LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
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FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 6212 NOTE PREPARED: Nov 25, 2023
BILL NUMBER: HB 1089 BILL AMENDED:
SUBJECT: Public Safety Officer Benefit Advisory Board.
FIRST AUTHOR: Rep. Schaibley BILL STATUS: As Introduced
FIRST SPONSOR:
FUNDS AFFECTED:XGENERAL IMPACT: State
DEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: The bill Establishes the Public Safety Officer Benefit Advisory Board (board).
This bill requires the State Police Department (ISP) to provide staff support for the board. It also requires
the board to provide a report to the Legislative Council and Interim Study Committee on Pension
Management Oversight (PMOC) before October 1 of each year.
Effective Date: Upon passage.
Explanation of State Expenditures: The bill will increase expenses and workload for the ISP who will
provide staff support and meeting space to the board and pay the board’s expenses. Staff support from the
ISP will likely be required to meet the board’s requirements to advise and assist surviving spouses, children,
and parents with identifying and obtaining benefits when a public safety officer dies in the line of duty as
well as to provide training to employers of public safety officers.
Under current practice, when a public safety officer dies in the line of duty, the role of advising and assisting
the family is performed by the employing department or by nonprofit resources. If the State Police take on
that duty and there are several line-of-duty deaths, the State Police may have increased expenditures for
overtime hours or may require an additional employee to assist the board. In FY 2022, 14 public safety
officers died in the line of duty. If larger departments continue to provide the role of advising and assisting
the families of fallen officers, current State Police staffing levels may be sufficient to support the work of
the board. Ultimately, the source of funds and resources required to satisfy the requirements of this bill will
depend on legislative and administrative actions.
The bill creates a seven-member advisory board to gather information and provide resources relating to
HB 1089 1 benefits for a public safety officer who dies in the line of duty. The board is required to meet at least
annually. Three members of the board are state employees and will be eligible for reimbursement for
traveling expenses and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the members’ duties on the board.
The other four members of the board are not state employees and will be eligible for $100 per diem based
on current rates in addition to traveling expenses and other expenses actually incurred.
Additional Information - Board members include the superintendent of the ISP or the superintendent’s
designee, the director of the Department of Natural Resources or the director’s designee, the commissioner
of the Department of Correction or the commissioner’s designee, one county sheriff, one chief of police, one
fire chief, and one paramedic or emergency medical technician.
Explanation of State Revenues:
Explanation of Local Expenditures:
Explanation of Local Revenues:
State Agencies Affected: Indiana State Police Department, Department of Natural Resources, Department
of Corrections, State Budget Agency, Governor, Legislative Council, Interim Study Committee on Pension
Management Oversight.
Local Agencies Affected: County Sheriffs’ Departments, local police and fire departments.
Information Sources: INPRS. 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.
https://www.in.gov/inprs/files/INPRSAnnualReportBook_FY22.pdf
Fiscal Analyst: Camille Tesch, 317-232-5293.
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