The House Judiciary Committee heard HB 1003 on administrative law authored by Rep. Steuerwald and Rep. Jeter. The bill does the following: The bill was amended by consent to do the following: The Indiana Office of Administrative Law Proceedings and Indiana Manufacturing Association testified without a position on the bill. The Indiana Chamber of Commerce, … [Read more...] about Administrative law
Commission, committee, and board administration
The House Government and Regulatory Reform committee heard HB 1026 authored by Rep. Karen Engleman on commission, committee, and board administration. This bill: The bill passed 10-0. Read the bill at https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/house/1026 … [Read more...] about Commission, committee, and board administration
Communication between caregivers and parents
The House Family, Children & Human Affairs Committee heard HB 1051 on communication between caregivers and parentsauthored by Rep. DeVon. The bill adds language providing that supporting and facilitating two-way communication between parents and foster parents or kinship caregivers is a state policy. The Indiana Association of Resources and Child Advocacy testified in … [Read more...] about Communication between caregivers and parents
DCS technical changes and adoption subsidies
The House Family, Children & Human Affairs Committee heard HB 1064 on DCS technical changes and adoption subsidiesauthored by Rep. DeVon. The bill removes language regarding medical passports, relocates the definition of "foster youth" and defines "licensed kinship caregiver". The bill further provides that DCS shall not make an out-of-home placement if the person has been … [Read more...] about DCS technical changes and adoption subsidies
Child advocacy centers
The House Family, Children & Human Affairs Committee heard HB 1123 on child advocacy centersauthored by Rep. DeVon. The bill provides that DCS may use a child advocacy center to coordinate a multidisciplinary team for responding to reports involving child abuse or neglect. The bill requires the child advocacy center to: The bill provides the child advocacy center's … [Read more...] about Child advocacy centers