Ind. Code § 31-40-5-0.1 "Commission"
Sec. 0.1. As used in this chapter, "commission" means the commission on improving the status of children in Indiana established by IC 2-5-36-3.
As added by P.L.201-2023, SEC.236.
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in effectInd. Code § 31-40-5-0.3 "Fund"
Sec. 0.3. As used in this chapter, "fund" refers to the juvenile diversion and community alternatives grant program fund established by section 6 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.201-2023, SEC.237.
Ind. Code § 31-40-5-0.5 "Office"
Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "office" means the Indiana office of court services established by the supreme court.
As added by P.L.201-2023, SEC.238.
Ind. Code § 31-40-5-0.7 "Oversight committee"
Sec. 0.7. As used in this chapter, "oversight committee" means the statewide juvenile justice oversight body established under IC 2-5-36-9.3(a).
As added by P.L.201-2023, SEC.239.
Ind. Code § 31-40-5-1 "Program"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to:
(1) the juvenile diversion grant program; and
(2) the juvenile community alternatives grant program;
established by section 2 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.101-2022, SEC.31.
Ind. Code § 31-40-5-1.2 "Workgroup"
Sec. 1.2. As used in this chapter, "workgroup" refers to the grant process workgroup created by the oversight committee.
As added by P.L.201-2023, SEC.240.
Ind. Code § 31-40-5-2 Establishment of grant program
Sec. 2. (a) The juvenile diversion grant program and the juvenile community alternatives grant program may be established, subject to available funding.
(b) The Indiana criminal justice institute (as described in IC 5-2-6) shall administer the programs described in this chapter.
As added by P.L.101-2022, SEC.31.
Ind. Code § 31-40-5-3 Purpose of grant program; funding formula
Sec. 3. (a) The purpose of the juvenile diversion grant program is as follows:
(1) Prevent further involvement of the child in the formal legal system.
(2) Provide eligible children with alternatives to adjudication that require the least amount of supervision and conditions necessary consistent with the protection of the community and the child's risk of reoffending, as determined by a risk screening tool.
(3) Emphasize the use of restorative justice practices.
(4) Reduce recidivism and improve positive outcomes for a child through the provision of research based services, if warranted, that address the child's needs.
(b) The purpose of the juvenile community alternatives grant program is as follows:
(1) Provide cost effective, research based alternatives in lieu of the use of secure detention, out-of-home placement, and department of correction facilities in the community.
(2) Reduce the use of secure confinement and out-of-home placement.
(3) Reduce recidivism and improve positive outcomes for children.
(c) The Indiana criminal justice institute shall adopt a funding formula based on county population and performance measures that apply to grantees under the program taking into consideration the recommendations of the oversight committee.
As added by P.L.101-2022, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.201-2023, SEC.241; P.L.122-2025, SEC.3.
Ind. Code § 31-40-5-4 Use of available funds; annual report
Sec. 4. (a) The Indiana criminal justice institute (as described in IC 5-2-6) may use available funds to strengthen the agency's grant management capacity to:
(1) serve as an efficient pass through to grantees;
(2) provide quality assurance and technical assistance to grantees; and
(3) support and coordinate data collection.
(b) The Indiana criminal justice institute shall prepare an annual report that details the performance measures collected and reported under IC 2-5-36-9.3(b)(4), including an analysis of the performance measures by race, ethnicity, gender, and other demographic factors. The report shall be provided to the governor, the chief justice, the legislative council, and the oversight committee before December 1 of each year. The report provided to the legislative council must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
As added by P.L.101-2022, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.201-2023, SEC.242; P.L.122-2025, SEC.4.
Ind. Code § 31-40-5-5 Collaborative service planning; application solicitation process; informational and educational sessions; review of applications
Sec. 5. (a) A grantee participating in any program described in this chapter shall engage in collaborative service planning with the grantee's local or regional justice reinvestment advisory council (as described in IC 33-38-9.5-4), another local collaborative body that includes stakeholders across the juvenile justice system, or one (1) or more juvenile justice system entities affected by grant funded activities. Collaborative service planning shall:
(1) inform grant solicitation, with support for rural communities as a required funding priority;
(2) inform how funding and programming could be used more effectively; and
(3) consider efficiency that may be achieved by implementing the program on a regional basis.
(b) The Indiana criminal justice institute shall coordinate with the workgroup and oversight committee to develop a statewide solicitation process for applications for the grants from the fund and shall conduct outreach activities to inform all potential applicants of the grant opportunities available under this chapter.
(c) The Indiana criminal justice institute, in coordination with the workgroup, oversight committee, commission, and office, shall conduct informational and educational sessions for potential and actual applicants, including opportunities for questions and clarification.
(d) Subject to the Indiana criminal justice institute solicitation process developed under subsection (b), the oversight committee, or a subgroup of the oversight committee, shall review applications for grants under this chapter and make recommendations to the board of trustees of the Indiana criminal justice institute regarding funding decisions. The review of applications should be done in consultation with a representative from the department of child services, the department of correction, the division of mental health and addiction, the Indiana criminal justice institute, and the office.
As added by P.L.101-2022, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.201-2023, SEC.243; P.L.122-2025, SEC.5.
Ind. Code § 31-40-5-5.5 Administration of grants
Sec. 5.5. (a) The Indiana criminal justice institute shall administer grants for:
(1) the juvenile diversion grant program described in section 1(1) of this chapter; and
(2) the juvenile community alternatives grant program described in section 1(2) of this chapter;
in consultation with the oversight committee and the workgroup, taking into consideration the grant program report prepared and submitted to the commission by the oversight committee under IC 2-5-36-9.3(b).
(b) Advances from the fund may be awarded before July 1, 2027, for purposes of the programs described in section 1(1) and 1(2) of this chapter. An advance may not be awarded under this subsection after June 30, 2027. This subsection expires July 2, 2027.
As added by P.L.201-2023, SEC.244. Amended by P.L.144-2024, SEC.16; P.L.122-2025, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 31-40-5-6 Grant program fund; purpose of fund
Sec. 6. (a) The juvenile diversion and community alternatives grant program fund is established to provide grants under this chapter. The fund shall be administered by the Indiana criminal justice institute (as described in IC 5-2-6).
(b) The fund consists of:
(1) money appropriated to the fund by the general assembly;
(2) money received from state or federal grants or programs that concern alternative detention and recidivism reduction for juveniles; and
(3) donations, gifts, and money received from any other source, including transfers from other funds or accounts.
(c) 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 funds may be invested.
(d) Money in the fund at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund but remains in the fund to be used exclusively for purposes of this chapter.
(e) Money in the fund is continuously appropriated for the purposes of this chapter.
As added by P.L.101-2022, SEC.31.
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