A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION memorializing Lance Corporal Jacky Ray Koenig Jr., United States Marine Corps.
Honoring Mr. William Rowlett.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the Indiana Rangers, Company D of the 151st Infantry Regiment of the Indiana National Guard.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the creation of a Medal of Honor Memorial Highway in Indiana.
Removes the requirement that rules adopted by the state department of health, in consultation with the department of veterans' affairs, include patient health improvement as a condition for approval of payment for treatment under the hyperbaric oxygen treatment pilot program (pilot program). Removes the requirement that the state department of health receive pretreatment and posttreatment evaluation documentation as a condition for approval of payment for hyperbaric oxygen treatment. Requires that rules adopted by the state department of health concerning the pilot program not include criteria requiring patient health improvement as a condition for approval of payment for treatment.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Indiana University in recognition of its Bicentennial Anniversary on January 20, 2020.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION memorializing Marine Corporal John C. Bishop.
Provides that a school corporation or a charter school may receive an advance from the common school fund for payment of a local match required for the receipt of federal funds for use in constructing a safe room for protection from injury during extreme weather events or converting existing space to a safe room. Establishes the school corporation and charter school safe room program (program). Provides that the state board of education (state board), in consultation with the department of homeland security, shall administer the program. Provides that the state board of finance shall periodically establish the rate or rates of interest payable on advances made as long as the established interest rate or rates are not less than 1% and do not exceed 4%. Provides that the term of the advance may not exceed 10 years after the date of the advance. Provides that the maximum amount of the advance that the state board may approve is equal to the amount of the local match required for the receipt of federal funds for use in constructing a safe room or converting existing space to a safe room. Provides that a charter school may provide the state board with an adequate security interest for the repayment of an advance made to the charter school. Provides that a school corporation may levy a property tax for its debt service fund and transfer those revenues to the school corporation's education fund.
Authorizes the consolidation of a township fire department or fire protection territory in Marion County into the fire department of the consolidated city if the following occur: (1) The mayor of the consolidated city adopts a resolution approving the consolidation. (2) The city-county council adopts an ordinance approving the consolidation. (3) The mayor of the consolidated city approves the ordinance of the city-county council. Provides that a consolidation is effective on the date set forth in the ordinance adopted by the city-county council. Provides for the transfer of cumulative building and equipment fund balances, debt service balances, and firefighting fund balances on the effective date of the consolidation. Makes changes to a provision concerning the transfer of certain types of indebtedness to the consolidated city incurred before the effective date of the consolidation. Relocates language specifying that indebtedness related to fire protection services that is incurred before the effective date of the consolidation by the consolidated city remains the debt of the consolidated city and property taxes to pay the debt may only be levied within the fire special service district. Specifies that to become a firefighter with the fire department of the consolidated city as part of a consolidation, an individual must pass the work performance evaluation administered by the fire department of the consolidated city. Provides that a physician selected by the fire department of the consolidated city may, upon application by the firefighter, grant the firefighter an extension, for medical reasons, of the date by which the firefighter must pass the work performance evaluation. Provides that for purposes of determining the seniority of a merit firefighter who becomes employed by the fire department of the consolidated city through a consolidation: (1) the time served by the individual as a merit firefighter with the consolidated fire department also includes the total time served by the individual as a merit firefighter with the fire department in which the individual was serving at the time of the consolidation; and (2) the hire date of the individual is the date the individual was hired as a merit firefighter by the fire department in which the individual was serving at the time of consolidation. Specifies that if an individual becomes a firefighter employed by the fire department of the consolidated city through a consolidation, the individual's merit rank may not be reduced below the lesser of the merit rank held by the individual on the effective date of the consolidation or the rank of captain. Specifies that the consolidated city may levy property taxes within the area served by the consolidated fire department to provide for the payment of the expenses for the operation of the consolidated fire department. Provides that beginning with the fifth year after the year in which such a consolidation is effective, the total property tax rate imposed for fire protection within the territory formerly served by the fire department that was consolidated may not exceed the total property tax rate imposed for fire protection in other areas served by the fire department of the consolidated city.
Exempts military pay earned by members of an active component of the armed forces of the United States from the individual income tax. Phases in the exemption over four years beginning in taxable year 2022. (Current law exempts from the individual income tax the military pay earned by members of the National Guard and reserve components of the armed forces of the United States while serving on active duty.)
