H.E.A. 1369, P.L. 70 Effective: March 11, 2024 Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/house/1369 … [Read more...] about Family and juvenile law matters
Department of Child Services
Child advocacy centers
The Senate Family and Children Services Committee heard HB 1123 authored by Rep. DeVon and sponsored by Sen. Messmer on child advocacy centers. The bill: The bill was amended by consent to provide that the bill's civil immunity provision applies to members of a child advocacy center's board of directors and to volunteers and employees of a child advocacy center. The amendment … [Read more...] about Child advocacy centers
Reunification plan for a child in need of services
The House Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs heard SB 171 on a reunification plan for a child in need of services authored by Sen. G. Walker, Sen. Donato, and Sen. Johnson and sponsored by Rep. Lauer, Rep. Ledbetter, Rep. Patterson, and Rep. Olthoff. The bill amends the circumstances under which reasonable efforts to reunify a child with the child's parent, guardian, or … [Read more...] about Reunification plan for a child in need of services
DCS technical changes and adoption subsidies
The Senate Family and Children Services Committee heard HB 1064 authored by Rep. DeVon and sponsored by Sen. Donato and Sen. Walker on DCS technical changes and adoption subsidies. The bill removes language regarding medical passports and relocates the definition of “foster youth” and defines “licensed kinship caregiver”. The bill requires if a child in foster care … [Read more...] about DCS technical changes and adoption subsidies
Reporting of child abuse or neglect
The House Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee heard HB 1164 authored by Rep. Cash on reporting of child abuse or neglect. The bill provides that staff members of a medical institution, a medical facility, or any other health care facility have a duty to report child abuse within two hours to both the department of child services (DCS) and the local law enforcement … [Read more...] about Reporting of child abuse or neglect