State Lawmakers roll out session plans at Indiana Chamber luncheon
INDIANAPOLIS—Indiana legislative leaders agree on at least one thing as they head into the 2020 legislative session: passage of a bill to prevent the state’s teachers and school districts from being punished for poor results on Indiana’s new standardized test.
That’s just one of the demands, though, that an estimated 14,000 teachers and their supporters will be making of lawmakers Tuesday as they rally at the Statehouse during the legislature’s one-day organizational meeting.
The teachers’ “Red for Ed” rally also is calling on lawmakers to boost teacher pay and eliminate some new licensing requirements. And it was the first topic raised to House Speaker Brian Bosma and other legislative leaders Monday at the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s annual legislative preview luncheon.
Bosma, R-Indianapolis, was joined by Rep. Terri Austin, D-Anderson, filling in for House Minority Leader Phil Giaquinta; Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville; and Senate Minority Leader Tim Lanane, D-Anderson, to answer questions and discuss policy on education, smoking and workforce development for the legislative session that starts in January.
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