Sen. Jean Breaux

A SENATE RESOLUTION memorializing the life of Zachary Steven Eckert.

Requires: (1) the office of the secretary of family and social services; (2) an entity that has contracted with the office of the secretary; and (3) a person that has contracted with an entity; to contract with the area agencies on aging as the primary provider to perform specified long term services and supports programing for certain Medicaid applicants, enrollees, and recipients.

A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Indiana's women veterans.

Requires a portion of excess reserves in an odd-numbered year to be used to provide a thirteenth check for certain members of the: (1) Indiana state teachers' retirement fund; (2) public employees' retirement fund; (3) state excise police, gaming agent, gaming control officer, and conservation enforcement officers' retirement plan; (4) state police pre-1987 benefit system; and (5) state police 1987 benefit system. Makes conforming changes.

Provides that money appropriated to the state department of health for a state fiscal year that remains unexpended and unencumbered at the close of the state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund and is not subject to transfer, assignment, or reassignment to any other fund or purpose.

Requires each public school to provide curricular materials at no cost to each student enrolled in the public school. Establishes the curricular materials fund (fund) to provide state advancements for costs incurred by public schools in providing curricular materials to students at no cost. Provides that the department of education shall administer the fund. Provides that money in the fund is continually appropriated. Provides that a governing body or organizer of a charter school: (1) may purchase from a publisher any curricular materials selected by proper officials; (2) may rent curricular materials to certain nonpublic schools; and (3) may not rent the curricular materials to any student enrolled in any public school. Repeals a requirement that a school corporation must offer curricular materials at a reasonable rate to a family that moves during the school term. Repeals a requirement that a township trustee must use specified accounting methods for a curricular materials rental fund. Makes conforming changes. Appropriates from the state general fund to the office of the secretary of family and social services an amount sufficient to meet maintenance of effort requirements for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022. Makes an appropriation from the state general fund to the curricular materials fund for the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022.

Requires a public utility that is under the jurisdiction of the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) for the approval of rates and charges to file a base rate case with the IURC at least once every five years. Makes conforming amendments to the statute authorizing cost recovery for utilities for certain transmission, distribution, and storage system improvements.

A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Senator Karen Tallian upon her retirement from the Indiana Senate.

Repeals provisions providing that juvenile courts do not have jurisdiction over juveniles charged with certain offenses. Repeals provisions: (1) imposing various juvenile court fees; (2) under which a parent of a delinquent child is required to pay: (A) an application fee for transfer of the child to another state; or (B) the costs of returning the child to Indiana; under the interstate compact for juveniles; (3) under which: (A) child support payments; and (B) state or federal benefits; for a child removed from the child's home by the department of child services (DCS) are paid or assigned to DCS for the duration of the child's removal; (4) imposing a fee for a child's participation in a program of informal adjustment; (5) requiring parents of a child to pay costs of educational or rehabilitative services provided for the child while the child is under the supervision of the probation department; (6) under which a juvenile court may order a parent of a child adjudicated to be a child in need of services (CHINS) or adjudicated delinquent to reimburse the county for costs incurred by the county with respect to services for or placement of the child; (7) under which a parent of a child: (A) adjudicated to be a CHINS; (B) adjudicated delinquent; or (C) participating in a program of informal adjustment; is required to reimburse DCS for the cost of services provided for the child by DCS; (8) under which a parent of a delinquent child may be required to reimburse costs of services provided by the department of correction if the child is made a ward of the department of correction; (9) imposing a juvenile probation fee; (10) allowing a juvenile court to require a parent of a child to pay a fee for the services of a guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate appointed for the child; (11) requiring a parent to pay expenses assessed against the parent's child by a problem solving court; and (12) requiring a parent to reimburse a county for public defender services provided to the parent's child; and provides that any outstanding costs, fees, or other financial obligations, or any warrant based solely on costs, fees, or other financial obligations, that have been imposed on a delinquent child or the parent or guardian of a delinquent child under these repealed provisions are vacated and unenforceable. Discontinues the collection of a civil filing fee for paternity actions. Discontinues the division of youth services transitional services fund. Provides that a statement made during a custodial interrogation by a juvenile regarding an act allegedly committed when the juvenile was less than 18 years of age is inadmissible for purposes of specified criminal or juvenile proceedings if a law enforcement officer or school resource officer knowingly communicates to the juvenile: (1) false information regarding evidence relating to the act; or (2) false or unauthorized statements regarding penalties for the act or leniency in the imposition of penalties for the act; during the custodial interrogation. Imposes requirements on juvenile detention facilities with regard to visitation and contact with residents of a juvenile detention facility. Provides that commission by a juvenile of an offense related to unlawful carry of a firearm is a delinquent act. Provides that commission by a juvenile of: (1) indecent display by a youth; or (2) an act that would be a misdemeanor if committed by an adult; under specified circumstances is a delinquent act. Amends, with respect to provisions allowing public access to certain juvenile court records and records regarding allegations of certain delinquent acts: (1) the circumstances under which such records may be accessed by the public; and (2) the information in the records that may be accessed; without a court order. Allows an individual convicted of a crime committed by the individual before the individual was 18 years of age to petition a court for modification of the individual's sentence. Eliminates a provision allowing an individual who is 16 or 17 years of age and found guilty of murder to be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. Provides with regard to murder sentencing that the defendant's commission of the murder when the defendant was less than 25 years of age (rather than 18 years of age, under current law) at the time of the murder is a mitigating factor. Urges the legislative council to assign to an appropriate interim study committee topics related to court fees, including: (1) distribution of court fee revenue; and (2) alternatives to the collection of court fees.

Requires, during the federally declared public health emergency concerning COVID-19, the division of family resources to continue to temporarily waive a family's copayment for participation in the federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) voucher program and make the payments to the child care program provider in the same manner as the division was waiving the copayment and making the payments to providers on January 1, 2022.