The House Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee heard SB 345 establishing the child services oversight committee, sponsored by Rep. Lindauer and Rep. DeVon. This bill requires the committee to review case decisions of the Department of Child Services (DCS) and the juvenile courts in certain cases with negative outcomes, make recommendations to DCS and the legislative council, … [Read more...] about Child services oversight
Juvenile
Mid-Session: Juvenile Law
The following juvenile law bills passed out of their originating house: SB 16 Juvenile delinquents and firearms Previous blog post: http://indianacourts.us/legislative/?p=2872 Floor amendments: The bill was amended to increase penalties for unlawful possession of a firearm by a dangerous person. House Sponsors: Pressel, Negele Read the current bill: … [Read more...] about Mid-Session: Juvenile Law
Child services oversight
The Senate Family and Children Services Committee heard SB 345 on creating a committee to for child services oversight for the Department of Child Services (DCS). Author Sen. Houchin introduced this legislation and noted the numbers of children who died recently, the amount of money allocated to DCS, the number of employees, and the number of calls to the hotline as part of the reaso … [Read more...] about Child services oversight
Juveniles
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law committee heard SB 449 on juveniles. The bill is authored by Sen. Houchin and does the following: for certain serious offenses committed by a juvenile: (1) reduces the minimum age for committing the child to the department of correction from 13 to 12; (2) adds an attempt to commit certain serious offenses to the list of serious offenses; and … [Read more...] about Juveniles
Juvenile expungements and firearms matters
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1159 concerning juvenile expungements and firearm matters authored by Rep. Schaibley. The bill would require juvenile courts to transmit information to Office of Judicial Administration for transmission to NICS upon finding of a delinquent act that would be a serious violent felony if committed by an adult, allows the court to … [Read more...] about Juvenile expungements and firearms matters