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IN Code § 31-26-4-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 26. Child Services: Programs|Chapter 4. Indiana Kids First Trust|31-26-4-12. Indiana Kids First Trust Fund

Sec. 12. (a) The Indiana kids first trust fund is established to carry out the purposes of this chapter.(b) The fund consists of the following:(1) Appropriations made by the general assembly.(2) Interest as provided in subsection (e).(3) Fees from kids first trust license plates issued under IC 9-18-30 (before its expiration) or IC 9-18.5-14.(4) Money donated to the fund, including donations from a nonprofit subsidiary corporation established under section 17 of this chapter.(5) Money transferred to the fund from other funds.(c) The treasurer of state shall administer the fund.(d) The expenses of administering the fund and this chapter shall be paid from the fund.(e) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public trust funds are invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.(f) An appropriation made by the general assembly to the fund shall be allotted and allocated at the beginning of the fiscal period for which the appropriation was made.(g) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund or any other fund.(h) Subject to this chapter, there is annually appropriated to the department all money in the fund for the purposes of this chapter. However, the department may not request the allotment of money from the appropriation for a project that has not been approved and recommended by the board.As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272. Amended by P.L.198-2016, SEC.660; P.L.93-2021, SEC.4.
IN Code § 31-26-4-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 26. Child Services: Programs|Chapter 4. Indiana Kids First Trust|31-26-4-13. Use of Fund Money

Sec. 13. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), money in the fund may be used for projects that propose to accomplish the following:(1) The support, development, and operation in local communities of programs that prevent child abuse and neglect.(2) The development of innovative local programs of education and training concerning child abuse and neglect.(3) The promotion of public awareness of child abuse and neglect.(4) Statewide efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect.(b) Money in the infant mortality account established within the fund under section 14 of this chapter may be used only for projects that:(1) support, develop, and operate programs that reduce infant mortality in local communities;(2) develop innovative local programs of education and training concerning infant mortality;(3) promote public awareness of infant mortality; or(4) promote statewide efforts to reduce infant mortality.(c) Money in the fund may not be granted to a state or local unit of government.(d) The cost of any salary and benefits paid to staff employed under this chapter:(1) shall be paid from money in the fund; and(2) may not exceed forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000) during any fiscal year.As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
IN Code § 31-26-4-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 26. Child Services: Programs|Chapter 4. Indiana Kids First Trust|31-26-4-14. Infant Mortality Account

Sec. 14. (a) The infant mortality account is established within the fund for the purpose of providing money for education and programs approved by the board under section 5(b) of this chapter to reduce infant mortality in Indiana. The account shall be administered by the treasurer of state.(b) Expenses of administering the account shall be paid from money in the account. The account consists of the following:(1) Appropriations to the account.(2) Money donated to the account.(c) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the account not currently needed to meet the obligations of the account in the same manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the account.(d) Money in the account at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272. Amended by P.L.156-2011, SEC.40.
IN Code § 31-26-4-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 26. Child Services: Programs|Chapter 4. Indiana Kids First Trust|31-26-4-15. Annual Report

Sec. 15. Before October 1 of each year, the board shall prepare a report concerning the program established by this chapter for the public and the general assembly. A report prepared under this section for the general assembly must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
IN Code § 31-26-4-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 26. Child Services: Programs|Chapter 4. Indiana Kids First Trust|31-26-4-16. Adoption of Rules

Sec. 16. The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
IN Code § 31-26-4-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 26. Child Services: Programs|Chapter 4. Indiana Kids First Trust|31-26-4-17. Nonprofit Subsidiary Corporation; Duties; Report

Sec. 17. (a) The board may establish a nonprofit subsidiary corporation that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code to solicit and accept private funding, gifts, donations, bequests, devises, and contributions.(b) The board shall study the topic of establishing a nonprofit subsidiary corporation described in subsection (a). Not later than December 31, 2021, the board shall submit a report to the general assembly in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 addressing the board's findings and determinations under this subsection. If the board determines to establish a nonprofit subsidiary corporation as described in subsection (a), the report must also include an implementation plan and estimated budget for the establishment of the nonprofit subsidiary corporation.(c) A subsidiary corporation established under this section is governed by a board of directors comprised of members appointed by the Indiana kids first trust fund board. Employees of the Indiana kids first trust fund board may serve on the board of directors of the subsidiary corporation. A subsidiary corporation established under this section:(1) shall use money received under subsection (a) to carry out, in any manner, the purposes and programs of the board;(2) shall report to the budget committee each year concerning:(A) the use of money received; and(B) the balances in any accounts or funds established by the subsidiary corporation;(3) may donate money received to the Indiana kids first trust fund; and(4) may deposit money received in an account or fund that is:(A) administered by the subsidiary corporation; and(B) not part of the state treasury.(d) The board of directors of a subsidiary corporation established under this section shall post the minutes of a meeting on the subsidiary corporation's Internet web site not later than ten (10) days after the minutes are approved by the board of directors.(e) Employees of the Indiana kids first trust fund board shall provide administrative support for a subsidiary corporation established under this section. Employees of the board directly involved in the subsidiary corporation may engage in fundraising activities on behalf of the subsidiary corporation.(f) The state board of accounts shall annually audit a subsidiary corporation established under this section.As added by P.L.93-2021, SEC.5.
IN Code § 31-26-5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 26. Child Services: Programs|Chapter 5. Family Preservation Services|31-26-5-1. "Child at Imminent Risk of Placement"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "child at imminent risk of placement" means a child less than eighteen (18) years of age who reasonably may be expected to face in the near future out-of-home placement under IC 31-27 through IC 31-28 and IC 31-30 through IC 31-40 as a result of at least one (1) of the following:(1) Dependency, abuse, or neglect.(2) Emotional disturbance.(3) Family conflict so extensive that reasonable control of the child is not exercised.(4) Delinquency adjudication.As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
IN Code § 31-26-5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 26. Child Services: Programs|Chapter 5. Family Preservation Services|31-26-5-2. Department Contracting to Provide Family Preservation Services

Sec. 2. The department may contract to provide or provide, when appropriate, within the limits of available funding, family preservation services to families with a child at imminent risk of placement.As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
IN Code § 31-26-5-2.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 26. Child Services: Programs|Chapter 5. Family Preservation Services|31-26-5-2.5. Per Diem Model Reimbursement to Community Based Providers for Family Preservation Services

Sec. 2.5. (a) Beginning October 1, 2019, the department shall use a per diem model to reimburse community based providers for providing family preservation services.(b) The department shall develop, and update as needed, procedures to determine an appropriate per diem rate under subsection (a).As added by P.L.108-2019, SEC.238.
IN Code § 31-26-5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 26. Child Services: Programs|Chapter 5. Family Preservation Services|31-26-5-3. Duties of Family Preservation Services

Sec. 3. (a) Family preservation services may provide:(1) comprehensive, coordinated, flexible, and accessible services;(2) intervention as early as possible with emphasis on establishing a safe and nurturing environment;(3) services to families who have members placed in care settings outside the nuclear family; and(4) planning options for temporary placement outside the family if it would endanger the child to remain in the home.(b) Unless authorized by a juvenile court, family preservation services may not include a temporary out-of-home placement if a person who is currently residing in the location designated as the out-of-home placement has committed an act resulting in a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect or has a juvenile adjudication or a conviction for a nonwaivable offense, as defined in IC 31-9-2-84.8.(c) Before placing a child at imminent risk of placement in a temporary out-of-home placement, the department shall conduct a criminal history check (as defined in IC 31-9-2-22.5) for each person described in subsection (b). However, the department is not required to conduct a criminal history check under this section if the temporary out-of-home placement is made to an entity or facility that is not a residence (as defined in IC 3-5-2-42.5) or that is licensed by the state.As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272. Amended by P.L.183-2017, SEC.12.
IN Code § 31-26-5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 26. Child Services: Programs|Chapter 5. Family Preservation Services|31-26-5-4. Family Preservation Services; Delivery of Services

Sec. 4. Family preservation services must be delivered:(1) only to families and in situations where the services may reasonably be expected to avoid out-of-home placement of the child; and(2) to afford effective protection of the child, the family, and the community.As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
IN Code § 31-26-5-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 26. Child Services: Programs|Chapter 5. Family Preservation Services|31-26-5-5. Family Preservation Services; Required Services; Discretionary Services

Sec. 5. (a) Family preservation services must include the following:(1) A twenty-four (24) hour crisis intervention service.(2) Risk assessment, case management, and monitoring.(3) Intensive in-home skill building and counseling.(4) After-care linkage.(b) The following services may be available as needed to families receiving family preservation services:(1) Emergency respite care.(2) Pre-adoption and post-adoption services.As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
IN Code § 31-26-5-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 26. Child Services: Programs|Chapter 5. Family Preservation Services|31-26-5-6. Family Preservation Services; Maximum Caseload per Caseworker

Sec. 6. A caseworker who provides family preservation services may retain a maximum caseload of twelve (12) families.As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
IN Code § 31-26-6-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 26. Child Services: Programs|Chapter 6. Regional Service Strategic Plans|31-26-6-1. "Plan"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "plan" includes a regional services strategic plan to achieve the purposes described in section 5 of this chapter and any implementation strategy, revision, addition, or update of the plan, as described in section 12(a) of this chapter.As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.571.
IN Code § 31-26-6-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 26. Child Services: Programs|Chapter 6. Regional Service Strategic Plans|31-26-6-2. "Regional Services Council"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "regional services council" means a council appointed as provided in section 7 of this chapter.As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.571.
IN Code § 31-26-6-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 26. Child Services: Programs|Chapter 6. Regional Service Strategic Plans|31-26-6-3. "Service Region"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "service region" means an area of Indiana consisting of one (1) or more counties.As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.571.
IN Code § 31-26-6-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 26. Child Services: Programs|Chapter 6. Regional Service Strategic Plans|31-26-6-4. County Participation in Regional Services Council

Sec. 4. (a) Each county shall participate in a regional services council established under this chapter for the service region in which the county is located.(b) The department shall determine the county or counties that comprise each service region. A county may not be divided when establishing a service region.As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.571.
IN Code § 31-26-6-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 26. Child Services: Programs|Chapter 6. Regional Service Strategic Plans|31-26-6-5. Biennial Regional Services Strategic Plan Required

Sec. 5. Each regional services council shall develop a biennial regional services strategic plan that is tailored to provide services targeted to the individual needs of children who:(1) have been either:(A) adjudicated as, or alleged in a proceeding initiated under IC 31-34 or IC 31-37 to be, children in need of services or delinquent children; or(B) identified by the department, based on information received from:(i) a school;(ii) a social service agency;(iii) a court;(iv) a probation department;(v) the child's parent or guardian; or(vi) an interested person in the community having knowledge of the child's environment and family circumstances;and after an informal investigation, as substantially at risk of becoming children in need of services or delinquent children; and(2) have been referred to the department by, or with the consent of, the child's parent, guardian, or custodian for services to be provided through the plan based on an individual case plan for the child.As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.571.
IN Code § 31-26-6-5.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 26. Child Services: Programs|Chapter 6. Regional Service Strategic Plans|31-26-6-5.5. Description of Plan Implementation

Sec. 5.5. Each regional services council shall include in the plan a description of how the department will implement the plan in the service region, including the following:(1) Organization.(2) Staffing.(3) Mode of operations.(4) Financing of the child protection services.(5) The provisions made for the purchase of services.(6) Interagency relations.As added by P.L.104-2015, SEC.18.
IN Code § 31-26-6-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 26. Child Services: Programs|Chapter 6. Regional Service Strategic Plans|31-26-6-6. Evaluation of Needs; Determination of Appropriate Delivery Mechanisms; Recommendation Regarding Allocation and Distribution of Funds

Sec. 6. (a) Each regional services council shall, according to guidelines and policies established by the department, include in its plan an evaluation of local child welfare service needs and a determination of appropriate delivery mechanisms. The policies shall provide an opportunity for local services providers to be represented in the evaluation of local child welfare service needs. In addition, the regional services council shall take public testimony regarding local service needs and system changes.(b) The council shall also recommend in the plan, or any revision, addition, or update relating to implementation of a plan under section 12(a) of this chapter, the allocation and distribution among service providers of funds that:(1) the department allocates to the service region; and(2) are used to pay for the expenses of child welfare programs and child services administered by the department within the region.As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.571.
IN Code § 31-26-6-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 26. Child Services: Programs|Chapter 6. Regional Service Strategic Plans|31-26-6-7. Members of Regional Services Council

Sec. 7. (a) If the service region consists of at least three (3) counties, the regional services council is composed of the following members appointed from the service region:(1) The regional manager, who must be an employee of the department.(2) Three (3) members who are juvenile court judges or their designees.(3) Three (3) local office directors.(4) Two (2) family case manager supervisors.(5) Two (2) family case managers.(6) Two (2) licensed foster parents.(7) One (1) guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate.(8) One (1) member who is a prosecuting attorney or the prosecuting attorney's designee.(9) One (1) individual who:(A) is at least sixteen (16) and less than twenty-five (25) years of age;(B) is a resident of the service region;(C) has received or is receiving services through funds provided, directly or indirectly, through the department; and(D) will serve in a nonvoting capacity.(b) If the service region consists of one (1) or two (2) counties, the regional services council must include at least the following members from the service region:(1) Three (3) employees of the department, including the regional manager.(2) One (1) juvenile court judge or judicial hearing officer.(3) Two (2) members who are designees of a juvenile court judge.(4) Two (2) family case manager supervisors.(5) Two (2) family case managers.(6) One (1) licensed foster parent.(7) One (1) person from each category described in subsection (a)(7), (a)(8), and (a)(9).(c) The director shall appoint the members of the regional services council with the exception of judges or judicial hearing officers and prosecuting attorneys or their respective designees.(d) The members of the regional services council described in subsections (a)(2), (b)(2), and (b)(3) shall be selected by the juvenile court judge or judges in the service region.(e) The member of the regional services council described in subsection (a)(8) shall be selected by the prosecuting attorneys in the counties comprising the service region.(f) Each member of the regional services council shall serve at the pleasure of the member's appointing authority.As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.571.
IN Code § 31-26-6-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 26. Child Services: Programs|Chapter 6. Regional Service Strategic Plans|31-26-6-8. Organizational Meeting; Chairperson of Regional Services Council

Sec. 8. (a) The regional manager shall convene an organizational meeting of the members of a regional services council appointed under section 7 of this chapter.(b) The regional manager shall serve as the chairperson of the council. The council shall select one (1) of its members as vice chairperson.As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.571.
IN Code § 31-26-6-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 26. Child Services: Programs|Chapter 6. Regional Service Strategic Plans|31-26-6-9. Review and Consideration of Certain Programs

Sec. 9. In preparing the plan under section 5 of this chapter, a regional services council shall review and consider existing publicly and privately funded programs that are available or that could be made available in the regional services council's service region to provide supportive services to or for the benefit of children described in section 5 of this chapter without removing the child from the family home, including programs funded through the following:(1) Title IV-B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq.).(2) Title IV-E of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 670 et seq.).(3) Title XX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397 et seq.).(4) The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5106 et seq.).(5) Special education programs under IC 20-35-6-2.(6) All programs designed to prevent child abuse, neglect, or delinquency, or to enhance child welfare and family preservation administered by, or through funding provided by, the department, prosecuting attorneys, or juvenile courts, including programs funded under IC 31-26-3.5 and IC 31-40.As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.571. Amended by P.L.128-2012, SEC.92; P.L.7-2015, SEC.53.
IN Code § 31-26-6-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 26. Child Services: Programs|Chapter 6. Regional Service Strategic Plans|31-26-6-10. Family Preservation Services

Sec. 10. A regional services council may include in its plan a program for provision of family preservation services that:(1) is or will be in effect in the regional services council's service region;(2) includes services for a child less than eighteen (18) years of age who reasonably may be expected to be considered for out-of-home placement under IC 31-34 or IC 31-37 as a result of:(A) abuse or neglect;(B) emotional disturbance; or(C) delinquency adjudication; and(3) addresses all the objectives of family preservation services.As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.571.
IN Code § 31-26-6-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law|Article 26. Child Services: Programs|Chapter 6. Regional Service Strategic Plans|31-26-6-11. Transmission of Plan by Regional Services Council; Action on Plan by Director of Department

Sec. 11. (a) Each regional services council shall transmit to the director each plan it develops and approves. The council shall transmit its biennial plan described in section 5 of this chapter to the director not later than February 2 of each even-numbered year.(b) Not later than sixty (60) days after receiving the plan, the director of the department or the director's designee shall do one (1) of the following:(1) Approve the plan as submitted by the council.(2) Approve the plan with amendments, modifications, or revisions.(3) Return the plan to the council with directions concerning:(A) subjects for further study and reconsideration; and(B) resubmission of a revised plan.As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.571.