IC 33-24-11
    Chapter 11. Indiana Child Custody and Support AdvisoryCommittee

IC 33-24-11-1
Establishment of committee; membership; appointments
    Sec. 1. (a) The Indiana child custody and support advisorycommittee is established. The committee consists of twelve (12)members as follows:
        (1) One (1) judge or magistrate whose jurisdiction and caseloadincludes domestic relations.
        (2) One (1) attorney admitted to the practice of law in Indianawho conducts at least fifty percent (50%) of the attorney'spractice in the area of domestic relations.
        (3) Eight (8) members of the general assembly, with themembers chosen from the standing committees that considerchild custody and support matters.
        (4) A custodial parent.
        (5) A noncustodial parent.
    (b) The appointments under subsection (a)(3) must include thefollowing:
        (1) Four (4) members from the senate, with not more than two(2) from the same political party and not more than two (2) ofthe same gender.
        (2) Four (4) members from the house of representatives, withnot more than two (2) from the same political party and notmore than two (2) of the same gender.
    (c) Appointments of the committee members shall be made asfollows:
        (1) The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint themembers under subsection (a)(1) and (a)(4) and the four (4)members from the house of representatives under subsection(a)(3).
        (2) The president pro tempore of the senate shall appoint themembers under subsection (a)(2) and (a)(5) and the four (4)members from the senate under subsection (a)(3).
    (d) The members appointed under subsection (a)(1) and (a)(2)must be of opposite gender.
    (e) The members appointed under subsection (a)(4) and (a)(5)must be of opposite gender.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3.

IC 33-24-11-2
Term of appointment; vacancies
    Sec. 2. (a) An appointment under section 1 of this chapter is fora two (2) year term. A term begins August 1 of a year and anappointment required to be made that year shall be made beforeAugust 2.
    (b) If a vacancy occurs, the vacancy shall be filled from the samegroup that was represented by the outgoing member. The new

member serves for the remainder of the unexpired term.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3.

IC 33-24-11-3
Designation of chairperson
    Sec. 3. The chairman of the legislative council shall designate amember to serve as chairperson of the committee.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3.

IC 33-24-11-4
Compensation and expenses
    Sec. 4. (a) A member of the committee who is not a stateemployee is entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided byIC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is also entitled to reimbursement fortraveling expenses and other expenses actually incurred inconnection with the member's duties, as provided in the state travelpolicies and procedures established by the Indiana department ofadministration and approved by the budget agency.
    (b) A member of the committee who is a state employee but is nota member of the general assembly is entitled to reimbursement fortraveling expenses and other expenses actually incurred inconnection with the member's duties, as provided in the state travelpolicies and procedures established by the Indiana department ofadministration and approved by the budget agency.
    (c) A member of the committee who is a member of the generalassembly is entitled to receive the same per diem, mileage, and travelallowances paid to members of the general assembly serving on aninterim study committee established by the legislative council.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3.

IC 33-24-11-5
Meetings
    Sec. 5. The committee shall meet at the call of the chairperson.The committee may meet any number of times during the year.However, the committee may not be compensated for more than four(4) meetings during a year.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3.

IC 33-24-11-6
Review of child support guidelines and items relating to children'swelfare; recommendations
    Sec. 6. (a) The committee shall review the child supportguidelines adopted by the supreme court. The committee shall makerecommendations, if appropriate, concerning any amendments to theguidelines. In reviewing the guidelines and formulatingrecommendations, the committee shall consider all relevant matters,including the following:
        (1) The mathematics pertaining to the child support guidelinechart.
        (2) The actual costs of supporting a child.        (3) Whether it is appropriate to calculate child support guidelineamounts based primarily upon the ability of the parent to payrather than the financial needs of the child.
        (4) Equality of child support awards for the children of theparties, regardless of birth order.
        (5) A mechanism that may be employed to modify the amountof support to be paid due to a change in financial circumstancesor a change in the number of children being supported by eitherparent.
        (6) The age of a child to the extent that the child may requiredifferent amounts of support at different ages.
        (7) Clarification regarding under what circumstances, if any,support may be abated.
        (8) A mechanism that may be employed to ensure that theguidelines are applied flexibly.
        (9) The application of the guidelines to a split custody situation.
        (10) Whether it is appropriate to base child support guidelinesupon the premise that the child should enjoy the same standardof living that the child would have enjoyed if the familyremained intact.
    (b) In addition to the duties set forth in subsection (a), thecommittee shall review custody and educational expenses and otheritems relating to the welfare of a child of a family that is no longerintact.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3.

IC 33-24-11-7
Reports
    Sec. 7. The committee shall submit a report to the supreme courtadministrator and to the legislative services agency not later thanAugust 1 of each year. The report to the legislative services agencymust be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3.

IC 33-24-11-8
Distribution of reports
    Sec. 8. The supreme court administrator shall distribute the reportto the members of the supreme court.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3.

IC 33-24-11-9
Supreme court review of report
    Sec. 9. The supreme court shall review the committee's report.The supreme court may amend the child support guidelines adoptedby the supreme court based upon the committee's recommendations.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3.