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IN HB1482
Bill
Status
1/14/2015
Primary Sponsor
Jeffrey Thompson
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AI Summary
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Establishes the office of marriage promotion, to be administered by a director appointed by the governor, effective July 1, 2015.
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Sets the office's goal to increase the number of children born to married parents and requires the office to promote three core ideas: children of married parents develop better academically and socially, are healthier physically and emotionally, and single-parent households correlate with poverty, crime, suicide, drug use, school dropout, and incarceration.
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Requires all state agency programs, initiatives, and contracts to be consistent with the office's goals and promotional ideas.
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Establishes the Indiana office of marriage promotion fund to support the office's operations, funded through general assembly appropriations, public or private donations, interest and dividends, transfers from other funds, and other sources the office may acquire.
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Authorizes the director to employ necessary personnel subject to budget agency approval and determines the director's compensation through the budget agency.
Legislative Description
Office of marriage promotion. Establishes the office of marriage promotion (office) and the office of marriage promotion fund. Provides that the goal of the office is to increase the number of children born to married parents and that the office shall promote the following ideas: (1) Children born to married parents are more likely to better develop academically and socially. (2) Children born to married parents are more likely to be physically and emotionally healthier. (3) Children born into single parent households are more likely to live in poverty, commit crimes, commit suicide, use illegal drugs and tobacco, drop out
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs
1/14/2015