Repeals the law that requires a person to obtain a license to carry a handgun in Indiana. Specifies that certain persons who are not otherwise prohibited from carrying or possessing a handgun are not required to obtain or possess a license or permit from the state to carry a handgun in Indiana. Prohibits certain individuals from knowingly or intentionally carrying a handgun including persons convicted of a federal or state offense punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding one year. Creates the crime of "unlawful carrying of a handgun". Provides that a prohibited person who knowingly or intentionally carries a handgun commits a Class A misdemeanor. Specifies that the unlawful carrying of a handgun is a Level 4 felony when a person: (1) is less than 23 years of age; and (2) has an adjudication as a delinquent child for an act described by IC 35-47-4-5 (unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon). Allows a resident of Indiana who wishes to carry a firearm in another state under a reciprocity agreement entered into by Indiana and the other state to obtain from the superintendent of the state police department a reciprocity license. Requires law enforcement agencies to make use of certain data bases when issuing reciprocity licenses. Makes conforming amendments.
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Expands the list of medical professionals from which home health agencies may accept written orders. Changes the requirements for the issuance of a prescription via telemedicine. Provides that advanced practice registered nurses may operate in multiple locations in collaboration with a physician. Increases the number of pharmacy technicians that a single licensed pharmacist may supervise. Provides that pharmacy technicians may perform certain work remotely without the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist.
Provides that immediate action may be taken for the maintenance, alteration, repair, reconstruction, change in construction or location, or removal of a dike, floodwall, levee, or appurtenance to provide emergency protection to: (1) human life; or (2) property; if, in the opinion of the department of natural resources (DNR), there is not sufficient time for the maintenance, alteration, repair, reconstruction, change in construction or location, or removal to be effected through the issuance and enforcement of a notice of violation. (Under current law, danger to property alone is not sufficient cause for immediate action.) Provides that if, in the opinion of the DNR, immediate action is necessary, the DNR may: (1) undertake the action by itself or through a contractor engaged by the DNR; or (2) authorize the owner of the property on which the dike, floodwall, levee, or appurtenance is located to undertake the action. Provides that, before the natural resources commission or its agents may enter private property to investigate for flood control purposes, the owner or occupant of the property must be contacted and informed of the reason for the entry and the intended time and place of the entry by: (1) direct, in person verbal communication; (2) a telephone call; (3) certified mail with return receipt requested; or (4) first class mail or electronic mail followed by a response from the owner or occupant of the property; except when there is a need to enter the property immediately because of an emergency.
Provides that the renewal of the state of disaster emergency does not become effective unless it is approved by the general assembly. Provides that if the governor calls a special session for the purpose of renewing the state of disaster emergency, the: (1) governor shall notify the general assembly 10 days prior to the governor's intention to renew the state of disaster emergency; and (2) renewal shall be based on the same or substantially similar underlying set of facts as the original state of disaster emergency. Provides that the governor may not issue a new executive order to circumvent the renewal limitations in the case of a state of disaster emergency based on the same or substantially similar underlying set of facts as the original state of disaster emergency. Provides that any order, rule, or regulation limiting the operation of a business or industry shall be applied equally to all other businesses and industries. Provides, however, that the uniform treatment of all other businesses and industries does not apply to isolated events that include an act of God, such as a fire, an earthquake, a hurricane, a storm, or a similar natural disaster phenomenon. Makes conforming changes.
Provides that each postsecondary educational institution that receives funding from the state may not: (1) exclude a student from participating in or receiving benefits from; or (2) subject a student to discrimination or an official sanction under; an educational program, activity, or division of the postsecondary educational institution on the basis of participating in a protected association. Describes the manner in which state and private postsecondary educational institutions must submit statements of compliance with freedom of speech and association rights to the commission for higher education (commission). Requires the commission to review and publish on the commission's Internet web site in a searchable data base the statements submitted and a list of state educational institutions and private postsecondary educational institutions that failed to submit a statement. Allows a person to engage in noncommercial expressive activity on a campus of a state educational institution when certain conditions are met. Defines expressive activity as: (1) all forms of peaceful assembly; (2) protests; (3) speeches; (4) distribution of literature; (5) carrying signs; (6) circulating petitions; and (7) the recording and publication, including Internet publication of video and audio lawfully recorded; in a public outdoor area of a state educational institution. Prohibits a person from materially disrupting a previously scheduled or reserved activity on campus. Defines a material and substantial disruption. Permits the attorney general or a person whose expressive rights were allegedly violated to bring a civil action in court. Awards $500 for the first violation and $50 for each day the plaintiff's rights remain violated when a violation of this chapter is found. Allows the court to award compensatory damages, reasonable court costs, and attorney's fees when a violation of this chapter is found. Prohibits total damages stemming from a single controversy to exceed $100,000. Requires that a civil action for a violation must begin not later than one year after the date the alleged violation occurs. Prescribes the circumstance under which the statute of limitations is tolled. Provides that a college or university student who: (1) is accused of; or (2) accuses another student of; a violation of the college's or university's disciplinary or conduct rules has a right to representation, at the student's expense, in a disciplinary proceeding conducted by the college or university regarding the violation, if the violation carries a potential penalty of suspension for 10 or more days or expulsion. Provides that a college or university student organization that is accused of a violation of the college's or university's disciplinary or conduct rules has a right to representation, at the student organization's expense, in a disciplinary proceeding conducted by the college or university regarding the violation. Prescribes procedural requirements for college or university disciplinary proceedings. Creates a cause of action for a student or student organization whose right to representation is violated. Provides that a state university that accepts federal funds may not: (1) subject a student of the state university to a disciplinary sanction solely on the basis of the student's expressive activity or other communication that, when engaged in outside of the campus of the state university, is protected from governmental restriction by the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States; (2) retaliate against an employee of a state university who acts to protect a student engaged in expressive activity or communication or refuses to infringe upon expressive activity or communication; or (3) subject state university campus media to prior restraint or prepublication approval, subject to certain exceptions. Provides a cause of action for a student or employee alleging a violation of these restrictions, and provides that the court: (1) may award the student or employee compensatory damages, reasonable court costs, attorney's fees, expert witness fees, any other relief in equity or law the court finds appropriate; and (2) shall award the student or employee not less than $1,000; if the court finds the state university has violated these restrictions.
Provides that if a court in a paternity or child custody proceeding does not award joint legal custody or joint physical custody of a child, the court shall enter findings of fact and conclusions of law citing clear and convincing evidence that awarding joint legal custody or joint physical custody is unreasonable and not in the best interest of the child. Provides for a court in a proceeding to modify custody to consider any substantial changes in the facts underlying a previous court decision not to award joint legal custody or joint physical custody. Provides that in allocating parenting time, there is a rebuttable presumption that it is in the best interests of the child for parenting time to be allocated equally or nearly equally between the child's custodial parent and the child's noncustodial parent. Provides that a finding by the court that a history of child abuse or neglect exists with respect to the child is sufficient to rebut the presumption.
Provides that a student who withdraws from school after completing grade 10 may not be included in a school's graduation rate if the student's parent submits to the school the following statements while the student is enrolled in grade 8: (1) A statement from the parent affirming that the parent has a sincerely held religious belief against the taking of a photograph and that the student will be withdrawing from school after completing grade 10 in order to complete a career pathway certification or due to the parent's deeply held religious belief. (2) A statement from a member of the clergy of the religious organization of which the parent is a member regarding the prohibition of photography of members of the religious organization. Requires at least one parent of the student to provide proof that the parent has been issued a photo exempt driver's license or identification card.
Defines the terms "community based palliative care" and "palliative care". Provides that a hospice provider may provide community based palliative care to a patient who is not eligible for hospice care if the hospice provider: (1) meets certain licensing requirements; and (2) is certified in community based palliative care by an organization approved the state department of health.
Provides that a student meets the residency requirements for enrollment at a public school if a parent of the student: (1) is transferred to or is pending transfer to a military installation within Indiana while on active duty pursuant to an official military order; and (2) submits to the public school certain information, including official documentation, as determined by the state board of education, regarding the transfer or pending transfer. Provides that the student is considered to have legal settlement in the attendance area of the school corporation in which the parent: (1) has submitted the required application and documentation; and (2) intends to reside. Requires a parent who is transferred to or is pending transfer to a military installation within Indiana to provide proof of residence to the public school not later than 10 instructional days after the arrival date provided on the required documentation. Provides that if the parent of the student fails to provide the proof of residence, the public school may exclude the student from attendance pending an expulsion proceeding. Makes the following changes to provisions concerning resident tuition rate eligibility for active duty armed forces personnel and dependents of active duty armed forces personnel: (1) Defines "dependent". (2) Amends the definition of "qualified course". (3) Provides that spouses of active duty armed forces personnel are eligible for the resident tuition rate. (4) Provides that spouses and dependents of active duty armed forces personnel are eligible, from the date that the state educational institution accepts the spouse or dependent for enrollment, for the resident tuition rate if the spouse or dependent enrolls in the state educational institution within a certain amount of time. (5) Provides that a dependent or spouse of a person who serves on active duty in the armed forces is eligible for the resident tuition rate for the duration of the spouse's or dependent's continuous enrollment at a state educational institution regardless of whether the person serving on active duty continues, after the spouse or dependent is accepted for enrollment in the state educational institution, to satisfy certain resident rate tuition eligibility criteria.
Prohibits the director of the department of natural resources (department) from exercising the authority to remove an abode or residence from a floodway if: (1) the abode or residence was constructed before January 1, 2020; (2) the owner of the abode or residence has taken measures to elevate the lowest floor of the abode or residence to at least two feet above the one hundred year flood elevation within two years after receiving notification from the department concerning the abode or residence; and (3) the owner of the abode or residence has taken necessary measures to comply with all applicable local, state, and federal floodway regulations.