Rep. Beau Baird

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing South Bend Police Officer Brian Meador.

Provides, for purposes of the commercial feed law, that the definition of "commercial feed" includes hemp or a substance derived from hemp added for use as feed or for mixing in feed for a pet, specialty pet, horse, or animal that will not be sold for human consumption. Defines "hemp" for purposes of the commercial feed law.

Provides that an individual who is issued an electronic device by the state of Indiana for purposes of the individual's work for or on behalf of the state of Indiana may not: (1) install the TikTok application on the electronic device; or (2) use the electronic device to access the website of a corporation that owns and distributes the TikTok application. Requires the office of technology (office) to configure any electronic device managed by the office such that: (1) the TikTok application cannot be installed on the electronic device; and (2) the electronic device cannot be used to access the website of a corporation that owns and distributes the TikTok application. Requires a state educational institution to configure the state educational institution's information technology equipment and services to prevent access to the website or other Internet enabled services of TikTok through the state educational institution's information technology equipment and services.

Defines "DNR best available data" as: (1) flood hazard mapping data that were created by the department of natural resources (department) and are available on January 1, 2024, on the Indiana Floodplain Information Portal; or (2) any other mapping data created by the department after October 2018 at least in part through the use of techniques other than direct observation and measurement by individuals physically present on the land that is the subject of the mapping data. Amends the law under which a person applying to a county or municipality for a permit authorizing a structure or construction activity in or near a floodplain must be allowed to make an election as to the mapping data to be used by the local floodplain administrator when reviewing the person's permit application to provide that the person may elect to have the local floodplain administrator use the applicable flood insurance rate map (FIRM) if the county or municipality participates in the National Flood Insurance Program. Amends the law giving the holder of an interest in a parcel of property the right to obtain, at no cost, a detailed hydraulic modeling method review by the department of the DNR best available data applying to the parcel to provide that, if a review results in a revision of the DNR best available data applying to the parcel, the department: (1) shall incorporate the revised data applying to the parcel into the DNR best available data accessible on the Indiana Floodplain Information Portal; and (2) shall ensure that the revised DNR best available data is used in the preparation by the department of any new preliminary FIRM. Provides that, after March 31, 2024, when the department makes public any new DNR best available data, the department shall provide a written notice about the new DNR best available data by first class mail to the owners of parcels of property that were not previously included in a floodway or flood hazard area under the applicable FIRM or other mapping data but may be so included under the new DNR best available data, or that were previously included in a floodway or flood hazard area under the applicable FIRM or other mapping data but may not be so included under the new DNR best available data. Provides that, after March 31, 2024, the department may not participate in an action to prepare a new FIRM for a county or municipality participating in the National Flood Insurance Program based on DNR best available data unless the department has: (1) provided a written notice by first class mail to an owner of each parcel that was not previously included in a floodway or flood hazard area under the existing FIRM but may be so included under the new FIRM based on the DNR best available data, or was previously included in a floodway or flood hazard area under the existing FIRM but may not be so included under the new FIRM based on the DNR best available data; and (2) held a public meeting about the DNR best available data. Provides that a parcel owner who is provided a written notice from the department about the potential preparation of a new FIRM based on the DNR best available data may request a department review of the DNR best available data applying to the parcel, but must do so not more than 120 days after the department holds the public meeting about the DNR best available data. Provides that if a review by the department of the DNR best available data applying to a parcel is requested, the department may not prepare a new FIRM based on the DNR best available data applying to the parcel until the review is concluded.

Provides that a person may circulate a petition to create a tourism improvement district (district) within the territory of a county, city, or town. Specifies the contents of the tourism improvement district plan that must be filed with a petition to establish a district. Excludes property that receives a homestead standard deduction from inclusion within a district. Provides that owners of real property or businesses located within a district may be charged a special assessment to fund improvements and other district activities. Provides that, after a hearing on a petition to establish a district, a county, city, or town legislative body may adopt the ordinance establishing the district only if it determines that the petition has been signed by at least 50% of the owners of real property or businesses within the district who will pay the special assessment. Specifies the contents of the ordinance establishing a district and the length of time for which a district may exist. Allows a district to issue bonds. Requires the county, city, or town legislative body to contract with a nonprofit district management association to administer and implement the district's activities and improvements.

Provides that the governing body of a school corporation or the chief administrative officer of a nonpublic school system shall authorize the absence and excuse of a school student if the student participates in certain events offered by the National FFA Organization, the Indiana FFA Association, or a 4-H club. Provides that a student's excused absences may not exceed six days in a school year. Provides that the student must be in good academic standing.

Requires health plans, subject to applicable deductible and coinsurance for a state employee health plan, to provide reimbursement for emergency medical services that are performed or provided during a response initiated as part of a mobile integrated healthcare program currently established in Delaware, White, and Montgomery counties. Provides that the reimbursement for emergency medical services that are performed or provided as part of a mobile integrated healthcare program in Delaware, White, and Montgomery counties shall be in effect from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027. Requires the department of insurance (department) to compile a report detailing any cost changes based on claims data, as a result of the reimbursement for emergency medical services that are performed or provided as part of a mobile integrated healthcare program in Delaware, White, and Montgomery counties. Requires the department to compile the report not later than July 1, 2026.

Provides that, subject to certain procedures and requirements, the office of the secretary of family and social services may apply to the United States Department of Health and Human Services: (1) for a Medicaid state plan amendment, a waiver, or an amendment to an existing waiver to require reimbursement for eligible certified community behavioral health clinic services; or (2) to participate in the expansion of a community mental health services demonstration program. Requires the division of mental health and addiction to establish and maintain a help line: (1) to provide confidential emotional support and referrals to certain resources to individuals who call the help line; and (2) that is accessible by calling a toll free telephone number. Establishes the Indiana behavioral health commission (commission) and sets forth the commission's membership. Changes the name of the "9-8-8 crisis hotline center" to "9-8-8 crisis response center". Makes conforming changes.

Provides that a forestry operation that conducts its operations in compliance with the Indiana Logging and Forestry Best Management Practices Field Guide published by the Indiana department of natural resources is exempt from any requirement to obtain a permit from the department of natural resources or the department of environmental management concerning forestry activities confined to a waterway that has a watershed not greater than 10 square miles. Defines forestry operation. Defines waterway.

Repeals the requirement that local floodplain administrators use the "best floodplain mapping data" as provided by the department of natural resources (department) and located on the Indiana Floodplain Information Portal when reviewing an application for a permit to authorize construction in or near a floodplain. Provides that, after June 30, 2023, a county or municipality may not issue a permit for construction activity in or near a floodplain unless the permit applicant is allowed to elect whether the local floodplain administrator will use: (1) the department's "best floodplain mapping data"; or (2) an engineering study provided by the permit applicant; in reviewing the permit application. Prohibits a local floodplain administrator from issuing a permit authorizing a structure or construction activity in or near a floodplain if the issuance of the permit will violate National Flood Insurance Program requirements. Provides that, after June 30, 2025, an individual may not serve as the floodplain administrator of a county or municipality unless the individual has successfully completed: (1) the Certified Floodplain Manager program of the Association of State Floodplain Managers; or (2) another course or training program for local floodplain managers that is approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or the department. Provides that a person that has: (1) an ownership interest; (2) a leasehold interest; or (3) a security interest; in a parcel of real property may at any time request a review by the department of the department's "best floodplain mapping data" that applies to the parcel of real property. Requires the department to conduct the review at no cost to the person requesting the review and to use a detailed hydrologic modeling method in conducting the review. Provides that: (1) if the person requesting the review has applied to a local floodplain administrator for a permit authorizing the construction of a structure or other construction activity on the parcel of real property; and (2) the department does not complete the review within 120 days after the review was requested; the person may elect whether the local floodplain administrator, in reviewing the person's permit application, will use the department's "best floodplain mapping data" or an engineering study provided by the person. Provides that, in the disclosure form that is adopted by the Indiana real estate commission and that must be submitted to a prospective buyer of real estate before the prospective buyer's offer is accepted, the owner of real estate must disclose the fact that all or a portion of the owner's real estate is located within a community's floodplain boundaries, as indicated in a Federal Emergency Management Agency Flood Insurance Rate Map, if the owner has personal knowledge of that fact.