2015 Indiana Code TITLE 10. PUBLIC SAFETY ARTICLE 17. VETERANS' AFFAIRS CHAPTER 12. MILITARY FAMILY RELIEF FUND
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IC 10-17-12
Chapter 12. Military Family Relief Fund
IC 10-17-12-0.5
Application
Sec. 0.5. This chapter applies after December 31, 2006.
As added by P.L.58-2006, SEC.8.
IC 10-17-12-0.7
Purpose of fund
Sec. 0.7. (a) The purpose of the fund established in section 8 of
this chapter is to provide:
(1) short term financial assistance to families of qualified
service members for hardships that result from the qualified
service members' active duty service; and
(2) funding for:
(A) grants for reimbursement for training; and
(B) the purchase of computer equipment and software;
for county and city veterans' service officers.
(b) Funding for the purposes described in subsection (a)(2) must
be provided from the amount transferred to the fund under section 13
of this chapter.
As added by P.L.50-2009, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.169-2013, SEC.4.
IC 10-17-12-1
"Active duty"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "active duty" means full-time
service in the:
(1) armed forces; or
(2) National Guard;
for a period that exceeds thirty (30) consecutive days.
As added by P.L.58-2006, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.50-2009, SEC.2.
IC 10-17-12-2
"Armed forces"
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "armed forces" includes the active
or reserve components of the following:
(1) The United States Army.
(2) The United States Navy.
(3) The United States Marine Corps.
(4) The United States Air Force.
(5) The United States Coast Guard.
As added by P.L.58-2006, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.50-2009, SEC.3.
IC 10-17-12-3
Repealed
(As added by P.L.58-2006, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.144-2007,
SEC.11. Repealed by P.L.113-2010, SEC.170.)
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IC 10-17-12-3.5
"Commission"
Sec. 3.5. As used in this chapter, "commission" refers to the
Indiana veterans' affairs commission established by IC 10-17-13-4.
As added by P.L.113-2010, SEC.76.
IC 10-17-12-4
"Department"
Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "department" refers to the Indiana
department of veterans' affairs established by IC 10-17-1-2.
As added by P.L.58-2006, SEC.8.
IC 10-17-12-5
"Director"
Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "director" refers to the director of
veterans' affairs.
As added by P.L.58-2006, SEC.8.
IC 10-17-12-5.5
"Dependent"
Sec. 5.5. As used in this chapter, "dependent" has the meaning set
forth in 37 U.S.C. 401, as in effect on January 1, 2009.
As added by P.L.50-2009, SEC.4.
IC 10-17-12-6
"Fund"
Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the military family
relief fund established by section 8 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.58-2006, SEC.8.
IC 10-17-12-7
"National guard"
Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "national guard" means:
(1) the Indiana Army National Guard; or
(2) the Indiana Air National Guard.
As added by P.L.58-2006, SEC.8.
IC 10-17-12-7.5
"Qualified service member"
Sec. 7.5. As used in this chapter, "qualified service member"
means an individual who is:
(1) an Indiana resident;
(2) a member of:
(A) the armed forces; or
(B) the National Guard; and
(3) serving on active duty:
(A) after September 11, 2001; and
(B) during a time of national conflict or war.
As added by P.L.50-2009, SEC.5.
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IC 10-17-12-8
Establishment of the fund; eligibility
Sec. 8. (a) The military family relief fund is established to provide
assistance with food, housing, utilities, medical services, basic
transportation, child care, education, employment or workforce, and
other essential family support expenses that have become difficult to
afford for qualified service members or dependents of qualified
service members. The fund may also be used to provide for grants for
reimbursement for training and for computer equipment and software
for county and city veterans' service officers.
(b) Except as provided in section 9 of this chapter, the commission
shall expend the money in the fund exclusively to provide grants for
assistance as described in subsection (a).
(c) The commission shall give priority to applications for grants
for assistance from the fund to qualified service members or
dependents of qualified service members who have never received a
grant under this chapter.
(d) Subject to the approval of the budget agency, the commission
shall establish the maximum total dollar amount of grants that may
be expended in a state fiscal year. Once the maximum total dollar
amount of grants that may be expended in a state fiscal year is
reached, no additional grants may be authorized until the start of the
following state fiscal year.
(e) The director shall each year provide a report to the budget
committee concerning the grant program under this chapter.
(f) A qualified service member or the qualified service member's
dependent may be eligible to receive assistance from the fund.
(g) The commission shall administer the fund.
As added by P.L.58-2006, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.144-2007,
SEC.12; P.L.151-2007, SEC.2; P.L.3-2008, SEC.86; P.L.50-2009,
SEC.6; P.L.113-2010, SEC.77; P.L.54-2012, SEC.1; P.L.169-2013,
SEC.5; P.L.7-2014, SEC.1.
IC 10-17-12-9
Funding sources; investment; nonreversion
Sec. 9. (a) The fund consists of the following:
(1) Appropriations made by the general assembly.
(2) Donations to the fund.
(3) Interest.
(4) Money transferred to the fund from other funds.
(5) Annual supplemental fees collected under IC 9-29-5-38.5.
(6) Money from any other source authorized or appropriated for
the fund.
(b) The commission shall transfer the money in the fund not
currently needed to provide assistance or meet the obligations of the
fund to the veterans' affairs trust fund established by IC 10-17-13-3.
(c) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not
revert to the state general fund or to any other fund.
(d) There is annually appropriated to the commission for the
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purposes of this chapter all money in the fund not otherwise
appropriated to the commission for the purposes of this chapter.
As added by P.L.58-2006, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.144-2007,
SEC.13; P.L.50-2009, SEC.7; P.L.113-2010, SEC.78.
IC 10-17-12-10
Authority to adopt rules
Sec. 10. The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 for the
provision of grants under this chapter. The rules adopted under this
section must address the following:
(1) Uniform need determination procedures.
(2) Eligibility criteria.
(3) Application procedures.
(4) Selection procedures.
(5) Coordination with other assistance programs.
(6) Other areas in which the department determines that rules
are necessary to ensure the uniform administration of the grant
program under this chapter.
As added by P.L.58-2006, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.144-2007,
SEC.14; P.L.113-2010, SEC.79.
IC 10-17-12-11
Authority to request appropriations
Sec. 11. The director or a member of the commission may make
a request to the general assembly for an appropriation to the fund.
As added by P.L.58-2006, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.144-2007,
SEC.15; P.L.113-2010, SEC.80.
IC 10-17-12-12
Donations; Internet capability
Sec. 12. The director shall establish the capability to receive
donations to the fund from the public on the department's Internet
site.
As added by P.L.58-2006, SEC.8.
IC 10-17-12-13
Appropriation; grants
Sec. 13. (a) The commission shall transfer one hundred eighty
thousand dollars ($180,000) from the veterans' affairs trust fund
established by IC 10-17-13-3 to the fund.
(b) There is appropriated to the commission one hundred eighty
thousand dollars ($180,000) from the fund for:
(1) grants for training county and city veterans' service officers
under IC 10-17-1-10; and
(2) the purchase of computer equipment and software to be used
by the city and county veterans' service officers.
(c) A county or city veterans' service officer may receive a grant
for reimbursement for training expenses associated with service
officer training, including travel and incidental expenses of eligible
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county and city veterans' service officers seeking initial or renewal
service officer accreditation. A county or city veterans' service officer
may receive a grant under this subsection in an amount not to exceed
five hundred dollars ($500) for reimbursement. The commission shall
set standards for the reimbursement grants. A county or city veterans'
service officer may apply to the commission for a reimbursement
grant, and the commission may make a grant based on the
commission's review of an application.
(d) A county or city that employs a veterans' service officer may
receive a grant, in an amount not to exceed one thousand two
hundred dollars ($1,200), for reimbursement for computer equipment
and software to enable the veterans' service officer to access national
data bases for benefits for veterans. The commission shall set
standards for the review of grants for the purchase of computer
equipment and software under this subsection. A county or city may
apply to the commission for a grant for reimbursement for the
purchase of computer equipment and software, and the commission
may make a grant based on the commission's review of an
application.
As added by P.L.169-2013, SEC.6.
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