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IN HB1522
Bill
Status
1/20/2015
Primary Sponsor
Cherrish Pryor
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AI Summary
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Amends IC 31-40-1-2 to establish that the Indiana Department of Child Services is responsible for payment of housing and service expenses for children placed by juvenile court in homes or facilities outside Indiana.
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The department's payment obligation for out-of-state placements applies only if recommended or approved in writing by the department director or the director's designee.
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Removes previous language that made the department "not responsible" for out-of-state placement costs, replacing it with conditional responsibility language.
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Maintains the department's exemption from paying costs for secure detention and requires written approval before payment for uncontracted child caring institutions, group homes, or private secure facilities.
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Becomes effective July 1, 2015.
Legislative Description
Juvenile placement. Provides that the department of child services is responsible for payment of expenses for housing or services for the benefit of a child placed by a juvenile court in a home or facility located outside Indiana.
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs
1/20/2015