IC 33-38-9
    Chapter 9. Judicial Conference of Indiana and the Indiana JudicialCenter

IC 33-38-9-1
"Judicial conference" defined
    Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "judicial conference" refers to thejudicial conference of Indiana established by section 3 of thischapter.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.

IC 33-38-9-2
"Trial court judges" defined
    Sec. 2. As used in section 4 of this chapter, "trial court judges"refers only to those trial court judges who are members of thejudicial conference under section 3 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.

IC 33-38-9-3
Judicial conference; membership
    Sec. 3. (a) The judicial conference of Indiana is established.
    (b) The membership of the judicial conference consists of thefollowing:
        (1) All justices of the supreme court.
        (2) All judges of the court of appeals.
        (3) The judge of the tax court.
        (4) All circuit, superior, probate, and county court judges.
        (5) All municipal court judges who are serving on a full-timebasis.
        (6) Any retired judge who serves as a special judge and notifiesthe conference of the service.
    (c) A full-time magistrate under IC 33-23-5 is a nonvotingmember of the conference.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.

IC 33-38-9-4
Board of directors; members; chairperson; judicial center,executive director, and staff personnel
    Sec. 4. (a) The activities of the judicial conference shall bedirected by a board of directors having the following members:
        (1) The chief justice of Indiana.
        (2) The chief judge of the court of appeals.
        (3) The president of the Indiana judges association.
        (4) The president of the Indiana council of juvenile courtjudges.
        (5) One (1) judge from each of the trial court districtsestablished by the supreme court, elected for a term of two (2)years by the trial court judges of the district.
        (6) Five (5) trial court judges appointed for terms of one (1)year by the chief justice of Indiana.    (b) The chief justice of Indiana shall serve as chairperson of theboard of directors. The judicial conference, through the board ofdirectors:
        (1) shall establish a staff agency to be designated the Indianajudicial center; and
        (2) may establish positions for an executive director, staffpersonnel, and other necessary personnel.
All personnel of the Indiana judicial center shall be appointed by thechief justice of Indiana, and their salaries shall be fixed by thesupreme court, subject to appropriation by the general assembly.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.

IC 33-38-9-5
Meetings of membership; committees; hearings; proposedlegislation; review
    Sec. 5. (a) The entire membership of the judicial conference shallmeet:
        (1) at least once a year at a time and place to be fixed by theboard of directors; and
        (2) at other times as may be designated by the board ofdirectors.
    (b) The judicial conference may create committees either uponaction of the board of directors or by majority vote of the membersattending a meeting of the judicial conference. The judicialconference, the board of directors, or any committee of the judicialconference may hold hearings on any question related to the dutiesset out in section 6 of this chapter. A proposal for legislation relatingto courts that is made by the judicial conference shall be presentedto the division of state court administration for study andrecommendation by the division before being presented to thegeneral assembly.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.

IC 33-38-9-6
Duties of conference
    Sec. 6. The judicial conference shall do the following:
        (1) Promote an exchange of experience and suggestionsregarding the operation of Indiana's judicial system.
        (2) Promote the continuing education of judges.
        (3) Seek to promote a better understanding of the judiciary.
        (4) Act as administrator for probationers participating in theinterstate compact for the supervision of parolees andprobationers under IC 11-13-4-3.
        (5) Act as compact administrator for probationers participatingin the interstate compact on juveniles under IC 11-13-4-3.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.

IC 33-38-9-7
Attendance at meetings; per diem and travel allowances
    Sec. 7. All members, including full-time magistrates, shall attend

and those invited to participate may attend the meetings of thejudicial conference. Per diem and travel allowances authorized bylaw shall be paid to the members and full-time magistrates attendingfrom the annual appropriation to the judicial conference.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17.

IC 33-38-9-8
Roster of in-state facilities providing child services in residentialsettings
    Sec. 8. (a) The Indiana judicial center shall maintain a roster ofin-state facilities that have the expertise to provide child services (asdefined in IC 31-9-2-17.8) in a residential setting to:
        (1) children in need of services (as described in IC 31-34-1); or
        (2) delinquent children (as described in IC 31-37-1 andIC 31-37-2).
    (b) The roster under subsection (a) must include the informationnecessary to allow a court having juvenile jurisdiction to select anin-state placement of a child instead of placing the child in anout-of-state facility under IC 31-34 or IC 31-37. The roster mustinclude at least the following information:
        (1) Name, address, and telephone number of each facility.
        (2) Owner and contact person for each facility.
        (3) Description of the child services that each facility providesand any limitations that the facility imposes on acceptance of achild placed by a juvenile court.
        (4) Number of children that each facility can serve on aresidential basis.
        (5) Number of residential openings at each facility.
    (c) The Indiana judicial center shall revise the information in theroster at least monthly.
    (d) The Indiana judicial center shall make the information in theroster readily available to courts with juvenile jurisdiction.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.146-2008,SEC.677.

IC 33-38-9-9
Administration of alcohol and drug services programs;certification of problem solving courts
    Sec. 9. The Indiana judicial center shall administer the following:
        (1) The alcohol and drug services program under IC 12-23-14.
        (2) The certification of problem solving courts underIC 33-23-16.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.60-2006, SEC.7;P.L.108-2010, SEC.6.

IC 33-38-9-10
Reports
    Sec. 10. (a) Beginning in 2011, the Indiana judicial center shallsubmit a report to the commission on courts established byIC 33-23-10-1 by July 1 of each year concerning the status of

problem solving courts. Each report must contain the followinginformation:
        (1) The number of problem solving courts certified by theIndiana judicial center.
        (2) The number of courts that have notified the Indiana judicialcenter of their intention to establish a problem solving court.
        (3) The number of each type of problem solving court, as setforth in IC 33-23-16-11, that have been established, includingcourts certified under IC 33-23-16-11(8).
        (4) The success rates of problem solving courts with specificexamples of successes and failures.
        (5) Legislative suggestions to improve the certification oroperation of problem solving courts.
    (b) The first report required by this section must be submitted notlater than July 1, 2011.
    (c) This section expires June 30, 2014.
As added by P.L.108-2010, SEC.7.