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2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 6. Application for Township Assistance › 12-20-6-6.5. Denial of Relief; Fraud Relating to Public Relief or Assistance

Sec. 6.5. (a) If an individual has been convicted of an offense under IC 35-43-5 concerning fraud relating to public relief or assistance, a township trustee may not extend aid to or for the benefit of that individual for the following periods:
(1) If the conviction is for a misdemeanor, for one (1) year after the conviction.
(2) If the conviction is for a felony, for ten (10) years after the conviction.
(b) If a township trustee finds that an individual has obtained township assistance from any township by means of conduct described in IC 35-43-5, the township trustee may refuse to extend aid to or for the benefit of that individual for sixty (60) days after the later of the:
(1) date of the improper conduct; or
(2) date aid was last extended to the individual based on the improper conduct.
As added by P.L.51-1996, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.33; P.L.174-2021, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 6. Application for Township Assistance › 12-20-6-6.6. Aid Cannot Pay for Goods or Services During Period When Assistance Denied

Sec. 6.6. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article:
(1) a township trustee may not extend aid to or for the benefit of an individual if that aid would pay for goods or services provided to or for the benefit of the individual; and
(2) a township is not obligated to pay the cost of basic necessities incurred on behalf of the household in which the individual resides;
during a period that the individual has previously applied for and been denied township assistance.
As added by P.L.51-1996, SEC.26. Amended by P.L.259-2001, SEC.2; P.L.73-2005, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 6. Application for Township Assistance › 12-20-6-7. Action on Application

Sec. 7. (a) In a case of emergency, a trustee shall accept and promptly act upon a completed application from an individual requesting assistance. In a nonemergency request for township assistance, the trustee shall act on the completed application not later than seventy-two (72) hours after receiving the application, excluding weekends and legal holidays listed in IC 1-1-9. The trustee's office shall retain a copy of each application and affidavit whether or not relief is granted.
(b) The actions that a trustee may take on a completed application for township assistance, except in a case of emergency, are the following:
(1) Grant assistance.
(2) Deny assistance, including a partial denial of assistance requested.
(3) Leave the decision pending.
(c) A decision pending determination under subsection (b)(3):
(1) may not remain pending for more than seventy-two (72) hours after the expiration of the period described in subsection (a); and
(2) must include a statement listing the specific reasons that assistance is not granted or denied within the period required under subsection (a).
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-6.2(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.27; P.L.259-2001, SEC.3; P.L.73-2005, SEC.35.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 6. Application for Township Assistance › 12-20-6-8. Notice of Action Taken; Appeals

Sec. 8. (a) A township trustee shall promptly notify in writing each applicant for township assistance of action taken upon a completed application for township assistance. The trustee shall do the following:
(1) Mail notice or provide personal notice not later than seventy-two (72) hours, excluding weekends and legal holidays listed in IC 1-1-9, after the completed application is received, advising the applicant of the right to appeal an adverse decision of the trustee to the board of commissioners.
(2) Include in the notice required under subdivision (1) the following:
(A) The type and amount of assistance granted.
(B) The type and amount of assistance denied or partially granted.
(C) Specific reasons for denying all or part of the assistance requested.
(D) Information advising the applicant of the procedures for appeal to the board of commissioners.
(b) A copy of the notice described in subsection (a) shall be filed with the recipient's application and affidavit in the trustee's office.
(c) An application for township assistance is not considered complete until all adult members of the requesting household have signed:
(1) the township assistance application; and
(2) any other form, instrument, or document:
(A) required by law; or
(B) determined necessary for investigative purposes by the trustee, as contained in the township's township assistance guidelines.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-6.2(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.28; P.L.259-2001, SEC.4; P.L.73-2005, SEC.36.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 6. Application for Township Assistance › 12-20-6-9. Investigation; Relatives

Sec. 9. If an application for township assistance is made to the township trustee as administrator of township assistance, the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, shall carefully investigate the circumstances of the applicant and each member of the applicant's household to ascertain the following:
(1) Legal residence.
(2) Names and ages.
(3) Physical condition relating to sickness or health.
(4) Present and previous occupation.
(5) Ability and capacity to perform labor.
(6) The cause of the applicant's or household member's condition if the applicant or household member is found to be in need and the cause can be ascertained.
(7) Whether the applicant or a member of the applicant's household is entitled to income in the immediate future from any source, including the following:
(A) Past or present employment.
(B) A pending claim or cause of action that may result in a monetary award being received by any member of the applicant's household claiming to be in need.
(C) A pending determination for assistance from any other federal or state governmental entity.
(8) The family relationships of the township assistance applicant.
(9) Whether the township assistance applicant or members of the applicant's household have relatives able and willing to assist the applicant or a member of the applicant's household.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-7.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.29; P.L.73-2005, SEC.37.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 6. Application for Township Assistance › 12-20-6-10. Support by Relatives

Sec. 10. (a) As used in this section, "relative" includes only the parent, stepparent, child, stepchild, sibling, stepsibling, grandparent, stepgrandparent, grandchild, or stepgrandchild of a township assistance applicant.
(b) If an applicant who applies for township assistance or a member of the applicant's household has a relative living in the township who is able to assist the applicant or member of the applicant's household, the township trustee shall, as administrator of township assistance and before granting aid a second time, ask the relative to help the applicant or member of the applicant's household, either with material relief or by furnishing employment.
(c) A township trustee may not use township assistance funds to pay the cost of an applicant's shelter with a relative who is the applicant's landlord if the applicant lives in:
(1) the same household as the relative; or
(2) housing separate from the relative and either:
(A) the housing is unencumbered by mortgage; or
(B) the housing has not been previously rented by the relative to a different tenant at reasonable market rates for at least six (6) months.
(d) If shelter payments are made to a relative of a township assistance applicant on behalf of the applicant or a member of the applicant's household, the trustee may file a lien against the relative's real property for the amount of township shelter assistance granted.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-11.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.30; P.L.73-2005, SEC.38.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 7. Consent to Disclosure of Personal Information › 12-20-7-1. Consent; Form; Filing

Sec. 1. (a) Each applicant and each adult member of the applicant's household seeking township assistance must consent to a disclosure and release of information about the applicant and the applicant's household before township assistance may be provided by the township trustee. The consent must be made by signing a form prescribed by the state board of accounts. The form must include the following:
(1) The applicant's name, case number, and address.
(2) The types of information being solicited, including the following:
(A) Countable income.
(B) Countable assets.
(C) Wasted resources.
(D) Relatives capable of providing assistance.
(E) Past or present employment.
(F) Pending claims or causes of action.
(G) A medical condition if relevant to work or workfare requirements.
(H) Any other information required by law.
(3) The names of individuals, agencies, and township trustee offices that will receive the information.
(4) The expiration date of the permission to disclose information.
(b) Information that is declared to be confidential by state or federal statute may not be obtained under the consent form prescribed by this section.
(c) The township trustee shall keep on file and shall make available to the division of family resources and office of Medicaid policy and planning upon request a copy of the signed consent form described in subsection (a).
(d) The township trustee shall send to the county office a copy of the signed consent form described in subsection (a).
(e) The division of family resources, county offices, and the office of Medicaid policy and planning shall make available to the township trustee upon request a copy of signed consent to disclosure and release of information forms in each entity's files.
(f) If an individual who is required to sign a form under this section is unable to sign the form in the township trustee's office due to a physical or mental disability or illness, the township trustee shall make alternate arrangements to obtain the individual's signature.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-13-1.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.193; P.L.5-1993, SEC.206; P.L.46-1995, SEC.57; P.L.51-1996, SEC.31; P.L.259-2001, SEC.5; P.L.73-2005, SEC.39; P.L.145-2006, SEC.115.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 7. Consent to Disclosure of Personal Information › 12-20-7-2. Information to Township Trustee

Sec. 2. (a) The county office shall provide the following information to each township trustee located in the county:
(1) Information that will identify the types of public assistance that are being provided to the individual who signed the consent form and the individual's household.
(2) Information that will identify the amount of public assistance that is being received by the individual who signed the consent form and the individual's household.
(3) Information that will identify the number of individuals in the household of the individual who signed the consent form who are receiving public assistance.
(4) Information regarding the income, resources, or assets of members of the individual's household receiving public assistance.
(b) The county office must provide the information required under subsection (a) not later than fourteen (14) calendar days after obtaining the information.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-13-2.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.194; P.L.5-1993, SEC.207; P.L.46-1995, SEC.58; P.L.51-1996, SEC.32.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 7. Consent to Disclosure of Personal Information › 12-20-7-2.5. Information Provided to Township Trustee by Department of Employment and Training

Sec. 2.5. Upon request of the township trustee, the department of employment and training services shall provide without charge information regarding:
(1) income, resources, and assets of; and
(2) benefits received by;
members of an applicant's household.
As added by P.L.51-1996, SEC.33.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 7. Consent to Disclosure of Personal Information › 12-20-7-3. Salary and Wage Information

Sec. 3. Upon request of the township trustee, the employer of a township assistance applicant or a member of the applicant's household shall provide the township trustee with information concerning salary or wages earned by the applicant or household member for purposes of determining the financial eligibility of the household to receive township assistance.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-13-3.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.34; P.L.73-2005, SEC.40.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 7. Consent to Disclosure of Personal Information › 12-20-7-3.5. Provision of Information to Determine Eligibility

Sec. 3.5. Upon request of the township trustee, a person holding assets or title to assets of a township assistance applicant or a member of the applicant's household shall provide the township trustee with information concerning the nature and value of those assets for purposes of determining the household's financial eligibility to receive township assistance.
As added by P.L.51-1996, SEC.35. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.41.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 7. Consent to Disclosure of Personal Information › 12-20-7-4. Use of Consent Forms

Sec. 4. The division of family resources and county offices shall use the consent forms received under this chapter to do the following:
(1) Assist in making eligibility determinations for public assistance programs administered by the division of family resources and county offices.
(2) Assist in reducing fraud and abuse in public assistance programs administered by the division of family resources and county offices.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-13-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.195; P.L.5-1993, SEC.208; P.L.145-2006, SEC.116.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 7. Consent to Disclosure of Personal Information › 12-20-7-4.5. Authorized Use of Information

Sec. 4.5. The township trustee shall use the information received under section 2 of this chapter to assist in reducing fraud and abuse in aid programs administered by the township trustee.
As added by P.L.46-1995, SEC.59.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 7. Consent to Disclosure of Personal Information › 12-20-7-5. Use of Information Not a Public Record

Sec. 5. Information that is received through the use of a consent form described in section 1 of this chapter and that is not a public record open to inspection and copying under any statute may be used only in connection with the following:
(1) The administration of the township trustee's township assistance program.
(2) The administration of public assistance programs that are administered by the division of family resources and county offices.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-13-5.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.196; P.L.5-1993, SEC.209; P.L.73-2005, SEC.42; P.L.145-2006, SEC.117.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 7. Consent to Disclosure of Personal Information › 12-20-7-6. Unauthorized Use or Disclosure of Information

Sec. 6. A township trustee, an assistant of a township trustee, or an employee or a director of the division of family resources, the office of Medicaid policy and planning, and county offices who knowingly discloses or uses information that is obtained through the use of a consent form described in section 1 of this chapter, except as authorized by this chapter, commits a Class A misdemeanor.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-13-6.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.197; P.L.5-1993, SEC.210; P.L.145-2006, SEC.118.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 8. Legal Residence as Condition for Receipt of Township Assistance › 12-20-8-1. "Resident" Defined

Sec. 1. For purposes of this chapter, an individual is a "resident" of a township or county if the individual:
(1) has located in the township or county; and
(2) intends to make the township or county the individual's sole place of residence.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-5(b) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 8. Legal Residence as Condition for Receipt of Township Assistance › 12-20-8-2. Relief for Residents

Sec. 2. If an individual is a resident of a township or county, the township or county shall relieve and support the individual if the individual is poor and in need of relief.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-5(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 8. Legal Residence as Condition for Receipt of Township Assistance › 12-20-8-3. Intent to Become Resident; Determination

Sec. 3. (a) The township trustee may deny township assistance to an individual if the township trustee determines that the individual does not intend to make the township or county the individual's sole place of residence.
(b) The township trustee may consider all relevant information that supports or refutes the individual's intent to make the township or county the individual's sole place of residence, except the length of time the individual has been located in the township or county.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-5(b) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.43.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 8. Legal Residence as Condition for Receipt of Township Assistance › 12-20-8-4. Continuance of Legal Residence

Sec. 4. A residence legally acquired continues until the legal residence is lost or defeated by acquiring a new legal residence or by willful and uninterrupted absence from the township in which legal residence has been gained.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-5(c).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 8. Legal Residence as Condition for Receipt of Township Assistance › 12-20-8-5. Determination of Legal Residence; Factors Discounted

Sec. 5. Time spent in a penal institution, public or private charitable or benevolent institution, hospital, fraternal home, or in any place while serving in the armed forces of the United States may not be counted in determining legal residence in Indiana.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-5(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 8. Legal Residence as Condition for Receipt of Township Assistance › 12-20-8-6. Loss of Legal Residence Due to State or Federal Service

Sec. 6. An individual may not be considered to have lost a legal residence in Indiana because of an absence that is due to business of the state or of the United States.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-5(e).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 8. Legal Residence as Condition for Receipt of Township Assistance › 12-20-8-7. Assistance Notwithstanding Inability to Establish Place of Legal Settlement

Sec. 7. If the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, is unable to ascertain and establish the place of legal residence of a poor individual within the township, the township trustee shall proceed to provide assistance to the individual in the same manner as other poor individuals are provided assistance.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-19.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.44.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 9. Eligibility of Nonresidents for Township Assistance › 12-20-9-1. Repealed

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-14(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.51-1996, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 9. Eligibility of Nonresidents for Township Assistance › 12-20-9-2. Temporary Aid Pending Return to Legal Residence

Sec. 2. If an individual is:
(1) a child;
(2) the parent of a child requiring the parent's care; or
(3) sick, aged, injured, crippled, or physically or mentally unable to work or travel;
the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, of the township in which the individual is found shall furnish township assistance to the individual until the individual can be returned to the place of the individual's legal residence if that place can be determined.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-14(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 9. Eligibility of Nonresidents for Township Assistance › 12-20-9-3. Return to Legal Residence

Sec. 3. An individual:
(1) who:
(A) applies to the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, for assistance or is in need of assistance; or
(B) obtains free medical aid, hospitalization, public institutional care, or assistance in any part at public expense; and
(2) who does not have legal residence in the township;
may be returned by the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, to the individual's place of legal residence if that place can be determined.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-14(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.46.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 9. Eligibility of Nonresidents for Township Assistance › 12-20-9-4. Payment for Services Provided

Sec. 4. The record of and bill for services provided under this chapter shall be filed and paid in the manner provided for the filing and payment of other kinds of relief provided by the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance. The township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, shall pay bills from any available fund for providing township assistance.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-14(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.47.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 9. Eligibility of Nonresidents for Township Assistance › 12-20-9-5. Temporary Commitment in County Home

Sec. 5. If an individual or a member of an individual's household who is determined to be eligible for township assistance and entitled to temporary relief is in a township in which the individual or household member does not have legal residence, the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, may, if the trustee considers advisable, place the individual or household member temporarily in a county home as provided in IC 12-20-17-4.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-21.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.36; P.L.73-2005, SEC.48.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 9. Eligibility of Nonresidents for Township Assistance › 12-20-9-6. Violations; Denial of Aid

Sec. 6. An individual may be denied township assistance for not more than one hundred eighty (180) days whenever the individual or a member of the individual's household:
(1) has been:
(A) sent by a township where the individual does not reside to a location outside the township at the individual's request or by court order; and
(B) transported to a location outside the township at public expense; and
(2) knowingly reapplies for assistance in the township from which the individual or member of the individual's household was sent.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-14(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.37; P.L.73-2005, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 10. Employment as Condition for Receipt of Township Assistance › 12-20-10-1. Able-Bodied Assistance Applicants to Seek Employment

Sec. 1. If a township assistance applicant is in good health or if any members of the applicant's household are in good health, the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, shall require the individuals who are able to work to seek employment. The township trustee shall refuse to furnish any township assistance until the township trustee is satisfied that the township assistance applicant or members of the applicant's household are endeavoring to find work.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.38; P.L.73-2005, SEC.50.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 10. Employment as Condition for Receipt of Township Assistance › 12-20-10-2. Assistance Contingent on Performance of Work; Exception

Sec. 2. If:
(1) a township assistance applicant is in good health and able to work; and
(2) either:
(A) the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, offers employment to the township assistance applicant, regardless of whether the compensation for the work is in the form of money, house rent, or commodities consisting of the necessaries of life; or
(B) employment at a reasonable compensation is offered by any other individual, governmental agency, or employer;
the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, shall not furnish township assistance to the applicant until the township assistance applicant performs the work or shows just cause for not performing the work. However, a township assistance applicant may be given admission to the county home, where the township assistance applicant shall be compelled to work.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.39; P.L.73-2005, SEC.51.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 10. Employment as Condition for Receipt of Township Assistance › 12-20-10-3. Aid in Securing Employment; Trustee

Sec. 3. A township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, shall make all possible efforts to secure employment for an able-bodied township assistance applicant in the township where the applicant resides.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.52.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 10. Employment as Condition for Receipt of Township Assistance › 12-20-10-3.5. Medical Examination

Sec. 3.5. If a township assistance applicant or a member of the applicant's household claims an inability to work due to health, the township trustee may require and provide for any medical examination necessary for the township trustee to determine whether the applicant or household member is able to perform work.
As added by P.L.51-1996, SEC.40. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.53.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 10. Employment as Condition for Receipt of Township Assistance › 12-20-10-4. Aid in Securing Employment; Township Residents

Sec. 4. The township trustee may call upon residents of the township to aid in finding employment for a township assistance applicant who is able to work.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.54.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 11. Workfare as Condition for Receipt of Township Assistance › 12-20-11-2. Nonprofit Human Services Agency Employment; Suitability; Value of Performance; Furnished Equipment; Supervision; Insurance; Displacement of Employees

Sec. 2. (a) The township trustee may require the recipient to perform work for nonprofit human services agencies located within the county or an adjoining township in another county unless the recipient attends courses under section 3 of this chapter.
(b) The township trustee shall determine a township assistance applicant's suitability to perform available work under this section. The township trustee may provide for medical examinations necessary to make the determination.
(c) A township assistance recipient shall perform an amount of work that equals the value of assistance received by the township assistance recipient or the recipient's household. The township assistance recipient shall work off the assistance at a rate not less than the federal minimum wage.
(d) The nonprofit agency for which work is performed under this section shall furnish the necessary tools, materials, or transportation, unless the trustee agrees in writing to furnish the necessary tools, materials, or transportation to and from the work site from the trustee's office.
(e) Supervision of the work of a township assistance recipient under this section is the responsibility of the nonprofit agency for which the work is performed.
(f) The township trustee shall ensure that a township assistance recipient performing work under this section is covered by adequate liability insurance for injuries or damages suffered by or caused by the township assistance recipient.
(g) A township assistance recipient may not be assigned to work that would result in the displacement of employees of the nonprofit agency or in the reduction of hours worked by those employees.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10(i).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.56.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 11. Workfare as Condition for Receipt of Township Assistance › 12-20-11-3. Work Exemption and Tuition Reimbursement for Education Courses

Sec. 3. (a) If a township assistance recipient, after referral by the township trustee, is accepted and attends:
(1) adult education courses under IC 20-30-6-1 (before its repeal) or IC 22-4.1-18; or
(2) courses at Ivy Tech Community College;
the township assistance recipient is exempt from performing work or searching for work for not more than one hundred eighty (180) days.
(b) The township trustee may reimburse a township assistance recipient for tuition expenses incurred in attending the courses described in subsection (a) if the recipient:
(1) has a proven aptitude for the courses being studied;
(2) was referred by the trustee;
(3) does not qualify for other tax supported educational programs;
(4) maintains a passing grade in each course; and
(5) maintains the minimum attendance requirements specified by the educational institution.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10(j).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.5-1995, SEC.7; P.L.51-1996, SEC.42; P.L.1-2005, SEC.138; P.L.127-2005, SEC.6; P.L.1-2006, SEC.196; P.L.2-2007, SEC.161; P.L.7-2011, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 11. Workfare as Condition for Receipt of Township Assistance › 12-20-11-4. Satisfaction of Prior Township Obligations Prerequisite to Additional Township Assistance; Hardship Temporary Assistance; Confirming Documentation

Sec. 4. (a) The township trustee may require a township assistance applicant or an adult member of the applicant's household to satisfy all obligations to perform work incurred in another township before additional township assistance is granted. However, in case of an emergency, the trustee may temporarily waive the work obligation incurred from another township and provide temporary assistance to an applicant or a household in order to relieve need or immediate suffering.
(b) The township trustee may request from another township trustee documentation necessary to confirm that a township assistance applicant or an adult member of the applicant's household performed or did not perform work in another township.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10(k).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.43; P.L.73-2005, SEC.57.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 11. Workfare as Condition for Receipt of Township Assistance › 12-20-11-5. Application of Worker's Compensation Laws; Repayment of Assistance

Sec. 5. (a) Work performed under this chapter is considered as satisfaction of a condition for township assistance and is not considered as services performed for remuneration or as repayment for township assistance. However, a township assistance recipient performing work under this chapter and the governmental unit or nonprofit agency for which the recipient works are covered by the medical treatment and burial expense provisions of IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-6 with regard to the work performed.
(b) A township trustee may not seek federal or state reimbursement, foreclose a lien, or otherwise seek repayment of assistance for which a recipient or an adult member of the recipient's household has satisfactorily completed a workfare requirement.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.44; P.L.73-2005, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 12. Job Training as Condition for Receipt of Township Assistance › 12-20-12-1. Required Participation in Training Program

Sec. 1. As a condition of continuing eligibility, a township trustee may require a recipient of township assistance or any member of a recipient's household to participate in an appropriate work training program that is offered to the recipient or a member of the recipient's household within the county or an adjoining township in another county by a:
(1) federal, state, or local governmental entity; or
(2) nonprofit agency.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10.5.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.45; P.L.259-2001, SEC.6; P.L.73-2005, SEC.59.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 13. Rehabilitation, Training, and Work Programs Conducted by Township Trustee's Office › 12-20-13-1. Rehabilitation, Training, and Work Programs for Township Assistance Recipients

Sec. 1. A township trustee may, with the approval of the township board, do the following:
(1) Conduct the following for township assistance recipients in the township:
(A) Rehabilitation programs.
(B) Training programs.
(C) Retraining programs.
(D) Work programs.
(2) Employ personnel to supervise the programs.
(3) Pay the costs of the programs from township assistance money.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-10-1(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.60.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 13. Rehabilitation, Training, and Work Programs Conducted by Township Trustee's Office › 12-20-13-2. Repealed

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-10-1(b), (c).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.51-1996, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 13. Rehabilitation, Training, and Work Programs Conducted by Township Trustee's Office › 12-20-13-3. Appropriations

Sec. 3. (a) An expenditure of money may not be made under this chapter except after a specific appropriation made and approved in the manner provided by law.
(b) An appropriation may not be made or approved unless a sufficient amount of money to cover the proposed expenditure is included in the annual budget of the township trustee for township assistance purposes.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-10-1(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.61.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 14. Termination or Reduction of Township Assistance › 12-20-14-1. Repealed

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-6.3 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.51-1996, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 14. Termination or Reduction of Township Assistance › 12-20-14-2. Repealed

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-6.3 part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Repealed by P.L.51-1996, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 15. Appeal of Denial or Reduction in Amount of Township Assistance › 12-20-15-1. Appeal by Unsatisfied Township Assistance Applicants or Recipients to Board of Commissioners

Sec. 1. If an applicant for or recipient of township assistance is not satisfied with the decision of the township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, the applicant or recipient may appeal to the board of commissioners.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-18(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.62.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 15. Appeal of Denial or Reduction in Amount of Township Assistance › 12-20-15-2. Time for Applicant's Appeal

Sec. 2. An applicant for township assistance must file the applicant's appeal not more than fifteen (15) days from the date of issuance by the township trustee of adequate written notice of the denial of township assistance as provided by IC 12-20-6-8. An appeal must be made in writing or orally as required by the board of commissioners.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-18(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.46; P.L.73-2005, SEC.63.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 15. Appeal of Denial or Reduction in Amount of Township Assistance › 12-20-15-3. Hearing on Appeal; Uniform Written Procedures

Sec. 3. (a) The board of county commissioners may:
(1) conduct a hearing on the appeal; or
(2) appoint a hearing officer:
(A) from among the board;
(B) from among the employees of the board; or
(C) from qualified residents of the county;
who will conduct a hearing for the board.
(b) The board of county commissioners shall develop uniform written procedures, including provisions for:
(1) before the hearing, an opportunity for the appellant or the appellant's legal representative to review the appellant's township assistance file and any documents or evidence used by the township trustee to make the determination under appeal;
(2) the order of the proceeding and the procedure for subpoena:
(A) of a witness; or
(B) for production of evidence;
if reasonably requested by the appellant or the township trustee; and
(3) the issuance of a hearing decision within the period prescribed by section 6(b)(2) of this chapter.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-18(a) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.47; P.L.262-2003, SEC.2; P.L.73-2005, SEC.64.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 15. Appeal of Denial or Reduction in Amount of Township Assistance › 12-20-15-4. Review of Documents and Standards for Hearings on Appeal; Remanding Cases to Trustees

Sec. 4. (a) In hearing an appeal, the board of commissioners and a hearing officer shall:
(1) review and consider any report or investigative documents the trustee prepared before making the appealed decision; and
(2) be governed by the township's township assistance standards for determining eligibility to the extent that the standards comply with existing law for the granting of township assistance. If no legally sufficient standards have been established, the board of commissioners and the hearing officer shall be guided by the circumstances in each case.
(b) The board of commissioners shall remand a case to a trustee for further proceedings if:
(1) new evidence was presented by the applicant to the board of commissioners; and
(2) the board of commissioners determines that the new evidence presented would have made the individual eligible for assistance.
(c) If a case is remanded to a trustee, the trustee shall issue a new determination of eligibility not later than seventy-two (72) hours after receiving the written decision remanding the case, excluding weekends and legal holidays listed in IC 1-1-9.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-18(c) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.48; P.L.262-2003, SEC.3; P.L.73-2005, SEC.65.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 15. Appeal of Denial or Reduction in Amount of Township Assistance › 12-20-15-5. Necessary Parties at Hearing

Sec. 5. The appellant must be present at a hearing conducted by the board of commissioners or a hearing officer. The township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, or the trustee's representative shall be notified in writing of the hearing date and time, but the failure of the township trustee or the trustee's representative to be present is not a cause for postponement of the hearing unless the trustee requests and is granted a continuance. A continuance requested by the township trustee does not reduce the period required for a decision under section 6(b)(2) of this chapter.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-18(c) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.49; P.L.73-2005, SEC.66.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 15. Appeal of Denial or Reduction in Amount of Township Assistance › 12-20-15-6. Timing of Hearing on Appeal; Written Decision

Sec. 6. (a) The board of commissioners shall hold a hearing as soon as possible after the filing of an appeal but not more than ten (10) working days after the appeal form or other notice of appeal is received in the office of the board of commissioners.
(b) The board of commissioners shall issue a written decision that must:
(1) appear in the official records of the board;
(2) be issued to the appellant and the township trustee not more than five (5) working days following the date of the hearing;
(3) state the legal and factual basis for the decision;
(4) advise the appellant and the township trustee of the right to judicial review and the period prescribed for requesting judicial review; and
(5) inform the appellant of the availability of free legal counsel for the indigent.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-18(b) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.50.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 15. Appeal of Denial or Reduction in Amount of Township Assistance › 12-20-15-7. Implementation of Board's Decision

Sec. 7. The township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, shall carry out a decision of the board to sustain, increase, grant, or otherwise modify township assistance only if the board of commissioners complies with the requirements for a written decision under section 6 of this chapter.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-18(b) part.]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.51; P.L.73-2005, SEC.67.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 15. Appeal of Denial or Reduction in Amount of Township Assistance › 12-20-15-8. Appeal to Circuit or Superior Court

Sec. 8. (a) The township trustee or an applicant may appeal a decision of the board of commissioners to a circuit or superior court with jurisdiction in the county.
(b) In hearing an appeal, the court shall be governed by the township's township assistance standards for determining eligibility for granting township assistance in the township. If legally sufficient standards have not been established, the court shall be guided by the circumstances of the case.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-18(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.52; P.L.73-2005, SEC.68.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 15. Appeal of Denial or Reduction in Amount of Township Assistance › 12-20-15-9. Recovery of Assistance Awarded Upon Successful Appeal by Trustee

Sec. 9. If the court sets aside a decision of the board of commissioners in favor of an applicant, the township trustee may recover the amount of any assistance awarded as a result of the board's decision.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-18(e).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 16. Provision of Various Forms of Township Assistance › 12-20-16-1. Assistance Only Upon Necessity

Sec. 1. A township trustee, as administrator of township assistance, may provide and shall extend township assistance only when the personal effort of the township assistance applicant fails to provide one (1) or more basic necessities.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-10(b).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.51-1996, SEC.53; P.L.73-2005, SEC.69.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 16. Provision of Various Forms of Township Assistance › 12-20-16-4. Repealed

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-2-1-6(d).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.4-1993, SEC.198; P.L.5-1993, SEC.211. Repealed by P.L.51-1996, SEC.77.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 12. Human Services › Article 20. Township Assistance › Chapter 16. Provision of Various Forms of Township Assistance › 12-20-16-5. Food Relief

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