The House Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee heard HB 1092 on department of child services authored by Rep. DeVon. The bill: The Committee amended the bill by consent to: The Indiana Department of Child Services, Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council, and Indiana Public Defender Council testified in support of the bill. Sports Betting Alliance testified but … [Read more...] about Department of child services
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Child services matters
The House Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee heard HB 1257 on child services matters authored by Rep. McGuire. The bill: The Committee amended the bill by consent to: Champions for Children Indiana and several members of the public testified in support of the bill. The Indiana Department of Child Services testified but remained neutral. The amended bill passed 1 … [Read more...] about Child services matters
Family and children matters
The Senate Committee on Family and Children Services heard SB 171 on family and children matters authored by Sen. Tyler Johnson. The bill: The Committee amended the bill by consent to remove the requirement for OJA to create a filter on the child welfare court performance measures dashboard to allow a user to filter by judicial officer. Strength Over Struggle Inc., … [Read more...] about Family and children matters
Permissible unsupervised activity
The House Committee on Judiciary heard HB 1035 on permissible unsupervised activity authored by Rep. Teshka. The bill provides that a child is not in need of services solely because a parent, guardian, or custodian allows the child to engage in an independent activity unless the parent, guardian, or custodian is so reckless as to endanger the health or safety of the child by … [Read more...] about Permissible unsupervised activity
Reporting of child abuse or neglect
H.E.A. 1412, P.L. 168-2025 Effective: July 1, 2025 Provides that a child is not a child in need of services due to a parent, guardian, or custodian referring to and raising a child consistent with the child's biological sex. Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/house/1412 … [Read more...] about Reporting of child abuse or neglect