H.E.A. 1051, P.L. 45 Effective: July 1, 2024 Adds language providing that supporting and facilitating two-way communication between parents and foster parents, or kinship caregivers is a state policy. Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/house/1051 … [Read more...] about Communication between caregivers and parents
Juvenile
DCS technical changes and adoption subsidies
H.E.A. 1064, P.L. 46 Effective: July 1, 2024 Relocates the definition of "foster youth". Defines "licensed kinship caregiver". Makes the following changes regarding state adoption subsidies: (1) Removes the age requirement for eligibility. (2) Provides that a child who is a ward of the Department of Child Services (DCS) is considered hard to place for purposes of eligibility. … [Read more...] about DCS technical changes and adoption subsidies
Courts for children three years of age and younger in need of services
H.E.A. 1101, P.L. 51 Effective: July 1, 2024 Establishes a safe baby court as a type of problem solving court. Provides that a child in need of services is an eligible individual for purposes of a problem solving court program. Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/house/1101 … [Read more...] about Courts for children three years of age and younger in need of services
Child advocacy centers
H.E.A. 1123, P.L. 54 Effective: July 1, 2024 Provides that the Department of Child Services may use a child advocacy center to coordinate a multidisciplinary team for responding to reports involving child abuse or neglect. Requires the child advocacy center to: (1) coordinate a multidisciplinary team that consists of specified professionals; (2) ensure that the … [Read more...] about Child advocacy centers
Children in need of services
H.E.A. 1310, P.L. 69 Effective: March 11, 2024 Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/house/1310 … [Read more...] about Children in need of services