LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
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Indianapolis, IN 46204
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FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 6503 NOTE PREPARED: Feb 22, 2024
BILL NUMBER: SB 148 BILL AMENDED: Feb 22, 2024
SUBJECT: Workforce Data Collection.
FIRST AUTHOR: Sen. Brown L BILL STATUS: CR Adopted - 2
nd
House
FIRST SPONSOR: Rep. Carbaugh
FUNDS AFFECTED:XGENERAL IMPACT: State & Local
DEDICATED
XFEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: (Amended) Direct Support Professionals: The bill requires the Division of
Disability and Rehabilitative Services, beginning 12 months after the direct support professional registry is
implemented, to file a monthly report with the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) that contains
the monthly direct support professional labor force participation statistics. It requires the DWD to post the
monthly reports on the DWD's website.
New Hire Data: The bill requires reports of newly hired employees to be filed electronically. It requires
employers to provide an employee's current primary standardized occupational classification (SOC) code and
starting compensation on a report of newly hired employee.
Workforce Data: It provides that each workforce focused agency shall deliver a workforce related program
report to the Management Performance Hub (MPH). It sets out the information to be included in the
workforce related program report. The bill requires the MPH to:
(1) compile the workforce related program reports into an annual data product; and
(2) make the data product available to the DWD and the Governor's Workforce Cabinet.
It provides that a workforce focused agency may not enter into a contract with a person to conduct, operate,
or administer a workforce related program unless the contract contains certain requirements. It also makes
conforming amendments.
Effective Date: July 1, 2024.
Explanation of State Expenditures: Workforce Data: Collecting data from state workforce focused
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expenditures for the MPH. The additional funds and resources required could be supplied through existing
staff and resources currently being used in another program or with new appropriations. Ultimately, the
source of funds and resources required to satisfy the requirements of this bill will depend on legislative and
administrative actions.
DWD, Department of Education, Commission for Higher Education, Governor’s Workforce Cabinet, Family
and Social Services Administration, and other state workforce focused agencies identified by DWD will have
increased workload and/or expenditures to collect and submit workforce data reports to the MPH.
(Revised) New Hire Data: The bill adds information about SOC codes and starting compensation to the
reporting requirements for employers in the Indiana new-hire directory. It also requires employers to submit
the data electronically. This will require changes to the forms collected from employers and to computer
systems. Since 2017, DWD has contracted with the Stellarware Corporation to develop, administer, and
maintain the Indiana new-hire directory. The current 12-month extension of the contract is for $268,616 and
goes through April 2024. Changing the data collected may require an amendment to the existing contract and
may increase the cost of the contract. The costs of the new-hire directory are split evenly by DWD from
federal funds and the Department of Child Services.
(Revised) Direct Support Professionals: The Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services at FSSA will
have increased workload and/or expenditures to compile and provide monthly labor force participation
statistics on direct support professionals to DWD.
Explanation of State Revenues:
Explanation of Local Expenditures: Public schools may have increased workload [and/or] expenditures
to collect and submit workforce program data.
Explanation of Local Revenues:
State Agencies Affected: Management Performance Hub; Department of Workforce Development;
Governor’s Workforce Cabinet; Department of Education; Commission for Higher Education; Family and
Social Services Agency; other agencies that are state providers of workforce programs.
Local Agencies Affected: Public schools.
Information Sources: DWD. Frequently Asked Questions on New Hire Reporting.
https://www.in.gov/dwd/files/INNewhireBrochure.pdf; https://www.in-newhire.com/; State of Indiana Public
Contract Search. https://contracts.idoa.in.gov/idoacontractsweb/PUBLIC/106275-000.pdf;
https://contracts.idoa.in.gov/idoacontractsweb/PUBLIC/0000000000000000000021105-004.pdf;
Fiscal Analyst: Camille Tesch, 317-232-5293.
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