A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename a section of State Road 13 in Syracuse, Indiana, the "Benjamin Fisher Memorial Highway".
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename a section of State Road 13 in Syracuse, Indiana, the "Benjamin Fisher Memorial Highway".
Provides that in the event of a disaster emergency, an emergency order issued by a state agency must be narrowly tailored to serve a compelling public health or safety interest. Entitles a person to relief if a court determines that the person seeking judicial relief has been prejudiced by an agency action issued during a disaster emergency that has not been: (1) applied equally to a similarly situated person; and (2) narrowly tailored to serve a compelling public health or safety interest. Provides that the orders, rules, and regulations made, amended, or rescinded by the governor must be narrowly tailored to serve a compelling public health or safety interest. Requires any state or local agency, including the Indiana department of health and local boards of health, to only impose a restriction that is narrowly tailored to serve a compelling public health or safety interest. Provides that any order or proclamation declaring, continuing, or terminating a local disaster emergency must be narrowly tailored to serve a compelling public health or safety interest. Provides that, if the disaster that is the basis of the emergency order impacts an area of the state that does not exceed the lesser of: (1) 31 counties; or (2) an area that is inhabited by less than 33 1/3% of the population of Indiana; the state of emergency expires in 30 days. Provides that the governor may renew the emergency declaration in 30 day increments not to exceed a period of 12 months. Provides that all other emergency declarations expire 30 days after the initial date of the governor's executive order and may not be renewed or extended by the governor without the approval of the general assembly. Removes the governor's ability to suspend certain provisions relating to the general assembly, judicial relief of an agency action during an emergency declaration, or provisions relating to emergency management disasters.
Establishes the reservist tuition supplement program (program) and reservist tuition supplement program fund (fund). Requires the commission for higher education to administer the program and fund. Provides that money in the fund is continuously appropriated.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing South Bend Police Officer Brian Meador.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing South Bend Police Officer Brian Meador.
Requires an adult oriented website operator that displays material harmful to minors to use a reasonable age verification method to prevent a minor from accessing an adult oriented website. Creates a cause of action to permit: (1) the parent or guardian of a child harmed by a violation of the age verification requirement to obtain monetary damages, injunctive relief, and reasonable attorney's fees; and (2) any other person to bring an action to obtain injunctive relief and reasonable attorney's fees. Prohibits a person that conducts age verification from retaining the identifying information of an individual seeking to access an adult oriented website that displays material harmful to minors, and permits an individual whose identifying information is retained to bring an action to obtain monetary damages, injunctive relief, and reasonable attorney's fees.
Establishes enforcement departments within the state Medicaid fraud control unit and the identity theft unit of the office of the attorney general. Provides that an investigator of the department who is designated by the attorney general as a law enforcement officer has law enforcement powers that are limited to carrying out the unit's responsibilities.
Establishes the Indiana foreign electronic transfer fees property tax relief fund (fund) for the purpose of issuing property tax relief rebates to individuals who qualify for the over 65 property tax credit. Provides that the department of state revenue administers the fund. Requires the sender of a money transmission transaction to pay a fee if the recipient of the money is located outside of the United States. Provides a tax credit for an individual who: (1) is a citizen or national of the United States, or is an alien who has lawful permanent resident status or conditional permanent resident status; and (2) paid any fees for a money transmission transaction during the taxable year. Makes an appropriation.
Requires the board of trustees of each state educational institution to adopt a policy that prohibits immigrant students, administrators, faculty members, and staff from doing any of the following at any time or place: (1) Espousing terrorist activity. (2) Persuading others to endorse or espouse terrorist activity. (3) Supporting a terrorist organization. Requires the policy to provide for enforcement through suspension, expulsion, or termination of employment. Requires state educational institutions to investigate suspected or alleged violations of the policies. Authorizes the attorney general to bring a cause of action to enforce the statute and compel a state educational institution to enforce its policy. Provides that if a court finds that a state educational institution is in violation of the statute, the court shall impose a civil judgment against the state educational institution in the amount of $100,000 per violation.
