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Committee weighs contract-law change and expanded school access for patriotic organizations in SB 200
Summary
Senate Bill 200 would ask school corporations to have certain out-of-state contracts governed by Indiana law and expand access for federally recognized patriotic organizations to speak in schools twice a year; scouting groups urged passage, while some members raised commerce- and fiscal-related questions about choice-of-law language.
Senate Bill 200, introduced after testimony on SB 78, contains three separate provisions: (1) a choice-of-law provision asking that school-corporation contracts entered outside Indiana be governed by Indiana law, (2) changes to indemnification language, and (3) expanded access for federally recognized patriotic organizations (for example, scouting organizations) to present in schools at least twice per year.
Senator Raatz/Ross said the choice-of-law provision would protect districts from unfamiliar…
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