Bill Text: IN HB1549 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Golden Hoosier discount card.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-31 - Representative Turner added as coauthor [HB1549 Detail]

Download: Indiana-2013-HB1549-Introduced.html

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Introduced Version

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HOUSE BILL No. 1549

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL

Citations Affected: IC 12-10-19.

Synopsis: Golden Hoosier discount card. Establishes the golden Hoosier discount card program within the division of aging. Allows an Indiana resident who is at least 60 years of age or who has a physical or mental impairment substantially limiting one or more major life activities to obtain a golden Hoosier discount card that entitles the cardholder to discounts from participating organizations.

Effective: July 1, 2013.

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Turner

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    January 22, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs.

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Introduced

First Regular Session 118th General Assembly (2013)

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HOUSE BILL No. 1549

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    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning human services.

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

SOURCE: IC 12-10-19; ()IN1549.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 12-10-19 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]:
     Chapter 19. Golden Hoosier Discount Card Program
    Sec. 1. The golden Hoosier discount card program is established. The division shall administer the program and shall do the following:
        (1) Provide a golden Hoosier discount card to each Indiana resident who applies for the card and who:
            (A) is at least sixty (60) years of age; or
            (B) has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one (1) or more of the person's major life activities.
        (2) Arrange programs with public and private organizations that provide benefits to individuals who use a golden Hoosier discount card. The program does not include admission to properties owned by the department of natural resources.
        (3) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that are necessary to

implement the golden Hoosier discount card program.
    Sec. 2. (a) A golden Hoosier discount card must contain the signature of the cardholder and any other information required by the division. The card may not contain an expiration date.
    (b) A golden Hoosier discount card issued under this chapter is not transferable and may be used only by the original cardholder.
    (c) An individual who loses a golden Hoosier discount card issued under this chapter may apply to the division and obtain a replacement card.
    Sec. 3. A golden Hoosier discount cardholder is entitled to any benefit offered by a participating organization under the golden Hoosier discount card program to the extent agreed by the organization.