LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 6343 NOTE PREPARED: Nov 22, 2024
BILL NUMBER: SB 430 BILL AMENDED:
SUBJECT: Grants for Participation in the 287(g) Program.
FIRST AUTHOR: Sen. Koch BILL STATUS: As Introduced
FIRST SPONSOR:
FUNDS AFFECTED:XGENERAL IMPACT: State & Local
DEDICATED
FEDERAL
Summary of Legislation: This bill establishes the 287(g) Agreement Grant Program. It provides that a
"287(g) agreement" refers to an agreement entered into under Section 287(g) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act. It allows the Department of Homeland Security to provide grants to assist certain local law
enforcement authorities in entering into and carrying out law enforcement under a 287(g) agreement.
Effective Date: July 1, 2025.
Explanation of State Expenditures: Summary: This bill requires the Indiana Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) to administer the Agreement Grant Program and authorizes IDHS to adopt rules. It does not
make an appropriation or create a fund. The potential costs and workload increase will depend on utilization
of the program.
Additional Information: The 287(g) program allows state and local prisons and jails to enter into either
agreements with DHS that allow agents of a state or local entity to facilitate certain immigration actions
under either the Jail Enforcement Model (JEM) or Warrant Service Officer (WSO) model. Both of these
models function exclusively in prisons and jails and neither permit state or local law enforcement officers
to serve warrants or carry out other immigration enforcement actions outside those institutions.
The Jail Enforcement Model trains a local or state employee to initiate, process and serve deportation orders
and requires 4 weeks of initial training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Charleston, SC,
as well as remote and refresher training throughout the service of the Jail Enforcement officer. The Warrant
Service Officer is trained on-site at the partner agency's facility, with 8 hours of initial training conducted
by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents assigned to the partner agency's region. WSOs are
empowered only to serve an existing ICE warrant and to retain designated personnel in custody until they
are transferred to ICE.
The training for both JEM and WSO models is primarily funded by DHS, with the partner agency responsible
only for pay and benefits of the participating officers. Operational costs for both models include basic
administrative resources such as computers and office supplies, office space and furniture, all of which are
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WSO model and typically requires at least one full-time officer per 1,000 inmates.
There are currently no 287(g) programs in Indiana. Approval of a 287(g) agreement typically takes a year.
Explanation of State Revenues:
Explanation of Local Expenditures: Participating agencies would experience an increase in workload and
administrative costs. Some or all of these costs could be covered by grants from the 287(g) Agreement Grant
Program depending on rules adopted by IDHS. See Explanation of State Expenditures for further
information.
Explanation of Local Revenues:
State Agencies Affected: Department of Corrections.
Local Agencies Affected: Jails.
Information Sources: Brandon Bowyer, 287(g) Program Manager, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Fiscal Analyst: Nate Bodnar, 317-234-9476; Alexander Raggio, 317-234-9485.
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