Indiana 2024 2024 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1362 Introduced / Fiscal Note

Filed 01/10/2024

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FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 6679	NOTE PREPARED: Dec 27, 2023
BILL NUMBER: HB 1362	BILL AMENDED: 
SUBJECT: Prevention of Child Sex Trafficking.
FIRST AUTHOR: Rep. Bartlett	BILL STATUS: As Introduced
FIRST SPONSOR: 
FUNDS AFFECTED:XGENERAL	IMPACT: State & Local
DEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: This bill requires employees and staff members of schools to complete child
sexual trafficking prevention training.
Effective Date:  July 1, 2024.
Explanation of State Expenditures: Beginning in FY 2025, provisions in this bill require employees at the
Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ISBVI), the Indiana School for the Deaf (ISD), and
laboratory schools established by state educational institutions (SEIs) to complete child sexual trafficking
prevention training. This represents a workload increase for impacted schools. [ISBVI, ISD, and SEIs receive 
state funding through General Fund appropriations.]
Explanation of State Revenues: 
Explanation of Local Expenditures: Provisions in this bill require employees at public schools to complete
child sexual trafficking prevention training. This represents a workload increase for impacted schools that
may be offset if existing human trafficking training is modified to include components in recognizing child
sexual trafficking. [Current statute requires school corporations to require all school employees likely to have
direct, ongoing contact with children to receive human tracking prevention training.]
Explanation of Local Revenues: 
State Agencies Affected: Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired; Indiana School for the Deaf;
Laboratory schools established by state educational institutions.
HB 1362	1 Local Agencies Affected: Public schools.
Information Sources: 
Fiscal Analyst: Kelan Fong,  317-232-9592.
HB 1362	2