding their wages and subsequent program participation, with the option to provide this information anonymously.
Key Facts
- State providers of workforce-related programs must include the number of participants who enroll in another workforce program after completion in their annual report.
- Annual reports must include the average increase in a participant's wages after completing a workforce-related program.
- Not later than November 1, 2026, each state provider must develop a plan to collect post-completion information from participants to monitor outcomes.
- State providers must submit a report describing the outcome-monitoring plan to the legislative council in an electronic format by November 1, 2026.
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- State providers must allow program participants to provide outcome information anonymously.
- The section requiring the development and submission of the outcome-monitoring plan expires on January 1, 2027.
- An emergency is declared, making the act effective upon passage.
Frequently Asked Questions
What new information must be included in annual reports for workforce-related programs?
By what date must workforce program providers develop an outcome-monitoring plan?
Can program participants submit their outcome information anonymously?
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the Senate · in House committee.
Procedural history
11 actions- Jan 29, 2026HouseIntroducedFirst reading: referred to Committee on Employment, Labor and Pensions
- Jan 28, 2026SenateReferred to the House
- Jan 27, 2026SenateHouse sponsor: Representative Snow
- Jan 27, 2026SenateFloorThird reading: passed; Roll Call 110: yeas 44, nays 0
- Jan 26, 2026SenateSenators Donato, Byrne, Spencer added as coauthors
- Jan 26, 2026SenateSenator Koch added as third author
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- Jan 26, 2026SenateFloorSecond reading: ordered engrossed
- Jan 22, 2026SenateSenator Deery added as second author
- Jan 22, 2026SenateFloorCommittee report: amend do pass, adopted
- Jan 8, 2026SenateIntroducedFirst reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology
- Jan 8, 2026SenateAuthored by Senator Buchanan
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Shift Toward Long-Term Wage Tracking
The legislation mandates the inclusion of post-completion wage increases and subsequent program enrollments, shifting annual reporting toward longitudinal outcome measurement.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
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