University housing for single mothers. Provides that the commission for higher education may administer a program to support JobSource, Inc., for the management of the Heartland/Anderson Scholar House. Provides that the purposes of the program include: (1) the expansion of program participant services; (2) residential and other support facility improvements and a one time debt reduction of $250,000; (3) outreach to impoverished single mothers in minority communities; and (4) the provision of a scholarship gap fund for graduates staying in Indiana. Provides that administration costs incurred in the management of the Heartland/Anderson Scholar House may not exceed two percent 2% of the total program costs

Background checks of teachers. Requires a school to consider using a more comprehensive expanded criminal history background check for employment. Requires a school that receives a reference request from another school to disclose any known incident in which the employee was: (1) arrested; (2) charged with a criminal offense; (3) convicted of a criminal offense; (4) under court supervision or the supervision of a community correction program as the result of a conviction for a criminal offense (including being placed on home detention, work release, or intermittent incarceration); (5) the subject of a protection order; or (6) named as a defendant in a civil action if the civil action could affect the safety of students. Prohibits a school from hiring an employee involved in specified acts or incidents without a majority vote of the school board (or equivalent for a charter or nonpublic school), and provides that, if a school hires an employee involved in specified acts or incidents, the school shall: (1) notify the department of education in writing of the hiring; (2) explain why the hiring was necessary; and (3) set forth the school's plan to protect the safety of students in light of the act or incident.

Salaries of state officers and appellate judges. Changes the effective date of salary increases of the lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, and attorney general from January 1 to the beginning of the state fiscal year on July 1. Increases the base salary of the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, attorney general, justices of the supreme court, judge of the tax court, and judges of the court of appeals.

School and student safety information. Provides that a law enforcement agency or private university police department shall, upon request of a school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school, make available to the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school certain investigatory records regarding a person who is enrolled in the school corporation, charter school, or nonpublic school for the purpose of enhancing the safety or security of a student or school facility. Provides that if: (1) a child is adjudicated delinquent for an act that would be one of a specified list of offenses if committed by an adult (adult offense); and (2) the department of correction is awarded guardianship of the child; the department of correction shall, not later than 10 days before the child is paroled or discharged, provide notice of the child's parole or discharge to the administrator of the school or school district in which the child was most recently enrolled. Provides that a psychiatric crisis center, psychiatric inpatient unit, or psychiatric residential treatment provider shall (rather than may, under current law) disclose a patient's mental health record, without the patient's consent, to a school in which the patient is enrolled. Provides that the school may use the patient's mental health record only for the purposes of: (1) meeting the educational needs of the patient; or (2) ensuring the safety of the school. Provides that: (1) information concerning suspicious activity or potential criminal activity that relates to a child and that is shared between a law enforcement officer and a school corporation or certain other officials may be stored or maintained in a data base only for purposes of ensuring the safety and security of a student or facility of the school corporation; and (2) a school corporation may enter into a memorandum of understanding with a law enforcement agency to share such information. Requires the department of child services to coordinate annual meetings in each Indiana senate district and report specified information to each member of the senate regarding the meeting held in the senator's district. Provides that certain department of child services reports and materials shall be made available to a school official if disclosure is important to the school's development of a plan to: (1) provide a free and appropriate education to the student to whom the report or other material pertains; or (2) ensure the safety, health, or security of school students or employees. Requires the case plan of a child in need of services to: (1) include provisions to enable the child's school to: (A) provide appropriate support to and protect the safety of the child; and (B) protect the safety of the school; and (2) provide for participation in the case planning process by a department of education liaison. Provides that before releasing from custody a child who has been taken into custody for allegedly committing an adult offense, the department of child services shall notify the administrator of the child's school or school district of the child's pending release from custody, and specifies information that must be included in the notice. Provides that a juvenile court shall grant a school access to a requested portion of the juvenile court records of a child who is a student at the school: (1) if the request is made by specified school officials; and (2) under specified circumstances. Provides that a provider of mental health services has a duty to warn of, or take reasonable precautions to provide protection from, a patient's violent behavior, and is not immune from civil liability for failing to provide warning or take reasonable precautions, if the patient: (1) has communicated to the provider an actual threat of physical violence or other means of harm against a reasonably identifiable victim or victims; or (2) evidences conduct or makes statements indicating an imminent danger that the patient will use physical violence or use other means to cause serious personal injury or death to others.

Home health services. Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services to: (1) perform a comprehensive review of existing home health services for children with complex medical needs; (2) assess the home health services and policies for a person-centered approach; and (3) engage stakeholders in the assessment to solicit feedback on issues securing and maintaining home health services.

Delinquent acts. Provides that a juvenile commits a delinquent act if: (1) the juvenile commits an act that would be a felony if committed by an adult (under current law, a juvenile commits a delinquent act if the juvenile commits an act that would be a felony or a misdemeanor if committed by an adult); (2) the juvenile commits an offense related to unlawful carry of a firearm; or (3) the juvenile commits indecent display by a youth or an act that would be a misdemeanor if committed by an adult, and either of the following apply: (A) The child has also committed a delinquent act that would be a felony if committed by an adult. (B) The child needs care, treatment, or rehabilitation that: (i) the child is not receiving; (ii) the child is unlikely to accept voluntarily; and (iii) is unlikely to be provided or accepted without the coercive intervention of a court.

Rare disease advisory council. Defines "rare disease" as a disease that affects fewer than 200,000 people in the United States. Establishes a rare disease advisory council (council). Provides for appointment of the members of the council. Requires the council to fulfill certain duties for the benefit of patients with rare diseases. Requires the council to submit an annual report to the governor and the members of the senate health and provider services committee and the house public health committee.

Property tax exemption for qualified veterans. Provides a property tax deduction for an individual or surviving spouse of a veteran who has been rated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as individually unemployable.

Mental health care for veterans with PTSD. Establishes the returning Hoosier warrior mental health wellness pilot program (pilot program). Provides that the Indiana department of veterans' affairs shall administer the pilot program. Provides that a qualified service member may receive certain financial assistance from the military family relief fund for treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Provides that the pilot program is funded by the fund. Makes an appropriation to the fund.

Business personal property tax exemption. Increases the acquisition cost threshold for the business personal property tax exemption from $80,000 to $250,000.

Enforcement of deceptive consumer sales act. Provides that certain actions to remedy a deceptive act may not be brought more than five years after the deceptive act.

Financial literacy. Provides that, beginning with the cohort of students who are expected to graduate from a public school, a charter school, or a state accredited nonpublic school in 2027, a student must successfully complete a personal financial responsibility course before the student may graduate.

Same day voter registration. Permits a voter to register at the polls by: (1) completing a voter registration form along with an affirmation that the person has not voted elsewhere in the election; and (2) providing proof of residence. Makes conforming changes.

INDOT citizen advisory committee. Establishes the citizen advisory committee for the Indiana department of transportation (INDOT) for the purpose of advising INDOT on transportation needs in Indiana.

Income tax credit for firearms safety expenses. Provides a state income tax credit for expenses incurred to receive qualified firearms instruction or to purchase a qualified firearms storage device. Provides that the tax credit is equal to the amount of the incurred expenses. Provides that the maximum amount allowed as a tax credit is $300 for individuals filing single returns or $600 for married couples filing joint returns. Provides that a tax credit may not exceed the taxpayer's state income tax liability. Provides that a taxpayer is not entitled to a carryover, carryback, or refund of any unused tax credit.