LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 7117 NOTE PREPARED: Feb 6, 2025
BILL NUMBER: SB 222 BILL AMENDED: Feb 6, 2025
SUBJECT: Civil Legal Aid Fund.
FIRST AUTHOR: Sen. Carrasco BILL STATUS: CR Adopted - 1
st
House
FIRST SPONSOR:
FUNDS AFFECTED:XGENERAL IMPACT: State & Local
XDEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: This bill limits how a legal services provider may use funds from the Civil Legal
Aid Fund. It relocates a provision concerning fund distribution. It also repeals the distribution formula of the
Civil Legal Aid Fund statute.
Effective Date: July 1, 2025.
Explanation of State Expenditures: Office of Judicial Administration (OJA): The bill could reduce the
administrative workload of the OJA to administer the fund according to the statutory formula.
Currently, the OJA partners with the Indiana Bar Foundation to distribute $3.0 M annually in grants to
qualifying county’s legal service providers.
Explanation of State Revenues:
Explanation of Local Expenditures: The bill does not require the OJA to develop a new formula for
distribution of the fund. The actual impact on county legal service providers is indeterminate and will depend
on how funds are distributed in the future.
Explanation of Local Revenues:
State Agencies Affected: Office of Judicial Administration.
Local Agencies Affected: Local units.
Information Sources:
Fiscal Analyst: Corrin Harvey, 317-234-9438.
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