IC 31-26-3.5-1 "Child welfare program"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "child welfare program" means a
program or an activity that is:
(1) not a component of child services provided to or for the
benefit of a particular child or family; and
(2) designed to serve groups or categories of children or
families in a community for the purposes described in section
2 of this chapter. As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570.
IC 31-26-3.5-2 Authority to establish and fund program; purposes of program
Sec. 2. A child welfare program may be established and funded by
the department for any of the following purposes:
(1) Protecting and promoting the welfare of children in a
community who are, or are likely to be, at risk of becoming
homeless, neglected, or abused due to lack of adequate or
appropriate parental support or supervision, in order to reduce
the likelihood that the children will become wards of a juvenile
court or the department.
(2) Preventing, remedying, or assisting in the solution of
problems that may result in the neglect, abuse, exploitation, or
delinquency of children.
(3) Preventing unnecessary separation of children from their
families by identifying family problems, assisting in the
resolution of family problems, and preventing the breakup of
families whenever prevention of child removal is possible and
desirable.
(4) Providing services targeted to the assistance of children who
are developmentally or physically disabled and their families,
for the purposes of prevention of potential abuse, neglect, or
abandonment of those children, and enabling the children to
receive adequate family support and preparation to become
self-supporting to the extent feasible.
(5) Providing family preservation services or family support
services (both as defined in 42 U.S.C. 629a) for families and
children who are not currently receiving individually designed
services provided or funded by the department through an open
juvenile court child in need of services or delinquency case. As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570.
IC 31-26-3.5-3 Application to establish, continue, or modify program
Sec. 3. (a) An application to establish a new child welfare
program, or to continue or modify an existing child welfare program,
may be submitted by a court, county executive, private nonprofit
agency or organization, or an interested person based on guidelines
and instructions issued by the department. Except as provided in
subsection (b), the application shall be transmitted to the regional
services council or councils for the county, region, or geographic
area of Indiana that the applicant proposes to serve. Each regional
services council must review and submit its recommendations to the
director in conformity with procedures established by the
department.
(b) An application to establish, continue, or modify a program that
will operate on a statewide basis shall be submitted directly to the
director of the department for review and evaluation. As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570.
IC 31-26-3.5-4 Approval of program
Sec. 4. A child welfare program must be approved by the director
of the department or the director's designee. The director's approval
shall specify the period for which operation of the program is
approved and the procedure for submission of any request for
continuation, extension, or modification of the approved program.
The department may not pay for the costs of any programs that have
not been approved by the director. As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570.
IC 31-26-3.5-5 Policies and procedures for review and evaluation of programs
Sec. 5. The department shall establish policies and procedures for
periodic review and evaluation of approved child welfare programs,
including evaluation of the effectiveness and results of the program
activities, as part of the consideration of any application to continue
or modify the program. As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570.
IC 31-26-3.5-6 Child welfare program account established; sources of funds in
account
Sec. 6. (a) A child welfare program account is established in the
state general fund to receive money for establishment, operation, or
support of child welfare programs. Receipts credited to the child
welfare program account may be derived from the following sources:
(1) Any appropriation made by the general assembly that is
specifically designated for child welfare programs.
(2) Any part of the appropriation to the department that is set
aside and allocated by the department for child welfare
programs, at the discretion of the director.
(3) Any part of federal grant funds received by the department
through Title IV-B Parts 1 and 2 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 620 et seq.) that is allocated by the department for child
welfare programs under this chapter at the discretion of the
director, subject to the terms and conditions of the grant.
(4) Any gifts received by the department from individuals or
nongovernmental organizations, for purposes of child welfare
programs. The department may receive and administer any gifts
earmarked for specifically designated child welfare programs,
in accordance with the terms of the gift.
(b) Any appropriation made by the general assembly for the child
welfare program account remains in the child welfare program
account until expended and does not revert to the state general fund
at the expiration of the state fiscal year for which the appropriation
was made. As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570.
IC 31-26-3.5-7 Rules
Sec. 7. The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that are
necessary or appropriate to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570.
IC 31-26-3.5-1 "Child welfare program"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "child welfare program" means a
program or an activity that is:
(1) not a component of child services provided to or for the
benefit of a particular child or family; and
(2) designed to serve groups or categories of children or
families in a community for the purposes described in section
2 of this chapter. As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570.
IC 31-26-3.5-2 Authority to establish and fund program; purposes of program
Sec. 2. A child welfare program may be established and funded by
the department for any of the following purposes:
(1) Protecting and promoting the welfare of children in a
community who are, or are likely to be, at risk of becoming
homeless, neglected, or abused due to lack of adequate or
appropriate parental support or supervision, in order to reduce
the likelihood that the children will become wards of a juvenile
court or the department.
(2) Preventing, remedying, or assisting in the solution of
problems that may result in the neglect, abuse, exploitation, or
delinquency of children.
(3) Preventing unnecessary separation of children from their
families by identifying family problems, assisting in the
resolution of family problems, and preventing the breakup of
families whenever prevention of child removal is possible and
desirable.
(4) Providing services targeted to the assistance of children who
are developmentally or physically disabled and their families,
for the purposes of prevention of potential abuse, neglect, or
abandonment of those children, and enabling the children to
receive adequate family support and preparation to become
self-supporting to the extent feasible.
(5) Providing family preservation services or family support
services (both as defined in 42 U.S.C. 629a) for families and
children who are not currently receiving individually designed
services provided or funded by the department through an open
juvenile court child in need of services or delinquency case. As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570.
IC 31-26-3.5-3 Application to establish, continue, or modify program
Sec. 3. (a) An application to establish a new child welfare
program, or to continue or modify an existing child welfare program,
may be submitted by a court, county executive, private nonprofit
agency or organization, or an interested person based on guidelines
and instructions issued by the department. Except as provided in
subsection (b), the application shall be transmitted to the regional
services council or councils for the county, region, or geographic
area of Indiana that the applicant proposes to serve. Each regional
services council must review and submit its recommendations to the
director in conformity with procedures established by the
department.
(b) An application to establish, continue, or modify a program that
will operate on a statewide basis shall be submitted directly to the
director of the department for review and evaluation. As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570.
IC 31-26-3.5-4 Approval of program
Sec. 4. A child welfare program must be approved by the director
of the department or the director's designee. The director's approval
shall specify the period for which operation of the program is
approved and the procedure for submission of any request for
continuation, extension, or modification of the approved program.
The department may not pay for the costs of any programs that have
not been approved by the director. As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570.
IC 31-26-3.5-5 Policies and procedures for review and evaluation of programs
Sec. 5. The department shall establish policies and procedures for
periodic review and evaluation of approved child welfare programs,
including evaluation of the effectiveness and results of the program
activities, as part of the consideration of any application to continue
or modify the program. As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570.
IC 31-26-3.5-6 Child welfare program account established; sources of funds in
account
Sec. 6. (a) A child welfare program account is established in the
state general fund to receive money for establishment, operation, or
support of child welfare programs. Receipts credited to the child
welfare program account may be derived from the following sources:
(1) Any appropriation made by the general assembly that is
specifically designated for child welfare programs.
(2) Any part of the appropriation to the department that is set
aside and allocated by the department for child welfare
programs, at the discretion of the director.
(3) Any part of federal grant funds received by the department
through Title IV-B Parts 1 and 2 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 620 et seq.) that is allocated by the department for child
welfare programs under this chapter at the discretion of the
director, subject to the terms and conditions of the grant.
(4) Any gifts received by the department from individuals or
nongovernmental organizations, for purposes of child welfare
programs. The department may receive and administer any gifts
earmarked for specifically designated child welfare programs,
in accordance with the terms of the gift.
(b) Any appropriation made by the general assembly for the child
welfare program account remains in the child welfare program
account until expended and does not revert to the state general fund
at the expiration of the state fiscal year for which the appropriation
was made. As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570.
IC 31-26-3.5-7 Rules
Sec. 7. The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that are
necessary or appropriate to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570.
IC 31-26-3.5-1 "Child welfare program"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "child welfare program" means a
program or an activity that is:
(1) not a component of child services provided to or for the
benefit of a particular child or family; and
(2) designed to serve groups or categories of children or
families in a community for the purposes described in section
2 of this chapter. As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570.
IC 31-26-3.5-2 Authority to establish and fund program; purposes of program
Sec. 2. A child welfare program may be established and funded by
the department for any of the following purposes:
(1) Protecting and promoting the welfare of children in a
community who are, or are likely to be, at risk of becoming
homeless, neglected, or abused due to lack of adequate or
appropriate parental support or supervision, in order to reduce
the likelihood that the children will become wards of a juvenile
court or the department.
(2) Preventing, remedying, or assisting in the solution of
problems that may result in the neglect, abuse, exploitation, or
delinquency of children.
(3) Preventing unnecessary separation of children from their
families by identifying family problems, assisting in the
resolution of family problems, and preventing the breakup of
families whenever prevention of child removal is possible and
desirable.
(4) Providing services targeted to the assistance of children who
are developmentally or physically disabled and their families,
for the purposes of prevention of potential abuse, neglect, or
abandonment of those children, and enabling the children to
receive adequate family support and preparation to become
self-supporting to the extent feasible.
(5) Providing family preservation services or family support
services (both as defined in 42 U.S.C. 629a) for families and
children who are not currently receiving individually designed
services provided or funded by the department through an open
juvenile court child in need of services or delinquency case. As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570.
IC 31-26-3.5-3 Application to establish, continue, or modify program
Sec. 3. (a) An application to establish a new child welfare
program, or to continue or modify an existing child welfare program,
may be submitted by a court, county executive, private nonprofit
agency or organization, or an interested person based on guidelines
and instructions issued by the department. Except as provided in
subsection (b), the application shall be transmitted to the regional
services council or councils for the county, region, or geographic
area of Indiana that the applicant proposes to serve. Each regional
services council must review and submit its recommendations to the
director in conformity with procedures established by the
department.
(b) An application to establish, continue, or modify a program that
will operate on a statewide basis shall be submitted directly to the
director of the department for review and evaluation. As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570.
IC 31-26-3.5-4 Approval of program
Sec. 4. A child welfare program must be approved by the director
of the department or the director's designee. The director's approval
shall specify the period for which operation of the program is
approved and the procedure for submission of any request for
continuation, extension, or modification of the approved program.
The department may not pay for the costs of any programs that have
not been approved by the director. As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570.
IC 31-26-3.5-5 Policies and procedures for review and evaluation of programs
Sec. 5. The department shall establish policies and procedures for
periodic review and evaluation of approved child welfare programs,
including evaluation of the effectiveness and results of the program
activities, as part of the consideration of any application to continue
or modify the program. As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570.
IC 31-26-3.5-6 Child welfare program account established; sources of funds in
account
Sec. 6. (a) A child welfare program account is established in the
state general fund to receive money for establishment, operation, or
support of child welfare programs. Receipts credited to the child
welfare program account may be derived from the following sources:
(1) Any appropriation made by the general assembly that is
specifically designated for child welfare programs.
(2) Any part of the appropriation to the department that is set
aside and allocated by the department for child welfare
programs, at the discretion of the director.
(3) Any part of federal grant funds received by the department
through Title IV-B Parts 1 and 2 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 620 et seq.) that is allocated by the department for child
welfare programs under this chapter at the discretion of the
director, subject to the terms and conditions of the grant.
(4) Any gifts received by the department from individuals or
nongovernmental organizations, for purposes of child welfare
programs. The department may receive and administer any gifts
earmarked for specifically designated child welfare programs,
in accordance with the terms of the gift.
(b) Any appropriation made by the general assembly for the child
welfare program account remains in the child welfare program
account until expended and does not revert to the state general fund
at the expiration of the state fiscal year for which the appropriation
was made. As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570.
IC 31-26-3.5-7 Rules
Sec. 7. The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that are
necessary or appropriate to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.146-2008, SEC.570.
