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IN HB1257
Bill
Status
4/29/2019
Primary Sponsor
Randall Frye
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AI Summary
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Caps Military Family Relief Fund (MFRF) assistance at $2,500 per qualified service member, with the Indiana Veterans' Affairs Commission able to approve higher amounts based on hardship circumstances, financial changes, or other compelling factors.
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Requires department employees seeking MFRF assistance to submit applications directly to the commission, with the department prohibited from influencing any part of the employee's application process.
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Establishes a 60-day deadline for the department and commission to approve or deny complete MFRF applications filed after June 30, 2019.
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Exempts the Indiana Department of Veterans' Affairs and Indiana Veterans' Affairs Commission from the Administrative Orders and Procedures Act (IC 4-21.5).
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Eliminates requirements that MFRF denial notices and appeals follow Administrative Orders and Procedures Act procedures, with related administrative code provisions voided.
Legislative Description
Military family relief fund. Requires an employee of the Indiana department of veterans' affairs (department) who is otherwise eligible to receive assistance from the military family relief fund (MFRF) to submit the employee's application directly to the Indiana veterans' affairs commission (commission). Requires the commission and the department to give timely responses to applications for assistance from the MFRF. Caps the amount of monetary assistance a qualified service member may receive from the MFRF at $2,500, unless approved by the commission. Establishes the determination and analysis process the commission may use for applications requesting in excess of the $2,500 threshold. Provides that the administrative orders and procedures act procedures do not apply to actions of the department of veterans' affairs and the Indiana veterans' affairs commission. Requires the commission to amend a rule in the Indiana Administrative Code that requires the department of veterans' affairs to give notice of the denial for short term financial assistance in a manner consistent with the notice provisions established in the administrative orders and procedure act. Voids the rule of the Indiana Administrative Code that requires all appeals concerning decisions of the department of veterans' affairs regarding financial assistance from the military family relief fund to be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the administrative orders and procedures act.
Last Action
Public Law 132
4/29/2019