LEGISLATIVE SERVICES AGENCY
OFFICE OF FISCAL AND MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
LS 6343 NOTE PREPARED: Mar 13, 2025
BILL NUMBER: SB 430 BILL AMENDED:
SUBJECT: Grants for Participation in the 287(g) Program.
FIRST AUTHOR: Sen. Koch BILL STATUS: CR Adopted - 2
nd
House
FIRST SPONSOR: Rep. Jeter
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 (IDHS) 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.
(Revised) Additional Information: The 287(g) program allows state and local prisons and jails to enter into
agreements with U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that allow agents of a state or local entity
to facilitate certain immigration actions under the Jail Enforcement Model or Warrant Service Officer
models, which function exclusively in prisons and jails, or the Task Force Model, which allows local law
enforcement officers to enforce limited immigration actions during routine police duties.
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
through an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) online training system. Warrant service officers
are empowered only to serve an existing ICE warrant and to retain designated personnel in custody until they
are transferred to ICE. Training requirements for Task Force Model participants are currently being revised
but are expected to include both online and in-person training.
The training for all models is primarily funded by DHS, with the partner agency responsible only for pay and
benefits of the participating officers. Operational costs for all models include basic administrative resources
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existing agency resources. The Jail Enforcement Model is more manpower-intensive than the Warrant
Service Officer Model and typically requires at least one full-time officer per 1,000 inmates.
There is currently one 287(g) program in Indiana and one pending approval.
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, Department of Homeland Security, state law
enforcement agencies.
Local Agencies Affected: Jails, local law enforcement officers.
Information Sources: Brandon Bowyer, 287(g) Program Manager, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
https://www.ice.gov/identify-and-arrest/287g
Fiscal Analyst: Nate Bodnar, 317-234-9476; Alexander Raggio, 317-234-9485.
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