HB 1681-1_ Filed 04/09/2009, 09:30
Adopted 4/9/2009
COMMITTEE REPORT
MADAM PRESIDENT:
The Senate Committee on Health and Provider Services, to which was referred House Bill
No. 1681, has had the same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the
Senate with the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:
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SECTION 2. IC 21-12-6-14, AS ADDED BY P.L.168-2007,
SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2009]: Sec. 14. (a) This section applies to a student described
in section 2(b) 5(b) of this chapter.
(b) A caseworker (as defined in IC 31-9-2-11) shall provide each
student to whom the caseworker is assigned information concerning the
program at the appropriate time for the student to receive the
information, and shall explain the program to the student, and shall
provide the student with information concerning:
(1) Pell grants;
(2) Chafee grants;
(3) federal supplemental grants;
(4) the Free Application for Federal Student Aid; and
(5) the state student assistance commission.
(c) A student who receives information under this section shall sign
a written acknowledgment that the student received the information.
The written acknowledgment must be placed in the student's case file.".
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"SECTION 6. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]
(a) The
department of education, the department of child services, the state
student assistance commission, and the commission for higher
education shall jointly:
(1) study whether there is a need for a foster care educational
assistance program to assist a person who received foster care
with educational assistance to supplement federal and state
educational grants and assistance programs; and
(2) submit a report containing recommendations to the
legislative council by October 1, 2009, concerning:
(A) whether legislation should be proposed to establish a
foster care education assistance program; and
(B) the best agency to administer a foster care education
assistance program.
The report made to the legislative council must be in an electronic
format under IC 5-14-6.
(b) This section expires December 31, 2009.".
Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
(Reference is to HB 1681 as printed February 18, 2009.)
and when so amended that said bill do pass.
Committee Vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0.
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Miller
CR168103/DI 104 2009