Second Regular Session of the 122nd General Assembly (2022)
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HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1410
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning human services.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SECTION 1. IC 12-8-12-8 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2023]: Sec. 8. (a) This section does not apply to an individual
who:
(1) is less than eighteen (18) years of age;
(2) is more than sixty-four (64) years of age;
(3) is medically certified as:
(A) physically; or
(B) mentally;
unfit for employment;
(4) is pregnant;
(5) is a parent or caretaker who personally provides care for
a dependent child who has a:
(A) serious medical condition; or
(B) disability;
as determined by the secretary;
(6) is receiving unemployment compensation and complying
with work requirements under IC 22-4;
(7) is participating in a treatment and rehabilitation program
for a drug or alcohol addiction;
(8) is participating in:
(A) an adult basic education program;
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(B) a workforce training, certification, or credentialing
program; or
(C) a course of study at a postsecondary institution;
(9) has been awarded a federal or state financial aid award or
grant;
(10) is a victim of domestic or family violence (as defined in
IC 31-9-2-42);
(11) separated from service in the armed forces (as defined in
IC 36-8-4.7-3) not more than one hundred eighty (180) days
before applying for TANF assistance; or
(12) has experienced homelessness.
(b) As used in this section, "IMPACT mandatory" means, with
respect to an individual who applies for or receives TANF
assistance, a determination by the division that the individual is
required, as a condition of receiving TANF assistance, to
participate in the IMPACT program.
(c) The secretary shall adopt rules under this section that
require, at a minimum, the following:
(1) After submitting an application for TANF assistance, an
IMPACT mandatory applicant must, as a condition of
eligibility, provide evidence of the applicant's job search
activities. The evidence of job search activities must include,
at a minimum, evidence of:
(A) six (6) contacts by the applicant with employers; and
(B) submission by the applicant of three (3) job
applications or resumes;
after the applicant's submission of the application.
(2) An IMPACT mandatory individual whose application for
TANF assistance is approved or who receives TANF
assistance, whichever comes first, must participate in the
IMPACT program as directed by the division.
(d) The secretary may suspend application of rules adopted by
the secretary under subsection (c) to individuals residing in an area
in which:
(1) the unemployment rate is ten percent (10%) or greater; or
(2) an insufficient number of jobs is available to provide
employment for residents of the area, as demonstrated by one
(1) or more of the following:
(A) The United States Department of Labor's Employment
and Training Administration has designated the area as a
labor surplus area.
(B) The United States Department of Labor has
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determined that the area qualifies for extended
unemployment benefits.
(C) The area has a low and declining ratio of employment
to population.
(D) The average unemployment rate in the area for the
immediately preceding twenty-four (24) month period is
twenty percent (20%) or more above the national average
unemployment rate during the same twenty-four (24)
month period.
SECTION 2. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023] (a) The secretary of
family and social services shall amend 470 IAC 10.3-8-3 and 470
IAC 10.3-10 to conform to IC 12-8-12-8, as added by this act.
(b) In amending the rules as required by this SECTION, the
secretary of family and social services may adopt emergency rules
in the manner provided by IC 4-22-2-37.1.
(c) Notwithstanding IC 4-22-2-37.1(g), an emergency rule
adopted by the secretary of family and social services under this
SECTION expires on the date on which a rule that supersedes the
emergency rule is adopted by the secretary of family and social
services under IC 4-22-2-24 through IC 4-22-2-36.
(d) This SECTION expires July 1, 2024.
HEA 1410 — Concur Speaker of the House of Representatives
President of the Senate
President Pro Tempore
Governor of the State of Indiana
Date: Time:
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