CHAPTER 2. STATE AID FOR PROBATION SERVICES
IC 11-13-2
Chapter 2. State Aid for Probation Services
IC 11-13-2-1
State financial aid program; establishment; administration;
distribution
Sec. 1. 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.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6. Amended by Acts 1980,
P.L.89, SEC.8.
IC 11-13-2-2
Funds appropriated available to court administering probation
Sec. 2. Funds appropriated under this program may be made
available to any court administering probation in order to finance
expenditures incurred for either of the following purposes:
(1) Salaries for existing or new probation officer positions.
(2) Maintenance or establishment of administrative support
services to probation officers.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6.
IC 11-13-2-3
Requirements for aid, application; changes or modification to
effect compliance with minimum standards, approval of aid; joint
applications
Sec. 3. (a) State financial aid for support of probation services
may be made only to courts meeting the minimum standards adopted
by the judicial conference of Indiana and may not exceed fifty
percent (50%) of the cost of the positions or services being financed.
Any court having probation jurisdiction may apply for financial
assistance under this chapter by submitting an application to the
conference for review. The application shall be accompanied by
detailed plans regarding the use of the financial aid.
(b) The conference may recommend changes or modifications
necessary to effect compliance with the minimum standards. The
conference and the state budget committee must approve all financial
aid granted under this chapter. Any court receiving financial
assistance under this chapter may be declared ineligible to receive
that assistance if the court fails to maintain the minimum standards.
(c) Two (2) or more courts may jointly apply for financial
assistance under this chapter.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6. Amended by Acts 1980,
P.L.89, SEC.9.
IC 11-13-2-4
Accounting of amounts expended in providing services; payment
Sec. 4. At the end of each quarter of the fiscal year, courts
receiving financial aid under this chapter shall submit to the judicial
conference of Indiana a verified accounting of all amounts expended
in providing probation services. The accounting must designate those
items for which reimbursement is claimed, and shall be presented
together with a claim for reimbursement. If the accounting and claim
are approved by the conference and the state budget agency, the
conference shall submit it to the state auditor for payment.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6. Amended by Acts 1980,
P.L.89, SEC.10.
IC 11-13-2-5
County not precluded from receiving subsidy under other laws
Sec. 5. This chapter does not preclude a county from receiving a
subsidy under IC 11-12-2 for the delivery of probation services.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6.