Regulation of short term rental properties. Repeals provisions that restrict a local government's authority to regulate short term rental properties.

Family dependency drug courts. Makes an appropriation of $1,000,000 to the problem solving court fund for the purpose of administering, certifying, and providing financial support for family dependency drug courts.

Education matters. Provides that a school, an employee or staff member of a school, or a third party vendor used by a school to provide instruction may not provide any instruction to a student in prekindergarten through grade 3 on human sexuality. Provides that a school employee or a school staff member is not prohibited from responding to a question from a student regarding certain topics. Requires a school to notify in writing at least one parent of a student, if the student is an unemancipated minor, of a request made by the student to change the student's name or pronoun, title, or word to identify the student.

Judicial transparency. Requires the office of judicial administration to prepare, publish, and transmit the public safety and judicial accountability report containing certain information about judicial officers who exercise criminal jurisdiction.

Lake Michigan rescue equipment. Requires the owner of a pier or public access site on Lake Michigan to install public rescue equipment, including at least one ring life buoy, on the pier or public access site. Establishes requirements concerning ring life buoys installed on piers and public access sites. Provides that the end of the buoy line must not be secured to the shore. Requires a unit of local government that owns one or more piers or public access sites on Lake Michigan, at least twice per year, to publish on the unit's website a report on lakefront drownings that occur within 50 feet of the unit's piers or public access sites. Provides that if more than one fatal drowning occurs not more than 50 feet from a particular pier or public access site in a span of five years, the owner of the pier or public access site: (1) disseminate in the area of the pier or public access site a water safety plan pertaining to the pier or public access site; and (2) upgrade the public rescue equipment installed on the pier or public access site, such as by installing equipment that automatically contacts the local 911 service in an emergency.

Medicaid services for northwest Indiana. Requires the office of Medicaid policy and planning (office) to establish a program for northwest Indiana Medicaid recipients to enhance access to medical services closer to the recipient's residence with a priority on trauma care and pediatric services. Requires the office to submit a state plan amendment implementing enhanced access. Requires the office to review and analyze certain Medicaid reimbursement rates, statistics, and information concerning the Illinois Medicaid program in comparison to Indiana. Appropriates $20 million to northwest Indiana hospitals in state fiscal year 2024 for disproportionate share eligible hospitals that apply for funds to offset federal law changes in the disproportionate share program.

Vehicle Bill. None

School board elections. Requires candidates for school board offices to be nominated in the same manner as candidates for all other elected offices are nominated. Repeals the current statute relating to nomination of candidates for school board offices. Repeals other superseded statutes. Makes conforming changes.

Vehicle Bill. None

Various education matters. Requires each school corporation to publish on the school corporation's website the graduation rate for each high school in the school corporation. Amends the: (1) definition of "graduation" for the high school graduation rate determination; and (2) graduation rate calculation. Allows charter schools and nonpublic schools to issue an adjunct teacher permit to certain individuals. Provides that an individual who holds an adjunct teacher permit may teach in a career and technical education content area in which the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school allows the individual to teach based on the individual's experience. Requires the state board of education (state board) to: (1) develop algebra I, algebra II, and geometry courses that include real world application and project based and inquiry based learning; and (2) implement the courses not later than the 2025-2026 school year. Provides that, if the state board establishes an Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery as a graduation pathway, the state board shall require a student who elects the pathway to submit documentation that demonstrates the student's intent to enlist in the military as a condition of meeting the pathway requirements. Requires the state board to, not later than July 1, 2023, review and update any guidance issued by the state board regarding the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery as a graduation pathway requirement. Provides that a school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school may not require a student enrolled in the school corporation, charter school, or state accredited nonpublic school to participate in any particular graduation pathway to be eligible to graduate. Removes a provision that provides that not more than 1% of students of a cohort may receive an alternate diploma. Provides that, for purposes of determining a school's or school corporation's graduation rate, not more than one percent of a school's or school corporation's graduation cohort that receives an alternate diploma may be counted as having graduated. Removes a requirement that a school corporation record or include certain immunization information in the official high school transcript for a high school student. Removes a provision that allows a school corporation to include additional information on a student's high school transcript. Provides that any notification or materials provided or distributed by the Indiana department of health or a school to a parent of a student regarding required or recommended immunizations for the student must clearly delineate or label immunizations that are required and immunizations that are only recommended. Provides that the department of education shall develop a proposal for a revised school performance designation not later than December 1, 2024.

Congratulating Charles Morris. A SENATE RESOLUTION congratulating Charles Morris on being named the Indiana Township Association's 2022 Charles Bogden Memorial Township Board Member of the Year.

Use of facial recognition software. Provides that an airport authority or a board of aviation commissioners in Indiana may not provide for the use of a facial surveillance system in any facility under the authority of the authority or the board.

Vehicle Bill. None

Public safety employees. Establishes the law enforcement recruitment and retention fund to provide county, city, and town law enforcement agencies with grants to foster recruitment and retention of law enforcement officers. Modifies the computation of the monthly benefit amount for a member of the 1977 police officers' and firefighters' pension and disability fund who retires or receives actuarially reduced benefits after June 30, 2023. Requires a county, municipality, or township that has a police department to increase in 2024 and 2025 the salary of a police officer employed by the unit by at least the same percentage increase in the unit's total levies that are subject to certain maximum levy limitations. Makes an appropriation.

Educational support professionals. Establishes: (1) the educational support professional grant program to provide grants to eligible school corporations to recruit and retain educational support professionals; and (2) the educational support professional grant fund (fund). Establishes a commission to identify information concerning educational support professionals in each school corporation. Requires the commission to report its findings to the general assembly. Makes an appropriation to the fund.