IC 5-10-7
    Chapter 7. Employee Interchange Programs

IC 5-10-7-1
Intergovernmental cooperation
    Sec. 1. The State of Indiana recognizes that intergovernmentalcooperation is an essential factor in resolving problems affecting thisstate and that the interchange of personnel between and amonggovernmental agencies at the same or different levels of governmentis a significant factor in achieving such cooperation.
(Formerly: Acts 1969, c.384, s.1.)

IC 5-10-7-2
Definitions
    Sec. 2. For the purposes of this chapter:
    (a) "Sending agency" means any department or agency of thefederal government or a state or local government which sends anyemployee thereof to another government agency under this chapter.
    (b) "Receiving agency" means any department or agency of thefederal government or a state or local government which receives anemployee of another government agency under this chapter.
(Formerly: Acts 1969, c.384, s.2.) As amended by P.L.25-1986,SEC.30.

IC 5-10-7-3
Participating entities; periods of individual assignment
    Sec. 3. (a) Any department, agency, or instrumentality of the state,county, city, municipality, land-grant college, or college or universityoperated by the state or any local government may participate in aprogram of interchange of employees with departments, agencies, orinstrumentalities of the federal government, another state or locality,or other agencies, municipalities, or instrumentalities of this state asa sending and/or receiving agency.
    (b) The period of individual assignment or detail under aninterchange program shall not exceed two (2) years. However, thesending agency may extend the period of assignment for not morethan two (2) additional years. Details relating to any matter coveredin this chapter may be the subject of an agreement between thesending and receiving agencies.
(Formerly: Acts 1969, c.384, s.3.) As amended by P.L.25-1986,SEC.31.

IC 5-10-7-4
Status of employees
    Sec. 4. (a) Employees of a sending agency participating in anexchange of personnel as authorized in section 3 of this chapter maybe considered during such participation to be:
        (1) on detail to regular work assignments of the sending agency;or
        (2) in a status of leave of absence from their positions in the

sending agency.
    (b) Employees who are on detail shall be entitled to the samesalary and benefits to which they would otherwise be entitled andshall remain employees of the sending agency for all other purposesexcept that the supervision of their duties during the period of detailmay be governed by agreement between the sending agency and thereceiving agency.
    (c) Employees who are in a leave of absence status as provided inthis section shall be carried on leave without pay; provided, that theymay be granted annual leave or other time off with pay to the extentauthorized by law applicable to the sending agency. Except asotherwise provided in this chapter, employees who are in a leave ofabsence status shall have the same rights, benefits, and obligationsas employees generally who are in such leave status butnotwithstanding any other provision of law such employees may beentitled to credit the period of such assignment toward benefits asemployees of the sending agency.
    (d) Any employee who participates in an exchange under theterms of this section who suffers disability or death as a result ofpersonal injury arising out of and in the course of an exchange orsustained in performance of duties in connection therewith shall betreated for the purposes of the sending agency's employeecompensation program as an employee, as defined in such statute,who has sustained such injury in the performance of such duty, butshall not receive benefits under that statute for any period for whichhe is entitled to and elects to receive similar benefits under thereceiving agency's employee compensation program.
(Formerly: Acts 1969, c.384, s.4.) As amended by P.L.25-1986,SEC.32.

IC 5-10-7-5
Sending agencies; travel expenses; per diem allowance
    Sec. 5. A sending agency in this state may, in accordance with thetravel regulations of such agency, pay the travel expenses ofemployees assigned to a receiving agency on either a detail or leavebasis, but shall not pay the travel expenses of such employeesincurred in connection with their work assignments at the receivingagency. If the assignment or detail will be for a period of timeexceeding eight (8) months, travel expenses may include expenses oftransportation of immediate family, household goods and personaleffects to and from the location of the receiving agency. If the periodof assignment is less than eight (8) months, the sending agency maypay a per diem allowance to the employee on assignment or detail.
(Formerly: Acts 1969, c.384, s.5.)

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Receiving agencies; compensation; status of employees
    Sec. 6. (a) When any unit of government of this state acts as areceiving agency, employees of the sending agency who are assignedunder authority of this chapter may:        (1) be given appointments in the receiving agency covering theperiods of such assignments, with compensation to be paid fromreceiving agency funds or without compensation; or
        (2) be considered to be on detail to the receiving agency.
    (b) Appointments of persons so assigned may be made withoutregard to the statutes or rules governing the selection of employeesof the receiving agency.
    (c) Employees who are detailed to the receiving agency shall notby virtue of such detail be considered to be employees thereof,except as provided in subsection (d), nor shall they be paid a salaryor wage by the receiving agency during the period of their detail,except in special cases upon written permission by the state board ofaccounts such employee or employees shall be paid fully by specialappropriation approved by the county council and the department oflocal government finance. The supervision of the duties of suchemployees during the period of detail may be governed by agreementbetween the sending agency and the receiving agency.
    (d) Any employee of a sending agency assigned in this state whosuffers disability or death as a result of personal injury arising out ofand in the course of such assignment or sustained in the performanceof duties in connection therewith shall be treated for the purpose ofreceiving agency's employee compensation program as an employee,as defined in such statute, who has sustained such injury in theperformance of such duty, but shall not receive benefits under thatstatute for any period for which he elects to receive similar benefitsas an employee under the sending agency's employee compensationprogram.
(Formerly: Acts 1969, c.384, s.6.) As amended by P.L.25-1986,SEC.33; P.L.90-2002, SEC.15.

IC 5-10-7-7
Receiving agencies; travel expenses
    Sec. 7. A receiving agency in this state may, in accordance withthe travel rules of such agency, pay travel expenses of personsassigned thereto under this chapter during the period of suchassignments on the same basis as if they were regular employees ofthe receiving agency.
(Formerly: Acts 1969, c.384, s.7.) As amended by P.L.25-1986,SEC.34.

IC 5-10-7-8
Department of administration; implementation of chapter
    Sec. 8. The department of administration shall explore means ofimplementing this chapter and assist departments, agencies, andinstrumentalities of the state and its political subdivisions inparticipating in employee interchange programs.
(Formerly: Acts 1969, c.384, s.8.) As amended by P.L.25-1986,SEC.35.