Sec. 2. (a) Standards for the administration of township assistance must contain the following:

(1) Criteria for determining township assistance eligibility.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-20-5.5-2

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(2) Minimum requirements of township trustee accessibility.

(3) Other information as needed, including the following:

(A) Township office locations, hours, and days of availability.

(B) Initial eligibility criteria.

(C) Continuing eligibility criteria.

(D) Workfare requirements.

(E) Essential and nonessential assets.

(F) Available resources.

(G) Income exemptions.

(H) Application process.

(I) Countable income.

(J) Countable assets.

(K) Wasted resources.

     (b) Standards for the administration of township assistance must exclude a Holocaust victim’s settlement payment received by an eligible individual from countable assets and countable income.

As added by P.L.51-1996, SEC.20. Amended by P.L.128-1999, SEC.25; P.L.73-2005, SEC.25.