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Indiana committee advances bill clarifying who provides insurance for student work placements

Indiana House Insurance Committee · January 20, 2026
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Summary

The House Insurance Committee passed House Bill 10-98 as amended to replace a prior liability-insurance requirement for intermediaries with a workers' compensation framework and written-agreement requirements to clarify responsibilities between schools, intermediaries and employers.

The House Insurance Committee on Thursday voted 12–0 to advance House Bill 10-98 after the committee approved an amendment that removes a prior mandate requiring intermediaries to carry general liability insurance and instead clarifies workers' compensation coverage and written-agreement responsibilities.

Representative Commons, the bill's author, told the committee the amendment "modernizes Indiana law to reflect how work-based learning actually functions today while protecting…

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