State educational institution administration. Prohibits use of public funds by a state educational institution for policies or programs and campus activities outside the classroom that: (1) advocate for campus diversity, equity, and inclusion; or (2) promote or engage in political or social activism. Makes related changes.

FSSA matters. Adds additional duties to a workgroup currently organized concerning the pathways for aging risk based managed care program (program). Requires the office of the secretary of family and social services (office of the secretary) to determine the base reimbursement rate structure, methodology, and reimbursement rates for provider payment by managed care organizations under the program. Allows the office of the secretary to perform claims reviews of claims under the program. Requires a managed care organization participating in the program to do the following: (1) Contract with nursing facilities if certain conditions are met under the same terms for a specified time frame. (2) Submit monthly reports for claims that had a denial rate of at least five percent in the previous month. (3) Pay minimum reimbursement rates to providers. (4) Pay interest on unpaid claims that are later determined to be clean claims. Sets forth the powers and duties of the office of the secretary concerning Medicaid home and community based services waivers. Requires a provider of services under a home and community based services waiver to follow any waiver requirements under federal law and developed by the office of the secretary. Establishes requirements for home and community based services waivers. Relocates provisions requiring reimbursement for assisted living services for individuals who are aged and disabled and receiving services under a Medicaid waiver. Specifies that: (1) these provisions apply to a home and community based services waiver that included assisted living services as an available services before July 1, 2025; (2) these provisions apply to an individual receiving services under a home and community based services waiver; and (3) reimbursement is required for certain services that are part of the individual's home and community based service plan. Relocates provisions establishing limitations concerning assisted living services provided in a home and community based services program. Relocates a provision requiring the office of the secretary to annually determine any state savings generated by home and community based services. Removes a provision allowing the division of aging to adopt rules concerning an appeals process for a housing with services establishment provider's determination that the provider is unable to meet the health needs of a resident and allows the office of the secretary to adopt rules concerning the appeals process. Requires an individual who provides attendant care services for compensation from Medicaid to register with the office of the secretary. Removes the requirement that the division of aging administer programs established under Medicaid waivers for in-home services for treatment of medical conditions. Provides that provisions of law concerning the statewide waiver ombudsman apply to an individual who has a disability and receives services administered by the bureau of disabilities services. (Current law specifies that these provisions apply to an individual who has a developmental disability and receives services under the federal home and community based services program.) Specifies that these provisions do not apply to an individual served by the long term care ombudsman program. Changes references from "statewide waiver ombudsman" to "statewide bureau of disabilities services ombudsman". Requires the unit of services for the deaf and hard of hearing and the division (rather than the unit and the board of interpreters) to adopt rules creating standings for interpreters. Removes provisions concerning the board of interpreters. Repeals a provision providing that licensed home health agencies and licensed personal services agencies are approved to provide certain services under a Medicaid waiver granted to the state under federal law that provides services for treatment of medical conditions. Repeals language concerning a long term care services eligibility screen for purposes of the Community and Home Options to Institutional Care for the Elderly and Disabled program (CHOICE). Authorizes the division of disability and rehabilitative services to charge an authorized service provider that employs a direct service professional an annual fee. Establishes the direct support professional training program fund and appropriates money in the fund.

Facilities and transportation pilot programs. Establishes a three school year: (1) centralized school facilities pilot program; and (2) student transportation pilot program. Requires school corporations that meet certain criteria to participate in the centralized school facilities pilot program and student transportation pilot program, as applicable. Allows: (1) not more than three school corporations, as selected by the department of education (department), to voluntarily participate in the centralized school facilities pilot program; and (2) not more than three school corporations, as selected by the department, to voluntarily participate in the student transportation pilot program. Establishes a: (1) local centralized school facilities board; and (2) local student transportation board; for each participating school corporation and grants the local boards certain powers and duties. Provides that, after the three year pilot program period, each local centralized school facilities board and local student transportation board maintain the powers and duties of the board and may impose property tax levies. Requires the department of local government finance, in consultation with the department, to prepare recommendations regarding legislation and procedures to ensure the permanent transition of powers and duties to the centralized school facilities boards and local student transportation boards, as applicable.

Mobile home communities and manufactured homes. Provides that, for purposes of the Indiana department of health's enforcement of statutes governing mobile home communities, if the owner of a mobile home community is provided written notice from a water utility that the mobile home community will be disconnected from water service, the mobile home community is in violation of the mobile home community's statutory obligation to provide water as of the date on which the owner is provided the notice. Provides that the owner of the mobile home community and the Indiana department of health must receive written notice at least 30 days before the notice that the water service will be disconnected. Authorizes a court to appoint a receiver upon request by a utility providing electric, gas, water, or wastewater utility service to a mobile home community when the property owner has failed to pay: (A) invoiced utility bills for a period greater than 90 days from the due date; or (B) amounts due under a curative payment plan for a period of at least 60 days from the initial due date prescribed under the payment plan. Specifies that a comprehensive plan or ordinance adopted by a county, city, or town may not categorically preclude installation of all manufactured homes that meet specified requirements as permanent residences on a lot on which any other type of dwelling unit may be placed. Provides units may adopt standards and requirements in the comprehensive plans and ordinances that preclude manufactured homes that exceed 12 feet in width and 500 square feet of occupied space but may not preclude manufactured homes that exceed the standards and requirements in current law of 23 feet in width and 950 square feet of occupied space.

Prohibition on noncompete agreements. Prohibits an individual, person, or other entity from entering into a noncompete agreement after June 30, 2025.

Ballot tracking commission. Establishes the ballot tracking commission to review data concerning technology to track an absentee ballot using real-time tracking information. Provides that the commission expires June 30, 2026.

Facilities regulation. Provides that an employee of a child caring institution is not personally liable, except to the state, for an official act done or omitted in connection with performance of the employee's duties. Requires a child caring institution to be in compliance with certain reporting requirements in order to be issued a license. Requires certain individuals to complete an electronic report not later than one hour after submitting a verbal report of abuse or neglect to the department of child services. Requires the department of child services to create the form for the electronic report.

Sales tax on recreational vehicles. Repeals provisions added in the 2020 session in HB 1059 that provide that for certain transactions involving a cargo trailer or recreational vehicle, the state gross retail tax rate is the rate of the nonreciprocal state or foreign country in which the cargo trailer or recreational vehicle will be titled or registered. Provides instead that the purchase of a recreational vehicle or cargo trailer that is transported out of Indiana for registration and use in another state or foreign country is exempt from the state gross retail tax regardless of whether the destination state or country provides a similar exemption for Indiana residents.

State and local policies on homelessness. Specifies that a person who owns or operates a private camping facility funded under the bill's provisions is immune from civil liability. Prohibits an individual from camping, sleeping, or using for long term shelter land owned by the state or a political subdivision, unless the land has been authorized for that use under law. Provides, if certain elements are met, that a person who knowingly or intentionally uses land owned by the state or a political subdivision for unauthorized camping, sleeping, or long term shelter commits a Class C misdemeanor. Establishes an affirmative defense to such a prosecution. Prohibits a political subdivision from adopting or enforcing any policy that prohibits or discourages the enforcement of any order or ordinance prohibiting public camping, sleeping, or other obstruction of a sidewalk. Authorizes a resident of the political subdivision, an owner of a business located in the political subdivision, or the attorney general to bring a civil action to enjoin a political subdivision that adopts or enforces such a policy. Makes conforming changes.

Motor vehicle matters. Increases the penalty for operating a motor vehicle without being issued a valid driver's license. Provides that if an unlicensed driver is at fault for a vehicle accident, the driver or the registered owner of the vehicle used by the individual shall pay the insurance deductibles for any person not at fault. Provides that if an individual operates a motor vehicle without financial responsibility, a valid certificate of registration, and valid driving privileges their motor vehicle shall be impounded.

Qualified immunity for elected state officers. Provides qualified immunity for elected state officer.

Tax increment financing. Provides that a redevelopment commission may use money from certain funds for the purpose of paying more toward debt service obligations, in order to retire debt service earlier, regardless of whether that use is listed in the redevelopment commission's annual spending plan. Provides that a redevelopment commission making accelerated debt payments may retain the assessed value associated with the original debt service schedule. Provides that early debt retirement applies only if the early defeasance of debt is allowed according to the bond issuance documents. Provides that allocated property tax proceeds that are otherwise authorized to be expended for purposes related to a redevelopment project that is located outside the boundaries of the allocation area may be expended for those purposes only if the redevelopment commission immediately at the conclusion of a public hearing adopts a declaratory resolution, and the applicable legislative body votes to approve the declaratory resolution that finds that it has been clearly demonstrated that the expenditure: (1) will directly benefit the allocation area; or (2) will result in the creation or retention of jobs in the private sector and provide an estimate of how many jobs will be created or retained over a specified time period. Provides that the expenditure allowance does not apply to any transfer of property tax proceeds to a school corporation, an accredited or nonaccredited public or private school, or a charter school. Prohibits a redevelopment commission from adopting an amendment to a declaratory resolution that contains an allocation area provision that extends the expiration date of the allocation area provision. Provides that after the expiration of a previous allocation area provision, a redevelopment commission may adopt a declaratory resolution, or an amendment to a declaratory resolution, that contains a new allocation area provision with a new expiration date, and for which the county auditor in which the unit is located shall compute the base assessed value for the allocation area using the assessment date immediately preceding the effective date of the new allocation provision of the declaratory resolution or amendment. Allows a redevelopment commission to, pursuant to the approval of the local legislative body, create an account for a specific infrastructure purpose. Requires a redevelopment commission to provide to the unit's executive and fiscal body an analysis of revenues and expenditures on a per allocation basis and correlate the analysis with the required spending plan. Provides that in jurisdictions where a redevelopment commission has not returned any amount of assessed value in the preceding three years, the redevelopment commission must identify relief measures that could be implemented to alleviate taxpayer burdens. Exempts jurisdictions where the excess assessed value determined by a redevelopment commission is expected to generate less than 200% of the amount of allocated tax proceeds necessary to make, when due, principal and interest payments on certain bonds plus the amount for certain other purposes. Requires a redevelopment commission to report its findings in its annual report. Requires a redevelopment commission to include an invitation to overlapping taxing units to participate in the hearing regarding the redevelopment project. Requires the redevelopment commission to include a record of overlapping taxing unit attendance in its annual report to the department of local government finance. Provides that the adoption of a declaratory resolution and subsequent legislative body approval are not required if the expenditures for purposes related to a redevelopment project that is located outside the boundaries of the allocation area are for: (1) infrastructure; (2) utilities; (3) drainage; or (4) environmental remediation. Enumerates permissible infrastructure maintenance expenditures. Provides that a redevelopment commission may use its discretion, where excess assessed value amounts are not already explicitly set aside for use within the current calendar year for a purpose under a current development plan, to allocate excess assessed value amounts to the respective taxing units rather than reserving those excess assessed value amounts for future or indefinite purposes. Provides that, with regard to the prohibition of a redevelopment commission adopting an amendment to a declaratory judgment that contains an allocation area provision that extends the expiration date of the allocation area provision, a redevelopment commission is not prevented from removing parcels from an existing allocation area before its expiration date or adding parcels to a new allocation area.

Government and regulatory matters. Makes changes to requirements for the readoption of administrative rules. Repeals, merges, consolidates, or otherwise modifies various boards, commissions, committees, councils, authorities, and funds. Removes certain appointed members from various boards, commissions, and districts. Modifies the appointing authority for particular funds, boards, and councils. Provides that the professional licensing agency may adopt and enforce procedural rules for the administration of a board if the rule: (1) will affect multiple boards; and (2) is not inconsistent with any rule adopted by the affected board.

Motor vehicle fraud. Makes it a Class A misdemeanor to: (1) apply for a driver's license or permit with the intent to transfer the license or permit to an individual not entitled to the license or permit; or (2) register or apply for a certificate of title to a motor vehicle with the intent to permit an individual not entitled to a driver's license or permit to operate the vehicle. Increases the penalty to: (1) a Level 6 felony if the offense involves at least two and less than 10 individuals or motor vehicles, or if the person uses a business organization or nonprofit organization to commit the offense; and (2) to a Level 5 felony if the offense involves at least 10 individuals or motor vehicles.

State police and conservation officer salaries. Provides 2% raises for state police and conservation officers in odd-numbered years.