Indiana House Bill 1403

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-13 - First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Juvenile justice matters. Amends the duties of the statewide juvenile justice oversight body established by the commission on improving the status of children in Indiana (oversight body). Requires the Indiana criminal justice institute (institute) to consider the recommendations of the oversight body (rather than consider only a single, specified plan developed by the oversight body as provided under current law) in adopting a funding formula for the juvenile diversion grant program, juvenile community alternatives grant program, and juvenile behavioral health competitive grant pilot program. Requires a recipient of a grant under the juvenile diversion grant program, juvenile community alternatives grant program, or juvenile behavioral health competitive grant pilot program to engage in collaborative service planning with specified entities, and sets out the characteristics of collaborative service planning. Makes the following changes with regard to the juvenile behavioral health competitive grant pilot program (pilot program): (1) Provides that the institute may use available funds to strengthen the institute's capacity to manage grants under the pilot program. (2) Requires the institute to submit an annual report to specified recipients regarding the pilot program. Amends comparable provisions regarding: (1) the juvenile diversion grant program and juvenile community alternatives grant program; and (2) the pilot program; to bring the provisions into closer conformity with one another.

Juvenile justice matters.

Rep. Wendy McNamara [R]

Rep. Jennifer Meltzer [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-13	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-01-13	House	Authored by Representative McNamara
2025-01-13	House	Coauthored by Representative Meltzer

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/house/1403/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1403/HB1403.01.INTR.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/house/bills/HB1403/fiscal-notes/HB1403.01.INTR.FN001.pdf