The Senate Judiciary Committee heard HB 1369 on family and juvenile law matters sponsored by Sen. Brown, Sen. Koch, and Sen. Dernulc. Author, Rep. McGuire, stated the bill prioritizes child safety and decreases the time to permanency for children in foster care. The bill provides clear and concise statutory guidelines for DCS and the courts to use when determining the … [Read more...] about Family and juvenile law matters
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Children in need of services
The House Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee heard HB 1310 authored by Rep. Lauer on children in need of services. The bill provides that if a child has been removed from the child’s parent for at least 12 of the most recent 22 months at the time of a periodic case review, the child’s case plan must include at least one intended permanent or long term arrangement for … [Read more...] about Children in need of services
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
Foster families
S.E.A. 151, P.L. 97 Effective: July 1, 2023 Requires DCS to make available a list provided by the Insurance Institute of Indiana which identifies insurers that may provide automobile insurance coverage for a minor without a guardian cosigner. Requires the Indiana assigned risk automobile insurance plan, subject to the rules of the plan, to make automobile insurance available … [Read more...] about Foster families
Family and juvenile law matters
H.E.A. 1570, P.L. 244 Effective: July 1, 2023 Read the bill at https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1570 … [Read more...] about Family and juvenile law matters