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2023 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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 16. Provision of Various Forms of Township Assistance › 12-20-16-7. Eligible Markets; Continuing Eligibility; Purchase Order Itemization

Sec. 7. (a) A combined grocery (marketing fresh vegetables, fresh eggs, and dairy products) and meat market (marketing fresh meat) in a township having a population of more than ten thousand (10,000) is eligible to accept food purchase orders from the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, in the township in which the market is located if the owner of the market has applied to the township trustee using a form prescribed by the state board of accounts.
(b) A market described in subsection (a) remains eligible to accept township food purchase orders unless any of the following conditions exist:
(1) The owner notifies the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, to remove the owner's market from the eligible list.
(2) An appropriate health or other governmental agency closes the market.
(3) The township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, removes the market from the eligible list for a period not to exceed six (6) months because the management of the market, in filling a township food or household supply order:
(A) includes in the order tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, or other nonqualifying items; or
(B) fails to routinely request identification from an individual who redeems a township purchase order.
(4) A person who owns or is employed by the market has been convicted of township assistance fraud under IC 12-20-1-4(c).
(c) A combined grocery and meat market shall, in filling a township purchase order for food and household supplies, attach to the purchase order form either a cash register tape or a written or typed itemization of the cost of the food and household supplies purchased. Household supplies, including first aid and medical supplies, are not considered food.
(d) The cash register tape or itemization required by subsection (c) is the full and complete record of purchase for all purposes. More complete records or itemization may not be required by any individual, government official, or entity.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10(e).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.58; P.L.73-2005, SEC.74.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 16. Provision of Various Forms of Township Assistance › 12-20-16-8. Incompetent Head of Family; Alternate Food Purchase Order Issuance

Sec. 8. (a) If an applicant or a household is considered by the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, to be incompetent or irresponsible to select food from a combined grocery and meat market or to make proper use of food stamps, the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, shall issue the food purchase order in the name of one (1) of the following:
(1) Another adult member of the household.
(2) Another relative living in another household.
(3) Any other individual considered competent by the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance.
(b) For the purpose of selecting the combined grocery and meat market in a township having a population of more than ten thousand (10,000) from which food for the household is to be obtained, the competent individual referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered the individual responsible.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10(h).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.59; P.L.73-2005, SEC.75.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 16. Provision of Various Forms of Township Assistance › 12-20-16-9. Limitation on Food Assistance; Food Stamp Application

Sec. 9. (a) A township trustee may not provide food assistance for more than thirty (30) days unless an individual files an application with the township trustee that includes the following:
(1) Evidence of application for food stamps from the division of family resources.
(2) The amount of assistance received or the reason for denial of assistance.
(b) The township trustee shall inform an applicant for food assistance that food stamps may be available from the division of family resources and that the township trustee may not provide food assistance for more than thirty (30) days unless the individual files an application for food stamps with the division of family resources.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10(g).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.145-2006, SEC.119.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 16. Provision of Various Forms of Township Assistance › 12-20-16-10. Livestock; Feed Instead of Cost of Food

Sec. 10. The township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, may purchase feed for a minimum amount of subsistence livestock if the cost is less than the cost of food that is otherwise necessary for the township trustee to furnish under this chapter.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-37.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.76.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 16. Provision of Various Forms of Township Assistance › 12-20-16-11. Nonresidents; Transportation Without Ascertaining Legal Residence

Sec. 11. (a) A township trustee may not furnish a nonresident of a township with transportation at the cost of the township until the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, determines the legal residence of the individual applying for assistance.
(b) Transportation provided to a nonresident of a township must be in the direction of the nonresident's legal residence unless it is shown that the individual in need has a valid claim for support or a means of support in some other place to which the individual asks to be sent.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-15.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.60; P.L.73-2005, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 16. Provision of Various Forms of Township Assistance › 12-20-16-13. Processing Purchased and Donated Materials for Township Assistance; Gardens

Sec. 13. (a) The township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, may process at the expense of the township materials provided by charitable or governmental agencies to provide any item of township assistance if the expense of the processing is less than the cost of the finished product.
(b) The township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, may buy materials and supplies of any item of relief and may process the materials for township assistance purposes.
(c) The township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, may buy garden seeds and plant and maintain gardens for township assistance purposes.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-36 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.79.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 16. Provision of Various Forms of Township Assistance › 12-20-16-14. Insulin

Sec. 14. The township trustee is authorized to provide insulin to individuals who are in need of insulin treatment and who are financially unable to purchase the insulin, upon application of a physician licensed under IC 25-22.5 or an advanced practice registered nurse who is licensed under IC 25-23 and who meets the requirements of IC 25-23-1-11 and IC 25-23-1-19.5. However, an application submitted by a physician or an advanced practice registered nurse under this section must meet the requirements of IC 16-41-19-4.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-1-14-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.262-2003, SEC.5; P.L.129-2018, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 16. Provision of Various Forms of Township Assistance › 12-20-16-15. Placement of Indigents in County Home

Sec. 15. The township trustee may place indigent individuals in the county home in accordance with IC 12-30-4.
[1992 Revision Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 17. Temporary Aid › 12-20-17-1. Investigations; Temporary Aid Necessity

Sec. 1. If a township trustee determines by investigation that a township assistance applicant or a township assistance applicant's household requires assistance, the township trustee shall, after determining that an emergency exists, furnish to the applicant or household the temporary aid necessary for the relief of immediate suffering. However, before any further final or permanent relief is given, the township trustee shall consider whether the applicant's or household's need can be relieved by means other than an expenditure of township money.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-8.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.63; P.L.73-2005, SEC.81.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 17. Temporary Aid › 12-20-17-2. Shelter; Expenditure Limitations; Combination of Resources; Referral to Appropriate Agency; Ability to Contract With Private Agency

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "shelter" means a facility that provides temporary emergency assistance.
(b) A township trustee may establish, purchase, acquire, maintain, or operate a shelter for eligible township assistance households needing temporary housing assistance.
(c) A township having a population of less than eight thousand (8,000) may not expend more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to implement this section without the approval of the county executive.
(d) A township having a population of at least eight thousand (8,000) may not expend more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to implement this section without the approval of the county executive.
(e) In counties where the implementation of this section can be more efficiently and expeditiously handled in units larger than a single township, a township trustee may combine resources with other townships within a county to:
(1) establish one (1) or more household shelter units; and
(2) pay a pro rata share of all administrative and other costs incidental to the maintenance and operation of each shelter unit established in subdivision (1).
IC 36-1-7-1 through IC 36-1-7-4 apply to a township electing to combine its resources with other townships under this subsection.
(f) A township trustee is not required to provide shelter to an individual who at the time assistance is requested is:
(1) under the influence of drugs or alcohol; or
(2) incapable of self-care.
The township trustee may at no cost to the township refer an individual described in this subsection to an appropriate agency or facility located in the county or in an adjoining county that has a program or charter specifically addressing the problems of substance abuse, mental illness, or self-care.
(g) A township trustee may contract with a private agency offering a shelter program in order to comply with this section if the applicant or the applicant's household is not mandated by the private agency to participate, as a condition of eligibility, in religious services.
(h) A township trustee is not obligated to:
(1) enter into a contract with; or
(2) pay shelter costs to;
a shelter that is supported by federal or state funds.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-8.5.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.64; P.L.73-2005, SEC.82.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 17. Temporary Aid › 12-20-17-3. Temporary Relief to Sick and Needy Persons

Sec. 3. Upon complaint that an individual within the township is:
(1) sick;
(2) in need;
(3) without necessary financial resources; and
(4) likely to suffer;
the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, shall investigate and grant the temporary relief required.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-20(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.65; P.L.73-2005, SEC.83.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 17. Temporary Aid › 12-20-17-4. Homeless Nonresidents; Temporary County Home Commitment or Temporary Township Assistance

Sec. 4. If an individual who is determined to be eligible for township assistance and entitled to temporary relief is in a township in which the individual does not have legal residence and is homeless, the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, may, if the trustee considers advisable:
(1) place the individual temporarily in the county home, if any, where the individual, if capable, is to be employed; or
(2) provide temporary township assistance under this article.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-21.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.66; P.L.73-2005, SEC.84; P.L.75-2021, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 18. Distribution of State and Federal Aid › 12-20-18-1. Cooperation With State and Federal Government in Distribution of Aid

Sec. 1. (a) A township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, may cooperate with the state and federal government in the furnishing of township assistance so that the township assistance is furnished adequately and economically.
(b) A township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, shall provide facilities for relief headquarters and storage and transportation of commodities for township assistance purposes as are demanded, but such cooperation shall be confined to that reasonably required under the purposes of this article.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-35(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.85.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 18. Distribution of State and Federal Aid › 12-20-18-2. Usda Surplus Agricultural Commodities Distributions; Participation

Sec. 2. (a) The township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, may participate in surplus agricultural commodities distributions provided by the United States Department of Agriculture to the state.
(b) A township trustee, as administrator of township assistance:
(1) may establish the trustee's own distribution plan; or
(2) shall participate jointly with at least one (1) other township trustee who serves as administrator of township assistance.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-35(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.67; P.L.73-2005, SEC.86.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 19. Participation in Federal Surplus Food Programs › 12-20-19-1. Authorization

Sec. 1. (a) A township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, may participate in and cooperate with the establishment and use of federal surplus commodities food, cotton, or other stamp plans created by a governmental agency of the United States in the purchase of food, clothing, or other township assistance supplies.
(b) If a township trustee's cooperation and participation in federal surplus commodities or stamp programs can be more efficiently and expeditiously handled in a larger unit than a single township, a group of township trustees, as administrators of township assistance, may do the following:
(1) Establish a single stamp issuing agency.
(2) Appoint and designate an issuing agent to issue stamps to recipients entitled to participate in the programs.
(3) Pay each township's pro rata share of all administrative and other costs incident to the maintenance and operation of the issuing office.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-8-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.87.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 19. Participation in Federal Surplus Food Programs › 12-20-19-2. Revolving Fund

Sec. 2. To establish a revolving fund necessary for a township trustee's participation or administration, the township trustees, as administrators of township assistance, may make claims in the same manner as other township assistance claims are paid by the township.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-8-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.68; P.L.73-2005, SEC.88.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 19. Participation in Federal Surplus Food Programs › 12-20-19-3. Issuing Officer; Oath of Office; Bond

Sec. 3. (a) The issuing officer employed by a township trustee must take an oath for the faithful performance of the duties of the issuing officer's office.
(b) The issuing officer must furnish a bond:
(1) payable to the state; and
(2) conditioned upon the faithful performance of the issuing officer's duties and accurate accounting of all money in the issuing officer's possession.
(c) The bond required by subsection (b) must be in a penal sum of not less than the total amount of the revolving money coming into the issuing officer's possession from all trustees.
(d) The cost of the bond required by subsection (b) shall be paid by county warrant and charged by the county auditor pro rata against the township assistance accounts of the townships participating in the establishment of the revolving or other fund for the purposes set forth in this chapter.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-8-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.69; P.L.73-2005, SEC.89.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 19. Participation in Federal Surplus Food Programs › 12-20-19-4. Orders or Stamps for Food and Clothing; Issuance

Sec. 4. (a) The trustees participating in or cooperating with programs under this chapter may issue to eligible recipients orders or stamps for food, clothing, or other items covered under the federal plan.
(b) An order issued under this section must set forth the quantities and prices of each item ordered and the total amount of the order or stamps.
(c) A recipient who receives an order or stamps under this section may present the order or stamps to the issuing officer and is entitled to have issued to the recipient food, cotton, or other vouchers for use in the purchase of township assistance supplies.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-8-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.70; P.L.73-2005, SEC.90.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 19. Participation in Federal Surplus Food Programs › 12-20-19-5. Higher Education Award; Effect Upon Eligibility for Federal Surplus Food Program Assistance

Sec. 5. If an individual receives a state or federal higher education award that is paid directly to an approved postsecondary educational institution for the individual's benefit:
(1) the individual is not required to report the award as income or as a resource of the individual when applying for assistance through federal surplus food programs; and
(2) the award may not be considered as income or a resource of the individual in determining eligibility for assistance through federal surplus food programs.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-8-5.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.2-2007, SEC.162.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 20. Payment of Township Assistance Claims › 12-20-20-1. Certification, Audit, and Payment of Claim

Sec. 1. (a) If a township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, grants township assistance to an indigent individual or to any other person or agency on a township assistance order as provided by law or obligates the township for an item properly payable from township assistance money, the claim against the township must be:
(1) itemized and sworn to as provided by law;
(2) accompanied by the original township assistance order, which must be itemized and signed; and
(3) checked with the records of the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, and audited and certified by the township trustee.
(b) The township trustee shall pay claims against the township for township assistance in the same manner that other claims against the township are paid. The township trustee, when authorized to pay claims directly to vendors, shall pay a claim within forty-five (45) days. The township trustee shall pay the claim from:
(1) any balance standing to the credit of the township against which the claim is filed; or
(2) from any other available fund from which advancements can be made to the township for that purpose.
(c) A township assistance claim for prepaid electric service shall be paid in accordance with IC 12-20-16-3.5.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-31(a), (b).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.145-1993, SEC.1; P.L.101-2000, SEC.1; P.L.73-2005, SEC.91; P.L.134-2016, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 20. Payment of Township Assistance Claims › 12-20-20-2. Borrowing to Pay Claims

Sec. 2. (a) If money is not available for the payment of township assistance claims under section 1 of this chapter, the township board shall appeal to borrow money under IC 12-20-24.
(b) This subsection does not apply to a county having a consolidated city. If the township board does not appeal to borrow money under IC 12-20-24 or if an appeal fails, the board of commissioners may borrow money or otherwise provide the money. If the county commissioners determine to borrow the money or otherwise provide the money, the county fiscal body shall promptly pass necessary ordinances and make the necessary appropriations to enable this to be done, after determining whether to borrow money by any of the following:
(1) A temporary loan against taxes levied and in the process of collection.
(2) The sale of county township assistance bonds or other county obligations.
(3) Any other lawful method of obtaining money for the payment of township assistance claims.
(c) This subsection applies only to a county having a consolidated city. If a township board does not appeal to borrow money under IC 12-20-24 or if an appeal fails, the board of commissioners shall borrow money or otherwise provide the money. The county fiscal body shall promptly pass necessary ordinances and make the necessary appropriations to enable this to be done, after determining whether to borrow money by any of the following methods:
(1) A temporary loan against taxes levied and in the process of collection.
(2) The sale of county township assistance bonds or other county obligations.
(3) Any other lawful method of obtaining money for the payment of township assistance claims.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-31(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.145-1993, SEC.2; P.L.101-2000, SEC.2; P.L.73-2005, SEC.92.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 20. Payment of Township Assistance Claims › 12-20-20-3. Repealed

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-31(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.145-1993, SEC.3. Repealed by P.L.101-2000, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 20. Payment of Township Assistance Claims › 12-20-20-4. Purchase and Payment Forms

Sec. 4. The state board of accounts shall prescribe the forms for the purchase of and payment for township assistance items.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.93.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 21. Financing of Township Assistance › 12-20-21-2. Commingling of Funds

Sec. 2. Township assistance money raised by townships may not be commingled.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-29.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.94; P.L.169-2006, SEC.35.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 21. Financing of Township Assistance › 12-20-21-3. Tax Levy; Retention of Funds; Reversion

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in section 3.2 of this chapter, a township trustee and township board may levy a specific tax for the purpose of providing money for the payment of township assistance expenses in the following year. The tax may be sufficient to meet the entire requirement of the township in the following year or the part that is determined to be proper.
(b) Except as provided in section 3.2 of this chapter, if a tax levy is established under subsection (a), all proceeds derived from the tax levy shall be distributed to the township at the same time and in the same manner as proceeds from other property tax levies are distributed to the township. The proceeds of the tax levy shall be held by the township in its township assistance account free and available for the payment of township assistance obligations of the township. The funds are continuing funds and do not revert to any other fund at the end of the year.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-32.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.145-1993, SEC.4; P.L.101-2000, SEC.3; P.L.73-2005, SEC.95; P.L.234-2013, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 21. Financing of Township Assistance › 12-20-21-4. Repealed

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-33.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.101-2000, SEC.4; P.L.259-2001, SEC.8; P.L.90-2002, SEC.347; P.L.262-2003, SEC.6; P.L.73-2005, SEC.96. Repealed by P.L.169-2006, SEC.84.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 22. Township Assistance Budgets and Appropriation of Township Assistance Money › 12-20-22-1. Additional Appropriations

Sec. 1. (a) A township trustee may not, acting as administrator of township assistance, disburse any money or incur any obligation in the furnishing of township assistance in excess of the amount appropriated for that purpose.
(b) Appropriations for township assistance purposes must be made in the manner provided by law for appropriations for other township purposes.
(c) When preparing the annual budget for a township, the township trustee and the township board shall set out in the budget the amount of expenditures estimated to be reasonably required for current township assistance in the following calendar year. If the amount provided for township assistance in the annual budget as finally adopted and approved is insufficient to meet the requirements for that purpose, additional appropriations may be made in the manner provided by law for the making of additional appropriations by townships for other purposes.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-4-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.97.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 22. Township Assistance Budgets and Appropriation of Township Assistance Money › 12-20-22-2. Certified Copies of Record; Payment

Sec. 2. (a) Copies of all township budgets for current township assistance shall, as finally adopted and approved, be placed on file in the office of the county auditor. If an additional appropriation for current township assistance is made by a township:
(1) a certified copy of the action of the township board in making the additional appropriation; and
(2) a certified copy of the order of the department approving the additional appropriation;
shall be filed in the office of the county auditor.
(b) A township trustee may not pay any township assistance order or claim in excess of the amount appropriated for current township assistance purposes, except as otherwise provided by law.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-4-3(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.145-1993, SEC.6; P.L.101-2000, SEC.6; P.L.90-2002, SEC.348; P.L.73-2005, SEC.98.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 22. Township Assistance Budgets and Appropriation of Township Assistance Money › 12-20-22-3. Uniform Rules and Forms

Sec. 3. The state board of accounts shall adopt uniform forms and necessary rules under this chapter to make the method of budgeting and appropriating township assistance money uniform in all townships.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-4-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.99.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 22. Township Assistance Budgets and Appropriation of Township Assistance Money › 12-20-22-4. Repealed

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-4-5.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.101-2000, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 23. Repealed

[Pre-1992 Revision Citations:
12-20-23-1formerly 12-2-5-1 part12-20-23-2formerly 12-2-5-1 part12-20-23-3formerly 12-2-5-1 part12-20-23-4formerly 12-2-5-1 part12-20-23-5formerly 12-2-5-1 part12-20-23-6formerly 12-2-5-1 part12-20-23-7formerly 12-2-5-1 part12-20-23-8formerly 12-2-5-2 part12-20-23-9formerly 12-2-5-2 part12-20-23-10formerly 12-2-5-2 part12-20-23-11formerly 12-2-5-312-20-23-12formerly 12-2-5-4 part12-20-23-13formerly 12-2-5-4 part12-20-23-14formerly 12-2-5-512-20-23-15formerly 12-2-5-612-20-23-16formerly 12-2-5-7 part12-20-23-17formerly 12-2-5-7 part12-20-23-18formerly 12-2-5-7 part12-20-23-19formerly 12-2-5-812-20-23-20formerly 12-2-5-912-20-23-21formerly 12-2-5-10.]
Repealed by P.L.169-2006, SEC.84.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 24. Township Borrowing for Township Assistance › 12-20-24-1. Appeal for Right to Borrow; Showing

Sec. 1. (a) In addition to the other methods of township assistance financing provided by this article, if a township trustee for a township determines that a particular township's township assistance account will be exhausted before the end of a fiscal year, the township trustee shall notify the township board of that determination.
(b) After receiving notice under subsection (a) that a township's township assistance account will be exhausted before the end of a fiscal year, the township board shall appeal to the department of local government finance for the right to borrow money on a short term basis to fund township assistance services in the township. In the appeal the township board must do the following:
(1) Show that the amount of money contained in the township assistance account will not be sufficient to fund services required to be provided within the township by this article.
(2) Show the amount of money that the board estimates will be needed to fund the deficit.
(3) Indicate a period, not to exceed five (5) years, during which the township would repay the loan.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-4.5-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.145-1993, SEC.8; P.L.101-2000, SEC.8; P.L.73-2005, SEC.108; P.L.169-2006, SEC.36.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 24. Township Borrowing for Township Assistance › 12-20-24-2. Repealed

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-4.5-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.169-2006, SEC.84.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 24. Township Borrowing for Township Assistance › 12-20-24-3. Repealed

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-4.5-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.109. Repealed by P.L.169-2006, SEC.84.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 24. Township Borrowing for Township Assistance › 12-20-24-4. Repealed

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-4.5-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.90-2002, SEC.351; P.L.73-2005, SEC.110. Repealed by P.L.169-2006, SEC.84.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 24. Township Borrowing for Township Assistance › 12-20-24-5. Decision of Department

Sec. 5. (a) If upon appeal under section 1 of this chapter the department determines that a township board should be allowed to borrow money under this chapter, the department shall order the township trustee to borrow the money from a financial institution on behalf of the township board and to deposit the money borrowed in the township's township assistance account.
(b) If upon appeal under section 1 of this chapter the department determines that the township board should not be allowed to borrow money, the board may not do so for that year.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-4.5-5.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.101-2000, SEC.9; P.L.90-2002, SEC.352; P.L.73-2005, SEC.111; P.L.169-2006, SEC.37.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 24. Township Borrowing for Township Assistance › 12-20-24-6. Approval of Loan; Repayment Period

Sec. 6. If a loan is approved under IC 12-2-4.5 (before its repeal) or this chapter, the board of commissioners or county council (for a loan approved by the board of commissioners or county council before July 1, 2006) or the department shall determine the period during which the township shall repay the loan. However, the period may not exceed five (5) years.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-4.5-6.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.90-2002, SEC.353; P.L.169-2006, SEC.38.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 24. Township Borrowing for Township Assistance › 12-20-24-7. Approval Restrictions

Sec. 7. A board of commissioners or a county council (for a loan approved by the board of commissioners or county council before July 1, 2006) or the department may not do any of the following:
(1) Approve a request to borrow money made under IC 12-2-4.5 (before its repeal) or this chapter unless the body determines that the township's township assistance account will be exhausted before the account can fund all township obligations incurred under this article.
(2) Recommend or approve a loan that will exceed the estimated amount of the deficit.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-4.5-7.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.90-2002, SEC.354; P.L.73-2005, SEC.112; P.L.169-2006, SEC.39.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 24. Township Borrowing for Township Assistance › 12-20-24-8. Tax Levy

Sec. 8. (a) If a township board:
(1) appeals before August 1 for permission to borrow money;
(2) receives permission from:
(A) the board of commissioners or the county council, before July 1, 2006; or
(B) the department;
to borrow money before November 1 of that year; and
(3) borrows money under this chapter;
the township board shall levy a property tax beginning in the next succeeding year and continuing for the term of the loan in an amount each year that will be sufficient to pay the principal and interest due on the loan for the year.
(b) If a township board:
(1) appeals after August 1 for permission to borrow money;
(2) receives permission from:
(A) the board of commissioners or the county council, before July 1, 2006; or
(B) the department;
to borrow money; and
(3) borrows money in the year of the appeal under this chapter;
the township board shall levy a property tax beginning in the second succeeding year and continuing for the term of the loan in an amount each year that will be sufficient to pay the principal and interest due on the loan for the year.
(c) The property taxes levied under this section shall be retained by the township trustee and applied by the township trustee to retire the debt.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-4.5-8.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.101-2000, SEC.10; P.L.90-2002, SEC.355; P.L.169-2006, SEC.40.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 24. Township Borrowing for Township Assistance › 12-20-24-9. Additional Appropriation

Sec. 9. A township board must make an additional appropriation before money borrowed under IC 12-2-4.5 (before its repeal) or this chapter may be spent.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-4.5-9.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 25. Township Assistance in Distressed Townships › 12-20-25-0.3. Township Poor Relief Control Board; Change of Name; Transfer of Rules, Powers, Duties, Assets, and Liabilities; Treatment of References To; Members

Sec. 0.3. (a) The township assistance control board is a continuation of the township poor relief control board (renamed by P.L.73-2005).
(b) The rules adopted by the township poor relief control board shall be treated, after June 30, 2005, as rules of the township assistance control board.
(c) On July 1, 2005, all powers, duties, assets, and liabilities of the township poor relief control board are transferred to the township assistance control board.
(d) After June 30, 2005, a reference to the township poor relief control board shall be treated as a reference to the township assistance control board.
(e) A member of the township poor relief control board appointed under section 29 of this chapter (before its amendment by P.L.73-2005) shall continue to serve as a member of the township assistance control board established by section 29 of this chapter, as amended by P.L.73-2005, until the end of the term for which the member was appointed.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.271.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 25. Township Assistance in Distressed Townships › 12-20-25-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to each county having at least one (1) distressed township.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-14-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 25. Township Assistance in Distressed Townships › 12-20-25-2. "Control Board"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "control board" refers to the township assistance control board.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-14-24(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.113.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 25. Township Assistance in Distressed Townships › 12-20-25-3. "Creditor"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "creditor" means a person that has a claim against the township resulting from providing assistance to an indigent individual as authorized by the township trustee under this article.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-14-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 25. Township Assistance in Distressed Townships › 12-20-25-4. "Distressed Township"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "distressed township" means:
(1) a township that:
(A) has a valid township assistance claim that the county auditor cannot pay within thirty (30) days after the claim is approved for payment under IC 12-2-1-31 (before its repeal) or IC 12-20-20;
(B) has township assistance expenditures during a year that exceed the year's township assistance revenues, excluding any advances from the state and revenues from short term loans from the county or a financial institution or advances from the county from the proceeds of bonds, made or issued under:
(i) this article; or
(ii) IC 12-2-1, IC 12-2-4.5, or IC 12-2-5 (before the repeal of those statutes);
(C) has imposed and dedicated to township assistance at least ninety percent (90%) of the maximum permissible ad valorem property tax levy permitted for all of the township's money under IC 6-1.1-18.5; and
(D) has outstanding indebtedness that exceeds one and eight-tenths percent (1.8%) of the township's adjusted value of taxable property in the district as determined under IC 36-1-15; or
(2) a township that:
(A) has been a controlled township during any part of the preceding five (5) years;
(B) has a valid township assistance claim that the county auditor cannot pay within thirty (30) days after the claim is approved for payment under IC 12-2-1-31 (before its repeal) or IC 12-20-20; and
(C) uses advances from the county from proceeds of bonds issued under IC 12-2-1 (before its repeal) or this article.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-14-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.6-1997, SEC.147; P.L.73-2005, SEC.114.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 25. Township Assistance in Distressed Townships › 12-20-25-5. "Indebtedness"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "indebtedness" includes unpaid township assistance claims, outstanding bonds, and advancements from the county to the township for any purpose, if the advancement is not repayable in the year the advancement is made.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-14-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.115.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 25. Township Assistance in Distressed Townships › 12-20-25-6. Notification of Township Board of Distressed Status

Sec. 6. The township trustee shall immediately notify the township board and the county fiscal body when a township becomes a distressed township.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-14-6.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 25. Township Assistance in Distressed Townships › 12-20-25-7. Action Upon Notice of Township Distress; Certification to Governor

Sec. 7. (a) Upon receipt of notice from the trustee that the township has become a distressed township, the county fiscal body shall do the following:
(1) Determine whether the township is a distressed township.
(2) If the township is determined to be a distressed township, certify to the governor that the township is a distressed township.
(b) If:
(1) the trustee fails to notify the county fiscal body when the township becomes a distressed township; or
(2) the county fiscal body fails to certify to the governor that the township is a distressed township;
any taxpayer of the township may notify the department, which shall make the determination required by subsection (a)(1) and, if appropriate, make the certification to the governor required by subsection (a)(2).
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-14-7.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.90-2002, SEC.356.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 25. Township Assistance in Distressed Townships › 12-20-25-8. Management Committee; Membership

Sec. 8. Upon receipt of a certification under section 7 of this chapter, the governor shall appoint a four (4) member management committee to assume the township trustee's duties as administrator of township assistance. The committee must consist of one (1) representative from each of the following:
(1) The budget agency. This member serves as chairperson.
(2) The state board of accounts.
(3) The department.
(4) The division of family resources.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-14-8(a) part, (b) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.90-2002, SEC.357; P.L.73-2005, SEC.116; P.L.145-2006, SEC.120.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 25. Township Assistance in Distressed Townships › 12-20-25-9. Service at Will of Governor

Sec. 9. The management committee serves at the pleasure of the governor.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-14-8(b) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 25. Township Assistance in Distressed Townships › 12-20-25-10. Township Trustee's Duties to Advise and Assist

Sec. 10. The township trustee shall serve as an advisor to the management committee and assist the management committee in carrying out the committee's duties under this chapter.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-14-8(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 25. Township Assistance in Distressed Townships › 12-20-25-11. Committee Administration of Township Trustee's Office

Sec. 11. The management committee shall administer the township trustee's office until the committee has completed a financial and management evaluation of the trustee's office and reported the committee's findings to the control board under section 32 of this chapter.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-14-8(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.117.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 25. Township Assistance in Distressed Townships › 12-20-25-12. Township Assistance Control Board

Sec. 12. At the time the governor appoints the members of the management committee, the governor shall also appoint a control board for the distressed township under section 29 of this chapter.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-14-8(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.118.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 25. Township Assistance in Distressed Townships › 12-20-25-13. Distressed Township as Controlled Township; Payment of Township Assistance Claims and Committee Operating Costs From Supplemental Township Assistance Fund

Sec. 13. (a) When the management committee is appointed, the distressed township is a controlled township until the requirements of section 41 of this chapter are met.
(b) During the period that the management committee is in control of the township trustee's office, the payment of township assistance claims and the operating costs of the management committee that:
(1) are incurred during the period the management committee is in control of the township trustee's office; and
(2) exceed the revenue derived from the distressed township's township assistance property tax levy;
shall be made from support to the county from the distressed township supplemental township assistance fund established under section 51 of this chapter.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-14-9.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.119.