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HB1310 - Children in need of services.
Ryan Lauer, Julie Olthoff, Lori Goss-Reaves
Last updated 9 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Children in need of services. Provides that if a child has been removed from the child's parent for at least 12 of the most recent 22 months at the time of a periodic case review, the child's permanency plan must include at least one intended permanent or long term arrangement for care and custody of the child other than reunification of the child with the child's parent, guardian, or custodian. Provides that concurrent planning must be implemented if the child has been removed from the child's parent for at least 12 of the most recent 22 months at the time of a permanency hearing. Provides that the department may not: (1) take adverse action against a foster parent's license; or (2) remove a child from the home of a foster parent, relative of the child, or de facto custodian; on the basis of the foster parent, relative, or de facto custodian filing a notice with the court that a petition is required to be filed, but has not been filed, to terminate the parent-child relationship with regard to the child.
STATUS
Passed
HB1101 - Courts for children three years of age and younger in need of services.
Ryan Lauer, Julie A. McGuire, Michelle Davis
Last updated 9 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Courts for children three years of age and younger in need of services. Establishes a safe baby court as a type of problem solving court. Provides that a child in need of services is an eligible individual for purposes of a problem solving court program.
STATUS
Passed
HB1070 - Mental health grants.
Becky Cash, Ryan Lauer, Renee Pack
Last updated 9 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Mental health grants. Allows the division of mental health and addiction to award mental health grants to for-profit community mental health organizations if a nonprofit organization does not qualify for the grant.
STATUS
Passed
HB1230 - Child fatality information.
Ryan Lauer
Last updated 11 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Child fatality information. Provides that the department of child services (department) shall disclose to the public certain information regarding child fatalities or near fatalities. Provides that, upon request, the department may provide additional information regarding cases of child fatalities or near fatalities subject to certain requirements. Makes technical and conforming changes.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1002 - Enforcement of equal educational opportunity.
Christopher P. Jeter, Becky Cash, Julie A. McGuire
Last updated 8 months ago
67 Co-Sponsors
Enforcement of equal educational opportunity. Defines "antisemitism", specifies that the public policy of the state is to provide educational opportunities free of religious discrimination, and provides that antisemitism is discrimination on the basis of race, creed, religion, or national origin.
STATUS
Vetoed
HB1001 - Education and higher education matters.
Chuck Goodrich, Robert W. Behning, Robert Heaton
Last updated 9 months ago
50 Co-Sponsors
Education and higher education matters. Amends the definition of "eligible student" to include a sibling of a student with a disability with regards to the education scholarship account program (ESA). Provides that the sibling may not use the ESA account for certain ESA qualified expenses. Provides that an annual grant amount awarded under the career scholarship account (CSA) program may be used for costs related to obtaining a driver's license if certain conditions are met. Establishes conditions regarding the amount of funds that may be used from CSA annual grant amounts for transportation costs. Amends certain requirements regarding ESA and CSA participating entities regarding providing evidence of unencumbered assets. Changes certain CSA application time frames from seven days to 30 days. Requires each state educational institution to provide to the commission for higher education (commission) certain information regarding degrees, degree completion, faculty members, administrative support staff, costs, compensation, and debt loads. Requires the commission to prepare longitudinal analysis regarding certain data. Requires each private postsecondary educational institution and each out-of-state public and nonprofit degree granting institution that offers instructional or educational services or training in Indiana to provide to the department of education information to carry out certain reporting requirements and requirements related to the Indiana Graduates Prepared to Succeed dashboard. Allows for the revocation of an out-of-state public or nonprofit degree granting institution's authorization if the institution fails to provide the information. Adds teaching to the employment sectors eligible for the next level jobs employer training grant program. Amends requirements regarding: (1) eligibility for career coaching grants; and (2) instruction on career awareness.
STATUS
Passed
HB1152 - Assessed value deductions for disabled veterans.
Ryan Lauer, Micheal Aylesworth
Last updated 11 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Assessed value deductions for disabled veterans. Eliminates the assessed value cap that applies to the property tax deduction for a veteran who: (1) has a total disability; or (2) is at least 62 years of age and has at least a 10% disability.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1233 - Robotics competition program.
Chuck Goodrich, Robert W. Behning, Michael Karickhoff
Last updated 9 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Robotics competition program. Amends the robotics competition program (program) definition of "allowable expenses" to allow a robotics competition team to use grant funds on expenses associated with a robotics competition. (Current law allows expenditures for expenses associated with attendance at a robotics competition.) Amends the program definition of "eligible school" to include a nonpublic school accredited by a national or regional accreditation agency that is recognized by the state board of education. Amends the program definition of "eligible team" to include a community based robotics competition team. Requires the department of education (department) to consider the number of participants when developing a guideline to award grants. Requires the department to award grants for each school year not later than August 1 of the applicable school year. Specifies that the program and any participation by a team mentor and team coach in the program is not subject to collective bargaining.
STATUS
Passed
HB1064 - DCS technical changes and adoption subsidies.
Dale R. DeVon, Ryan Lauer, Edward D. Clere
Last updated 9 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
DCS technical changes and adoption subsidies. Relocates the definition of "foster youth". Defines "licensed kinship caregiver". Makes the following changes with regard to state adoption subsidies: (1) Removes the age requirement for eligibility. (2) Provides that a child who is a ward of the department of child services (DCS) is considered hard to place for purposes of eligibility. Removes language regarding medical passports. Provides that if a child in foster care receives medical care, the person having custody of the child shall inform the provider that the child is in foster care and require a copy of the medical treatment record to be sent to the DCS local office. Provides that DCS shall not make an out-of-home placement of a child in a home if a person residing in the home has been convicted of a nonwaivable offense. Makes technical and conforming changes.
STATUS
Passed
HB1391 - CHINS dispositional hearing data.
Ryan Lauer
Last updated 11 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
CHINS dispositional hearing data. Requires the department of child services to prepare an annual report containing certain information for all cases in which a parent, guardian, or custodian has been ordered to participate in the plan of care for a child.
STATUS
Introduced
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