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HB1270 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state and local administration.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state and local administration.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Dale DeVon
Last action
2026-01-06
Official status
Introduced House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on how salary adjustments will be determined or specify which duties are being transferred from other departments.

Changes to Salary Adjustments and Duties for Department of Child Services Employees

This bill changes how salary adjustments and certain duties are handled by the director of the Indiana Department of Child Services.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows the director of the Department of Child Services to approve salary and wage adjustments within established schedules, instead of requiring approval from the budget agency.
  • Makes the director responsible for certain duties related to employees in state public employee civil service positions with the department.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Employees at the Indiana Department of Child Services
  • The director of the Department of Child Services

Terms To Know

salary classifications and schedules
A system that sets out different pay levels for various job positions within an organization.
state public employee civil service
A system of employment rules and procedures used by the state government to hire, promote, and manage its employees.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how salary adjustments will be determined.
  • It is unclear what specific duties are being transferred from other departments to the director of the Department of Child Services.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-06 House

    Authored by Representative DeVon

  2. 2026-01-06 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 state and local administration.
Department of child services employees.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state and local administration.

Department of child services employees.

Provides that salary and wage adjustments or personal service payments for the department of child services (department) that are within established salary classifications and schedules become effective when approved by the director of the department (instead of the budget agency). Specifies that the director of the department is responsible for certain duties related to individuals who are employed in the state public employee civil service in a position with the department (instead of the state personnel department).