A rare 0-50 vote last week in the Indiana Senate regarding special education has killed a bill regarding disputes between families and schools.
Sen. Dennis Kruse of Auburn sponsored the bill but didn’t plan on calling it down for a vote last week because he knew it would fail.
WVPE reports that he was urged by Senate colleagues to bring House Bill 1107 to the floor. Some lawmakers switched their “yes” votes to “no” votes until the only supporter was Kruse himself.
The bill passed the House by a 57-33 margin before the Senate vote. No members spoke to explain their vote.
Some educators had testified against parts of the bill, which contained language that would have shifted the burden of proof from parents to schools.
