IndianaChild services officials would approve pay changes and guide staffing
Child services officials would approve certain staff pay changes and guide staffing decisions, while former employees would be left out of a laid-off worker recall rule.
What it does
Pay changes and payments for child services staff would take effect when the department's appointing official approves them, if they fit state pay schedules.
The child services director would set job classifications. For hiring and layoffs of civil service staff, the state personnel office would help when the director or a designee requests it.
A rule that gives eligible laid-off state workers a chance to return to certain job openings would exclude former child services employees.
Argument forChild services managers could respond faster to staffing needs because a department official could approve covered pay changes and request hiring help.
Argument againstLaid-off child services workers might have a harder time returning because they could not use the civil service recall rule for covered openings.
More detail
The department's appointing official would approve covered pay changes and payments for staff services. This applies to pay changes and payments for Indiana Department of Child Services staff. The changes and payments must fit the state's pay schedules. The state budget agency must review payments to make sure enough money is available. This rule would take effect July 1, 2026.
The child services director would set job classifications and request help with hiring and layoffs. These rules cover civil service jobs at the Indiana Department of Child Services. The state personnel office would help with hiring and layoffs when the child services director or a designee requests it. These rules would take effect July 1, 2026.
The civil service recall rule would exclude former child services employees. The exclusion applies to former Indiana Department of Child Services employees. The exclusion would take effect July 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jan 6Authored by Representative DeVonLatest
- Jan 6First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human AffairsIntroduced
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