Bill Text: IN HB1279 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Coordination of programs for youth.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-12 - First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs [HB1279 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-HB1279-Introduced.html
Citations Affected: IC 4-23-30.2-11.
Synopsis: Coordination of programs for youth. Requires the board for
the coordination of programs serving vulnerable individuals (board) to
develop: (1) a five year plan for a statewide, coordinated service system
to improve services for children; (2) a five year plan for in-home and
out-of-home placement of youth in the child welfare and juvenile
justice system; and (3) a five year plan to identify ongoing mechanisms
to ensure flexible funding for youth services from multiple agencies.
Requires the board to make a preliminary report by September 1, 2011,
and to present the plans to the governor and the legislative council by
June 1, 2012. Requires another report by January 15, 2015.
Effective: Upon passage.
January 12, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Family, Children and
Human Affairs.
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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
human services.
(1) Oversee the implementation of the recommendations made by the commission on disproportionality in youth services, including the ongoing review and evaluation of recommended programs, practices, and procedures described in the report as mandated by P.L.234-2007.
(2) Suggest policy, program, and legislative changes related to services provided to members of a vulnerable population to accomplish the following:
(A) Enhance the quality of and access to services with positive outcomes for vulnerable populations.
(B) Reduce disproportionality of young persons of color in youth services by changing or eliminating policies that contribute to poor outcomes for young persons of color.
(3) Oversee and coordinate the review, evaluation, and
development of consistent statewide standards for the use of risk
and needs assessment tools that are culturally sensitive and
promote objectivity in decision making at service delivery points
in systems serving members of a vulnerable population.
(4) Work collaboratively within and across state and local
agencies to create a central data warehouse to serve as a statewide
system for standardized, disaggregated, race specific data
collection that has rapid accessibility and accountability measures
for comparative use across service systems and geographic areas.
The data system should include the following:
(A) Establishing measures to ensure the collection of
consistent information to allow comparative racial and age
data that are program based and outcome oriented.
(B) Recommending consistent, standardized reporting
measurements.
(C) Working with agency participants to develop
implementation plans that achieve consistency in:
(i) data collection;
(ii) program development and evaluation;
(iii) staff training; and
(iv) annual reporting.
(5) Work collaboratively within and across state and local
agencies and programs to achieve consistent statewide standards
for mandatory, ongoing cultural competency training and
professional practice standards for government employees, school
personnel, service providers, and professionals in systems serving
members of a vulnerable population.
(6) Work collaboratively within and across state and local
agencies and programs to develop and monitor a strategic plan to
recruit and retain diverse professionals and staff level employees
throughout all service delivery systems. The strategic plan
developed must include provisions to ensure that bilingual
training is available.
(7) Work collaboratively within and across state and local
agencies to identify existing programming services and to
recommend new early intervention and preventive programming
services for members of a vulnerable population. Intervention and
preventive programming should be sensitive to race and should
include culturally sensitive, evidence based programming or
measures involving the following:
(A) Strength based approaches to engage and promote positive
outcomes.
(B) Community based, wraparound services.
(C) Educational advocacy and support services.
(D) School based referrals to mental health care.
(E) Programming that supports collaborative relationships among community, faith based, private, and public organizations.
(F) Home based prevention services in the child welfare system.
(G) Transitional services for foster youth.
(H) Child and family teams for youth in system care.
(I) Other early intervention and preventive programming services.
(8) Work with local officials and the Indiana criminal justice institute to develop local juvenile justice councils and support the development of strategies to reduce disproportionality and disparity at the county level.
(9) Suggest policy development and fiscal planning efforts to achieve blended or braided funding for services delivered to members of a vulnerable population.
(10) Monitor and support ongoing implementation of agency efforts to reduce disproportionality and enhance quality of services to members of a vulnerable population.
(11) Report plans and progress to the governor, the legislative council, and the public at least semiannually. A report to the legislative council under this subdivision must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
(12) Coordinate program review and fiscal planning by participant agencies.
(13) Direct service delivery providers to collect and report disaggregated data based on race and ethnicity by geographic and program areas.
(b) The board shall develop a statewide coordinated services five (5) year plan to improve services for children and shall work with state agencies to implement, monitor, and evaluate the plan so as to improve and protect the educational opportunities, safety, well-being, and health of children. The plan must be presented to the governor and the legislative council not later than June 1, 2012. The board shall make a preliminary report to the governor and the legislative council not later than September 1, 2011. The plan and preliminary report must be submitted to the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
(c) The plan required under subsection (b) shall provide for the
following:
(1) Coordination and implementation of service delivery
initiatives using existing resources to reduce disparities and
disproportionality for youth of color in all child serving
systems.
(2) Increasing high school graduation rates.
(3) Reduction of child abuse and neglect.
(4) Reduction of gaps in services within and between systems.
(5) Improvement of coordinated funding of health, mental
health, special education, and behavioral services to optimize
outcomes for each child.
(6) Improvement of culturally competent training, care, and
service delivery.
(7) Improvement in the health and well-being of children.
(8) Improvement of educational opportunities.
(9) An increase in employment opportunities for youth.
In developing the plan, the board shall work with system and
community stakeholders and other governmental committees or
commissions in areas of mutual concern. The board shall monitor
and evaluate data and adjust activities and service delivery to
achieve continuous progress and improvements in services for
children.
(d) The board shall coordinate services and ensure flexible
funding and timely response and provision of services. The
coordinated service system shall be funded within existing
appropriations.
(e) The board shall develop a five (5) year plan to detail a
statewide system for in-home and out-of-home placements for
youth in the child welfare and juvenile justice system. The plan
shall adequately address continuity of care issues and educational
opportunities, with particular attention to transition issues raised
with a youth's exit from one (1) system for another, or to the
unique needs of youth who are served by multiple state agencies.
The plan must include funding options for emergency shelter
placements, foster home placements, residential placements,
in-home community based care, and educational supports. The
plan must include future reinvestment strategies from juvenile
correction to supportive community based care. The board shall
coordinate agency participation in identifying current funding
levels of all programs and services impacting children, and shall
make recommendations on strategies for reinvestment from
juvenile corrections to support a preferred reallocation of
resources to optimize outcomes contemplated by the plan. The plan
must be presented to the governor and the legislative council not
later than June 1, 2012. The board shall make a preliminary report
to the governor and the legislative council not later than September
1, 2011. The plan and preliminary report must be submitted to the
legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
(f) The board shall develop a five (5) year plan that identifies
ongoing mechanisms for providing flexible funding for youth who
are served by multiple state agencies, so as to optimize outcomes
for youth. The board shall continually monitor the plan and make
adjustments as needed. The plan must be presented to the governor
and the legislative council not later than June 1, 2012. The board
shall make a preliminary report to the governor and the legislative
council not later than September 1, 2011. The plan and preliminary
report must be submitted to the legislative council in an electronic
format under IC 5-14-6.
(g) Not later than January 15, 2013, the board shall report to the
general assembly and the legislative council on the implementation
of this chapter, addressing changes in disproportionality and
disparities for youth of color as a measurable outcome and
evaluating data in terms of optimizing outcomes for youth. The
reports must be submitted to the legislative council in an electronic
format under IC 5-14-6.
