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Reprinted
March 18, 2025
ENGROSSED
HOUSE BILL No. 1248
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DIGEST OF HB 1248 (Updated March 17, 2025 2:34 pm - DI 148)
Citations Affected: IC 12-14.
Synopsis: Child Care and Development Fund. Provides that a
household is eligible for assistance under the Child Care and
Development Fund (CCDF) program if the household includes a foster
parent at the time of the office of the secretary of family and social
services' initial determination regarding the household's CCDF
eligibility. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social
services to allocate 200 CCDF vouchers to be used for a child who is
placed with a licensed foster parent.
Effective: July 1, 2025.
Rowray, Olthoff, Goss-Reaves,
Harris
(SENATE SPONSORS — BROWN L, CHARBONNEAU,
RANDOLPH LONNIE M)
January 9, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human
Affairs.
January 29, 2025, amended, reported — Do Pass. Referred to Committee on Ways and
Means pursuant to Rule 126.3.
February 17, 2025, amended, reported — Do Pass.
February 19, 2025, read second time, ordered engrossed. Engrossed.
February 20, 2025, read third time, passed. Yeas 89, nays 0.
SENATE ACTION
March 3, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Family and Children Services.
March 10, 2025, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass.
March 17, 2025, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
EH 1248—LS 7148/DI 148 Reprinted
March 18, 2025
First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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ENGROSSED
HOUSE BILL No. 1248
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
human services.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 12-14-31-4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
3 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. A household that, at the time of the office of the
4 secretary's initial determination of the household's income
5 eligibility for purposes of entry into the CCDF program, includes
6 a foster parent (as defined in IC 31-9-2-47) is eligible for assistance
7 under the CCDF program for children in foster care (as defined in
8 IC 31-9-2-46.7).
9 SECTION 2. IC 12-14-31-5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
10 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
11 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. The office of the secretary shall allocate two
12 hundred (200) CCDF vouchers to be used for a child placed with
13 a licensed foster parent. However, if any child care vouchers
14 remain unused after a period of ninety (90) days, the office of the
15 secretary may allocate those child care vouchers to other
16 applicants.
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COMMITTEE REPORT
Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Family, Children and Human
Affairs, to which was referred House Bill 1248, has had the same under
consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the House with
the recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:
Page 1, line 6, after "parent" insert "(as defined in IC 31-9-2-47)".
Page 1, line 6, after "program" delete "." and insert "for children in
foster care (as defined in IC 31-9-2-46.7).".
and when so amended that said bill do pass.
(Reference is to HB 1248 as introduced.)
DEVON
Committee Vote: yeas 11, nays 0.
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COMMITTEE REPORT
Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was
referred House Bill 1248, has had the same under consideration and
begs leave to report the same back to the House with the
recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:
Page 1, after line 8, begin a new paragraph and insert:
"SECTION 2. IC 12-14-31-5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2025]: Sec. 5. The office of the secretary shall hold two hundred
(200) CCDF vouchers in reserve to be used for foster youth (as
defined in IC 31-9-2-47.3). However, if any child care vouchers
held in reserve under this section remain unused after a period of
ninety (90) days, the office of the secretary may allocate those child
care vouchers to other applicants.".
Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
and when so amended that said bill do pass.
(Reference is to HB 1248 as printed January 29, 2025.)
THOMPSON
Committee Vote: yeas 23, nays 0.
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COMMITTEE REPORT
Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Family and Children
Services, to which was referred House Bill No. 1248, has had the same
under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
Senate with the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as
follows:
Page 1, line 12, delete "foster youth (as" and insert "a child placed
with a licensed foster parent.".
Page 1, line 13, delete "defined in IC 31-9-2-47.3).".
and when so amended that said bill do pass.
(Reference is to HB 1248 as printed February 17, 2025.)
WALKER G, Chairperson
Committee Vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0.
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SENATE MOTION
Mr. President: I move that Engrossed House Bill 1248 be amended
to read as follows:
Page 1, line 11, delete "hold" and insert "allocate".
Page 1, line 12, delete "in reserve".
Page 1, line 13, delete "held".
Page 1, line 14, delete "in reserve under this section".
(Reference is to EHB 1248 as printed March 11, 2025.)
BROWN L
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