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
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Civil legal aid fund
For amend and vote only, the Senate Appropriations Committee heard SB 222 on the civil legal aid fund authored by Sen. Carrasco and Sen. Freeman. The bill limits how a legal services provider may use funds from the civil legal aid fund, relocates a provision concerning fund distribution, and repeals the distribution formula of the civil legal aid fund statute. The bill was … [Read more...] about Civil legal aid fund
Electronic criminal case management system
The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee heard HB 1299 authored by Reps. Zent and Clere on creation of an electronic case management system to provide data to the Indiana Department of Veterans’ Affairs. The bill provides that the office of judicial administration (administration) shall develop and implement a standard protocol to electronically send or receive at least one time … [Read more...] about Electronic criminal case management system