School age child care., the official text

Second Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2026)

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  HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1018

   AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning human services.

   Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

   SECTION 1. IC 12-17-12-11 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 11. The division may
approve a grant from the fund to an applicant if the applicant
demonstrates to the division that the applicant is able to do the
following:

      (1) Provide a physical environment that is safe and appropriate to
      the various age levels of the children to be served.
      (2) Provide transportation, if necessary, to and from a school or
      schools to the facility operated by the applicant.
      (3) (2) Provide program activities that are appropriate to the
      various age levels of the children to be served and that meet the
      developmental needs of each child.
      (4) (3) Provide efficient and effective program administration.
      (5) (4) Provide a staff that meets standards set by the division
      under section 17 of this chapter.
      (6) (5) Provide for nutritional needs of children enrolled in the
      program.
      (7) (6) Provide emergency health services to children served by
      the program.
      (8) (7) Operate a school age child care program in accordance
      with the cost and expense standards set by the division under
      section 17 of this chapter.

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   SECTION 2. IC 12-17-12-17 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 17. The director of the
division shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 necessary to carry out this
chapter, including rules specifying the following:

      (1) Standards for the hiring of staff for a school age child care
      program.
      (2) Cost and expense standards for the following:

         (A) Establishing and operating a school age child care
         program within a school and within a facility other than a
         school.
         (B) Transporting a child to a facility where the child does
         not attend school.
      (3) A sliding fee scale for use by school age child care programs
      that are operating under a grant from the fund.
      (4) Minimum staff to child ratios for a school age child care
      program.
      (5) Physical space requirements for a school age child care
      program, including indoor and outdoor space.
      (6) Nutrition requirements for a school age child care program.
      (7) Standards for the provision of emergency health services in a
      school age child care program.
      (8) Application guidelines and deadlines.
      (9) A method for establishing priority of applicants.

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Speaker of the House of Representatives

President of the Senate

President Pro Tempore

Governor of the State of Indiana

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