>> Yep. >> Okay. >> As we said, it's moving quick down there, so >> they're running out of time. >> Uh, thank you, Mr. Smith. Uh, this might have been dropped, too. I don't know. But, uh, House Bill 1086 includes the Ten Commandments and a list of protective writings, documents, records. teacher or principal may not read the ten commandments aloud when students are present. It's only got to a first reading. So that's moving real slow as is House Bill 1232 requiring schools to teach the Bible as literature. That's moving slow if it's moving at all. >> 1232 is inactive, I'm being told. Uh >> it's been as of today. >> Uh today or this week? Yeah. 1232 inactive. The other one was the ten commandments 1086 is still there I think. >> Okay. Thank you for that. >> The ten commandments if you'll recall part of it started off with posting it in every classroom.
So certainly will be missed by the EBSC and the North community especially. That's it for me. >> Any other comments from the board at this time? >> Yeah, I wanted to give just a short cliff note of u the U Indiana State School board legislative state house day. Um I I honestly for personally I I just feel so burdened by these bills that are in the house and just the magnitude of effect that it's going to have. But um um I'll begin with Senate Bill uh 25 schoolboard candidates and um they instead of just in years past alphabetically being listed is now going to be party affiliated and by and the date that you um basically um signed to run for the office. So um that's that's changed. Um 76 immigration bill um if expands state enforcement authority related to federal immigration laws and immigration detainer requests.
Um out of a pool of 14 candidates. The board is now stilling on stay staying on schedule to conduct second round interviews tomorrow and Wednesday evenings and we'll then meet and discuss who will be our next superintendent. Uh once again, we'd like to thank the ISBA and the representative, Steve Horton. His helpful direction and experience has been a tremendous help. Um the selection of a superintendent is arguably the most important task of a board. Together, we felt it was best to use a multi-tered full process to give the selection the thoughtful consideration it deserved. Board members should be proud of their work over these last six to eight weeks. The finish line's in sight. Whoever ends up as our next superintendent will have earned that honor. >> That is our update. I will move on to I1. Anybody make a motion to adjurnn? >> So moved.
>> Hi. >> Michael Riskey. >> Hi. >> Eric Castton. >> Hi. >> Katie Courtourtney. >> Hi. >> Chris Espinosa. >> I. >> And Dan Rener. >> I. Motion carries. And for the members of the public, the only action the board will be taking when we come out of close session will be to adjourn. >> Let's take a short break and we'll reconvene in about five minutes for close session.
>> Yes. >> As well as predominantly in a school as you entered the building >> and that has gone from a shall to a may. Um we'll see if there's still the appetite to continue to push forward with it as they come up at the end of the week here. >> Absolutely. >> Yeah. And the last one number 10. This is guess sort of disappointing. House Bill 1259 bill attempting to provide the local income tax that we all pay if you do that or not to pay a local income tax as well the county uh that just stalled in committee. It' be nice for the county to give that to the schools. That's not going to happen. That is just >> good news on that. We had the library here earlier tonight that they could if this ends up coming back to Lake County, they could benefit from it.
And um at the time when I first heard this it was they it was going to be a $5,000 fine implemented if it was not followed if it becomes law. And so now um as of today it's like 10,000 per day. you know, in if uh compliance isn't made. Um, Senate Bill 78, the wireless device, and thank god we're ahead of the curve on that one. Uh, Senate Bill 159, technology plans and policy. Um, it is uh to include descripting of the school's plans and appropriate technology devices in the schools. Um, and this is like some of these bills are really like being ramrotted through and want um like implementation and some kind of policy or um guideline by like for instance January 1 of 2027. Um the Senate bill 182 gender issue defines the terms male, female, sex, and gender. Um, requires schools to designate multi occupancy restrooms, locker rooms for each sex.
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We're one of I think two or three counties in the state, they cannot receive any of the local income taxes. So, it's a real challenge down there, but one that >> we continue to push not only just for everybody to go from a may to a shall get part of that, but for us that all uh counties in the state be included, not exclude. >> Cut one word makes a big difference. >> Big difference. >> As Mrs. Allen pointed out that uh public schools weeks, I don't think the legislature got that message to public. Save that speech. Thank you, >> Mr. Vasser. Thank you. And thank you for every year tackling this. You do such a great job and we really appreciate your efforts that you bring it to us. It makes it real easy for us. So, thank you. Um, Senate Bill 78, just real quick, that just came across this week that legitimate studies out there that are showing the impact of phones on kids performance academically and test scores directly significant impact.
Requires individuals to use the restroom locker of their sex. Prohibits requiring students of one sex to share sleeping rooms with students of another sex. Permits civil actions against schools for violation of law. Uh, Senate Bill 199, education matters. Um it's uh establishes provisions relating regulating minors access to social media. Uh Senate Bill 200 public school matters. Um void certain ident identifications provisions in vendor contracts with public schools including charter entering into amending or renewed after June 30th 2026. It prohibits vendor contracts from including choice of law provisions that apply laws other than Indiana law. Um so uh schools are required you know certain organizations certain businesses and so on so forth. Um Senate Bill 204 various education matters uh prohibits prohibits use of the academic needs factor for all teachers. Example citing the need to retain teachers as academic need. Um so uh it's it's a discussion about a four day school day, a four day school week rather and uh so that involves um you know teacher contracts um you know wage and >> they don't let the kids vote on that are they?
So, I'm going to try to get my hands on it. If you're a board member, I'm going to try to get my hands on the studies to to show you. So, I can see where they're trying to tweak it because there seems to be a direct tie. So, um I think just doing their best, you know, kids perform the best. So, >> and it will be a change for our current practice, especially at the high school with kids, middle schools are supposed to be in their lockers and turned off. High school, they're still permitted to have them during passing periods and lunch. This would go to where allowable. >> Thank you. Uh let's move any other board of the business of the board from anybody else. Oh, first I just had a few notes to try to get through them quickly. Just back to the um we all are aware of the impact of the enrollment act one and and this morning just sitting with maybe six to eight other school districts.
>> I don't think so. But uh you know just about like a lot of um like I said contractual and um u many of the attorneys felt like most majority of this will end up in litigation you know because it is so um borderline to um you know just regular um just you know rights and your um so uh house bill 104 various education matters it's another deregulation Um it's a 30 to 40 page mandates um in the second phase of the title 20 K12 education deregulation to move from current regulations focus on inputs to provide greater flexibility with state guidance and local control. Uh House Bill 10004 is currently 168 sections and 165 pages. In October that ISBA submitted a comprehens comprehensive list of 24 recommendation of statutes for repeal and modification. From that initial list, 12 of the ISB recommendations are included in this legislation.
It was eye opening. Um, we know this and again I'm even though it's going to be a a complete stress on our school corporation, there's districts out there across this is going to be devast it's devastating. It's going to be devastating to us and it's and we might be a half the devastation of somebody else. Um, and it was I really just I guess eye opening to me that I was so worried about Crown Point that I didn't think about what's going on in some smaller places. We were talking about cutting bus services, eliminating the extra cricket, not not not slowing them down, eliminating them. It was it was really eye openening to me. So, with that being said, I want to thank you again for having a plan and talking about it because I do think that some districts are wish and hope right now like we we can't survive.
So at least 50% um or a change. Um the uh bill 1210, Department of Local Government and Finance. Um basically the local income tax 58 million gone and I think they said in an average of um three years that's 770 um billion dollars delayed until like 2029. So, um I think we, you know, talked some about that now with the changes in the, you know, tax structure. Um, we have bill 1242, uh, school corporations and charter school reports. um requires the Indiana Department of Education to prepare a report by 12126 on school corporations and charter schools regarding um the total number of school um the data of academic performance um recommendation uh to increase um or consolidate schools or if schools aren't performing, you know, to close again and consolidate them to, you know, for and they're saying that's for efficiency and um you know structure.
We we are just wishing and hoping that they're going to change something in the next couple years that will get us past it, right? that and uh so thank you guys and I think our stability um from administration is so important um and the plans Mr. Reese the plans that you know are always presented to us so helpful um and then uh also just the the messaging and doubling up what I doubling up on what Dr. Carol mentioned it's the messaging and the educating to the community to know what's going on because when things happen down the road, it's not going to hurt that they were given notice ahead of time and in our, you know, newsweek and monthly both in quarterly quarterly messages that gets out.
Um I think the last two are House Bill 1266 DOE and education matters requires the IDOE to establish a process and strategies to support academically and fiscally underperforming schools and to intervene as necessary and submit a report to the general assembly by 12126. Um and again that uh it alo brought out the uh four day school weeks. Um and there was concern because again um formulation for um teacher TRS FICA um paid out of teacher appreciation grant. So um you know a lot of this is just um it it's just a very you know heavy um decisions that have to be made or that after it's majority of these bill will pass. I think it was 38 bills that they're keeping their eye on and u this is the shortest session this assembly and um um >> non session too. So, but some of those things will have impact financially on districts and I do believe that ISBA does a summary uh that they share with districts.
So want to thank Miss Allen for again being a ahead and everything we do ambassador program. It all came up this morning again just to educate our community and it can only help in along the way. Um my last part about about this budget restrictions and things. So, we do hear a lot about administrators and the amount of administrators and certified help that have been added to our corporation in the last handful of years. And I don't know what the I don't know the current um study and research where we land across the state with admin, you know, certified versus non-certified. But I do know that a handful of years ago, we were completely imbalanced. And that was we we had the data. We did the research as a board. We went to our prior superintendent. We felt like this was a very uncomfortable situation that we were extremely light on certified health.
So, I'm I'm looking forward to seeing that especially on uh House Bill 104. It's 30 to 40 pages. I mean, I don't I don't don't know how effective you can be with spreading things out that that much, but I I think it's unfortunately kind of thing we have to wait and see and keep in contact with our local legislators to uh give them our our thoughts on. >> Yes. and I have um asked um to uh have a way to contact your senator and um so I don't know if you take a picture or what but this is our um representatives and um so it's important they said you know every day to stay in some kind of contact in terms of how you you know how you feel as a taxpaying citizen. students. I'm sorry. Is there any other comments from the board at this time?
Mr. Vasser, you were in the schools, Mr. Kiwa, at the time, Mr. G. Furmy. Um I'm sure you guys look back on what this is now and say, "How in the world did you do it with just yourself wearing all those hats?" Um and you got it done. And that's that, you know, it that that's great, but that doesn't mean that I it doesn't mean that all I'm think was for a purpose. It wasn't haphazard. It wasn't I I I'm I'm sitting here saying right now with my with just for me personally, full support of everything that our superintendent and administration has done to add that certified help. Now, can you question? Oh, when you were a principal and a building leader and you did it so long by yourself. >> Okay. Well, one assistant when that help comes in, there's a process of figuring out how to use that help.
>> Just >> artwork there. >> President Duckworth, I just want to say I know during the Christmas holidays prior to us leaving, we were just giving our Christmas holiday greetings. And the one wish I wanted, I said, I wish Santa would allow more seats to be filled. And though it took two months for Santa to grant my wish, it was really warming to see warm bodies in the seats this evening. Regardless of what was on the agenda, everything is still important from topic one to the end. And so hopefully we'll see more and more families, more and more students, more and more community members just come out um of what's very important as we see there are some heavy heavy changes and conversations that are happening. So, uh, hopefully next time we'll see more warm bodies and the seats. >> Thank you. Anything else? Bork students.
And I I and and and that's a learning period that's going to take place. It doesn't happen overnight, but I think that happens in any business or any corporation. And um you know I I'm sure that we'll the homework will be done to find out where we lie in the future with the different positions of certified or not certified. But um kind of just want to remind that we were very unbalanced in the past. Um the only other uh thing I wanted to point out tonight was that we talk about um dual credit and opportunities to receive credit that are offered at the high school. It gets said a lot about how much emphasis is put into that. We hear sometimes that kids are taking something, you know, you the negative side might be we take several tests and our pass fail rate isn't extremely high or you know just something that you might hear on the street.