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Read. Follow. Verify.Indiana bill allows colleges to create accelerated health care credential programs for military personnel
Last action · January 8, 2026: First reading: referred to Committee on EducationSponsors: Chris Judy and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Indiana higher education institutions are authorized to develop accelerated academic career pathways and bridge programs for current and former military health care personnel starting July 1, 2026. Participating colleges must submit annual reports to the , coordinate with federal and state labor and veteran agencies, and collaborate with the Indiana professional licensing agency.
Current and former service members seeking civilian health care credentials may complete licensing requirements in a shorter timeframe through participating state and nonprofit colleges, affecting credentialing pathways and institutional reporting obligations.
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.
Military health care personnel
Current and former service members gain access to accelerated academic career pathways and bridge programs designed to achieve civilian health care credentialing in reduced time.
State educational institutions and nonprofit colleges or universities
Institutions are authorized to develop bridge programs and, if they participate, must submit annual reports to the legislative council and coordinate with labor and veteran agencies.
Indiana professional licensing agency
The agency must collaborate with participating institutions to integrate academic career pathways and bridge programs into its licensure requirements.
Key Facts
- State educational institutions and nonprofit colleges or universities may develop accelerated academic career pathways and integrated academic bridge programs for current and former military health care personnel.
- Programs must integrate military academic and experiential learning based on Department of Defense SkillBridge Program occupational crosswalks for specified military specialties.
- Participating institutions must submit an annual written report to the legislative council by September 1 detailing program metrics, including completion times, graduation rates, and employment rates.
- Participating institutions must coordinate with the United States Department of Labor and the Indiana department of veterans' affairs to use recruiters and resources to promote recruitment.
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- The Indiana professional licensing agency must collaborate with participating institutions to integrate these academic pathways and bridge programs into licensure requirements.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Jan 8, 2026HouseIntroducedFirst reading: referred to Committee on Education
- Jan 8, 2026HouseCoauthored by Representative Morris
- Jan 8, 2026HouseAuthored by Representative Judy
Version history
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Integration of Military Experience into Civilian Licensing
The bill mandates formal collaboration between educational institutions, labor and veteran agencies, and the Indiana professional licensing agency to accelerate credentialing for military health care personnel.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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