Indiana HB 1241: Trauma informed care.

Bill Text

*HB1241.2*
Reprinted
February 20, 2025
HOUSE BILL No. 1241
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DIGEST OF HB 1241 (Updated February 19, 2025 3:44 pm - DI 148)
Citations Affected: IC 12-7; IC 12-8; noncode.
Synopsis: Trauma informed care. Establishes the trauma informed
care commission (commission). Provides that the commission shall
identify, evaluate, and make recommendations regarding best practices
and research models with respect to children, youth, and families who
have experienced trauma. Requires the commission to submit a report
to the office of the secretary of family and social services and to the
general assembly. Urges the legislative council to assign to an
appropriate study committee the task of studying various issues
regarding teachers and education.
Effective: Upon passage; July 1, 2025.
Summers, DeVon, Jackson C
January 9, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human
Affairs.
February 13, 2025, amended, reported — Do Pass.
February 17, 2025, read second time, ordered engrossed. Engrossed.
February 18, 2025, returned to second reading.
February 19, 2025, re-read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
HB 1241—LS 6870/DI 147

Reprinted
February 20, 2025
First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1241
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
human services.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 12-7-2-34, AS AMENDED BY P.L.42-2024,
2 SECTION 75, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 34. "Commission" means the following:
4 (1) For purposes of IC 12-8-15, the meaning set forth in
5 IC 12-8-15-1. This subdivision expires June 30, 2028.
6 (1) (2) For purposes of IC 12-10-2, the meaning set forth in
7 IC 12-10-2-1.
8 (2) (3) For purposes of IC 12-12-2, the meaning set forth in
9 IC 12-12-2-1.
10 (3) (4) For purposes of IC 12-13-14, the meaning set forth in
11 IC 12-13-14-1.
12 (4) (5) For purposes of IC 12-15-30.5, the meaning set forth in
13 IC 12-15-30.5-2.
14 (5) (6) For purposes of IC 12-15-33, the meaning set forth in
15 IC 12-15-33-1.
16 (6) (7) For purposes of IC 12-21-7.1, the meaning set forth in
17 IC 12-21-7.1-1.
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1 (7) (8) For purposes of IC 12-28-1, the meaning set forth in
2 IC 12-28-1-3.
3 SECTION 2. IC 12-8-15 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS
4 A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
5 1, 2025]:
6 Chapter 15. Trauma Informed Care Commission
7 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "commission" refers to the
8 trauma informed care commission established by section 2 of this
9 chapter.
10 Sec. 2. (a) The trauma informed care commission is established
11 under the executive branch of state government as a temporary
12 commission.
13 (b) The commission shall:
14 (1) identify, evaluate, and recommend a set of best practices
15 for use in assisting children, youth, and their families who
16 have experienced an adverse childhood experience; and
17 (2) recommend a research model for settings in which an
18 individual may come in contact with children, youth, and their
19 families who have experienced an adverse childhood
20 experience.
21 Sec. 3. The commission consists of seventeen (17) members as
22 follows:
23 (1) The secretary of family and social services or the
24 secretary's designee.
25 (2) The state health commissioner or the commissioner's
26 designee.
27 (3) The director of the division of mental health and addiction
28 or the director's designee.
29 (4) The director of the division of family resources or the
30 director's designee.
31 (5) The secretary of education or the secretary's designee.
32 (6) The attorney general or the attorney general's designee.
33 (7) The director of the department of child services or the
34 director's designee.
35 (8) The executive director of the Indiana criminal justice
36 institute or the executive director's designee.
37 (9) Four (4) members appointed by the governor. A member
38 appointed under this subdivision must be affiliated with a
39 public or private hospital or organization that has an interest
40 in treating and serving children and youth experiencing
41 trauma.
42 (10) One (1) member recommended by the interagency state