§ 11-13-1-8 — Rules and regulations by judicial conference of Indiana; minimum standards and examinations for probation officers; training and technical assistance for probation departments

Indiana § 11-13-1-8

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 13: PROBATION AND PAROLE
• Ch. 1: Probation Administration

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(a) As used in this section, "board" refers to the
board of directors of the judicial conference of Indiana established by
IC 33-38-9-3.
(b) The board shall adopt rules consistent with this chapter,
prescribing minimum standards concerning:
(1) educational and occupational qualifications for employment
as a probation officer;
(2) compensation of probation officers;
(3) protection of probation records and disclosure of information
contained in those records;
(4) presentence investigation reports;
(5) a schedule of progressive probation incentives and violation
sanctions, including judicial review procedures; and
(6) qualifications for probation officers to administer probation
violation sanctions under IC 35-38-2-3(e).
(c) The conference shall prepare a written examination to be used
in establishing lists of persons eligible for appointment as probation
officers. The conference shall prescribe the qualifications for entrance
to the examination and establish a minimum passing score and rules for
the administration of the examination after obtaining recommendations
on these matters from the probation standards and practices advisory
committee. The examination must be offered at least once every other
month.
(d) The conference shall, by its rules, establish an effective date for
the minimum standards and written examination for probation officers.
(e) The conference shall provide probation departments with
training and technical assistance for:
(1) the implementation and management of probation case
classification; and
(2) the development and use of workload information.
The staff of the office of judicial administration may include a
probation case management coordinator and probation case
management assistant.
(f) The conference shall, in cooperation with the department of child
services and the department of education, provide probation
departments with training and technical assistance relating to special
education services and programs that may be available for delinquent
children or children in need of services. The subjects addressed by the
training and technical assistance must include the following:
(1) Eligibility standards.
(2) Testing requirements and procedures.
(3) Procedures and requirements for placement in programs
provided by school corporations or special education cooperatives
under IC 20-35-5.
(4) Procedures and requirements for placement in residential
special education institutions or facilities under IC 20-35-6-2.
(5) Development and implementation of individual education
programs for eligible children in:
(A) accordance with applicable requirements of state and
federal laws and rules; and
(B) coordination with:
(i) individual case plans; and
(ii) informal adjustment programs or dispositional decrees
entered by courts having juvenile jurisdiction under IC 31-34
and IC 31-37.
(6) Sources of federal, state, and local funding that is or may be
available to support special education programs for children for
whom proceedings have been initiated under IC 31-34 and IC 31-37.
Training for probation departments may be provided jointly with
training provided to child welfare caseworkers relating to the same
subject matter.
(g) The conference shall, in cooperation with the division of mental
health and addiction (IC 12-21) and the division of disability and
rehabilitative services (IC 12-9-1), provide probation departments with
training and technical assistance concerning mental illness, addictive
disorders, intellectual disabilities, and developmental disabilities,
including evidence based treatment programs for mental illness and
addictive disorders and cognitive behavior treatment.
(h) The conference shall make recommendations to courts and
probation departments concerning:
(1) selection, training, distribution, and removal of probation
officers;
(2) methods and procedure for the administration of probation,
including investigation, supervision, workloads, record keeping,
and reporting; and
(3) use of citizen volunteers and public and private agencies.
(i) The conference may delegate any of the functions described in
this section to the advisory committee or the office of judicial
administration.
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.120, SEC.6. Amended by Acts
1980, P.L.89, SEC.5; P.L.240-1991(ss2), SEC.68; P.L.1-1992, SEC.71;
P.L.18-1995, SEC.2; P.L.55-1997, SEC.2; P.L.98-2004, SEC.82;
P.L.85-2004, SEC.44; P.L.1-2005, SEC.125; P.L.141-2006, SEC.10;
P.L.145-2006, SEC.31; P.L.1-2007, SEC.102; P.L.147-2012, SEC.2;
P.L.117-2015, SEC.9; P.L.179-2015, SEC.8; P.L.149-2016, SEC.41;
P.L.161-2018, SEC.24.