Indiana 2023 Regular Session

Indiana Senate Bill SB0201 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	SENATE BILL No. 201
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 2-5-36-9; IC 16-19-3-33.
7	7	Synopsis: Child welfare studies. Requires the commission on
8	8	improving the status of children in Indiana to study the needs of
9	9	struggling families and their unborn and born children. Requires the
10	10	Indiana department of health to develop and propose, not later than
11	11	July 1, 2024, a strategic plan to: (1) evaluate the needs of unborn and
12	12	born children; (2) assess the available resources in each county to
13	13	provide for the needs of unborn and born children; and (3) determine
14	14	the disparity in each county between the needs of unborn and born
15	15	children and the available resources.
16	16	Effective: Upon passage.
17	17	Qaddoura
18	18	January 10, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Family and Children
19	19	Services.
20	20	2023 IN 201—LS 6629/DI 119 Introduced
21	21	First Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2023)
22	22	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
23	23	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
24	24	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
25	25	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
26	26	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
27	27	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
28	28	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
29	29	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
30	30	between statutes enacted by the 2022 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
31	31	SENATE BILL No. 201
32	32	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
33	33	family and social services.
34	34	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
35	35	1 SECTION 1. IC 2-5-36-9, AS AMENDED BY P.L.101-2022,
36	36	2 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
37	37	3 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 9. The commission shall do the following:
38	38	4 (1) Study and evaluate the following:
39	39	5 (A) Access to services for vulnerable youth.
40	40	6 (B) Availability of services for vulnerable youth.
41	41	7 (C) Duplication of services for vulnerable youth.
42	42	8 (D) Funding of services available for vulnerable youth.
43	43	9 (E) Barriers to service for vulnerable youth.
44	44	10 (F) Communication and cooperation by agencies concerning
45	45	11 vulnerable youth.
46	46	12 (G) Implementation of programs or laws concerning
47	47	13 vulnerable youth.
48	48	14 (H) The consolidation of existing entities that serve vulnerable
49	49	15 youth.
50	50	16 (I) Data from state agencies relevant to evaluating progress,
51	51	17 targeting efforts, and demonstrating outcomes.
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53	53	1 (J) Crimes of sexual violence against children.
54	54	2 (K) The impact of social networking web sites, websites,
55	55	3 cellular telephones and wireless communications devices,
56	56	4 digital media, and new technology on crimes against children.
57	57	5 (2) Review and make recommendations concerning pending
58	58	6 legislation.
59	59	7 (3) Promote information sharing concerning vulnerable youth
60	60	8 across the state.
61	61	9 (4) Promote best practices, policies, and programs.
62	62	10 (5) Cooperate with:
63	63	11 (A) other child focused commissions;
64	64	12 (B) the judicial branch of government;
65	65	13 (C) the executive branch of government;
66	66	14 (D) stakeholders; and
67	67	15 (E) members of the community.
68	68	16 (6) Create a statewide juvenile justice oversight body to carry out
69	69	17 the following duties described in section 9.3 of this chapter:
70	70	18 (A) Develop a plan to collect and report statewide juvenile
71	71	19 justice data.
72	72	20 (B) Establish procedures and policies related to the use of:
73	73	21 (i) a validated risk screening tool and a validated risk and
74	74	22 needs assessment tool;
75	75	23 (ii) a detention tool to inform the use of secure detention;
76	76	24 (iii) a plan to determine how information from the tools
77	77	25 described in this clause is compiled and shared and with
78	78	26 whom the information will be shared; and
79	79	27 (iv) a plan to provide training to judicial officers on the
80	80	28 implementation of the tools described in this clause.
81	81	29 (C) Develop criteria for the use of diagnostic assessments as
82	82	30 described in IC 31-37-19-11.7.
83	83	31 (D) Develop a statewide plan to address the provision of
84	84	32 broader behavioral health services to children in the juvenile
85	85	33 justice system.
86	86	34 (E) Develop a plan for the provision of transitional services for
87	87	35 a child who is a ward of the department of correction as
88	88	36 described in IC 31-37-19-11.5.
89	89	37 (F) Develop a plan for grant programs described in section 9.3
90	90	38 of this chapter.
91	91	39 The initial appointments and designations to the statewide
92	92	40 juvenile justice oversight body described in this subdivision shall
93	93	41 be made not later than May 31, 2022. The chief justice of the
94	94	42 supreme court shall designate the chair of the statewide juvenile
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96	96	1 justice oversight body and shall make the initial appointments and
97	97	2 designations to the statewide juvenile justice oversight body,
98	98	3 which may incorporate members of an existing committee or
99	99	4 subcommittee formed under the commission. The initial meeting
100	100	5 of the oversight body shall be held not later than July 1, 2022.
101	101	6 (7) Submit a report not later than September 1 of each year
102	102	7 regarding the commission's work during the previous year. The
103	103	8 report shall be submitted to the legislative council, the governor,
104	104	9 and the chief justice of Indiana. The report to the legislative
105	105	10 council must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
106	106	11 (8) Study the needs of struggling families and their unborn
107	107	12 and born children.
108	108	13 SECTION 2. IC 16-19-3-33 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
109	109	14 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
110	110	15 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 33. (a) The state department, in
111	111	16 consultation with other state agencies, shall develop and propose
112	112	17 a strategic plan to:
113	113	18 (1) evaluate the needs of unborn and born children;
114	114	19 (2) assess the available resources in each county to provide for
115	115	20 the needs of unborn and born children; and
116	116	21 (3) determine the disparity in each county between the needs
117	117	22 of unborn and born children described in subdivision (1) and
118	118	23 the available resources in the county described in subdivision
119	119	24 (2).
120	120	25 (b) The state department shall submit the strategic plan
121	121	26 described in subsection (a) to the legislative council not later than
122	122	27 July 1, 2024. The report must be in an electronic format under
123	123	28 IC 5-14-6.
124	124	29 SECTION 3. An emergency is declared for this act.
125	125	2023 IN 201—LS 6629/DI 119