Title 4, STATE OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 9. If the total state general fund revenues for a state fiscal year, in which a transfer into the fund is made, are less than the level estimated in the budget report prepared in accord with IC 4-12-1-12(a) or IC 4-12-1-12(c) and the shortfall cannot be attributed to a statu…

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to federal economic stimulus funds obligated or expended by written agreement, contract, or encumbrance before April 29, 2021. As added by P.L.64-2021, SEC.7.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "discretionary funds" means federal economic stimulus funds received under federal legislation granting the state authority to determine the amounts and manner in which the federal economic stimulus funds may be expended. As added by P.L.64-2021, …

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "federal economic stimulus funds" means federal money received by the state under federal legislation enacted in response to a recession or nationwide disaster. As added by P.L.64-2021, SEC.7.

Sec. 4. (a) There is created the economic stimulus fund. Within the economic stimulus fund the state comptroller shall create a separate account for each separate federal stimulus legislation enacted. All discretionary funds received by the state must be deposited in the correspo…

Sec. 5. Discretionary funds deposited into an economic stimulus fund during a period in which the general assembly is convened in a regular session or a special session may not be allotted or expended unless appropriated by the general assembly or reviewed by the budget committee…

Sec. 6. Before discretionary funds deposited into an economic stimulus fund during a period in which the general assembly is not convened in a regular session or a special session may be allotted to or expended by a state agency or instrumentality, the allotment or expenditure mu…

Sec. 7. Discretionary funds deposited into the economic stimulus fund may not be expended, transferred, assigned, or otherwise removed from the economic stimulus fund by the state board of finance, the budget agency, or any other state agency except as permitted under the provisi…

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to a public works contract awarded after June 30, 2006. As added by P.L.160-2006, SEC.2.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "bid" includes a quotation. As added by P.L.160-2006, SEC.2.

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "contractor" refers to a person who: (1) submits a bid to do work under a public works contract; or (2) does any work under a public works contract. (b) The term includes a subcontractor of a contractor. As added by P.L.160-2006, SEC.2.…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "public works contract" refers to: (1) a public works contract covered by IC 4-13.6; (2) a public works contract covered by IC 5-16 and entered into by a state agency; (3) a state highway contract covered by IC 8-23-9; or (4) a public works contra…

Sec. 5. (a) A solicitation for a public works contract must require each contractor that submits a bid for the work to submit with the bid a written plan for a program to test the contractor's employees for drugs. (b) A public works contract may not be awarded to a contractor who…

Sec. 6. (a) A contractor's employee drug testing program must satisfy all of the following: (1) Each of the contractor's employees must be subject to a drug test at least one (1) time each year. (2) Subject to subdivision (1), the contractor's employees must be tested randomly. A…

Sec. 7. (a) The public works contract must provide for the following: (1) That the contractor implement the employee drug testing program described in the contractor's plan. (2) Cancellation of the contract by the agency awarding the contract if the contractor: (A) fails to imple…

Sec. 1. This article does not authorize any lottery except the lottery operated by the commission under this article. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1.

Sec. 2. Except as provided in IC 6-3-2, state and local taxes, regardless of their type, may not be imposed upon any prize paid or payable under this article or upon the sale of any lottery ticket under this article. As added by P.L.341-1989(ss), SEC.1. Amended by P.L.192-2002(ss…

Sec. 3. Local governmental authority concerning all matters relating to the operation of a lottery are preempted by the state, and a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state may not enact an ordinance relating to the operation of the lottery authorized by…

Sec. 4. An Indiana or local law providing a penalty for or disability, restriction, or prohibition against the possession, manufacture, transportation, distribution, advertising, or sale of a lottery ticket does not apply to the sale of lottery tickets under this article nor to t…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "division" means the gaming research division of the commission established by section 2 of this chapter. As added by P.L.192-2002(ss), SEC.27. Amended by P.L.165-2021, SEC.50.

Sec. 2. The gaming research division is established within the commission for the purpose of enhancing the gaming industry in Indiana through research and analysis. As added by P.L.192-2002(ss), SEC.27. Amended by P.L.165-2021, SEC.51.

Sec. 3. The commission shall appoint or employ the executive director of the division and other persons that the commission considers necessary. As added by P.L.192-2002(ss), SEC.27. Amended by P.L.165-2021, SEC.52.

Sec. 4. The executive director, with the commission's approval, may employ individuals as are necessary to perform the various functions of the division. As added by P.L.192-2002(ss), SEC.27. Amended by P.L.165-2021, SEC.53.

Sec. 5. The division shall research and analyze data and public policy issues relating to all aspects of gaming in Indiana for the enhancement of: (1) the Indiana lottery under IC 4-30; (2) pari-mutuel horse racing under IC 4-31; (3) charity gaming under IC 4-32.3; and (4) riverb…

Sec. 6. The division shall study and make findings and recommendations on the following: (1) Alternative methods of taxing gaming entities, including taxes based upon the size of a riverboat or the number of gaming positions on board a riverboat. (2) The impact of flexible boardi…

Sec. 7. The executive director shall submit the division's findings and recommendations to the commission, the governor, and the legislative council. As added by P.L.192-2002(ss), SEC.27. Amended by P.L.165-2021, SEC.56.

Sec. 8. The division shall impose an annual fee of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) upon the following: (1) Each licensed owner or operating agent operating a riverboat in Indiana. (2) Each permit holder (as defined in IC 4-31-2.1-27) operating a live pari-mutuel horse raci…

Sec. 1. The consent of the state is given to the retrocession of jurisdiction, either partially or wholly, by the United States over property within Indiana over which the United States exercises jurisdiction exclusively or concurrently with the state. As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC…

Sec. 2. The governor is authorized to accept for the state the retrocession of jurisdiction if the governor considers retrocession to be in the best interest of the state. As added by P.L.7-1993, SEC.7.

Sec. 3. Retrocession of jurisdiction under this chapter must be perfected as follows: (1) An agent of the United States authorized to dispose of property must give written notice of the retrocession to the governor. (2) The governor must accept the retrocession on behalf of the s…

Sec. 1. For so long as the Band makes payments in accordance with IC 4-29.5-17, the Band shall allocate a portion of the annual payment to provide funding for postsecondary and vocational education for Band citizens (the "Pokagon Indiana Education Fund"). As added by P.L.171-2021…

Sec. 2. The Pokagon Indiana Education Fund shall be used solely to make payments directly to Indiana institutions of higher learning or workforce development and training programs approved by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development for eligible Band citizens for direct co…

Sec. 3. The Pokagon Indiana Education Fund shall be administered as follows: (1) The Pokagon Indiana Education Fund shall be established by the Band solely for the purposes set forth in this chapter and shall be maintained separate from all other Band (sovereign) funds. The Pokag…

Sec. 4. Payments to the Pokagon Indiana Education Fund shall be made as follows: (1) An initial allocation of one million dollars ($1,000,000) shall be made by the Band to the Pokagon Indiana Education Fund for the first full Payment Period from the Band's annual payment due unde…

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to a request for new federal funds that is subject to a nondisclosure agreement to prevent the disclosure of confidential or proprietary business information. As added by P.L.182-2025, SEC.2.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "new federal funds" means federal assistance or other funds that are available from: (1) the federal government, which the state is not currently receiving; or (2) a federal assistance program or other federal program, in which the state is not cu…

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "state agency" means: (1) a department or office of the executive, including the administrative, branch of state government; and (2) separately elected state officers and any department or office of separately elected state officers. (b) The t…

Sec. 4. (a) A state agency shall provide a report to the budget committee not later than January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 of each year that details the requests for new federal funds or to participate in a new federal program submitted by the state agency since the date …

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "child" means a person who: (1) is less than eighteen (18) years of age; (2) is at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time a complaint is made but was less than eighteen (18) years of age at the time of the alleged act or omission that is the…

Sec. 10. (a) The office of the department of child services ombudsman shall prepare a report each year on the operations of the office. (b) The office of the department of child services ombudsman shall include the following information in the annual report required under subsect…

Sec. 11. A person who interferes with the ombudsman is subject to criminal prosecution under IC 35-44.2-1-5. As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.55. Amended by P.L.126-2012, SEC.11.

Sec. 12. The Indiana department of administration shall provide and maintain office space for the office of the department of child services ombudsman. As added by P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.55.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "ombudsman" means: (1) the person appointed by the governor to serve as ombudsman; or (2) an employee or other individual approved by the office of the department of child services ombudsman to act in the capacity of ombudsman; to receive, investi…

Sec. 3. The office of department of child services ombudsman is established as a separate bureau within the department. The ombudsman appointed by the governor shall report directly to the commissioner. The ombudsman appointed by the governor must be an attorney licensed to pract…

Sec. 4. (a) The governor shall appoint the ombudsman. The ombudsman serves at the pleasure of the governor. An individual may not be appointed as ombudsman if the individual has been employed by the department of child services at any time during the preceding twelve (12) months.…

Sec. 5. (a) The office of the department of child services ombudsman shall receive, investigate, and attempt to resolve a complaint alleging that the department of child services, by an action or omission occurring on or after January 11, 2005, failed to protect the physical or m…