First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1220
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state offices and
administration.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SECTION 1. IC 4-6-2-1.5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.184-2023,
SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1.5. (a) Whenever any state governmental official
or employee, whether elected or appointed, is made a party to a suit,
and the attorney general determines that said suit has arisen out of an
act which such official or employee in good faith believed to be within
the scope of the official's or employee's duties as prescribed by statute
or duly adopted regulation, the attorney general shall defend such
person throughout such action.
(b) Whenever a teacher (as defined in IC 20-18-2-22) is made a
party to a civil suit, and the attorney general determines that the suit
has arisen out of an act that the teacher in good faith believed was
within the scope of the teacher's duties in enforcing discipline policies
developed under IC 20-33-8-12, the attorney general shall defend the
teacher throughout the action.
(c) Not later than July 30 of each year, the attorney general, in
consultation with the Indiana education employment relations board
established in IC 20-29-3-1, shall draft and disseminate a letter by first
class electronic mail to the residence listed electronic mail address
of teachers providing a summary of the teacher's rights and protections
under state and federal law, including a teacher's rights and protections
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relating to the teacher's performance evaluation under IC 20-28-11.5.
(d) The department of education, in consultation with the Indiana
education employment relations board, shall develop a method to
provide the attorney general with the names and electronic mail
addresses of active teachers in Indiana in order for the attorney general
to disseminate the letter described in subsection (c). Names and
electronic mail addresses collected and provided to the attorney
general under this subsection are confidential and excepted from public
disclosure as provided in IC 5-14-3-4.
(e) Whenever a school corporation (as defined in IC 20-26-2-4) is
made a party to a civil suit and the attorney general determines that the
suit has arisen out of an act authorized under IC 20-30-5-0.5 or
IC 20-30-5-4.5, the attorney general shall defend the school corporation
throughout the action.
(f) As used in this subsection, "bridge authority" refers to the New
Harmony and Wabash River bridge authority established by
IC 8-16-15.5-2. Whenever:
(1) the bridge authority;
(2) a member of the bridge authority;
(3) an officer of the bridge authority; or
(4) an employee of the bridge authority;
is made a party to a civil suit and the attorney general determines that
the suit has arisen out of an act or omission of any person described in
subdivision (1), (2), (3), or (4), that is authorized or required under
IC 8-16-15.5 or any other law, the attorney general shall defend that
person throughout the action.
(g) A determination by the attorney general under subsection (a),
(b), (e), or (f) shall not be admitted as evidence in the trial of any such
civil action for damages.
(h) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to deprive any such
person of the person's right to select counsel of the person's own choice
at the person's own expense.
SECTION 2. IC 32-34-1.5-25, AS ADDED BY P.L.141-2021,
SECTION 20, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 25. (a) The attorney general shall give notice to an
apparent owner that property presumed abandoned and appearing to be
owned by the apparent owner is held by the attorney general under this
chapter by
(1) publishing once per year in at least one (1) newspaper of
general circulation to each county of the state notice of property
with a value greater than one hundred dollars ($100) held by the
attorney general, which must include:
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(A) the name of each apparent owner residing in the county, as
set forth in the report filed by the holder;
(B) the last known address or location of each apparent owner
residing in the county, if an address or a location is set forth in
the report filed by the holder;
(C) a statement explaining that the property of the apparent
owner is presumed abandoned and has been taken into the
protective custody of the attorney general;
(D) a statement that information about the abandoned property
and its return to the apparent owner is available from the
attorney general to a person having a legal or beneficial
interest in the property;
(E) the web address of the unclaimed property Internet web
site maintained by the attorney general;
(F) a telephone number and electronic mail address to contact
the attorney general to inquire about or claim property; and
(G) a statement that a person may access the Internet by a
computer to search for unclaimed property and a computer
may be available as a service to the public at a local public
library; and
(2) maintaining an Internet web site a website or data base
accessible by the public and electronically searchable which
contains the names reported to the attorney general of all apparent
owners for whom property valued at ten dollars ($10) or more is
being held by the attorney general.
(b) The Internet web site website or data base maintained under
subsection (a)(2) (a) must include instructions for filing with the
attorney general a claim to property and a printable claim form with
instructions for its use.
(c) In addition to publishing the information under subsection (a)(1)
and maintaining the Internet web site website or data base under
subsection (a)(2), (a), the attorney general may use other printed
publication, telecommunication, the Internet, or other media to inform
the public of the existence of unclaimed property held by the attorney
general.
SECTION 3. IC 32-34-1.5-79, AS ADDED BY P.L.141-2021,
SECTION 20, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 79. (a) When reasonably necessary to enforce or
implement this chapter, the attorney general may disclose confidential
information concerning property held by the attorney general or the
attorney general's agent only to:
(1) an apparent owner or the apparent owner's personal
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representative, attorney, other legal representative, relative, or
agent designated under section 76 of this chapter to have the
information;
(2) the personal representative, other legal representative, relative
of a deceased apparent owner, agent designated under section 76
of this chapter by the deceased apparent owner, or a person
entitled to inherit from the deceased apparent owner;
(3) another department or agency of this state or the United
States;
(4) the person that administers the unclaimed property law of
another state, if the other state accords substantially reciprocal
privileges to the attorney general of this state if the other state is
required to maintain the confidentiality and security of
information obtained in a manner substantially equivalent to
sections 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, and 84 of this chapter; and
(5) a person subject to an examination under section 55(6) of this
chapter.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in section 78(a) of this chapter, the
attorney general shall include on the Internet web site website or in the
data base required by section 25(a)(2) 25(a) of this chapter the name
of each apparent owner of property held by the attorney general. The
attorney general may include in published notices, printed publications,
telecommunications, the Internet, or other media and on the Internet
web site website or in the data base additional information concerning
the apparent owner's property if the attorney general believes the
information will assist in identifying and returning property to the
owner and does not disclose personal information except the home or
physical address of an apparent owner.
(c) The attorney general and the attorney general's agent may not
use confidential information provided to them or in their possession
except as expressly authorized by this chapter or required by another
law of this state.
HEA 1220 Speaker of the House of Representatives
President of the Senate
President Pro Tempore
Governor of the State of Indiana
Date: Time:
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