Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Transcription

1 Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence 2016 Session of the Indiana General Assembly Final Legislative Wrap-Up: March 16, 2016 The Indiana General Assembly concluded its 2016 legislative session on March 10, 2016, after a very fast-paced 10 weeks of activity. A little over 200 bills were passed. Some of the most significant bills in terms of protections for survivors of domestic violence were HEA 1069, a bill incorporating legislation by Sen. Crider to update Indiana s domestic battery statute to protect family and household members and to toughen a few penalties, and SR 40, a resolution by Sen. Zakas to urge study of GPS tracking in civil protection order proceedings, relying on statistics from ICADV. A notable legislative defeat was the hearing and subsequent withdrawal of SB 36, a bill that would have removed the disqualification of those with 2 or more alcohol convictions in the past 3 years from procuring gun permits. An unfortunate failure was non-passage of SB 83, a bill filed again by Sen. Crider to require insurance companies to provide coverage to innocent co-insureds, that is, to victims of domestic abuse. The Senate Financial Institutions Committee held a hearing on this legislation, but then did not take a vote. Also, SB 343, a bill by Sen. Becker to require protection orders to specifically allow for possession and removal of a pet, was not heard this year. However, the Protection Order Committee of the Indiana Judicial Conference did agree separately to amend their instructions for filing to specify that relief requested can include possession and removal of pets (under the property category.) Below are summaries of these bills and others of interest to ICADV members. For more detailed information, please see and type the bill number of interest into the search query. I. Domestic violence bills HEA No contact and protective orders and battery. (Zent, Washburne, McNamara, Lawson, Glick, Crider, Holdman, Broden.) Allows a petition to be filed with the juvenile court to order a person to refrain from contact with a member of a foster family home. Makes battery a Class A misdemeanor instead of a Class B misdemeanor if the offense is committed against a member of a foster family home by a person who is not a resident of the foster family home if the person who committed the offense is a relative of a person who lived in the foster family home at the time of the offense. Makes the offense a Level 6 felony if it results in bodily injury to a member of the foster family. Removes the sentencing enhancement for battery committed against a family or household member in the presence of a child from the battery statute and places it in the domestic battery statute. Specifies that numerous provisions in the battery statute constitute domestic battery if they are committed against a family or household member. Makes certain other changes to penalties concerning the offense of battery. Provides that a person who knowingly or intentionally violates a no contact order in a child in need of services proceeding or in a juvenile delinquency proceeding commits a Level 6 felony. Makes conforming amendments. Resolves conflicts with HEA and SEA (This bill includes the provisions of Sen. Crider s Domestic Battery bill, SB 198, as it passed the Senate and was supported by ICADV. SB 198 was not heard in the House, but the Senate amended the core of this bill into HB The House agreed to leave this language in the conference committee report for HB At the request of ICADV, the language was clarified to ensure that out of state battery convictions would also be used for enhancement of domestic battery charges in Indiana.) 1

2 SR 40. Urging study of GPS tracking in civil protection order proceedings. (Zakas) Whereas, The most recent statistics from the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV) report that in 2014 alone, 10,531 individuals were sheltered by ICADV programs for a total of 223,328 days; Whereas, Furthermore, 15,707 individuals were served by ICADV non-residential programs, and 63,761 ICADV crisis line calls were received in 2014; Whereas, Given the serious nature of domestic and family violence on Hoosier men, women, and children, a study should be conducted on whether courts should be granted the authority to require the subject of a civil order to wear a GPS device with victim notification capabilities if it appears from the petition that domestic or family violence has occurred; and Whereas, It is fitting that a study be conducted on whether courts should be authorized to require GPS devices with victim notification capabilities for certain individuals to ensure the safety and well-being of individuals who have been subject to domestic or family violence: Therefore, Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana: SECTION 1. That the Indiana Senate urges the legislative council to assign to the appropriate study committee the topics of whether courts should be granted the authority to order the use of GPS devices that have broader victim notification capabilities and whether courts should be granted the authority to require the subject of a civil protection order to wear a GPS device with victim notification capabilities if it appears from the petition that domestic or family violence has occurred. SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed to transmit a copy of this Resolution to the legislative council. SEA 17. Child abuse prevention fee and domestic violence prevention and treatment fee. (Head, Steele, Randolph, McNamara, Olthoff.) Adds the offense of strangulation to the list of offenses requiring payment of the child abuse prevention fee and the domestic violence prevention and treatment fee. HEA 1013 Provision of geolocation information to law enforcement. (Koch ) Provides that, upon the request of a law enforcement agency, a provider of electronic communications services used by an electronic device is required to provide geolocation information concerning the electronic device to the law enforcement agency: (1) to allow the law enforcement agency to respond to a call for emergency services; or (2) in an emergency situation that involves the risk of death or serious bodily injury to an individual. Specifies that a law enforcement agency may make a request for geolocation information without first obtaining a search warrant or another judicial order that would otherwise be required to obtain the geolocation information if obtaining the search warrant or other judicial order would cause an unreasonable delay in responding to a call for emergency services or an emergency situation. Provides that, if a law enforcement agency makes a request for geolocation information without first obtaining a search warrant or another judicial order, the law enforcement agency shall seek to obtain the search warrant or other judicial order issued by a court based upon a finding of probable cause that would otherwise be required to obtain the geolocation information not later than 72 hours after making the request for the geolocation information. Requires a provider of electronic communications services used by electronic devices to submit the provider's emergency contact information to the state police department. Requires the state police department to: (1) maintain the emergency contact information submitted to the state police department by providers of electronic communication services; and (2) make the information immediately available to a state or local law enforcement agency. Allows the use of an unmanned aerial vehicle by a law enforcement officer or governmental entity without obtaining a search warrant if the law enforcement officer determines that the use of the unmanned aerial vehicle is 2

3 required to obtain aerial photographs or video images of a motor vehicle accident site on a public street or public highway. HEA Human trafficking and common nuisances. (Truitt, Hale, Lehman, Riecken, Head) Repeals certain provision in current law defining the crimes of visiting and maintaining a common nuisance in connection with the unlawful use of: (1) alcohol; (2) legend drugs; and (3) controlled substances. Creates a new statute defining the crimes of visiting and maintaining a common nuisance in connection with: (1) the unlawful use of alcohol; (2) the unlawful use of a legend drug; (3) the unlawful use of controlled substances; and (4) certain human trafficking crimes. Makes visiting a common nuisance where certain human trafficking crimes are being committed a Class A misdemeanor, and makes maintaining a common nuisance where certain human trafficking crimes are being committed a Level 6 felony. Repeals obsolete provisions and makes conforming amendments. HEA Human Trafficking. (McNamara, Olthoff, Steuerwald, Austin, Kirchhofer, Zent, Lawson L, Hale, Riecken, Head, Eckerty.) Adds the crime of promotion of human trafficking of a minor to the definitions of "sex offender" and "sex or violent offender". Bills not passed: SB 83. Innocent coinsured. (Crider, Insurance and Financial Institutions.) Prohibits certain actions by a property or casualty insurer with respect to an innocent coinsured, including denying payment on a claim for the cost of actual repair or replacement of property and refusing to issue or renew a policy. Heard on No vote taken. Insurance industry opposed the bill, ICADV testified in support. Sen. Crider has promised to re-file this bill next session. SB 343. Pet protective orders. (Becker, Grooms, Delph, Hershman, Broden. Judiciary) Allows a court to grant an order of protection to: (1) grant possession and care of an animal to a petitioner; (2) prohibit a respondent from taking action against the animal; and (3) direct a law enforcement officer to accompany the petitioner to retrieve the animal. This bill was not heard. However, the Judges Protection Order Committee agreed to amend their instructions for filing of protection orders to clarify that petitioners may request possession and removal of pets as personal property during a protection order proceeding. II. Sexual Assault HEA Sexual assault victims assistance fund. (Olthoff, Kirchhofer, Lawson L, Hale, Crider, Head, Randolph, Broden.) Defines the term "trauma informed sexual assault services". Requires the governor to appoint a member recommended by a sexual assault coalition recognized by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to the sexual assault victim advocate standards and certification board. Renames the "sexual assault victims assistance account" as the "sexual assault victims assistance fund" (fund). Requires the victim services division (division) of the Indiana criminal justice institute to administer the fund. Requires the division to provide funding to: (1) establish and maintain rape crisis centers; (2) enhance services provided by existing rape crisis centers; and (3) develop, implement, and expand trauma informed sexual assault services. Allows the division to designate funds for program administration. Requires the division to seek direction from a statewide nonprofit sexual assault coalition designated by the CDC, if any exists, before making a distribution from the fund. Makes conforming amendments. HEA Prosecutions for rape and criminal deviate conduct. (Hale, Olthoff, Kirchhofer, McNamara, Crider, Bassler, Charbonneau, Pat Miller.) Specifies that certain exceptions to the statute of limitations 3

4 for rape as a Level 3 felony also apply to rape as a Class B felony (for crimes committed before July 1, 2014). Provides that a prosecution for criminal deviate conduct as a Class B felony for an offense committed before the crime was repealed on July 1, 2014, that would otherwise be barred may be commenced not later than five years after the earliest of the date on which: (1) the state first discovers evidence sufficient to charge the offender with the offense through DNA analysis; (2) the state first becomes aware of the existence of a recording that provides evidence sufficient to charge the offender with the offense; or (3) a person confesses to the offense. Provides that state educational institution and approved postsecondary educational institution student advocate office employees and volunteers who provide services to certain victims have testimonial privilege regarding confidential victim information. SEA 14. Child exploitation and child pornography. (Head, Young R Michael, Leising, Crider, Houchin, Taylor, Tomes, Raatz, Bassler, Brown L, Miller Patricia, Buck, Randolph Lonnie M, Eberhart, Hale, Mahan, McNamara.) Makes the offense of child exploitation a Level 4 felony instead of a Level 5 felony if the offense involves, depicts, or describes a child less than 18 years of age who: (1) engages in bestiality; (2) is mentally disabled or deficient; (3) participates in the sexual conduct, matter, performance, or incident by use of force or the threat of force; (4) physically or verbally resists participating in the sexual conduct, matter, performance, or incident; (5) receives a bodily injury while participating in the sexual conduct, matter, performance, or incident; or (6) is less than 12 years of age. Makes the offense of possession of child pornography a Level 5 felony instead of a Level 6 felony if the offense involves, depicts, or describes sexual conduct by a child who the defendant knows is less than 18 years of age, or who appears to be less than 18 years of age, who: (1) engages in bestiality; (2) is mentally disabled or deficient; (3) participates in the sexual conduct by use of force or the threat of force; (4) physically or verbally resists participating in the sexual conduct; (5) receives a bodily injury while participating in the sexual conduct; or (6) is less than 12 years of age. Adds the crime of child exploitation to the definition of "crime of violence" for purposes of the law concerning a court's determination whether terms of imprisonment should be served concurrently or consecutively. (A person who commits a "crime of violence" may receive a longer sentence.) Makes conforming amendments. Requires that a performer who provides adult entertainment on a licensed premises to provide proof of age by at least one form of government issued identification instead of two. Specifies that a photograph taken of an adult entertainer who auditions to provide adult entertainment must only show the adult entertainer's facial features. Amends the definition of "violent criminal" for purposes of the law concerning sentencing to include certain Class A felonies and Class B felonies committed before July 1, Resolves conflicts with HEA HEA Terminating the parent-child relationship. (Slager, Charboneau, Steele )Allows a parent who is the victim of an act of rape from which a child was conceived to file a petition to terminate the parentchild relationship between the child and the alleged perpetrator of the act of rape. Requires a court to terminate the parent-child relationship if the court finds: (1) by clear and convincing evidence that the alleged perpetrator committed an act of rape against the parent who filed the petition to terminate the parent-child relationship and that the child was conceived as a result of the act of rape; and (2) that terminating the parent-child relationship would be in the best interests of the child. Prohibits a parent who is at least 18 years of age at the time the act of rape occurred from filing a petition more than 180 days after the birth of the child. Prohibits a parent who is less than 18 years of age at the time the act of rape occurred from filing a petition more than 2 years after reaching the age of 18. SEA 357. Registry of convicted child abusers. (Yoder, Taylor, Morris, Riecken) Defines "crime of child abuse" and requires the division of state court administration (division) to establish an electronic child abuse registry containing information relating to persons convicted of a crime of child abuse 4

5 SEA 174. Criminal law matters. (M. Young, Frizzell). Provides that a person who, with intent to: (1) deceive; or (2) induce compliance with the person's instructions, orders, or requests; falsely represents that the person is a public servant, commits impersonation of a public servant, a Class A misdemeanor, and a Level 6 felony if falsely representing is a law enforcement officer. Creates the offense of dealing in a controlled substance by a practitioner, and enhances the offense if the offenses causes the death of another person. III. Guns HEA Firearms and certification. (Eberhardt, Van Natter, Lucas, Goodin, Steele, Delph) Defines "chief law enforcement officer" as an official whose certification is required under federal law for a person to manufacture or transfer certain firearms, and requires a chief law enforcement officer to issue a requested certification unless the person requesting the certification is: (1) prohibited by law from receiving or possessing a firearm; or (2) the subject of a proceeding that could result in the person being prohibited by law from receiving or possessing a firearm. Requires a chief law enforcement officer who denies a request for certification to explain the reasons for the denial in writing. Permits a person whose certification is denied the right to challenge the denial by filing an action in a circuit or superior court, specifies that the chief law enforcement officer bears the burden of proving that the denial was lawful, and permits the award of reasonable attorney's fees and other costs to the person if there was no substantial basis for the denial. Provides civil immunity to a chief law enforcement officer for acts or omissions made in good faith. Not passed: SB 36. Handgun licenses and alcohol. (Tomes Judiciary.) Repeals references to "alcohol abuser" for purposes of determining who is a proper person to receive a license to carry a handgun. Makes conforming amendments. Provides that, during an interview with an applicant concerning a license to carry a handgun or in an application form submitted by an applicant to obtain a license to carry a handgun, the applicant may not be questioned about any criminal convictions the applicant may have for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol in violation of the law concerning operating a vehicle while intoxicated. ICADV testified against this bill in the hearing on No vote was taken. Sen. Tomes withdrew the bill, and was quoted in the Indianapolis Star as stating that he will not file this bill again in future sessions. SB 259. (Steele, Young, Mayfield, Eberhart, Lucas ) Carrying of handguns by employees of the general assembly. Permits certain employees of the general assembly to carry a handgun within the state capitol building and on the property of the state capitol complex if the employee: (1) possesses a valid Indiana license to carry a handgun; and (2) is otherwise permitted to possess a handgun. Passed Senate Was not heard in the House Public Policy Committee. SB 226. Correctional officers and possession of handguns. (Eckerty, Tomes, Mahan) Allows an employee of a penal facility: (1) who is a correctional officer; and (2) whose duties include the daily or ongoing supervision and care of persons who are lawfully detained in the penal facility; to possess not more than one handgun in the correctional officer's vehicle while the vehicle is on the property of the penal facility. Passed Senate Was not heard in the House Public Policy Committee. HB 1055 Possession of firearms on state property (Lucas Public Policy) HB Handgun license repeal and reciprocity. (Lucas Public Policy) HB 1293: Firearms and federalism. (Judy, Lucas, Morris, Public Policy) 5

6 IV. Family Law SEA 91. Release of identifying adoption information. (Steele) Repeals, effective July 1, 2018, provisions applicable to adoptions finalized before January 1, 1994, that prohibit the release of identifying adoption information unless a consent to release the information is on file. Provides that, beginning July 1, 2018, identifying adoption information may be released unless a nonrelease form is on file, regardless of when the adoption was filed. (Under current law, this provision applies only to adoptions filed after December 31, 1993.) Replaces a nonrelease form with a contact preference form. Provides that a nonrelease form submitted before July 1, 2018, remains in effect unless the form lapses. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the interim study committee on courts and the judiciary.) Signed by Governor. SEA 250. Parenting coordinators. (Buck)Urges the legislative council to assign to the appropriate committee a study of the use of parenting coordinators in resolving custody and parenting conflicts. V. Child abuse and neglect bills SEA 26. Children in need of services. (Steele, Steuerwald) Provides that a child is a child in need of services if the child needs care, treatment or rehabilitation and lives in the same household as an adult who: (1) committed certain offenses; or (2) has been charged with certain offenses and is awaiting trial. Makes conforming amendments. SEA 131. Department of child services reporting. (Broden, Niezgodski, Mahan) Defines "life threatening". Changes the definition of "near fatality", for purposes of the law concerning records relating to a child's death or near fatality, to a severe childhood injury or condition that is certified by a physician as being life threatening. Specifies that documents related to a near fatality are confidential while a police investigation is ongoing. Urges the legislative council to assign to the interim study committee on public health, behavioral health, and human services or another appropriate interim study committee the topics of medical records confidentiality and medical records disclosure in instances of child abuse or neglect SEA 305. Department of child services matters. (Head, Miller Patricia, Lanane, Breaux, Kruse, Randolph Lonnie M, Zakas, Frizzell, McNamara, Hale, Macer)Adds a definition of foster care. Amends the deadline for the department of child services (department) to notify a school corporation that a child in foster care will attend a school to September 1. Adds: (1) human or sexual trafficking offenses; (2) sexual battery against a child; (3) vicarious sexual gratification offenses; (4) child solicitation; (5) patronizing a prostitute; and (6) promoting prostitution; to the list of offenses under which a child victim may be designated as a child in need of services. Expands the statutory definition of "human trafficking" and "sex trafficking" to include: (1) federal definitions of the offenses; and (2) definitions of the offenses from other jurisdictions. Adds a child in need of services designation for a child who: (1) lives in the same household as an adult who committed or is charged with human or sexual trafficking; and (2) needs care, treatment, or rehabilitation that the child is not receiving or is unlikely to be provided without intervention. Creates a rebuttable presumption that a child is a child in need of services if the state establishes that: (1) the child lives in the same household as an adult that has committed or been charged with certain offenses. Permits a finding by a juvenile court that reasonable efforts for reunification are not necessary if a child is a child in need of services: (1) as a result of being a victim of a human or sexual trafficking offense that was committed by a parent, guardian, or custodian and resulted in a conviction; or (2) as a result of the parent, guardian, or custodian being charged with a human or 6

7 sexual trafficking offense. Removes the requirement that a delinquent child must be removed from the home in order to enter an informal adjustment. Allows any court with jurisdiction over a child in an adoption matter to approve excess payments for costs incurred by the birth mother. Repeals language regarding foster care review boards. Adds missing Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children language. Adds the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to the entities with which the department may share assessment reports. HEA Guardianship; department of child services. (Frizzell) Provides that a delegation of power by a properly executed power of attorney does not subject the parties to any laws, rules, or regulations concerning the licensing or regulation of foster family homes, child placing agencies, or child caring institutions. Prohibits a licensed foster family home from providing supervision to a child who is the subject of a power of attorney while providing overnight or regular and continuous care to a child placed in the foster family home unless the department of child services (department) grants an exception. Allows a parent to delegate the powers for a period longer than 12 months if the parent is on active duty service, except that the term of delegation may not exceed the term of active duty service plus 30 days. Provides that the department may provide information about community service programs that provide respite care, voluntary guardianship, or other support services for families in crisis to the parent or guardian of a child who is the subject of an assessment if the department classifies the assessment as unsubstantiated. Provides that: (1) if the department provides the information to a parent or guardian, the department may not initiate an investigation or assessment or substantiate an assessment of child abuse or neglect based solely on the provision of the information; and (2) the department is not liable for any action arising out of having furnished the information. HEA 1271: Child abuse or neglect allegations in military families. (Zent, Banks) Military notification of child abuse substantiation. Requires the department of child services (department) to notify the United States Department of Defense Family Advocacy Program (program) if a child of an active duty member of the military is the subject of a substantiated investigation of abuse or neglect. Requires the department to make the assessment report available to the program upon request. Allows the department to seek assistance of the program in providing services. SEA 189. Identifier for military families. (Kruse, Banks, Zent) Provides that information concerning attendance records and academic progress for a student attending an adult high school who is a member of the military or children in military families must be submitted to the department of education by each school corporation and charter school. Provides that the information collected by a school corporation or charter school is considered confidential and shall be collected by the school corporation or charter school under guidelines for maintaining confidentiality established by the department. VI. Immigration. Bills not passed but select commission study ordered: SB 285. Employment of unauthorized aliens. (Delph, Boots, Kruse Pensions and Labor.) Prohibits an employer from knowingly employing, after September 30, 2016, an unauthorized alien. Authorizes the attorney general to: (1) investigate a complaint that an employer knowingly employed an unauthorized alien; (2) verify with the federal government the work authorization of the alleged unauthorized alien; (3) under certain conditions, notify United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, local law enforcement agencies, and the prosecuting attorney in the county in which an unauthorized alien is employed; and (4) maintain certain records of violation orders.provides that a prosecuting attorney who 7

8 receives notification from the attorney general may bring a civil action against an employer for knowingly employing an unauthorized alien. Prohibits the prosecuting attorney from filing an action against an employer that verifies the employment authorization of an employee through the E-Verify program. Establishes a rebuttable presumption that an employer did not knowingly employ an unauthorized alien if the employer complied in good faith with the federal employment verification requirements. Requires a court to dismiss an action against an employer under certain circumstances. Makes it a Class B misdemeanor to file a complaint with the attorney general, knowing the complaint is false or frivolous. Prohibits an employer from discharging or discriminating against an employee who takes certain actions under the employment of unauthorized alien provisions. This bill was heard for close to 4 hours but no vote was taken. SB 252. Enforcement of federal immigration laws. (Waltz Public Policy.) Provides that a person lawfully domiciled within Indiana may file a complaint with the attorney general, if the person believes that a county, city, town, or township (unit) is violating the law regarding the unit's duties concerning citizenship and immigration status information and enforcement of the federal immigration laws. Provides that if the attorney general determines that the complaint is not false or frivolous: (1) the attorney general shall report this determination to the governor, auditor of state, and treasurer of state; and (2) the unit may not receive any state funds, grants, loans, or appropriations until the attorney general determines that the unit's violation has ceased. Not heard. HB 1295: Complying with federal immigration enforcement. (Judy) Prohibits a governmental body from limiting or restricting the enforcement of federal immigration laws, including limiting or restricting another governmental body from: (1) complying with an immigration detainer; (2) providing a federal immigration official access to an inmate for interview; (3) initiating an immigration status investigation; or (4) providing a federal immigration official with the incarceration status or release date of an inmate in custody of a state or local governmental body. (Current law allows a: (1) person lawfully domiciled in Indiana to bring an action to compel a governmental body to comply with these provisions; and (2) court to enjoin a violation.) Provides that the provisions concerning prohibited actions by governmental bodies regarding enforcement of federal immigration laws must be implemented in a manner consistent with federal laws regulating immigration, protecting the civil rights of all persons, and respecting the privileges and immunities of United States citizens. Provides that the provisions concerning prohibited actions by governmental bodies regarding enforcement of federal immigration laws must be enforced without regard to race, color, religion, gender, ethnicity, or national origin, except to the extent permitted by the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of the State of Indiana. (Current law requires the provisions be enforced without regard to race, religion, gender, ethnicity, or national origin.) Not heard. However, Senate President Pro-Tem issued the following directive: Long Announces Creation of Senate Select Commission on Immigration Issues STATEHOUSE (Feb. 2, 2016) Indiana Senate President Pro Tem David Long (R-Fort Wayne) today announced the creation of the Senate Select Commission on Immigration Issues, which will meet during the 2016 interim to study the effects of illegal and legal immigration in Indiana. The commission will consist of the following members: Sen. Mike Delph (R-Carmel), Chair Sen. Jim Arnold (D-LaPorte) Sen. Phil Boots (R-Crawfordsville) Sen. Frank Mrvan (D-Hammond) Sen. Chip Perfect (R-Lawrenceburg) The federal government s ongoing refusal to enforce our nation s immigration laws has real effects for every state, including Indiana, Long said. Unfortunately, when the states have stepped up and 8

9 tried to address the problem, we have often found our hands tied by federal preemption and a lack of willingness on Washington s part to share information. I m hopeful this group of Senators can find state-driven solutions to this problem. In creating the commission, Long has tasked the members with studying nine specific topics and making recommendations by November 15, 2016, on possible legislative action for the 2017 session. The nine topics to be studied are: 1 The effect of unauthorized aliens upon the economic well-being of Indiana; 2 The impact of unauthorized aliens on security & criminal justice; 3 The number of unauthorized aliens present in Indiana; 4 The impact of unauthorized aliens on Indiana s workforce; 5 Whether or not unauthorized aliens are paid below-market wages, and the problems that arise as a result; 6 What actions may be available to Indiana under federal law; 7 Request an updated total cost calculation from OMB regarding unauthorized aliens; 8 Whether changes in federal law or policy regarding legal immigration could improve the Indiana economy; and 9 If Indiana s economy, health or safety could be improved by changes to federal or state law or policies. 9