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	1	+	EH1098.2
	2	+	April 11, 2025
	3	+	ENGROSSED
	4	+	HOUSE BILL No. 1098
	5	+	_____
	6	+	DIGEST OF HB 1098 (Updated April 10, 2025 11:21 am - DI 140)
	7	+	Citations Affected: IC 2-5.
	8	+	Synopsis: Youth, family, and caregiver engagement initiative.
	9	+	Provides that the commission on improving the status of children in
	10	+	Indiana (CISC) must create and provide staff support to a statewide
	11	+	youth, family, and caregiver engagement initiative to carry out certain
	12	+	duties. Adds that CISC must provide staff to the statewide juvenile
	13	+	justice oversight body.
	14	+	Effective: July 1, 2025.
	15	+	DeVon, Summers
	16	+	(SENATE SPONSORS — DONATO, JACKSON L, POL JR., QADDOURA,
	17	+	RANDOLPH LONNIE M)
	18	+	January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human
	19	+	Affairs.
	20	+	January 27, 2025, reported — Do Pass. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
	21	+	pursuant to Rule 126.3.
	22	+	February 6, 2025, amended, reported — Do Pass.
	23	+	February 10, 2025, read second time, ordered engrossed.
	24	+	February 11, 2025, engrossed.
	25	+	February 13, 2025, read third time, passed. Yeas 92, nays 0.
	26	+	SENATE ACTION
	27	+	March 3, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Family and Children Services.
	28	+	March 31, 2025, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass; reassigned to Committee on
	29	+	Appropriations.
	30	+	April 10, 2025, reported favorably — Do Pass.
	31	+	EH 1098—LS 6612/DI 148 April 11, 2025
1	32		First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
2	33		PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
3	34		Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
4	35		additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
5	36		Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
6	37		provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
7	38		word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
8	39		a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
9	40		Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
10	41		between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
11		-	HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1098
12		-	AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning family law and
13		-	juvenile law.
	42	+	ENGROSSED
	43	+	HOUSE BILL No. 1098
	44	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
	45	+	family law and juvenile law.
14	46		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
15		-	SECTION 1. IC 2-5-36-9, AS AMENDED BY P.L.9-2024,
16		-	SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
17		-	JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 9. The commission shall do the following:
18		-	(1) Study and evaluate the following:
19		-	(A) Access to services for vulnerable youth.
20		-	(B) Availability of services for vulnerable youth.
21		-	(C) Duplication of services for vulnerable youth.
22		-	(D) Funding of services available for vulnerable youth.
23		-	(E) Barriers to service for vulnerable youth.
24		-	(F) Communication and cooperation by agencies concerning
25		-	vulnerable youth.
26		-	(G) Implementation of programs or laws concerning
27		-	vulnerable youth.
28		-	(H) The consolidation of existing entities that serve vulnerable
29		-	youth.
30		-	(I) Data from state agencies relevant to evaluating progress,
31		-	targeting efforts, and demonstrating outcomes.
32		-	(J) Crimes of sexual violence against children.
33		-	(K) The impact of social networking websites, cellular
34		-	telephones and wireless communications devices, digital
35		-	media, and new technology on crimes against children.
36		-	HEA 1098 — Concur 2
37		-	(2) Review and make recommendations concerning pending
38		-	legislation.
39		-	(3) Promote information sharing concerning vulnerable youth
40		-	across the state.
41		-	(4) Promote best practices, policies, and programs.
42		-	(5) Cooperate with:
43		-	(A) other child focused commissions;
44		-	(B) the judicial branch of government;
45		-	(C) the executive branch of government;
46		-	(D) stakeholders; and
47		-	(E) members of the community.
48		-	(6) Create and provide staff support to a statewide juvenile
49		-	justice oversight body to carry out the following duties described
50		-	in section 9.3 of this chapter:
51		-	(A) Develop a plan to collect and report statewide juvenile
52		-	justice data.
53		-	(B) Establish procedures and policies related to the use of:
54		-	(i) a validated risk screening tool and a validated risk and
55		-	needs assessment tool;
56		-	(ii) a detention tool to inform the use of secure detention;
57		-	(iii) a plan to determine how information from the tools
58		-	described in this clause is compiled and shared and with
59		-	whom the information will be shared; and
60		-	(iv) a plan to provide training to judicial officers on the
61		-	implementation of the tools described in this clause.
62		-	(C) Develop criteria for the use of diagnostic assessments as
63		-	described in IC 31-37-19-11.7.
64		-	(D) Develop a statewide plan to address the provision of
65		-	broader behavioral health services to children in the juvenile
66		-	justice system.
67		-	(E) Develop a plan for the provision of transitional services for
68		-	a child who is a ward of the department of correction as
69		-	described in IC 31-37-19-11.5.
70		-	(F) Develop a plan for grant programs described in section 9.3
71		-	of this chapter.
72		-	The initial appointments and designations to the statewide
73		-	juvenile justice oversight body described in this subdivision shall
74		-	be made not later than May 31, 2022. The chief justice of the
75		-	supreme court shall designate the chair of the statewide juvenile
76		-	justice oversight body and shall make the initial appointments and
77		-	designations to the statewide juvenile justice oversight body,
78		-	which may incorporate members of an existing committee or
79		-	HEA 1098 — Concur 3
80		-	subcommittee formed under the commission. The initial meeting
81		-	of the oversight body shall be held not later than July 1, 2022.
82		-	(7) Create and provide staff support to a statewide youth,
83		-	family, and caregiver engagement initiative to carry out the
84		-	following duties:
85		-	(A) Provide staff support and funding for commission
86		-	activities provided by a:
87		-	(i) youth member of the commission appointed under
88		-	section 4 of this chapter; or
89		-	(ii) youth, family, or caregiver member of a commission
90		-	committee, task force, or subcommittee who has been
91		-	appointed as a community member.
92		-	(B) Develop a statewide plan to support, encourage, and
93		-	expand the engagement of youth, families, and caregivers
94		-	in state policymaking impacting youth and children.
95		-	(C) Provide and support educational:
96		-	(i) opportunities;
97		-	(ii) convenings; and
98		-	(iii) experiences;
99		-	that facilitate increased youth, family, and caregiver
100		-	participation.
101		-	(D) Support the efforts of other state agencies and
102		-	community organizations that seek to support, encourage,
103		-	and expand the engagement of youth, families, and
104		-	caregivers in policy decisions impacting youth and
105		-	children.
106		-	(E) Solicit direct feedback from youth, families, and
	47	+	1 SECTION 1. IC 2-5-36-9, AS AMENDED BY P.L.9-2024,
	48	+	2 SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	49	+	3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 9. The commission shall do the following:
	50	+	4 (1) Study and evaluate the following:
	51	+	5 (A) Access to services for vulnerable youth.
	52	+	6 (B) Availability of services for vulnerable youth.
	53	+	7 (C) Duplication of services for vulnerable youth.
	54	+	8 (D) Funding of services available for vulnerable youth.
	55	+	9 (E) Barriers to service for vulnerable youth.
	56	+	10 (F) Communication and cooperation by agencies concerning
	57	+	11 vulnerable youth.
	58	+	12 (G) Implementation of programs or laws concerning
	59	+	13 vulnerable youth.
	60	+	14 (H) The consolidation of existing entities that serve vulnerable
	61	+	15 youth.
	62	+	16 (I) Data from state agencies relevant to evaluating progress,
	63	+	17 targeting efforts, and demonstrating outcomes.
	64	+	EH 1098—LS 6612/DI 148 2
	65	+	1 (J) Crimes of sexual violence against children.
	66	+	2 (K) The impact of social networking websites, cellular
	67	+	3 telephones and wireless communications devices, digital
	68	+	4 media, and new technology on crimes against children.
	69	+	5 (2) Review and make recommendations concerning pending
	70	+	6 legislation.
	71	+	7 (3) Promote information sharing concerning vulnerable youth
	72	+	8 across the state.
	73	+	9 (4) Promote best practices, policies, and programs.
	74	+	10 (5) Cooperate with:
	75	+	11 (A) other child focused commissions;
	76	+	12 (B) the judicial branch of government;
	77	+	13 (C) the executive branch of government;
	78	+	14 (D) stakeholders; and
	79	+	15 (E) members of the community.
	80	+	16 (6) Create and provide staff support to a statewide juvenile
	81	+	17 justice oversight body to carry out the following duties described
	82	+	18 in section 9.3 of this chapter:
	83	+	19 (A) Develop a plan to collect and report statewide juvenile
	84	+	20 justice data.
	85	+	21 (B) Establish procedures and policies related to the use of:
	86	+	22 (i) a validated risk screening tool and a validated risk and
	87	+	23 needs assessment tool;
	88	+	24 (ii) a detention tool to inform the use of secure detention;
	89	+	25 (iii) a plan to determine how information from the tools
	90	+	26 described in this clause is compiled and shared and with
	91	+	27 whom the information will be shared; and
	92	+	28 (iv) a plan to provide training to judicial officers on the
	93	+	29 implementation of the tools described in this clause.
	94	+	30 (C) Develop criteria for the use of diagnostic assessments as
	95	+	31 described in IC 31-37-19-11.7.
	96	+	32 (D) Develop a statewide plan to address the provision of
	97	+	33 broader behavioral health services to children in the juvenile
	98	+	34 justice system.
	99	+	35 (E) Develop a plan for the provision of transitional services for
	100	+	36 a child who is a ward of the department of correction as
	101	+	37 described in IC 31-37-19-11.5.
	102	+	38 (F) Develop a plan for grant programs described in section 9.3
	103	+	39 of this chapter.
	104	+	40 The initial appointments and designations to the statewide
	105	+	41 juvenile justice oversight body described in this subdivision shall
	106	+	42 be made not later than May 31, 2022. The chief justice of the
	107	+	EH 1098—LS 6612/DI 148 3
	108	+	1 supreme court shall designate the chair of the statewide juvenile
	109	+	2 justice oversight body and shall make the initial appointments and
	110	+	3 designations to the statewide juvenile justice oversight body,
	111	+	4 which may incorporate members of an existing committee or
	112	+	5 subcommittee formed under the commission. The initial meeting
	113	+	6 of the oversight body shall be held not later than July 1, 2022.
	114	+	7 (7) Create and provide staff support to a statewide youth,
	115	+	8 family, and caregiver engagement initiative to carry out the
	116	+	9 following duties:
	117	+	10 (A) Provide staff support and funding for commission
	118	+	11 activities provided by a:
	119	+	12 (i) youth member of the commission appointed under
	120	+	13 section 4 of this chapter; or
	121	+	14 (ii) youth, family, or caregiver member of a commission
	122	+	15 committee, task force, or subcommittee who has been
	123	+	16 appointed as a community member.
	124	+	17 (B) Develop a statewide plan to support, encourage, and
	125	+	18 expand the engagement of youth, families, and caregivers
	126	+	19 in state policymaking impacting youth and children.
	127	+	20 (C) Provide and support educational:
	128	+	21 (i) opportunities;
	129	+	22 (ii) convenings; and
	130	+	23 (iii) experiences;
	131	+	24 that facilitate increased youth, family, and caregiver
	132	+	25 participation.
	133	+	26 (D) Support the efforts of other state agencies and
	134	+	27 community organizations that seek to support, encourage,
	135	+	28 and expand the engagement of youth, families, and
	136	+	29 caregivers in policy decisions impacting youth and
	137	+	30 children.
	138	+	31 (E) Solicit direct feedback from youth, families, and
	139	+	32 caregivers to inform commission recommendations
	140	+	33 concerning:
	141	+	34 (i) points of complexity and inefficiency in child serving
	142	+	35 systems;
	143	+	36 (ii) duplication of services and potential points of
	144	+	37 consolidation; and
	145	+	38 (iii) improving time to permanency and reducing the
	146	+	39 trauma of systems involvement.
	147	+	40 (7) (8) Submit a report not later than September 1 of each year
	148	+	41 regarding the commission's work during the previous year. The
	149	+	42 report shall be submitted to the legislative council, the governor,
	150	+	EH 1098—LS 6612/DI 148 4
	151	+	1 and the chief justice of Indiana. The report to the legislative
	152	+	2 council must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
	153	+	EH 1098—LS 6612/DI 148 5
	154	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	155	+	Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Family, Children and Human
	156	+	Affairs, to which was referred House Bill 1098, has had the same under
	157	+	consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the House with
	158	+	the recommendation that said bill do pass.
	159	+	(Reference is to HB 1098 as introduced.)
	160	+	DEVON
	161	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 12, Nays 0
	162	+	_____
	163	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	164	+	Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was
	165	+	referred House Bill 1098, has had the same under consideration and
	166	+	begs leave to report the same back to the House with the
	167	+	recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:
	168	+	Delete the title and insert the following:
	169	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
	170	+	family law and juvenile law.
	171	+	Page 3, delete lines 36 through 42.
	172	+	Delete page 4.
	173	+	and when so amended that said bill do pass.
	174	+	(Reference is to HB 1098 as printed January 27, 2025.)
	175	+	THOMPSON
	176	+	Committee Vote: yeas 22, nays 0.
	177	+	_____
	178	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	179	+	Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Family and Children
	180	+	Services, to which was referred House Bill No. 1098, has had the same
	181	+	under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
	182	+	Senate with the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as
	183	+	follows:
	184	+	Page 3, line 13, delete "IC 2-5-36-4;" and insert "section 4 of this
	185	+	chapter;".
	186	+	Page 3, between lines 30 and 31, begin a new line double block
	187	+	EH 1098—LS 6612/DI 148 6
	188	+	indented and insert:
	189	+	"(E) Solicit direct feedback from youth, families, and
107	190		caregivers to inform commission recommendations
108	191		concerning:
109	192		(i) points of complexity and inefficiency in child serving
110	193		systems;
111	194		(ii) duplication of services and potential points of
112	195		consolidation; and
113	196		(iii) improving time to permanency and reducing the
114		-	trauma of systems involvement.
115		-	(7) (8) Submit a report not later than September 1 of each year
116		-	regarding the commission's work during the previous year. The
117		-	report shall be submitted to the legislative council, the governor,
118		-	and the chief justice of Indiana. The report to the legislative
119		-	council must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
120		-	HEA 1098 — Concur Speaker of the House of Representatives
121		-	President of the Senate
122		-	President Pro Tempore
123		-	Governor of the State of Indiana
124		-	Date: Time:
125		-	HEA 1098 — Concur
	197	+	trauma of systems involvement.".
	198	+	and when so amended that said bill do pass and be reassigned to the
	199	+	Senate Committee on Appropriations.
	200	+	(Reference is to HB 1098 as printed February 6, 2025.)
	201	+	WALKER G, Chairperson
	202	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0.
	203	+	_____
	204	+	COMMITTEE REPORT
	205	+	Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Appropriations, to which
	206	+	was referred Engrossed House Bill No. 1098, has had the same under
	207	+	consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with
	208	+	the recommendation that said bill DO PASS.
	209	+	(Reference is to EHB 1098 as printed April 1, 2025.)
	210	+
	211	+	MISHLER, Chairperson
	212	+	Committee Vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0
	213	+	EH 1098—LS 6612/DI 148