For amend and vote only and upon recommitment, the Ways and Means Committee heard HB 1049 on public service attorney scholarships authored by Rep. Steuerwald. The bill establishes a county deputy prosecuting attorney and public defender scholarship program and a scholarship fund. The Commission for Higher Education will administer both the program and the fund.
The bill was amended by consent to require the study of the rules of evidence, criminal and civil rules of procedure, substantive criminal law, and constitutional law specific to Indiana. The amended bill passed 19-0.
Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/house/1049