Bill Text: IN SB0454 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Programs serving vulnerable individuals.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-12 - First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy [SB0454 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2011-SB0454-Introduced.html

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Introduced Version

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SENATE BILL No. 454

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL

Citations Affected: IC 4-23-30.2-11.

Synopsis: Programs serving vulnerable individuals. Requires the board for the coordination of programs serving vulnerable individuals 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.

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Breaux

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    January 12, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Policy.

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Introduced

First Regular Session 117th General Assembly (2011)

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SENATE BILL No. 454

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    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning human services.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 4-23-30.2-11; (11)IN0454.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 4-23-30.2-11, AS ADDED BY P.L.173-2009, SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 11. (a) The board has the following duties:
        (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.

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            (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) must 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 must 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 must adequately address continuous 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 in both the child welfare system and the juvenile justice system. 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 disinvestment strategies in juvenile corrections to support community based care. The board shall coordinate agency participation in identifying current funding levels of all programs and services affecting children and make recommendations on disinvestment 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.

SOURCE: ; (11)IN0454.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. An emergency is declared for this act.