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Indiana House Bill HB1021 Compare Versions

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	1	+	EH1021.1
	2	+	February 21, 2024
	3	+	ENGROSSED
	4	+	HOUSE BILL No. 1021
	5	+	_____
	6	+	DIGEST OF HB 1021 (Updated February 20, 2024 9:44 am - DI 154)
	7	+	Citations Affected: IC 5-2; IC 10-13; IC 12-7; IC 12-10; IC 12-17.2;
	8	+	IC 16-37; IC 20-26; IC 20-33; IC 31-34; IC 31-36; IC 34-30;
	9	+	IC 35-44.1.
	10	+	Synopsis: Green alert for missing at risk veterans. Defines "veteran at
	11	+	risk". Creates the green alert program to provide for public notification
	12	+	regarding missing veterans at risk. Changes the name of the Indiana
	13	+	clearinghouse for information on missing children and missing
	14	+	endangered adults to the Indiana clearinghouse for information on
	15	+	missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered
	16	+	adults (clearinghouse). Makes conforming changes to the duties of the
	17	+	clearinghouse. Creates certain duties and reporting requirements for
	18	+	law enforcement agencies concerning missing veterans at risk. Provides
	19	+	immunity for a broadcaster who broadcasts, or an electronic billboard
	20	+	operator who displays, a green alert notification and a person who
	21	+	establishes or maintains a green alert website under an agreement with
	22	+	the state police department. Makes technical corrections.
	23	+	Effective: July 1, 2024.
	24	+	Gore, Pack, Bartels, Jeter
	25	+	(SENATE SPONSORS — TOMES, CRIDER, HUNLEY, CRANE)
	26	+	January 8, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public
	27	+	Safety.
	28	+	January 29, 2024, reported — Do Pass.
	29	+	January 31, 2024, read second time, ordered engrossed. Engrossed.
	30	+	February 1, 2024, read third time, passed. Yeas 94, nays 0.
	31	+	SENATE ACTION
	32	+	February 12, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and The
	33	+	Military.
	34	+	February 20, 2024, reported favorably — Do Pass.
	35	+	EH 1021—LS 6230/DI 119 February 21, 2024
1	36		Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
2	37		PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
3	38		Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
4	39		additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
5	40		Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
6	41		provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
7	42		word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
8	43		a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
9	44		Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
10	45		between statutes enacted by the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
11		-	HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1021
12		-	AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning human services.
	46	+	ENGROSSED
	47	+	HOUSE BILL No. 1021
	48	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
	49	+	human services.
13	50		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
14		-	SECTION 1. IC 5-2-17-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.92-2007, SECTION
15		-	1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
16		-	2024]: Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "high risk missing person"
17		-	means a person whose whereabouts are not known and who may be at
18		-	risk of injury or death. The term includes the following:
19		-	(1) A person who is missing as the result of abduction by a
20		-	stranger.
21		-	(2) A person whose disappearance may be the result of the
22		-	commission of a crime.
23		-	(3) A person whose disappearance occurred under circumstances
24		-	that are inherently dangerous.
25		-	(4) A person who is missing for more than thirty (30) days.
26		-	(5) A missing person who is in need of medical attention or
27		-	prescription medication.
28		-	(6) A missing person who may be at risk due to abduction by a
29		-	noncustodial parent.
30		-	(7) A missing person who is mentally impaired.
31		-	(8) A missing person who is less than twenty-one (21) years of
32		-	age.
33		-	(9) A missing person who has previously been the victim of a
34		-	threat of violence or an act of violence.
35		-	(10) A missing person who has been determined by a law
36		-	HEA 1021 2
37		-	enforcement agency to be:
38		-	(A) at risk of injury or death; or
39		-	(B) a person that meets any of the descriptions in subdivisions
40		-	(1) through (9).
41		-	(11) A missing person who is an endangered adult (as defined in
42		-	IC 12-7-2-131.3).
43		-	(12) A missing person who is a veteran at risk (as defined in
44		-	IC 12-7-2-197.3).
45		-	SECTION 2. IC 5-2-17-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.92-2007, SECTION
46		-	1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
47		-	2024]: Sec. 3. A law enforcement agency receiving a report of a
48		-	missing:
49		-	(1) child less than eighteen (18) years of age shall comply with
50		-	the requirements of IC 31-36-2; or
51		-	(2) endangered adult (as defined in IC 12-7-2-131.3) shall comply
52		-	with the requirements of IC 12-10-18; or
53		-	(3) veteran at risk (as defined in IC 12-7-2-197.3) shall comply
54		-	with the requirements of IC 12-10-18;
55		-	in addition to the procedures described in this chapter.
56		-	SECTION 3. IC 10-13-5-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
57		-	SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
58		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "clearinghouse" refers
59		-	to the Indiana clearinghouse for information on missing children,
60		-	missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered adults established
61		-	by section 5 of this chapter.
62		-	SECTION 4. IC 10-13-5-3.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
63		-	AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
64		-	1, 2024]: Sec. 3.5. As used in this chapter, "green alert program"
65		-	means a program under which the clearinghouse transmits
66		-	information about missing veterans at risk to broadcasters who:
67		-	(1) have agreed to participate in the program; and
68		-	(2) immediately and repeatedly broadcast the information to
69		-	the general public.
70		-	SECTION 5. IC 10-13-5-4.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
71		-	AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
72		-	1, 2024]: Sec. 4.5. As used in this chapter, "missing veteran at risk"
73		-	means a veteran who is a high risk missing person under
74		-	IC 5-2-17-1.
75		-	SECTION 6. IC 10-13-5-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
76		-	SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
77		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 5. The Indiana clearinghouse for information on
78		-	missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered
79		-	HEA 1021 3
80		-	adults is established within the department.
81		-	SECTION 7. IC 10-13-5-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
82		-	SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
83		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 6. (a) The superintendent shall designate staff
84		-	responsible for the operation of the clearinghouse.
85		-	(b) The staff's duties include the following:
86		-	(1) Creation and operation of an intrastate network of
87		-	communication designed for the speedy collection and processing
88		-	of information concerning missing children, missing veterans at
89		-	risk, and missing endangered adults.
90		-	(2) Creation and operation of a central data storage, retrieval, and
91		-	information distribution system designed for the exchange of
92		-	information on missing children, missing veterans at risk, and
93		-	missing endangered adults within and outside Indiana. The system
94		-	must be capable of interacting with:
95		-	(A) the Indiana data and communication system under
96		-	IC 10-13-3-35; and
97		-	(B) the National Crime Information Center.
98		-	(3) Development of appropriate forms for the reporting of missing
99		-	children, missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered
100		-	adults that may be used by law enforcement agencies and private
101		-	citizens to provide useful information about a missing child, a
102		-	missing veteran at risk, or a missing endangered adult to the
103		-	clearinghouse.
104		-	(4) Cooperation with the following agencies concerning the
105		-	location of missing children, missing veterans at risk, and
106		-	missing endangered adults:
107		-	(A) State and local public and private nonprofit agencies
108		-	involved with the location and recovery of missing persons.
109		-	(B) Agencies of the federal government.
110		-	(C) State and local law enforcement agencies within and
111		-	outside Indiana.
112		-	(5) Coordinating efforts to locate missing children, missing
113		-	veterans at risk, and missing endangered adults with the
114		-	agencies listed in subdivision (4).
115		-	(6) Operation of the toll free telephone line created under section
116		-	7(a) of this chapter.
117		-	(7) Publishing and updating, on a quarterly basis, a directory of
118		-	missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing
119		-	endangered adults.
120		-	(8) Compiling statistics on missing children, missing veterans at
121		-	risk, and missing endangered adult cases handled by the
122		-	HEA 1021 4
123		-	clearinghouse, including the number of cases resolved each year.
124		-	SECTION 8. IC 10-13-5-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.56-2023,
125		-	SECTION 67, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
126		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 7. (a) The clearinghouse shall do the following:
127		-	(1) Collect, process, and maintain identification and investigative
128		-	information to aid in finding missing children, missing veterans
129		-	at risk, and missing endangered adults.
130		-	(2) Establish a statewide, toll free telephone line for the reporting:
131		-	(A) of missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing
132		-	endangered adults; and
133		-	(B) of sightings of missing children, missing veterans at risk,
134		-	and missing endangered adults.
135		-	(3) Prescribe a uniform reporting form concerning missing
136		-	children, missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered
137		-	adults for use by law enforcement agencies within Indiana.
138		-	(4) Assist in training law enforcement and other professionals on
139		-	issues relating to missing children, missing veterans at risk, and
140		-	missing endangered adults.
141		-	(5) Operate a resource center of information regarding the
142		-	prevention of:
143		-	(A) the abduction of children; and
144		-	(B) the sexual exploitation of children.
145		-	(6) Distribute the quarterly directory prepared under section
146		-	6(b)(7) of this chapter to schools and hospitals.
147		-	(7) Distribute the quarterly directory described in subdivision (6)
148		-	to child care centers and child care homes that make an annual
149		-	contribution of four dollars ($4) to the clearinghouse. The
150		-	contributions must be used to help defray the cost of publishing
151		-	the quarterly directory.
152		-	(b) For a missing child who was born in Indiana, the clearinghouse
153		-	shall notify the vital statistics division of the Indiana department of
154		-	health:
155		-	(1) within fifteen (15) days after receiving a report under
156		-	IC 31-36-1-3 (or IC 31-6-13-4 before its repeal) of a missing child
157		-	less than thirteen (13) years of age; and
158		-	(2) promptly after the clearinghouse is notified that a missing
159		-	child has been found.
160		-	(c) Upon receiving notification under subsection (b) that a child is
161		-	missing or has been found, the vital statistics division of the Indiana
162		-	department of health shall notify the local health department or the
163		-	health and hospital corporation that has jurisdiction over the area where
164		-	the child was born.
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166		-	(d) Information collected, processed, or maintained by the
167		-	clearinghouse under subsection (a) is confidential and is not subject to
168		-	IC 5-14-3, but may be disclosed by the clearinghouse for purposes of
169		-	locating missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing
170		-	endangered adults.
171		-	SECTION 9. IC 10-13-5-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.115-2018,
172		-	SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
173		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 8. (a) The clearinghouse shall operate an Amber
174		-	alert program, a green alert program, and the a silver alert program.
175		-	(b) Upon the establishment of an the Amber alert program, the
176		-	green alert program, and the silver alert program, the clearinghouse
177		-	may enter into an agreement with one (1) or more broadcasters to
178		-	operate the Amber alert program, the green alert program, and the
179		-	silver alert program under this chapter.
180		-	(c) The superintendent shall designate staff responsible for the
181		-	operation of the Amber alert program, the green alert program, and
182		-	the silver alert program.
183		-	(d) The department shall adopt guidelines governing the
184		-	clearinghouse's operation of the Amber alert program, the green alert
185		-	program, and the silver alert program. The department's guidelines
186		-	may require that staff, upon receiving a report that a child has been
187		-	abducted or an endangered child, veteran at risk, or endangered adult
188		-	is missing, immediately send electronically or by other means of
189		-	communication a description of the abducted child or missing
190		-	endangered child, missing veteran at risk, or missing endangered
191		-	adult to one (1) or more broadcasters participating in the Amber alert
192		-	program, the green alert program, or the silver alert program. The
193		-	guidelines must include criteria that the clearinghouse shall use in
194		-	determining whether to issue a silver alert or green alert and the
195		-	geographic area or region in which to issue the silver alert or green
196		-	alert.
197		-	(e) A broadcaster participating in the Amber alert program, the
198		-	green alert program, or the silver alert program shall immediately
199		-	broadcast:
200		-	(1) a description of the abducted child, missing endangered child,
201		-	missing veteran at risk, or missing endangered adult; and
202		-	(2) other information that will assist in locating the abducted
203		-	child, missing endangered child, missing veteran at risk, or
204		-	missing endangered adult;
205		-	to the general public in accordance with the Amber alert plan
206		-	agreement, green alert plan agreement, or the silver alert plan
207		-	agreement between the clearinghouse and the broadcaster.
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209		-	(f) The department shall adopt guidelines governing the voluntary
210		-	Amber alert program agreement, and the voluntary green alert
211		-	program agreement, or voluntary silver alert program agreement
212		-	between the clearinghouse and a broadcaster. The voluntary
213		-	agreements between the clearinghouse and the broadcaster may include
214		-	the following provisions:
215		-	(1) Upon receiving a notification as part of the Amber alert
216		-	program, green alert program, or the silver alert program, the
217		-	broadcaster shall broadcast the information contained on the
218		-	notice on an intermittent basis for a period of time as provided in
219		-	the agreements between the clearinghouse and the broadcaster.
220		-	(2) The broadcaster shall treat the Amber alert notification, green
221		-	alert notification, or the silver alert notification as an emergency.
222		-	(3) The broadcaster shall ensure that the form of communication
223		-	used to receive an Amber alert notification, a green alert
224		-	notification, or a silver alert notification is:
225		-	(A) generally available to receive an Amber alert notification,
226		-	a green alert notification, or a silver alert notification; and
227		-	(B) located such that the broadcaster will immediately become
228		-	aware of an incoming Amber alert notification, green alert
229		-	notification, or silver alert notification.
230		-	SECTION 10. IC 10-13-5-8.1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.115-2018,
231		-	SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
232		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 8.1. (a) In addition to an agreement with a
233		-	broadcaster under section 8 of this chapter, the clearinghouse may enter
234		-	into an agreement with one (1) or more electronic billboard operators
235		-	to display Amber alerts, green alerts, or silver alerts under this section.
236		-	An agreement under this section may include a limitation on the days
237		-	and times that the electronic billboard operator is required to have staff
238		-	present to receive an Amber alert, a green alert, or a silver alert
239		-	notification.
240		-	(b) The department's guidelines adopted under section 8 of this
241		-	chapter may require staff, upon receiving a report that a child has been
242		-	abducted, an endangered child is missing, a veteran at risk is missing,
243		-	or an endangered adult is missing, to immediately send electronically
244		-	or by other means of communication a description of the abducted
245		-	child, missing endangered child, missing veteran at risk, or missing
246		-	endangered adult to one (1) or more electronic billboard operators
247		-	participating in the Amber alert program, green alert program, or
248		-	silver alert program if the Amber alert, green alert, or silver alert
249		-	occurs during a period when the electronic billboard operator has
250		-	agreed to have staff present to receive an Amber alert notification, a
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252		-	green alert notification, or a silver alert notification.
253		-	(c) An electronic billboard operator participating in the Amber alert
254		-	program, green alert program, or silver alert program shall
255		-	immediately display:
256		-	(1) a description of the abducted child, missing endangered child,
257		-	missing veteran at risk, or missing endangered adult; and
258		-	(2) other information that will assist in locating the abducted
259		-	child, missing endangered child, missing veteran at risk, or
260		-	missing endangered adult;
261		-	to the general public in accordance with the Amber alert plan
262		-	agreement, green alert plan agreement, or silver alert plan agreement
263		-	between the clearinghouse and the electronic billboard operator.
264		-	(d) The department shall adopt guidelines governing the voluntary
265		-	Amber alert program and the agreement, voluntary green alert
266		-	program agreement, or voluntary silver alert program agreements
267		-	agreement between the clearinghouse and an electronic billboard
268		-	operator. The voluntary agreements between the clearinghouse and the
269		-	electronic billboard operator may include the following provisions:
270		-	(1) Upon receiving a notification as part of the Amber alert
271		-	program, the green alert program, or the silver alert program,
272		-	the electronic billboard operator shall display the information
273		-	contained in the notice on an intermittent basis for a period of
274		-	time as provided in the agreements between the clearinghouse and
275		-	the electronic billboard operator.
276		-	(2) The electronic billboard operator shall treat the Amber alert
277		-	notification, the green alert notification, or the silver alert
278		-	notification as an emergency.
279		-	(3) The electronic billboard operator shall ensure that the form of
280		-	communication used to receive an Amber alert notification, a
281		-	green alert notification, or a silver alert notification is:
282		-	(A) generally available to receive an Amber alert notification,
283		-	a green alert notification, or a silver alert notification; and
284		-	(B) located such that the electronic billboard operator will
285		-	immediately become aware of an incoming Amber alert
286		-	notification, a green alert notification, or a silver alert
287		-	notification received during days and times when staff is
288		-	present to receive an Amber alert notification, a green alert
289		-	notification, or a silver alert notification.
290		-	SECTION 11. IC 10-13-5-8.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.115-2018,
291		-	SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
292		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 8.5. (a) A broadcaster or electronic billboard
293		-	operator that has agreed to participate in the Amber alert program,
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295		-	green alert program, or silver alert program and that:
296		-	(1) receives an Amber alert notification, a green alert
297		-	notification, or a silver alert notification from the department;
298		-	and
299		-	(2) broadcasts or displays:
300		-	(A) a description of the abducted child, missing endangered
301		-	child, missing veteran at risk, or missing endangered adult
302		-	contained in the notification; and
303		-	(B) other information contained in the notification that will
304		-	assist in locating the child, missing veteran at risk, or
305		-	missing endangered adult;
306		-	is immune from civil liability based on the broadcast or display of the
307		-	information received from the department.
308		-	(b) If:
309		-	(1) a person enters into an agreement with the department to
310		-	establish or maintain an Amber alert web site website, a green
311		-	alert website, or a silver alert web site; website; and
312		-	(2) the agreement provides that only the department has the
313		-	ability to place information on the web site; website;
314		-	the person is immune from civil liability for the information placed on
315		-	the web site website by the department. However, this subsection does
316		-	not affect the applicability of IC 34-13-3 to the department.
317		-	SECTION 12. IC 12-7-2-197.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
318		-	CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
319		-	[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 197.3. "Veteran at risk" means
320		-	a veteran or active duty member of the armed forces of the United
321		-	States, the national guard, or a reserve component of the armed
322		-	forces of the United States who is known, based on information
323		-	provided by a person making a report under IC 12-10-18-1, to have
324		-	a physical or mental health condition that is related to the
325		-	veteran's military service.
326		-	SECTION 13. IC 12-7-2-197.4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
327		-	CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
328		-	[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 197.4. "Veteran at risk alert"
329		-	means an alert indicating that law enforcement officials are
330		-	searching for a missing veteran at risk.
331		-	SECTION 14. IC 12-10-18-0.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.92-2007,
332		-	SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
333		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 0.5. (a) A missing endangered adult is a high risk
334		-	missing person under IC 5-2-17. A law enforcement agency receiving
335		-	a report of a missing endangered adult shall follow the procedures in
336		-	IC 5-2-17 in addition to the procedures described in this chapter.
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338		-	(b) A missing veteran at risk is a high risk missing person under
339		-	IC 5-2-17. A law enforcement agency receiving a report of a
340		-	missing veteran at risk shall follow the procedures in IC 5-2-17 in
341		-	addition to the procedures described in this chapter.
342		-	SECTION 15. IC 12-10-18-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.50-2021,
343		-	SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
344		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. (a) A law enforcement agency that receives a
345		-	notification concerning a missing endangered adult or missing veteran
346		-	at risk from:
347		-	(1) the missing endangered adult's or missing veteran at risk's:
348		-	(A) guardian;
349		-	(B) custodian; or
350		-	(C) guardian ad litem; or
351		-	(2) an individual who:
352		-	(A) provides the missing endangered adult or missing veteran
353		-	at risk with home health aid services;
354		-	(B) possesses a health care power of attorney that was
355		-	executed under IC 30-5-5-16 for the missing endangered adult
356		-	or missing veteran at risk; or
357		-	(C) has evidence that the missing endangered adult or missing
358		-	veteran at risk has a condition that may prevent the missing
359		-	endangered adult or missing veteran at risk from returning
360		-	home without assistance;
361		-	shall prepare an investigative report on the missing endangered adult
362		-	or missing veteran at risk if, based on the notification, the law
363		-	enforcement agency has reason to believe that an endangered adult or
364		-	veteran at risk is missing.
365		-	(b) The investigative report described in subsection (a) may include
366		-	the following:
367		-	(1) Relevant information obtained from the notification
368		-	concerning the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at
369		-	risk, including the following:
370		-	(A) A physical description of the missing endangered adult or
371		-	missing veteran at risk.
372		-	(B) The date, time, and place that the missing endangered
373		-	adult or missing veteran at risk was last seen.
374		-	(C) The missing endangered adult's or missing veteran at
375		-	risk's address.
376		-	(2) Information gathered by a preliminary investigation, if one
377		-	was made.
378		-	(3) A statement by the law enforcement officer in charge setting
379		-	forth that officer's assessment of the case based upon the evidence
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381		-	and information received.
382		-	SECTION 16. IC 12-10-18-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.140-2005,
383		-	SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
384		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2. The law enforcement agency shall prepare the
385		-	investigative report described by section 1 of this chapter as soon as
386		-	practicable, and if possible not later than five (5) hours after the law
387		-	enforcement agency receives notification of a missing endangered adult
388		-	or missing veteran at risk.
389		-	SECTION 17. IC 12-10-18-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
390		-	SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
391		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. (a) Upon completion of the report described by
392		-	section 1 of this chapter, if the law enforcement agency has reason to
393		-	believe that public notification may assist in locating the missing
394		-	endangered adult or missing veteran at risk, the law enforcement
395		-	agency may immediately forward the contents of the report to:
396		-	(1) all law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction in the
397		-	location where the missing endangered adult or missing veteran
398		-	at risk lives and all law enforcement agencies that have
399		-	jurisdiction in the location where the missing endangered adult or
400		-	missing veteran at risk was last seen;
401		-	(2) all law enforcement agencies to which the person who made
402		-	the notification concerning the missing endangered adult or
403		-	missing veteran at risk requests the report be sent, if the law
404		-	enforcement agency determines that the request is reasonable in
405		-	light of the information received;
406		-	(3) all law enforcement agencies that request a copy of the report;
407		-	(4) one (1) or more broadcasters that broadcast in an area where
408		-	the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk may be
409		-	located;
410		-	(5) the Indiana data and communication system (IDACS);
411		-	(6) the National Crime Information Center's Missing Person File,
412		-	if appropriate; and
413		-	(7) the Indiana clearinghouse for information on missing children,
414		-	missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered adults,
415		-	established by IC 10-13-5-5, to disseminate information
416		-	concerning the:
417		-	(A) missing endangered adult to be broadcast as part of the
418		-	silver alert program; or
419		-	(B) missing veteran at risk to be broadcast as part of the
420		-	green alert program.
421		-	(b) Upon completion of the report described by section 1 of this
422		-	chapter, a law enforcement agency may forward a copy of the contents
423		-	HEA 1021 11
424		-	of the report to one (1) or more newspapers distributed in an area
425		-	where the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk may
426		-	be located.
427		-	(c) After forwarding the contents of the report to a broadcaster or
428		-	newspaper under this section, the law enforcement agency may request
429		-	that the broadcaster or newspaper:
430		-	(1) notify the public that there is an endangered adult medical
431		-	alert or a missing veteran at risk alert; and
432		-	(2) broadcast or publish:
433		-	(A) a description of the missing endangered adult or missing
434		-	veteran at risk; and
435		-	(B) any other relevant information that would assist in locating
436		-	the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk.
437		-	(d) A broadcaster or newspaper that receives a request concerning
438		-	a missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk under
439		-	subsection (c) may, at the discretion of the broadcaster or newspaper:
440		-	(1) notify the public that there is an endangered adult medical
441		-	alert or a missing veteran at risk alert; and
442		-	(2) broadcast or publish:
443		-	(A) a description of the missing endangered adult or missing
444		-	veteran at risk; and
445		-	(B) any other relevant information that would assist in locating
446		-	the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk.
447		-	SECTION 18. IC 12-10-18-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.140-2005,
448		-	SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
449		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 4. A law enforcement agency may begin an
450		-	investigation concerning a missing endangered adult or missing
451		-	veteran at risk as soon as possible after receiving notification of the
452		-	missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk.
453		-	SECTION 19. IC 12-10-18-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.140-2005,
454		-	SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
455		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 5. An individual described in section 1(a)(1) or
456		-	1(a)(2) of this chapter who notifies a law enforcement agency
457		-	concerning a missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk
458		-	shall notify the law enforcement agency when the missing endangered
459		-	adult or missing veteran at risk is found.
460		-	SECTION 20. IC 12-10-18-6, AS ADDED BY P.L.140-2005,
461		-	SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
462		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 6. (a) A broadcaster or newspaper that receives a
463		-	report of a missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk from
464		-	a law enforcement agency under section 3 of this chapter is immune
465		-	from civil liability for an act or omission related to:
466		-	HEA 1021 12
467		-	(1) the broadcast or publication of information contained in the
468		-	report, including:
469		-	(A) a description of the missing endangered adult or missing
470		-	veteran at risk; and
471		-	(B) any other relevant information that would assist in locating
472		-	the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk; or
473		-	(2) the decision of the broadcaster or newspaper not to broadcast
474		-	or publish information contained in the report.
475		-	(b) The civil immunity described in subsection (a) does not apply to
476		-	an act or omission that constitutes gross negligence or willful, wanton,
477		-	or intentional misconduct.
478		-	SECTION 21. IC 12-17.2-2-1.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
479		-	SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
480		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1.5. (a) The division shall require all child care
481		-	centers or child care homes to submit a report containing the names
482		-	and birth dates of all children who are enrolled in the child care center
483		-	or child care home within three (3) months from the date the child care
484		-	center or child care home accepts its first child, upon receiving the
485		-	consent of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian as required under
486		-	subsection (b). The division shall require all child care centers and
487		-	child care homes that receive written consent as described under
488		-	subsection (b) to submit a monthly report of the name and birth date of
489		-	each additional child who has been enrolled in or withdrawn from the
490		-	child care center or child care home during the preceding thirty (30)
491		-	days.
492		-	(b) The division shall require all child care centers or child care
493		-	homes to request whether the child's parent, guardian, or custodian
494		-	desires the center or home to include the child's name and birth date in
495		-	the reports described under subsection (a) before enrolling the child in
496		-	the center or home. No child's name or birth date may be included on
497		-	the report required under subsection (a) without the signed consent of
498		-	the child's parent, guardian, or custodian. The consent form must be in
499		-	the following form:
500		-	"I give my permission for _____________________ (name of day
501		-	care center or home) to report the name and birth date of my child
502		-	or children to the division of family resources pursuant to
503		-	IC 12-17.2-2-1.5.
504		-	Name of child ____________________________________
505		-	Birth date _______________________________________
506		-	Signature of parent, guardian, or custodian
507		-	_______________________________________________
508		-	Date ____________________________________________".
509		-	HEA 1021 13
510		-	(c) The division shall submit a monthly report of the information
511		-	provided under subsection (a) to the Indiana clearinghouse for
512		-	information on missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing
513		-	endangered adults established under IC 10-13-5.
514		-	(d) The division shall require that a person who transports children
515		-	who are in the care of the child care center on a public highway (as
516		-	defined in IC 9-25-2-4) within or outside Indiana in a vehicle designed
517		-	and constructed for the accommodation of more than ten (10)
518		-	passengers must comply with the same requirements set forth in
519		-	IC 20-27-9-12 for a public elementary or secondary school or a
520		-	preschool operated by a school corporation.
521		-	SECTION 22. IC 12-17.2-4-18.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
522		-	SECTION 14, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
523		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 18.5. (a) Upon receiving a report under
524		-	IC 31-36-1-4, a child care center shall thoroughly inspect the report. If
525		-	the child care center finds that a child on the report required under
526		-	IC 31-36-1-4 is enrolled at the child care center, the child care center
527		-	shall immediately notify the Indiana clearinghouse for information on
528		-	missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered
529		-	adults.
530		-	(b) Upon receiving a report under IC 31-36-1-4, a child care center
531		-	shall attach a notice to the child's enrollment records stating that the
532		-	child has been reported missing. The child care center shall remove the
533		-	notice when the center is notified under IC 31-36-2-6 that the child has
534		-	been found.
535		-	(c) If a request for the enrollment records of a missing child is
536		-	received, the child care center shall:
537		-	(1) obtain:
538		-	(A) the name, address, and telephone number of the person
539		-	making the request; and
540		-	(B) the reason that the person is requesting the school records;
541		-	and
542		-	(2) immediately notify the Indiana clearinghouse for information
543		-	on missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing
544		-	endangered adults.
545		-	(d) The child care center may not issue a copy of the enrollment
546		-	records of a child reported missing without authorization from the
547		-	Indiana clearinghouse for information on missing children, missing
548		-	veterans at risk, and missing endangered adults and may not inform
549		-	the person making the request that a notice that the child has been
550		-	reported missing has been attached to the child's records.
551		-	SECTION 23. IC 12-17.2-5-18.6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
552		-	HEA 1021 14
553		-	SECTION 15, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
554		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 18.6. (a) Upon receiving a report under
555		-	IC 31-36-1-4, a child care home shall thoroughly inspect the report. If
556		-	the child care home finds that a child on the report required under
557		-	IC 31-36-1-4 is enrolled at the child care home, the child care home
558		-	shall immediately notify the Indiana clearinghouse for information on
559		-	missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered
560		-	adults.
561		-	(b) Upon receiving a report under IC 31-36-1-4, a child care home
562		-	shall attach a notice to the child's enrollment records stating that the
563		-	child has been reported missing. The child care home shall remove the
564		-	notice when the center is notified under IC 31-36-2-6 that the child has
565		-	been found.
566		-	(c) If a request for the enrollment records of a missing child is
567		-	received, the child care home shall:
568		-	(1) obtain:
569		-	(A) the name, address, and telephone number of the person
570		-	making the request; and
571		-	(B) the reason that the person is requesting the school records;
572		-	and
573		-	(2) immediately notify the Indiana clearinghouse for information
574		-	on missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing
575		-	endangered adults.
576		-	(d) The child care home may not issue a copy of the enrollment
577		-	records of a child reported missing without authorization from the
578		-	Indiana clearinghouse for information on missing children, missing
579		-	veterans at risk, and missing endangered adults and may not inform
580		-	the person making the request that a notice that the child has been
581		-	reported missing has been attached to the child's records.
582		-	SECTION 24. IC 16-37-1-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.147-2023,
583		-	SECTION 15, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
584		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), a local
585		-	health officer shall provide a certification of birth, death, or stillbirth
586		-	registration upon request by any person only if:
587		-	(1) the health officer is satisfied that the applicant has a direct
588		-	interest in the matter;
589		-	(2) the health officer determines that the certificate is necessary
590		-	for the determination of personal or property rights or for
591		-	compliance with state or federal law; and
592		-	(3) the applicant for a birth certificate presents at least one (1)
593		-	form of identification.
594		-	However, the local health officer must issue a certificate of an
595		-	HEA 1021 15
596		-	applicant's own birth registration.
597		-	(b) A local health officer's decision whether or not to issue a
598		-	certified copy of a birth certificate is subject to review by a court.
599		-	(c) A local health officer may issue a certification of birth, death, or
600		-	stillbirth from the electronic registration systems in section 3.1 of this
601		-	chapter, regardless of the location of the filing of the record.
602		-	(d) A local health officer may not issue a copy of a birth certificate
603		-	of a missing child to which a notice has been attached under
604		-	IC 10-13-5-11 without the authorization of the Indiana clearinghouse
605		-	for information on missing children, missing veterans at risk, and
606		-	missing endangered adults.
607		-	(e) Upon determination that a person may be provided a certification
608		-	of death under subsection (a), the local health officer shall provide to
609		-	the person a certification of death that excludes information concerning
610		-	the cause of death if the person requests the exclusion of this
611		-	information.
612		-	SECTION 25. IC 20-26-13-10, AS AMENDED BY P.L.246-2023,
613		-	SECTION 36, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
614		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in section 11 of this
615		-	chapter and subject to IC 20-31-8-4.6 and IC 20-32-4-14, the four (4)
616		-	year graduation rate for a cohort in a high school is the percentage
617		-	determined under STEP FIVE of the following formula:
618		-	STEP ONE: Determine the grade 9 enrollment at the beginning of
619		-	the reporting year three (3) years before the reporting year for
620		-	which the graduation rate is being determined.
621		-	STEP TWO: Add:
622		-	(A) the number determined under STEP ONE; and
623		-	(B) the number of students who:
624		-	(i) have enrolled in the high school after the date on which
625		-	the number determined under STEP ONE was determined;
626		-	and
627		-	(ii) have the same expected graduation year as the cohort.
628		-	STEP THREE: Subtract from the sum determined under STEP
629		-	TWO the number of students who have left the cohort for any of
630		-	the following reasons:
631		-	(A) Transfer to another public or nonpublic school.
632		-	(B) Except as provided in IC 20-33-2-28.6 and subsection (b),
633		-	removal by the student's parents under IC 20-33-2-28 to
634		-	provide instruction equivalent to that given in the public
635		-	schools.
636		-	(C) Withdrawal because of a long term medical condition or
637		-	death.
638		-	HEA 1021 16
639		-	(D) Detention by a law enforcement agency or the department
640		-	of correction.
641		-	(E) Placement by a court order or the department of child
642		-	services.
643		-	(F) Enrollment in a virtual school.
644		-	(G) Leaving school, if the student attended school in Indiana
645		-	for less than one (1) school year and the location of the student
646		-	cannot be determined.
647		-	(H) Leaving school, if the location of the student cannot be
648		-	determined and the student has been reported to the Indiana
649		-	clearinghouse for information on missing children, missing
650		-	veterans at risk, and missing endangered adults.
651		-	(I) Withdrawing from school before graduation, if the student
652		-	is a high ability student (as defined in IC 20-36-1-3) who is a
653		-	full-time student at an accredited institution of higher
654		-	education during the semester in which the cohort graduates.
655		-	(J) Withdrawing from school before graduation pursuant to
656		-	providing notice of withdrawal under section 17 of this
657		-	chapter.
658		-	(K) Participating in the high school equivalency pilot program
659		-	under IC 20-30-8.5, unless the student fails to successfully
660		-	complete the high school equivalency pilot program in the two
661		-	(2) year period. This clause expires June 30, 2024.
662		-	STEP FOUR: Determine the result of:
663		-	(A) the total number of students determined under STEP TWO
664		-	who have graduated during the current reporting year or a
665		-	previous reporting year; minus
666		-	(B) the amount by which the number of students who
667		-	graduated through a waiver process required under IC 20-32-3
668		-	through IC 20-32-5.1 exceeds:
669		-	(i) nine percent (9%) of the total number of students
670		-	determined under clause (A) for the 2023-2024 school year;
671		-	(ii) six percent (6%) of the total number of students
672		-	determined under clause (A) for the 2024-2025 school year;
673		-	or
674		-	(iii) three percent (3%) of the total number of students
675		-	determined under clause (A) for each school year after June
676		-	30, 2025.
677		-	STEP FIVE: Divide:
678		-	(A) the number determined under STEP FOUR; by
679		-	(B) the remainder determined under STEP THREE.
680		-	(b) This subsection applies to a high school in which:
681		-	HEA 1021 17
682		-	(1) for a:
683		-	(A) cohort of one hundred (100) students or less, at least ten
684		-	percent (10%) of the students left a particular cohort for a
685		-	reason described in subsection (a) STEP THREE clause (B);
686		-	or
687		-	(B) cohort of more than one hundred (100) students, at least
688		-	five percent (5%) of the students left a particular cohort for a
689		-	reason described in subsection (a) STEP THREE clause (B);
690		-	and
691		-	(2) the students described in subdivision (1)(A) or (1)(B) are not
692		-	on track to graduate with their cohort.
693		-	A high school must submit a request to the state board in a manner
694		-	prescribed by the state board requesting that the students described in
695		-	this subsection be included in the subsection (a) STEP THREE
696		-	calculation. The state board shall review the request and may grant or
697		-	deny the request. The state board shall deny the request unless the high
698		-	school demonstrates good cause to justify that the students described
699		-	in this subsection should be included in the subsection (a) STEP
700		-	THREE calculation. If the state board denies the request the high
701		-	school may not subtract the students described in this subsection under
702		-	subsection (a) STEP THREE.
703		-	SECTION 26. IC 20-33-2-10, AS AMENDED BY P.L.32-2021,
704		-	SECTION 62, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
705		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 10. (a) Each public school shall and each private
706		-	school may require a student who initially enrolls in the school to
707		-	provide:
708		-	(1) the name and address of the school the student last attended;
709		-	and
710		-	(2) a certified copy of the student's birth certificate or other
711		-	reliable proof of the student's date of birth.
712		-	(b) Each public school, charter school, and nonpublic school with
713		-	at least one (1) employee shall provide upon request of another school
714		-	a copy of a particular student's disciplinary records that are relevant to
715		-	the safety of students, if the particular student currently attends the
716		-	requesting school and is currently enrolled in the requesting school.
717		-	(c) Not more than fourteen (14) days after initial enrollment in a
718		-	school, the school shall request the student's records from the school
719		-	the student last attended.
720		-	(d) If the document described in subsection (a)(2):
721		-	(1) is not provided to the school not more than thirty (30) days
722		-	after the student's enrollment; or
723		-	(2) appears to be inaccurate or fraudulent;
724		-	HEA 1021 18
725		-	the school shall notify the Indiana clearinghouse for information on
726		-	missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered
727		-	adults established under IC 10-13-5-5 and determine if the student has
728		-	been reported missing.
729		-	(e) A school in Indiana receiving a request for records shall send the
730		-	records promptly to the requesting school. However, if a request is
731		-	received for records to which a notice has been attached under
732		-	IC 31-36-1-5 (or IC 31-6-13-6 before its repeal), the school:
733		-	(1) shall immediately notify the Indiana clearinghouse for
734		-	information on missing children, missing veterans at risk, and
735		-	missing endangered adults;
736		-	(2) may not send the school records without the authorization of
737		-	the clearinghouse; and
738		-	(3) may not inform the requesting school that a notice under
739		-	IC 31-36-1-5 (or IC 31-6-13-6 before its repeal) has been attached
740		-	to the records.
741		-	(f) Notwithstanding subsection (e), if a parent of a child who has
742		-	enrolled in a state accredited nonpublic school is in breach of a contract
743		-	that conditions release of student records on the payment of
744		-	outstanding tuition and other fees, the state accredited nonpublic school
745		-	shall provide a requesting school sufficient verbal information to
746		-	permit the requesting school to make an appropriate placement
747		-	decision regarding the child. However, the state accredited nonpublic
748		-	school must provide the information described in subsection (b) to the
749		-	requesting school.
750		-	SECTION 27. IC 31-34-2-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
751		-	SECTION 19, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
752		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 5. If a child in need of services is a missing child
753		-	and is taken into custody under a court order, the person taking the
754		-	child into custody shall do the following:
755		-	(1) Take the child to a place designated in the order.
756		-	(2) Give notice to the following that the child has been taken into
757		-	custody:
758		-	(A) The child's legal custodian.
759		-	(B) The clearinghouse for information on missing children,
760		-	missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered adults
761		-	established by IC 10-13-5.
762		-	SECTION 28. IC 31-34-2.5-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.45-2023,
763		-	SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
764		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2. (a) Immediately after an emergency medical
765		-	services provider takes custody of a safe haven infant under section 1
766		-	of this chapter, the provider shall notify either:
767		-	HEA 1021 19
768		-	(1) the department of child services; or
769		-	(2) a licensed child placing agency;
770		-	that the provider has taken custody of the safe haven infant.
771		-	(b) If notified under subsection (a), the department of child services
772		-	or a licensed child placing agency shall:
773		-	(1) assume the care, control, and custody of the safe haven infant
774		-	immediately after receiving notice under subsection (a);
775		-	(2) not later than forty-eight (48) hours after the department of
776		-	child services or a licensed child placing agency has taken
777		-	custody of the safe haven infant, contact the Indiana
778		-	clearinghouse for information on missing children, missing
779		-	veterans at risk, and missing endangered adults established by
780		-	IC 10-13-5-5 and the National Center for Missing and Exploited
781		-	Children to determine if the safe haven infant has been reported
782		-	missing; and
783		-	(3) fifteen (15) days after the department of child services or a
784		-	licensed child placing agency has taken custody of the safe haven
785		-	infant, contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited
786		-	Children a second time to determine if the safe haven infant has
787		-	been reported missing.
788		-	SECTION 29. IC 31-36-1-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.183-2017,
789		-	SECTION 54, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
790		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. Upon completion of the report required by
791		-	section 1 of this chapter, the law enforcement agency shall immediately
792		-	forward the contents of the report to:
793		-	(1) all law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction of the
794		-	location in which the missing child lives and all law enforcement
795		-	agencies that have jurisdiction of the location in which the
796		-	missing child was last seen;
797		-	(2) all law enforcement agencies to which the person who
798		-	provided notification requests the report be sent, if the law
799		-	enforcement agency determines that the request is reasonable in
800		-	light of the information contained in the report;
801		-	(3) all law enforcement agencies that request a copy of the report;
802		-	(4) the Indiana clearinghouse for information on missing children,
803		-	missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered adults
804		-	established by IC 10-13-5;
805		-	(5) the Indiana data and communication system (IDACS);
806		-	(6) the National Crime Information Center's Missing Person File;
807		-	and
808		-	(7) the department.
809		-	SECTION 30. IC 31-36-1-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
810		-	HEA 1021 20
811		-	SECTION 22, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
812		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 5. (a) Upon receiving a report under section 4 of
813		-	this chapter, a school shall attach a notice to the child's school records
814		-	stating that the child has been reported missing. The school shall
815		-	remove the notice when the school is notified under IC 31-36-2-6 that
816		-	the child has been found.
817		-	(b) If a request for the school records of a missing child is received,
818		-	the school shall:
819		-	(1) obtain:
820		-	(A) the name, address, and telephone number of the person
821		-	making the request; and
822		-	(B) the reason that the person is requesting the school records;
823		-	and
824		-	(2) immediately notify the Indiana clearinghouse for information
825		-	on missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing
826		-	endangered adults.
827		-	(c) The school may not issue a copy of school records without
828		-	authorization from the Indiana clearinghouse for information on
829		-	missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered
830		-	adults and may not inform the person making the request that a notice
831		-	that the child has been reported missing has been attached to the child's
832		-	records.
833		-	SECTION 31. IC 31-36-2-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
834		-	SECTION 23, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
835		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2. A law enforcement agency involved in the
836		-	investigation of a missing child shall do the following:
837		-	(1) Update the initial report filed by the agency that received
838		-	notification of the missing child upon the discovery of new
839		-	information concerning the investigation.
840		-	(2) Forward the updated report to the agencies and organizations
841		-	listed in IC 31-36-1-3.
842		-	(3) Search the National Crime Information Center's Wanted
843		-	Person File for reports of arrest warrants issued for persons who
844		-	allegedly abducted or unlawfully retained children and compare
845		-	these reports to the missing child's National Crime Information
846		-	Center's Missing Person File.
847		-	(4) Notify all law enforcement agencies involved in the
848		-	investigation, the Indiana clearinghouse for information on
849		-	missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing
850		-	endangered adults, and the National Crime Information Center
851		-	when the missing child is located.
852		-	SECTION 32. IC 34-30-2.1-116, AS ADDED BY P.L.105-2022,
853		-	HEA 1021 21
854		-	SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
855		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 116. IC 10-13-5-8.5 (Concerning a broadcaster
856		-	who broadcasts or an electronic billboard operator who displays an
857		-	Amber alert notification, a green alert notification, or a silver alert
858		-	notification and a person who establishes or maintains an Amber alert
859		-	web site website, a green alert website, or a silver alert web site
860		-	website under an agreement with the state police department).
861		-	SECTION 33. IC 34-30-2.1-136, AS ADDED BY P.L.105-2022,
862		-	SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
863		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 136. IC 12-10-18-6 (Concerning a broadcaster or
864		-	newspaper that receives a report concerning an endangered adult
865		-	medical alert or missing veteran at risk alert).
866		-	SECTION 34. IC 35-44.1-2-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.174-2021,
867		-	SECTION 75, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
868		-	JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section, "consumer product"
869		-	has the meaning set forth in IC 35-45-8-1.
870		-	(b) As used in this section, "misconduct" means a violation of a
871		-	departmental rule or procedure of a law enforcement agency.
872		-	(c) A person who reports that:
873		-	(1) the person or another person has placed or intends to place an
874		-	explosive, a destructive device, or other destructive substance in
875		-	a building or transportation facility;
876		-	(2) there has been or there will be tampering with a consumer
877		-	product introduced into commerce; or
878		-	(3) there has been or will be placed or introduced a weapon of
879		-	mass destruction in a building or a place of assembly;
880		-	knowing the report to be false, commits false reporting, a Level 6
881		-	felony.
882		-	(d) A person who:
883		-	(1) gives:
884		-	(A) a false report of the commission of a crime; or
885		-	(B) false information to a law enforcement officer that relates
886		-	to the commission of a crime;
887		-	knowing the report or information to be false;
888		-	(2) gives a false alarm of fire to the fire department of a
889		-	governmental entity, knowing the alarm to be false;
890		-	(3) makes a false request for ambulance service to an ambulance
891		-	service provider, knowing the request to be false;
892		-	(4) gives a false report concerning a missing child (as defined in
893		-	IC 10-13-5-4), missing veteran at risk (as defined in
894		-	IC 12-7-2-197.3), or missing endangered adult (as defined in
895		-	IC 12-7-2-131.3) or gives false information to a law enforcement
896		-	HEA 1021 22
897		-	officer or a governmental entity that relates to a missing child,
898		-	missing veteran at risk, or missing endangered adult knowing
899		-	the report or information to be false;
900		-	(5) makes a complaint against a law enforcement officer to the
901		-	state or municipality (as defined in IC 8-1-13-3(b)) that employs
902		-	the officer:
903		-	(A) alleging the officer engaged in misconduct while
904		-	performing the officer's duties; and
905		-	(B) knowing the complaint to be false;
906		-	(6) makes a false report of a missing person, knowing the report
907		-	or information is false;
908		-	(7) gives a false report of actions, behavior, or conditions
909		-	concerning:
910		-	(A) a septic tank soil absorption system under IC 8-1-2-125 or
911		-	IC 13-26-5-2.5; or
912		-	(B) a septic tank soil absorption system or constructed wetland
913		-	septic system under IC 36-9-23-30.1;
914		-	knowing the report or information to be false; or
915		-	(8) makes a false report that a person is dangerous (as defined in
916		-	IC 35-47-14-1) knowing the report or information to be false;
917		-	commits false informing, a Class B misdemeanor. However, the offense
918		-	is a Class A misdemeanor if it substantially hinders any law
919		-	enforcement process or if it results in harm to another person.
920		-	HEA 1021 Speaker of the House of Representatives
921		-	President of the Senate
922		-	President Pro Tempore
923		-	Governor of the State of Indiana
924		-	Date: Time:
925		-	HEA 1021
	51	+	1 SECTION 1. IC 5-2-17-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.92-2007, SECTION
	52	+	2 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
	53	+	3 2024]: Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "high risk missing person"
	54	+	4 means a person whose whereabouts are not known and who may be at
	55	+	5 risk of injury or death. The term includes the following:
	56	+	6 (1) A person who is missing as the result of abduction by a
	57	+	7 stranger.
	58	+	8 (2) A person whose disappearance may be the result of the
	59	+	9 commission of a crime.
	60	+	10 (3) A person whose disappearance occurred under circumstances
	61	+	11 that are inherently dangerous.
	62	+	12 (4) A person who is missing for more than thirty (30) days.
	63	+	13 (5) A missing person who is in need of medical attention or
	64	+	14 prescription medication.
	65	+	15 (6) A missing person who may be at risk due to abduction by a
	66	+	16 noncustodial parent.
	67	+	17 (7) A missing person who is mentally impaired.
	68	+	EH 1021—LS 6230/DI 119 2
	69	+	1 (8) A missing person who is less than twenty-one (21) years of
	70	+	2 age.
	71	+	3 (9) A missing person who has previously been the victim of a
	72	+	4 threat of violence or an act of violence.
	73	+	5 (10) A missing person who has been determined by a law
	74	+	6 enforcement agency to be:
	75	+	7 (A) at risk of injury or death; or
	76	+	8 (B) a person that meets any of the descriptions in subdivisions
	77	+	9 (1) through (9).
	78	+	10 (11) A missing person who is an endangered adult (as defined in
	79	+	11 IC 12-7-2-131.3).
	80	+	12 (12) A missing person who is a veteran at risk (as defined in
	81	+	13 IC 12-7-2-197.3).
	82	+	14 SECTION 2. IC 5-2-17-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.92-2007, SECTION
	83	+	15 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
	84	+	16 2024]: Sec. 3. A law enforcement agency receiving a report of a
	85	+	17 missing:
	86	+	18 (1) child less than eighteen (18) years of age shall comply with
	87	+	19 the requirements of IC 31-36-2; or
	88	+	20 (2) endangered adult (as defined in IC 12-7-2-131.3) shall comply
	89	+	21 with the requirements of IC 12-10-18; or
	90	+	22 (3) veteran at risk (as defined in IC 12-7-2-197.3) shall comply
	91	+	23 with the requirements of IC 12-10-18;
	92	+	24 in addition to the procedures described in this chapter.
	93	+	25 SECTION 3. IC 10-13-5-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
	94	+	26 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	95	+	27 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "clearinghouse" refers
	96	+	28 to the Indiana clearinghouse for information on missing children,
	97	+	29 missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered adults established
	98	+	30 by section 5 of this chapter.
	99	+	31 SECTION 4. IC 10-13-5-3.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
	100	+	32 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
	101	+	33 1, 2024]: Sec. 3.5. As used in this chapter, "green alert program"
	102	+	34 means a program under which the clearinghouse transmits
	103	+	35 information about missing veterans at risk to broadcasters who:
	104	+	36 (1) have agreed to participate in the program; and
	105	+	37 (2) immediately and repeatedly broadcast the information to
	106	+	38 the general public.
	107	+	39 SECTION 5. IC 10-13-5-4.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
	108	+	40 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
	109	+	41 1, 2024]: Sec. 4.5. As used in this chapter, "missing veteran at risk"
	110	+	42 means a veteran who is a high risk missing person under
	111	+	EH 1021—LS 6230/DI 119 3
	112	+	1 IC 5-2-17-1.
	113	+	2 SECTION 6. IC 10-13-5-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
	114	+	3 SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	115	+	4 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 5. The Indiana clearinghouse for information on
	116	+	5 missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered
	117	+	6 adults is established within the department.
	118	+	7 SECTION 7. IC 10-13-5-6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
	119	+	8 SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	120	+	9 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 6. (a) The superintendent shall designate staff
	121	+	10 responsible for the operation of the clearinghouse.
	122	+	11 (b) The staff's duties include the following:
	123	+	12 (1) Creation and operation of an intrastate network of
	124	+	13 communication designed for the speedy collection and processing
	125	+	14 of information concerning missing children, missing veterans at
	126	+	15 risk, and missing endangered adults.
	127	+	16 (2) Creation and operation of a central data storage, retrieval, and
	128	+	17 information distribution system designed for the exchange of
	129	+	18 information on missing children, missing veterans at risk, and
	130	+	19 missing endangered adults within and outside Indiana. The system
	131	+	20 must be capable of interacting with:
	132	+	21 (A) the Indiana data and communication system under
	133	+	22 IC 10-13-3-35; and
	134	+	23 (B) the National Crime Information Center.
	135	+	24 (3) Development of appropriate forms for the reporting of missing
	136	+	25 children, missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered
	137	+	26 adults that may be used by law enforcement agencies and private
	138	+	27 citizens to provide useful information about a missing child, a
	139	+	28 missing veteran at risk, or a missing endangered adult to the
	140	+	29 clearinghouse.
	141	+	30 (4) Cooperation with the following agencies concerning the
	142	+	31 location of missing children, missing veterans at risk, and
	143	+	32 missing endangered adults:
	144	+	33 (A) State and local public and private nonprofit agencies
	145	+	34 involved with the location and recovery of missing persons.
	146	+	35 (B) Agencies of the federal government.
	147	+	36 (C) State and local law enforcement agencies within and
	148	+	37 outside Indiana.
	149	+	38 (5) Coordinating efforts to locate missing children, missing
	150	+	39 veterans at risk, and missing endangered adults with the
	151	+	40 agencies listed in subdivision (4).
	152	+	41 (6) Operation of the toll free telephone line created under section
	153	+	42 7(a) of this chapter.
	154	+	EH 1021—LS 6230/DI 119 4
	155	+	1 (7) Publishing and updating, on a quarterly basis, a directory of
	156	+	2 missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing
	157	+	3 endangered adults.
	158	+	4 (8) Compiling statistics on missing children, missing veterans at
	159	+	5 risk, and missing endangered adult cases handled by the
	160	+	6 clearinghouse, including the number of cases resolved each year.
	161	+	7 SECTION 8. IC 10-13-5-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.56-2023,
	162	+	8 SECTION 67, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	163	+	9 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 7. (a) The clearinghouse shall do the following:
	164	+	10 (1) Collect, process, and maintain identification and investigative
	165	+	11 information to aid in finding missing children, missing veterans
	166	+	12 at risk, and missing endangered adults.
	167	+	13 (2) Establish a statewide, toll free telephone line for the reporting:
	168	+	14 (A) of missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing
	169	+	15 endangered adults; and
	170	+	16 (B) of sightings of missing children, missing veterans at risk,
	171	+	17 and missing endangered adults.
	172	+	18 (3) Prescribe a uniform reporting form concerning missing
	173	+	19 children, missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered
	174	+	20 adults for use by law enforcement agencies within Indiana.
	175	+	21 (4) Assist in training law enforcement and other professionals on
	176	+	22 issues relating to missing children, missing veterans at risk, and
	177	+	23 missing endangered adults.
	178	+	24 (5) Operate a resource center of information regarding the
	179	+	25 prevention of:
	180	+	26 (A) the abduction of children; and
	181	+	27 (B) the sexual exploitation of children.
	182	+	28 (6) Distribute the quarterly directory prepared under section
	183	+	29 6(b)(7) of this chapter to schools and hospitals.
	184	+	30 (7) Distribute the quarterly directory described in subdivision (6)
	185	+	31 to child care centers and child care homes that make an annual
	186	+	32 contribution of four dollars ($4) to the clearinghouse. The
	187	+	33 contributions must be used to help defray the cost of publishing
	188	+	34 the quarterly directory.
	189	+	35 (b) For a missing child who was born in Indiana, the clearinghouse
	190	+	36 shall notify the vital statistics division of the Indiana department of
	191	+	37 health:
	192	+	38 (1) within fifteen (15) days after receiving a report under
	193	+	39 IC 31-36-1-3 (or IC 31-6-13-4 before its repeal) of a missing child
	194	+	40 less than thirteen (13) years of age; and
	195	+	41 (2) promptly after the clearinghouse is notified that a missing
	196	+	42 child has been found.
	197	+	EH 1021—LS 6230/DI 119 5
	198	+	1 (c) Upon receiving notification under subsection (b) that a child is
	199	+	2 missing or has been found, the vital statistics division of the Indiana
	200	+	3 department of health shall notify the local health department or the
	201	+	4 health and hospital corporation that has jurisdiction over the area where
	202	+	5 the child was born.
	203	+	6 (d) Information collected, processed, or maintained by the
	204	+	7 clearinghouse under subsection (a) is confidential and is not subject to
	205	+	8 IC 5-14-3, but may be disclosed by the clearinghouse for purposes of
	206	+	9 locating missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing
	207	+	10 endangered adults.
	208	+	11 SECTION 9. IC 10-13-5-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.115-2018,
	209	+	12 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	210	+	13 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 8. (a) The clearinghouse shall operate an Amber
	211	+	14 alert program, a green alert program, and the a silver alert program.
	212	+	15 (b) Upon the establishment of an the Amber alert program, the
	213	+	16 green alert program, and the silver alert program, the clearinghouse
	214	+	17 may enter into an agreement with one (1) or more broadcasters to
	215	+	18 operate the Amber alert program, the green alert program, and the
	216	+	19 silver alert program under this chapter.
	217	+	20 (c) The superintendent shall designate staff responsible for the
	218	+	21 operation of the Amber alert program, the green alert program, and
	219	+	22 the silver alert program.
	220	+	23 (d) The department shall adopt guidelines governing the
	221	+	24 clearinghouse's operation of the Amber alert program, the green alert
	222	+	25 program, and the silver alert program. The department's guidelines
	223	+	26 may require that staff, upon receiving a report that a child has been
	224	+	27 abducted or an endangered child, veteran at risk, or endangered adult
	225	+	28 is missing, immediately send electronically or by other means of
	226	+	29 communication a description of the abducted child or missing
	227	+	30 endangered child, missing veteran at risk, or missing endangered
	228	+	31 adult to one (1) or more broadcasters participating in the Amber alert
	229	+	32 program, the green alert program, or the silver alert program. The
	230	+	33 guidelines must include criteria that the clearinghouse shall use in
	231	+	34 determining whether to issue a silver alert or green alert and the
	232	+	35 geographic area or region in which to issue the silver alert or green
	233	+	36 alert.
	234	+	37 (e) A broadcaster participating in the Amber alert program, the
	235	+	38 green alert program, or the silver alert program shall immediately
	236	+	39 broadcast:
	237	+	40 (1) a description of the abducted child, missing endangered child,
	238	+	41 missing veteran at risk, or missing endangered adult; and
	239	+	42 (2) other information that will assist in locating the abducted
	240	+	EH 1021—LS 6230/DI 119 6
	241	+	1 child, missing endangered child, missing veteran at risk, or
	242	+	2 missing endangered adult;
	243	+	3 to the general public in accordance with the Amber alert plan
	244	+	4 agreement, green alert plan agreement, or the silver alert plan
	245	+	5 agreement between the clearinghouse and the broadcaster.
	246	+	6 (f) The department shall adopt guidelines governing the voluntary
	247	+	7 Amber alert program agreement, and the voluntary green alert
	248	+	8 program agreement, or voluntary silver alert program agreement
	249	+	9 between the clearinghouse and a broadcaster. The voluntary
	250	+	10 agreements between the clearinghouse and the broadcaster may include
	251	+	11 the following provisions:
	252	+	12 (1) Upon receiving a notification as part of the Amber alert
	253	+	13 program, green alert program, or the silver alert program, the
	254	+	14 broadcaster shall broadcast the information contained on the
	255	+	15 notice on an intermittent basis for a period of time as provided in
	256	+	16 the agreements between the clearinghouse and the broadcaster.
	257	+	17 (2) The broadcaster shall treat the Amber alert notification, green
	258	+	18 alert notification, or the silver alert notification as an emergency.
	259	+	19 (3) The broadcaster shall ensure that the form of communication
	260	+	20 used to receive an Amber alert notification, a green alert
	261	+	21 notification, or a silver alert notification is:
	262	+	22 (A) generally available to receive an Amber alert notification,
	263	+	23 a green alert notification, or a silver alert notification; and
	264	+	24 (B) located such that the broadcaster will immediately become
	265	+	25 aware of an incoming Amber alert notification, green alert
	266	+	26 notification, or silver alert notification.
	267	+	27 SECTION 10. IC 10-13-5-8.1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.115-2018,
	268	+	28 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	269	+	29 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 8.1. (a) In addition to an agreement with a
	270	+	30 broadcaster under section 8 of this chapter, the clearinghouse may enter
	271	+	31 into an agreement with one (1) or more electronic billboard operators
	272	+	32 to display Amber alerts, green alerts, or silver alerts under this section.
	273	+	33 An agreement under this section may include a limitation on the days
	274	+	34 and times that the electronic billboard operator is required to have staff
	275	+	35 present to receive an Amber alert, a green alert, or a silver alert
	276	+	36 notification.
	277	+	37 (b) The department's guidelines adopted under section 8 of this
	278	+	38 chapter may require staff, upon receiving a report that a child has been
	279	+	39 abducted, an endangered child is missing, a veteran at risk is missing,
	280	+	40 or an endangered adult is missing, to immediately send electronically
	281	+	41 or by other means of communication a description of the abducted
	282	+	42 child, missing endangered child, missing veteran at risk, or missing
	283	+	EH 1021—LS 6230/DI 119 7
	284	+	1 endangered adult to one (1) or more electronic billboard operators
	285	+	2 participating in the Amber alert program, green alert program, or
	286	+	3 silver alert program if the Amber alert, green alert, or silver alert
	287	+	4 occurs during a period when the electronic billboard operator has
	288	+	5 agreed to have staff present to receive an Amber alert notification, a
	289	+	6 green alert notification, or a silver alert notification.
	290	+	7 (c) An electronic billboard operator participating in the Amber alert
	291	+	8 program, green alert program, or silver alert program shall
	292	+	9 immediately display:
	293	+	10 (1) a description of the abducted child, missing endangered child,
	294	+	11 missing veteran at risk, or missing endangered adult; and
	295	+	12 (2) other information that will assist in locating the abducted
	296	+	13 child, missing endangered child, missing veteran at risk, or
	297	+	14 missing endangered adult;
	298	+	15 to the general public in accordance with the Amber alert plan
	299	+	16 agreement, green alert plan agreement, or silver alert plan agreement
	300	+	17 between the clearinghouse and the electronic billboard operator.
	301	+	18 (d) The department shall adopt guidelines governing the voluntary
	302	+	19 Amber alert program and the agreement, voluntary green alert
	303	+	20 program agreement, or voluntary silver alert program agreements
	304	+	21 agreement between the clearinghouse and an electronic billboard
	305	+	22 operator. The voluntary agreements between the clearinghouse and the
	306	+	23 electronic billboard operator may include the following provisions:
	307	+	24 (1) Upon receiving a notification as part of the Amber alert
	308	+	25 program, the green alert program, or the silver alert program,
	309	+	26 the electronic billboard operator shall display the information
	310	+	27 contained in the notice on an intermittent basis for a period of
	311	+	28 time as provided in the agreements between the clearinghouse and
	312	+	29 the electronic billboard operator.
	313	+	30 (2) The electronic billboard operator shall treat the Amber alert
	314	+	31 notification, the green alert notification, or the silver alert
	315	+	32 notification as an emergency.
	316	+	33 (3) The electronic billboard operator shall ensure that the form of
	317	+	34 communication used to receive an Amber alert notification, a
	318	+	35 green alert notification, or a silver alert notification is:
	319	+	36 (A) generally available to receive an Amber alert notification,
	320	+	37 a green alert notification, or a silver alert notification; and
	321	+	38 (B) located such that the electronic billboard operator will
	322	+	39 immediately become aware of an incoming Amber alert
	323	+	40 notification, a green alert notification, or a silver alert
	324	+	41 notification received during days and times when staff is
	325	+	42 present to receive an Amber alert notification, a green alert
	326	+	EH 1021—LS 6230/DI 119 8
	327	+	1 notification, or a silver alert notification.
	328	+	2 SECTION 11. IC 10-13-5-8.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.115-2018,
	329	+	3 SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	330	+	4 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 8.5. (a) A broadcaster or electronic billboard
	331	+	5 operator that has agreed to participate in the Amber alert program,
	332	+	6 green alert program, or silver alert program and that:
	333	+	7 (1) receives an Amber alert notification, a green alert
	334	+	8 notification, or a silver alert notification from the department;
	335	+	9 and
	336	+	10 (2) broadcasts or displays:
	337	+	11 (A) a description of the abducted child, missing endangered
	338	+	12 child, missing veteran at risk, or missing endangered adult
	339	+	13 contained in the notification; and
	340	+	14 (B) other information contained in the notification that will
	341	+	15 assist in locating the child, missing veteran at risk, or
	342	+	16 missing endangered adult;
	343	+	17 is immune from civil liability based on the broadcast or display of the
	344	+	18 information received from the department.
	345	+	19 (b) If:
	346	+	20 (1) a person enters into an agreement with the department to
	347	+	21 establish or maintain an Amber alert web site website, a green
	348	+	22 alert website, or a silver alert web site; website; and
	349	+	23 (2) the agreement provides that only the department has the
	350	+	24 ability to place information on the web site; website;
	351	+	25 the person is immune from civil liability for the information placed on
	352	+	26 the web site website by the department. However, this subsection does
	353	+	27 not affect the applicability of IC 34-13-3 to the department.
	354	+	28 SECTION 12. IC 12-7-2-197.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
	355	+	29 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
	356	+	30 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 197.3. "Veteran at risk" means
	357	+	31 a veteran or active duty member of the armed forces of the United
	358	+	32 States, the national guard, or a reserve component of the armed
	359	+	33 forces of the United States who is known, based on information
	360	+	34 provided by a person making a report under IC 12-10-18-1, to have
	361	+	35 a physical or mental health condition that is related to the
	362	+	36 veteran's military service.
	363	+	37 SECTION 13. IC 12-7-2-197.4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
	364	+	38 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
	365	+	39 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 197.4. "Veteran at risk alert"
	366	+	40 means an alert indicating that law enforcement officials are
	367	+	41 searching for a missing veteran at risk.
	368	+	42 SECTION 14. IC 12-10-18-0.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.92-2007,
	369	+	EH 1021—LS 6230/DI 119 9
	370	+	1 SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	371	+	2 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 0.5. (a) A missing endangered adult is a high risk
	372	+	3 missing person under IC 5-2-17. A law enforcement agency receiving
	373	+	4 a report of a missing endangered adult shall follow the procedures in
	374	+	5 IC 5-2-17 in addition to the procedures described in this chapter.
	375	+	6 (b) A missing veteran at risk is a high risk missing person under
	376	+	7 IC 5-2-17. A law enforcement agency receiving a report of a
	377	+	8 missing veteran at risk shall follow the procedures in IC 5-2-17 in
	378	+	9 addition to the procedures described in this chapter.
	379	+	10 SECTION 15. IC 12-10-18-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.50-2021,
	380	+	11 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	381	+	12 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1. (a) A law enforcement agency that receives a
	382	+	13 notification concerning a missing endangered adult or missing veteran
	383	+	14 at risk from:
	384	+	15 (1) the missing endangered adult's or missing veteran at risk's:
	385	+	16 (A) guardian;
	386	+	17 (B) custodian; or
	387	+	18 (C) guardian ad litem; or
	388	+	19 (2) an individual who:
	389	+	20 (A) provides the missing endangered adult or missing veteran
	390	+	21 at risk with home health aid services;
	391	+	22 (B) possesses a health care power of attorney that was
	392	+	23 executed under IC 30-5-5-16 for the missing endangered adult
	393	+	24 or missing veteran at risk; or
	394	+	25 (C) has evidence that the missing endangered adult or missing
	395	+	26 veteran at risk has a condition that may prevent the missing
	396	+	27 endangered adult or missing veteran at risk from returning
	397	+	28 home without assistance;
	398	+	29 shall prepare an investigative report on the missing endangered adult
	399	+	30 or missing veteran at risk if, based on the notification, the law
	400	+	31 enforcement agency has reason to believe that an endangered adult or
	401	+	32 veteran at risk is missing.
	402	+	33 (b) The investigative report described in subsection (a) may include
	403	+	34 the following:
	404	+	35 (1) Relevant information obtained from the notification
	405	+	36 concerning the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at
	406	+	37 risk, including the following:
	407	+	38 (A) A physical description of the missing endangered adult or
	408	+	39 missing veteran at risk.
	409	+	40 (B) The date, time, and place that the missing endangered
	410	+	41 adult or missing veteran at risk was last seen.
	411	+	42 (C) The missing endangered adult's or missing veteran at
	412	+	EH 1021—LS 6230/DI 119 10
	413	+	1 risk's address.
	414	+	2 (2) Information gathered by a preliminary investigation, if one
	415	+	3 was made.
	416	+	4 (3) A statement by the law enforcement officer in charge setting
	417	+	5 forth that officer's assessment of the case based upon the evidence
	418	+	6 and information received.
	419	+	7 SECTION 16. IC 12-10-18-2, AS ADDED BY P.L.140-2005,
	420	+	8 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	421	+	9 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2. The law enforcement agency shall prepare the
	422	+	10 investigative report described by section 1 of this chapter as soon as
	423	+	11 practicable, and if possible not later than five (5) hours after the law
	424	+	12 enforcement agency receives notification of a missing endangered adult
	425	+	13 or missing veteran at risk.
	426	+	14 SECTION 17. IC 12-10-18-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
	427	+	15 SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	428	+	16 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. (a) Upon completion of the report described by
	429	+	17 section 1 of this chapter, if the law enforcement agency has reason to
	430	+	18 believe that public notification may assist in locating the missing
	431	+	19 endangered adult or missing veteran at risk, the law enforcement
	432	+	20 agency may immediately forward the contents of the report to:
	433	+	21 (1) all law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction in the
	434	+	22 location where the missing endangered adult or missing veteran
	435	+	23 at risk lives and all law enforcement agencies that have
	436	+	24 jurisdiction in the location where the missing endangered adult or
	437	+	25 missing veteran at risk was last seen;
	438	+	26 (2) all law enforcement agencies to which the person who made
	439	+	27 the notification concerning the missing endangered adult or
	440	+	28 missing veteran at risk requests the report be sent, if the law
	441	+	29 enforcement agency determines that the request is reasonable in
	442	+	30 light of the information received;
	443	+	31 (3) all law enforcement agencies that request a copy of the report;
	444	+	32 (4) one (1) or more broadcasters that broadcast in an area where
	445	+	33 the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk may be
	446	+	34 located;
	447	+	35 (5) the Indiana data and communication system (IDACS);
	448	+	36 (6) the National Crime Information Center's Missing Person File,
	449	+	37 if appropriate; and
	450	+	38 (7) the Indiana clearinghouse for information on missing children,
	451	+	39 missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered adults,
	452	+	40 established by IC 10-13-5-5, to disseminate information
	453	+	41 concerning the:
	454	+	42 (A) missing endangered adult to be broadcast as part of the
	455	+	EH 1021—LS 6230/DI 119 11
	456	+	1 silver alert program; or
	457	+	2 (B) missing veteran at risk to be broadcast as part of the
	458	+	3 green alert program.
	459	+	4 (b) Upon completion of the report described by section 1 of this
	460	+	5 chapter, a law enforcement agency may forward a copy of the contents
	461	+	6 of the report to one (1) or more newspapers distributed in an area
	462	+	7 where the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk may
	463	+	8 be located.
	464	+	9 (c) After forwarding the contents of the report to a broadcaster or
	465	+	10 newspaper under this section, the law enforcement agency may request
	466	+	11 that the broadcaster or newspaper:
	467	+	12 (1) notify the public that there is an endangered adult medical
	468	+	13 alert or a missing veteran at risk alert; and
	469	+	14 (2) broadcast or publish:
	470	+	15 (A) a description of the missing endangered adult or missing
	471	+	16 veteran at risk; and
	472	+	17 (B) any other relevant information that would assist in locating
	473	+	18 the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk.
	474	+	19 (d) A broadcaster or newspaper that receives a request concerning
	475	+	20 a missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk under
	476	+	21 subsection (c) may, at the discretion of the broadcaster or newspaper:
	477	+	22 (1) notify the public that there is an endangered adult medical
	478	+	23 alert or a missing veteran at risk alert; and
	479	+	24 (2) broadcast or publish:
	480	+	25 (A) a description of the missing endangered adult or missing
	481	+	26 veteran at risk; and
	482	+	27 (B) any other relevant information that would assist in locating
	483	+	28 the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk.
	484	+	29 SECTION 18. IC 12-10-18-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.140-2005,
	485	+	30 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	486	+	31 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 4. A law enforcement agency may begin an
	487	+	32 investigation concerning a missing endangered adult or missing
	488	+	33 veteran at risk as soon as possible after receiving notification of the
	489	+	34 missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk.
	490	+	35 SECTION 19. IC 12-10-18-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.140-2005,
	491	+	36 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	492	+	37 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 5. An individual described in section 1(a)(1) or
	493	+	38 1(a)(2) of this chapter who notifies a law enforcement agency
	494	+	39 concerning a missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk
	495	+	40 shall notify the law enforcement agency when the missing endangered
	496	+	41 adult or missing veteran at risk is found.
	497	+	42 SECTION 20. IC 12-10-18-6, AS ADDED BY P.L.140-2005,
	498	+	EH 1021—LS 6230/DI 119 12
	499	+	1 SECTION 3, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	500	+	2 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 6. (a) A broadcaster or newspaper that receives a
	501	+	3 report of a missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk from
	502	+	4 a law enforcement agency under section 3 of this chapter is immune
	503	+	5 from civil liability for an act or omission related to:
	504	+	6 (1) the broadcast or publication of information contained in the
	505	+	7 report, including:
	506	+	8 (A) a description of the missing endangered adult or missing
	507	+	9 veteran at risk; and
	508	+	10 (B) any other relevant information that would assist in locating
	509	+	11 the missing endangered adult or missing veteran at risk; or
	510	+	12 (2) the decision of the broadcaster or newspaper not to broadcast
	511	+	13 or publish information contained in the report.
	512	+	14 (b) The civil immunity described in subsection (a) does not apply to
	513	+	15 an act or omission that constitutes gross negligence or willful, wanton,
	514	+	16 or intentional misconduct.
	515	+	17 SECTION 21. IC 12-17.2-2-1.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
	516	+	18 SECTION 13, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	517	+	19 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 1.5. (a) The division shall require all child care
	518	+	20 centers or child care homes to submit a report containing the names
	519	+	21 and birth dates of all children who are enrolled in the child care center
	520	+	22 or child care home within three (3) months from the date the child care
	521	+	23 center or child care home accepts its first child, upon receiving the
	522	+	24 consent of the child's parent, guardian, or custodian as required under
	523	+	25 subsection (b). The division shall require all child care centers and
	524	+	26 child care homes that receive written consent as described under
	525	+	27 subsection (b) to submit a monthly report of the name and birth date of
	526	+	28 each additional child who has been enrolled in or withdrawn from the
	527	+	29 child care center or child care home during the preceding thirty (30)
	528	+	30 days.
	529	+	31 (b) The division shall require all child care centers or child care
	530	+	32 homes to request whether the child's parent, guardian, or custodian
	531	+	33 desires the center or home to include the child's name and birth date in
	532	+	34 the reports described under subsection (a) before enrolling the child in
	533	+	35 the center or home. No child's name or birth date may be included on
	534	+	36 the report required under subsection (a) without the signed consent of
	535	+	37 the child's parent, guardian, or custodian. The consent form must be in
	536	+	38 the following form:
	537	+	39 "I give my permission for _____________________ (name of day
	538	+	40 care center or home) to report the name and birth date of my child
	539	+	41 or children to the division of family resources pursuant to
	540	+	42 IC 12-17.2-2-1.5.
	541	+	EH 1021—LS 6230/DI 119 13
	542	+	1 Name of child ____________________________________
	543	+	2 Birth date _______________________________________
	544	+	3 Signature of parent, guardian, or custodian
	545	+	4 _______________________________________________
	546	+	5 Date ____________________________________________".
	547	+	6 (c) The division shall submit a monthly report of the information
	548	+	7 provided under subsection (a) to the Indiana clearinghouse for
	549	+	8 information on missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing
	550	+	9 endangered adults established under IC 10-13-5.
	551	+	10 (d) The division shall require that a person who transports children
	552	+	11 who are in the care of the child care center on a public highway (as
	553	+	12 defined in IC 9-25-2-4) within or outside Indiana in a vehicle designed
	554	+	13 and constructed for the accommodation of more than ten (10)
	555	+	14 passengers must comply with the same requirements set forth in
	556	+	15 IC 20-27-9-12 for a public elementary or secondary school or a
	557	+	16 preschool operated by a school corporation.
	558	+	17 SECTION 22. IC 12-17.2-4-18.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
	559	+	18 SECTION 14, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	560	+	19 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 18.5. (a) Upon receiving a report under
	561	+	20 IC 31-36-1-4, a child care center shall thoroughly inspect the report. If
	562	+	21 the child care center finds that a child on the report required under
	563	+	22 IC 31-36-1-4 is enrolled at the child care center, the child care center
	564	+	23 shall immediately notify the Indiana clearinghouse for information on
	565	+	24 missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered
	566	+	25 adults.
	567	+	26 (b) Upon receiving a report under IC 31-36-1-4, a child care center
	568	+	27 shall attach a notice to the child's enrollment records stating that the
	569	+	28 child has been reported missing. The child care center shall remove the
	570	+	29 notice when the center is notified under IC 31-36-2-6 that the child has
	571	+	30 been found.
	572	+	31 (c) If a request for the enrollment records of a missing child is
	573	+	32 received, the child care center shall:
	574	+	33 (1) obtain:
	575	+	34 (A) the name, address, and telephone number of the person
	576	+	35 making the request; and
	577	+	36 (B) the reason that the person is requesting the school records;
	578	+	37 and
	579	+	38 (2) immediately notify the Indiana clearinghouse for information
	580	+	39 on missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing
	581	+	40 endangered adults.
	582	+	41 (d) The child care center may not issue a copy of the enrollment
	583	+	42 records of a child reported missing without authorization from the
	584	+	EH 1021—LS 6230/DI 119 14
	585	+	1 Indiana clearinghouse for information on missing children, missing
	586	+	2 veterans at risk, and missing endangered adults and may not inform
	587	+	3 the person making the request that a notice that the child has been
	588	+	4 reported missing has been attached to the child's records.
	589	+	5 SECTION 23. IC 12-17.2-5-18.6, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
	590	+	6 SECTION 15, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	591	+	7 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 18.6. (a) Upon receiving a report under
	592	+	8 IC 31-36-1-4, a child care home shall thoroughly inspect the report. If
	593	+	9 the child care home finds that a child on the report required under
	594	+	10 IC 31-36-1-4 is enrolled at the child care home, the child care home
	595	+	11 shall immediately notify the Indiana clearinghouse for information on
	596	+	12 missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered
	597	+	13 adults.
	598	+	14 (b) Upon receiving a report under IC 31-36-1-4, a child care home
	599	+	15 shall attach a notice to the child's enrollment records stating that the
	600	+	16 child has been reported missing. The child care home shall remove the
	601	+	17 notice when the center is notified under IC 31-36-2-6 that the child has
	602	+	18 been found.
	603	+	19 (c) If a request for the enrollment records of a missing child is
	604	+	20 received, the child care home shall:
	605	+	21 (1) obtain:
	606	+	22 (A) the name, address, and telephone number of the person
	607	+	23 making the request; and
	608	+	24 (B) the reason that the person is requesting the school records;
	609	+	25 and
	610	+	26 (2) immediately notify the Indiana clearinghouse for information
	611	+	27 on missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing
	612	+	28 endangered adults.
	613	+	29 (d) The child care home may not issue a copy of the enrollment
	614	+	30 records of a child reported missing without authorization from the
	615	+	31 Indiana clearinghouse for information on missing children, missing
	616	+	32 veterans at risk, and missing endangered adults and may not inform
	617	+	33 the person making the request that a notice that the child has been
	618	+	34 reported missing has been attached to the child's records.
	619	+	35 SECTION 24. IC 16-37-1-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.147-2023,
	620	+	36 SECTION 15, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	621	+	37 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), a local
	622	+	38 health officer shall provide a certification of birth, death, or stillbirth
	623	+	39 registration upon request by any person only if:
	624	+	40 (1) the health officer is satisfied that the applicant has a direct
	625	+	41 interest in the matter;
	626	+	42 (2) the health officer determines that the certificate is necessary
	627	+	EH 1021—LS 6230/DI 119 15
	628	+	1 for the determination of personal or property rights or for
	629	+	2 compliance with state or federal law; and
	630	+	3 (3) the applicant for a birth certificate presents at least one (1)
	631	+	4 form of identification.
	632	+	5 However, the local health officer must issue a certificate of an
	633	+	6 applicant's own birth registration.
	634	+	7 (b) A local health officer's decision whether or not to issue a
	635	+	8 certified copy of a birth certificate is subject to review by a court.
	636	+	9 (c) A local health officer may issue a certification of birth, death, or
	637	+	10 stillbirth from the electronic registration systems in section 3.1 of this
	638	+	11 chapter, regardless of the location of the filing of the record.
	639	+	12 (d) A local health officer may not issue a copy of a birth certificate
	640	+	13 of a missing child to which a notice has been attached under
	641	+	14 IC 10-13-5-11 without the authorization of the Indiana clearinghouse
	642	+	15 for information on missing children, missing veterans at risk, and
	643	+	16 missing endangered adults.
	644	+	17 (e) Upon determination that a person may be provided a certification
	645	+	18 of death under subsection (a), the local health officer shall provide to
	646	+	19 the person a certification of death that excludes information concerning
	647	+	20 the cause of death if the person requests the exclusion of this
	648	+	21 information.
	649	+	22 SECTION 25. IC 20-26-13-10, AS AMENDED BY P.L.246-2023,
	650	+	23 SECTION 36, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	651	+	24 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in section 11 of this
	652	+	25 chapter and subject to IC 20-31-8-4.6 and IC 20-32-4-14, the four (4)
	653	+	26 year graduation rate for a cohort in a high school is the percentage
	654	+	27 determined under STEP FIVE of the following formula:
	655	+	28 STEP ONE: Determine the grade 9 enrollment at the beginning of
	656	+	29 the reporting year three (3) years before the reporting year for
	657	+	30 which the graduation rate is being determined.
	658	+	31 STEP TWO: Add:
	659	+	32 (A) the number determined under STEP ONE; and
	660	+	33 (B) the number of students who:
	661	+	34 (i) have enrolled in the high school after the date on which
	662	+	35 the number determined under STEP ONE was determined;
	663	+	36 and
	664	+	37 (ii) have the same expected graduation year as the cohort.
	665	+	38 STEP THREE: Subtract from the sum determined under STEP
	666	+	39 TWO the number of students who have left the cohort for any of
	667	+	40 the following reasons:
	668	+	41 (A) Transfer to another public or nonpublic school.
	669	+	42 (B) Except as provided in IC 20-33-2-28.6 and subsection (b),
	670	+	EH 1021—LS 6230/DI 119 16
	671	+	1 removal by the student's parents under IC 20-33-2-28 to
	672	+	2 provide instruction equivalent to that given in the public
	673	+	3 schools.
	674	+	4 (C) Withdrawal because of a long term medical condition or
	675	+	5 death.
	676	+	6 (D) Detention by a law enforcement agency or the department
	677	+	7 of correction.
	678	+	8 (E) Placement by a court order or the department of child
	679	+	9 services.
	680	+	10 (F) Enrollment in a virtual school.
	681	+	11 (G) Leaving school, if the student attended school in Indiana
	682	+	12 for less than one (1) school year and the location of the student
	683	+	13 cannot be determined.
	684	+	14 (H) Leaving school, if the location of the student cannot be
	685	+	15 determined and the student has been reported to the Indiana
	686	+	16 clearinghouse for information on missing children, missing
	687	+	17 veterans at risk, and missing endangered adults.
	688	+	18 (I) Withdrawing from school before graduation, if the student
	689	+	19 is a high ability student (as defined in IC 20-36-1-3) who is a
	690	+	20 full-time student at an accredited institution of higher
	691	+	21 education during the semester in which the cohort graduates.
	692	+	22 (J) Withdrawing from school before graduation pursuant to
	693	+	23 providing notice of withdrawal under section 17 of this
	694	+	24 chapter.
	695	+	25 (K) Participating in the high school equivalency pilot program
	696	+	26 under IC 20-30-8.5, unless the student fails to successfully
	697	+	27 complete the high school equivalency pilot program in the two
	698	+	28 (2) year period. This clause expires June 30, 2024.
	699	+	29 STEP FOUR: Determine the result of:
	700	+	30 (A) the total number of students determined under STEP TWO
	701	+	31 who have graduated during the current reporting year or a
	702	+	32 previous reporting year; minus
	703	+	33 (B) the amount by which the number of students who
	704	+	34 graduated through a waiver process required under IC 20-32-3
	705	+	35 through IC 20-32-5.1 exceeds:
	706	+	36 (i) nine percent (9%) of the total number of students
	707	+	37 determined under clause (A) for the 2023-2024 school year;
	708	+	38 (ii) six percent (6%) of the total number of students
	709	+	39 determined under clause (A) for the 2024-2025 school year;
	710	+	40 or
	711	+	41 (iii) three percent (3%) of the total number of students
	712	+	42 determined under clause (A) for each school year after June
	713	+	EH 1021—LS 6230/DI 119 17
	714	+	1 30, 2025.
	715	+	2 STEP FIVE: Divide:
	716	+	3 (A) the number determined under STEP FOUR; by
	717	+	4 (B) the remainder determined under STEP THREE.
	718	+	5 (b) This subsection applies to a high school in which:
	719	+	6 (1) for a:
	720	+	7 (A) cohort of one hundred (100) students or less, at least ten
	721	+	8 percent (10%) of the students left a particular cohort for a
	722	+	9 reason described in subsection (a) STEP THREE clause (B);
	723	+	10 or
	724	+	11 (B) cohort of more than one hundred (100) students, at least
	725	+	12 five percent (5%) of the students left a particular cohort for a
	726	+	13 reason described in subsection (a) STEP THREE clause (B);
	727	+	14 and
	728	+	15 (2) the students described in subdivision (1)(A) or (1)(B) are not
	729	+	16 on track to graduate with their cohort.
	730	+	17 A high school must submit a request to the state board in a manner
	731	+	18 prescribed by the state board requesting that the students described in
	732	+	19 this subsection be included in the subsection (a) STEP THREE
	733	+	20 calculation. The state board shall review the request and may grant or
	734	+	21 deny the request. The state board shall deny the request unless the high
	735	+	22 school demonstrates good cause to justify that the students described
	736	+	23 in this subsection should be included in the subsection (a) STEP
	737	+	24 THREE calculation. If the state board denies the request the high
	738	+	25 school may not subtract the students described in this subsection under
	739	+	26 subsection (a) STEP THREE.
	740	+	27 SECTION 26. IC 20-33-2-10, AS AMENDED BY P.L.32-2021,
	741	+	28 SECTION 62, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	742	+	29 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 10. (a) Each public school shall and each private
	743	+	30 school may require a student who initially enrolls in the school to
	744	+	31 provide:
	745	+	32 (1) the name and address of the school the student last attended;
	746	+	33 and
	747	+	34 (2) a certified copy of the student's birth certificate or other
	748	+	35 reliable proof of the student's date of birth.
	749	+	36 (b) Each public school, charter school, and nonpublic school with
	750	+	37 at least one (1) employee shall provide upon request of another school
	751	+	38 a copy of a particular student's disciplinary records that are relevant to
	752	+	39 the safety of students, if the particular student currently attends the
	753	+	40 requesting school and is currently enrolled in the requesting school.
	754	+	41 (c) Not more than fourteen (14) days after initial enrollment in a
	755	+	42 school, the school shall request the student's records from the school
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	757	+	1 the student last attended.
	758	+	2 (d) If the document described in subsection (a)(2):
	759	+	3 (1) is not provided to the school not more than thirty (30) days
	760	+	4 after the student's enrollment; or
	761	+	5 (2) appears to be inaccurate or fraudulent;
	762	+	6 the school shall notify the Indiana clearinghouse for information on
	763	+	7 missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered
	764	+	8 adults established under IC 10-13-5-5 and determine if the student has
	765	+	9 been reported missing.
	766	+	10 (e) A school in Indiana receiving a request for records shall send the
	767	+	11 records promptly to the requesting school. However, if a request is
	768	+	12 received for records to which a notice has been attached under
	769	+	13 IC 31-36-1-5 (or IC 31-6-13-6 before its repeal), the school:
	770	+	14 (1) shall immediately notify the Indiana clearinghouse for
	771	+	15 information on missing children, missing veterans at risk, and
	772	+	16 missing endangered adults;
	773	+	17 (2) may not send the school records without the authorization of
	774	+	18 the clearinghouse; and
	775	+	19 (3) may not inform the requesting school that a notice under
	776	+	20 IC 31-36-1-5 (or IC 31-6-13-6 before its repeal) has been attached
	777	+	21 to the records.
	778	+	22 (f) Notwithstanding subsection (e), if a parent of a child who has
	779	+	23 enrolled in a state accredited nonpublic school is in breach of a contract
	780	+	24 that conditions release of student records on the payment of
	781	+	25 outstanding tuition and other fees, the state accredited nonpublic school
	782	+	26 shall provide a requesting school sufficient verbal information to
	783	+	27 permit the requesting school to make an appropriate placement
	784	+	28 decision regarding the child. However, the state accredited nonpublic
	785	+	29 school must provide the information described in subsection (b) to the
	786	+	30 requesting school.
	787	+	31 SECTION 27. IC 31-34-2-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
	788	+	32 SECTION 19, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	789	+	33 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 5. If a child in need of services is a missing child
	790	+	34 and is taken into custody under a court order, the person taking the
	791	+	35 child into custody shall do the following:
	792	+	36 (1) Take the child to a place designated in the order.
	793	+	37 (2) Give notice to the following that the child has been taken into
	794	+	38 custody:
	795	+	39 (A) The child's legal custodian.
	796	+	40 (B) The clearinghouse for information on missing children,
	797	+	41 missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered adults
	798	+	42 established by IC 10-13-5.
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	800	+	1 SECTION 28. IC 31-34-2.5-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.45-2023,
	801	+	2 SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	802	+	3 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2. (a) Immediately after an emergency medical
	803	+	4 services provider takes custody of a safe haven infant under section 1
	804	+	5 of this chapter, the provider shall notify either:
	805	+	6 (1) the department of child services; or
	806	+	7 (2) a licensed child placing agency;
	807	+	8 that the provider has taken custody of the safe haven infant.
	808	+	9 (b) If notified under subsection (a), the department of child services
	809	+	10 or a licensed child placing agency shall:
	810	+	11 (1) assume the care, control, and custody of the safe haven infant
	811	+	12 immediately after receiving notice under subsection (a);
	812	+	13 (2) not later than forty-eight (48) hours after the department of
	813	+	14 child services or a licensed child placing agency has taken
	814	+	15 custody of the safe haven infant, contact the Indiana
	815	+	16 clearinghouse for information on missing children, missing
	816	+	17 veterans at risk, and missing endangered adults established by
	817	+	18 IC 10-13-5-5 and the National Center for Missing and Exploited
	818	+	19 Children to determine if the safe haven infant has been reported
	819	+	20 missing; and
	820	+	21 (3) fifteen (15) days after the department of child services or a
	821	+	22 licensed child placing agency has taken custody of the safe haven
	822	+	23 infant, contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited
	823	+	24 Children a second time to determine if the safe haven infant has
	824	+	25 been reported missing.
	825	+	26 SECTION 29. IC 31-36-1-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.183-2017,
	826	+	27 SECTION 54, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	827	+	28 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. Upon completion of the report required by
	828	+	29 section 1 of this chapter, the law enforcement agency shall immediately
	829	+	30 forward the contents of the report to:
	830	+	31 (1) all law enforcement agencies that have jurisdiction of the
	831	+	32 location in which the missing child lives and all law enforcement
	832	+	33 agencies that have jurisdiction of the location in which the
	833	+	34 missing child was last seen;
	834	+	35 (2) all law enforcement agencies to which the person who
	835	+	36 provided notification requests the report be sent, if the law
	836	+	37 enforcement agency determines that the request is reasonable in
	837	+	38 light of the information contained in the report;
	838	+	39 (3) all law enforcement agencies that request a copy of the report;
	839	+	40 (4) the Indiana clearinghouse for information on missing children,
	840	+	41 missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered adults
	841	+	42 established by IC 10-13-5;
	842	+	EH 1021—LS 6230/DI 119 20
	843	+	1 (5) the Indiana data and communication system (IDACS);
	844	+	2 (6) the National Crime Information Center's Missing Person File;
	845	+	3 and
	846	+	4 (7) the department.
	847	+	5 SECTION 30. IC 31-36-1-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
	848	+	6 SECTION 22, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	849	+	7 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 5. (a) Upon receiving a report under section 4 of
	850	+	8 this chapter, a school shall attach a notice to the child's school records
	851	+	9 stating that the child has been reported missing. The school shall
	852	+	10 remove the notice when the school is notified under IC 31-36-2-6 that
	853	+	11 the child has been found.
	854	+	12 (b) If a request for the school records of a missing child is received,
	855	+	13 the school shall:
	856	+	14 (1) obtain:
	857	+	15 (A) the name, address, and telephone number of the person
	858	+	16 making the request; and
	859	+	17 (B) the reason that the person is requesting the school records;
	860	+	18 and
	861	+	19 (2) immediately notify the Indiana clearinghouse for information
	862	+	20 on missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing
	863	+	21 endangered adults.
	864	+	22 (c) The school may not issue a copy of school records without
	865	+	23 authorization from the Indiana clearinghouse for information on
	866	+	24 missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered
	867	+	25 adults and may not inform the person making the request that a notice
	868	+	26 that the child has been reported missing has been attached to the child's
	869	+	27 records.
	870	+	28 SECTION 31. IC 31-36-2-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.43-2009,
	871	+	29 SECTION 23, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	872	+	30 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 2. A law enforcement agency involved in the
	873	+	31 investigation of a missing child shall do the following:
	874	+	32 (1) Update the initial report filed by the agency that received
	875	+	33 notification of the missing child upon the discovery of new
	876	+	34 information concerning the investigation.
	877	+	35 (2) Forward the updated report to the agencies and organizations
	878	+	36 listed in IC 31-36-1-3.
	879	+	37 (3) Search the National Crime Information Center's Wanted
	880	+	38 Person File for reports of arrest warrants issued for persons who
	881	+	39 allegedly abducted or unlawfully retained children and compare
	882	+	40 these reports to the missing child's National Crime Information
	883	+	41 Center's Missing Person File.
	884	+	42 (4) Notify all law enforcement agencies involved in the
	885	+	EH 1021—LS 6230/DI 119 21
	886	+	1 investigation, the Indiana clearinghouse for information on
	887	+	2 missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing
	888	+	3 endangered adults, and the National Crime Information Center
	889	+	4 when the missing child is located.
	890	+	5 SECTION 32. IC 34-30-2.1-116, AS ADDED BY P.L.105-2022,
	891	+	6 SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	892	+	7 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 116. IC 10-13-5-8.5 (Concerning a broadcaster
	893	+	8 who broadcasts or an electronic billboard operator who displays an
	894	+	9 Amber alert notification, a green alert notification, or a silver alert
	895	+	10 notification and a person who establishes or maintains an Amber alert
	896	+	11 web site website, a green alert website, or a silver alert web site
	897	+	12 website under an agreement with the state police department).
	898	+	13 SECTION 33. IC 34-30-2.1-136, AS ADDED BY P.L.105-2022,
	899	+	14 SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	900	+	15 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 136. IC 12-10-18-6 (Concerning a broadcaster or
	901	+	16 newspaper that receives a report concerning an endangered adult
	902	+	17 medical alert or missing veteran at risk alert).
	903	+	18 SECTION 34. IC 35-44.1-2-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.174-2021,
	904	+	19 SECTION 75, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	905	+	20 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 3. (a) As used in this section, "consumer product"
	906	+	21 has the meaning set forth in IC 35-45-8-1.
	907	+	22 (b) As used in this section, "misconduct" means a violation of a
	908	+	23 departmental rule or procedure of a law enforcement agency.
	909	+	24 (c) A person who reports that:
	910	+	25 (1) the person or another person has placed or intends to place an
	911	+	26 explosive, a destructive device, or other destructive substance in
	912	+	27 a building or transportation facility;
	913	+	28 (2) there has been or there will be tampering with a consumer
	914	+	29 product introduced into commerce; or
	915	+	30 (3) there has been or will be placed or introduced a weapon of
	916	+	31 mass destruction in a building or a place of assembly;
	917	+	32 knowing the report to be false, commits false reporting, a Level 6
	918	+	33 felony.
	919	+	34 (d) A person who:
	920	+	35 (1) gives:
	921	+	36 (A) a false report of the commission of a crime; or
	922	+	37 (B) false information to a law enforcement officer that relates
	923	+	38 to the commission of a crime;
	924	+	39 knowing the report or information to be false;
	925	+	40 (2) gives a false alarm of fire to the fire department of a
	926	+	41 governmental entity, knowing the alarm to be false;
	927	+	42 (3) makes a false request for ambulance service to an ambulance
	928	+	EH 1021—LS 6230/DI 119 22
	929	+	1 service provider, knowing the request to be false;
	930	+	2 (4) gives a false report concerning a missing child (as defined in
	931	+	3 IC 10-13-5-4), missing veteran at risk (as defined in
	932	+	4 IC 12-7-2-197.3), or missing endangered adult (as defined in
	933	+	5 IC 12-7-2-131.3) or gives false information to a law enforcement
	934	+	6 officer or a governmental entity that relates to a missing child,
	935	+	7 missing veteran at risk, or missing endangered adult knowing
	936	+	8 the report or information to be false;
	937	+	9 (5) makes a complaint against a law enforcement officer to the
	938	+	10 state or municipality (as defined in IC 8-1-13-3(b)) that employs
	939	+	11 the officer:
	940	+	12 (A) alleging the officer engaged in misconduct while
	941	+	13 performing the officer's duties; and
	942	+	14 (B) knowing the complaint to be false;
	943	+	15 (6) makes a false report of a missing person, knowing the report
	944	+	16 or information is false;
	945	+	17 (7) gives a false report of actions, behavior, or conditions
	946	+	18 concerning:
	947	+	19 (A) a septic tank soil absorption system under IC 8-1-2-125 or
	948	+	20 IC 13-26-5-2.5; or
	949	+	21 (B) a septic tank soil absorption system or constructed wetland
	950	+	22 septic system under IC 36-9-23-30.1;
	951	+	23 knowing the report or information to be false; or
	952	+	24 (8) makes a false report that a person is dangerous (as defined in
	953	+	25 IC 35-47-14-1) knowing the report or information to be false;
	954	+	26 commits false informing, a Class B misdemeanor. However, the offense
	955	+	27 is a Class A misdemeanor if it substantially hinders any law
	956	+	28 enforcement process or if it results in harm to another person.
	957	+	EH 1021—LS 6230/DI 119 23
	958	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	959	+	Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public
	960	+	Safety, to which was referred House Bill 1021, has had the same under
	961	+	consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the House with
	962	+	the recommendation that said bill do pass.
	963	+	(Reference is to HB 1021 as introduced.)
	964	+	BARTELS
	965	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0
	966	+	_____
	967	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	968	+	Madam President: The Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs and
	969	+	The Military, to which was referred House Bill No. 1021, has had the
	970	+	same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
	971	+	Senate with the recommendation that said bill DO PASS.
	972	+	(Reference is to HB 1021 as printed January 29, 2024.)
	973	+
	974	+	TOMES, Chairperson
	975	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0
	976	+	EH 1021—LS 6230/DI 119