A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing South Bend Police Officer Brian Meador.
Rep. Carolyn Jackson
Sponsored bills
Honoring Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Establishes the school lead testing and remediation grant program (program). Establishes the school lead testing and remediation grant fund for the purpose of making grants to public school corporations to perform lead testing and remediation in schools. Requires the Indiana department of health (department) to administer the program. Provides that a public school corporation seeking a grant under the program must submit a proposal to the department in a manner prescribed by the department. Provides that the department, upon receiving a proposal from a public school corporation, shall either approve or reject the proposal. Provides that the department, upon the approval of a proposal from a public school corporation, shall make the grant to the public school corporation in a time and manner determined by the department.
Provides that a transportation network company (TNC) must suspend a TNC driver's ability to connect to the TNC's digital network for a period of not less than 90 days after the TNC receives notice from the bureau of motor vehicles of the TNC driver's conviction for operating while intoxicated. Requires a TNC driver to display a placard in the TNC driver's personal vehicle that includes: (1) a picture of the TNC driver; and (2) the license plate number of the TNC driver's personal vehicle. Requires a TNC to provide a TNC rider with a unique identification code to provide to a TNC driver to begin a prearranged ride.
Commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Requires the individual or entity having authority over a public school building to test for radon in the lowest level of the school building before January 1, 2027, and report the test results to the Indiana department of health (state department). Requires the state department to record the test results in a data base and use the data base in its efforts to reduce the health risks of radon.
Requires the Indiana department of health (state department) to: (1) collaborate with a national Alzheimer's disease and dementia organization in educating the public about Alzheimer's disease and dementia; and (2) identify and collaborate with additional partners in the education. Requires the state department to partner for outreach in the education and publish certain educational materials on the state department's website. Allows the state department to accept grants, services, and property from public and private entities for the education.
Prohibits health practitioners and other specified individuals from performing pelvic, prostate, or rectal examinations on an anesthetized or unconscious patient except in specified circumstances.
Authorizes the city of Hammond to impose a food and beverage tax.
Establishes the Indiana first responders mental health wellness fund and program (fund and program). Provides that the division of mental health and addiction of the office of the secretary of family and social services (division) shall administer the fund and program. Provides that a first responder who meets certain requirements may apply to the division for: (1) costs associated with the first responder's active participation in a mental health treatment plan as determined by a psychologist or physician treating the first responder; and (2) compensation if the first responder is unable to work. Establishes requirements for obtaining compensation. Makes a continuous appropriation.