Indiana 2025 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1307 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE BILL No. 1307
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 10-19-2-2; IC 10-19-14.
7	7	Synopsis: Sensory kit grant program. Establishes the sensory kit grant
8	8	program to provide grants to public safety agencies for the purpose of
9	9	purchasing sensory kits to be used during an emergency to help
10	10	individuals with autism spectrum disorder or a cognitive disorder.
11	11	Requires the department of homeland security to administer the grant
12	12	program. Makes an appropriation.
13	13	Effective: July 1, 2025.
14	14	Andrade, Haggard,
15	15	Garcia Wilburn, Cash
16	16	January 13, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public
17	17	Safety.
18	18	2025 IN 1307—LS 6451/DI 147 Introduced
19	19	First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
20	20	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
21	21	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
22	22	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
23	23	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
24	24	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
25	25	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
26	26	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
27	27	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
28	28	between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
29	29	HOUSE BILL No. 1307
30	30	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
31	31	public safety and to make an appropriation.
32	32	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
33	33	1 SECTION 1. IC 10-19-2-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.187-2021,
34	34	2 SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
35	35	3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. (a) The department shall do the following:
36	36	4 (1) Develop a single strategic plan for preparing for and
37	37	5 responding to homeland security emergencies.
38	38	6 (2) Assess state and local security needs.
39	39	7 (3) Administer all state emergency management and response
40	40	8 training programs.
41	41	9 (4) Administer the state's emergency operations functions during
42	42	10 an emergency.
43	43	11 (5) Administer the following:
44	44	12 (A) IC 10-14.
45	45	13 (B) IC 16-31.
46	46	14 (C) IC 22-11.
47	47	15 (D) IC 22-12.
48	48	16 (E) IC 22-13.
49	49	17 (F) IC 22-14.
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51	51	1 (G) IC 22-15.
52	52	2 (6) Administer the sensory kit grant program established by
53	53	3 IC 10-19-14-5.
54	54	4 (b) The executive director may organize the personnel and functions
55	55	5 of the department into divisions and subdivisions to carry out the
56	56	6 executive director's powers and duties and the powers and duties of the
57	57	7 department. The executive director may periodically consolidate,
58	58	8 divide, or abolish divisions and subdivisions as is necessary to carry
59	59	9 out those powers and duties.
60	60	10 SECTION 2. IC 10-19-14 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
61	61	11 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
62	62	12 JULY 1, 2025]:
63	63	13 Chapter 14. Sensory Kit Grant Program
64	64	14 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the sensory kit
65	65	15 grant fund established by section 6 of this chapter.
66	66	16 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the sensory
67	67	17 kit grant program established by section 5 of this chapter.
68	68	18 Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "public safety agency" has the
69	69	19 meaning set forth in IC 10-10.5-1-5.
70	70	20 Sec. 4. (a) As used in this chapter, "sensory kit" means a
71	71	21 collection of items that may be used during an emergency to:
72	72	22 (1) reduce the stress of; or
73	73	23 (2) facilitate communication with;
74	74	24 an individual with autism spectrum disorder or a cognitive
75	75	25 disorder, such as a communication board or sheet, dry erase
76	76	26 markers, headphones, or other sensory items.
77	77	27 (b) The term includes Ben's Blue Bags.
78	78	28 Sec. 5. (a) The sensory kit grant program is established to
79	79	29 provide grants to public safety agencies for the purpose of
80	80	30 purchasing sensory kits.
81	81	31 (b) The department shall administer the program.
82	82	32 Sec. 6. (a) The sensory kit grant fund is established for the
83	83	33 purpose of providing grants to public safety agencies under the
84	84	34 program. The department shall administer the fund.
85	85	35 (b) The fund consists of the following:
86	86	36 (1) Appropriations by the general assembly.
87	87	37 (2) Interest deposited in the fund under subsection (d).
88	88	38 (3) Money deposited in or transferred to the fund from any
89	89	39 other source.
90	90	40 (c) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from
91	91	41 money in the fund.
92	92	42 (d) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not
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94	94	1 currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same
95	95	2 manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that
96	96	3 accrues from the investments shall be deposited in the fund.
97	97	4 (e) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not
98	98	5 revert to the state general fund.
99	99	6 Sec. 7. A public safety agency may apply to the department, in
100	100	7 a manner prescribed by the department, for a grant from the fund
101	101	8 under this chapter.
102	102	9 Sec. 8. The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2
103	103	10 necessary to implement this chapter.
104	104	11 SECTION 3. [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025] (a) There is
105	105	12 appropriated from the state general fund to the sensory kit grant
106	106	13 fund established by IC 10-19-14-6, as added by this act, one
107	107	14 hundred forty-two thousand dollars ($142,000) for the purpose of
108	108	15 awarding grants to public safety agencies (as defined in
109	109	16 IC 10-19-14-3, as added by this act) for the state biennium
110	110	17 beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2027.
111	111	18 (b) This SECTION expires July 1, 2027.
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