Introduced Version






HOUSE BILL No. 2001

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL



Citations Affected: IC 12-10-18 ; IC 14-19-3-4.

Synopsis: Golden Discount/Passport card. Establishes the golden Hoosier discount card program within the division of disability, aging, and rehabilitative services. Allows residents who are at least 60 years of age or disabled to obtain a golden Hoosier discount card and obtain discounts from participating organizations. Specifies that a resident who is eligible for a disabled veteran license plate may not be charged a fee for a golden Hoosier passport

Effective: July 1, 2003.





Turner




    January 23, 2003, read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means.







Introduced

First Regular Session 113th General Assembly (2003)


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HOUSE BILL No. 2001



    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 12-10-18; (03)IN2001.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 12-10-18 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003]:
     Chapter 18. Golden Hoosier Discount Card Program
    Sec. 1. The golden Hoosier discount card program is established. The division shall administer the program and shall do the following:
        (1) Provide a golden Hoosier discount card to each Indiana resident who applies for the card and who:
            (A) is at least sixty (60) years of age; or
            (B) has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one (1) or more of the person's major life activities.
        (2) Arrange programs with public and private organizations that provide benefits to individuals who use a golden Hoosier card, including discounted entrance fees at Indiana state parks, recreation areas, reservoirs, forests, historic sites, museums, memorials, and other state properties at which a

fee is charged for admission.
        (3) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that are necessary to implement the golden Hoosier discount card program.
    Sec. 2. (a) A golden Hoosier discount card must contain the signature of the cardholder and any other information required by the division. The card may not contain an expiration date.
    (b) A golden Hoosier discount card issued under this chapter is not transferable and may be used only by the original cardholder.
    (c) An individual who loses a golden Hoosier discount card issued under this chapter may apply to the division and obtain a replacement card.
    Sec. 3. A golden Hoosier discount cardholder is entitled to any benefit offered by a participating organization under the golden Hoosier discount card program to the extent agreed by the organization.

SOURCE: IC 14-19-3-4; (03)IN2001.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 14-19-3-4 , AS AMENDED BY P.L.99-2001, SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003]: Sec. 4. (a) Upon application to the department, a resident of Indiana:
        (1) who:
            (A) if born in 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, or 1937, is at least sixty (60) years of age; or
            (B) if born before 1933 or after 1937, is at least sixty-five (65) years of age;
        (2) who is eligible for Social Security disability payments under 42 U.S.C. 401;
        (3) who is eligible for a disabled veteran license plate under IC 9-18-18-1 ; or
        (4) who is issued a prisoner of war license plate under IC 9-18-17-1 ;
may purchase or is eligible to receive an annual Golden Hoosier Passport.
    (b) A Golden Hoosier Passport entitles:
        (1) the resident;
        (2) the resident's motor vehicle; and
        (3) the resident's passengers;
to unlimited admission for one (1) calendar year to the Indiana state parks, recreation areas, reservoirs, forests, historic sites, museums, memorials, and other department properties for which admission is charged during the year for which the passport was issued.
    (c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the fee for an annual Golden Hoosier Passport issued under this section is fifty percent

(50%) of the fee that the department charges a resident who is not described in subsection (a)(1), (a)(2), or (a)(3), or (a)(4) for unlimited admission for one (1) calendar year to the Indiana state parks, recreation areas, reservoirs, forests, historic sites, museums, memorials, and other department properties for which admission is charged.
    (d) A fee may not be charged for an annual Golden Hoosier Passport issued under this section to a resident described in subsection (a)(3) or (a)(4).