HB 1159-1_ Filed 01/24/2008, 06:46
Adopted 1/24/2008
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COMMITTEE REPORT
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MR. SPEAKER:
Your Committee on Small Business and Economic Development , to which was
referred House Bill 1159 , has had the same under consideration and begs leave to report
the same back to the House with the recommendation that said bill be amended as follows:
Delete the title and insert the following:
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
utilities.
Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
SOURCE: IC 8-1-19.5-6.3; (08)CR115901.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 8-1-19.5-6.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 6.3. As used in this chapter,
"information and referral services" means services or programs
that:
(1) maintain information about human services;
(2) link individuals who need humans services with
appropriate human service providers; and
(3) supply descriptive information about the human services
providers.
The term includes information and assistance providers and
resource and referral agencies.
SOURCE: IC 8-1-19.5-9; (08)CR115901.2. -->
SECTION 2. IC 8-1-19.5-9 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 9. (a) It is the
policy of the state to encourage the orderly and efficient use of 211 to:
(1) provide access to human services; and
(2) collect needed information about human services and the
delivery of human services in Indiana.
(b) A state agency or department that provides human services may
not establish a public telephone line or hotline to provide information
or referrals unless the agency or department first:
(1) consults with the recognized 211 service provider in the area
to be served by the telephone line or hotline about to determine
whether using 211 to provide access to the information or
referrals is the most cost effective method of delivery; and
(2) notifies the commission of the consultation and
determination described in subdivision (1).
If the state agency or department determines that 211 is the most
cost effective way to provide access to information and referral
services, the recognized 211 service provider with which the state
agency or department consulted under subdivision (1) has the right
of first refusal to provide 211 services for the state agency or
department.
(c) A person may not disseminate information to the public about
the availability of 211 or 211 services in an area of Indiana except in
accordance with:
(1) a rule adopted by the commission under IC 4-22-2; or
(2) an order issued by the commission in a specific proceeding.
(d) A state agency or department that uses a recognized 211
service provider to provide access to information and referral
services shall enter into an agreement with the recognized 211
service provider concerning the provision of access to information
and referral services. An agreement under this subsection must
establish the terms and amount of compensation from the 211
services account to the recognized 211 service provider.
SOURCE: IC 8-1-19.5-11; (08)CR115901.3. -->
SECTION 3. IC 8-1-19.5-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.2-2005,
SECTION 24, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 11. (a) The 211 services account is
established in the state general fund to make 211 services available
throughout Indiana. The account shall be administered by the
commission.
(b) The account consists of the following:
(1) Money appropriated to the account by the general assembly.
(2) Funds received from the federal government for the support
of 211 services in Indiana.
(3) Investment earnings, including interest, on money in the
account.
(4) Money from any other source, including gifts and grants.
(c) Money in the account is continuously appropriated for the
purposes of this section.
(d) The commission shall annually prepare a plan for the
expenditure of the money in the account. The plan must be reviewed by
the state budget committee before the commission may make
expenditures from the fund.
(e) Money in the account may be spent for the following purposes:
(1) The creation of a structure for a statewide 211 resources data
base that:
(A) meets the Alliance for of Information and Referral
Systems standards for information and referral systems data
bases; and
(B) is integrated with a local resources data base maintained
by a recognized 211 service provider.
Permissible expenditures under this subdivision include
expenditures for planning, training, accreditation, and system
evaluation.
(2) The development and implementation of a statewide 211
resources data base described in subdivision (1). Permissible
expenditures under this subdivision include expenditures for
planning, training, accreditation, and system evaluation.
(3) Collecting, organizing, and maintaining information from state
agencies, departments, and programs that provide human
services, for access by a recognized 211 service provider.
(4) Providing grants or other compensation to a recognized 211
service provider for any of the following purposes:
(A) The design, development, and implementation of 211
services in a recognized 211 service provider's 211 service
area. Funds provided under this subdivision may be used for
planning, public awareness, training, accreditation, and
evaluation.
(B) The provision of 211 services on an ongoing basis after the
design, development, and implementation of 211 services in
a recognized 211 service provider's 211 service area.
(C) The provision of 211 services on a twenty-four (24) hour
per day, seven (7) day per week basis.
(f) The expenses of administering the account shall be paid from
money in the account.
(g) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the account not
currently needed to meet the obligations of the account in the same
manner as other public money may be invested.
(h) Money that is in the account under subsection (b)(2) through
(b)(4) at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general
fund.
SOURCE: IC 8-1-19.5-12; (08)CR115901.4. -->
SECTION 4. IC 8-1-19.5-12, AS AMENDED BY P.L.2-2005,
SECTION 25, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 12. (a) The commission shall, after June 30
and before November 1 of each year, report to the general assembly on
the following:
(1) The total amount of money deposited in the account during the
most recent state fiscal year.
(2) The amount of funds, if any, received from the federal
government during the most recent state fiscal year for the
support of 211 services in Indiana. The information provided
under this subdivision must include the amount of any matching
funds, broken down by source, contributed by any source to
secure the federal funds.
(3) The amount of money, if any, disbursed from the account for
the following:
(A) The creation of a structure for a statewide 211 resources
data base described in section 11(e)(1) of this chapter.
(B) The development and implementation of a statewide 211
resources data base described in section 11(e)(1) of this
chapter.
(C) Collecting, organizing, and maintaining information from
state agencies, departments, and programs that provide human
services, for access by a recognized 211 service provider.
The information provided under this subdivision must identify
any recognized 211 service provider or other organization that
received funds for the purposes set forth in this subdivision.
(4) The amount of money, if any, disbursed from the account as
grants or compensation to a recognized 211 service provider for
any of the purposes described in section 11(e)(4) of this chapter.
The information provided under this subdivision must identify the
recognized 211 service provider that received the grant and the
amount and purpose of the grant or compensation received.
(5) The expenses incurred by the commission in complying with
this chapter during the most recent state fiscal year.
(6) The projected budget required by the commission to comply
with this chapter during the current state fiscal year.
(7) In consultation with the office of management and budget,
the cost effectiveness of using 211.
(b) The report required under this section must be in an electronic
format under IC 5-14-6.
SOURCE: ; (08)CR115901.5. -->
SECTION 5. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) The definitions
in IC 8-1-19.5 apply throughout this SECTION.
(b) As used in this SECTION, "information and referral
services" includes the following:
(1) Toll free telephone lines.
(2) Human services data bases.
(3) Human services resource directories.
(c) The office of management and budget shall coordinate a
study with the following agencies to identify all information and
referral services for the state:
(1) The department of workforce development.
(2) The family and social services administration.
(3) The Indiana state department of health.
(4) The Indiana criminal justice institute.
(5) The department of child services.
(6) The Indiana department of homeland security.
(7) The Indiana department of veterans' affairs.
(8) The governor's planning council for people with
disabilities.
(9) The housing and community development authority.
(10) The office of faith based and community initiatives.
(11) The office of community and rural affairs.
(12) Any other agency whose participation the office of
management and budget determines would further the
purposes of this SECTION and IC 8-1-19.5.
(d) Not later than December 31, 2008, the office of management
and budget shall report the results of the study conducted under
subsection (c) to the following:
(1) The commission.
(2) Recognized 211 service providers.
(3) The general assembly, in an electronic format under
IC 5-14-6.
(e) The report under subsection (d) must do the following:
(1) Summarize the purpose, scope, effectiveness, cost, and
funding for each information and referral service. Each
summary under this subdivision must document the
following:
(A) The objectives of the information and referral service.
(B) The operational standards under which the
information and referral service operates.
(C) The percentage of human services providers associated
with the information and referral service that meet
standards developed by the Alliance of Information and
Referral System (AIRS).
(D) The units of service provided by human services
providers associated with the information and referral
service during the most recent applicable reporting period.
Documentation under this clause must describe the method
by which units of service are calculated.
(E) The costs of providing the information and referral
service, including the following:
(i) Staffing.
(ii) Data bases.
(iii) Technology.
(iv) Telecommunication and marketing costs associated
with a separate toll free line, human services data base,
or human services resource directory.
(F) Sources of federal and state funding and other state
resources used to provide human services and information
and referral services.
(2) Identify potential cost savings and service improvements
to the state through information and referral services,
including the use of 211 and 211 services.
(f) This SECTION expires January 1, 2009.
SOURCE: ; (08)CR115901.6. -->
SECTION 6.
An emergency is declared for this act.
(Reference is to HB 1159 as introduced.)
and when so amended that said bill do pass.
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Representative Orentlicher
CR115901/DI 103 2008