The Senate Family and Children Services Committee heard HB 1273 on child welfare task force sponsored by Sen. Rogers. Author Rep. DeVon introduced the bill and explained that the bill establishes the child welfare task force to study specified topics regarding child welfare services in Indiana. The bill was amended by consent to make a technical correction to change a “the” … [Read more...] about Child welfare task force
Immigration notice
The Senator Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1393 regarding immigration notice sponsored by Sen. Freeman and Sen. Maxwell. Author Rep. Bascom testified that the bill mandates law enforcement to arrest any individual believed to be unlawfully in the United States if there is probable cause to believe that the individual committed a crime. The sheriff of the arresting … [Read more...] about Immigration notice
Reporting of child abuse or neglect
The Senate Family and Children Services Committee heard HB 1412 on reporting of child abuse or neglect sponsored by Sen. Goode and Sen. Crider. Author Rep. Cash introduced the bill and explained that the bill does the following: The bill was amended by consent to provide that a child is not a child in need of services due to a parent, guardian, or custodian referring to and … [Read more...] about Reporting of child abuse or neglect
Law enforcement officer criminal convictions
The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee heard HB 1471 regarding law enforcement officer criminal convictions sponsored by Sen. Clark, Sen. Freeman, and Sen. Carrasco. Author Rep. Steuerwald testified that the bill is a joint effort between prosecutors and law enforcement to establish the Giglio list and procedures for adding a name to the list. A Giglio list, also known as … [Read more...] about Law enforcement officer criminal convictions
Juvenile law matters
The Senate Family and Children Services Committee heard HB 1605 on juvenile law matters sponsored by Sen. Brown and Sen. Koch. Author Rep. McGuire introduced the bill and explained that the bill does the following: The bill was amended by consent to do the following: The following entities testified in support of the bill: Firefly Children & Family Alliance, Champions … [Read more...] about Juvenile law matters