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Legislative Events

The Indiana General Assembly passed the biennial budget bill (House Bill 1001) during a special legislative session called by Governor Mitch Daniels to convene on June 11. The budget bill was passed late on the last day of the fiscal year, June 30. The budget must be passed by June 30 prior to the beginning of the new biennium on July 1 for the state to have funding to continue operations. Click to view House Bill 1001.

USI's 2009 Legislative Bill Summary Click here to view the USI 2009 Legislative Bill Summary. The summary is a list of introduced bills which may have impact on the University of Southern Indiana.

USI's Higher Education Day at the State House
On Tuesday, March 24, 2009, students, alumni, and University staff traveled to Indianapolis to meet and lunch with State legislators and officials, tour the State House, and observe the legislature in session where President H. Ray Hoops was honored with a Senate resolution thanking him for his leadership at USI. Pictured below are USI students and incoming president, Dr. Linda Bennett, outside the State Capitol building.

Through www.legislative.IN.gov, you can watch or listen to General Assembly when in session, obtain legislator contact information, check session calendars, search bills and resolutions, research Indiana laws and administrative rules and more.