Sec. 153. (a) “Public welfare”, for purposes of the statutes listed in subsection (b), means any form of public welfare or social security provided for in the statutes listed in subsection (b). The term does not include direct township assistance as administered by township trustees under IC 12-20.

     (b) This section applies to the following statutes:

(1) IC 12-13.

(2) IC 12-14.

(3) IC 12-15.

(4) IC 12-19.

[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 12-1-1-1(f).]

As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.73-2005, SEC.6; P.L.145-2006, SEC.58.