Indiana 2024 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1190 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE BILL No. 1190
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 10-17-12-10.
7	7	Synopsis: Military relief fund. Provides that, for purposes of receiving
8	8	a grant from the military relief fund, eligibility criteria shall be based
9	9	on the financial need of the applicant regardless of the applicant's
10	10	income or assets.
11	11	Effective: July 1, 2024.
12	12	Pack
13	13	January 9, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public
14	14	Safety.
15	15	2024 IN 1190—LS 6749/DI 116 Introduced
16	16	Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
17	17	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
18	18	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
19	19	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
20	20	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
21	21	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
22	22	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
23	23	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
24	24	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
25	25	between statutes enacted by the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
26	26	HOUSE BILL No. 1190
27	27	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
28	28	public safety.
29	29	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
30	30	1 SECTION 1. IC 10-17-12-10, AS AMENDED BY P.L.53-2021,
31	31	2 SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
32	32	3 JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 10. (a) The commission shall adopt rules under
33	33	4 IC 4-22-2 for the provision of grants under this chapter. Subject to
34	34	5 subsection (b), the rules adopted under this section must address the
35	35	6 following:
36	36	7 (1) Uniform need determination procedures.
37	37	8 (2) Eligibility criteria, including income eligibility standards,
38	38	9 asset limit eligibility standards, and other standards concerning
39	39	10 when assistance may be provided. which shall be based on the
40	40	11 financial need of the applicant regardless of the applicant's
41	41	12 income or assets.
42	42	13 (3) Application procedures.
43	43	14 (4) Selection procedures.
44	44	15 (5) A consideration of the extent to which an individual has used
45	45	16 assistance available from other assistance programs before
46	46	17 assistance may be provided to the individual from the fund.
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48	48	1 (6) Other areas in which the commission determines that rules are
49	49	2 necessary to ensure the uniform administration of the grant
50	50	3 program under this chapter.
51	51	4 (b) The following apply to grants awarded under this chapter:
52	52	5 (1) The income eligibility standards must be based on the federal
53	53	6 gross income of the qualified service member and the qualified
54	54	7 service member's spouse.
55	55	8 (2) (1) An employee of the department who is otherwise eligible
56	56	9 for a grant from the fund must submit the employee's application
57	57	10 directly to the commission for review. The department shall have
58	58	11 no influence in any part of the employee's application.
59	59	12 (3) (2) The maximum amount a qualified service member may
60	60	13 receive from the fund is two thousand five hundred dollars
61	61	14 ($2,500), unless a higher amount is approved by the commission.
62	62	15 (4) (3) The commission may consider the following in its analysis
63	63	16 of the applicant's request for assistance in excess of two thousand
64	64	17 five hundred dollars ($2,500):
65	65	18 (A) The department's eligibility determination of the applicant.
66	66	19 (B) Subject to subsection (a)(2), facts considered in the
67	67	20 department's need determination review and award under 915
68	68	21 IAC 3-6-3 and 915 IAC 3-6-5.
69	69	22 (C) The circumstances surrounding the applicant's hardship,
70	70	23 if applicable.
71	71	24 (D) Subject to subsection (a)(2), any substantive changes in
72	72	25 the applicant's financial situation after the original application
73	73	26 was submitted.
74	74	27 (E) Facts that may have been unknown or unavailable at the
75	75	28 time of the applicant's original application for assistance.
76	76	29 (F) Other compelling circumstances that may justify assistance
77	77	30 in excess of the two thousand five hundred dollar ($2,500)
78	78	31 threshold.
79	79	32 (5) (4) The commission shall approve or deny within sixty (60)
80	80	33 days an application for a grant filed with the commission after
81	81	34 June 30, 2019, by an employee of the department. The
82	82	35 commission shall return an incomplete application with a notation
83	83	36 as to omissions. The return of an incomplete application shall be
84	84	37 without prejudice.
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