Indiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Indiana HB1313: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.
Status: In committee, January 6, 2026
Education matters.
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning corrections. SUMMARY: Reentry support pilot programs. Establishes a peer mentorship pilot program in the: (1) Indiana state prison; (2) New Castle Correctional Facility; (3) Branchville Correctional Facility; (4) Indiana women's prison; and (5) Putnamville Correctional Facility; to use peer mentors and other qualified individuals to provide counseling and other services to aid in the reentry of incarcerated individuals. Establishes within the department of correction a pilot grant program for housing for discharged incarcerated individuals.
From the introduced text, May 16, 2026:
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning corrections. SUMMARY: Reentry support pilot programs. Establishes a peer mentorship pilot program in the: (1) Indiana state prison; (2) New Castle Correctional Facility; (3) Branchville Correctional Facility; (4) Indiana women's prison; and (5) Putnamville Correctional Facility; to use peer mentors and other qualified individuals to provide counseling and other services to aid in the reentry of incarcerated individuals. Establishes within the department of correction a pilot grant program for housing for discharged incarcerated individuals, to be used to assist an individual in obtaining and maintaining housing.
Sponsors
- Andrew Ireland (R, HD-090) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : First reading: referred to Committee on Education
- : Authored by Representative Ireland
Subjects: GENERAL ASSEMBLY; Lobbying and Lobbyists, EDUCATION; Generally, SCHOOLS; Teachers, BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS; Charitable Organizations and Nonprofits, SCHOOLS; Officers and Employees (Other than Teachers)