2016 Indiana Code
TITLE 11. CORRECTIONS
ARTICLE 13. PROBATION AND PAROLE
CHAPTER 2. STATE AID FOR PROBATION SERVICES
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IC 11-13-2
Chapter 2. State Aid for Probation Services
IC 11-13-2-1
State financial aid program; establishment; administration;
distribution
Sec. 1. (a) There is established a program of state financial aid to
be used for the support of court probation services. The financial aid
program shall be administered by the judicial conference of Indiana.
Funds appropriated to the conference for purposes of this chapter
shall be distributed by the conference upon approval of the state
budget committee to make grants to Indiana probation departments
for the purposes outlined in section 2 of this chapter.
(b) Appropriations intended for this purpose may not be used by
the judicial conference of Indiana for any other purpose. The judicial
conference of Indiana may expend up to three percent (3%) of the
money appropriated under this chapter to provide technical
assistance, consultation, and training to counties and to monitor and
evaluate the operation of the program. Money appropriated to the
judicial conference of Indiana for the purpose of making grants under
this chapter does not revert to the state general fund at the close of
any fiscal year, but remains available to the judicial conference of
Indiana for its use in making grants under this chapter.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6. Amended by Acts 1980,
P.L.89, SEC.8; P.L.158-2014, SEC.3; P.L.184-2014, SEC.3.
IC 11-13-2-2
Funds appropriated available to court administering probation
Sec. 2. Funds appropriated under this program may be made
available to any court administering probation in order to finance
expenditures incurred for any of the following purposes:
(1) Salaries for existing or new probation officer positions.
(2) Maintenance or establishment of administrative support
services to probation officers.
(3) Development and implementation of:
(A) incentives and sanctions;
(B) policies;
(C) programs; and
(D) services;
to address compliance with community supervision following
the schedule adopted by the judicial conference of Indiana
under IC 11-13-1-8.
(4) Development and use of evidence based services, programs,
and practices that reduce probationers' risk for recidivism.
(5) Establishment of a coordinated system of community
supervision to improve the efficiency and coordination of
offender services within a county.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.158-2014,
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SEC.4; P.L.184-2014, SEC.4.
IC 11-13-2-3
Application for financial assistance; criteria; consultation;
provider requirements
Sec. 3. (a) Any court having probation jurisdiction may apply for
financial assistance under this chapter by submitting an application
to the judicial conference of Indiana for review. The application shall
be accompanied by detailed plans regarding the use of the financial
aid.
(b) The judicial conference of Indiana shall develop a plan for the
application process and the funding requirements for courts seeking
financial aid. The judicial conference and the state budget committee
must approve all financial aid granted under this chapter.
(c) Two (2) or more courts may jointly apply for financial
assistance under this chapter.
(d) The judicial conference of Indiana shall award financial
assistance based on the proposed implementation of evidence based
practices or the proposed coordination of services with other
community supervision agencies operating in the same county.
(e) Before providing financial assistance under this chapter, the
judicial conference of Indiana shall consult with the department of
correction and the division of mental health and addiction:
(1) for the purpose of more effectively addressing the need for:
(A) substance abuse treatment;
(B) mental health services; and
(C) other services for offenders placed on community
supervision; and
(2) to avoid duplication of services.
(f) Substance abuse treatment under subsection (e) may include:
(1) addiction counseling;
(2) inpatient detoxification; and
(3) medication assisted treatment, including a federal Food and
Drug Administration approved long acting, nonaddictive
medication for the treatment of opioid or alcohol dependence.
(g) Mental health and substance abuse treatment services provided
by financial assistance under this section shall be provided by a
provider certified by the division of mental health and addiction to
provide mental health or substance abuse treatment.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6. Amended by Acts 1980,
P.L.89, SEC.9; P.L.158-2014, SEC.5; P.L.184-2014, SEC.5;
P.L.209-2015, SEC.9.
IC 11-13-2-4
Accounting of amounts expended in providing services; payment
Sec. 4. At the end of each quarter of the fiscal year, courts
receiving financial aid under this chapter shall submit to the judicial
conference of Indiana a verified accounting of all amounts expended
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in providing probation services. The accounting must designate those
items for which reimbursement is claimed, and shall be presented
together with a claim for reimbursement. If the accounting and claim
are approved by the conference and the state budget agency, the
conference shall submit it to the state auditor for payment.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6. Amended by Acts 1980,
P.L.89, SEC.10.
IC 11-13-2-5
County not precluded from receiving subsidy under other laws
Sec. 5. This chapter does not preclude a county from receiving a
subsidy under IC 11-12-2 for the delivery of probation services.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6.
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