Sec. 17.5. (a) As used in this section, "member" means a member of the Indiana national guard.
(b) As used in this section, "program" means the state sponsored group term life insurance program exclusively offered to all members of the Indiana national guard through the National Guard Association of Indiana, as provided in 37 U.S.C. 707.
(c) The adjutant general is the official sponsor of the program.
(d) The adjutant general shall do the following:
(1) Allow, facilitate, and coordinate all efforts to make the program available to all members, including the period of time during initial enlistment or commissioning.
(2) Provide an opportunity for members to enroll in or upgrade life insurance under the program.
(3) Allow, facilitate, and coordinate requested allotments for the payment of premiums:
(A) using the United States Defense Finance and Accounting Service military pay allotment with the appropriate United States Property and Fiscal Office; and
(B) for life insurance under the program.
(4) Allow program representatives to provide Indiana national guard units with program briefings during annual training, drill weekends, and other opportunities to educate members on program benefits.
(5) Allow members to designate and change beneficiaries under life insurance obtained under the program.
As added by P.L.12-2020, SEC.1.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 16. Indiana Military Code
Chapter 7. Training and Active Duty of National Guard; Benefits of Members
10-16-7-0.3. "Active Duty Military Pay"
10-16-7-0.5. "Active Duty Military Service"
10-16-7-2.5. "Qualified Member"
10-16-7-3. Drills; Instruction; Encampments; Maneuvers; Other Exercises
10-16-7-4. Refusal to Permit Employees to Attend Drill or Other Duty
10-16-7-6. Leave of Absence While on Active Duty; Effect on Time or Pay
10-16-7-8. Arrest on Civil Process While on Active Duty
10-16-7-9. Sheriffs; Requesting National Guard Be Called to Active Duty
10-16-7-10. Written Orders Calling to Active Duty; Discretion in Carrying Out Orders
10-16-7-11. Unlawful Assembly; Command to Disperse
10-16-7-12. Riots and Mobs; Death, Personal Injuries, and Property Damage
10-16-7-13. Assault on Members; Quelling Attack
10-16-7-14. Right-of-Way on Streets and Highways
10-16-7-15. Assembly Regulating Passage and Occupancy of Streets; Offense
10-16-7-16. Election Day; Muster, Assembly, Review, or Parade
10-16-7-17.5. Group Life Insurance
10-16-7-19. Pensions; Funeral Expenses
10-16-7-20. False or Fraudulent Representations; Increasing, Reducing, or Withdrawing
10-16-7-21. Pension Examiners and Boards; Lump Sum Payments
10-16-7-22. Parenting Time; Making Up Lost Parenting Time
10-16-7-23. Extension of Federal Benefits
10-16-7-24. Administration of "Pdhra"
10-16-7-25. Transfers of Property Forfeited to the United States