A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Association.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Justice Steven H. David upon his retirement from the Indiana Supreme Court.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring the Indiana Fever and recognizing the 37th annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day.
Removes the remedies from chapter 3 of the data security breach statute and adds a reference to relief available under chapter 4 of that statute. (Under current law, the maximum civil penalty in chapter 3 is $5,000 per deceptive act.) Changes the civil penalty under chapter 4 of the data security breach statute to $500,000 per deceptive act. (Under current law, the maximum civil penalty in chapter 4 is $150,000 per deceptive act.) Adds the following to the permissible remedies available for the attorney general to seek for a deceptive act: (1) Restitution for actual harm, but not less than $100 per Indiana resident who suffered actual harm. (2) The cost of administering restitution.
Provides that, in counties that have one or more township assessors, the county election board shall place on the ballot at the November 2024 general election a public question asking whether the office of township assessor should be abolished or continued. Provides that a county election board shall tabulate the votes cast on the public question and certify the results to the department of local government finance. Provides that if a majority of the voters voting on the public question vote "yes", the office of each township assessor in the county is abolished, effective January 1, 2026. Provides that if a majority of voters voting on the public question vote "yes": (1) employment positions as of December 31, 2025, of each township assessor in the county are transferred to the county assessor; (2) real and personal property duties of each township assessor in the county are transferred to the county assessor; (3) obligations outstanding on December 31, 2025, of each township assessor in the county are transferred to the county assessor; and (4) the funds of each township assessor in the county on hand for the purpose of carrying out the property assessment duties in the amount determined by the county auditor are transferred to the county assessor. Provides that before October 1, 2025, the county assessor shall interview, or give the opportunity to interview to, each individual who: (1) is an employee of a township assessor in the county; and (2) applies before September 1, 2025, for an employment position. Provides that the township shall transfer to the county assessor all revenue received after the date of the transfer that is received by the township for the purpose of carrying out property assessment duties in the amount determined by the county auditor.
Provides that a high school diploma (diploma) or credential issued by a nonaccredited nonpublic secondary school is legally sufficient to demonstrate that the recipient of the diploma or credential has met the requirements to complete high school. Provides that a state or local agency or institution of higher education in Indiana may not reject or otherwise treat a person differently based solely on the source of a diploma or credential. Provides that a person who administers a nonaccredited nonpublic secondary school has the authority to execute any document required by law, rule, regulation, or policy to provide certain evidence regarding a child's education.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION congratulating the Valparaiso Vikings for winning the 2022 IHSAA Class 5A Football State Championship in November of 2022.
Establishes the pediatric cancer research and treatment grant program (grant program) to be administered by the Indiana department of health (state department). Establishes the pediatric cancer research and treatment fund and appropriates $2,000,000 to the fund for the biennium. Sets forth requirements for an entity to receive a grant. Requires the state department to develop criteria, policies, procedures, and a plan concerning awarding of the grants. Prioritizes use of the funds to be on innovative research and treatments with the potential of resulting in novel therapies for pediatric cancer. Requires the state department to submit an annual report to the governor and legislative council concerning the grant program and publish the report on the state department's website.
Provides that if the dispositional decree entered in the case of a child who is removed from the home of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian provides for reunification of the child with the parent, guardian, or custodian, the department of child services (department) shall conduct random, unannounced, in-home, face-to-face assessments of the child not less than once each week for the first six months following the child's return to the home. Provides that: (1) if the dispositional decree entered in the case of a child who is removed from the home of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian: (A) provides for reunification of the child with the parent, guardian, or custodian; and (B) requires the parent, guardian, or custodian to participate in an addiction treatment program; the dispositional decree must require the parent, guardian, or custodian to submit to weekly, random drug testing for the first six months following the child's return to the home; and (2) if the parent, guardian, or custodian tests positive for a controlled substance or fails to submit to a required drug test after the child's return to the home, the department shall change the placement of the child and file an emergency motion with the court or request the court to issue a temporary order for an emergency change in the child's placement. Provides that if a child who is removed from the home of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian is returned to the home of the parent, guardian, or custodian for purposes of a trial home visit, the department shall conduct random, unannounced, in-home, face-to-face assessments of the child not less than once each week for the duration of the trial home visit. Provides that: (1) if a child is removed from the home of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian and the child's dispositional decree requires the child's parent, guardian, or custodian to participate in an addiction treatment program, the dispositional decree must require that the parent, guardian, or custodian submit to weekly, random drug testing for the duration of a trial home visit; and (2) if the parent, guardian, or custodian tests positive for a controlled substance or fails to submit to a required drug test during a trial home visit, the department shall terminate the trial home visit. Provides that a trial home visit must be at least three months in duration, subject to circumstances necessitating removal of the child from the home. Provides that if a dispositional decree requires a child's parent, guardian, or custodian to participate in a program of care, treatment, or rehabilitation and the court finds that the parent, guardian, or custodian has failed to make consistent and timely progress toward the goals set forth in the dispositional decree: (1) the department: (A) shall not allow the parent, guardian, or custodian supervised visitation with the child until the court finds that the parent, guardian, or custodian is making consistent and timely progress toward the goals set forth in the dispositional decree; and (B) shall not return the child to the home of the parent, guardian, or custodian, including for purposes of a trial home visit, or allow the parent, guardian, or custodian unsupervised visitation with the child, until the parent, guardian, or custodian completes the services required under the program of care, treatment, or rehabilitation; and (2) the court shall not modify the dispositional decree to reduce the number of services in which the parent, guardian, or custodian is required to participate unless the court finds that a compelling reason exists for the modification.
Prohibits specified health care professionals from providing gender transition procedures to a minor that are intended to alter the gender of the minor or delay puberty. Provides for certain medical exceptions. Prohibits public funds, Medicaid, or a health carrier from providing reimbursement or coverage for gender transition procedures to a minor. Creates a civil cause of action. Makes conforming changes.
