Current through P.L. 171-2024
Section 31-26-4.5-1 - Establishment(a) The insuring foster youth trust program is established under this chapter to recognize that: (1) foster youth have limited access to resources as they begin to age out of the system;(2) foster youth require additional resources as they begin to age out of the system to ensure a successful transition to adulthood;(3) ensuring that foster youth can afford automobile insurance is paramount to the successful transition of a foster youth to adulthood; and(4) providing funding to help defray the cost of automobile insurance will drastically increase the chances of a successful transition of a foster youth to adulthood.(b) Subject to available funding, the insuring foster youth trust program shall provide funding to help defray the cost of the following:(1) Automobile insurance coverage for foster youth.(2) Not more than forty-four (44) of the fifty (50) hours of supervised driving practice for foster youth pursuant to IC 9-24-3-2.5.Added by P.L. 59-2022,SEC. 2, eff. 7/1/2022.