§ 31-26-4.5-1 — Establishment

Indiana § 31-26-4.5-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 26: CHILD SERVICES: PROGRAMS
• Ch. 4.5: Insuring Foster Youth Trust Program

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(a) The insuring foster youth trust program
is established under this chapter to recognize that:
(1) foster youth have limited access to resources as they begin to
age out of the system;
(2) foster youth require additional resources as they begin to age
out of the system to ensure a successful transition to adulthood;
(3) ensuring that foster youth can afford automobile insurance is
paramount to the successful transition of a foster youth to
adulthood; and
(4) providing funding to help defray the cost of automobile
insurance will drastically increase the chances of a successful
transition of a foster youth to adulthood.
(b) Subject to available funding, the insuring foster youth trust
program shall provide funding to help defray the cost of the following:
(1) Automobile insurance coverage for foster youth.
(2) Not more than forty-four (44) of the fifty (50) hours of
supervised driving practice for foster youth pursuant to IC 9-24-3-2.5.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.59-2022, SEC.2.