30 Years of Leading & Learning

 30th Annual Fall Conference

October 9 & 10, 2012

Indianapolis Marriott East Hotel

7202 E. 21st Street

Call for Workshops & Presenters

The Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence invites you to submit a workshop proposal to be considered for presentation at our 30th Annual Fall Conference scheduled for October 9 & 10, 2012. The conference will offer a wide spectrum of workshops designed to increase the knowledge base of individuals who work with survivors of domestic violence. It is our belief that by educating various segments of the community, we will work toward our mission of ending domestic violence. Any individual whose proposal is accepted will be offered the choice of a $100 honorarium ($50 honorarium for panelists), or the option of attending the conference at no cost. Please review and complete the attached form and submit it to Caryn Burton, ICADV, 1915 W. 18th St., Ste. B, Indianapolis, IN 46202. You can also return the form via fax to 317-917-3695, or e-mail to cburton@icadvinc.org.

 The deadline for submissions is June 1, 2012.

Direct Service Providers

Administration & Management Staff

Volunteers

Batterers Intervention Program Staff

Community Organizers

Criminal Justice/Legal Advocates

Law Enforcement Officers

Prosecutors & Attorneys

Therapists/Counselors

Survivors & Other Concerned Citizens

Violence Prevention

Substance Abuse

Legal Issues

Self Care

Diversity/Cultural Competence

Working with Underserved Populations

Advocacy Best Practices

Successful Partnerships

Offender Programs/Batterers Intervention

Mental Health

Engaging Men

Faith Based Communities

Economic Empowerment

Media Advocacy

Healthy Relationships/Teen Dating Violence Issues

The Effects of Victimization

General Victimization Topics

** We are particularly interested in Intermediate & Advanced level workshops. We welcome submissions on other topic ideas, as well. Topics should reflect originality, relevance, clarity & diversity!!

~Proposals submitted after the deadline or not containing the requested information will not be considered. Proposals may be faxed, mailed or emailed.

~All Materials should be TYPED.

~If a proposal includes co-presenters, please be sure to designate a primary contact & include all co-presenters information. Panels are limited to 3 speakers.

~Please be sure to include a short biographical summary of each presenter.

Hoosier Park Racing & Casino will hold the third annual Hoosierdega Nights Saturday, April 21 with racing beginning at 5:30 p.m. The eveningwill include  NASCAR-themed activities and food. The tenth race will be the highlight of the night as Celebrity Standardbred drivers compete for thetitle of Hoosierdega Champion, with proceeds going to several charities, including the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Alternatives Inc of Madison County. The evening will close with a spectacular fireworks display. Admission is free and open to the public.

Click here to read the press release from Hoosier Park.

For an additional $3.99 per month, subscribers can add the service to an existing OnStar account on factory-installed systems.  Once active, vehicle owners are immediately able to use the system in the same way that law enforcement does without filing a police report. Using the Family Link website, they can pull up the exact location of the car at any time, as well as have the system itself inform them of the car’s (and thus driver’s) whereabouts.  The product, as is common, is marketed primarily to parents of teens,.  However, even the creators of the system acknowledge that the potential for misuse is present.

For advocates, it is important to be aware of this service, particularly if your shelter or advocacy agency is an undisclosed location.  Just as we safety plan around GPS in cell phones, it may be wise to begin asking about the cars survivors bring to shelter with them, as well.  If the car is equipped with OnStar, some immediate safety steps need to be taken.  First, the survivor can make contact with OnStar and ask that their account be password protected, ie no information about the vehicle or its’ whereabouts can be released without the proper password.  If the survivor is comfortable with it, the account can be cancelled altogether.  However, be aware that that does not remove the GPS capability from the car.  In cases with high lethality risk, taking the vehicle to a shop to have the system itself physically disabled may be the best course of action.

Victims of domestic violence often need assistance to break free from this violence. Many victims’ resources are limited because they are “controlled” financially by their abuser. In an effort to assist victims of domestic violence in Indiana to achieve self-sufficiency and move from victim to survivor, Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC (BSRO) is “stepping up” to help remove one more barrier victims face by offering their Partners Plus Auto Care Savings Plan through a partnership with the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV).

Partners Plus Auto Care Savings Plan offers savings on tires, auto maintenance and repairs at all 2,200+ company-owned Firestone Complete Auto Care, Tires Plus, Expert Tire and Wheel Works stores, nationwide.

Because of BSRO’s generous support, domestic violence advocates will be able to access this discount program for victims across Indiana.

“The lack of reliable transportation is a significant barrier for victims who are attempting to leave a violent relationship,” says Laura Berry, executive director of ICADV. “Having Bridgestone Retail Operations offer a discount to victims who may be financially limited could be life-saving.”

ICADV works to eliminate domestic violence through the implementation of prevention programs including public education, advocacy for system and societal change, influencing public policy and allocation of resources. Until the violence is ended, ICADV works to promote, strengthen and provide quality comprehensive services for member programs and all individuals affected by domestic violence across the state.

In the 24-hours survey period, Indiana programs answered more than 18 hotline calls every hour. In addition, 1838 victims were served in one day; of those, 1,051 dv victims found refuge in emergency shelters; and 788 adults and children received non-residential assistance and services, including counseling, legal advocacy and children’s support groups.

 There were reported 218 unmet requests for services in Indiana that day.

“This is s not surprising since many shelters have been forced to reduce staff and the number of services offered while working tirelessly to meet the needs of victims,” according to the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV) executive director, Laura Berry. “This increased number of unmet requests for services illustrates this unfortunate reality.”

Most of the unmet requests were for housing. Other frequent requested needs include legal representation, counseling and legal advocacy.

“Domestic violence programs work valiantly to provide needed services in the aftermath of the economic downturn,” said Sue Else, President of NNEDV. “Despite this, domestic violence programs are finding ways to keep their doors open and provide life-saving services to thousands of domestic violence victims every day.”

Each year, NNEDV conducts a 24-hour survey of local domestic violence programs. In addition to the number of victims served, more than 26,000 individuals attended nearly 1,400 training sessions provided by local domestic violence programs in just one day.  In 2011, 1,725 local domestic violence programs, or 89 percent, submitted their 24-hour counts for September 15. The full National Domestic Violence Counts 2011 report is available online at http://www.nnedv.org/census.

ICADV works to eliminate domestic violence through the implementation of prevention programs including public education, advocacy for system and societal change, influencing public policy and allocation of resources. Until the violence is ended, ICADV works to promote, strengthen and provide quality comprehensive services for member programs and all individuals affected by domestic violence across the state. For more information, visit www.icadvinc.org.

To view the census findings for Indiana, click here or see below.

When: Monday, February 27, 2012, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST.
 Presenter: Rebecca Levenson, Senior Policy Analyst, Futures
Without Violence formerly the Family Violence Prevention Fund.

Register: http://bwjp.ilinc.com/register/bfzkkwk

 Teen Dating Violence Intervention and Prevention: A Look at Dating Matters
 and Shifting Boundaries

When: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM, EST.

Presenters:  Andra Tharp, Ph.D., Division of Violence Prevention, Center for Disease

Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Nan D. Stein, Ed. D., Center for Research on Women, Wellesley Centers for Women, Wellesley College                   and  Bruce Taylor, Ph.D., NORC at the University of Chicago.

Register: http://bwjp.ilinc.com/register/vkmzjth

The White House

Office of the Press Secretary

Presidential Proclamation — National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, 2012

NATIONAL TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH, 2012

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

In America, an alarming number of young people experience physical, sexual, or emotional abuse as part of a controlling or violent dating relationship.  The consequences of dating violence — spanning impaired development to physical harm — pose a threat to the health and well-being of teens across our Nation, and it is essential we come together to break the cycle of violence that burdens too many of our sons and daughters.  This month, we recommit to providing critical support and services for victims of dating violence and empowering teens with the tools to cultivate healthy, respectful relationships.

Though we have made substantial progress in the fight to reduce violence against women, dating violence remains a reality for millions of young people.  In a 12 month period, one in 10 high school students nationwide reported they were physically hurt on purpose by their boyfriend or girlfriend, and still more experienced verbal or emotional abuse like shaming, bullying, or threats.  Depression, substance abuse, and health complications are among the long-term impacts that may follow in the wake of an abusive relationship.  Tragically, dating violence can also lead to other forms of violence, including sexual assault.  These outcomes are unacceptable, and we must do more to prevent dating violence and ensure the health and safety of our Nation’s youth.

The path toward a future free of dating violence begins with awareness.  As part of my Administration’s ongoing commitment to engaging individuals and communities in this important work, Vice President Joe Biden launched the 1is2many initiative last September.  In concert with awareness programs occurring across Federal agencies, the initiative calls on young men and women to take action against dating violence and sexual assault and help advance public understanding of the realities of abuse.  The National Dating Abuse Helpline offers information and support to individuals struggling with unhealthy relationships.  For immediate and confidential advice and referrals, I encourage concerned teens and their loved ones to contact the Helpline at 1-866-331-9474, text “loveis” to 77054, or visit:  www.LoveIsRespect.org.  Additional resources are available at: www.CDC.gov/features/datingviolence.

My Administration continues to promote new and proven strategies to target teen dating violence.  Last November, we announced the winners of the Apps Against Abuse technology challenge, concluding a national competition to develop innovative new tools that will empower young Americans and help prevent dating violence and sexual assault.  As we move forward, we will continue to collaborate with both public and private partners to bring new violence prevention strategies to individuals and communities across our Nation.  To learn more, visit: www.WhiteHouse.gov/1is2many.

Reducing violence against teens and young adults is an important task for all of us.  This month, we renew our commitment to breaking the silence about dating abuse and fostering a culture of respect in our neighborhoods, our schools, and our homes.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim February 2012 as National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.  I call upon all Americans to support efforts in their communities and schools, and in their own families, to empower young people to develop healthy relationships throughout their lives and to engage in activities that prevent and respond to teen dating violence.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand twelve, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-sixth.

BARACK OBAMA

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/01/31/presidential-proclamation-national-teen-dating-violence-awareness-and-pr

2012 Session of the Indiana General Assembly

January 29, 2012

I. Domestic violence

               SB0001 Right to defend against unlawful entry. (M. Young, Steele, Charbonneau) Permits a person to resist the unlawful entry into a dwelling by a law enforcement officer under certain conditions. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the Legislative Council Barnes v. State Subcommittee.)

01/17/2012        S: Committee Action      Pass (8-0) Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters

01/23/2012        S: 3rd Reading   Pass (45-5)

01/23/2012        S: Referred         Referred to Jud McMillin,  Eric Turner,

Still need to discuss strategy about dv exemption being removed. 

               SB0004 Human trafficking. (Walker, Head, Banks, Steuerwald)  Provides that recruiting, harboring, or transporting another person to participate in sexual conduct by force, threat of force, or fraud constitutes human trafficking. Provides that a person who recruits, harbors, or transports a child less than 16 years of age with the intent of engaging the child in forced labor, involuntary servitude, prostitution, or sexual conduct commits promotion of human trafficking of a minor, a Class B felony. Prohibits a person at least 18 years of age from selling or transferring custody of a child less than 16 years of age for the purpose of prostitution or participation in sexual conduct. Provides that the name of a victim of human trafficking is confidential for purposes of the public records law. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the Criminal Code Evaluation Commission.)

01/27/2012        H: 3rd Reading   Pass (95-0)

01/27/2012        H: Ret 1st House No Amendments

SB0344 State taxation. (Hershman) Specifies the assessed value for outdoor signs for the 2011 through 2014 assessment dates. Requires the commission on state tax and financing policy to study the assessment of outdoor signs. Repeals the prohibition against using the value of federal income tax credits awarded under Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of determining the assessed value of low-income housing tax credit property. Permits the fiscal body of a city or town, or the county, in the case of an unincorporated area, to authorize the unit’s redevelopment commission to establish a residential historic rehabilitation grant program. Permits the fiscal body to annually appropriate money for the grant program from the property tax increment resulting from any additional property taxes collected as a result of repealing the prohibition against using the value of federal income tax credits in determining the assessed value of low income housing tax credit property. Separates the township assistance levy from the township’s general fund levy, and provides for a levy based on a rate calculation that must be used to determine a township’s assistance levy after 2012. Phases in the change through 2014. Freezes a township’s township assistance rate for levy determinations after 2014. Permits a township to increase the township assistance levy only if there is a corresponding reduction in the township’s general fund levy. Provides a 100% property tax assessed value deduction for a solar power device used to generate electricity that is installed after December 31, 2011. Provides that a person leasing real property with a solar power device is eligible for the exemption if the person is subject to assessment for the solar power device. Provides that a sales tax refund claim based on the exemption for electrical energy, natural or artificial gas, water, steam, and steam heat may not cover transactions that occur more than 36 months (rather than 18 months, under current law) before the date of the refund claim. Provides a sales tax exemption for sales of wrapping material and empty containers that are acquired for shipping or delivering certain tangible personal property. Exempts from the utility receipts tax any payments of severance damages or other compensation resulting from a change in assigned service area boundaries between electricity suppliers. Specifies that industrial processors and those engaged in floriculture and arboriculture do not have to file a sales tax refund claim if the utility service is separately metered, or it has been determined that the utility service is predominantly used in industrial processing, horticulture, or arboriculture. Provides a sales and use tax exemption for transactions involving tangible personal property by a company that is engaged in offering a competitive racing experience in a two-seater Indianapolis 500 style race car during a competitive racing event. Repeals the laws allowing for a consolidated sales and withholding tax return. Requires all sales tax returns and payments, excluding those retail merchants whose state gross retail and use tax liability in the previous calendar year does not exceed $1,000, to be filed and remitted electronically. Makes a technical change regarding the details for the amount of an E85 deduction. Provides that withholding tax payments may be made annually if the total withholding tax due for the year is less than $1,000. Changes the due dates for annual one-time withholding for a nonresident partner and for a nonresident shareholder in an S corporation to April 15. Changes the reporting date for partnerships that make periodic withholding payments from January 30 to March 15. Requires any person filing more than 25 copies of certain tax forms to file reports electronically. Removes the prohibition of taking a case to the tax court if the department of state revenue takes longer than three years to settle a claim. Extend the income tax credits for venture capital investments, Hoosier business investments, alternative fuel manufacturing, and new employers through December 31, 2016. Provides that for purposes of the coal gasification technology investment tax credit, an integrated coal gasification power plant also includes a facility that is dedicated primarily to production of electricity or gas for sale to or use by the Indiana finance authority under statutes authorizing the authority to enter into contracts for the purchase, transportation, and delivery of substitute natural gas. Adds an exception to the requirement that 100% of the coal used in an integrated coal gasification power plant or as fuel in a fluidized bed combustion unit must be Indiana coal (by allowing the applicant awarded the coal gasification technology investment tax credit to certify that partial use of feedstock is necessary to result in lower rates for Indiana retail utility customers). Corrects references to the Internal Revenue Code in the income tax law. Provides that a decedent’s estate and a trust do not have to file an Indiana fiduciary return if the gross income for the year is less than $600. Requires the commission on state and financing policy to study all income tax credits during 2012 and 2013. Urges the legislative council to assign to a study committee the topic of more clearly defining what is included in instructional spending by school corporations and what is included in noninstructional spending by school corporations for purposes of the annual performance report provided by school corporations. Adjusts the maximum levy for Clark County.

01/24/2012        S: Committee Action      Pass Amend (7-3) Tax and Fiscal Policy

01/26/2012        S: Committee Report      amend do pass, adopted

               HB1011 Various corrections matters. (Foley) Establishes the probation improvement fund administered by the judicial conference to award grants based on the recommendation by the department of correction to: (1) county probation departments that supervise persons convicted of a felony to promote the adoption of certain best practices to improve probation administration and services and reduce probation revocations; and (2) counties that supervise persons who have been convicted of a felony to consolidate and improve the efficiency of probation administration and services and community corrections programs. Creates the forensic addiction fund to create a funding source for grants to probation departments and community corrections programs to increase substance abuse treatment access for individuals on probation or in a community corrections program. Requires the judicial conference of Indiana to administer the fund. Creates the county offender deferral fee and the pretrial diversion fee for infraction or ordinance violations. Requires the clerk of a circuit court to distribute monthly to the state auditor for deposit in the probation improvement fund 100% of the county offender deferral fee and the pretrial diversion fee for infraction or ordinance violations. Requires a sentencing court to inform the department of correction if the person sentenced is a credit restricted felon. Requires a court that determines that a person sentenced is a credit restricted felon to state in the sentencing order and the abstract of judgment that the person is a credit restricted felon. Requires the judicial conference to adopt rules concerning swift and certain sanctions that a probation officer may use in supervising persons on probation. Provides procedures for a person on probation to be sanctioned by a probation officer. Requires that credit time earned by certain offenders shall be reduced to the extent that application of the credit time would result in post-conviction release or a community transition program assignment in less than 45 days after the person earns the credit time. Requires the department of correction (department) to: (1) establish an automated victim notification system; and (2) notify a registered crime victim of certain changes affecting the committed offender who committed the crime against the victim. Specifies when the department shall make certain victim notifications. Provides that if a court imposes a felony sentence that involves a commitment to the department, the court shall state certain information in the sentencing order and abstract of judgment. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the criminal code evaluation commission.) 01/25/2012            H: Committee Action               Pass Amend (11-0) Courts and Criminal Code

01/27/2012        H: Committee Report     amend do pass, adopted            

SB0006 Knives with automatic blades. (Tomes, Ubelhor) Removes a provision that makes it a Class B misdemeanor for a person to manufacture, possess, display, offer, sell, lend, give away, or purchase any knife with a blade that opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, device containing gas, spring, or other device in the handle of the knife.

01/19/2012        S: 3rd Reading   Pass (48-1)

01/19/2012        S: Referred         Referred to Matt Ubelhor, Sean Eberhart, James Buck

               SB0011 Animal fighting contests. (Steele, Arnold, Ubelhor) Makes attending an animal fighting contest a Class D felony. Repeals the law that makes it cruelty to an animal, a Class A misdemeanor, for a person to attend a fighting contest involving animals. Makes a technical correction.

01/10/2012        S: Committee Action      Pass(5-4) Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters

01/19/2012        S: 3rd Reading   Pass (38-10)

01/19/2012        S: Referred         Referred Matt Ubelhor, Linda Lawson

None of bills below appear to be moving.

HB1289 Violent crimes compensation fund. (L. Lawson) Provides that an alleged victim of a child sex crime may submit an application for compensation for victims of violent crime until the alleged victim turns 31 years of age. Provides that an alleged victim of a child sex crime may be awarded compensation even if the alleged victim did not report the crime to law enforcement within 72 hours after the crime occurred. 01/10/2012     H: 1st Reading    Assigned Courts and Criminal Code

               SB0242 Protection order card program. (Breaux)Authorizes the attorney general to establish a protection order card program to provide a person protected by a protection order with a wallet sized card containing information relating to the protection order.

01/04/2012         S: 1st Reading     Assigned Judiciary

SB0360 Cell phone GPS tracking. (R. Young) Requires a person who sells a cellular telephone or provides wireless telephone service to inform a subscriber how to deactivate the device’s GPS tracking function. Specifies that the failure to provide this information is a deceptive act that may be enforced by the attorney general. Makes it a Class A misdemeanor to track another person by GPS unless: (1) the person obtains a warrant; (2) the tracking is done in the normal course of business by a service provider; (3) the tracking is performed by the federal government under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; (4) the person consents to the tracking; (5) a parent has consented to the tracking of the parent’s child; (6) the ability to track a specific person is offered to the general public; (7) the tracking is done by a law enforcement officer or emergency services provider to respond to a request for assistance by the person, or under circumstances in which the person’s life or safety is threatened; or (8) the tracking is of a person who has stolen an item containing the GPS device.

 01/09/2012        S: 1st Reading     Assigned Judiciary

               SB0389 Provider reporting of domestic violence. (Waltz) Requires a health care provider to: (1) implement protocols and policies for the identification of domestic violence and to offer intervention and treatment services; and (2) report an incident of domestic violence to the local law enforcement agency. Specifies information to be included in the report. Provides civil and criminal immunity for a person who is required to report an incident of domestic violence.

 01/09/2012        S: 1st Reading     Assigned Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters

II. Immigration

SR0009 Study comm on IN law requiring undocumented students to pay out-of-state (Leising) A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the legislative council to establish a study committee to study the changes to Indiana law requiring undocumented students to pay out-of-state tuition rates to attend Indiana’s seven public institutions of higher education.

01/25/2012        S: Committee Sched       1:30pm Room 233 Education and Career Development

III. Family Law

               HB1019 Adoption history information. (Karickhoff, Broden) Allows a relative of an adoptee or a pre-adoptive sibling to obtain medical history information and to file a petition with an appropriate court to request the release of medical information, nonidentifying information, or identifying information. Requires that a petition requesting release of medical, nonidentifying, or identifying information must include the reasons why the release of information may be beneficial to the adoptee, pre-adoptive sibling, or birth parent. (Current law requires that the petition must include reasons why the release of information may be beneficial to the adoptee or birth parent.)

01/17/2012        H: 3rd Reading   Pass (94-0)

               HB1065 Military custody and parenting time matters. (Borders, Waterman, Tomes) Requires a court, upon motion by a parent who has received military temporary duty, deployment, or mobilization orders: (1) to hold, upon good cause shown, an expedited hearing in determining or modifying custody or parenting time; and (2) to allow, with reasonable notice and good cause shown, a parent to present testimony and evidence by certain electronic means in a custody or parenting time proceeding; if the military duties of a parent have a material effect on the parent’s ability to appear in person at a regularly scheduled hearing concerning custody or parenting time. Allows a court, upon motion by a parent who has received military deployment orders, to delegate the parent’s parenting time, or a part of the parent’s parenting time, during the time that the parent is deployed to a person who has a close and substantial relationship with the parent’s child if the court determines delegating the time is in the best interests of the child. Provides that an order delegating parenting time automatically terminates after the parent returns from deployment. Allows the court to terminate an order delegating parenting time if the court determines that the delegated parenting time is no longer in the best interests of the child.

01/26/2012        H: 3rd Reading   Pass (97-0)

01/26/2012        H: Referred John M. Waterman, Jim Tomes         

SB0018 Duty to support a child. (Steele, Young) Provides that the duty to support a child, which does not include support for educational needs, ceases when the child becomes 19 years of age, or until age 21 if the child is enrolled in and has not yet graduated from a secondary school. (Current law provides that the duty to support a child ceases when the child becomes 21 years of age.) Permits a child who is receiving child support under an order issued before July 1, 2012, to file a petition for educational needs until the child becomes 21 years of age, and specifies that a child who is receiving child support after this date may petition until the child becomes 19 years of age. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the child custody and support advisory committee.)

01/24/2012        S: 3rd Reading   Pass (49-1)

01/24/2012        S: Referred         Referred Cindy Kirchhofer, Greg Steuerwald, Jud McMillin

               SB0032 Guardianships. (Bray) Allows a guardian of a minor who has not been adjudicated an incapacitated person to petition the court to extend the guardianship beyond the date the minor attains 18 years of age. Requires the guardian and minor to sign the petition in the presence of at least two witnesses. Authorizes the court to extend the guardianship, but not beyond the date on which the protected person attains 22 years of age, if the court finds that extending the guardianship is in the best interests of the protected person. 01/11/2012            S: Committee Action      Pass Amend(9-0) Judiciary

01/17/2012        S: 2nd Reading  Order Engrossed

01/23/2012        S: Referred Ralph M. Foley

               SB0157 Copy of power of attorney. (Steele Provides that a copy of the power of attorney has the same force and effect as the original power of attorney if the person granting the power of attorney certifies that the copy is a true and correct copy. Specifies that a child of the principal may request an accounting with respect to transactions entered into by an attorney in fact.

01/20/2012        S: Committee Action      Pass Amend(8-0) Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters

01/23/2012        S: Committee Report      amend do pass, adopted

01/26/2012        S: 2nd Reading  Order Engrossed

               SB0249 Record of marriage. (Alting) Provides that a clerk of a circuit court: (1) may forward a record of marriage to the state department of health in a paper form or in an electronic form by using an automated system developed by the judicial technology and automation project or another automated system approved by the state department of health; and (2) who forwards a record of marriage to the state department of health in an electronic form is not required to forward the record of marriage to the state department of health in a paper form.

01/18/2012        S: Committee Sched       9:00am Room 130 Judiciary

01/19/2012        S: Committee Report      do pass, adopted

01/24/2012        S: 3rd Reading   Pass (50-0)

01/24/2012        S: Referred         Referred to Randy Truitt, Sheila Klinker

Bills not moving out of committee:

               HB1252 Prerequisites for filing for dissolution of marriage. (Noe) Provides that a parent of a minor child may not commence a proceeding for dissolution of marriage against the other parent of the child before the earlier of: (1) 120 days after a parent files with a court a notice of intent to dissolve a marriage if both parents of a child complete, not earlier than three years before commencing a proceeding for dissolution of marriage, a divorce education program approved by the department of child services; or (2) 300 days after a parent files with a court a notice of intent to dissolve a marriage if one or both parents of the child do not complete a divorce education program. Provides exceptions to these requirements. Allows a parent to file for provisional orders after a parent has filed a notice of intent to dissolve a marriage. Requires the department of child services to approve divorce education programs that meet certain requirements. Provides that each parent is responsible for the individual parent’s cost in attending and completing a divorce education program. 1/25/2012          H: Committee Sched       11:30am Room 156A Family, Children and Human Affairs.  Bill tabled after hearing opposition.

               HB1010 Joint legal custody. (Pond, Bacon) Establishes a rebuttable presumption that an award of joint legal custody is in the best interest of the child. Requires a court, if a party seeks to rebut the presumption, to consider: (1) the fitness and suitability of each of the persons who would be awarded joint legal custody; (2) the ability of the persons who would be awarded joint legal custody to communicate and cooperate in advancing the child’s welfare; and (3) whether the child has established a close and beneficial relationship with both of the persons who would be awarded joint legal custody. Repeals certain provisions governing the award of joint legal custody that are being superseded by this bill. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the child custody and support advisory committee.)

Set for hearing in Family, Children and Human Affairs, but was taken off calendar before hearing. Not moved this session.

               SB0017 Summary dissolution decree. (Steele) Provides that at least 15 days after a petition for dissolution of marriage is filed, a court may enter a summary dissolution decree without holding a hearing if certain verified pleadings are filed with the court. 01/04/2012 S: Corrections, Criminal, and Civil Matters

HB1026 Support obligations while incarcerated. (Cheatham) Provides that a court, in establishing or modifying a child support order, is prohibited from considering a reduction or elimination of a parent’s income due to the parent’s incarceration. 01/04/2012 H: 1st Reading Family, Children and Human Affairs

IV. Guns

Not moving:

               SB0180 Firearms on school property. (Banks) Makes unlawful possession of a firearm: (1) in or on school property; (2) in or on property that is being used by a school for a school function; or (3) on a school bus; a Class A misdemeanor instead of a Class D felony. Provides that the law concerning unlawful possession of a firearm in or on school property or in or on property that is being used by a school for a school function does not apply to a person who may legally possess a firearm, is not a student enrolled in the school, and stores a firearm: (1) in a motor vehicle that is parked in or on school property or parked in or on property that is being used by the school for a school function; and (2) that is locked in the trunk of the motor vehicle, kept in the glove compartment of the locked motor vehicle, or stored out of plain sight in the locked motor vehicle.

               SB0181 Possession of firearms on state property. (Kruse, Banks) Prohibits a state agency, including a state supported college or university, from regulating the possession or transportation of firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories: (1) on land that is; or (2) in buildings and other structures that are; owned or leased by the state. Provides for certain exceptions. Voids, as of July 1, 2012, any rules or policies enacted or undertaken by a state agency before, on, or after June 30, 2012, concerning possession or transportation of firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories on land or in structures owned or leased by the state. Allows a person to bring an action against a state agency if the person is adversely affected by a rule, a measure, an enactment, or a policy of the state agency that violates this law.

01/04/2012         S: 1st Reading     Assigned Judiciary

V. Sexual Assault

               HB1080 Sexual battery. (Frye) Makes it sexual battery, a Class D felony, for a person to, with intent to arouse or satisfy the person’s own sexual desires or the sexual desires of another person, touch another person when that person is unaware that the touching is occurring.

01/20/2012        H: Committee Action      Pass(8-0) Courts and Criminal Code

01/27/2012        H: 3rd Reading   Pass (92-0)

01/27/2012        H: Referred         Referred to Doug Eckerty            

HB1120 Arrests or citations at traffic stops. (Morris, Mahan, GiaQuinta) Provides that a law enforcement officer may not arrest or issue a traffic information and summons to a person for a violation of a law regulating the use and operation of a motor vehicle on an Indiana highway or an ordinance of a city or town regulating the use and operation of a motor vehicle on an Indiana highway unless, at the time of the arrest or issuance, the officer: (1) is wearing a distinctive uniform and a badge of authority; (2) immediately identifies himself or herself as an officer using an authorized departmental identification card and a badge of authority; or (3) is operating a motor vehicle that is equipped with at least one signal lamp equipped with a red beam and a blue beam and a siren. Provides that, upon request, a law enforcement officer must allow a person who is the subject of such an: (1) arrest; or (2) issuance of a traffic information and summons; to contact a law enforcement agency or emergency dispatcher to verify the identity of the law enforcement officer. Makes an exception to these requirements for a law enforcement officer who is: (1) making an arrest; or (2) conducting a search or seizure of a person or property; in connection with the commission of a felony or misdemeanor that is not related to the use or operation of a motor vehicle.  01/24/2012 Committee Sched 11:00am Room 156D Veterans Affairs and Public Safety. Not moved out of committee.

               HB1204 Sex offender registry. (Dermody) Provides that if a person is: (1) a public servant or other person employed by a governmental entity or another person who provides goods or services to a person who is subject to lawful detention; and (2) convicted of engaging in sexual intercourse or deviate sexual conduct with another person who is subject to lawful detention; the person is considered to be a sex offender who must register as a sex or violent offender with the appropriate law enforcement agency. Provides that certain sex or violent offenders who are no longer required to register are not entitled to have their information (other than their addresses) purged from the registry. Specifies certain duties a sex or violent offender and a law enforcement agency are no longer required to perform if the offender is no longer required to register. Specifies that persons who were previously required to register as sex or violent offenders (as well as current sex or violent offenders) are generally not allowed to restrict access to their conviction records. Provides that certain persons who: (1) were less than 21 years of age at the time the persons were convicted of the offense of sexual misconduct with a minor; and (2) are required to register; may petition a court for an order that provides the persons are no longer required to register or update a registration and that requires information concerning the persons must be removed from the registry.01/20/2012            H: Committee Action           Pass Amend(9-0) Courts and Criminal Code

01/23/2012        H: Committee Report     amend do pass, adopted

01/26/2012        H: 2nd Reading  Order Engrossed

               SB0190 Termination of parent-child relationship. (Charbonneau) Allows a parent who is the victim of an act of rape from which a child was conceived to file a petition to terminate the child’s parent-child relationship with the alleged perpetrator. Requires a court to terminate the parent-child relationship if the court finds: (1) by clear and convincing evidence that the alleged perpetrator committed an act of rape against the parent who has filed the petition to terminate the parent-child relationship and that the child was conceived as a result of the act of rape; and (2) terminating the parent-child relationship would be in the best interest of the child. 01/26/2012       S: Committee Report  amend do pass, adopted            

               SB0267 Education concerning child abuse. (Rogers) Requires the department of education, in collaboration with the department of child services and organizations that have expertise in child abuse, including child sexual abuse, to identify or develop model education materials, response policies, and reporting procedures on child abuse, including child sexual abuse, for use by schools for grade 2 through grade 5. 01/26/2012       S: Committee Report      amend do pass, adopted

               SB0327 Special group and personalized license plates. (Merritt) Make various changes concerning the issuance of special group recognition license plates by the bureau of motor vehicles. Provides for the bureau of motor vehicles to issue personalized license plates on a five year cycle. (Current law provides for personalized license plates to be issued on an annual basis.) Provides that the bureau of motor vehicles may issue distinctive permanent plates to an elected constable of a small claims court.

01/24/2012        S: Committee Report      amend do pass, adopted

01/24/2012        S: Committee Action      Pass Amend(9-0) Homeland Security, Transportation and Veterans Affairs

VI. Child Abuse and Neglect

               HB1136 Child care ministry advisory committee. (Wesco, Holdman) Requires the division of family resources to establish a child care ministries advisory committee. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the committee on child care.)

01/27/2012        H: 3rd Reading   Pass (91-1)

01/27/2012        H: Referred Travis Holdman

               HB1365 Dual juvenile and criminal jurisdiction. (McNamara) Allows a court with criminal jurisdiction to exercise dual jurisdiction of both the criminal laws and juvenile laws concerning: (1) a juvenile offender or delinquent offender if the offender is less than 18 years of age, is waived to the court because the offender committed an act that would be a felony if committed by an adult, and is convicted of committing the felony or enters a plea of guilty to committing the felony; or (2) a directly committed offender if the offender is less than 18 years of age, allegedly committed a felony over which a juvenile court does not have jurisdiction, and is convicted of committing the felony by a court with criminal jurisdiction or enters a plea of guilty to committing the felony with the court. Requires a court that exercises dual jurisdiction concerning a juvenile offender, delinquent offender, or directly committed offender to: (1) enter a juvenile dispositional decree with respect to the offender; (2) impose an appropriate criminal sentence on the offender; and (3) provide that the criminal sentence is suspended and the successful completion of the juvenile dispositional decree is a condition of the suspended criminal sentence. Provides that when a juvenile offender, delinquent offender, or directly committed offender who has received a suspended criminal sentence becomes 18 years of age, the court must: (1) hold an evaluation hearing concerning the offender before the offender becomes 19 years of age; and (2) based upon the findings of the hearing, discharge offender if the court finds that the objectives of the dispositional decree have been met, order execution of all or part of the offender’s suspended criminal sentence in an adult facility, or place the offender in home detention, in a community corrections program, on probation, or in any other appropriate alternative sentencing program.

01/26/2012        H: 2nd Reading  Amended Order Engrossed

01/26/2012        H: Amendment #1 (McNamara), prevailed; voice vote

               SB0286 Department of child services. (Lawson, Bray, Randolph) Requires the department of child services (department) to conduct a criminal history check of certain individuals before reunification of a child with the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian. Provides that an audio recording of a telephone call to the child abuse hotline is confidential and may be released only upon court order. Provides that an audio record of a report of child abuse or neglect that is the subject of a complaint made to a prosecuting attorney shall be released to the prosecuting attorney upon request of the prosecuting attorney. Allows the department to consider the results of a criminal history check in deciding if a child can be reunified with the child’s parent, guardian, or custodian. Requires a court to order a guardian to provide financial assistance to support a protected person if the department is going to provide financial assistance to a guardian for the benefit of the protected person. Requires the department to establish a residential placement committee and a permanency roundtable to review certain placements of children. Requires a person filing a petition to terminate parental rights to request a hearing on the petition. Provides that if a hearing regarding a petition to terminate parental rights is not commenced or held within a certain time, the court shall dismiss the petition. Removes requirements that a county pays for certain child placements. Provides that a court may appoint a court appointed special advocate or guardian ad litem only if the person has training appropriate for that role. Changes the number of days for which the department may grant a waiver for the maximum stay for a child if the child caring institution or group home caring for the child is a licensed shelter care facility. Provides that operators of therapeutic foster homes are certified and not licensed. Provides that the department may make certain reports and material available to the state superintendent of public instruction. Provides that the results of an administrative hearing regarding an investigation into child abuse or neglect shall be forwarded to the department of education in certain circumstances. Modifies the definition of “child abuse or neglect”, “victim of child abuse or neglect”, “child”, “related”, “court appointed special advocate,” “guardian ad litem,” “shelter care facility,” and “foster family home”. Provides that a person may operate a foster family home for a related person without a license. Provides for the creation of regional based fatality review teams. Changes the law regarding: (1) the disclosure of certain reports regarding the fatality or near fatality of a child; (2) the expungement of reports of child abuse and neglect; (3) when a child is a child in need of services (CHINS); and (4) requirements of a motion to dismiss a petition to terminate parental rights. Provides that certain administrative hearings may be stayed pending a decision to prosecute the case. Expands the applicability of a chapter concerning child videotape testimony in CHINS proceedings. Requires a court to hold an initial hearing regarding a child alleged to be a CHINS within 10 days of the filing of the petition. Provides additional circumstances establishing prima facie evidence that there is a reasonable probability that: (1) the conditions that resulted in the removal of a child from a parent will not be remedied; or (2) the continuation of the parent-child relationship poses a threat to the well- being of a child. Requires the department to annually prepare a report of all child fatalities in Indiana that are the result of child abuse or neglect. Repeals older youth foster care and replaces it with a collaborative care program. Repeals a chapter requiring the department to make certain reports to the general assembly. Repeals a circumstance when a child is a CHINS.

01/26/2012        S: 2nd Reading  Amended Order Engrossed

               SB0287 Department of child services. (Lawson, Noe) Makes conforming changes to the interstate compact for the placement of children. Changes references of the “county office of family and children” to the correct agency. Adds Title IV-D of the Social Security Act to the list of programs to which an agency may disclose a Social Security number. Removes a requirement that a local child protection team shall assist the department of child services ombudsman with redacting or reviewing certain reports. Removes a duty of the division of family services to administer preservation services to high risk youth. Removes language regarding deposits by the family and social services administration (FSSA) into the child welfare services account. Removes language requiring the department of child services (department) to prepare and submit information to the state board of accounts. Requires certain information to be included in a paternity affidavit. Removes language requiring the department to investigate and report to a court regarding the conditions of a minor and the fitness of a guardian if ordered by a court. Makes statutes consistent regarding the age of a child that a person may give up under the safe haven statute. Provides that the department has authority to redirect a payment to the appropriate government agency when there is an assignment under Title IV-A or IV-E. Removes the requirement that an obligee must disclose the person’s Social Security number on certain child support related forms. Changes references to the Indiana support enforcement tracking system to include the successor statewide automated support enforcement system. Makes changes to background check statutes to be consistent with federal law. Requires the department to consult with the division of family resources regarding the adoption of rules concerning child caring institutions and group homes that are licensed for infants and toddlers. Modifies statutes concerning licensing procedures and criminal history checks that the department performs. Removes certain facilities that may be licensed as a secure private facility. Removes the requirement that the department must purchase one computer for every two case managers. Provides that certain Title IV-D fees may be set according to rules adopted by the department. Provides that a corrective action for emergency protection of children includes a hold on new placements. Requires the department to advise a parent who is voluntarily relinquishing parental rights that the parent’s consent may not be based upon a promise regarding the child’s adoption or contact of any type with the child after the parent voluntarily relinquishes parental rights. Requires the department to require a consumer report on certain children in state foster care. Requires a court to enter findings of fact that support the entry of its conclusions granting a termination of parental rights. Repeals the county child advocacy fund. Repeals language requiring the department and probation department make progress reports on certain children. Repeals language regarding destitute children. Repeals the definition of “kinship caregiver”. Adds cross references. Makes technical corrections.

01/19/2012        S: 3rd Reading   Pass (48-0)

01/19/2012        S: Sponsor          Added Cindy Noe, McNamara

               SB0337 Child labor law. (Waltz) Provides that a legal entity whose ownership is limited to the parents of an employed child or persons standing in place of the parent of an employed child is not subject to certain provisions of child labor law. Allows a person other than a parent to accompany a child less than 16 years of age at performing arts rehearsals, appearances, and performances, if the person is at least 18 years of age and has received permission from the child’s parent. Provides for civil penalties to be assessed by the department of labor (department) concerning employment certificate violations and hazardous occupation violations of child labor law, to be deposited in the employment of youth fund. Establishes civil penalties for violations of late night and early morning work hours restrictions and removes the designation of such violations as hazardous occupation violations. Provides that all blank forms necessary to carry out child labor law regulation be prepared by the department and supplied to issuing officers by means of electronic or printed publication, and repeals language providing that funds to pay expenses incurred by the department in printing and distributing these forms are appropriated annually out of any money in the state general fund that is not otherwise appropriated. Provides that the department may adopt rules to implement child labor law. 01/26/2012        S: Committee Report

While estimates of the numbers vary widely, the U. S. Government recently reported that 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders each year; 80 percent of them are female and almost half are minors.

These figures do not include the millions who are trafficked into labor and sexual slavery within national borders.

The International Labor Organization (ILO) – the United Nations agency charged with addressing labor standards, employment and social protection issues – estimates there are 12.3 million people in forced labor, bonded labor, forced child labor, and sexual servitude at any give time; other estimates range from 4 million to 27 million. (United States Department of State, “Trafficking in Person Report”, June 2007
The U.S. State Department estimates traffickers make $32 billion annually in their illicit trade.