Bill Text: IN HB1218 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Bonding at risk job seekers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-10 - First reading: referred to Committee on Insurance [HB1218 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2013-HB1218-Introduced.html

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Introduced Version

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HOUSE BILL No. 1218

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL

Citations Affected: IC 22-4.1-22.

Synopsis: Bonding at risk job seekers. Establishes a state sponsored fidelity bonding program, administered by the department of workforce development, to extend protection against financial losses for an additional six months for employers who have hired job seekers with at risk backgrounds and bonded them under the federal bonding program.

Effective: July 1, 2013.

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Shackleford

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    January 10, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance.

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Introduced

First Regular Session 118th General Assembly (2013)

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HOUSE BILL No. 1218

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    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning labor and safety.

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

SOURCE: IC 22-4.1-22; (13)IN1218.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 22-4.1-22 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]:
     Chapter 22. Hoosier Bonding Program
    Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "employer" means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other legal entity that:
        (1) has at least one (1) employee; and
        (2) is legally doing business in Indiana.
    Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "federal bonding program" means the program sponsored by the United States Department of Labor to provide fidelity bonds for at risk, hard to place job seekers.
    Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the Hoosier bonding program established under section 4 of this chapter.
    Sec. 4. The Hoosier bonding program is established to provide at least six (6) months of coverage against financial losses without

cost to an employer that:
        (1) hires a job seeker with a criminal history or other at risk factor in the job seeker's background; and
        (2) completes at least six (6) months of participation in the federal bonding program for an employee described in subdivision (1) without filing a claim.
    Sec. 5. (a) The department shall administer the program.
    (b) The department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish, implement, and maintain the program. However, the program must at least meet the requirements established for the federal bonding program.
    Sec. 6. The department may contract with one (1) or more insurance companies or agents to provide fidelity bonds for the program or to assist in managing the program.