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Indiana Code Title 5. State and Local Administration § 5-2-6-4

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

Sec. 4. (a) The board of trustees is composed of:

(1) the governor, or the governor's designee, who shall act as chairman;

(2) the attorney general, or the attorney general's designee;

(3) the superintendent of state police, or the superintendent's designee;

(4) the commissioner of the department of correction, or the commissioner's designee;

(5) the executive director of the prosecuting attorneys council of Indiana;

(6) the chief administrative officer of the office of judicial administration;

(7) the executive director of the public defender council of Indiana;

(8) the state public defender;  and

(9) eight (8) persons who are appointed by and who serve at the pleasure of the governor, including:

(A) one (1) sheriff;

(B) one (1) chief of police;

(C) one (1) judge of a court with both juvenile jurisdiction and general criminal jurisdiction;  and

(D) five (5) citizens who have manifested an interest in criminal or juvenile justice, one (1) of whom shall be a member of the state advisory group under the Juvenile Justice Act.  1

(b) The president pro tempore of the senate, or a senator appointed by the president pro tempore, and the speaker of the house of representatives, or a representative appointed by the speaker, may serve as nonvoting advisers to the trustees.  A trustee adviser appointed under this subsection serves at the pleasure of the appointing authority.  A member of the general assembly serving under this subsection serves a term of two (2) years.  The term expires June 30 of each odd-numbered year.

(c) A trustee appointed by the governor serves at the pleasure of the governor.  The terms of the trustees appointed by the governor are four (4) years in length and expire as follows:

(1) For a trustee described in subsection (a)(9)(A) through (a)(9)(C), December 31, 2025, and each fourth year thereafter.

(2) For a trustee described in subsection (a)(9)(D), December 31, 2027, and each fourth year thereafter.

(d) Membership on the board of trustees does not constitute holding a public office.

(e) The appropriate appointing authority shall fill a vacancy on the board of trustees.  A trustee appointed to fill a vacancy serves for the remainder of the term of the trustee's predecessor.

1  See 42 U.S.C.A. § 5601 et seq.
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