ISRPA Membership Legislative Tracking Report |
| Prepared by: Charlie Hiltunen |
| Report created on October 3, 2024 |
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| HB1008 | PENSION INVESTMENTS. (MANNING E) Specifies certain entities, actions taken, or factors considered to which the ESG commitment provisions do not apply. Provides that if the treasurer of state concludes that the service provider has made an ESG commitment, the treasurer of state shall provide the name of the service provider and research supporting the conclusion to the board of trustees of the Indiana public retirement system (board). Prohibits the board from making an investment decision with the purpose of influencing any social or environmental policy or attempting to influence the governance of any corporation for nonfinancial purposes. Prohibits the Indiana public retirement system (system) from making an ESG commitment with respect to system assets. Provides that in making and supervising investments of the system, the board shall discharge its duties solely in the financial interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the system for the exclusive purposes of providing financial benefits to participants and beneficiaries and defraying reasonable expenses of administering the system. Provides that the board, in accordance with certain fiduciary duties, shall make investment decisions with the primary purpose of maximizing the target rate of return on the board's investments. Prohibits the board from entering a contract or modifying, amending, or continuing a contract with a service provider that has made an ESG commitment unless taking the action violates the board's fiduciary duty to the system's participants and beneficiaries. Requires the board to continue contracting with a service provider that has made an ESG commitment if the board determines that there is not a comparable service provider to replace the service provider. Requires the board to, at least annually, tabulate and report all proxy votes made by a service provider that is not a private market fund in relation to the administration of the system. Specifies certain persons and entities that are immune from civil liability and entitled to indemnification. Requires the board to: (1) ensure that reasonable efforts are made during the due diligence process before an investment is made and in monitoring investments in the public employees' defined contribution plan, an annuity savings account for the public employees' retirement fund or the Indiana state teachers' retirement fund, the teachers' defined contribution plan, the legislators' defined contribution plan, and a private market fund to determine whether any investments would violate the requirement that the board discharge its duties solely in the financial interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the system; and (2) take appropriate action, if necessary, consistent with the board's fiduciary duties. Defines terms and makes conforming amendments. |
| | Current Status: | 5/4/2023 - Public Law 206
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| | Recent Status: | 5/4/2023 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
4/28/2023 - Signed by the President of the Senate
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1008 |
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| HB1177 | FIREARMS TRAINING FOR TEACHERS. (LUCAS J) Authorizes funds from the: (1) Indiana secured school fund; and (2) school corporation and charter school safety advance program; to be used for the purpose of providing specialized firearms instruction to certain teachers, school staff, and school employees, and for providing counseling services to students, teachers, school staff, and school employees in the event of a school shooting. Creates a specialized firearms safety, education, and training curriculum (curriculum) for teachers, school staff, and school employees. Specifies curriculum requirements. Requires a charter school, accredited nonpublic school, or school corporation to ensure that a teacher, school staff member, or school employee who receives training funded by a grant from the Indiana secured school fund complies with certain requirements. Provides that the identity of any person who: (1) enrolls in; (2) participates in; or (3) completes; the curriculum is confidential. Requires the department of education, in collaboration with the state police department, to identify a set of best practices and develop a set of educational materials concerning the safe possession and storage of a firearm in a home with a child. Provides that the department of education shall provide the best practices and educational materials to certain schools for annual distribution to parents of students. Provides that a public school or a state accredited nonpublic school may not conduct a training or drill for an employee of the school that includes, as any part of the training or drill, the expelling of any type of projectile at the employee unless: (1) the school informs the employee of the use of projectiles in the training or drill; and (2) the employee provides written consent. Provides that certain schools may not conduct or approve a training or drill for a student of the school that includes, as any part of the training or drill, the expelling of any type of projectile at a student. Provides that the prohibition on the possession of a firearm in or on school property or on a school bus does not apply to certain qualified law enforcement officers and qualified retired law enforcement officers. Makes conforming and technical amendments. |
| | Current Status: | 5/4/2023 - Public Law 218
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| | Recent Status: | 5/4/2023 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
4/28/2023 - Signed by the President of the Senate
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1177 |
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| HB1308 | INDIANA CRIME GUNS TASK FORCE. (CARBAUGH M) Provides that the Indiana crime guns task force area may include Allen County. |
| | Current Status: | 4/20/2023 - Public Law 75
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| | Recent Status: | 4/20/2023 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
4/17/2023 - Signed by the President of the Senate
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1308 |
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| HB1323 | INFORMATION PRIVACY RELATING TO FIREARMS. (HAGGARD C) Specifies the circumstances under which information concerning a person who applies for or holds a license to carry a handgun may be released to a federal government entity. |
| | Current Status: | 4/5/2023 - Public Law 13
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| | Recent Status: | 4/5/2023 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
3/23/2023 - Signed by the President Pro Tempore
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1323 |
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| HB1365 | MACHINE GUNS. (GORE M) Revises, for purposes of an enhancement and certain criminal offenses, a definition of "machine gun". Provides that particular criminal offenses concerning machine guns do not apply to certain persons, including persons possessing machine guns or other items not required to be registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record maintained by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Makes a conforming amendment. |
| | Current Status: | 4/20/2023 - Public Law 80
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| | Recent Status: | 4/20/2023 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
4/17/2023 - Signed by the President of the Senate
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| | State Bill Page: | HB1365 |
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| SB136 | CONVICTION DATA. (SANDLIN J) Defines "prohibited person" as a person prohibited from possessing a firearm or carrying a handgun. Provides that the office of judicial administration may establish a system to transmit certain data to assist in determining whether a person is a prohibited person. |
| | Current Status: | 4/20/2023 - Public Law 23
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| | Recent Status: | 4/20/2023 - SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
4/17/2023 - Signed by the President of the Senate
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| | State Bill Page: | SB136 |
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Week In Review
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Indianapolis Star
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Indiana Capital Chronicle
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Inside Indiana Business
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Indianapolis Business Journal
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Indiana Capital Chronicle
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Indiana Capital Chronicle
More counselors, attendance liaisons, and resources for schools. More positive engagement for students, and greater accountability for parents. Those are some of the suggestions to get more Indiana students to come to school every day heard by the Interim Study Committee on Education at its meeting Thursday. The panel is considering recommendations on chronic absenteeism and student discipline before the legislature reconvenes in January.
Chalkbeat Indiana
IndyGo’s long-awaited Blue Line is one step closer to completion. IndyGo recently announced that the design process for the new bus rapid transit line is complete.
WRTV-6
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Indianapolis Star
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