Ind. Code § 11-13-2-1 – State financial aid program; establishment; administration; distribution

(a) There is established a program of state financial aid to be used for the support of court probation services. The financial aid program shall be administered by the judicial conference of Indiana. Funds appropriated to the conference for purposes of this chapter shall be distributed by the conference upon approval of the state budget committee to make grants to Indiana probation departments for the purposes outlined in section 2 of this chapter.
(b) Appropriations intended for this purpose may not be used by the judicial conference of Indiana for any other purpose. The judicial conference of Indiana may expend up to three percent (3%) of the money appropriated under this chapter to provide technical assistance, consultation, and training to counties and to monitor and evaluate the operation of the program. Money appropriated to the judicial conference of Indiana for the purpose of making grants under this chapter does not revert to the state general fund at the close of any fiscal year, but remains available to the judicial conference of Indiana for its use in making grants under this chapter.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6. Amended by Acts 1980, P.L.89, SEC.8; P.L.158-2014, SEC.3; P.L.184-2014, SEC.3.