First Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2023)
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HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1160
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 21-18-17.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2023]:
Chapter 17.5. Education and Career Support Services Pilot
Program
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "pilot program" means the
education and career support services pilot program established by
the commission under section 2 of this chapter.
Sec. 2. The commission may establish an education and career
support services pilot program to provide career and support
services to adult students of state educational institutions.
Sec. 3. (a) A state educational institution may apply to the
commission to participate in the pilot program.
(b) The commission may select three (3) state educational
institution campuses that are, to the extent possible, geographically
located in Indiana as follows:
(1) One (1) located in the northern one-third (1/3) of Indiana.
(2) One (1) located in the central one-third (1/3) of Indiana.
(3) One (1) located in the southern one-third (1/3) of Indiana.
Sec. 4. (a) The commission may provide an education and career
support services grant each academic year, in an amount
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determined by the commission, to each state educational institution
selected under section 3 of this chapter to implement and maintain
the pilot program on the applicable campus of the state educational
institution.
(b) A state educational institution awarded an education and
career support services grant under this section may use the grant
only for the following:
(1) The cost of employing education and career support
coaches.
(2) Awarding education partnership grants to an adult
student who meets the requirements under section 5(b) of this
chapter.
(3) Costs associated with administering the pilot program.
(4) Any other support services or costs with regard to an adult
student that are approved by the commission.
However, a grant awarded to a state educational institution under
this section may not be used for tuition costs.
Sec. 5. (a) A state educational institution selected to participate
in the pilot program shall do the following:
(1) Select adult students who meet the requirements under
subsection (b) to participate in the pilot program.
(2) Employ education and career support coaches to advise,
counsel, and provide information to adult students
participating in the pilot program regarding:
(A) local and statewide employment opportunities;
(B) qualification, credentials, certifications, or degrees
required for the employment opportunities described in
clause (A);
(C) available transportation services, child care services,
and housing;
(D) state and federal programs that provide financial
support and other services;
(E) eligibility criteria for the programs described in clause
(D); and
(F) education partnership grants available under the pilot
program for the services and housing described in clause
(C) and any other services or costs approved by the
commission under section 4 of this chapter.
(3) Establish eligibility criteria and award education
partnership grants to an adult student who participates in the
pilot program for costs associated with:
(A) transportation services, child care services, and
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housing; and
(B) any other support services or costs approved by the
commission under section 4 of this chapter.
(4) Determine the amount of an education partnership grant
awarded under subsection (b).
(5) Meet any other requirements to participate in the pilot
program as established by the commission.
(b) A state educational institution may select an adult student to
participate in the pilot program if the adult student:
(1) is completing:
(A) an associate or bachelor's degree; or
(B) a technical certificate;
at a state educational institution campus selected under
section 3 of this chapter;
(2) is a member of a household with an annual income that
does not exceed two hundred fifty percent (250%) of the
federal poverty level; and
(3) meets any other criteria established by the commission.
Sec. 6. The commission may pursue grants, from any available
sources, to be used for the purpose of providing funds to state
educational institutions to implement the pilot program under this
chapter.
Sec. 7. Not later than July 1, 2024, and not later than July 1 each
year thereafter, each state educational institution that participates
in the pilot program shall prepare and submit to the commission
a report that includes the following information regarding the state
educational institution:
(1) The total number of education and career support coaches
employed by the state educational institution during the
academic year.
(2) The total number of adult students who participated in the
pilot program and the demographics of the adult students
during the academic year.
(3) The number and amount of each education partnership
grant awarded during the academic year to adult students by
the state educational institution under the pilot program and
whether the grant was used for costs for:
(A) transportation;
(B) child care;
(C) housing;
(D) any other services or costs approved by the commission
under section 4 of this chapter; or
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(E) any of the items listed in clauses (A) through (D) for
which the grant funds were awarded.
(4) A list of the credentials, certifications, or degrees that
adult students participating in the pilot program are
pursuing.
(5) The number of adult students who completed a credential,
certification, or degree described in subdivision (4).
(6) The total amount of the education and career support
services grant that the state educational institution used for
each of the following:
(A) The cost of employing education and career support
coaches.
(B) Awarding education partnership grants under the pilot
program.
(C) The costs associated with administering the pilot
program.
(7) Any recommendations regarding expanding or improving
the pilot program.
(8) Any other information required by the commission.
Sec. 8. (a) The commission shall annually prepare a report that
includes the following information:
(1) A summary of the information submitted by each state
educational institution under section 7 of this chapter.
(2) Recommendations regarding expanding or improving the
pilot program, including recommendations for expanding the
pilot program to every state educational institution campus.
(b) Not later than November 1, 2024, and not later than
November 1 each year thereafter, the commission shall submit the
report to the:
(1) governor; and
(2) legislative council;
in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
Sec. 9. The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
implement this chapter.
Sec. 10. This chapter expires July 1, 2028.
SECTION 2. IC 22-4.1-28 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2023]:
Chapter 28. Manufacturing Workforce Training Pilot Program
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the
manufacturing workforce training pilot program established under
section 2 of this chapter.
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Sec. 2. (a) Before January 1, 2024, the office of the secretary of
family and social services may, in consultation with the Erskine
Green Training Institute, and in coordination with the department,
establish a manufacturing workforce training pilot program to
provide training and other services to:
(1) individuals with intellectual and other developmental
disabilities; and
(2) incumbent workers who are identified to fill higher paying
jobs as a result of increased workforce participation by
individuals with intellectual and other developmental
disabilities.
(b) The Erskine Green Training Institute may administer the
program.
(c) The office of the secretary of family and social services may
contract with the Erskine Green Training Institute to cover the
costs of:
(1) the administration of the program; and
(2) any subsidized wages associated with the program.
(d) The program may receive:
(1) funding from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; or
(2) any funding available through the department.
(e) If established, the Erskine Green Training Institute shall
develop the program in consultation with:
(1) the office of the secretary of family and social services;
(2) the department;
(3) the Indiana economic development corporation;
(4) the Indiana Chamber of Commerce; and
(5) the Indiana Manufacturing Association.
(f) Before January 31, 2025, and before January 31, 2026, the
Erskine Green Training Institute shall prepare and submit a report
to the office of the secretary of family and social services and to the
legislative council, in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6, that
includes the following information for the previous calendar year:
(1) The total number of employers, and the geographic
locations of the employers, that participated in the program.
(2) The total number of incumbent manufacturing workers
who received skills training to qualify for a higher paying job,
including geographic locations, and the previous and new
wages for those workers.
(3) The total number of people with intellectual and other
developmental disabilities who participated in the program,
and the geographic locations and wages for those workers.
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(4) The cost of administering the program.
Sec. 3. Subject to any federal requirements, the office of the
secretary of family and social services may, in coordination with
the department, provide the following services for an individual
who participates in the program:
(1) Provide job readiness workshops and services.
(2) Reimburse an employer who hires an individual described
in section 2(a)(1) of this chapter for up to one hundred
percent (100%) of the first month of wages paid to the
individual.
(3) Reimburse an employer who hires an individual described
in section 2(a)(1) of this chapter for up to fifty percent (50%)
of the second through sixth months of wages paid to the
individual.
Sec. 4. The department, in coordination with the office of the
secretary of family and social services, may use funds allocated to
the next level jobs employer training grant program under
IC 22-4.1-26-4, and may use other available funds identified by the
department or the office of the secretary of family and social
services, to reimburse employers for the costs of:
(1) training; and
(2) onboarding workers described in section 2(a)(1) of this
chapter.
Sec. 5. This chapter expires June 30, 2026.
SECTION 3. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) Not later than
ninety (90) days after the effective date of this act, the family and
social services administration shall amend the administrative rules
of the family and social services administration in conformance
with this act. The family and social services administration may
adopt emergency rules under IC 4-22-2-37.1 to carry out this
subsection.
(b) This SECTION expires December 31, 2023.
SECTION 4. An emergency is declared for this act.
HEA 1160 — 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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