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IN HB1594
Bill
Status
1/23/2017
Primary Sponsor
Randall Frye
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AI Summary
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State lottery commission must establish a scratch-off game with the first $2,200,000 in profits deposited to the veterans service officer fund and the next $77,050 to the Indiana department of veterans' affairs
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Creates two new funds: the veterans service officer fund (for grants to counties for officer salaries) and the veterans service officer training fund (for training and computer equipment grants)
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Counties and cities that fail to comply with veterans service officer accreditation requirements will have one-fourth of their local income tax distributions withheld by the state auditor until compliance is achieved
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County executives must designate county veterans service officers for five-year terms (increased from four years) who must work at least 1,000 hours annually and become accredited within one year of employment
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Director of the department of veterans' affairs must notify county and city executives of noncompliance with accreditation requirements within 60 days of a service officer vacancy
Legislative Description
Veterans service officer funding. Requires the state lottery commission to adopt rules to establish a scratch off game to benefit Indiana veterans. Deposits revenue from the sale of tickets for the scratch off game into the veterans service officer fund and the veterans service officer training fund. Requires a part of local income taxes to be withheld from cities and counties that fail to enforce accreditation and reaccreditation requirements for city and county veterans service officers. Requires notification from the director of the department of veterans' affairs to county and city executives concerning noncompliance of veterans service officer accreditation requirements.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy
1/23/2017