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HB1018 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning human services.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning human services.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Dale DeVon
Last action
2026-02-24
Official status
Enrolled House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about the new expense standards or their impact on costs.

Changes to School Age Child Care Transportation Rules

This law removes certain transportation requirements for school age child care programs funded by the project fund and sets new rules about costs.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes specific transportation requirements in the approval criteria for the school age child care project fund.
  • Requires the division of family resources to make rules about how much it costs to transport a child to a non-school facility.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Children who use school age child care services
  • Parents or guardians of children using the program
  • Schools and organizations providing after-school care

Terms To Know

school age child care project fund
A fund that provides money for programs that take care of school-aged children when they are not in regular classes.
division of family resources
An agency within the government responsible for managing and providing services to families, including child care assistance.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify exactly what new transportation costs or expense standards will be.
  • It is unclear how these changes will affect the overall cost of school age child care programs.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-24 House

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2026-02-24 House

    Public Law 17

  3. 2026-02-23 Senate

    Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. 2026-02-19 House

    Signed by the Speaker

  5. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. 2026-02-18 Senate

    Returned to the House without amendments

  7. 2026-02-17 Senate

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 172: yeas 45, nays 0

  8. 2026-02-16 Senate

    Senator Ford J.D. added as cosponsor

  9. 2026-02-12 Senate

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  10. 2026-02-09 Senate

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  11. 2026-01-26 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services

  12. 2026-01-23 House

    Referred to the Senate

  13. 2026-01-22 House

    Third reading: passed; Roll Call 65: yeas 93, nays 0

  14. 2026-01-22 House

    Senate sponsors: Senators Donato, Walker G

  15. 2026-01-20 House

    Second reading: ordered engrossed

  16. 2026-01-15 House

    Representative Goss-Reaves added as coauthor

  17. 2026-01-15 House

    Representative Olthoff added as coauthor

  18. 2026-01-14 House

    Committee report: do pass, adopted

  19. 2025-12-01 House

    Authored by Representative DeVon

  20. 2025-12-01 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning human services.
School age child care.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning human services.

School age child care.

Removes certain transportation requirements in the approval criteria for the school age child care project fund. Requires the division of family resources to adopt rules specifying cost and expense standards for transporting a child to a facility where the child does not attend school.