A SENATE RESOLUTION recognizing March 21, 2023, as World Down Syndrome Day.
Provides a 25% state tax credit for contributions made to a public school foundation for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023, and before January 1, 2026. Provides that the amount allowable as a credit in a taxable year may not exceed: (1) $1,000 in the case of an individual filing a single return or a corporation; or (2) $2,000 in the case of a married couple filing a joint return. Provides that the maximum amount of credits that may be awarded in a state fiscal year may not exceed $100,000.
A SENATE RESOLUTION congratulating Elliot Cox for his successes on and off the racetrack and transition into the USF2000 Championship racing series.
Provides that orthotic devices are provided under Medicaid. Requires the office of Medicaid policy and planning to apply for any state plan amendment or waiver necessary to include prosthetic and orthotic devices under Medicaid. Specifies that a minor may receive a prosthetic or orthotic device for the recipient's medical needs and a device for recreational activities. Requires reimbursement for the replacement of an orthotic device or a prosthetic device for a minor for certain reasons.
Defines "election worker" and makes it a Level 6 felony to take certain actions: (1) for the purpose of influencing an election worker; (2) to obstruct or interfere with an election worker; or (3) that injure an election worker. Provides that if a municipal legislative body failed to redistrict its legislative body districts before January 1, 2023, the municipal legislative body is required to do so before May 15, 2023. Provides that if a redistricting authority fails to redistrict as required by law, an individual who is a voter of the political subdivision whose redistricting authority failed to redistrict as required may petition the secretary of state to establish election districts for the political subdivision. Requires certain counties to pay a specified annual per diem to the circuit court clerk of the county. Provides that a person who is convicted of a vote fraud felony committed after June 30, 2023, is deprived of the right of suffrage by the general assembly for a period of 10 years following the date of conviction. Authorizes the repurposing of an electronic poll book unit as a device to display sample ballots if the electronic poll book software is deleted from the unit. Permits the use of an electronic device at a precinct or vote center to display a sample ballot. Declares confidential particular information that directly or indirectly indicates the selections made by a voter while voting in an election. Increases from $5 to $8 the document storage fee collected by certain court clerks.
A SENATE RESOLUTION recognizing the month of November as National Epilepsy Awareness Month and honoring the work of the Epilepsy Foundation Indiana for their support of Hoosiers living with epilepsy.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename a section of State Road 135 in Harrison County between School Lane Northeast and Buffalo Trace Road the "Jacob T. McClanahan Memorial Mile".
A SENATE RESOLUTION congratulating the Lanesville High School girls basketball team on winning the 2023 Indiana High School Athletic Association ("IHSAA") Class 1A state championship title.
Repeals provisions concerning the wine grape market development council (wine council) and the wine grape market development fund (wine fund). Establishes the Indiana craft beverage council (craft council), Indiana craft beverage council fund (craft council fund), and Indiana craft beverage foundation fund. Specifies the duties of the craft council. Requires the department of state revenue to transfer to the craft council fund a portion of the excise tax collected on beer, flavored malt beverages, liquor, wine, and hard cider. Transfers certain property and liabilities from the wine council and wine fund to the craft council and craft council fund. Allows the craft council to establish a nonprofit subsidiary corporation exempt from federal income taxation to solicit and accept certain private sector funding. Defines terms and makes conforming amendments.
Adds a person who serves in one of the following positions on or after January 1, 2014, to the prosecuting attorneys retirement fund (PARF): (1) The state public defender or the second highest paid staff person employed by the state public defender. (2) The executive director of the public defender council of Indiana or the second highest paid staff person employed by the public defender council of Indiana. (3) The highest paid or the second highest paid staff person employed by the Indiana public defender commission. (4) A chief public defender or chief deputy public defender. Allows staff attorneys of the prosecuting attorneys council of Indiana employed on or after January 1, 2012, to participate in PARF. Changes the name of the prosecuting attorneys retirement fund to the prosecuting attorneys and public defenders retirement fund. Provides that after a participant has contributed to PARF for 22 years, the state or county shall pay the contributions to the fund for the participant. Provides that the computation of benefits is based in part on the highest salary that was paid to the participant before separation from service. Provides that 1% shall be added to the percentage used to calculate benefits for each year of service after 22 years. Provides that a reduced annual retirement benefit equals the benefit that would be payable if the participant were 65 years of age reduced by 0.10% for each month before the participant's sixty-fifth birthday. Allows a participant to receive service credit in PARF for more than one year and less than 10 years of service received by the participant in the public employees' retirement fund under certain conditions. Provides for the calculation of an offset of PARF benefits payable to a participant from a participant's public employees' retirement fund benefits based on the concurrent service and wages the participant earned in both the public employees' retirement fund and PARF. Makes corresponding changes.
Limits the civil liability of contractors that provide specified services under a contract with the department of child services (DCS).
Allows a credit against the state tax liability of an employer with fewer than 50 employees if the employer has adopted a health reimbursement arrangement in lieu of a traditional employer provided health insurance plan and if the employer's contribution toward the health reimbursement arrangement meets a certain standard. Requires employers that are allowed the credit to report certain information to the department of insurance. Provides that the total amount of credits granted to employers may not exceed $10,000,000 in a taxable year. Provides that the credit may be carried over for 10 years, but may not be carried back. Provides that a health care provider that enters into: (1) a value-based health care reimbursement agreement; and (2) an electronic medical record access agreement; with a health plan may qualify to participate in the health plan's program to reduce or eliminate prior authorization requirements. Requires a health plan that establishes a program to reduce or eliminate prior authorization requirements to provide certain information to health care providers concerning the program.
