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IN Code § 12-20-4-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 4. Employees of Township Trustee|12-20-4-3. Supervisors, Investigators, Assistants, and Employees; Number; Pay

Sec. 3. (a) The township trustee shall determine the number of township assistance supervisors, investigators, assistants, or other necessary employees that are employed by the township to administer township assistance.(b) The pay of township assistance supervisors, investigators, assistants, and other necessary employees shall be fixed by the township trustee subject only to the total budgetary appropriation for personnel services for the administration of township assistance approved by the township board.(c) A township assistance supervisor, investigator, assistant, or other necessary employee who uses an automobile in the performance of the employee's work is entitled to the same mileage paid to state officers and employees.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-2-4.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.16; P.L.73-2005, SEC.15.
IN Code § 12-20-4-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 4. Employees of Township Trustee|12-20-4-4. Qualifications of Investigators

Sec. 4. An individual may not be employed as a township assistance investigator unless the individual:(1) is a high school graduate or possesses an equivalent degree;(2) is at least eighteen (18) years of age; and(3) is a resident of the county where the township is located.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-2-5 part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.17; P.L.73-2005, SEC.16.
IN Code § 12-20-4-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 4. Employees of Township Trustee|12-20-4-5. Number of Supervisors Employed; Compensation

Sec. 5. (a) The number of supervisors of township assistance investigators may not exceed one (1) supervisor for the first four (4) township assistance investigators. If there are more than four (4) township assistance investigators, the township trustee may employ one (1) additional supervisor for each twelve (12) township assistance investigators or major fraction of that number.(b) The pay for supervisors of township assistance investigators shall be fixed in the manner provided by law for other township salaries.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-2-2.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.17.
IN Code § 12-20-4-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 4. Employees of Township Trustee|12-20-4-6. Qualifications of Supervisors

Sec. 6. An individual may not be employed as a supervisor of township assistance investigators unless the individual:(1) has been an Indiana resident for at least one (1) year immediately preceding the individual's appointment; or(2) has had at least one (1) year of experience as a township assistance investigator.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-2-3.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.18.
IN Code § 12-20-4-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 4. Employees of Township Trustee|12-20-4-7. Townships Jointly Employing Investigators; Payment

Sec. 7. (a) Two (2) or more townships in the same county may jointly employ an investigator to investigate township assistance applicants and recipients.(b) Payment for investigations conducted under this section shall be made on the basis of the number of cases handled for each township in the same manner and at the same rate as otherwise provided for the payment of investigators under this chapter.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-2-6.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.18; P.L.73-2005, SEC.19.
IN Code § 12-20-4-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 4. Employees of Township Trustee|12-20-4-11. Supervisors, Investigators, Assistants, and Employees; Pay; Vacation; Sick Leave

Sec. 11. (a) A township assistance supervisor, investigator, assistant, or other necessary employee shall be paid only for the number of days the employee is actually engaged in employment during each month.(b) A township assistance supervisor, investigator, assistant, or other necessary employee shall be paid at the rate established by the township trustee from an appropriation by the township board with no deduction for legal holidays.(c) A township assistance supervisor, investigator, assistant, or other necessary employee shall be paid out of the same money as claims for township assistance are paid. Claims for pay are payable upon presentation of a sworn claim itemizing each day for which pay is requested. Claims are to be made and filed in the same manner as other claims for township assistance expenditures are payable, at least once each month.(d) Each township assistance chief deputy, investigator, supervisor, assistant, or other necessary employee may be granted paid vacation leave or sick leave under IC 5-10-6-1.(e) The township trustee of a township having a population of at least ten thousand (10,000) may appoint a chief deputy. A chief deputy may be paid from any township funds.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-2-10.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.19; P.L.73-2005, SEC.20.
IN Code § 12-20-4-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 4. Employees of Township Trustee|12-20-4-13. Rehabilitation, Training, and Work Programs Authorized

Sec. 13. The township trustee may, with the approval of the township board, employ personnel to supervise rehabilitation, training, retraining, and work programs as provided in IC 12-20-13.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-10-1(a) part; Part new.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
IN Code § 12-20-4-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 4. Employees of Township Trustee|12-20-4-14. Construction of Chapter

Sec. 14. This chapter does not limit the reasonable number of employees who may be engaged in any processing of work as provided by law.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-2-11.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
IN Code § 12-20-5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 5. Powers and Duties of Township Trustee in Administering Township Assistance|12-20-5-1. Powers and Duties

Sec. 1. (a) The township trustee of each township is ex officio the administrator of township assistance within the township.(b) The township trustee shall perform all duties with reference to the poor of the township as prescribed by law.(c) A township trustee, in discharging the duties prescribed by this article, is designated as the administrator of township assistance.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-1.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.21.
IN Code § 12-20-5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 5. Powers and Duties of Township Trustee in Administering Township Assistance|12-20-5-2. Oversight and Care

Sec. 2. The township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, in each township is responsible for the oversight and care of all poor individuals in the township as long as the individuals remain in the trustee's charge. The township trustee shall see that the individuals are properly taken care of in the manner required by law.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-6(a) part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.22.
IN Code § 12-20-5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 5. Powers and Duties of Township Trustee in Administering Township Assistance|12-20-5-3. Temporary Relief

Sec. 3. The township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, shall investigate and grant temporary relief as provided in IC 12-20-17-3.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-20(a); Part new.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.23.
IN Code § 12-20-5.5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 5.5. Township Assistance Standards|12-20-5.5-1. Processing Applications; Nondiscrimination; Annual Certification

Sec. 1. (a) The township trustee shall process all applications for township assistance according to uniform written standards and without consideration of the race, creed, nationality, or gender of the applicant or any member of the applicant's household.(b) The township's standards for the issuance of township assistance and the processing of applications must be:(1) governed by the requirements of this article;(2) proposed by the township trustee, adopted by the township board, and filed with the board of county commissioners;(3) reviewed and updated annually to reflect changes in the cost of basic necessities in the township and changes in the law;(4) published in a single written document, including addenda attached to the document; and(5) posted in a place prominently visible to the public in all offices of the township trustee where township assistance applications are taken or processed.(c) The township trustee shall annually certify that the uniform written standards for the issuance of township assistance have been filed with the board of county commissioners as required under subsection (b)(2). The certification shall be noted in the township's budget submitted to the department of local government finance's computer gateway under IC 6-1.1-17-3.As added by P.L.51-1996, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.24; P.L.162-2021, SEC.5.
IN Code § 12-20-5.5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 5.5. Township Assistance Standards|12-20-5.5-2. Standards; Content

Sec. 2. (a) Standards for the administration of township assistance must contain the following:(1) Criteria for determining township assistance eligibility.(2) Minimum requirements of township trustee accessibility.(3) Other information as needed, including the following:(A) Township office locations, hours, and days of availability.(B) Initial eligibility criteria.(C) Continuing eligibility criteria.(D) Workfare requirements.(E) Essential and nonessential assets.(F) Available resources.(G) Income exemptions.(H) Application process.(I) Countable income.(J) Countable assets.(K) Wasted resources.(b) Standards for the administration of township assistance must exclude a Holocaust victim's settlement payment received by an eligible individual from countable assets and countable income.As added by P.L.51-1996, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.128-1999, SEC.25; P.L.73-2005, SEC.25.
IN Code § 12-20-5.5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 5.5. Township Assistance Standards|12-20-5.5-3. Adequate Access Ensured; Telephone Number; Office

Sec. 3. (a) The township trustee shall ensure adequate access to township assistance services, including a telephone number in the name of the township published in the annual report as provided in IC 12-20-28-3 and the township's budget submitted to the department of local government finance's computer gateway under IC 6-1.1-17-3.(b) A township assistance office, if separate from the township trustee's residence, must be designated by a clearly visible sign that lists the:(1) township trustee's name;(2) availability of township assistance; and(3) township assistance office's telephone number.The sign must conform to all local zoning and signage restrictions.As added by P.L.51-1996, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.26; P.L.162-2021, SEC.6.
IN Code § 12-20-5.5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 5.5. Township Assistance Standards|12-20-5.5-4. Scheduled Hours of Township Trustee

Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to a township trustee who has assisted less than fifty-one (51) households during each of the two (2) years immediately preceding the date of the township trustee's annual report under IC 12-20-28-3.(b) To ensure minimum accessibility, a township trustee operating a township assistance office in a township with a population of at least ten thousand (10,000) shall provide scheduled office hours for township assistance and staff each office with an individual qualified to:(1) determine eligibility; and(2) issue relief sufficient to meet the township assistance needs of the township.(c) To meet the requirements of subsection (b), the township trustee shall do the following:(1) Provide township assistance office hours for at least fourteen (14) hours per week.(2) Provide that there is not more than one (1) weekday between the days the township assistance office is open.(3) Provide for after hours access to the township assistance office by use of an answering machine or a service:(A) capable of taking messages; and(B) programmed to provide information about township assistance office hours.(4) Respond to a telephone inquiry for township assistance services not more than twenty-four (24) hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receiving the inquiry.(5) Post township assistance office hours and telephone numbers at the entrance to each township assistance office.As added by P.L.51-1996, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.27.
IN Code § 12-20-5.5-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 5.5. Township Assistance Standards|12-20-5.5-5. Inclusion of Standards Governing Provision of Basic Necessities

Sec. 5. The township's standards for the administration of township assistance must include all applicable standards governing the provision of basic necessities, including maximum amounts, special conditions, or other limitations on eligibility, if any have been established for one (1) or more basic necessities.As added by P.L.51-1996, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.28.
IN Code § 12-20-5.5-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 5.5. Township Assistance Standards|12-20-5.5-6. Income Standards

Sec. 6. (a) A township trustee shall set income standards for the township that provide for financial eligibility in an amount consistent with reasonable costs of basic necessities in the trustee's particular township.(b) A township trustee may not consider a Holocaust victim's settlement payment received by an eligible individual when setting income standards under this section.As added by P.L.51-1996, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.128-1999, SEC.26.
IN Code § 12-20-6-0.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 6. Application for Township Assistance|12-20-6-0.5. Previous Denial of Assistance or Conviction

Sec. 0.5. (a) As used in this section, "member of the applicant's household" includes any person who lives in the same residence as the applicant.(b) The township trustee shall determine whether an applicant or a member of the applicant's household has been denied assistance under IC 12-14-1-1, IC 12-14-1-1.5, IC 12-14-2-5.1, IC 12-14-2-5.3, IC 12-14-2-18, IC 12-14-2-20, IC 12-14-2-21, IC 12-14-2-24, IC 12-14-2-26, IC 12-14-2.5, or IC 12-14-5.5.(c) A township trustee has no obligation to extend aid to an applicant or to a member of an applicant's household who has been denied assistance as described in subsection (b).(d) A township trustee shall not extend aid to an applicant or to a member of an applicant's household if the applicant or the member of the applicant's household has been convicted of an offense under IC 35-43-5 concerning fraud relating to Medicaid or public relief or assistance as follows:(1) If the conviction is a misdemeanor, a township trustee shall not extend aid to the applicant or the member of the applicant's household for one (1) year after the conviction.(2) If the conviction is a felony, a township trustee shall not extend aid to the applicant or the member of the applicant's household for ten (10) years after the conviction.As added by P.L.46-1995, SEC.56. Amended by P.L.174-2021, SEC.12.
IN Code § 12-20-6-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 6. Application for Township Assistance|12-20-6-1. Application and Affidavit

Sec. 1. (a) A township trustee may not extend aid to an individual or a household unless an application and affidavit setting forth the personal condition of the individual or household has been filed with the trustee within one hundred eighty (180) days before the date aid is extended.(b) An individual filing an application and affidavit on behalf of a household must provide the names of all household members and any information necessary for determining the household's eligibility for township assistance. The application must be on the form prescribed by the state board of accounts.(c) An applicant for utility assistance under IC 12-20-16-3(a) must comply with IC 12-20-16-3(d).(d) The township trustee may not extend additional or continuing aid to an individual or a household unless the individual or household files an affidavit with the request for assistance affirming how, if at all, the personal condition of the individual or the household has changed from that set forth in the individual's or household's most recent application.(e) The township trustee shall assist an applicant for township assistance in completing a township assistance application if the applicant:(1) has a mental or physical disability, including an intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, blindness, or paralysis;(2) has dyslexia; or(3) cannot read or write the English language.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-6.1(a).]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.21; P.L.259-2001, SEC.1; P.L.73-2005, SEC.29; P.L.117-2015, SEC.21.
IN Code § 12-20-6-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 6. Application for Township Assistance|12-20-6-3. Eligibility for Other Public Assistance

Sec. 3. Each township trustee shall obtain information about public assistance programs and services administered by the division of family resources and county offices under this article, the Social Security Administration, the federal Food Stamp program (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), or by another federal or state governmental entity. If a trustee believes a township assistance applicant or a member of the applicant's household may be eligible for a public assistance program, the trustee may not extend aid to the applicant or the applicant's household unless the applicant verifies that:(1) the applicant has filed, within the one hundred eighty (180) days preceding the application for township assistance, an application for assistance under a federal or state public assistance program administered by the division of family resources and county offices or by another federal or state governmental entity;(2) the applicant or a member of the applicant's household is receiving assistance under a public assistance program administered by the division of family resources and county offices or another federal or state governmental entity; or(3) the applicant or a member of the applicant's household has an emergency need that the trustee determines must be met immediately.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-6.1(c) part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.191; P.L.5-1993, SEC.204; P.L.51-1996, SEC.22; P.L.73-2005, SEC.30; P.L.145-2006, SEC.112.
IN Code § 12-20-6-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 6. Application for Township Assistance|12-20-6-5. Application for Other Assistance

Sec. 5. If the township trustee determines that an applicant or a member of the applicant's household who is granted emergency township assistance under section 3(3) of this chapter may be eligible for public assistance other than township assistance, the applicant shall, not more than fifteen (15) working days after the date that emergency township assistance was granted, file an application for public assistance and comply with all the requirements necessary for completing the application process for public assistance administered by the division of family resources and county offices or another federal or state governmental entity. An applicant or a member of the applicant's household who fails to file an application for public assistance not more than fifteen (15) working days after the date that emergency township assistance was granted may not be granted township assistance for sixty (60) days following the grant of township assistance on an emergency basis.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-6.1(d) part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.192; P.L.5-1993, SEC.205; P.L.51-1996, SEC.23; P.L.73-2005, SEC.31; P.L.145-2006, SEC.113.
IN Code § 12-20-6-5.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 6. Application for Township Assistance|12-20-6-5.5. Application for Public Assistance Before Granting Township Assistance

Sec. 5.5. (a) This section does not apply in an emergency.(b) If, before granting township assistance, the township trustee determines that an applicant or a member of an applicant's household may be eligible for public assistance other than township assistance, the applicant or household member shall, when referred by the township trustee, make an application and comply with all necessary requirements for completing the application process for public assistance administered by:(1) the division of family resources and county offices; or(2) any other federal or state governmental entity.(c) An applicant or a household member who fails to:(1) file an application as specified in subsection (b); and(2) show evidence that the application, as referred by the township trustee, was filed not more than fifteen (15) working days after the township trustee's referral;may be denied township assistance for not more than sixty (60) days.As added by P.L.51-1996, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.32; P.L.145-2006, SEC.114.
IN Code § 12-20-6-6.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 6. Application for Township Assistance|12-20-6-6.5. Denial of Relief; Fraud Relating to Public Relief or Assistance

Sec. 6.5. (a) If an individual has been convicted of an offense under IC 35-43-5 concerning fraud relating to public relief or assistance, a township trustee may not extend aid to or for the benefit of that individual for the following periods:(1) If the conviction is for a misdemeanor, for one (1) year after the conviction.(2) If the conviction is for a felony, for ten (10) years after the conviction.(b) If a township trustee finds that an individual has obtained township assistance from any township by means of conduct described in IC 35-43-5, the township trustee may refuse to extend aid to or for the benefit of that individual for sixty (60) days after the later of the:(1) date of the improper conduct; or(2) date aid was last extended to the individual based on the improper conduct.As added by P.L.51-1996, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.33; P.L.174-2021, SEC.13.
IN Code § 12-20-6-6.6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 6. Application for Township Assistance|12-20-6-6.6. Aid Cannot Pay for Goods or Services During Period When Assistance Denied

Sec. 6.6. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article:(1) a township trustee may not extend aid to or for the benefit of an individual if that aid would pay for goods or services provided to or for the benefit of the individual; and(2) a township is not obligated to pay the cost of basic necessities incurred on behalf of the household in which the individual resides;during a period that the individual has previously applied for and been denied township assistance.As added by P.L.51-1996, SEC.26. Amended by P.L.259-2001, SEC.2; P.L.73-2005, SEC.34.