Gaming revenue distribution. Establishes the gaming revenue fund (fund). Provides that tax revenue collected after July 1, 2022, from the imposition of the wagering tax, the supplemental wagering tax, the graduated slot machine wagering tax, the county gambling game wagering fee, the sports wagering tax, and taxes and fees imposed on pari-mutuel wagering are deposited in the fund. Provides that the treasurer of state administers the fund. Provides for distribution of the money in the fund. Provides that if the Indiana gaming commission (gaming commission) imposes civil penalties in an amount that exceeds 120% of the average amount of penalties or fines imposed for violations of gaming requirements by state gaming oversight regulating bodies nationwide, the amount that exceeds 120% is deposited in the state general fund. Requires the gaming commission to conduct a review of administrative rules. Makes corresponding changes.

Local veteran service officers. Provides that a county or city service officer must: (1) be an honorably discharged veteran who has at least six months of active service in the armed forces of the United States; and (2) have resided in Indiana for at least six months before the service officer's start date. (Current law permits a county or city service officer to have experience as a service officer assistant in lieu of being an honorably discharged veteran and permits nonresidents of Indiana to be hired upon the condition of establishing residence in Indiana within six months.)

Lottery matters. Provides that a retailer is entitled to compensation of: (1) after June 30, 2022, and before July 1, 2023, at least 7%; and (2) after June 30, 2023, at least 8%; of the valid lottery ticket price sold by the retailer. Provides that the state lottery commission (commission) may establish bonus payment incentive programs for retailers. Provides that unless specifically granted authority by a statute passed by the general assembly, the commission shall not, independently or by public-private partnership, operate or authorize the use or operation of the following: (1) A lottery game operated through a video lottery terminal. (2) A video lottery game. (3) The sale of lottery tickets over the Internet.

Vehicle Bill. None

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the Indiana Department of Transportation to rename a section of Interstate 69 at Exit 120 in Monroe County "The Reserve Deputy Sheriff James Driver Memorial Bridge".

Child care provided by a school corporation. Allows a child care program that: (1) is operated by a public or private school; and (2) provides day care on the school premises for children of students or employees of schools in the school corporation in which the public or private school is located; to be exempted from licensure as a child care facility. Provides that: (1) a preschool program that is operated by a public or private school; and (2) either or both: (A) a child care program that is located in the public or private secondary school and provides child care for children of employees or students of the public or private secondary school; and (B) a latch key program; are exempt from licensure as child care facilities if located in the same public or private school building. Provides that for purposes of determining the child to staff ratio and group size requirements for a child care program that: (1) enrolls children at least two and one-half years of age, but not more than six years of age; and (2) is validated as a Montessori program by the United Montessori Schools of Indiana; the division of family resources of the family and social services administration shall use the average age of the children in the group as of January 1 of the school year.

Schools and COVID-19. Provides that the governing body of a school corporation, a charter school, a state accredited nonpublic school, or an eligible school: (1) may require a student or employee to wear a face mask or face covering on school premises or while using school transportation; and (2) may not require a student or employee to quarantine or isolate unless the student or employee tests positive for COVID-19 or exhibits a symptom of COVID-19. Allows a student or employee who exhibits a symptom of COVID-19 to return to school if the student or employee has a subsequent negative COVID-19 test. Requires a school to adopt a policy concerning a student's or employee's religious and medical needs. Provides that certain governmental entities may make recommendations to, but may not impose certain requirements on, a school concerning the prevention of COVID-19. Makes conforming changes.

A RESOLUTION urging the Legislative Council to assign to the Interim Study Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy the task of studying ways to maximize the amount of federal assistance provided to Indiana.

A RESOLUTION urging the Legislative Council to assign to the Interim Study Committee on Tax and Fiscal Policy the task of studying factors that limit the access of Indiana residents to commercial banks and whether the state of Indiana should establish a publicly owned bank to expand access to banking services, to enhance investment in community development, and to provide a means of relieving student loan burdens.

Maternal morbidity reporting. Requires the state department of health to report annually to the legislative council on maternal morbidity from postpartum complications.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION congratulating the Eagle Creek Park Foundation on its 50th Anniversary and recognizing its contributions to the welfare of Hoosiers in Indianapolis and throughout the state of Indiana.

Education funding. Provides that school corporations with an average daily membership that is not more than 2,000 students on the fall count date in a school year may receive a supplemental distribution for small school corporations.

Discriminatory lending and appraisal practices. Adds the following to the duties of the homeowner protection unit (unit) of the office of the attorney general: (1) Cooperating with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in investigating violations of the federal Fair Housing Act. (2) Investigating and enforcing: (A) existing law prohibiting improperly influencing the preparation of a real estate appraisal; and (B) the bill's provisions prohibiting discriminatory lending and appraisal practices in connection with residential real estate related transactions. Prohibits a person whose business includes engaging in residential real estate related transactions from doing any of the following: (1) Discriminating against any person in: (A) making available a residential real estate transaction; or (B) establishing the terms and conditions of a residential real estate transaction; on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin. (2) Denying a creditworthy applicant a mortgage loan on the basis of any of these characteristics of: (A) the applicant; or (B) residents of the neighborhood in which the real estate is located; if the applicant is otherwise eligible for the mortgage loan. (3) Making an excessively low appraisal of the value of the real estate that is the subject of a mortgage loan (as compared to the purchase price) on the basis of any of these characteristics of: (A) the applicant; or (B) residents of the neighborhood in which the real estate is located. Specifies that these prohibitions do not prohibit a person whose business includes engaging in residential real estate related transactions from: (1) either: (A) denying a mortgage loan; or (B) granting a mortgage loan on more stringent terms and conditions; based on the applicant's creditworthiness or other economic factors, and without regard to any of the characteristics set forth in the bill; or (2) taking into consideration factors other than the characteristics set forth in the bill in preparing a real estate appraisal. Establishes the fair housing practices fund (fund), to be administered by the Indiana housing and community development authority (authority), for the purpose of: (1) providing down payment assistance, financial assistance for closing costs, and restitution for individuals determined to have been injured by a violation the bill's provisions prohibiting discriminatory lending and appraisal practices; and (2) providing grants for: (A) community education and outreach efforts; and (B) community reinvestment initiatives; for neighborhoods or communities determined to have been targeted or adversely impacted by a violation of the bill's provisions prohibiting discriminatory lending and appraisal practices. Provides that the fund consists of: (1) civil penalties collected for violations of the bill's provisions prohibiting discriminatory lending and appraisal practices; (2) any amounts deposited in the fund as a result of a settlement agreement or final judgment in an action brought for a violation of these provisions; (3) gifts and grants to the fund; and (4) appropriations from the general assembly. Requires the authority to adopt rules to develop certain criteria and procedures necessary to: (1) administer the fund; and (2) provide assistance from the fund. Requires the unit to: (1) amend the form that creditors are required to provide to mortgage loan applicants to include information about how prospective borrowers can report suspected violations of the bill's provisions prohibiting discriminatory lending and appraisal practices; and (2) accept through the unit's established: (A) electronic mail address; and (B) toll free telephone number; complaints concerning these suspected violations. Provides that a person that knowingly or intentionally violates the bill's provisions prohibiting discriminatory lending and appraisal practices: (1) commits an act that is actionable by an aggrieved individual and the attorney general under the deceptive consumer sales act; and (2) is liable for a civil penalty of $200 per violation. Provides that any civil penalty collected shall be deposited in the fund. Requires the real estate appraiser licensure and certification board (board) to, not later than January 1, 2023, submit recommendations to the Indiana real estate commission (commission) concerning the following: (1) Rules requiring as a condition of initial licensure or certification at least one hour of instruction in cultural competency training, and at least one hour of instruction in implicit bias training. (2) Rules requiring as a condition of renewal for licensure and certification at least one hour of continuing education instruction in cultural competency training, and at least one hour of continuing education instruction in implicit bias training. (3) Policies to foster diversity in the real estate appraisal profession. Requires the commission to adopt the recommended rules not later than July 1, 2023. Provides that the office of the attorney general and the professional licensing agency (agency) may use an existing investigative fund to investigate and enforce: (1) existing law prohibiting improperly influencing the preparation of a real estate appraisal; and (2) the bill's provisions prohibiting discriminatory lending and appraisal practices. Requires the board to submit, on at least a quarterly basis, a request to the attorney general for certain information concerning complaints filed against real estate appraisers. Requires the agency, on behalf of the board, to publish and update on the board's web page, on at least a quarterly basis: (1) the aggregate complaint data received by the board in the most recent quarterly report from the attorney general; and (2) to the extent not confidential, the names and business locations of all real estate appraisers who have had complaints filed and prosecuted against them. Beginning in 2024, requires the agency, on behalf of the board, to submit an annual report to the legislative council concerning: (1) the cultural competency and implicit bias training educational requirements adopted by the commission; and (2) the policies to foster diversity in the real estate appraisal profession implemented by the commission, including the board's assessment of the effectiveness of the policies.

Domestic violence registry. Establishes a domestic violence registry that contains a record of individuals convicted of a crime of domestic violence and individuals who are the subject of a protective order.

Sentencing modification. Establishes a procedure to allow certain inmates in the department of correction (department) an additional opportunity to request sentence modification from the sentencing court if the department has recommended sentence modification. Requires that an inmate who receives sentence modification be placed under supervision of: (1) a community transition program; (2) a court; (3) community corrections program; or (4) a supervised reentry program. Requires the department to annually transmit certain information concerning sentence modification to the Indiana criminal justice institute.