The Family and Social Services Administration proposed cuts to a program that supports care for children with disabilities in response to a $1 billion shortfall. Indiana s lieutenant governor and families of medically complex children are calling for the FSSA to pause the implementation of the cuts.
SB 253, authored by Sen. Rodney Pol (D-Chesterton), would require those who maintain public beaches and piers on the lake to have highly visible, emergency flotation devices available. Local governments would also have to report drownings at public sites at least twice a year.
The Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill Thursday that, in the words of one Republican, takes baby steps towards providing greater transparency at the Indiana Economic Development Corporation.
A bill to close a loophole that prevents Marion County from enforcing code violations against some landlords failed to pass a Senate committee Wednesday.
More communities could have access to financial support to build mobile crisis response units or teams under a proposed pilot program. A Senate committee passed a bill that would establish a grant program to create or expand programs connecting people in crisis to resources in the community.