Indiana 2022 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1344 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE BILL No. 1344
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 5-2-17; IC 10-13-5; IC 12-7-2-197.3;
7	7	IC 12-10-18; IC 12-17.2; IC 16-37-1-8; IC 20-26-13-10; IC 20-33-2-10;
8	8	IC 31-34; IC 31-36; IC 34-30-2; IC 35-44.1-2-3.
9	9	Synopsis: Green alert for missing at-risk veterans. Defines "veteran at
10	10	risk". Creates the green alert program to provide for public notification
11	11	regarding missing veterans at risk. Changes the name of the Indiana
12	12	clearinghouse for information on missing children and missing
13	13	endangered adults to the Indiana clearinghouse for information on
14	14	missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered
15	15	adults (clearinghouse). Makes conforming changes to the duties of the
16	16	clearinghouse. Creates certain duties and reporting requirements for
17	17	law enforcement agencies concerning missing veterans at risk. Provides
18	18	immunity for a broadcaster who broadcasts, or an electronic billboard
19	19	operator who displays, a green alert notification and a person who
20	20	establishes or maintains a green alert Internet web site under an
21	21	agreement with the state police department.
22	22	Effective: July 1, 2022.
23	23	Gore, Pack
24	24	January 11, 2022, read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public
25	25	Safety.
26	26	2022 IN 1344—LS 6461/DI 119 Introduced
27	27	Second Regular Session of the 122nd General Assembly (2022)
28	28	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
29	29	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
30	30	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
31	31	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
32	32	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
33	33	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
34	34	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
35	35	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
36	36	between statutes enacted by the 2021 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
37	37	HOUSE BILL No. 1344
38	38	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
39	39	human services.
40	40	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
41	41	1 SECTION 1. IC 5-2-17-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.92-2007, SECTION
42	42	2 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
43	43	3 2022]: Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "high risk missing person"
44	44	4 means a person whose whereabouts are not known and who may be at
45	45	5 risk of injury or death. The term includes the following:
46	46	6 (1) A person who is missing as the result of abduction by a
47	47	7 stranger.
48	48	8 (2) A person whose disappearance may be the result of the
49	49	9 commission of a crime.
50	50	10 (3) A person whose disappearance occurred under circumstances
51	51	11 that are inherently dangerous.
52	52	12 (4) A person who is missing for more than thirty (30) days.
53	53	13 (5) A missing person who is in need of medical attention or
54	54	14 prescription medication.
55	55	15 (6) A missing person who may be at risk due to abduction by a
56	56	16 noncustodial parent.
57	57	17 (7) A missing person who is mentally impaired.
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59	59	1 (8) A missing person who is less than twenty-one (21) years of
60	60	2 age.
61	61	3 (9) A missing person who has previously been the victim of a
62	62	4 threat of violence or an act of violence.
63	63	5 (10) A missing person who has been determined by a law
64	64	6 enforcement agency to be:
65	65	7 (A) at risk of injury or death; or
66	66	8 (B) a person that meets any of the descriptions in subdivisions
67	67	9 (1) through (9).
68	68	10 (11) A missing person who is an endangered adult (as defined in
69	69	11 IC 12-7-2-131.3).
70	70	12 (12) A missing person who is a veteran at risk (as defined in
71	71	13 IC 12-7-2-197.3).
72	72	14 SECTION 2. IC 5-2-17-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.92-2007, SECTION
73	73	15 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
74	74	16 2022]: Sec. 3. A law enforcement agency receiving a report of a
75	75	17 missing:
76	76	18 (1) child less than eighteen (18) years of age shall comply with
77	77	19 the requirements of IC 31-36-2; or
78	78	20 (2) endangered adult (as defined in IC 12-7-2-131.3) shall comply
79	79	21 with the requirements of IC 12-10-18; or
80	80	22 (3) veteran at risk (as defined in IC 12-7-2-197.3) shall comply
81	81	23 with the requirements of IC 12-10-18;
82	82	24 in addition to the procedures described in this chapter.
83	83	25 SECTION 3. IC 10-13-5-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
84	84	26 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
85	85	27 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "clearinghouse" refers
86	86	28 to the Indiana clearinghouse for information on missing children,
87	87	29 missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered adults established
88	88	30 by section 5 of this chapter.
89	89	31 SECTION 4. IC 10-13-5-3.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
90	90	32 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
91	91	33 1, 2022]: Sec. 3.5. As used in this chapter, "green alert program"
92	92	34 means a program under which the clearinghouse transmits
93	93	35 information about missing veterans at risk to broadcasters who:
94	94	36 (1) have agreed to participate in the program; and
95	95	37 (2) immediately and repeatedly broadcast the information to
96	96	38 the general public.
97	97	39 SECTION 5. IC 10-13-5-4.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
98	98	40 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
99	99	41 1, 2022]: Sec. 4.5. As used in this chapter, "missing veteran at risk"
100	100	42 means a veteran who is a high risk missing person under
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102	102	1 IC 5-2-17-1.
103	103	2 SECTION 6. IC 10-13-5-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
104	104	3 SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
105	105	4 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 5. The Indiana clearinghouse for information on
106	106	5 missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered
107	107	6 adults is established within the department.
108	108	7 SECTION 7. IC 10-13-5-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
109	109	8 SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
110	110	9 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 6. (a) The superintendent shall designate staff
111	111	10 responsible for the operation of the clearinghouse.
112	112	11 (b) The staff's duties include the following:
113	113	12 (1) Creation and operation of an intrastate network of
114	114	13 communication designed for the speedy collection and processing
115	115	14 of information concerning missing children, missing veterans at
116	116	15 risk, and missing endangered adults.
117	117	16 (2) Creation and operation of a central data storage, retrieval, and
118	118	17 information distribution system designed for the exchange of
119	119	18 information on missing children, missing veterans at risk, and
120	120	19 missing endangered adults within and outside Indiana. The system
121	121	20 must be capable of interacting with:
122	122	21 (A) the Indiana data and communication system under
123	123	22 IC 10-13-3-35; and
124	124	23 (B) the National Crime Information Center.
125	125	24 (3) Development of appropriate forms for the reporting of missing
126	126	25 children, missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered
127	127	26 adults that may be used by law enforcement agencies and private
128	128	27 citizens to provide useful information about a missing child, a
129	129	28 missing veteran at risk, or a missing endangered adult to the
130	130	29 clearinghouse.
131	131	30 (4) Cooperation with the following agencies concerning the
132	132	31 location of missing children, missing veterans at risk, and
133	133	32 missing endangered adults:
134	134	33 (A) State and local public and private nonprofit agencies
135	135	34 involved with the location and recovery of missing persons.
136	136	35 (B) Agencies of the federal government.
137	137	36 (C) State and local law enforcement agencies within and
138	138	37 outside Indiana.
139	139	38 (5) Coordinating efforts to locate missing children, missing
140	140	39 veterans at risk, and missing endangered adults with the
141	141	40 agencies listed in subdivision (4).
142	142	41 (6) Operation of the toll free telephone line created under section
143	143	42 7(a) of this chapter.
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145	145	1 (7) Publishing and updating, on a quarterly basis, a directory of
146	146	2 missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing
147	147	3 endangered adults.
148	148	4 (8) Compiling statistics on missing children, missing veterans at
149	149	5 risk, and missing endangered adult cases handled by the
150	150	6 clearinghouse, including the number of cases resolved each year.
151	151	7 SECTION 8. IC 10-13-5-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
152	152	8 SECTION 7, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
153	153	9 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 7. (a) The clearinghouse shall do the following:
154	154	10 (1) Collect, process, and maintain identification and investigative
155	155	11 information to aid in finding missing children, missing veterans
156	156	12 at risk, and missing endangered adults.
157	157	13 (2) Establish a statewide, toll free telephone line for the reporting:
158	158	14 (A) of missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing
159	159	15 endangered adults; and
160	160	16 (B) of sightings of missing children, missing veterans at risk,
161	161	17 and missing endangered adults.
162	162	18 (3) Prescribe a uniform reporting form concerning missing
163	163	19 children, missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered
164	164	20 adults for use by law enforcement agencies within Indiana.
165	165	21 (4) Assist in training law enforcement and other professionals on
166	166	22 issues relating to missing children, missing veterans at risk, and
167	167	23 missing endangered adults.
168	168	24 (5) Operate a resource center of information regarding the
169	169	25 prevention of:
170	170	26 (A) the abduction of children; and
171	171	27 (B) the sexual exploitation of children.
172	172	28 (6) Distribute the quarterly directory prepared under section
173	173	29 6(b)(7) of this chapter to schools and hospitals.
174	174	30 (7) Distribute the quarterly directory described in subdivision (6)
175	175	31 to child care centers and child care homes that make an annual
176	176	32 contribution of four dollars ($4) to the clearinghouse. The
177	177	33 contributions must be used to help defray the cost of publishing
178	178	34 the quarterly directory.
179	179	35 (b) For a missing child who was born in Indiana, the clearinghouse
180	180	36 shall notify the vital statistics division of the state department of health:
181	181	37 (1) within fifteen (15) days after receiving a report under
182	182	38 IC 31-36-1-3 (or IC 31-6-13-4 before its repeal) of a missing child
183	183	39 less than thirteen (13) years of age; and
184	184	40 (2) promptly after the clearinghouse is notified that a missing
185	185	41 child has been found.
186	186	42 (c) Upon receiving notification under subsection (b) that a child is
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188	188	1 missing or has been found, the vital statistics division of the state
189	189	2 department of health shall notify the local health department or the
190	190	3 health and hospital corporation that has jurisdiction over the area where
191	191	4 the child was born.
192	192	5 (d) Information collected, processed, or maintained by the
193	193	6 clearinghouse under subsection (a) is confidential and is not subject to
194	194	7 IC 5-14-3, but may be disclosed by the clearinghouse for purposes of
195	195	8 locating missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing
196	196	9 endangered adults.
197	197	10 SECTION 9. IC 10-13-5-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.115-2018,
198	198	11 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
199	199	12 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 8. (a) The clearinghouse shall operate an Amber
200	200	13 alert program, the green alert program, and the silver alert program.
201	201	14 (b) Upon the establishment of an Amber alert program, the green
202	202	15 alert program, and the silver alert program, the clearinghouse may
203	203	16 enter into an agreement with one (1) or more broadcasters to operate
204	204	17 the Amber alert program, the green alert program, and the silver alert
205	205	18 program under this chapter.
206	206	19 (c) The superintendent shall designate staff responsible for the
207	207	20 operation of the Amber alert program, the green alert program, and
208	208	21 the silver alert program.
209	209	22 (d) The department shall adopt guidelines governing the
210	210	23 clearinghouse's operation of the Amber alert program, the green alert
211	211	24 program, and the silver alert program. The department's guidelines
212	212	25 may require that staff, upon receiving a report that a child has been
213	213	26 abducted or an endangered child, veteran at risk, or endangered adult
214	214	27 is missing, immediately send electronically or by other means of
215	215	28 communication a description of the abducted child or missing
216	216	29 endangered child, missing veteran at risk, or missing endangered
217	217	30 adult to one (1) or more broadcasters participating in the Amber alert
218	218	31 program, the green alert program, or the silver alert program. The
219	219	32 guidelines must include criteria that the clearinghouse shall use in
220	220	33 determining whether to issue a silver alert or green alert and the
221	221	34 geographic area or region in which to issue the silver alert or green
222	222	35 alert.
223	223	36 (e) A broadcaster participating in the Amber alert program, the
224	224	37 green alert program, or the silver alert program shall immediately
225	225	38 broadcast:
226	226	39 (1) a description of the abducted child, missing endangered child,
227	227	40 missing veteran at risk, or missing endangered adult; and
228	228	41 (2) other information that will assist in locating the abducted
229	229	42 child, missing endangered child, missing veteran at risk, or
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231	231	1 missing endangered adult;
232	232	2 to the general public in accordance with the Amber alert plan
233	233	3 agreement, the green alert plan agreement, or the silver alert plan
234	234	4 agreement between the clearinghouse and the broadcaster.
235	235	5 (f) The department shall adopt guidelines governing the voluntary
236	236	6 Amber alert program agreement, and the voluntary green alert
237	237	7 program agreement, or voluntary silver alert program agreement
238	238	8 between the clearinghouse and a broadcaster. The voluntary
239	239	9 agreements between the clearinghouse and the broadcaster may include
240	240	10 the following provisions:
241	241	11 (1) Upon receiving a notification as part of the Amber alert
242	242	12 program, the green alert program, or the silver alert program,
243	243	13 the broadcaster shall broadcast the information contained on the
244	244	14 notice on an intermittent basis for a period of time as provided in
245	245	15 the agreements between the clearinghouse and the broadcaster.
246	246	16 (2) The broadcaster shall treat the Amber alert notification, the
247	247	17 green alert notification, or the silver alert notification as an
248	248	18 emergency.
249	249	19 (3) The broadcaster shall ensure that the form of communication
250	250	20 used to receive an Amber alert notification, a green alert
251	251	21 notification, or a silver alert notification is:
252	252	22 (A) generally available to receive an Amber alert notification,
253	253	23 a green alert notification, or a silver alert notification; and
254	254	24 (B) located such that the broadcaster will immediately become
255	255	25 aware of an incoming Amber alert notification, green alert
256	256	26 notification, or silver alert notification.
257	257	27 SECTION 10. IC 10-13-5-8.1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.115-2018,
258	258	28 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
259	259	29 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 8.1. (a) In addition to an agreement with a
260	260	30 broadcaster under section 8 of this chapter, the clearinghouse may enter
261	261	31 into an agreement with one (1) or more electronic billboard operators
262	262	32 to display Amber alerts, green alerts, or silver alerts under this section.
263	263	33 An agreement under this section may include a limitation on the days
264	264	34 and times that the electronic billboard operator is required to have staff
265	265	35 present to receive an Amber alert, a green alert, or a silver alert
266	266	36 notification.
267	267	37 (b) The department's guidelines adopted under section 8 of this
268	268	38 chapter may require staff, upon receiving a report that a child has been
269	269	39 abducted, an endangered child is missing, a veteran at risk is missing,
270	270	40 or an endangered adult is missing, to immediately send electronically
271	271	41 or by other means of communication a description of the abducted
272	272	42 child, missing endangered child, missing veteran at risk, or missing
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274	274	1 endangered adult to one (1) or more electronic billboard operators
275	275	2 participating in the Amber alert program, green alert program, or
276	276	3 silver alert program if the Amber alert, green alert, or silver alert
277	277	4 occurs during a period when the electronic billboard operator has
278	278	5 agreed to have staff present to receive an Amber alert notification, a
279	279	6 green alert notification, or a silver alert notification.
280	280	7 (c) An electronic billboard operator participating in the Amber alert
281	281	8 program, green alert program, or silver alert program shall
282	282	9 immediately display:
283	283	10 (1) a description of the abducted child, missing endangered child,
284	284	11 missing veteran at risk, or missing endangered adult; and
285	285	12 (2) other information that will assist in locating the abducted
286	286	13 child, missing endangered child, missing veteran at risk, or
287	287	14 missing endangered adult;
288	288	15 to the general public in accordance with the Amber alert plan
289	289	16 agreement, green alert plan agreement, or silver alert plan agreement
290	290	17 between the clearinghouse and the electronic billboard operator.
291	291	18 (d) The department shall adopt guidelines governing the voluntary
292	292	19 Amber alert program and the agreement, voluntary green alert
293	293	20 program agreement, or voluntary silver alert program agreements
294	294	21 agreement between the clearinghouse and an electronic billboard
295	295	22 operator. The voluntary agreements between the clearinghouse and the
296	296	23 electronic billboard operator may include the following provisions:
297	297	24 (1) Upon receiving a notification as part of the Amber alert
298	298	25 program, the green alert program, or the silver alert program,
299	299	26 the electronic billboard operator shall display the information
300	300	27 contained in the notice on an intermittent basis for a period of
301	301	28 time as provided in the agreements between the clearinghouse and
302	302	29 the electronic billboard operator.
303	303	30 (2) The electronic billboard operator shall treat the Amber alert
304	304	31 notification, the green alert notification, or the silver alert
305	305	32 notification as an emergency.
306	306	33 (3) The electronic billboard operator shall ensure that the form of
307	307	34 communication used to receive an Amber alert notification, a
308	308	35 green alert notification, or a silver alert notification is:
309	309	36 (A) generally available to receive an Amber alert notification,
310	310	37 a green alert notification, or a silver alert notification; and
311	311	38 (B) located such that the electronic billboard operator will
312	312	39 immediately become aware of an incoming Amber alert
313	313	40 notification, green alert notification, or a silver alert
314	314	41 notification received during days and times when staff is
315	315	42 present to receive an Amber alert notification, a green alert
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317	317	1 notification, or a silver alert notification.
318	318	2 SECTION 11. IC 10-13-5-8.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.115-2018,
319	319	3 SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
320	320	4 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 8.5. (a) A broadcaster or electronic billboard
321	321	5 operator that has agreed to participate in the Amber alert program,
322	322	6 green alert program, or silver alert program and that:
323	323	7 (1) receives an Amber alert notification, a green alert
324	324	8 notification, or a silver alert notification from the department;
325	325	9 and
326	326	10 (2) broadcasts or displays:
327	327	11 (A) a description of the abducted child, missing endangered
328	328	12 child, missing veteran at risk, or missing endangered adult
329	329	13 contained in the notification; and
330	330	14 (B) other information contained in the notification that will
331	331	15 assist in locating the child, missing veteran at risk, or
332	332	16 missing endangered adult;
333	333	17 is immune from civil liability based on the broadcast or display of the
334	334	18 information received from the department.
335	335	19 (b) If:
336	336	20 (1) a person enters into an agreement with the department to
337	337	21 establish or maintain an Amber alert web site, a green alert web
338	338	22 site, or a silver alert web site; and
339	339	23 (2) the agreement provides that only the department has the
340	340	24 ability to place information on the web site;
341	341	25 the person is immune from civil liability for the information placed on
342	342	26 the web site by the department. However, this subsection does not
343	343	27 affect the applicability of IC 34-13-3 to the department.
344	344	28 SECTION 12. IC 12-7-2-197.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
345	345	29 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
346	346	30 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 197.3. "Veteran at risk" means
347	347	31 a veteran or active duty member of the armed forces of the United
348	348	32 States, the national guard, or a reserve component of the armed
349	349	33 forces of the United States who is known, based on information
350	350	34 provided by a person making a report under IC 12-10-18-1, to have
351	351	35 a physical or mental health condition that is related to the
352	352	36 veteran's military service.
353	353	37 SECTION 13. IC 12-10-18-0.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
354	354	38 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
355	355	39 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 0.7. A veteran at risk is a high
356	356	40 risk missing person under IC 5-2-17. A law enforcement agency
357	357	41 receiving a report of a veteran at risk shall follow the procedures
358	358	42 in IC 5-2-17 in addition to the procedures described in this chapter.
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360	360	1 SECTION 14. IC 12-10-18-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.50-2021,
361	361	2 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
362	362	3 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 1. (a) A law enforcement agency that receives a
363	363	4 notification concerning a missing endangered adult or missing veteran
364	364	5 at risk from:
365	365	6 (1) the missing endangered adult's or missing veteran at risk's:
366	366	7 (A) guardian;
367	367	8 (B) custodian; or
368	368	9 (C) guardian ad litem; or
369	369	10 (2) an individual who:
370	370	11 (A) provides the missing endangered adult or missing veteran
371	371	12 at risk with home health aid services;
372	372	13 (B) possesses a health care power of attorney that was
373	373	14 executed under IC 30-5-5-16 for the missing endangered adult
374	374	15 or missing veteran at risk; or
375	375	16 (C) has evidence that the missing endangered adult or missing
376	376	17 veteran at risk has a condition that may prevent the missing
377	377	18 endangered adult or missing veteran at risk from returning
378	378	19 home without assistance;
379	379	20 shall prepare an investigative report on the missing endangered adult
380	380	21 or missing veteran at risk if, based on the notification, the law
381	381	22 enforcement agency has reason to believe that an endangered adult or
382	382	23 veteran at risk is missing.
383	383	24 (b) The investigative report described in subsection (a) may include
384	384	25 the following:
385	385	26 (1) Relevant information obtained from the notification
386	386	27 concerning the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at
387	387	28 risk, including the following:
388	388	29 (A) A physical description of the missing endangered adult or
389	389	30 missing veteran at risk.
390	390	31 (B) The date, time, and place that the missing endangered
391	391	32 adult or missing veteran at risk was last seen.
392	392	33 (C) The missing endangered adult's or missing veteran at
393	393	34 risk's address.
394	394	35 (2) Information gathered by a preliminary investigation, if one
395	395	36 was made.
396	396	37 (3) A statement by the law enforcement officer in charge setting
397	397	38 forth that officer's assessment of the case based upon the evidence
398	398	39 and information received.
399	399	40 SECTION 15. IC 12-10-18-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.140-2005,
400	400	41 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
401	401	42 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 2. The law enforcement agency shall prepare the
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403	403	1 investigative report described by section 1 of this chapter as soon as
404	404	2 practicable, and if possible not later than five (5) hours after the law
405	405	3 enforcement agency receives notification of a missing endangered adult
406	406	4 or missing veteran at risk.
407	407	5 SECTION 16. IC 12-10-18-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
408	408	6 SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
409	409	7 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 3. (a) Upon completion of the report described by
410	410	8 section 1 of this chapter, if the law enforcement agency has reason to
411	411	9 believe that public notification may assist in locating the missing
412	412	10 endangered adult or missing veteran at risk, the law enforcement
413	413	11 agency may immediately forward the contents of the report to:
414	414	12 (1) all law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction in the
415	415	13 location where the missing endangered adult or missing veteran
416	416	14 at risk lives and all law enforcement agencies that have
417	417	15 jurisdiction in the location where the missing endangered adult or
418	418	16 missing veteran at risk was last seen;
419	419	17 (2) all law enforcement agencies to which the person who made
420	420	18 the notification concerning the missing endangered adult or
421	421	19 missing veteran at risk requests the report be sent, if the law
422	422	20 enforcement agency determines that the request is reasonable in
423	423	21 light of the information received;
424	424	22 (3) all law enforcement agencies that request a copy of the report;
425	425	23 (4) one (1) or more broadcasters that broadcast in an area where
426	426	24 the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk may be
427	427	25 located;
428	428	26 (5) the Indiana data and communication system (IDACS);
429	429	27 (6) the National Crime Information Center's Missing Person File,
430	430	28 if appropriate; and
431	431	29 (7) the Indiana clearinghouse for information on children, missing
432	432	30 veterans at risk, and missing endangered adults, established by
433	433	31 IC 10-13-5-5, to disseminate information concerning the:
434	434	32 (A) missing endangered adult to be broadcast as part of the
435	435	33 silver alert program; or
436	436	34 (B) missing veteran at risk to be broadcast as part of the
437	437	35 green alert program.
438	438	36 (b) Upon completion of the report described by section 1 of this
439	439	37 chapter, a law enforcement agency may forward a copy of the contents
440	440	38 of the report to one (1) or more newspapers distributed in an area
441	441	39 where the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk may
442	442	40 be located.
443	443	41 (c) After forwarding the contents of the report to a broadcaster or
444	444	42 newspaper under this section, the law enforcement agency may request
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446	446	1 that the broadcaster or newspaper:
447	447	2 (1) notify the public that there is an a missing endangered adult
448	448	3 medical alert or missing veteran at risk alert; and
449	449	4 (2) broadcast or publish:
450	450	5 (A) a description of the missing endangered adult or missing
451	451	6 veteran at risk; and
452	452	7 (B) any other relevant information that would assist in locating
453	453	8 the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk.
454	454	9 (d) A broadcaster or newspaper that receives a request concerning
455	455	10 a missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk under
456	456	11 subsection (c) may, at the discretion of the broadcaster or newspaper:
457	457	12 (1) notify the public that there is an a missing endangered adult
458	458	13 medical alert or missing veteran at risk alert; and
459	459	14 (2) broadcast or publish:
460	460	15 (A) a description of the missing endangered adult or missing
461	461	16 veteran at risk; and
462	462	17 (B) any other relevant information that would assist in locating
463	463	18 the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk.
464	464	19 SECTION 17. IC 12-10-18-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.140-2005,
465	465	20 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
466	466	21 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 4. A law enforcement agency may begin an
467	467	22 investigation concerning a missing endangered adult or missing
468	468	23 veteran at risk as soon as possible after receiving notification of the
469	469	24 missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk.
470	470	25 SECTION 18. IC 12-10-18-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.140-2005,
471	471	26 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
472	472	27 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 5. An individual described in section 1(a)(1) or
473	473	28 1(a)(2) of this chapter who notifies a law enforcement agency
474	474	29 concerning a missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk
475	475	30 shall notify the law enforcement agency when the missing endangered
476	476	31 adult or missing veteran at risk is found.
477	477	32 SECTION 19. IC 12-10-18-6, AS ADDED BY P.L.140-2005,
478	478	33 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
479	479	34 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 6. (a) A broadcaster or newspaper that receives a
480	480	35 report of a missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk from
481	481	36 a law enforcement agency under section 3 of this chapter is immune
482	482	37 from civil liability for an act or omission related to:
483	483	38 (1) the broadcast or publication of information contained in the
484	484	39 report, including:
485	485	40 (A) a description of the missing endangered adult or missing
486	486	41 veteran at risk; and
487	487	42 (B) any other relevant information that would assist in locating
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489	489	1 the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk; or
490	490	2 (2) the decision of the broadcaster or newspaper not to broadcast
491	491	3 or publish information contained in the report.
492	492	4 (b) The civil immunity described in subsection (a) does not apply to
493	493	5 an act or omission that constitutes gross negligence or willful, wanton,
494	494	6 or intentional misconduct.
495	495	7 SECTION 20. IC 12-17.2-2-1.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
496	496	8 SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
497	497	9 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 1.5. (a) The division shall require all child care
498	498	10 centers or child care homes to submit a report containing the names
499	499	11 and birth dates of all children who are enrolled in the child care center
500	500	12 or child care home within three (3) months from the date the child care
501	501	13 center or child care home accepts its first child, upon receiving the
502	502	14 consent of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian as required under
503	503	15 subsection (b). The division shall require all child care centers and
504	504	16 child care homes that receive written consent as described under
505	505	17 subsection (b) to submit a monthly report of the name and birth date of
506	506	18 each additional child who has been enrolled in or withdrawn from the
507	507	19 child care center or child care home during the preceding thirty (30)
508	508	20 days.
509	509	21 (b) The division shall require all child care centers or child care
510	510	22 homes to request whether the child's parent, guardian, or custodian
511	511	23 desires the center or home to include the child's name and birth date in
512	512	24 the reports described under subsection (a) before enrolling the child in
513	513	25 the center or home. No child's name or birth date may be included on
514	514	26 the report required under subsection (a) without the signed consent of
515	515	27 the child's parent, guardian, or custodian. The consent form must be in
516	516	28 the following form:
517	517	29 "I give my permission for _____________________ (name of day
518	518	30 care center or home) to report the name and birth date of my child
519	519	31 or children to the division of family resources pursuant to
520	520	32 IC 12-17.2-2-1.5.
521	521	33 Name of child ____________________________________
522	522	34 Birth date _______________________________________
523	523	35 Signature of parent, guardian, or custodian
524	524	36 _______________________________________________
525	525	37 Date ____________________________________________".
526	526	38 (c) The division shall submit a monthly report of the information
527	527	39 provided under subsection (a) to the Indiana clearinghouse for
528	528	40 information on missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing
529	529	41 endangered adults established under IC 10-13-5.
530	530	42 (d) The division shall require that a person who transports children
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532	532	1 who are in the care of the child care center on a public highway (as
533	533	2 defined in IC 9-25-2-4) within or outside Indiana in a vehicle designed
534	534	3 and constructed for the accommodation of more than ten (10)
535	535	4 passengers must comply with the same requirements set forth in
536	536	5 IC 20-27-9-12 for a public elementary or secondary school or a
537	537	6 preschool operated by a school corporation.
538	538	7 SECTION 21. IC 12-17.2-4-18.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
539	539	8 SECTION 14, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
540	540	9 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 18.5. (a) Upon receiving a report under
541	541	10 IC 31-36-1-4, a child care center shall thoroughly inspect the report. If
542	542	11 the child care center finds that a child on the report required under
543	543	12 IC 31-36-1-4 is enrolled at the child care center, the child care center
544	544	13 shall immediately notify the Indiana clearinghouse for information on
545	545	14 missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered
546	546	15 adults.
547	547	16 (b) Upon receiving a report under IC 31-36-1-4, a child care center
548	548	17 shall attach a notice to the child's enrollment records stating that the
549	549	18 child has been reported missing. The child care center shall remove the
550	550	19 notice when the center is notified under IC 31-36-2-6 that the child has
551	551	20 been found.
552	552	21 (c) If a request for the enrollment records of a missing child is
553	553	22 received, the child care center shall:
554	554	23 (1) obtain:
555	555	24 (A) the name, address, and telephone number of the person
556	556	25 making the request; and
557	557	26 (B) the reason that the person is requesting the school records;
558	558	27 and
559	559	28 (2) immediately notify the Indiana clearinghouse for information
560	560	29 on missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing
561	561	30 endangered adults.
562	562	31 (d) The child care center may not issue a copy of the enrollment
563	563	32 records of a child reported missing without authorization from the
564	564	33 Indiana clearinghouse for information on missing children, missing
565	565	34 veterans at risk, and missing endangered adults and may not inform
566	566	35 the person making the request that a notice that the child has been
567	567	36 reported missing has been attached to the child's records.
568	568	37 SECTION 22. IC 12-17.2-5-18.6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
569	569	38 SECTION 15, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
570	570	39 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 18.6. (a) Upon receiving a report under
571	571	40 IC 31-36-1-4, a child care home shall thoroughly inspect the report. If
572	572	41 the child care home finds that a child on the report required under
573	573	42 IC 31-36-1-4 is enrolled at the child care home, the child care home
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575	575	1 shall immediately notify the Indiana clearinghouse for information on
576	576	2 missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered
577	577	3 adults.
578	578	4 (b) Upon receiving a report under IC 31-36-1-4, a child care home
579	579	5 shall attach a notice to the child's enrollment records stating that the
580	580	6 child has been reported missing. The child care home shall remove the
581	581	7 notice when the center is notified under IC 31-36-2-6 that the child has
582	582	8 been found.
583	583	9 (c) If a request for the enrollment records of a missing child is
584	584	10 received, the child care home shall:
585	585	11 (1) obtain:
586	586	12 (A) the name, address, and telephone number of the person
587	587	13 making the request; and
588	588	14 (B) the reason that the person is requesting the school records;
589	589	15 and
590	590	16 (2) immediately notify the Indiana clearinghouse for information
591	591	17 on missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing
592	592	18 endangered adults.
593	593	19 (d) The child care home may not issue a copy of the enrollment
594	594	20 records of a child reported missing without authorization from the
595	595	21 Indiana clearinghouse for information on missing children, missing
596	596	22 veterans at risk, and missing endangered adults and may not inform
597	597	23 the person making the request that a notice that the child has been
598	598	24 reported missing has been attached to the child's records.
599	599	25 SECTION 23. IC 16-37-1-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
600	600	26 SECTION 16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
601	601	27 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a local
602	602	28 health officer shall provide a certification of birth, death, or stillbirth
603	603	29 registration upon request by any person only if:
604	604	30 (1) the health officer is satisfied that the applicant has a direct
605	605	31 interest in the matter;
606	606	32 (2) the health officer determines that the certificate is necessary
607	607	33 for the determination of personal or property rights or for
608	608	34 compliance with state or federal law; and
609	609	35 (3) the applicant for a birth certificate presents at least one (1)
610	610	36 form of identification.
611	611	37 However, the local health officer must issue a certificate of an
612	612	38 applicant's own birth registration.
613	613	39 (b) A local health officer's decision whether or not to issue a
614	614	40 certified copy of a birth certificate is subject to review by a court.
615	615	41 (c) A local health officer may not issue a copy of a birth certificate
616	616	42 of a missing child to which a notice has been attached under
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618	618	1 IC 10-13-5-11 without the authorization of the Indiana clearinghouse
619	619	2 for information on missing children, missing veterans at risk, and
620	620	3 missing endangered adults.
621	621	4 (d) Upon determination that a person may be provided a
622	622	5 certification of death under subsection (a), the local health officer shall
623	623	6 provide to the person a certification of death that excludes information
624	624	7 concerning the cause of death if the person requests the exclusion of
625	625	8 this information.
626	626	9 SECTION 24. IC 20-26-13-10, AS AMENDED BY P.L.32-2021,
627	627	10 SECTION 53, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
628	628	11 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in section 11 of this
629	629	12 chapter, the four (4) year graduation rate for a cohort in a high school
630	630	13 is the percentage determined under STEP FIVE of the following
631	631	14 formula:
632	632	15 STEP ONE: Determine the grade 9 enrollment at the beginning of
633	633	16 the reporting year three (3) years before the reporting year for
634	634	17 which the graduation rate is being determined.
635	635	18 STEP TWO: Add:
636	636	19 (A) the number determined under STEP ONE; and
637	637	20 (B) the number of students who:
638	638	21 (i) have enrolled in the high school after the date on which
639	639	22 the number determined under STEP ONE was determined;
640	640	23 and
641	641	24 (ii) have the same expected graduation year as the cohort.
642	642	25 STEP THREE: Subtract from the sum determined under STEP
643	643	26 TWO the number of students who have left the cohort for any of
644	644	27 the following reasons:
645	645	28 (A) Transfer to another public or nonpublic school.
646	646	29 (B) Except as provided in IC 20-33-2-28.6 and subsection (b),
647	647	30 removal by the student's parents under IC 20-33-2-28 to
648	648	31 provide instruction equivalent to that given in the public
649	649	32 schools.
650	650	33 (C) Withdrawal because of a long term medical condition or
651	651	34 death.
652	652	35 (D) Detention by a law enforcement agency or the department
653	653	36 of correction.
654	654	37 (E) Placement by a court order or the department of child
655	655	38 services.
656	656	39 (F) Enrollment in a virtual school.
657	657	40 (G) Leaving school, if the student attended school in Indiana
658	658	41 for less than one (1) school year and the location of the student
659	659	42 cannot be determined.
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661	661	1 (H) Leaving school, if the location of the student cannot be
662	662	2 determined and the student has been reported to the Indiana
663	663	3 clearinghouse for information on missing children, missing
664	664	4 veterans at risk, and missing endangered adults.
665	665	5 (I) Withdrawing from school before graduation, if the student
666	666	6 is a high ability student (as defined in IC 20-36-1-3) who is a
667	667	7 full-time student at an accredited institution of higher
668	668	8 education during the semester in which the cohort graduates.
669	669	9 (J) Withdrawing from school before graduation pursuant to
670	670	10 providing notice of withdrawal under section 17 of this
671	671	11 chapter.
672	672	12 (K) Participating in the high school equivalency pilot program
673	673	13 under IC 20-30-8.5, unless the student fails to successfully
674	674	14 complete the high school equivalency pilot program in the two
675	675	15 (2) year period. This clause expires June 30, 2024.
676	676	16 STEP FOUR: Determine the total number of students determined
677	677	17 under STEP TWO who have graduated during the current
678	678	18 reporting year or a previous reporting year.
679	679	19 STEP FIVE: Divide:
680	680	20 (A) the number determined under STEP FOUR; by
681	681	21 (B) the remainder determined under STEP THREE.
682	682	22 (b) This subsection applies to a high school in which:
683	683	23 (1) for a:
684	684	24 (A) cohort of one hundred (100) students or less, at least ten
685	685	25 percent (10%) of the students left a particular cohort for a
686	686	26 reason described in subsection (a) STEP THREE clause (B);
687	687	27 or
688	688	28 (B) cohort of more than one hundred (100) students, at least
689	689	29 five percent (5%) of the students left a particular cohort for a
690	690	30 reason described in subsection (a) STEP THREE clause (B);
691	691	31 and
692	692	32 (2) the students described in subdivision (1)(A) or (1)(B) are not
693	693	33 on track to graduate with their cohort.
694	694	34 A high school must submit a request to the state board in a manner
695	695	35 prescribed by the state board requesting that the students described in
696	696	36 this subsection be included in the subsection (a) STEP THREE
697	697	37 calculation. The state board shall review the request and may grant or
698	698	38 deny the request. The state board shall deny the request unless the high
699	699	39 school demonstrates good cause to justify that the students described
700	700	40 in this subsection should be included in the subsection (a) STEP
701	701	41 THREE calculation. If the state board denies the request the high
702	702	42 school may not subtract the students described in this subsection under
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704	704	1 subsection (a) STEP THREE.
705	705	2 SECTION 25. IC 20-33-2-10, AS AMENDED BY P.L.32-2021,
706	706	3 SECTION 62, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
707	707	4 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 10. (a) Each public school shall and each private
708	708	5 school may require a student who initially enrolls in the school to
709	709	6 provide:
710	710	7 (1) the name and address of the school the student last attended;
711	711	8 and
712	712	9 (2) a certified copy of the student's birth certificate or other
713	713	10 reliable proof of the student's date of birth.
714	714	11 (b) Each public school, charter school, and nonpublic school with
715	715	12 at least one (1) employee shall provide upon request of another school
716	716	13 a copy of a particular student's disciplinary records that are relevant to
717	717	14 the safety of students, if the particular student currently attends the
718	718	15 requesting school and is currently enrolled in the requesting school.
719	719	16 (c) Not more than fourteen (14) days after initial enrollment in a
720	720	17 school, the school shall request the student's records from the school
721	721	18 the student last attended.
722	722	19 (d) If the document described in subsection (a)(2):
723	723	20 (1) is not provided to the school not more than thirty (30) days
724	724	21 after the student's enrollment; or
725	725	22 (2) appears to be inaccurate or fraudulent;
726	726	23 the school shall notify the Indiana clearinghouse for information on
727	727	24 missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered
728	728	25 adults established under IC 10-13-5-5 and determine if the student has
729	729	26 been reported missing.
730	730	27 (e) A school in Indiana receiving a request for records shall send the
731	731	28 records promptly to the requesting school. However, if a request is
732	732	29 received for records to which a notice has been attached under
733	733	30 IC 31-36-1-5 (or IC 31-6-13-6 before its repeal), the school:
734	734	31 (1) shall immediately notify the Indiana clearinghouse for
735	735	32 information on missing children, missing veterans at risk, and
736	736	33 missing endangered adults;
737	737	34 (2) may not send the school records without the authorization of
738	738	35 the clearinghouse; and
739	739	36 (3) may not inform the requesting school that a notice under
740	740	37 IC 31-36-1-5 (or IC 31-6-13-6 before its repeal) has been attached
741	741	38 to the records.
742	742	39 (f) Notwithstanding subsection (e), if a parent of a child who has
743	743	40 enrolled in a state accredited nonpublic school is in breach of a contract
744	744	41 that conditions release of student records on the payment of
745	745	42 outstanding tuition and other fees, the state accredited nonpublic school
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747	747	1 shall provide a requesting school sufficient verbal information to
748	748	2 permit the requesting school to make an appropriate placement
749	749	3 decision regarding the child. However, the state accredited nonpublic
750	750	4 school must provide the information described in subsection (b) to the
751	751	5 requesting school.
752	752	6 SECTION 26. IC 31-34-2-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
753	753	7 SECTION 19, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
754	754	8 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 5. If a child in need of services is a missing child
755	755	9 and is taken into custody under a court order, the person taking the
756	756	10 child into custody shall do the following:
757	757	11 (1) Take the child to a place designated in the order.
758	758	12 (2) Give notice to the following that the child has been taken into
759	759	13 custody:
760	760	14 (A) The child's legal custodian.
761	761	15 (B) The clearinghouse for information on missing children,
762	762	16 missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered adults
763	763	17 established by IC 10-13-5.
764	764	18 SECTION 27. IC 31-34-2.5-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
765	765	19 SECTION 20, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
766	766	20 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 2. (a) Immediately after an emergency medical
767	767	21 services provider takes custody of a child under section 1 of this
768	768	22 chapter, the provider shall notify the department of child services that
769	769	23 the provider has taken custody of the child.
770	770	24 (b) The department of child services shall:
771	771	25 (1) assume the care, control, and custody of the child immediately
772	772	26 after receiving notice under subsection (a); and
773	773	27 (2) not later than forty-eight (48) hours after the department of
774	774	28 child services has taken custody of the child, contact the Indiana
775	775	29 clearinghouse for information on missing children, missing
776	776	30 veterans at risk, and missing endangered adults established by
777	777	31 IC 10-13-5-5 to determine if the child has been reported missing.
778	778	32 SECTION 28. IC 31-36-1-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.183-2017,
779	779	33 SECTION 54, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
780	780	34 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 3. Upon completion of the report required by
781	781	35 section 1 of this chapter, the law enforcement agency shall immediately
782	782	36 forward the contents of the report to:
783	783	37 (1) all law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction of the
784	784	38 location in which the missing child lives and all law enforcement
785	785	39 agencies that have jurisdiction of the location in which the
786	786	40 missing child was last seen;
787	787	41 (2) all law enforcement agencies to which the person who
788	788	42 provided notification requests the report be sent, if the law
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790	790	1 enforcement agency determines that the request is reasonable in
791	791	2 light of the information contained in the report;
792	792	3 (3) all law enforcement agencies that request a copy of the report;
793	793	4 (4) the Indiana clearinghouse for information on missing children,
794	794	5 missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered adults
795	795	6 established by IC 10-13-5;
796	796	7 (5) the Indiana data and communication system (IDACS);
797	797	8 (6) the National Crime Information Center's Missing Person File;
798	798	9 and
799	799	10 (7) the department.
800	800	11 SECTION 29. IC 31-36-1-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
801	801	12 SECTION 22, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
802	802	13 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 5. (a) Upon receiving a report under section 4 of
803	803	14 this chapter, a school shall attach a notice to the child's school records
804	804	15 stating that the child has been reported missing. The school shall
805	805	16 remove the notice when the school is notified under IC 31-36-2-6 that
806	806	17 the child has been found.
807	807	18 (b) If a request for the school records of a missing child is received,
808	808	19 the school shall:
809	809	20 (1) obtain:
810	810	21 (A) the name, address, and telephone number of the person
811	811	22 making the request; and
812	812	23 (B) the reason that the person is requesting the school records;
813	813	24 and
814	814	25 (2) immediately notify the Indiana clearinghouse for information
815	815	26 on missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing
816	816	27 endangered adults.
817	817	28 (c) The school may not issue a copy of school records without
818	818	29 authorization from the Indiana clearinghouse for information on
819	819	30 missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered
820	820	31 adults and may not inform the person making the request that a notice
821	821	32 that the child has been reported missing has been attached to the child's
822	822	33 records.
823	823	34 SECTION 30. IC 31-36-2-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
824	824	35 SECTION 23, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
825	825	36 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 2. A law enforcement agency involved in the
826	826	37 investigation of a missing child shall do the following:
827	827	38 (1) Update the initial report filed by the agency that received
828	828	39 notification of the missing child upon the discovery of new
829	829	40 information concerning the investigation.
830	830	41 (2) Forward the updated report to the agencies and organizations
831	831	42 listed in IC 31-36-1-3.
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833	833	1 (3) Search the National Crime Information Center's Wanted
834	834	2 Person File for reports of arrest warrants issued for persons who
835	835	3 allegedly abducted or unlawfully retained children and compare
836	836	4 these reports to the missing child's National Crime Information
837	837	5 Center's Missing Person File.
838	838	6 (4) Notify all law enforcement agencies involved in the
839	839	7 investigation, the Indiana clearinghouse for information on
840	840	8 missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing
841	841	9 endangered adults, and the National Crime Information Center
842	842	10 when the missing child is located.
843	843	11 SECTION 31. IC 34-30-2-35.7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.38-2013,
844	844	12 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
845	845	13 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 35.7. IC 10-13-5-8.5 and IC 10-13-8-12
846	846	14 (Concerning a broadcaster who broadcasts or an electronic billboard
847	847	15 operator who displays an Amber alert notification, green alert
848	848	16 notification, silver alert notification, or blue alert notification and a
849	849	17 person who establishes or maintains an Amber alert web site, green
850	850	18 alert web site, silver alert web site, or blue alert web site under an
851	851	19 agreement with the state police department).
852	852	20 SECTION 32. IC 34-30-2-43.3, AS ADDED BY P.L.140-2005,
853	853	21 SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
854	854	22 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 43.3. IC 12-10-18-6 (Concerning a broadcaster or
855	855	23 newspaper that receives a report concerning an a missing endangered
856	856	24 adult medical alert or missing veteran at risk alert).
857	857	25 SECTION 33. IC 35-44.1-2-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.174-2021,
858	858	26 SECTION 75, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
859	859	27 JULY 1, 2022]: Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section, "consumer product"
860	860	28 has the meaning set forth in IC 35-45-8-1.
861	861	29 (b) As used in this section, "misconduct" means a violation of a
862	862	30 departmental rule or procedure of a law enforcement agency.
863	863	31 (c) A person who reports that:
864	864	32 (1) the person or another person has placed or intends to place an
865	865	33 explosive, a destructive device, or other destructive substance in
866	866	34 a building or transportation facility;
867	867	35 (2) there has been or there will be tampering with a consumer
868	868	36 product introduced into commerce; or
869	869	37 (3) there has been or will be placed or introduced a weapon of
870	870	38 mass destruction in a building or a place of assembly;
871	871	39 knowing the report to be false, commits false reporting, a Level 6
872	872	40 felony.
873	873	41 (d) A person who:
874	874	42 (1) gives:
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876	876	1 (A) a false report of the commission of a crime; or
877	877	2 (B) false information to a law enforcement officer that relates
878	878	3 to the commission of a crime;
879	879	4 knowing the report or information to be false;
880	880	5 (2) gives a false alarm of fire to the fire department of a
881	881	6 governmental entity, knowing the alarm to be false;
882	882	7 (3) makes a false request for ambulance service to an ambulance
883	883	8 service provider, knowing the request to be false;
884	884	9 (4) gives a false report concerning a missing child (as defined in
885	885	10 IC 10-13-5-4), missing veteran at risk (as defined in
886	886	11 IC 12-7-2-197.3), or missing endangered adult (as defined in
887	887	12 IC 12-7-2-131.3) or gives false information to a law enforcement
888	888	13 officer or a governmental entity that relates to a missing child,
889	889	14 missing veteran at risk, or missing endangered adult knowing
890	890	15 the report or information to be false;
891	891	16 (5) makes a complaint against a law enforcement officer to the
892	892	17 state or municipality (as defined in IC 8-1-13-3(b)) that employs
893	893	18 the officer:
894	894	19 (A) alleging the officer engaged in misconduct while
895	895	20 performing the officer's duties; and
896	896	21 (B) knowing the complaint to be false;
897	897	22 (6) makes a false report of a missing person, knowing the report
898	898	23 or information is false;
899	899	24 (7) gives a false report of actions, behavior, or conditions
900	900	25 concerning:
901	901	26 (A) a septic tank soil absorption system under IC 8-1-2-125 or
902	902	27 IC 13-26-5-2.5; or
903	903	28 (B) a septic tank soil absorption system or constructed wetland
904	904	29 septic system under IC 36-9-23-30.1;
905	905	30 knowing the report or information to be false; or
906	906	31 (8) makes a false report that a person is dangerous (as defined in
907	907	32 IC 35-47-14-1) knowing the report or information to be false;
908	908	33 commits false informing, a Class B misdemeanor. However, the offense
909	909	34 is a Class A misdemeanor if it substantially hinders any law
910	910	35 enforcement process or if it results in harm to another person.
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