A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION recognizing the 2019 Castle High School archery team for winning their twelfth state championship and second consecutive national championship.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Beverly Brown upon her retirement from the Indiana Senate.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Indiana University in recognition of its Bicentennial Anniversary on January 20, 2020.
Appropriates $75,000,000 from the state general fund to the department of education for distribution to eligible school corporations as revenue for bargaining additional salary increases for the 2020-2021 school year. Defines an eligible school corporation as a school corporation that under the school funding formula: (1) experienced a decrease in funding; or (2) received an increase in funding that was less than the rate of inflation; from the 2018-2019 school year as compared to the 2019-2020 school year.
Amends the Uniform Consumer Credit Code (UCCC) as follows: (1) Specifies that the UCCC applies to any consumer credit transaction entered into by a creditor and a resident of Indiana regardless of whether: (A) the creditor has a physical presence in any state; or (B) the transaction is conducted, in whole or in part, by means of the Internet. (2) Specifies that the licensing requirements under the UCCC apply to any person that regularly engages in making consumer loans in Indiana regardless of whether: (A) the person has a physical presence in any state; or (B) the loan transactions are conducted, in whole or in part, by means of the Internet. (3) Provides that after June 30, 2020, a lender may not contract for or receive the authorized minimum finance charge upon a borrower's prepayment of the second or any subsequent refinancing of a consumer loan made to that borrower by the lender. (4) Provides that after June 30, 2020, a lender may not assess the authorized nonrefundable prepaid finance charge on the second or any subsequent refinancing of a consumer loan made to a borrower by the lender. (5) Provides that a creditor: (A) who is licensed with the department of financial institutions (department) under the UCCC or is required to be licensed with the department; and (B) who violates the UCCC; commits a deceptive act that is actionable by the attorney general or a consumer under the deceptive consumer sales act.
Establishes procedures for redistricting Indiana's congressional and legislative districts. Requires the legislative services agency to do the following to prepare for redistricting: (1) Acquire hardware, software, and supplies. (2) Establish an Internet based redistricting portal to assist the public in drawing maps, providing input on the redistricting process, and allowing the upload of their own maps. (3) Arrange with state educational institutions for creation of at least one site in each Indiana congressional district to enable the public to do the same tasks as through the portal. Requires the house and senate committees assigned to redistricting to hold joint hearings in each congressional district to take public input on redistricting and in defining communities of interest. Establishes standards to govern redistricting of Indiana's congressional and legislative districts. Provides that the standards govern any congressional redistricting plan that is established by the congressional redistricting commission. (Under current law, a congressional redistricting commission is formed to establish a congressional district plan for Indiana if the general assembly fails to do so after the first regular session that occurs after the federal decennial census or if a congressional district plan adopted by the general assembly is invalidated.) Makes conforming changes.
Establishes a redistricting commission (commission) to create, hold hearings on, take public comment about, and recommend plans to redraw general assembly districts and congressional districts. Provides for appointment of four commission members by the legislative leadership. Establishes the redistricting commission nominating committee (committee) to receive applications from and evaluate applicants to fill the five remaining positions on the commission. Provides for selection of those five commission members from pools of applicants selected by the committee. Requires the legislative services agency (agency) to provide staff and administrative services to the commission. Establishes standards to govern the commission and the agency in the creation of redistricting plans. Provides that the general assembly must meet and enact redistricting plans before October 1 of a redistricting year. Authorizes the general assembly to convene in a session to act on redistricting bills at times other than the times the general assembly is currently authorized to meet. Repeals the current law establishing a redistricting commission for congressional redistricting.
Requires a policy of accident and sickness insurance, a health maintenance organization contract, or any other health plan that is compliant with federal law to only offer health plans that do not require a covered individual to: (1) pay a deductible; or (2) pay more than the amount of the copayment or coinsurance specified in the plan's summary of benefits and coverage; with respect to a prescription drug. Requires a policy of accident and sickness insurance and a health maintenance organization contract to include any amounts paid by a covered individual or on behalf of a covered individual when calculating the covered individual's cost sharing requirement. Provides that the cost sharing requirement for a prescription drug under a policy of accident and sickness insurance or a health maintenance organization contract will be calculated at the point of sale and based on a price that is reduced by an amount equal to at least 85% of all rebates received by the insurer in connection with the dispensing or administration of the prescription drug.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION congratulating the Evansville Reitz Memorial High School football team on winning the 2019 Indiana High School Athletic Association ("IHSAA") Class 4A state championship title.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION congratulating the Evansville Reitz Memorial High School boys soccer team on winning the 2019 Indiana High School Athletic Association ("IHSAA") Class 2A state championship title.
