Sec. 5. (a) If appropriated by the general assembly, the office of judicial administration shall grant to each county with a guardian ad litem or court appointed special advocate program an annual appropriation calculated under the following formula:

STEP ONE: Deduct the annual appropriation to the office of judicial administration for administrative expenses.

STEP TWO: Ascertain the number of children in need of services cases in each county, as determined by the office of judicial administration from reports filed under IC 33-24-6-3, during the preceding calendar year.

STEP THREE: Divide the result under STEP TWO by the total number of children in need of services cases in Indiana, as determined by the office of judicial administration from reports filed under IC 33-24-6-3, during the preceding calendar year.

STEP FOUR: Multiply the result under STEP THREE by the remaining state match appropriation.

(b) If, under subsection (a), a county's grant would result in a grant of two thousand dollars ($2,000) or less, the county is entitled to receive a grant of two thousand dollars ($2,000). After subtracting the state match appropriation distributed to these counties from the total remaining state appropriation, the office of judicial administration shall distribute the remaining state appropriation under the following formula:

STEP ONE: Subtract the total number of children in need of services cases in the counties covered under subsection (a) from the total number of children in need of services cases in Indiana, as determined by the office of judicial administration, during the preceding calendar year.

STEP TWO: Divide the number of children in need of services cases in each of the counties not covered under subsection (a) by the result under STEP ONE.

STEP THREE: Multiply the result under STEP TWO by the total remaining state match appropriation.

STEP FOUR: Distribute the result under STEP THREE to each county not covered under subsection (a).

[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-2.1-7-3.2.]

As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.91-2007, SEC.1; P.L.161-2018, SEC.62.