The House Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee heard HB 1570 on family and juvenile law matters authored by Rep. Olthoff, Rep. Lauer, Rep. Schaibley, and Rep. Jackson. The bill provides that: The bill was amended by consent to remove: The amendment addressed several legal issues raised by the Indiana Public Defender Council in testifying in opposition to the bill. … [Read more...] about Family and juvenile law matters
Department of Child Services
Police log information
S.E.A. 117, P.L. 86 Effective: July 1, 2022 Provides that certain information contained in a daily log of a law enforcement agency relating to the victim of a crime or delinquent act who is less than 18 years of age may not be disclosed by a public agency without the consent of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian, unless access to the records is specifically required by … [Read more...] about Police log information
Juvenile law matters
H.E.A. 1359, P.L. 101 Effective: July 1, 2022, except for §1 effective March 11, 2022 and §§3, 11, 13-28, 30-32, 35-36 effective July 1, 2023. Effective March 11, 2022: Amends Ind. Code § 2-5-36-9 to require the Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana (Commission) to create a statewide juvenile justice oversight body (oversight body) to do the fol … [Read more...] about Juvenile law matters
Kinship caregiver intervention
The House Judiciary Committee heard SB 410 on kinship caregiver intervention, sponsored by Reps. Pressel and Jordan and authored by Sen. Bohacek. The legislation created a definition for “kinship caregiver” and permitted a kinship caregiver to petition to intervene in a CHINS or TPR proceeding. An amendment prepared by the Department of Child Services (DCS) was introduced to change … [Read more...] about Kinship caregiver intervention
Various Department of Child Services changes
The Senate Judiciary Committee heard HB 1363 concerning various Department of Child Services (DCS) changes sponsored by Sens. Walker and Koch. Rep. Young presented the bill, which removes the filing requirement for a verified parental participation petition before the juvenile court can proceed to disposition, makes certain changes regarding DCS changing a child's out-of-home … [Read more...] about Various Department of Child Services changes