Indiana § 10-17-1-10 Service officer training and accreditation

Indiana Statutes

§ 10-17-1-10 — Service officer training and accreditation

Indiana § 10-17-1-10

Title 10PUBLIC SAFETY

Art. 17VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Ch. 1Indiana Veterans' Affairs

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Ind. Code § 10-17-1-10 (2026).

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(a)Within thirty (30) days of their employment, new county or city service officers must attend a new service officer orientation presented by the department to assist veterans and their dependents and survivors. The curriculum for the new service officer orientation shall be set forth by the commission in accordance with section 4 of this chapter.

(b)An individual employed as a state, county, or city service officer under this chapter is required to become accredited by the department not later than six (6) months from the date of the individual's employment.

(c)Annually, all state, county, or city service officers shall undergo a course of training to adequately address problems of discharged veterans in the service officer's county, or city, including a thorough familiarization with

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(a) Within thirty (30) days of their
employment, new county or city service officers must attend a new
service officer orientation presented by the department to assist
veterans and their dependents and survivors. The curriculum for the
new service officer orientation shall be set forth by the commission in
accordance with section 4 of this chapter.
(b) An individual employed as a state, county, or city service officer
under this chapter is required to become accredited by the department
not later than six (6) months from the date of the individual's
employment.
(c) Annually, all state, county, or city service officers shall undergo
a course of training to adequately address problems of discharged
veterans in the service officer's county, or city, including a thorough
familiarization with laws, rules, and regulations of the federal
government and the state that affect benefits to which the veterans and
dependents of the veterans are entitled. After a service officer has
undergone this sustainment training and successfully passed a written
test, the service officer shall be reaccredited to assist veterans for the
following year.
(d) Not later than January 1, 2026, the standards for accreditation
approved by the commission must include:
(1) receipt of a federal personal identification verification (PIV)
card;
(2) standards of performance and key performance indicators
which may include:
(A) the number of veterans assisted;
(B) the types of benefit claims filed and the success rates for
those claims;
(C) outreach initiatives conducted; or
(D) any other standard or indicator required by the commission;
(3) minimum training requirements;
(4) testing requirements; and
(5) periodic service officer reporting requirements.
(e) The commission shall also develop protocols for revoking a
service officer's accreditation in the event the service officer is not
compliant with the requirements established in subsection (d).
[Pre-2003 Recodification Citation: 10-5-1-12.]