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IN SB0517
Bill
Status
3/1/2017
Primary Sponsor
Ronnie Alting
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AI Summary
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State lottery commission transfers $125,000 quarterly (January, April, July, October) from surplus lottery revenue to a grant account within the veterans' affairs trust fund from January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2020.
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Indiana veterans' affairs commission may award grants from the fund to qualified entities and counties for services to veterans, including homelessness prevention, housing assistance, job training, therapeutic services, and hyperbaric oxygen treatment for traumatic brain injury or PTSD.
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Grants for hyperbaric oxygen treatment require state department of health approval and must be provided at no cost to veterans; treatment limited to FDA-approved drugs and devices with documented pre- and post-treatment evaluation.
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Commission must adopt rules addressing application procedures, eligibility criteria, selection procedures, fund oversight, and verification of grant use by qualified entities.
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All grant-related provisions expire June 30, 2020; qualified entities must be Section 501(c) tax-exempt organizations; Indiana residents who served honorably in U.S. armed forces, National Guard, or Indiana National Guard are eligible veterans.
Legislative Description
Distribution of lottery revenue for veterans' purposes. Provides that from January 1, 2018, through June 30, 2020, the state lottery commission shall, before the last business day of January, April, July, and October of each year, transfer $125,000 of the surplus lottery revenue to the treasurer of state for deposit in a grant account established within the veterans' affairs trust fund. Authorizes the Indiana veterans' affairs commission to use money in the grant account to make grants to be used for the purpose of providing services to veterans.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Ways and Means
3/7/2017