Introduced Version






HOUSE BILL No. 1579

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL



Citations Affected: IC 16-37-1-11.5; IC 31-33-25.

Synopsis: Funding for fatality review teams. Requires the state department of health to charge a child fatality review fee of $2 for each search of the records for a death certificate and deposit the fee in the child fatality review fund. Establishes the child fatality review fund to defray expenses incurred by the statewide child fatality review committee and make grants to local child fatality review teams. Requires the department of child services to establish and administer a grant program for local child fatality review teams. Makes an appropriation.

Effective: July 1, 2009.





Kersey




    January 22, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety.







Introduced

First Regular Session 116th General Assembly (2009)


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HOUSE BILL No. 1579



    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning family law and juvenile law and to make an appropriation.

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

SOURCE: IC 16-37-1-11.5; (09)IN1579.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 16-37-1-11.5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009]: Sec. 11.5. (a) In addition to the fee charged by the state department under section 11 of this chapter for a search of the records in the division of vital records, the state department shall charge a birth problems registry fee of two dollars ($2) for each search of the records for a birth certificate. The fees collected under this section subsection shall be deposited in the birth problems registry fund established by IC 16-38-4-17.
     (b) In addition to the fees charged by the state department under section 11 of this chapter for a search of the records in the division of vital records, the state department shall charge a child fatality review fee of two dollars ($2) for each search of the records for a death certificate. The fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the child fatality review fund established by IC 31-33-25-17.
SOURCE: IC 31-33-25-15; (09)IN1579.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 31-33-25-15, AS ADDED BY P.L.145-2006, SECTION 288, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS

[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009]: Sec. 15. The expenses of the statewide child fatality review committee shall be paid from:
         (1) the child fatality review fund established under section 17 of this chapter; and
         (2) any other funds appropriated to the department.

SOURCE: IC 31-33-25-17; (09)IN1579.1.3. -->     SECTION 3. IC 31-33-25-17 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009]: Sec. 17. (a) The child fatality review fund is established for the following purposes:
        (1) Defraying expenses incurred by the statewide child fatality review committee.
        (2) Making grants to local child fatality review teams established under IC 31-33-24.
    (b) The fund shall be administered by the department.
    (c) The fund consists of:
        (1) fees deposited into the fund under IC 16-37-1-11.5(b); and
        (2) money appropriated to the fund by the general assembly.
    (d) The expenses of administering the fund shall be paid from money in the fund.
    (e) At least fifty percent (50%) of the money in the fund must be used to provide grants under section 18 of this chapter.
    (f) Money in the fund at the end of a particular fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.

     (g) Money in the fund is annually appropriated for the purposes of the fund.
SOURCE: IC 31-33-25-18; (09)IN1579.1.4. -->     SECTION 4. IC 31-33-25-18 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2009]: Sec. 18. The department shall establish a grant program to provide financial support to local child fatality review teams established under IC 31-33-24. A local child fatality review team may apply for a grant under this section on a form prescribed by the department. The department may award a grant to any local child fatality review team that satisfies the criteria established by the department.