2006 Indiana Code - CHAPTER 4. INDIANA KIDS FIRST TRUST
IC 31-26-4Chapter 4. Indiana Kids First Trust
IC 31-26-4-1
Purpose
31-26-4-1 Sec. 1. (a) The purpose of the Indiana kids first trust
program and this chapter is to recognize that:
(1) the children of the state are its single greatest resource;
(2) children require the utmost protection to guard their future
and the future of the state;
(3) it is in the public interest to protect children from abuse and
neglect; and
(4) it is in the public interest to reduce infant mortality.
(b) The Indiana kids first trust program shall provide funds for
community programs that prevent child abuse and neglect.
(c) The Indiana kids first trust program shall provide funds for
community programs that reduce infant mortality from the infant
mortality account established by section 14 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
IC 31-26-4-2
"Board"
31-26-4-2 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "board" refers to the
Indiana kids first trust fund board established by section 5 of this
chapter.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
IC 31-26-4-3
"Fund"
31-26-4-3 Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the
Indiana kids first trust fund established by section 12 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
IC 31-26-4-4
"Project"
31-26-4-4 Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "project" means an
undertaking:
(1) that furthers the purposes of this chapter; and
(2) for which an expenditure from the fund may be made.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
IC 31-26-4-5
Indiana kids first trust fund board
31-26-4-5 Sec. 5. (a) The Indiana kids first trust fund board is
established.
(b) The purpose of the board is to determine whether proposed
projects under this chapter should be approved and to perform other
duties given to the board by this chapter. The board shall approve
projects and recommend to the department that the projects receive
funds under sections 12 and 14 of this chapter.
(c) The board shall, before January 1 of each year, prepare a
budget for expenditures from the fund for the following state fiscal
year. The budget must contain priorities for expenditures from the
fund to accomplish the projects that have been approved under this
chapter. The budget shall be submitted to the department and the
budget committee.
(d) The board may employ staff necessary to carry out the duties
of the board.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
IC 31-26-4-6
Members of board
31-26-4-6 Sec. 6. The board consists of the following ten (10)
members:
(1) Two (2) individuals who are not members of the general
assembly, appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate
with advice from the minority leader of the senate.
(2) Two (2) individuals who are not members of the general
assembly, appointed by the speaker of the house of
representatives with advice from the minority leader of the
house of representatives.
(3) The director of the department or the director's designee.
(4) Four (4) individuals appointed by the governor as follows:
(A) One (1) individual who represents the general public.
(B) Two (2) individuals who represent child advocacy
organizations.
(C) One (1) individual who represents the medical
community.
(5) The commissioner of the state department of health or the
commissioner's designee. An individual designated by the
commissioner under this subdivision must have knowledge of
or experience in issues relating to:
(A) the prevention of child abuse and neglect; and
(B) the reduction of infant mortality.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
IC 31-26-4-7
Chairperson and vice chairperson of board
31-26-4-7 Sec. 7. (a) The members shall annually choose a
chairperson and vice chairperson from among the members of the
board under this section.
(b) The director of the department or the director's designee may
not serve as chairperson or vice chairperson.
(c) If the member chosen as chairperson was appointed as a
member by the president pro tempore of the senate or the speaker of
the house of representatives, the vice chairperson must be chosen
from among the members appointed by the governor. If the member
chosen as chairperson was appointed as a member by the governor,
the vice chairperson must be chosen from among the members
appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate or the speaker
of the house of representatives.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
IC 31-26-4-8
Meetings; quorum; voting of board
31-26-4-8 Sec. 8. (a) The board shall meet at least quarterly and
at the call of the chair.
(b) Six (6) voting members of the board constitute a quorum. The
board may take action only in the presence of a quorum.
(c) The affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the board
is necessary for the board to take any action.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
IC 31-26-4-9
Terms of board members
31-26-4-9 Sec. 9. (a) The term of a board member begins on the
later of the following:
(1) The day the term of the member whom the individual is
appointed to succeed expires.
(2) The day the individual is appointed.
(b) The term of a member expires July 1 of the second year after
the member is appointed. However, a member serves at the pleasure
of the appointing authority.
(c) The appointing authority may reappoint a member for a new
term.
(d) The appointing authority shall appoint an individual to fill a
vacancy among the members.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
IC 31-26-4-10
Compensation of board members
31-26-4-10 Sec. 10. (a) Each member of the board who is not a
state employee is entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided
by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is also entitled to reimbursement
for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other
expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties as
provided in the state policies and procedures established by the
Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget
agency.
(b) Each member of the board who is a state employee is entitled
to reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under
IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection with
the member's duties as provided in the state policies and procedures
established by the Indiana department of administration and
approved by the budget agency.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
IC 31-26-4-11
Strategic plan; plan proposal and fund request method
31-26-4-11 Sec. 11. The board shall adopt and make available to
the public:
(1) a strategic plan to implement the purposes of this chapter;
and
(2) a method for proposing projects and requesting funds from
the Indiana kids first trust fund.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
IC 31-26-4-12
Indiana kids first trust fund
31-26-4-12 Sec. 12. (a) The Indiana kids first trust fund is
established to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(b) The fund consists of the following:
(1) Appropriations made by the general assembly.
(2) Interest as provided in subsection (e).
(3) Fees from kids first trust license plates issued under
IC 9-18-30.
(4) Money donated to the fund.
(5) Money transferred to the fund from other funds.
(c) The treasurer of state shall administer the fund.
(d) The expenses of administering the fund and this chapter shall
be paid from the fund.
(e) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not
currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same
manner as other public trust funds are invested. Interest that accrues
from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.
(f) An appropriation made by the general assembly to the fund
shall be allotted and allocated at the beginning of the fiscal period for
which the appropriation was made.
(g) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not
revert to the state general fund or any other fund.
(h) Subject to this chapter, there is annually appropriated to the
department all money in the fund for the purposes of this chapter.
However, the department may not request the allotment of money
from the appropriation for a project that has not been approved and
recommended by the board.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
IC 31-26-4-13
Use of fund money
31-26-4-13 Sec. 13. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b),
money in the fund may be used for projects that propose to
accomplish the following:
(1) The support, development, and operation in local
communities of programs that prevent child abuse and neglect.
(2) The development of innovative local programs of education
and training concerning child abuse and neglect.
(3) The promotion of public awareness of child abuse and
neglect.
(4) Statewide efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect.
(b) Money in the infant mortality account established within the
fund under section 14 of this chapter may be used only for projects
that:
(1) support, develop, and operate programs that reduce infant
mortality in local communities;
(2) develop innovative local programs of education and training
concerning infant mortality;
(3) promote public awareness of infant mortality; or
(4) promote statewide efforts to reduce infant mortality.
(c) Money in the fund may not be granted to a state or local unit
of government.
(d) The cost of any salary and benefits paid to staff employed
under this chapter:
(1) shall be paid from money in the fund; and
(2) may not exceed forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000) during
any fiscal year.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
IC 31-26-4-14
Infant mortality account
31-26-4-14 Sec. 14. (a) The infant mortality account is established
within the fund for the purpose of providing money for education and
programs approved by the board under section 5(b) of this chapter to
reduce infant mortality in Indiana. The account shall be administered
by the treasurer of state.
(b) Expenses of administering the account shall be paid from
money in the account. The account consists of the following:
(1) Fees from certificates of birth issued under IC 16-37-1-11.7.
(2) Appropriations to the account.
(3) Money donated to the account.
(c) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the account not
currently needed to meet the obligations of the account in the same
manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that accrues
from these investments shall be deposited in the account.
(d) Money in the account at the end of a state fiscal year does not
revert to the state general fund.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
IC 31-26-4-15
Annual report
31-26-4-15 Sec. 15. Before October 1 of each year, the board shall
prepare a report concerning the program established by this chapter
for the public and the general assembly. A report prepared under this
section for the general assembly must be in an electronic format
under IC 5-14-6.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
IC 31-26-4-16
Adoption of rules
31-26-4-16 Sec. 16. The department may adopt rules under
IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.
As added by P.L.145-2006, SEC.272.
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