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Indiana Code Title 22. Labor and Safety § 22-13-2-5.6

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 5.6. (a) As used in this section, “building code” means a building code and includes the standards related to a building code.

(b) As used in this section, “unit” means a county, city, or town.

(c) Beginning January 1, 2024, a unit may submit a proposal to the commission to amend any building code that the commission adopts or updates after December 31, 2023.  A unit may submit the proposal in hard copy or in an electronic form that is acceptable to the commission.  A proposal must include the following:

(1) A resolution adopted by the unit to request an amendment to the building code that:

(A) specifies the building code language to be amended;  and

(B) states the safety issue that is the basis for the proposed amendment.

(2) A fiscal analysis of the estimated cost or savings resulting from the proposed building code amendment.

(d) The commission shall hold one (1) meeting each year to review and consider all proposals submitted by units.  A unit may submit a proposal at any time.  However, the commission shall review and consider only complete proposal submissions that are received not later than sixty (60) days before the date of a meeting in which proposals are considered.

(e) The commission shall:

(1) place a proposal on the meeting agenda not later than thirty (30) days before the date of the meeting in which the proposal is considered;  and

(2) take public testimony at the meeting.

(f) The commission may only adopt a proposed amendment upon an affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the commission present and voting as provided in IC 22-12-2-6.

(g) A building code amendment adopted by the commission under this section is subject to IC 22-12-2.5-2.

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