Public Policy Letter: House Ways and Means Committee to Hear Governor's Budget

HB 1001, currently the Governor’s version of the biennial budget, is set for hearing in the House Ways and Means committee on Tuesday at 10 a.m. The hour-long hearing can be viewed on the internet,http://iga.in.gov/ and scrolling to the House Ways and Means committee in the “Upcoming Meetings” box, then clicking on the video camera to the right. 

Gov. Pence’s budget proposal will be the starting point in the budget-setting process this session. It fully funds the Medicaid forecast, which addresses many of INARF’s priorities. 

Roughly 1,100 bills have been filed and assigned to committees in the first two weeks of the session. Only a few remain to be assigned and publicly released. 

Sen. Ron Grooms’ SB 504 would require DDRS to implement a pilot program for training and implementation of a single point of entry system for persons who are dually diagnosed. It establishes the pilot’s requirements and calls for an advisory board to analyze the data. The Division would provide a report to the legislature before Nov. 1, 2017. The bill is assigned to the Family and Children’s Services Committee. 

SB 185, authored by Sen. Jim Buck, would create an income tax credit for donations to qualified (non-profit and accredited, or under contract with DDRS) DD service providers. The credit would be the lesser of $1,000 or 50 percent of the contribution. The bill is assigned to Tax and Fiscal Policy. 

Requiring a minimum of 35 percent of state agency non-payroll purchases to be from Indiana businesses is the aim of HB 1166. Freshman Rep. Bill Fine is the bill’s author. It has been referred to Government and Regulatory Reform. 

Reps. Woody Burton and Jerry Torr have filed nearly identical bills to create a voluntary certification program for persons in professions not currently licensed, registered, or certified by the state. It would allow those obtaining a credential from a recognized organization to apply to be placed on an electronic registry and to then claim state certification. Rep. Burton’s bill is HB 1285; Rep. Torr’s bill is HB 1303. Both have been sent to Employment, Labor, and Pensions. 

A variation on the Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) on tax exempt property is contained in Rep. Tom Saunders’ HB 1355. It would authorize county or city councils to establish “local service fees” on tax exempt properties other than those used for religious worship. Those fees would be based on the local government services provided. The bill is assigned to Ways and Means. 

The House committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety will hear HB 1242 on Tuesday. The bill requires police reserve officers to complete mandatory in-service training on interacting with persons with mental illness, addictive disorders, autism, developmental disabilities, and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia. Rep. Dan Leonard is the bill’s author. 

The full text of bills can be found at http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2015/bills 

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A weekly report detailing those bills INARF is watching is below:

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Report created on January 15, 2015

HB1001

STATE BUDGET (BROWN T) Budget bill.

	Current Status:	1/15/2015 - Coauthored by Representative Porter
	All Bill Status:	1/15/2015 - Referred to House Ways and Means 1/15/2015 - First Reading 1/15/2015 - Authored By Timothy Brown

HB1002

ETHICS (BOSMA B) Reenacts the legislative ethics statute in a different Indiana Code location and makes the following changes: (1) Provides that an individual ("filer") filing a legislative statement of economic interests ("statement") must disclose the name of any business entity in which the filer, the filer's spouse, or the filer's unemancipated children own stock, stock options, or other interest having a fair market value of more than $5,000. (Under current law, the threshold amount is $10,000.) (2) Requires a filer to describe the nature of the business of each business entity reported on the filer's statement in such a way to make it clear to an individual of ordinary understanding the nature of the business entity. (3) Requires a filer to report the name of any person from which the filer derived 25% or more of the filer's income. (Under current law, a filer must report the name of such a person only if the filer receives 33% or more of the filer's income.) (4) Requires a filer to report the name of a lobbyist who is a close relative of the filer. (5) Requires a member of the general assembly, not later than January 20 of each year, to file an affidavit with any lobbyist who has provided more than 25% of the member's nonlegislative income during the previous year. (Under current law, the threshold is one-third of a member's nonlegislative income.) (6) Eliminates the requirement that a code of ethics be adopted each year by both the house and the senate. Provides that a code of ethics remains in effect until the code of ethics is amended by the house to which the code applies, notwithstanding the occurrence of an election for the house or the senate. (7) Requires the ethics committee of each house to provide for the review of each statement of economic interests. Provides that the ethics committee may require a filer to provide additional information about any matter reported or required to be reported in the filer's statement. (8) Requires the ethics rules to require each member to receive training in the ethics requirements of the ethics rules, the ethics statute, and any other relevant statutes. Provides that a member's failure to receive the training constitutes disorderly conduct under the Indiana Constitution. (9) Establishes the office of legislative ethics in the legislative services agency. (10) Eliminates the requirement that an individual registering as a lobbyist provide the individual's Social Security number and other information relating to the lobbyist's temporary residence in Marion County. (11) Eliminates the reporting of lobbying expenditures by legislative liaisons in the executive branch and for state educational institutions. (12) Requires state educational institutions to report certain expenses related to lobbying by their employees and related foundations. (13) Provides that post employment restrictions on employees of the executive branch may be waived only if certain requirements are met. (14) Makes changes to the restrictions on post employment activity of state officers, employees, and special state appointees. (15) Provides that a state officer, state employee, or special state appointee may not use state materials, funds, property, personnel, facilities, or equipment for purposes other than official state business unless the use is expressly permitted by a general written policy or regulation that has been approved by the state ethics commission. (16) Provides that a state officer, a state employee, or a special state appointee may not use state materials, funds, property, personnel, facilities, or equipment for a political purpose. Makes technical amendments to reflect the changes described. Repeals the existing legislative ethics statute.

	Current Status:	1/15/2015 - Coauthored by Representatives Pelath, Steuerwald and Kersey
	All Bill Status:	1/15/2015 - Referred to House Government and Regulatory Reform 1/15/2015 - First Reading 1/15/2015 - Authored By Brian Bosma

HB1010

211 DIALING CODE FOR HUMAN SERVICES INFORMATION (MCMILLIN J) Amends the statute concerning the telephone 211 dialing code for human services information to add assistance concerning: (1) domestic violence; (2) infant mortality; (3) veterans; (4) senior citizens; (5) vulnerable children; and (6) public health; to the enumerated services included within the term "human services". Requires the utility regulatory commission (IURC) to consult with the board of directors of Indiana 211 Partnership, Inc., in preparing the required annual plan for the expenditure of the money in the 211 services account (account). Provides that the plan must include a strategy or plan to address certain specified human services issues. Makes an annual appropriation of $2,000,000 to the account from the state general fund. Provides that the IURC's annual report to the general assembly on 211 services in Indiana must include statistics, data, or results concerning the expenditure of money in the account to address, or the effectiveness of 211 services in addressing, certain specified human services issues. Requires the IURC to adopt rules to implement the statute. (Current law authorizes, rather than requires, the IURC to adopt rules to implement the statute concerning the 211 dialing code for human services information.)

	Current Status:	1/15/2015 - Olthoff added as coauthor
	All Bill Status:	1/15/2015 - Referred to House Family, Children and Human Affairs 1/15/2015 - First Reading 1/15/2015 - Authored By Jud McMillin

HB1066

WORK SHARING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (OBER D) Establishes a work sharing unemployment insurance program. Requires an employer that wishes to participate in the work sharing unemployment insurance program to submit a work sharing plan for approval by the commissioner of the department of workforce development. Establishes the work sharing benefit as equal to an affected employee's unemployment benefit reduced by a percentage that is equivalent to the number of hours by which an affected employee's normal weekly work hours are reduced divided by the employer's number of normal weekly work hours.

	Current Status:	1/6/2015 - Coauthored by Representatives Carbaugh and Macer
	All Bill Status:	1/6/2015 - Referred to House Employment, Labor and Pensions 1/6/2015 - First Reading 1/6/2015 - Authored By David Ober

HB1067

CHARITY GAMING (HAMM R) Allows a full-time employee of a qualified organization, an operator of a charity gaming event, or a worker at a charity gaming event to receive remuneration for conducting or assisting in conducting the event. Provides that meals, recognition dinners, and social events for operators and workers are permitted if the value of these items does not constitute an unreasonable expenditure in the conduct of an allowable event.

	Current Status:	1/6/2015 - Coauthored by Representatives Karickhoff and Saunders
	All Bill Status:	1/6/2015 - Referred to House Public Policy 1/6/2015 - First Reading 1/6/2015 - Authored By Richard Hamm

HB1079

AUTISM SUBCOMMITTEE (MACER K) Establishes the autism subcommittee as a permanent subcommittee of the public health, behavioral health, and human services interim study committee.

	Current Status:	1/6/2015 - Referred to House Rules and Legislative Procedures
	All Bill Status:	1/6/2015 - First Reading 1/6/2015 - Authored By Karlee Macer

HB1089

TAX CREDITS FOR HIRING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS (HALE C) Provides a tax credit against state tax liability for a small business that hires an eligible individual as a full-time employee in Indiana. Defines an "eligible individual" as a veteran, an individual who is at least 50 years of age, an individual with a physical or developmental disability, or an individual who has been totally unemployed for each of the 26 weeks preceding the hiring date. Specifies that the amount of the credit for hiring an eligible individual is the lesser of: (1) the amount of the unreimbursed training expenses incurred by the taxpayer in hiring the eligible individual; or (2) $1,000.

	Current Status:	1/6/2015 - Referred to House Ways and Means
	All Bill Status:	1/6/2015 - First Reading 1/6/2015 - Authored By Christina Hale

HB1093

INFORMATION CONCERNING CERTAIN DISABILITIES (BACON R) Requires the state department of health to collect certain information to be disseminated by health facilities and health care providers to parents who receive prenatal or postnatal test results for Down syndrome or any other disability.

	Current Status:	1/13/2015 - Mayfield added as coauthor
	All Bill Status:	1/6/2015 - Referred to House Public Health 1/6/2015 - First Reading 1/6/2015 - Authored By Ronald Bacon

HB1108

DYSLEXIA (BURTON W) Defines "dyslexia" for purposes of teacher licensing. Requires an individual who seeks to receive an initial practitioner's license as an elementary school teacher to demonstrate proficiency in the recognition of specific learning disabilities related to reading, including dyslexia.

	Current Status:	1/15/2015 - House Education, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
	All Bill Status:	1/8/2015 - Referred to House Education 1/8/2015 - First Reading 1/8/2015 - Authored By Woody Burton

HB1122

PERSONAL LEAVE FOR EMPLOYEES (DVORAK R) Provides that certain employees of certain employers are entitled to take: (1) 24 hours of paid leave; and (2) 16 hours of unpaid leave; in a 12 month period.

	Current Status:	1/8/2015 - Referred to House Employment, Labor and Pensions
	All Bill Status:	1/8/2015 - First Reading 1/8/2015 - Authored By Ryan Dvorak

HB1129

PREKINDERGARTEN EDUCATION (ERRINGTON S) Expands the prekindergarten pilot program to include 13 counties that were selected as finalist counties by the office of the secretary of family and social services but were not selected as one of the five initial pilot counties. Provides that the pilot program in finalist counties is to be funded from the state lottery administrative trust fund. Makes an appropriation.

	Current Status:	1/13/2015 - Mahan added as coauthor
	All Bill Status:	1/8/2015 - Coauthored by Representatives Bauer and Saunders 1/8/2015 - Referred to House Education 1/8/2015 - First Reading 1/8/2015 - Authored By Sue Errington

HB1142

TAX ISSUES (KOCH E) Specifies that the legislative services agency (rather than the commission on state tax and financing policy or its successor committee, under current law) shall before October 1 of each year conduct the review, analysis, and evaluation of all tax incentives under House Enrolled Act 1020-2014, according to a schedule developed by the legislative services agency. Requires the legislative services agency to submit the results of the review, analysis, and evaluation to the legislative council and the interim study committee on fiscal policy. Requires the interim study committee on fiscal policy to hold an annual public hearing after September 30 and before November 1 of each year at which: (1) the legislative services agency presents its review, analysis, and evaluation of tax incentives; and (2) the interim study committee receives information concerning tax incentives. Requires the interim study committee on fiscal policy to submit to the legislative council any recommendations made by the interim study committee that are related to the legislative services agency's review, analysis, and evaluation of tax incentives prepared under this section. Requires the legislative services agency to provide information to be used by the general assembly to make certain determinations regarding tax incentives. (Current law requires the legislative services agency to make these determinations.) Requires the legislative services agency to prepare and publish a tax expenditure report before November 1 of each even numbered year. Specifies the required elements of the tax expenditure report. Repeals the home insulation deduction and the solar powered roof vent and fan deduction.

	Current Status:	1/8/2015 - Referred to House Ways and Means
	All Bill Status:	1/8/2015 - First Reading 1/8/2015 - Authored By Koch, Eric

HB1151

COMPENSABLE HOURS OF WORK (MOSELEY C) Requires an employer subject to Indiana's minimum wage law to pay an employee for all compensable hours of work, which includes time an employee spends immediately before or after a work shift performing activities that are integral and indispensable to the employee's principal work activities or that are required as a condition of employment.

	Current Status:	1/8/2015 - Referred to House Employment, Labor and Pensions
	All Bill Status:	1/8/2015 - First Reading 1/8/2015 - Authored By Charles Moseley

HB1159

VOLUNTARY VETERANS' PREFERENCE EMPLOYMENT POLICY (JUDY C) Provides for a voluntary veterans' preference policy for hiring, promoting, or retaining a veteran in private employment.

	Current Status:	1/20/2015 - House Veterans Affairs and Public Safety, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
	All Bill Status:	1/12/2015 - Referred to House Veterans Affairs and Public Safety 1/12/2015 - First Reading 1/12/2015 - Authored By Chris Judy

HB1166

STATE AGENCY PURCHASES (FINE B) Requires a minimum of 35% of an executive branch state agency's annual nonpayroll expenditures to be made on purchases from Indiana businesses.

	Current Status:	1/12/2015 - Referred to House Government and Regulatory Reform
	All Bill Status:	1/12/2015 - First Reading 1/12/2015 - Authored By Fine, Bill

HB1169

USE OF ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES (KERSEY C) Adds use of an electronic cigarette to the definition of "smoking" for purposes of the laws that prohibit smoking in certain places.

	Current Status:	1/12/2015 - Referred to House Public Policy
	All Bill Status:	1/12/2015 - First Reading 1/12/2015 - Authored By Clyde Kersey

HB1177

CHARITY GAMING OPERATIONS (KARICKHOFF M) Allows an operator of or a worker at a charity gaming event (other than a full-time employee of the qualified organization conducting the event) to receive remuneration for conducting or assisting in conducting the event. Provides that meals, recognition dinners, and social events for operators and workers are permitted if they do not constitute an unreasonable expenditure in the conduct of an allowable event.

	Current Status:	1/12/2015 - Referred to House Public Policy
	All Bill Status:	1/12/2015 - First Reading 1/12/2015 - Authored By Michael Karickhoff

HB1193

USE OF SNAP BENEFITS (ZIEMKE C) Requires the division of family resources to establish a pilot program that allows Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to be used only for food and beverages that have sufficient nutritional value, as determined by the division of family resources.

	Current Status:	1/12/2015 - Referred to House Family, Children and Human Affairs
	All Bill Status:	1/12/2015 - First Reading 1/12/2015 - Authored By Cindy Ziemke

HB1194

SPECIAL EDUCATION (CLERE E) Provides that one of the members of the state board of education must be a special education teacher or director. Requires a school corporation to establish a curriculum of vocational, technical, and employment skills courses that certain students with disabilities may complete as alternative requirements to receive a general diploma. Provides that, beginning with the annual case review when a student who is a child with a disability is in grade 8, the student's individualized education program must include the type of diploma the student will seek and the courses necessary to obtain the diploma. Provides that, beginning with grade 9, the student's teacher of record must communicate with the student's parent at least one time each semester to review the student's progress toward the diploma.

	Current Status:	1/12/2015 - Coauthored by Representatives Burton and Austin
	All Bill Status:	1/12/2015 - Referred to House Education 1/12/2015 - First Reading 1/12/2015 - Authored By Edward Clere

HB1242

RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING (LEONARD D) Requires police reserve officers to complete mandatory inservice training: (1) in interacting with persons with mental illness, addictive disorders, mental retardation, autism, developmental disabilities, and Alzheimer's disease or related senile dementia; and (2) concerning human and sexual trafficking and high risk missing persons.

	Current Status:	1/20/2015 - House Veterans Affairs and Public Safety, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
	All Bill Status:	1/13/2015 - Referred to House Veterans Affairs and Public Safety 1/13/2015 - First Reading 1/13/2015 - Authored By Daniel Leonard

	Current Status:	1/15/2015 - Coauthored by Representatives Pelath, Steuerwald and Kersey
	All Bill Status:	1/15/2015 - Referred to House Government and Regulatory Reform 1/15/2015 - First Reading 1/15/2015 - Authored By Brian Bosma

HB1244

FIREARMS ON BUSINESS PREMISES (LUCAS J) Permits a person to bring an action for damages against a business entity having a policy of barring possession of a firearm on the entity's property, if: (1) the person suffers a loss due to criminal activity on the entity's property; and (2) the loss could have been avoided or reduced if the business entity did not prohibit possession of a firearm on its property. Provides that a person who does not prohibit: (1) an individual from possessing a firearm on the person's property; or (2) the person's employees from possessing a firearm while the employees are acting within the scope of their employment; is immune from civil liability with respect to any claim based on the person's failure to adopt such a policy.

	Current Status:	1/13/2015 - Coauthored by Representative VanNatter
	All Bill Status:	1/13/2015 - Referred to House Public Policy 1/13/2015 - First Reading 1/13/2015 - Authored By Jim Lucas

HB1265

DESIGNATION OF CAREGIVER FOR PATIENTS (ZENT D) Requires a hospital to provide each admitted patient or the patient's legal guardian with an opportunity to designate a caregiver within a specified time. Specifies documentation of whether the patient designates a caregiver. Requires the hospital to do the following: (1) Request written consent to release medical information to the designated caregiver. (2) Record certain information concerning the designated caregiver in the patient's medical chart. (3) Consult with the designated caregiver before release of the patient. (4) Prepare a discharge plan and include specified information. (5) Provide instructions to the designated caregiver concerning after care. (6) Inform the designated caregiver of the patient's discharge or transfer at least four hours before the discharge is to occur. (7) Document certain information concerning the designated caregiver and the instructions provided concerning after care.

	Current Status:	1/13/2015 - Coauthored by Representative Clere
	All Bill Status:	1/13/2015 - Referred to House Public Health 1/13/2015 - First Reading 1/13/2015 - Authored By Zent, Dennis

HB1285

PRIVATE CERTIFYING ORGANIZATIONS (BURTON W) Establishes a procedure for individuals to apply to the professional licensing agency (agency) to allow qualified individuals to become state certified and be placed on the electronic registry of professions. Requires a private certifying organization be certified by the agency. Prohibits an individual who is not state certified from using the title "state certified".

	Current Status:	1/13/2015 - Referred to House Employment, Labor and Pensions
	All Bill Status:	1/13/2015 - First Reading 1/13/2015 - Authored By Burton, Woody

HB1303

REGISTRY OF CERTIFIED PROFESSIONS (MCMILLIN J) Establishes a procedure for individuals to apply to the professional licensing agency to allow qualified individuals to become state certified and be placed on the electronic registry of professions. Prohibits an individual who is not state certified from using the title "state certified".

	Current Status:	1/13/2015 - Torr added as coauthor
	All Bill Status:	1/13/2015 - Referred to House Employment, Labor and Pensions 1/13/2015 - First Reading 1/13/2015 - Authored By Mcmillin, Jud

HB1304

VARIOUS CRIMINAL LAW ISSUES (MCMILLIN J) Requires the criminal justice institute to track the number of direct file charges of juveniles in adult court. Requires custodial interrogations of juveniles to be recorded. Provides an exception if the interrogation occurs at the juvenile's school. Provides a process for funding appointed counsel for juveniles. Raises the ages for waiver of jurisdiction of juveniles to adult court. Defines "intellectual disability" and permits a person with an intellectual disability to participate in a forensic diversion program. Authorizes a prosecuting attorney to require a person participating in a prosecutorial diversion program to receive mental health treatment to reduce recidivism, and permits diversion and deferral fees to be used to fund mental health treatment programs to reduce recidivism. Permits a criminal court to appoint a court appointed special advocate to assist a person with an intellectual disability who is charged with a criminal offense. Changes the penalty of legend drug deception to a Class A misdemeanor. Removes the penalty for a subsequent conviction for possessing paraphernalia. Provides that a child who commits the delinquent act of running away may not be held in a juvenile detention facility. Provides that a juvenile shall not be shackled in court unless the court determines the juvenile is dangerous or potentially dangerous. Provides that the habitual offender enhancement may be suspended if the habitual offender is in a court approved substance abuse treatment program. Allows drug abusers or alcoholics charged with or convicted of certain felonies to request treatment for addictions. Provides that a convicted individual may be placed on probation if the individual requests to undergo substance abuse treatment. Provides for voluntary and involuntary treatment for drug addictions.

	Current Status:	1/13/2015 - Referred to House Courts and Criminal Code
	All Bill Status:	1/13/2015 - First Reading 1/13/2015 - Authored By Mcmillin, Jud

HB1351

RESTRICTIONS ON RULEMAKING (WOLKINS D) Voids state administrative rules, guidelines, and other policies or standards that are not specifically authorized by state statue or do not implement a federal requirement. Establishes the office of regulatory accountability in the legislative services agency to review administrative rules for compliance with regulatory goals specified by the general assembly.

	Current Status:	1/14/2015 - Referred to House Government and Regulatory Reform
	All Bill Status:	1/14/2015 - First Reading 1/14/2015 - Authored By David Wolkins

HB1355

LOCAL SERVICE FEES ON TAX EXEMPT PROPERTY (SAUNDERS T) Allows a county fiscal body to impose a local service fee on tax exempt property within the county (other than a building used for religious worship and the parcel of land on which such a building is located). Provides that after June 30, 2016, a municipal fiscal body may impose a local service fee on such tax exempt property within the municipality if the county fiscal body has not imposed a local service fee. Provides that the fiscal body of a county or municipality imposing a local service fee shall determine the amount of the fee to be imposed. Authorizes a fiscal body to exercise reasonable discretion in adopting different schedules of local service fee rates or making classifications in schedules of local service fee rates, based on variations in the costs of furnishing basic and essential government services, including capital expenditures required. Provides that the revenue from a local service fee shall be distributed to the county, the municipality (if any), and the township in which the tax exempt property is located. Specifies that the revenue shall be distributed proportionally based on the county's, the municipality's, and the township's tax rate. Specifies that the revenue from a local service fee may be used for any legal or corporate purpose of the county, municipality, or township to which the revenue is distributed.

	Current Status:	1/14/2015 - Referred to House Ways and Means
	All Bill Status:	1/14/2015 - First Reading 1/14/2015 - Authored By Thomas Saunders

HB1370

DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES (NIEZGODSKI D) Provides that appropriations designated for use by the department of child services do not revert to the state general fund and may not be transferred to other funds. Establishes the department of child services education and performance fund to encourage employees to seek advanced degrees in a field related to child well-being. Establishes the department of child services professional development fund to encourage department employees to attend professional development courses in an area related to the purpose of the department. Creates a tax credit for certain employees who attend professional development courses.

	Current Status:	1/14/2015 - Coauthored by Representatives Burton and Riecken
	All Bill Status:	1/14/2015 - Referred to House Ways and Means 1/14/2015 - First Reading 1/14/2015 - Authored By David Niezgodski

HB1375

HEARING AID ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SLAGER H) Appropriates $2,250,000 to the hearing aid fund to provide money for the hearing aid assistance program.

	Current Status:	1/14/2015 - Referred to House Ways and Means
	All Bill Status:	1/14/2015 - First Reading 1/14/2015 - Authored By Harold Slager

HB1377

LAP AND SHOULDER SAFETY BELTS ON SCHOOL BUSES (BARTLETT J) Provides that a school bus or special purpose bus placed into operation after June 30, 2016, that is used to transport elementary school or high school students must be equipped with a 3-point lap and shoulder safety belt (safety belt) at each seating location. Requires the state school bus committee to adopt rules for the design, installation, and use of safety belt systems that must be installed in school buses and special purpose buses. Provides for an exception to the laws concerning other types of passenger restraint systems. Requires each occupant of a school bus or special purpose bus that has a safety belt to have the safety belt properly fastened about the occupant's body at all times when the bus is in motion. Establishes the safety belt revolving loan fund (fund). Requires the department of education to establish a revolving loan program to provide loans from the fund to school corporations to assist school corporations in paying expenses necessary to comply with requirements concerning safety belts on school buses and special purpose buses. Appropriates $10,000,000 to the fund from the state general fund. Makes conforming amendments.

	Current Status:	1/14/2015 - Referred to House Education
	All Bill Status:	1/14/2015 - First Reading 1/14/2015 - Authored By John Bartlett

HB1389

CRIMES AND PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES (MCNAMARA W) Defines "intellectual disability" and permits a person with an intellectual disability to participate in a forensic diversion program. Authorizes a prosecuting attorney to require a person participating in a prosecutorial diversion program to receive mental health treatment to reduce recidivism, and permits diversion and deferral fees to be used to fund mental health treatment programs to reduce recidivism. Permits a criminal court to appoint a court appointed special advocate to assist a person with an intellectual disability who is charged with a criminal offense.

	Current Status:	1/14/2015 - Coauthored by Representative Mahan
	All Bill Status:	1/14/2015 - Referred to House Courts and Criminal Code 1/14/2015 - First Reading 1/14/2015 - Authored By Wendy McNamara

HB1401

MEDICAID FRAUD (WASHBURNE T) Expands the crime of Medicaid fraud to include knowingly or intentionally making, uttering, presenting, or causing to be presented a Medicaid claim that is false, incomplete, or misleading.

	Current Status:	1/14/2015 - Referred to House Courts and Criminal Code
	All Bill Status:	1/14/2015 - First Reading 1/14/2015 - Authored By Thomas Washburne

HB1423

QUALIFIED ORGANIZATIONS (FRIEND W) Specifies that a qualified organization under the charity gaming law may use not more than 50% of the money deposited into its separate charity gaming account to pay wages, salaries, and wage and salary related expenses. Increases the maximum number of guest days that certain private clubs may designate from three to four days in a month or from nine to 12 days in a quarter. Removes the option that quarterly designations of guest days be made over consecutive days within the quarter. Removes obsolete language relating to guest days designated by clubs that serve alcoholic beverages on not more than two days per week.

	Current Status:	1/14/2015 - Referred to House Public Policy
	All Bill Status:	1/14/2015 - First Reading 1/14/2015 - Authored By William Friend

HB1434

DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES (MAHAN K) Makes changes to the child services and juvenile laws concerning the following: (1) Criminal history background checks. (2) Exception of certain governmental employees to licensing or certification requirements of social workers and counselors. (3) The responsibilities of the department of child services. (4) Transitional services plans for certain individuals receiving foster care or collaborative care. (5) Regional service strategic plans. (6) Foster care. (7) Detention of children alleged to be children in needs of services. (8) Case plans for children in need of services. (9) Dispositional decrees and review of disposition decrees concerning children in needs of services. (10) Dispositional decrees and review of dispositional decrees concerning delinquent children. Repeals provisions concerning local plans for the provision of child protection services.

	Current Status:	1/14/2015 - Coauthored by Representatives McNamara, Miller D and Summers
	All Bill Status:	1/14/2015 - Referred to House Family, Children and Human Affairs 1/14/2015 - First Reading 1/14/2015 - Authored By Kevin Mahan

HB1435

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PRIZES (OLTHOFF J) Allows a nonprofit corporation that is a qualified organization under the charity gaming law (qualified organization) to give bottles or cases of alcoholic beverages as prizes in a charity gaming event without obtaining an alcoholic beverage permit. Allows a qualified organization conducting a charity auction to auction alcoholic beverages in sealed bottles or cases that are purchased by or donated to the qualified organization. Prohibits alcoholic beverages that are auctioned or given as prizes from being consumed on the premises.

	Current Status:	1/14/2015 - Coauthored by Representatives Slager and Brown C
	All Bill Status:	1/14/2015 - Referred to House Public Policy 1/14/2015 - First Reading 1/14/2015 - Authored By Julie Olthoff

HB1446

CHARITY GAMING (KLINKER S) Allows a qualified organization to accept credit cards for the purchase of: (1) a chance to play any game of chance offered at an allowable event; and (2) a licensed supply.

	Current Status:	1/14/2015 - Referred to House Public Policy
	All Bill Status:	1/14/2015 - First Reading 1/14/2015 - Authored By Sheila Klinker

SB22

CHARITY GAMING OPERATIONS (RANDOLPH L) Charity gaming operations. Allows an operator of or a worker at a charity gaming event (other than a full-time employee of the qualified organization conducting the event) to receive remuneration of not more than $50 for conducting or assisting in conducting the event. Provides that meals, recognition dinners, and social events for operators and workers are permitted if they do not constitute an unreasonable expenditure in the conduct of an allowable event. Relocates the prohibition on paying volunteer ticket agents to the statute imposing other rules on the use of a volunteer ticket agent.

	Current Status:	1/6/2015 - Referred to Senate Public Policy
	All Bill Status:	1/6/2015 - First Reading 1/6/2015 - Authored By Lonnie Randolph

SB41	MINIMUM WAGE (TALLIAN K) Increases the state minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10.

	Current Status:	1/6/2015 - Referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor
	All Bill Status:	1/6/2015 - First Reading 1/6/2015 - Authored By Karen Tallian

SB135

HEALTH FACILITY EMPLOYEE CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK (RANDOLPH L) Requires a health facility to obtain a national criminal history background check or an expanded criminal history check for the health facility's employees. Provides immunity to persons: (1) for denying or terminating employment because of another person's criminal history; or (2) for reporting to or participating in the proceedings of the state department of health or the registry of nurse aides.

	Current Status:	1/6/2015 - Referred to Senate Civil Law
	All Bill Status:	1/6/2015 - First Reading 1/6/2015 - Authored By Lonnie Randolph

SB136

DEATH SENTENCE ELIMINATION AND LIFE IMPRISONMENT (RANDOLPH L) Abolishes the death penalty. Repeals the law concerning the imposition and execution of death sentences and makes conforming amendments. Specifies that if a person was sentenced to death and is awaiting execution of the death sentence, the person's death sentence is commuted to a sentence of life imprisonment without parole. Provides that when a defendant is charged with a murder for which the state seeks a sentence of life imprisonment without parole, the defendant may file a petition alleging that the defendant is an individual with mental retardation. Provides that if a defendant who is determined to be an individual with mental retardation is convicted of murder, the court may sentence the defendant only to a fixed term of imprisonment. Makes technical corrections.

	Current Status:	1/6/2015 - Referred to Senate Corrections & Criminal Law
	All Bill Status:	1/6/2015 - First Reading 1/6/2015 - Authored By Lonnie Randolph

SB160

MINIMUM WAGE FOR CERTAIN INDIANA EMPLOYEES (MRVAN F) After: (1) June 30, 2015, increases the minimum wage paid to certain employees in Indiana from $7.25 to $8.50; and (2) June 30, 2016, increases the minimum wage paid to certain employees in Indiana from $8.50 to $10; an hour. Makes technical corrections and corresponding changes. Removes outdated language.

	Current Status:	1/6/2015 - Referred to Pensions and Labor
	All Bill Status:	1/6/2015 - First Reading 1/6/2015 - Authored By Frank Mrvan

SB166

SPINAL CORD AND BRAIN INJURY FUND (MILLER P) Allows the spinal cord and brain injury fund to be used to fund facilities, treatment, and services for spinal cord and brain injuries. Requires the spinal cord and brain injury research board to consider applications and make grants to nonprofit health care clinics that employ physical therapists and provide activity-based therapy services to individuals with traumatic spinal cord and brain injuries that require extended post acute care.

	Current Status:	1/21/2015 - Senate Health and Provider Services, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
	All Bill Status:	1/6/2015 - Referred to Health and Provider Services 1/6/2015 - First Reading 1/6/2015 - Authored By Patricia Miller

SB182

ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES STUDY COMMITTEE (LANANE T) Requires the legislative council to assign the topic of adult protective service laws to an appropriate study committee during the 2015 interim.

	Current Status:	1/6/2015 - Referred to Family & Children Services
	All Bill Status:	1/6/2015 - First Reading 1/6/2015 - Authored By Timothy Lanane

SB185

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY CARE PROVIDER TAX CREDIT (BUCK J) Provides a tax credit against adjusted gross income tax liability for donations to a qualified developmental disability care provider. Defines a "qualified developmental disability care provider" as a nonprofit organization that provides services to persons with developmental disabilities and that is either: (1) accredited; or (2) under contract with the division of disability and rehabilitative services. The amount of the credit is the lesser of $1,000 or 50% of the aggregate amount of donations made during a taxable year.

	Current Status:	1/6/2015 - Referred to Tax and Fiscal Policy
	All Bill Status:	1/6/2015 - First Reading 1/6/2015 - Authored By James Buck

SB206

NONCONTRACTED PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL COVERAGE (LEISING J) Provides for referral of an insured to a pediatric hospital that has not entered into a participating provider agreement with an insurer. Specifies requirements for applicability and payment. Makes a conforming amendment.

	Current Status:	1/6/2015 - Referred to Health and Provider Services
	All Bill Status:	1/6/2015 - First Reading 1/6/2015 - Authored By Jean Leising

SB210

ASSISTANCE FOR HEARING IMPAIRED CHILDREN STUDY (MILLER P) Requires the state department of health and the office of the secretary of family and social services to study and determine the appropriate state revenue source to provide additional assistance to children with hearing impairments. Requires the state department of health to report to the general assembly before November 1, 2015.

	Current Status:	1/6/2015 - Referred to Health and Provider Services
	All Bill Status:	1/6/2015 - First Reading 1/6/2015 - Authored By Patricia Miller

SB212

INMATES AND MEDICAID (MILLER P) Makes the department of correction (department) an inmate's authorized representative for applying for Medicaid for inmates who are potentially eligible for Medicaid and who incur medical care expenses that are not otherwise reimbursable. Requires the department and the office of the secretary of family and social services to enter into an agreement in which the department pays the state share of the Medicaid costs incurred for the inmate. Allows a sheriff to apply on behalf of a lawfully detained individual for Medicaid and act as the person's Medicaid representative if the sheriff enters into an agreement with the office of the secretary of family and social services to pay the state share of the Medicaid costs incurred for the person.

	Current Status:	1/20/2015 - Senate Corrections & Criminal Law, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
	All Bill Status:	1/6/2015 - Referred to Senate Corrections & Criminal Law 1/6/2015 - First Reading

SB218

CHARITY GAMING PROCEEDS (BOOTS P) Specifies that a qualified organization under the charity gaming law may use money deposited into its separate charity gaming account to pay wages, salaries, and wage and salary related expenses.

	Current Status:	1/6/2015 - Referred to Senate Public Policy
	All Bill Status:	1/6/2015 - First Reading 1/6/2015 - Authored By Philip Boots

SB227

REMOVAL OF EXEMPTIONS FROM "DO NOT CALL" LAW (DELPH M) Removes existing exemptions from the statute governing telephone solicitations of consumers (Indiana's "do not call" list) for calls made by the following: (1) Tax exempt charitable organizations. (2) Licensed real estate brokers. (3) Licensed insurance producers and surplus lines producers. (4) Newspapers.

	Current Status:	1/6/2015 - Referred to Senate Commerce & Technology
	All Bill Status:	1/6/2015 - First Reading 1/6/2015 - Authored By Michael Delph

SB224

LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD PROGRAM (BREAUX J) Requires the state department of health to seek authorization from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to administer and enforce, in Indiana, the EPA's program to address lead-based paint hazards created by renovation, repair, and painting activities that disturb lead-based paint in certain housing structures and facilities.

	Current Status:	1/6/2015 - Referred to Senate Environmental Affairs
	All Bill Status:	1/6/2015 - First Reading 1/6/2015 - Authored By Jean Breaux

SB256

EVALUATION OF AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS (DELPH M) Provides procedures to evaluate and terminate all state agencies and programs on a 10 year cycle. Requires the schools of public and environmental affairs or business schools of state educational institutions to develop internships to give credit to students who perform the evaluation of state agencies and programs, and requires the state educational institutions to provide the evaluation service under the direction of the legislative services agency. Makes appropriations necessary to implement the termination of an agency or program. Repeals the current law concerning the agency evaluation process. Makes conforming changes.

	Current Status:	1/7/2015 - Referred to Tax and Fiscal Policy
	All Bill Status:	1/7/2015 - First Reading 1/7/2015 - Authored By Michael Delph

SB301

AGE FOR COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE (TAYLOR G) Provides that, beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, a student shall enroll in a kindergarten program not later than the fall term of the school year in which the student becomes five years of age (rather than seven years of age). Makes conforming amendments.

	Current Status:	1/8/2015 - Referred to Education and Career Development
	All Bill Status:	1/8/2015 - First Reading 1/8/2015 - Authored By Greg Taylor

SB304

DYSLEXIA (BRAY R) Defines "dyslexia" for purposes of teacher licensing. Requires an individual who seeks to receive an initial practitioner's license as an elementary school teacher to demonstrate proficiency in the recognition of specific learning disabilities related to reading, including dyslexia.

	Current Status:	1/8/2015 - Referred to Education and Career Development
	All Bill Status:	1/8/2015 - First Reading 1/8/2015 - Authored By Rodric Bray

SB307

CONSUMER PROTECTION (BRAY R) Amends the senior consumer protection act (act) as follows: (1) Expands the class of consumers covered by the act to include: (A) veterans; and (B) individuals with physical disabilities, developmental disabilities, or mental impairments; in addition to senior consumers. (2) Changes the term "senior consumer" to "protected consumer" to encompass the additional consumers covered. Amends the statute concerning telephone solicitations of consumers (Indiana's "do not call" law) to provide that a person may not provide substantial assistance or support to a telephone solicitor, a supplier, or a caller if the person knows or consciously avoids knowing that the telephone solicitor, supplier, or caller has violated the "do not call" law or the statute concerning the regulation of automatic dialing machines. Amends the statute concerning home improvement contracts to specify that: (1) an exterior home improvement includes lawn care, landscaping, snow removal, driveway sealing, tree trimming, and pest control services; and (2) a home improvement includes interior pest control services. Amends the statute concerning the regulation of automatic dialing machines to provide that the attorney general is not required to prove that a violation of the statute was knowing or intentional for a court to impose a civil penalty for the violation. Amends the statute concerning the investigation and prosecution of complaints concerning regulated occupations to add to the permissible reasons for disclosure of information concerning a complaint a disclosure that is made to a law enforcement agency that has or is reasonably believed to have jurisdiction over a person or matter involved in the complaint.

	Current Status:	1/15/2015 - Senate Commerce & Technology, (Bill Scheduled for Hearing)
	All Bill Status:	1/13/2015 - Broden added as coauthor 1/8/2015 - Referred to Senate Commerce & Technology 1/8/2015 - First Reading 1/8/2015 - Authored By Rodric Bray

SB325

BEER, WINE, LIQUOR PRIZES/CHARITY AUCTION SALES (HEAD R) Allows a nonprofit corporation that is a qualified organization under the charity gaming law (qualified organization) to give bottles or cases of alcoholic beverages as prizes in a charity gaming event as follows: (1) A qualified organization licensed by the Indiana gaming commission must obtain a special event permit issued by the alcohol and tobacco commission. (2) A qualified organization that is not licensed by the Indiana gaming commission may award alcoholic beverage prizes without obtaining a special event permit. Allows a qualified organization to auction donated alcoholic beverages in sealed bottles or cases, if the qualified organization has been issued a charity auction permit by the alcohol and tobacco commission. Prohibits alcoholic beverages that are auctioned or given as prizes from being consumed on the premises.

	Current Status:	1/8/2015 - Referred to Senate Public Policy
	All Bill Status:	1/8/2015 - First Reading 1/8/2015 - Authored By Randall Head

SB327

CHARITY GAMING (LEISING J) Provides that the prize for a progressive bingo game may not exceed $2,000. Provides that the total prizes for one pull tab, punchboard, or tip board game may not exceed $10,000. (Current law provides that the total prizes may not exceed $5,000.) Provides that the prize limit for a game using a seal card is $1,000 and a progressive or carryover pull tab game is $5,000. Removes certain information requirements concerning patrons and prize winners. Requires that a qualified organization may pay for licensed supplies only with a check drawn on or by an electronic funds transfer from the qualified organization's gaming account. Provides that a licensed distributor may obtain licensed supplies to be used in charity gaming only from an entity licensed by the gaming commission as a manufacturer or distributor or from certain qualified organizations.

	Current Status:	1/8/2015 - Referred to Senate Public Policy
	All Bill Status:	1/8/2015 - First Reading 1/8/2015 - Authored By Jean Leising

SB334

ABORTION PROHIBITION BASED ON SEX OR DISABILITY (HOLDMAN T) Prohibits a person from performing an abortion if the person knows that the pregnant woman is seeking the abortion because of: (1) the sex of the fetus; or (2) a diagnosis or potential diagnosis of the fetus having Down syndrome or any other disability. Makes it a Level 5 felony if a person knowingly or intentionally performs a sex selective abortion or an abortion conducted because of a diagnosis of Down syndrome or any other disability. Provides for civil relief.

	Current Status:	1/8/2015 - Referred to Health and Provider Services
	All Bill Status:	1/8/2015 - First Reading 1/8/2015 - Authored By Travis Holdman

SB344

PREKINDERGARTEN PILOT PROGRAM (ROGERS E) Expands the prekindergarten pilot program to include 13 counties that were selected as finalist counties by the office of the secretary of family and social services but were not selected as one of the five initial pilot counties. Provides that the pilot program in the finalist counties must be funded from the state lottery administrative trust fund. Makes an appropriation.

	Current Status:	1/8/2015 - Referred to Education and Career Development
	All Bill Status:	1/8/2015 - First Reading 1/8/2015 - Authored By Earline Rogers

SB347

TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES (YODER C) Requires a transportation network company (TNC) to have a permit issued by the Indiana department of transportation to provide TNC services in Indiana. Establishes requirements that a TNC must satisfy in order to be issued a permit. Provides that a person that violates TNC requirements commits a Class A infraction. Provides that a person that violates TNC requirements related to accessibility is subject to an additional penalty of up to $10,000. Establishes the accessible transportation fund to provide grants to TNCs that provide accessible services. Deposits the additional penalties in the fund..

	Current Status:	1/8/2015 - Referred to Senate Homeland Security & Transportation
	All Bill Status:	1/8/2015 - First Reading 1/8/2015 - Authored By Carlin Yoder

SB358

MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT AND MEDICAID (GROOMS R) Allows for pharmacist reimbursement for medication therapy management services (services) provided to certain Medicaid recipients beginning July 1, 2016. Sets forth requirements that a pharmacist must meet in order to receive Medicaid reimbursement for the services. Requires the secretary of the office of family and social services (secretary) to establish a medication therapy management advisory committee. Requires the secretary to determine any Medicaid cost savings and improvement in patient quality of care by providing the services and report the secretary's findings to the general assembly not later than June 30, 2018.

	Current Status:	1/8/2015 - Referred to Family & Children Services
	All Bill Status:	1/8/2015 - First Reading 1/8/2015 - Authored By Ronald Grooms

SB379

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CORPORATIONS (STOOPS M) Allows the legislative body of Monroe County and the Bloomington public transportation corporation (corporation) to expand the corporation's service area to include the entire county by adopting substantially identical ordinances. Allows the fiscal body of Monroe County to adopt an ordinance to impose a county economic development income tax rate to fund the expansion. Provides that the rate must be at least 0.1% but not more than 0.25%.

	Current Status:	1/12/2015 - Referred to Tax and Fiscal Policy
	All Bill Status:	1/12/2015 - First Reading 1/12/2015 - Authored By Mark Stoops

SB380

CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAMS (STOOPS M) Requires the law enforcement training academy to include crisis intervention team (CIT) training in initial training and in continuing education training. Requires the criminal justice institute (institute) to: (1) administer CIT programs; (2) identify grants and other funds that may be used to fund CIT programs; and (3) assist law enforcement agencies with establishing CIT programs. Requires a CIT to assist law enforcement in responding to crisis situations involving individuals with mental illness, substance abuse issues, or both mental illness and substance abuse issues. Requires the institute and the division of mental health and addiction to: (1) establish the criteria for developing CITs; (2) develop training programs for all persons involved in CITs; and (3) assess and report on the effectiveness of each CIT.

	Current Status:	1/12/2015 - Referred to Senate Homeland Security & Transportation
	All Bill Status:	1/12/2015 - First Reading 1/12/2015 - Authored By Mark Stoops

SB381

VISUALLY IMPAIRED PRESCHOOL SERVICES (STOOPS M) Requires the division of disability and rehabilitative services to enter into an agreement to establish a partnership with Visually Impaired Preschool Services, Incorporated to provide vision assessments and early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities who are in need of vision services. Makes an annual appropriation.

	Current Status:	1/12/2015 - Referred to Education and Career Development
	All Bill Status:	1/12/2015 - First Reading 1/12/2015 - Authored By Mark Stoops

SB420

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY TERMINOLOGY (GROOMS R) Changes the term "mental retardation" to "intellectual disability". (This bill does not change references to "mental retardation" as applied to federally defined institutions or programs.)

	Current Status:	1/12/2015 - Referred to Family & Children Services
	All Bill Status:	1/12/2015 - First Reading 1/12/2015 - Authored By Ronald Grooms

SB460

ELDER LAW MATTERS (MILLER P) Requires the division of aging (division) to meet with stakeholders to assess Indiana's current adult protective services policies and prepare a report for the general assembly not later than November 1, 2015. Expires provisions concerning health facility preadmission screening assessment. Requires the division to meet with stakeholders to collaborate on changes to the health facility preadmission screening assessment process and report back to the general assembly before November 1, 2015. Prohibits the state department of health from approving: (1) the licensure of comprehensive care health facilities; (2) new or converted comprehensive care beds; or (3) the certification of new or converted comprehensive care beds for participation in the state Medicaid program; through June 30, 2018. Makes exceptions for certain facilities that are: (1) under development; (2) small house health facilities; (3) replacement facilities; (4) continuing care retirement communities; and (5) facilities located in counties whose comprehensive care bed occupancy rate exceeds 90%. Limits small house facilities to 100 new licensed or Medicaid certified comprehensive care beds per year.

	Current Status:	1/14/2015 - Referred to Health and Provider Services
	All Bill Status:	1/14/2015 - First Reading 1/14/2015 - Authored By Patricia Miller

SB465

FSSA MATTERS (MILLER P) Makes multiple changes to the administration of the office of the secretary of family and social services. Repeals the step ahead comprehensive early childhood grant program. Makes changes in the manner that voter registration applications and declinations can be transferred. Removes language that provided an incentive payment to the offices of prosecuting attorneys for the investigation or prosecution of food stamp fraud. Repeals language concerning: (1) civil penalties for Medicaid fraud; and (2) public records reports of Medicaid recipients. Makes technical and conforming changes.

	Current Status:	1/14/2015 - Referred to Health and Provider Services
	All Bill Status:	1/14/2015 - First Reading 1/14/2015 - Authored By Patricia Miller

SB475

HEMP OIL REGISTRY FOR THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY (TOMES J) Establishes a hemp oil registry for certain physicians, individuals, and caregivers for the use of hemp oil in the treatment of a child with intractable epilepsy. Establishes a pilot study registry for physicians interested in studying the use of hemp oil in the treatment of intractable epilepsy. Requires the state department of health to develop and maintain both registries. Provides civil, criminal, and administrative immunity for physicians in the use of hemp oil in the treatment of intractable epilepsy if certain requirements are met. Exempts caregivers and individuals from criminal penalties for possession or use of hemp oil if the caregivers and individuals are registered with the state department and are using the hemp oil for the individual and in the manner approved for registration. Encourages state educational institutions to research the use of hemp oil in the treatment of intractable epilepsy.

	Current Status:	1/14/2015 - Referred to Health and Provider Services
	All Bill Status:	1/14/2015 - First Reading 1/14/2015 - Authored By James Tomes

SB485

PSYCHIATRIC CRISIS INTERVENTION (CRIDER M) Changes the date by which the office of the secretary of family and social services must provide a report concerning comprehensive psychiatric crisis intervention services. Requires the division of mental health and addiction to establish a psychiatric crisis intervention pilot program. Makes an appropriation.

	Current Status:	1/14/2015 - Referred to Family & Children Services
	All Bill Status:	1/14/2015 - First Reading 1/14/2015 - Authored By Michael Crider

SB504

DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY PILOT PROGRAM (GROOMS R) Requires the division of disability and rehabilitative services (division) to implement a pilot program for the training and implementation of a single point of entry system for individuals who are dually diagnosed with a developmental disability and a mental health condition. Sets forth requirements for the pilot program. Establishes an advisory board to analyze data collected throughout the implementation of the pilot program. Specifies the data to be collected concerning the pilot program. Requires the division to report, before November 1, 2017, to the general assembly concerning the pilot program.

	Current Status:	1/14/2015 - Referred to Family & Children Services
	All Bill Status:	1/14/2015 - First Reading 1/14/2015 - Authored By Ronald Grooms

SB549

REMOVAL OF ASSET LIMITS FOR SNAP FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (STOOPS M) Requires the division of family resources to: (1) implement within the federal Supplemental Nutritional Assistance program (SNAP) an expanded eligibility category, which does not consider an individual's value of assets in determining SNAP eligibility; and (2) notify the United States Department of Agriculture of the implementation of expanded categorical eligibility under SNAP.

	Current Status:	1/14/2015 - Referred to Family & Children Services
	All Bill Status:	1/14/2015 - First Reading 1/14/2015 - Authored By Mark Stoops