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IN Code § 12-20-10-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 10. Employment as Condition for Receipt of Township Assistance|12-20-10-2. Assistance Contingent on Performance of Work; Exception

Sec. 2. If:(1) a township assistance applicant is in good health and able to work; and(2) either:(A) the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, offers employment to the township assistance applicant, regardless of whether the compensation for the work is in the form of money, house rent, or commodities consisting of the necessaries of life; or(B) employment at a reasonable compensation is offered by any other individual, governmental agency, or employer;the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, shall not furnish township assistance to the applicant until the township assistance applicant performs the work or shows just cause for not performing the work. However, a township assistance applicant may be given admission to the county home, where the township assistance applicant shall be compelled to work.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10(a) part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.39; P.L.73-2005, SEC.51.
IN Code § 12-20-10-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 10. Employment as Condition for Receipt of Township Assistance|12-20-10-3. Aid in Securing Employment; Trustee

Sec. 3. A township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, shall make all possible efforts to secure employment for an able-bodied township assistance applicant in the township where the applicant resides.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10(a) part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.52.
IN Code § 12-20-10-3.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 10. Employment as Condition for Receipt of Township Assistance|12-20-10-3.5. Medical Examination

Sec. 3.5. If a township assistance applicant or a member of the applicant's household claims an inability to work due to health, the township trustee may require and provide for any medical examination necessary for the township trustee to determine whether the applicant or household member is able to perform work.As added by P.L.51-1996, SEC.40. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.53.
IN Code § 12-20-10-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 10. Employment as Condition for Receipt of Township Assistance|12-20-10-4. Aid in Securing Employment; Township Residents

Sec. 4. The township trustee may call upon residents of the township to aid in finding employment for a township assistance applicant who is able to work.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10(a) part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.54.
IN Code § 12-20-11-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 11. Workfare as Condition for Receipt of Township Assistance|12-20-11-2. Nonprofit Human Services Agency Employment; Suitability; Value of Performance; Furnished Equipment; Supervision; Insurance; Displacement of Employees

Sec. 2. (a) The township trustee may require the recipient to perform work for nonprofit human services agencies located within the county or an adjoining township in another county unless the recipient attends courses under section 3 of this chapter.(b) The township trustee shall determine a township assistance applicant's suitability to perform available work under this section. The township trustee may provide for medical examinations necessary to make the determination.(c) A township assistance recipient shall perform an amount of work that equals the value of assistance received by the township assistance recipient or the recipient's household. The township assistance recipient shall work off the assistance at a rate not less than the federal minimum wage.(d) The nonprofit agency for which work is performed under this section shall furnish the necessary tools, materials, or transportation, unless the trustee agrees in writing to furnish the necessary tools, materials, or transportation to and from the work site from the trustee's office.(e) Supervision of the work of a township assistance recipient under this section is the responsibility of the nonprofit agency for which the work is performed.(f) The township trustee shall ensure that a township assistance recipient performing work under this section is covered by adequate liability insurance for injuries or damages suffered by or caused by the township assistance recipient.(g) A township assistance recipient may not be assigned to work that would result in the displacement of employees of the nonprofit agency or in the reduction of hours worked by those employees.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10(i).]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.56.
IN Code § 12-20-11-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 11. Workfare as Condition for Receipt of Township Assistance|12-20-11-3. Work Exemption and Tuition Reimbursement for Education Courses

Sec. 3. (a) If a township assistance recipient, after referral by the township trustee, is accepted and attends:(1) adult education courses under IC 20-30-6-1 (before its repeal) or IC 22-4.1-18; or(2) courses at Ivy Tech Community College;the township assistance recipient is exempt from performing work or searching for work for not more than one hundred eighty (180) days.(b) The township trustee may reimburse a township assistance recipient for tuition expenses incurred in attending the courses described in subsection (a) if the recipient:(1) has a proven aptitude for the courses being studied;(2) was referred by the trustee;(3) does not qualify for other tax supported educational programs;(4) maintains a passing grade in each course; and(5) maintains the minimum attendance requirements specified by the educational institution.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10(j).]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.5-1995, SEC.7; P.L.51-1996, SEC.42; P.L.1-2005, SEC.138; P.L.127-2005, SEC.6; P.L.1-2006, SEC.196; P.L.2-2007, SEC.161; P.L.7-2011, SEC.3.
IN Code § 12-20-11-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 11. Workfare as Condition for Receipt of Township Assistance|12-20-11-4. Satisfaction of Prior Township Obligations Prerequisite to Additional Township Assistance; Hardship Temporary Assistance; Confirming Documentation

Sec. 4. (a) The township trustee may require a township assistance applicant or an adult member of the applicant's household to satisfy all obligations to perform work incurred in another township before additional township assistance is granted. However, in case of an emergency, the trustee may temporarily waive the work obligation incurred from another township and provide temporary assistance to an applicant or a household in order to relieve need or immediate suffering.(b) The township trustee may request from another township trustee documentation necessary to confirm that a township assistance applicant or an adult member of the applicant's household performed or did not perform work in another township.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10(k).]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.43; P.L.73-2005, SEC.57.
IN Code § 12-20-11-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 11. Workfare as Condition for Receipt of Township Assistance|12-20-11-5. Application of Worker's Compensation Laws; Repayment of Assistance

Sec. 5. (a) Work performed under this chapter is considered as satisfaction of a condition for township assistance and is not considered as services performed for remuneration or as repayment for township assistance. However, a township assistance recipient performing work under this chapter and the governmental unit or nonprofit agency for which the recipient works are covered by the medical treatment and burial expense provisions of IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 with regard to the work performed.(b) A township trustee may not seek federal or state reimbursement, foreclose a lien, or otherwise seek repayment of assistance for which a recipient or an adult member of the recipient's household has satisfactorily completed a workfare requirement.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10(a) part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.44; P.L.73-2005, SEC.58.
IN Code § 12-20-12-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 12. Job Training as Condition for Receipt of Township Assistance|12-20-12-1. Required Participation in Training Program

Sec. 1. As a condition of continuing eligibility, a township trustee may require a recipient of township assistance or any member of a recipient's household to participate in an appropriate work training program that is offered to the recipient or a member of the recipient's household within the county or an adjoining township in another county by a:(1) federal, state, or local governmental entity; or(2) nonprofit agency.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10.5.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.45; P.L.259-2001, SEC.6; P.L.73-2005, SEC.59.
IN Code § 12-20-13-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 13. Rehabilitation, Training, and Work Programs Conducted by Township Trustee's Office|12-20-13-1. Rehabilitation, Training, and Work Programs for Township Assistance Recipients

Sec. 1. A township trustee may, with the approval of the township board, do the following:(1) Conduct the following for township assistance recipients in the township:(A) Rehabilitation programs.(B) Training programs.(C) Retraining programs.(D) Work programs.(2) Employ personnel to supervise the programs.(3) Pay the costs of the programs from township assistance money.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-10-1(a) part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.60.
IN Code § 12-20-13-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 13. Rehabilitation, Training, and Work Programs Conducted by Township Trustee's Office|12-20-13-3. Appropriations

Sec. 3. (a) An expenditure of money may not be made under this chapter except after a specific appropriation made and approved in the manner provided by law.(b) An appropriation may not be made or approved unless a sufficient amount of money to cover the proposed expenditure is included in the annual budget of the township trustee for township assistance purposes.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-10-1(d).]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.61.
IN Code § 12-20-15-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 15. Appeal of Denial or Reduction in Amount of Township Assistance|12-20-15-1. Appeal by Unsatisfied Township Assistance Applicants or Recipients to Board of Commissioners

Sec. 1. If an applicant for or recipient of township assistance is not satisfied with the decision of the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, the applicant or recipient may appeal to the board of commissioners.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-18(a) part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.62.
IN Code § 12-20-15-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 15. Appeal of Denial or Reduction in Amount of Township Assistance|12-20-15-2. Time for Applicant's Appeal

Sec. 2. An applicant for township assistance must file the applicant's appeal not more than fifteen (15) days from the date of issuance by the township trustee of adequate written notice of the denial of township assistance as provided by IC 12-20-6-8. An appeal must be made in writing or orally as required by the board of commissioners.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-18(a) part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.46; P.L.73-2005, SEC.63.
IN Code § 12-20-15-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 15. Appeal of Denial or Reduction in Amount of Township Assistance|12-20-15-3. Hearing on Appeal; Uniform Written Procedures

Sec. 3. (a) The board of county commissioners may:(1) conduct a hearing on the appeal; or(2) appoint a hearing officer:(A) from among the board;(B) from among the employees of the board; or(C) from qualified residents of the county;who will conduct a hearing for the board.(b) The board of county commissioners shall develop uniform written procedures, including provisions for:(1) before the hearing, an opportunity for the appellant or the appellant's legal representative to review the appellant's township assistance file and any documents or evidence used by the township trustee to make the determination under appeal;(2) the order of the proceeding and the procedure for subpoena:(A) of a witness; or(B) for production of evidence;if reasonably requested by the appellant or the township trustee; and(3) the issuance of a hearing decision within the period prescribed by section 6(b)(2) of this chapter.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-18(a) part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.47; P.L.262-2003, SEC.2; P.L.73-2005, SEC.64.
IN Code § 12-20-15-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 15. Appeal of Denial or Reduction in Amount of Township Assistance|12-20-15-4. Review of Documents and Standards for Hearings on Appeal; Remanding Cases to Trustees

Sec. 4. (a) In hearing an appeal, the board of commissioners and a hearing officer shall:(1) review and consider any report or investigative documents the trustee prepared before making the appealed decision; and(2) be governed by the township's township assistance standards for determining eligibility to the extent that the standards comply with existing law for the granting of township assistance. If no legally sufficient standards have been established, the board of commissioners and the hearing officer shall be guided by the circumstances in each case.(b) The board of commissioners shall remand a case to a trustee for further proceedings if:(1) new evidence was presented by the applicant to the board of commissioners; and(2) the board of commissioners determines that the new evidence presented would have made the individual eligible for assistance.(c) If a case is remanded to a trustee, the trustee shall issue a new determination of eligibility not later than seventy-two (72) hours after receiving the written decision remanding the case, excluding weekends and legal holidays listed in IC 1-1-9.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-18(c) part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.48; P.L.262-2003, SEC.3; P.L.73-2005, SEC.65.
IN Code § 12-20-15-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 15. Appeal of Denial or Reduction in Amount of Township Assistance|12-20-15-5. Necessary Parties at Hearing

Sec. 5. The appellant must be present at a hearing conducted by the board of commissioners or a hearing officer. The township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, or the trustee's representative shall be notified in writing of the hearing date and time, but the failure of the township trustee or the trustee's representative to be present is not a cause for postponement of the hearing unless the trustee requests and is granted a continuance. A continuance requested by the township trustee does not reduce the period required for a decision under section 6(b)(2) of this chapter.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-18(c) part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.49; P.L.73-2005, SEC.66.
IN Code § 12-20-15-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 15. Appeal of Denial or Reduction in Amount of Township Assistance|12-20-15-6. Timing of Hearing on Appeal; Written Decision

Sec. 6. (a) The board of commissioners shall hold a hearing as soon as possible after the filing of an appeal but not more than ten (10) working days after the appeal form or other notice of appeal is received in the office of the board of commissioners.(b) The board of commissioners shall issue a written decision that must:(1) appear in the official records of the board;(2) be issued to the appellant and the township trustee not more than five (5) working days following the date of the hearing;(3) state the legal and factual basis for the decision;(4) advise the appellant and the township trustee of the right to judicial review and the period prescribed for requesting judicial review; and(5) inform the appellant of the availability of free legal counsel for the indigent.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-18(b) part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.50.
IN Code § 12-20-15-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 15. Appeal of Denial or Reduction in Amount of Township Assistance|12-20-15-7. Implementation of Board's Decision

Sec. 7. The township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, shall carry out a decision of the board to sustain, increase, grant, or otherwise modify township assistance only if the board of commissioners complies with the requirements for a written decision under section 6 of this chapter.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-18(b) part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.51; P.L.73-2005, SEC.67.
IN Code § 12-20-15-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 15. Appeal of Denial or Reduction in Amount of Township Assistance|12-20-15-8. Appeal to Circuit or Superior Court

Sec. 8. (a) The township trustee or an applicant may appeal a decision of the board of commissioners to a circuit or superior court with jurisdiction in the county.(b) In hearing an appeal, the court shall be governed by the township's township assistance standards for determining eligibility for granting township assistance in the township. If legally sufficient standards have not been established, the court shall be guided by the circumstances of the case.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-18(d).]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.52; P.L.73-2005, SEC.68.
IN Code § 12-20-15-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 15. Appeal of Denial or Reduction in Amount of Township Assistance|12-20-15-9. Recovery of Assistance Awarded Upon Successful Appeal by Trustee

Sec. 9. If the court sets aside a decision of the board of commissioners in favor of an applicant, the township trustee may recover the amount of any assistance awarded as a result of the board's decision.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-18(e).]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
IN Code § 12-20-16-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 16. Provision of Various Forms of Township Assistance|12-20-16-1. Assistance Only Upon Necessity

Sec. 1. A township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, may provide and shall extend township assistance only when the personal effort of the township assistance applicant fails to provide one (1) or more basic necessities.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10(b).]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.53; P.L.73-2005, SEC.69.
IN Code § 12-20-16-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 16. Provision of Various Forms of Township Assistance|12-20-16-5. Food Relief

Sec. 5. (a) An applicant or a household that receives food relief in any township having a population of more than ten thousand (10,000) may request the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, to issue a food order upon any eligible market, and the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, shall abide by that request.(b) The amount of a food order for various sized households that are determined by the trustee to be eligible for township assistance shall be based upon uniform monthly amounts specified in the township's township assistance standards. However, an additional amount of food may be ordered for special health reasons as prescribed by a physician. A supplemental food order may be issued because of the loss of the recipient's food by:(1) fire, flood, or other natural disaster;(2) burglary or other criminal act; or(3) the unpreventable spoilage of food.(c) The trustee may issue a food order to an eligible applicant on either a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.[Pre-1992 Revision Citations: 12-2-1-10(d) part; 12-2-1-10(f).]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.56; P.L.73-2005, SEC.72.
IN Code § 12-20-16-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 12. Human Services|Article 20. Township Assistance|Chapter 16. Provision of Various Forms of Township Assistance|12-20-16-6. Federal Food Stamp Program Eligibility

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, may not purchase food out of the township assistance fund for an applicant or a household that is eligible to participate in the federal food stamp program.(b) A township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, may purchase food for an eligible food stamp applicant or household only under any of the following conditions:(1) During the interim period beginning when an applicant or a household is awaiting a determination of eligibility from the food stamp office and ending not more than five (5) days after the day the applicant or household becomes eligible to participate in the federal food stamp program.(2) Upon the verified loss of the household's food stamps or food supply by:(A) fire or other natural disaster; or(B) burglary or other criminal act, if the requesting applicant or household files a report with the appropriate law enforcement agency.(3) Upon the loss of the applicant's or household's food supply through spoilage.(4) Upon a written statement from a physician indicating that at least one (1) member of the household needs a special diet, the cost of which is greater than can be purchased with the household's allotment of food stamps.(5) If the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, determines that an applicant or a household:(A) is in need of supplementary food assistance; and(B) has participated in the federal food stamp program to the fullest extent allowable under federal and state law;and supplementary food assistance is required by the circumstances of the particular case.[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10(d) part.]As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.57; P.L.73-2005, SEC.73.