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2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 25. Child Services: Administration › Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act › 31-25-4-19.5. Title Iv-D Agency Collection Fee

Sec. 19.5. (a) If a Title IV-D agency collects child support payments of at least the threshold amount established under 42 U.S.C. 654(6) on behalf of an individual who has never received Title IV-A assistance, the Title IV-D agency shall collect a fee in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 654(6). The Title IV-D agency may collect the fee by issuance and implementation of an income withholding order.
(b) The Title IV-D agency shall collect the fee described in subsection (a) from one (1) of the following:
(1) Any amount of child support payments that exceeds the threshold amount established under 42 U.S.C. 654(6) and collected on behalf of the individual who applied for the services of collecting the child support payments.
(2) The parent who owes the child support obligation being enforced by the Title IV-D agency.
(3) State funds appropriated for the purpose of paying a fee under subsection (a).
As added by P.L.103-2007, SEC.46. Amended by P.L.243-2019, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 25. Child Services: Administration › Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act › 31-25-4-20. Authority to Receive Federal Funds and Distribute Money Collected

Sec. 20. The bureau may receive the federal money available for the administration of Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act and shall distribute money collected in accordance with federal regulations.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 25. Child Services: Administration › Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act › 31-25-4-21. Confidential Information; Safeguards; Necessary Disclosures

Sec. 21. (a) The bureau shall observe all possible safeguards for information obtained by the bureau with the minimum standard for the safeguards to be the federal regulations governing the safeguarding of information under this program.
(b) The bureau or the prosecuting attorney may not disclose information obtained through the parent locator service, except to the extent necessary to fulfill a duty under this chapter.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 25. Child Services: Administration › Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act › 31-25-4-22. Disclosure of Information to Consumer Reporting Agencies; Procedures

Sec. 22. The bureau shall establish procedures for providing information to a consumer reporting agency (as defined by the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(f))) concerning the amount of overdue support owed by a parent. Information provided under this section must be provided in accordance with federal statutes and regulations governing the Title IV-D program (42 U.S.C. 651).
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 25. Child Services: Administration › Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act › 31-25-4-23. Title Iv-D Agency; Incentive Payments; Distribution From County Treasury

Sec. 23. (a) Subject to subsection (d), the Title IV-D agency shall provide incentive payments to counties for enforcing and collecting the support rights that have been assigned to the state. The incentive payments shall be made by the Title IV-D agency directly to the county and deposited in the county treasury for distribution on a quarterly basis and in the following manner:
(1) Twenty-two and two-tenths percent (22.2%) of the incentive payments shall be distributed to the Title IV-D incentive fund established in accordance with section 23.5 of this chapter by each county that receives payments under this subdivision.
(2) Thirty-three and four-tenths percent (33.4%) of the incentive payments shall be distributed to the operating budget of the prosecuting attorney.
(3) Twenty-two and two-tenths percent (22.2%) of the incentive payments shall be distributed to the operating budget of the circuit court clerk.
(b) Notwithstanding IC 36-2-5-2(b), distribution from the county treasury under subsection (a) shall be made without the necessity of first obtaining an appropriation from the county fiscal body.
(c) The amount that a county receives and the terms under which the incentive payment is paid must be in accordance with relevant federal statutes and the federal regulations promulgated under the statutes. However, amounts received as incentive payments may not, without the approval of the county fiscal body, be used to increase or supplement the salary of an elected official. The amounts received as incentive payments must be used to supplement, rather than take the place of, other funds used for Title IV-D program activities.
(d) The Title IV-D agency shall retain twenty-two and two-tenths percent (22.2%) of the incentive payments described in subsection (a).
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271. Amended by P.L.146-2006, SEC.23; P.L.1-2007, SEC.198; P.L.162-2011, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 25. Child Services: Administration › Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act › 31-25-4-23.5. Title Iv-D Incentive Fund; Use of Money

Sec. 23.5. (a) Each county that receives payments under section 23(a)(1) of this chapter shall establish a Title IV-D incentive fund.
(b) The incentive payments under section 23(a)(1) of this chapter shall be paid into the fund.
(c) Money in the fund may be used only for child support enforcement purposes.
(d) Money in the fund does not revert to any other fund.
As added by P.L.162-2011, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 25. Child Services: Administration › Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act › 31-25-4-24. Duties of Circuit Court Clerk; Support Money; Cash Payments

Sec. 24. (a) Each circuit court clerk shall do the following:
(1) Before January 1, 2007, receive support money assigned to the state and paid under the terms of a court order in the clerk's jurisdiction and pay the money to the Title IV-D agency within the time limits established by P.L.93-647, as amended, and any related regulations that are promulgated.
(2) Maintain all records concerning the payment or nonpayment of support money that have been assigned to the state and transmit the records to the Title IV-D agency upon request.
(3) Contract with the Title IV-D agency for the performance and the remuneration for the performance of duties prescribed in this section.
(b) Beginning January 1, 2007, for purposes of subsection (a)(1), each circuit court clerk may accept only support money that is paid in cash.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271. Amended by P.L.146-2006, SEC.24; P.L.1-2007, SEC.199.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 25. Child Services: Administration › Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act › 31-25-4-25. Amounts Distributed From Department of Child Services

Sec. 25. The amounts appropriated for duties performed by prosecuting attorneys, circuit court clerks, or other agents under this chapter shall be distributed directly from the department of child services.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271. Amended by P.L.146-2006, SEC.25; P.L.1-2007, SEC.200.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 25. Child Services: Administration › Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act › 31-25-4-26. Appeal Right of Aggrieved Tanf Recipient; Issue Limitation; Corrective Action on Erroneous Records

Sec. 26. (a) A recipient of the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program (45 CFR 265) who is aggrieved by the action of the Title IV-D agency in paying or not paying money to the recipient out of the support money collected by the agency under an assignment to Indiana may appeal the action to the Title IV-D agency. The appeal may not be used to redetermine eligibility for assistance, but must be limited to the issue as to whether upon the records before the Title IV-D agency proper distribution was made out of the support money collected.
(b) If, as a result of the appeal, the Title IV-D agency or the administrative law judge assigned by the office of administrative law proceedings has reasonable cause to believe that the records in the agency's possession concerning the appellant are in error, the Title IV-D agency shall notify the agency supplying the records of possible errors and request corrective action.
(c) The appeal hearing must be held in accordance with the rules of the department or the office of administrative law proceedings.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271. Amended by P.L.13-2021, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 25. Child Services: Administration › Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act › 31-25-4-27. Rules Implementing Title Iv-D

Sec. 27. The director of the department shall adopt rules necessary to implement Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act and this chapter. The department shall send a copy of each proposed or adopted rule to the interim study committee on public health, behavioral health, and human services established by IC 2-5-1.3-4 not later than ten (10) days after proposal or adoption.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271. Amended by P.L.53-2014, SEC.144; P.L.5-2015, SEC.64.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 25. Child Services: Administration › Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act › 31-25-4-28. Appropriation

Sec. 28. A sufficient amount must be appropriated annually out of the state general fund for the administration of this chapter.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 25. Child Services: Administration › Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act › 31-25-4-29. Child Support Enforcement Revolving Funds

Sec. 29. (a) The bureau may, with the consent of the budget agency, establish child support enforcement revolving funds for the deposit of a part of the child support money collected by the bureau under this chapter.
(b) The amount of money to be deposited in a revolving fund established under this section shall be determined by the budget director. The budget agency shall annually review each revolving fund for the purpose of determining whether the fund's current level is adequate for the purpose of making disbursements described in subsection (c) and shall report to the budget director recommendations regarding changes in the amount of the fund. The budget director may authorize an increase or a decrease in the fund.
(c) Disbursements from a revolving fund established under this section may be made only to the bureau as follows:
(1) For payment of expenses incurred by the division in the collection of child support under this chapter.
(2) To enable the bureau to participate in child support collection projects offered by other units of government or the private sector.
(d) The bureau shall do the following:
(1) Request the budget agency to allocate, as needed, money from the revolving fund for the purposes described in subsection (c).
(2) Keep complete financial records of all transactions.
(3) Prepare, before the beginning of each fiscal year, an annual budget of proposed expenditures from the revolving funds.
(e) The bureau shall submit an annual budget to the budget agency for approval under subsection (d), and an expenditure in excess of the approved budget may not be made without the approval of the budget agency.
(f) Money in a revolving fund established under this section does not revert to any other fund at the end of a state fiscal year.
(g) The treasurer of state may invest the money in a revolving fund established under this section in the manner provided by law for investing money in the state general fund.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 25. Child Services: Administration › Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act › 31-25-4-30. Child Support Obligation Lien List; Motor Vehicle Liens

Sec. 30. (a) The bureau shall, each month, prepare a list of each person against whom a child support obligation lien is held under IC 31-16-16-3 (or IC 31-2-11-9 before its repeal). The list must identify each person liable for a lien by name, address, amount of lien, and either Social Security number or employer identification number. The bureau shall certify a copy of the list to the bureau of motor vehicles.
(b) The bureau of motor vehicles shall, before issuing the title to a motor vehicle under IC 9-17, determine whether the purchaser's or assignee's name is on the most recent monthly lien list. If the purchaser's or assignee's name is on the list, the bureau shall enter as a lien on the title the name of the state as the lienholder. The state's lien on a title under this section is subordinate to a prior perfected security interest if the interest is defined and perfected under any of the following:
(1) IC 26-1-9.1.
(2) IC 32-8 (before its repeal).
(3) IC 32-28.
(4) IC 32-29.
(5) IC 32-33.
(6) IC 32-34-10.
(c) A lien against the title under this section must be treated in the same manner as any other subordinate title lien.
(d) The bureau shall prescribe and furnish release forms for use by the bureau. When the amount of the lien is paid, the bureau shall issue to the person against whom the lien was held a release stating that the amount represented by the lien has been paid. The bureau may also issue a release to a person against whom the lien is held if the person has made arrangements, agreed to by the bureau, for the payment of the amount represented by the lien.
(e) The director of the bureau or the director's designee is the custodian of all titles having the state as the sole lienholder under this section. Upon receiving a title from the bureau of motor vehicles under this section, the director shall notify the owner of the motor vehicle.
(f) The bureau shall reimburse the bureau of motor vehicles for all costs incurred by the bureau in implementing this section.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 25. Child Services: Administration › Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act › 31-25-4-33. Objections to Order; Hearing

Sec. 33. (a) An obligor may contest the Title IV-D agency's determination to issue an order under section 32 of this chapter by making a written application to the Title IV-D agency within twenty (20) days after the date the notice is mailed to the obligor.
(b) The only basis for contesting an order issued under this section is a mistake of fact.
(c) The Title IV-D agency or the office of administrative law proceedings shall hold a hearing, within twenty-five (25) days after written application is made under subsection (a), to review its determination to issue an order under section 32 of this chapter. The Title IV-D agency or the office of administrative law proceedings shall make a determination in writing on the issuance of an order under section 32 of this chapter at the hearing.
(d) If the obligor requests a hearing but fails to appear or if the obligor appears and is found to be delinquent, the Title IV-D agency or the office of administrative law proceedings shall issue an order to the bureau of motor vehicles stating that the obligor is delinquent.
(e) An order issued under subsection (d) must require the following:
(1) If the obligor who is the subject of the order holds a driving license or permit on the date the order is issued, that the obligor's driving privileges be suspended under further order of the Title IV-D agency or the office of administrative law proceedings.
(2) If the obligor who is the subject of the order does not hold a driving license or permit on the date the order is issued, that the bureau of motor vehicles may not issue a driving license or permit to the obligor until the bureau of motor vehicles receives a further order from the Title IV-D agency or the office of administrative law proceedings.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.271. Amended by P.L.183-2017, SEC.11; P.L.13-2021, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 25. Child Services: Administration › Chapter 4. Child Support Provisions of Title Iv-D of the Federal Social Security Act › 31-25-4-33.5. Driving Privilege Reinstatement; Suspension

Sec. 33.5. (a) If the Title IV-D agency finds that an obligor is delinquent and issues an order to the bureau of motor vehicles stating that the obligor is delinquent under section 32(b) or 33(d) of this chapter, the obligor may have the obligor's driving privileges reinstated by making a single payment of either:
(1) if the obligor is required by court order to pay a child support obligation, the equivalent of eight (8) weeks of the child support order to the clerk of the court or the state central collection unit; or
(2) if the obligor is no longer required to pay a child support obligation but has a child support arrearage, the equivalent of eight (8) weeks of the most recent child support order or the full amount of the child support arrearage, whichever is less, to the clerk of the court or the state central collection unit.
(b) If the court ordered support obligation cannot be determined for an obligor, the obligor shall contact the Title IV-D agency enforcing the child support order to reach an agreement for a payment amount that must be paid for the obligor to have the obligor's driving privileges reinstated.
(c) Once the obligor pays the required amount under subsection (a) or (b), the obligor shall provide proof of payment to the Title IV-D agency enforcing the child support order. Within seven (7) days of confirming the obligor's payment, the Title IV-D agency shall issue an order to the bureau of motor vehicles to reinstate the obligor's driving privileges.
(d) If multiple orders have been issued by the Title IV-D agency to the bureau of motor vehicles to suspend the obligor's driving privileges, the obligor must make a required payment under subsection (a) in each case where an order to suspend the obligor's driving privileges is issued to have those suspensions of the obligor's driving privileges lifted.
(e) The Title IV-D agency shall monitor compliance with the court ordered child support obligation for a period of sixty (60) days after the obligor's driving privileges are reinstated. After the period of sixty (60) days, if the obligor has failed to comply with the child support order and is again delinquent, as defined by section 2 of this chapter, the Title IV-D agency may again initiate the process to suspend the obligor's driving privileges under section 32 of this chapter.
(f) This section does not prevent the:
(1) Title IV-D agency from entering into and enforcing a child support payment agreement with the obligor, including suspension of the child support obligor's driver's license; or
(2) obligor from filing a petition for specialized driving privileges under IC 9-30-16.
As added by P.L.86-2021, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.9-2022, SEC.63.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 25. Child Services: Administration › Chapter 5. Cooperation With Department of Child Services Ombudsman › 31-25-5-1. "Ombudsman"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "ombudsman" refers to the office of the department of child services ombudsman established within the Indiana department of administration by IC 4-13-19-3. The term includes an employee of the office of the department of child services ombudsman or an individual approved by the office of the department of child services ombudsman to receive, investigate, and resolve complaints that allege the department, by an action or omission, failed to protect the physical or mental health or safety of any child or failed to follow specific laws, rules, or written policies.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.373.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 25. Child Services: Administration › Chapter 5. Cooperation With Department of Child Services Ombudsman › 31-25-5-2. Ombudsman Access to Records and Facilities

Sec. 2. The department and the juvenile court with jurisdiction over a child shall provide the ombudsman with:
(1) appropriate access to all records of the department concerning the child, excluding adoption records, but including all records of the department related to vendors and contractors; and
(2) immediate access, without prior notice, to any facility in which the child is placed or is receiving services funded by the department.
As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.373.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 25. Child Services: Administration › Chapter 6. Family Case Manager Assistance › 31-25-6-1. Implementation of Telephone Contacts

Sec. 1. The department shall implement and make available telephone contacts for family case managers for the purpose of providing access to assistance in finding placement with a relative, foster placement, or other suitable placement for a child.
As added by P.L.210-2019, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 25. Child Services: Administration › Chapter 6. Family Case Manager Assistance › 31-25-6-2. Telephone Contacts Requirements

Sec. 2. The telephone contacts required by section 1 of this chapter must meet the following requirements:
(1) Be available to family case managers statewide.
(2) Be able to provide assistance and be available on a twenty-four (24) hour, seven (7) day per week basis.
As added by P.L.210-2019, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 26. Child Services: Programs › Chapter 1. Youth Service Bureau › 31-26-1-2. "Youth Service Bureau"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "youth service bureau" means an organization that is certified as a youth service bureau by the department under section 3 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 26. Child Services: Programs › Chapter 1. Youth Service Bureau › 31-26-1-3. Certification Requirements

Sec. 3. Any organization may apply to the department for certification as a youth service bureau. The department shall establish criteria for the certification of an organization as a youth service bureau, which must include the following requirements:
(1) The organization must be registered with the secretary of state as a nonprofit corporation or must be an agency of a local governmental unit.
(2) The organization must develop and operate direct and indirect service programs designed to do the following:
(A) Support, represent, and protect the rights of young people.
(B) Prevent adolescent misbehavior and divert young people from the justice system.
(C) Maintain a referral system with other service agencies that might benefit young people.
(D) Inform and educate citizens about the functions and services available through the organization and serve as a link between the needs of youth and the community.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 26. Child Services: Programs › Chapter 1. Youth Service Bureau › 31-26-1-4. Youth Service Bureau Grant Account

Sec. 4. (a) The youth service bureau grant account is established within the state general fund to provide grants to youth service bureaus. The account consists of money:
(1) appropriated by the general assembly;
(2) received in the form of donations; and
(3) from any other source.
(b) The account shall be administered by the department.
(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 funds may be invested.
(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.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 26. Child Services: Programs › Chapter 1. Youth Service Bureau › 31-26-1-5. Annual Grant to Each Bureau; Additional Grants

Sec. 5. (a) The department may provide an annual grant to each youth service bureau.
(b) The department may also provide an additional grant to a youth service bureau that is receiving a grant under subsection (a) to permit the youth service bureau to maintain or expand the youth service bureau's programs. An additional grant under this subsection is subject to the requirements of section 7 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 26. Child Services: Programs › Chapter 1. Youth Service Bureau › 31-26-1-6. Grants to Bureaus Not Receiving Annual or Additional Grants

Sec. 6. The department may provide a grant to a youth service bureau that is not receiving a grant under section 5 of this chapter to permit the youth service bureau to establish, maintain, or expand the youth service bureau's programs. A grant under this section is subject to the requirements of section 7 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 26. Child Services: Programs › Chapter 1. Youth Service Bureau › 31-26-1-7. Matching Grants to Bureaus

Sec. 7. A grant under section 5(b) or 6 of this chapter must be matched by an equal amount of money raised by the youth service bureau from sources other than the state.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 26. Child Services: Programs › Chapter 1. Youth Service Bureau › 31-26-1-8. Rules; Application Procedures and Evaluation Criteria; Certification and Grants

Sec. 8. The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 establishing application procedures and evaluation criteria for organizations applying for certification and grants under this chapter.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 26. Child Services: Programs › Chapter 1. Youth Service Bureau › 31-26-1-9. Grant Recipients' Duties

Sec. 9. A youth service bureau that receives a grant under this chapter shall do the following:
(1) Maintain accurate and complete records, reports, statistics, and other information necessary for the conduct of the youth service bureau's programs.
(2) Establish appropriate written policies and procedures to protect the confidentiality of individual client records.
(3) Submit service and activity reports to the department as required by the department.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 26. Child Services: Programs › Chapter 3.5. Child Welfare Programs › 31-26-3.5-1. "Child Welfare Program"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "child welfare program" means a program or an activity that is:
(1) not a component of child services provided to or for the benefit of a particular child or family; and
(2) designed to serve groups or categories of children or families in a community for the purposes described in section 2 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 26. Child Services: Programs › Chapter 3.5. Child Welfare Programs › 31-26-3.5-1.5. "Child Welfare Substance Abuse Treatment Services"

Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "child welfare substance abuse treatment services" includes the following:
(1) Addiction counseling.
(2) Inpatient detoxification.
(3) Medication assisted treatment, including a federal Food and Drug Administration approved long acting, nonaddictive medication for the treatment of opioid or alcohol dependence.
As added by P.L.243-2017, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 26. Child Services: Programs › Chapter 3.5. Child Welfare Programs › 31-26-3.5-2. Authority to Establish and Fund Program; Purposes of Program

Sec. 2. A child welfare program may be established and funded by the department for any of the following purposes:
(1) Protecting and promoting the welfare of children in a community who are, or are likely to be, at risk of becoming homeless, neglected, or abused due to lack of adequate or appropriate parental support or supervision, in order to reduce the likelihood that the children will become wards of a juvenile court or the department.
(2) Preventing, remedying, or assisting in the solution of problems that may result in the neglect, abuse, exploitation, or delinquency of children.
(3) Preventing unnecessary separation of children from their families by identifying family problems, assisting in the resolution of family problems, and preventing the breakup of families whenever prevention of child removal is possible and desirable.
(4) Providing services targeted to the assistance of children who are developmentally or physically disabled and their families, for the purposes of prevention of potential abuse, neglect, or abandonment of those children, and enabling the children to receive adequate family support and preparation to become self-supporting to the extent feasible.
(5) Providing family preservation services or family support services (both as defined in 42 U.S.C. 629a) for families and children who are not currently receiving individually designed services provided or funded by the department through an open juvenile court child in need of services or delinquency case.
(6) Providing child welfare substance abuse treatment services for families and children who have an open child welfare or delinquency case with the juvenile court.
As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570. Amended by P.L.243-2017, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 26. Child Services: Programs › Chapter 3.5. Child Welfare Programs › 31-26-3.5-2.5. Information and Training on Child Welfare Substance Abuse Treatment Services

Sec. 2.5. Information and training concerning child welfare substance abuse treatment services must be provided as follows:
(1) The office of judicial administration shall provide the information and training to juvenile court, circuit court, and superior court judges.
(2) The department shall provide the information and training to the employees of the department.
(3) The public defender council of Indiana shall provide the information and training to public defenders.
As added by P.L.243-2017, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.156-2020, SEC.114.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 26. Child Services: Programs › Chapter 3.5. Child Welfare Programs › 31-26-3.5-3. Application to Establish, Continue, or Modify Program

Sec. 3. (a) An application to establish a new child welfare program, or to continue or modify an existing child welfare program, may be submitted by a court, county executive, private nonprofit agency or organization, or an interested person based on guidelines and instructions issued by the department. Except as provided in subsection (b), the application shall be transmitted to the regional services council or councils for the county, region, or geographic area of Indiana that the applicant proposes to serve. Each regional services council must review and submit its recommendations to the director in conformity with procedures established by the department.
(b) An application to establish, continue, or modify a program that will operate on a statewide basis shall be submitted directly to the director of the department for review and evaluation.
As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 26. Child Services: Programs › Chapter 3.5. Child Welfare Programs › 31-26-3.5-4. Approval of Program

Sec. 4. A child welfare program must be approved by the director of the department or the director's designee. The director's approval shall specify the period for which operation of the program is approved and the procedure for submission of any request for continuation, extension, or modification of the approved program. The department may not pay for the costs of any programs that have not been approved by the director.
As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 26. Child Services: Programs › Chapter 3.5. Child Welfare Programs › 31-26-3.5-5. Policies and Procedures for Review and Evaluation of Programs

Sec. 5. The department shall establish policies and procedures for periodic review and evaluation of approved child welfare programs, including evaluation of the effectiveness and results of the program activities, as part of the consideration of any application to continue or modify the program.
As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 26. Child Services: Programs › Chapter 3.5. Child Welfare Programs › 31-26-3.5-6. Child Welfare Program Account Established; Sources of Funds in Account

Sec. 6. (a) A child welfare program account is established in the state general fund to receive money for establishment, operation, or support of child welfare programs. Receipts credited to the child welfare program account may be derived from the following sources:
(1) Any appropriation made by the general assembly that is specifically designated for child welfare programs.
(2) Any part of the appropriation to the department that is set aside and allocated by the department for child welfare programs, at the discretion of the director.
(3) Any part of federal grant funds received by the department through Title IV-B Parts 1 and 2 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) that is allocated by the department for child welfare programs under this chapter at the discretion of the director, subject to the terms and conditions of the grant.
(4) Any gifts received by the department from individuals or nongovernmental organizations, for purposes of child welfare programs. The department may receive and administer any gifts earmarked for specifically designated child welfare programs, in accordance with the terms of the gift.
(b) Any appropriation made by the general assembly for the child welfare program account remains in the child welfare program account until expended and does not revert to the state general fund at the expiration of the state fiscal year for which the appropriation was made.
As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570. Amended by P.L.7-2015, SEC.52.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 26. Child Services: Programs › Chapter 4. Indiana Kids First Trust › 31-26-4-1. Purpose

Sec. 1. (a) The purpose of the Indiana kids first trust program and this chapter is to recognize that:
(1) the children of the state are its single greatest resource;
(2) children require the utmost protection to guard their future and the future of the state;
(3) it is in the public interest to protect children from abuse and neglect; and
(4) it is in the public interest to reduce infant mortality.
(b) The Indiana kids first trust program shall provide funds for community programs that prevent child abuse and neglect.
(c) The Indiana kids first trust program shall provide funds for community programs that reduce infant mortality from the infant mortality account established by section 14 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 26. Child Services: Programs › Chapter 4. Indiana Kids First Trust › 31-26-4-2.3. Treatment of References to Indiana Children's Trust Fund Board; Transfer of Property to Board

Sec. 2.3. (a) After June 30, 2003, any reference in a statute or rule referring to the Indiana children's trust fund board is considered a reference to the board.
(b) On July 1, 2003, the board becomes the owner of all the personal property and assets and assumes the obligations and liabilities of the Indiana children's trust fund board, as it existed before July 1, 2003.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.506.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 26. Child Services: Programs › Chapter 4. Indiana Kids First Trust › 31-26-4-4. "Project"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "project" means an undertaking:
(1) that furthers the purposes of this chapter; and
(2) for which an expenditure from the fund may be made.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 26. Child Services: Programs › Chapter 4. Indiana Kids First Trust › 31-26-4-5. Indiana Kids First Trust Fund Board

Sec. 5. (a) The Indiana kids first trust fund board is established.
(b) The purpose of the board is to determine whether proposed projects under this chapter should be approved and to perform other duties given to the board by this chapter. The board shall approve projects and recommend to the department that the projects receive funds under sections 12 and 14 of this chapter.
(c) The board shall, before January 1 of each year, prepare a budget for expenditures from the fund for the following state fiscal year. The budget must contain priorities for expenditures from the fund to accomplish the projects that have been approved under this chapter. The budget shall be submitted to the department and the budget committee.
(d) The board may employ staff necessary to carry out the duties of the board.
(e) The board may establish a nonprofit subsidiary corporation under section 17 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272. Amended by P.L.93-2021, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 26. Child Services: Programs › Chapter 4. Indiana Kids First Trust › 31-26-4-6. Members of Board

Sec. 6. The board consists of the following ten (10) members:
(1) Two (2) individuals who are not members of the general assembly, appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate with advice from the minority leader of the senate.
(2) Two (2) individuals who are not members of the general assembly, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives with advice from the minority leader of the house of representatives.
(3) The director of the department or the director's designee.
(4) Four (4) individuals appointed by the governor as follows:
(A) One (1) individual who represents the general public.
(B) Two (2) individuals who represent child advocacy organizations.
(C) One (1) individual who represents the medical community.
(5) The commissioner of the Indiana department of health or the commissioner's designee. An individual designated by the commissioner under this subdivision must have knowledge of or experience in issues relating to:
(A) the prevention of child abuse and neglect; and
(B) the reduction of infant mortality.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272. Amended by P.L.56-2023, SEC.298.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 26. Child Services: Programs › Chapter 4. Indiana Kids First Trust › 31-26-4-7. Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of Board

Sec. 7. (a) The members shall annually choose a chairperson and vice chairperson from among the members of the board under this section.
(b) The director of the department or the director's designee may not serve as chairperson or vice chairperson.
(c) If the member chosen as chairperson was appointed as a member by the president pro tempore of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives, the vice chairperson must be chosen from among the members appointed by the governor. If the member chosen as chairperson was appointed as a member by the governor, the vice chairperson must be chosen from among the members appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate or the speaker of the house of representatives.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 26. Child Services: Programs › Chapter 4. Indiana Kids First Trust › 31-26-4-8. Meetings; Quorum; Voting of Board; Minutes

Sec. 8. (a) The board shall meet at least quarterly and at the call of the chair.
(b) A majority of the appointed members of the board constitutes a quorum. The board may take action only in the presence of a quorum.
(c) The affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the board participating in a board meeting is necessary for the board to take any action at the meeting.
(d) The board shall post the minutes of a meeting on the board's Internet web site not later than ten (10) days after the minutes are approved by the board.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272. Amended by P.L.93-2021, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 26. Child Services: Programs › Chapter 4. Indiana Kids First Trust › 31-26-4-9. Terms of Board Members

Sec. 9. (a) The term of a board member begins on the later of the following:
(1) The day the term of the member whom the individual is appointed to succeed expires.
(2) The day the individual is appointed.
(b) The term of a member expires July 1 of the fourth year after the member is appointed. However, a member serves at the pleasure of the appointing authority.
(c) The appointing authority may reappoint a member for a new term.
(d) The appointing authority shall appoint an individual to fill a vacancy among the members.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272. Amended by P.L.93-2021, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 26. Child Services: Programs › Chapter 4. Indiana Kids First Trust › 31-26-4-10. Compensation of Board Members

Sec. 10. (a) Each member of the board who is not a state employee is entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is also entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties as provided in the state policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
(b) Each member of the board who is a state employee is entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties as provided in the state policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 31. Family Law and Juvenile Law › Article 26. Child Services: Programs › Chapter 4. Indiana Kids First Trust › 31-26-4-11. Strategic Plan; Plan Proposal and Fund Request Method

Sec. 11. The board shall adopt and make available to the public:
(1) a strategic plan to implement the purposes of this chapter; and
(2) a method for proposing projects and requesting funds from the Indiana kids first trust fund.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.