HB 1404 Indiana House · 2025 Regular Session

Parental support services.

Summary
Requires the governing body of a school corporation to adopt rules establishing a safety plan that provides steps for the school corporation to request assistance from the department of child services (department) to ensure a student is receiving appropriate intervention. Requires a preventative services provider to immediately report to the department if: (1) an individual to whom the preventative services provider is providing preventative services is not substantively participating in the services; and (2) the individual presents an immediate risk to the safety of a child. Requires the department to initiate an assessment not later than five days after receiving a report from school personnel regarding alleged child abuse or neglect. Allows the department to release unredacted reports to a school's designated liaison under certain circumstances. Adds bullying or abusive behavior as a factor for finding a child to be a child in need of services if other specified circumstances are met.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2025 Last action Feb 13, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced House Bill (H) House Bill (H) · 4 edits
MODERATE
HB 1404 was amended to strengthen child safety requirements by adding new reporting obligations for preventative services providers and clarifying when child abuse assessments must be initiated. The bill now requires providers to immediately report when individuals receiving services fail to participate or pose a safety risk, and mandates that abuse assessments begin within five days of school reports rather than leaving timing unspecified.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include preventative services providers as mandatory reporters and added specific timelines for abuse assessments, while also updating the digest to reflect these new requirements.
REQUIREMENT

Added new Section 2 requiring preventative services providers to immediately report when individuals receiving services are not participating or pose a safety risk to children.

TIMELINE

Changed the timing for initiating child abuse assessments from unspecified to 'not later than five days after receiving a report from school personnel'.

DEFINITION

Added new definitions for 'preventative services' and 'preventative services provider' to clarify who must comply with reporting requirements.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill header information to reflect the amended version dated February 13, 2025, and changed the committee referral from Family, Children and Human Affairs to Ways and Means.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
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Committee
2
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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