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Read. Follow. Verify.Indiana bill requires participating charter schools to share referendum labor costs
Last action · January 5, 2026: First reading: referred to Committee on EducationSponsor: Vernon Smith
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What This Bill Proposed
Provides that a charter school that will participate in an operating referendum tax levy or school safety referendum tax levy must contribute a proportionate share of the labor (in addition to the cost under current law) to conduct the referendum based on the total combined average daily membership of the school corporation and any participating charter schools.
Participating charter schools face mandatory labor contributions for local tax referendums, altering how election administration responsibilities and expenses are divided between traditional school corporations and local charter schools.
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.
Charter School
Participating charter schools must contribute a proportionate share of labor to conduct tax referendums and publish mandatory disclosure statements.
School Corporation
School corporations coordinate referendum procedures and share administrative responsibilities with participating charter schools.
Key Facts
- A charter school participating in an operating referendum tax levy or school safety referendum tax levy must contribute a proportionate share of the labor to conduct the referendum.
- Proportionate labor shares are calculated based on the total combined average daily membership of the school corporation and any participating charter schools.
- The legislation applies to both operating referendums under IC 20-46-1 and school safety referendums under IC 20-46-9.
- Participating schools must post a referendum disclosure statement on their websites at least 30 days before the public general election vote, including salary rankings, enrollment data, graduation rates, and teacher retention rates.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Jan 5, 2026HouseIntroducedFirst reading: referred to Committee on Education
- Jan 5, 2026HouseAuthored by Representative Smith V
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy30Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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