Indiana 2025 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1240 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE BILL No. 1240
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 5-16-16.
7	7	Synopsis: Funding of lactation rooms in public buildings. Establishes
8	8	a grant program to promote the installation of lactation rooms in public
9	9	buildings. Requires the Indiana housing and community development
10	10	authority (IHCDA) to administer the grant program. Authorizes public
11	11	agencies to apply for grants. Appropriates $5,000,000 to the IHCDA
12	12	for deposit in the grant fund.
13	13	Effective: July 1, 2025.
14	14	Summers
15	15	January 9, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
16	16	2025 IN 1240—LS 6036/DI 92 Introduced
17	17	First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
18	18	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
19	19	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
20	20	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
21	21	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
22	22	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
23	23	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
24	24	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
25	25	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
26	26	between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
27	27	HOUSE BILL No. 1240
28	28	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state
29	29	offices and administration and to make an appropriation.
30	30	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
31	31	1 SECTION 1. IC 5-16-16 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS
32	32	2 A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
33	33	3 1, 2025]:
34	34	4 Chapter 16. Grant Program for the Installation of Lactation
35	35	5 Rooms in Public Buildings
36	36	6 Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a public agency.
37	37	7 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "authority" refers to the Indiana
38	38	8 housing and community development authority created by
39	39	9 IC 5-20-1-3.
40	40	10 Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the lactation
41	41	11 room grant fund established by section 10 of this chapter.
42	42	12 Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "grant program" refers to the
43	43	13 grant program for the installation of lactation rooms established
44	44	14 by section 7 of this chapter.
45	45	15 Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "lactation room" means a room
46	46	16 designated and equipped for the purpose of allowing mothers to
47	47	17 nurse or express milk in a clean and private setting within a public
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49	49	1 building.
50	50	2 Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "public agency" has the meaning
51	51	3 set forth in IC 5-30-1-11.
52	52	4 Sec. 7. The grant program for the installation of lactation rooms
53	53	5 is established to provide grants to public agencies to offset costs
54	54	6 incurred in the installation of lactation rooms when constructing
55	55	7 or renovating public buildings.
56	56	8 Sec. 8. (a) The authority shall administer the grant program.
57	57	9 The authority shall do the following:
58	58	10 (1) Adopt guidelines to determine standards for awarding
59	59	11 grants under this chapter, including standards for
60	60	12 determining whether a lactation room complies with section
61	61	13 9 of this chapter and any other applicable governmental or
62	62	14 other nationally recognized standards that apply to the
63	63	15 provision of lactation rooms in public buildings.
64	64	16 (2) Prepare and supervise the issuance of public information
65	65	17 concerning the grant program.
66	66	18 (3) Prescribe the form for and regulate the submission of
67	67	19 applications for grants under this chapter.
68	68	20 (b) A public agency may apply in the manner prescribed by the
69	69	21 authority for a grant under this chapter to offset costs incurred in
70	70	22 the installation of a lactation room in a public building managed by
71	71	23 the public agency.
72	72	24 Sec. 9. A lactation room installed by a public agency that
73	73	25 receives a grant under this chapter must meet the following
74	74	26 standards:
75	75	27 (1) The space must be shielded from view and free from
76	76	28 intrusion of others.
77	77	29 (2) The room must be functional, with a private space with a
78	78	30 place to sit and a flat surface, other than the floor, to place a
79	79	31 breast pump and other supplies.
80	80	32 (3) The room must provide the following:
81	81	33 (A) Access to electricity for the use of a breast pump.
82	82	34 (B) Good lighting.
83	83	35 (C) A comfortable temperature.
84	84	36 (D) Proper ventilation.
85	85	37 Sec. 10. (a) The lactation room grant fund is established to
86	86	38 provide grants under this chapter. The authority shall administer
87	87	39 the fund.
88	88	40 (b) The fund consists of:
89	89	41 (1) money appropriated to the fund by the general assembly;
90	90	42 (2) money received from state or federal grants or programs
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92	92	1 for the purposes of this chapter; and
93	93	2 (3) donations, gifts, and money received from any other
94	94	3 source, including transfers from other funds or accounts.
95	95	4 (c) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not
96	96	5 currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same
97	97	6 manner as other public funds may be invested.
98	98	7 (d) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not
99	99	8 revert to the state general fund but remains in the fund to be used
100	100	9 exclusively for purposes of this chapter.
101	101	10 (e) Money in the fund is continuously appropriated for the
102	102	11 purposes of this chapter.
103	103	12 SECTION 2. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025] (a) There is
104	104	13 appropriated from the state general fund five million dollars
105	105	14 ($5,000,000) to the Indiana housing and community development
106	106	15 authority for deposit in the lactation room grant fund established
107	107	16 by IC 5-16-16-10, as added by this act, for the period beginning
108	108	17 July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026.
109	109	18 (b) This SECTION expires January 1, 2027.
110	110	2025 IN 1240—LS 6036/DI 92