Indiana Code Title 21. Higher Education § 21-46-5-2

Sec. 2. (a) Each county cooperative extension service must have one (1) administrator and may have other staff members in agriculture, home economics, youth, and other subject matter specialties.

(b) The director of the state cooperative extension service of Purdue University, with the approval of the president and board of trustees of Purdue University, shall appoint all county cooperative extension service personnel.  These appointees are members of the Purdue University staff.  When the county cooperative extension service personnel appointments are made, the state shall pay Purdue University for the state cooperative extension service the sums appropriated in the biennial budget to maintain staff in each county.  The state cooperative extension service shall pay to the county cooperative extension service educators, as a part of their salaries, at least the sum paid by the state to Purdue University for cooperative extension service educator salaries.