IC 20-22-3
Chapter 3. Indiana School for the Deaf Board
IC 20-22-3-1 Establishment
Sec. 1. The Indiana School for the Deaf board is established. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-3-2 Members
Sec. 2. (a) The board consists of the following members:
(1) Seven (7) individuals appointed by the governor. The
individuals appointed under this subdivision are voting
members of the board.
(2) The director of the division of special education of the
department. The individual serving under this subdivision
serves in a nonvoting, advisory capacity.
(3) One (1) individual designated by the governor as the
governor's representative on the board. The member appointed
under this subdivision serves on the board in a nonvoting,
advisory capacity.
(4) One (1) member of the general assembly appointed by the
speaker of the house of representatives. The member appointed
under this subdivision serves in a nonvoting, advisory capacity.
(b) When appointing a member to the board under subsection
(a)(1), the governor must satisfy the following:
(1) One (1) voting member of the board must be a parent of at
least one (1) student enrolled or formerly enrolled at the school.
(2) One (1) voting member of the board must have been a
student at the school.
(3) One (1) voting member of the board must be a:
(A) representative of a local education agency; or
(B) special education director.
(c) Before assuming membership on the board, an individual
appointed under subsection (a)(1) must do the following:
(1) Execute a bond:
(A) payable:
(i) to the state; and
(ii) in an amount and with sureties as approved by the
governor; and
(B) that is conditioned on the faithful discharge of the
member's duties.
(2) Take and subscribe an oath that must be endorsed upon the
member's official bond.
The executed bond and oath shall be filed in the office of the
secretary of state. The cost of the bond shall be paid from
appropriations made to the school. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-3-3 Compensation and expenses
Sec. 3. (a) Each voting member of the board who is not an
employee of the state or a political subdivision is entitled to the
following:
(1) The minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1
for each board meeting attended by the member.
(2) Reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under
IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection
with the member's duties as provided in the state policies and
procedures established by the Indiana department of
administration and approved by the budget agency.
Money for payments to board members under this subsection shall
be paid from appropriations made to the school.
(b) The member of the board appointed under section 2(a)(4) of
this chapter is entitled to receive the same per diem, mileage, and
travel allowances paid to legislative members of interim study
committees established by the legislative council. Per diem, mileage,
and travel allowances paid under this subsection shall be paid from
appropriations made to the legislative council or the legislative
services agency. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-3-4 Terms
Sec. 4. (a) This section applies only to a board member serving
under section 2(a)(1) of this chapter.
(b) The term of a board member is four (4) years.
(c) The term of a member begins upon appointment by the
governor.
(d) A member may serve after the member's term expires until the
term of the member's successor begins.
(e) The governor may reappoint a member to serve a new term. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-3-5 Vacancies
Sec. 5. Whenever there is a vacancy on the board, the governor
shall fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-3-6 Chair of board
Sec. 6. (a) At the board's last meeting before July 1 of each year,
the board shall elect one (1) member to be chair of the board.
(b) The member elected chair of the board serves as chair
beginning July 1 after elected by the board.
(c) The board may reelect a member as chair of the board.
(d) The board shall annually elect one (1) of its members to serve
as the secretary for the board. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6. IC 20-22-3-7 Quorum
Sec. 7. Four (4) voting members of the board constitute a quorum.
The affirmative vote of at least four (4) members of the board is
necessary for the board to take official action other than to do the
following:
(1) Adjourn.
(2) Hear reports or testimony. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-3-8 Staff and administrative support
Sec. 8. The school shall provide staff and administrative support
to the board. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-3-9 Administrative control
Sec. 9. Subject to IC 20-35-2 and IC 20-22-4, the board has
complete policy and administrative control and responsibility for the
school. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-3-10 Duties
Sec. 10. (a) The board shall do the following:
(1) Establish policies and accountability measures for the
school.
(2) Implement this article.
(3) Perform the duties required by IC 5-22-4-8.
(4) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish criteria for the
admission of children with a hearing disability, including
children with multiple disabilities, at the school.
(5) Hire the executive, who serves at the pleasure of the board.
(6) Determine the salary and benefits of the executive.
(7) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 required by this article.
(b) The board shall submit the school's biennial budget to the
department, which shall review the proposed budget. As part of its
review, the department may request and shall receive from the board,
in a form as may reasonably be required by the department, all
information used by the board to develop the proposed budget. If,
upon review, the department determines that any part of the budget
request is not supported by the information provided, the department
shall meet with the board at the earliest date possible in order to
reconcile the budget request. The department shall submit the
reconciled budget to the budget agency and the budget committee. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.218-2005, SEC.67;
P.L.99-2007, SEC.167.
IC 20-22-3-11 Powers
Sec. 11. The board may do any of the following to implement this
article:
(1) Adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws in compliance with this
article to govern the business of the board.
(2) Appoint committees the board considers necessary to advise
the board.
(3) Accept gifts, devises, bequests, grants, loans, and
appropriations, and agree to and comply with conditions
attached to a gift, devise, bequest, grant, loan, or appropriation.
(4) Do all acts and things necessary, proper, or convenient to
carry out this article. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-3
Chapter 3. Indiana School for the Deaf Board
IC 20-22-3-1 Establishment
Sec. 1. The Indiana School for the Deaf board is established. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-3-2 Members
Sec. 2. (a) The board consists of the following members:
(1) Seven (7) individuals appointed by the governor. The
individuals appointed under this subdivision are voting
members of the board.
(2) The director of the division of special education of the
department. The individual serving under this subdivision
serves in a nonvoting, advisory capacity.
(3) One (1) individual designated by the governor as the
governor's representative on the board. The member appointed
under this subdivision serves on the board in a nonvoting,
advisory capacity.
(4) One (1) member of the general assembly appointed by the
speaker of the house of representatives. The member appointed
under this subdivision serves in a nonvoting, advisory capacity.
(b) When appointing a member to the board under subsection
(a)(1), the governor must satisfy the following:
(1) One (1) voting member of the board must be a parent of at
least one (1) student enrolled or formerly enrolled at the school.
(2) One (1) voting member of the board must have been a
student at the school.
(3) One (1) voting member of the board must be a:
(A) representative of a local education agency; or
(B) special education director.
(c) Before assuming membership on the board, an individual
appointed under subsection (a)(1) must do the following:
(1) Execute a bond:
(A) payable:
(i) to the state; and
(ii) in an amount and with sureties as approved by the
governor; and
(B) that is conditioned on the faithful discharge of the
member's duties.
(2) Take and subscribe an oath that must be endorsed upon the
member's official bond.
The executed bond and oath shall be filed in the office of the
secretary of state. The cost of the bond shall be paid from
appropriations made to the school. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-3-3 Compensation and expenses
Sec. 3. (a) Each voting member of the board who is not an
employee of the state or a political subdivision is entitled to the
following:
(1) The minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1
for each board meeting attended by the member.
(2) Reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under
IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection
with the member's duties as provided in the state policies and
procedures established by the Indiana department of
administration and approved by the budget agency.
Money for payments to board members under this subsection shall
be paid from appropriations made to the school.
(b) The member of the board appointed under section 2(a)(4) of
this chapter is entitled to receive the same per diem, mileage, and
travel allowances paid to legislative members of interim study
committees established by the legislative council. Per diem, mileage,
and travel allowances paid under this subsection shall be paid from
appropriations made to the legislative council or the legislative
services agency. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-3-4 Terms
Sec. 4. (a) This section applies only to a board member serving
under section 2(a)(1) of this chapter.
(b) The term of a board member is four (4) years.
(c) The term of a member begins upon appointment by the
governor.
(d) A member may serve after the member's term expires until the
term of the member's successor begins.
(e) The governor may reappoint a member to serve a new term. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-3-5 Vacancies
Sec. 5. Whenever there is a vacancy on the board, the governor
shall fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-3-6 Chair of board
Sec. 6. (a) At the board's last meeting before July 1 of each year,
the board shall elect one (1) member to be chair of the board.
(b) The member elected chair of the board serves as chair
beginning July 1 after elected by the board.
(c) The board may reelect a member as chair of the board.
(d) The board shall annually elect one (1) of its members to serve
as the secretary for the board. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6. IC 20-22-3-7 Quorum
Sec. 7. Four (4) voting members of the board constitute a quorum.
The affirmative vote of at least four (4) members of the board is
necessary for the board to take official action other than to do the
following:
(1) Adjourn.
(2) Hear reports or testimony. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-3-8 Staff and administrative support
Sec. 8. The school shall provide staff and administrative support
to the board. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-3-9 Administrative control
Sec. 9. Subject to IC 20-35-2 and IC 20-22-4, the board has
complete policy and administrative control and responsibility for the
school. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-3-10 Duties
Sec. 10. (a) The board shall do the following:
(1) Establish policies and accountability measures for the
school.
(2) Implement this article.
(3) Perform the duties required by IC 5-22-4-8.
(4) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish criteria for the
admission of children with a hearing disability, including
children with multiple disabilities, at the school.
(5) Hire the executive, who serves at the pleasure of the board.
(6) Determine the salary and benefits of the executive.
(7) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 required by this article.
(b) The board shall submit the school's biennial budget to the
department, which shall review the proposed budget. As part of its
review, the department may request and shall receive from the board,
in a form as may reasonably be required by the department, all
information used by the board to develop the proposed budget. If,
upon review, the department determines that any part of the budget
request is not supported by the information provided, the department
shall meet with the board at the earliest date possible in order to
reconcile the budget request. The department shall submit the
reconciled budget to the budget agency and the budget committee. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.218-2005, SEC.67;
P.L.99-2007, SEC.167.
IC 20-22-3-11 Powers
Sec. 11. The board may do any of the following to implement this
article:
(1) Adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws in compliance with this
article to govern the business of the board.
(2) Appoint committees the board considers necessary to advise
the board.
(3) Accept gifts, devises, bequests, grants, loans, and
appropriations, and agree to and comply with conditions
attached to a gift, devise, bequest, grant, loan, or appropriation.
(4) Do all acts and things necessary, proper, or convenient to
carry out this article. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-3
Chapter 3. Indiana School for the Deaf Board
IC 20-22-3-1 Establishment
Sec. 1. The Indiana School for the Deaf board is established. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-3-2 Members
Sec. 2. (a) The board consists of the following members:
(1) Seven (7) individuals appointed by the governor. The
individuals appointed under this subdivision are voting
members of the board.
(2) The director of the division of special education of the
department. The individual serving under this subdivision
serves in a nonvoting, advisory capacity.
(3) One (1) individual designated by the governor as the
governor's representative on the board. The member appointed
under this subdivision serves on the board in a nonvoting,
advisory capacity.
(4) One (1) member of the general assembly appointed by the
speaker of the house of representatives. The member appointed
under this subdivision serves in a nonvoting, advisory capacity.
(b) When appointing a member to the board under subsection
(a)(1), the governor must satisfy the following:
(1) One (1) voting member of the board must be a parent of at
least one (1) student enrolled or formerly enrolled at the school.
(2) One (1) voting member of the board must have been a
student at the school.
(3) One (1) voting member of the board must be a:
(A) representative of a local education agency; or
(B) special education director.
(c) Before assuming membership on the board, an individual
appointed under subsection (a)(1) must do the following:
(1) Execute a bond:
(A) payable:
(i) to the state; and
(ii) in an amount and with sureties as approved by the
governor; and
(B) that is conditioned on the faithful discharge of the
member's duties.
(2) Take and subscribe an oath that must be endorsed upon the
member's official bond.
The executed bond and oath shall be filed in the office of the
secretary of state. The cost of the bond shall be paid from
appropriations made to the school. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-3-3 Compensation and expenses
Sec. 3. (a) Each voting member of the board who is not an
employee of the state or a political subdivision is entitled to the
following:
(1) The minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1
for each board meeting attended by the member.
(2) Reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under
IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection
with the member's duties as provided in the state policies and
procedures established by the Indiana department of
administration and approved by the budget agency.
Money for payments to board members under this subsection shall
be paid from appropriations made to the school.
(b) The member of the board appointed under section 2(a)(4) of
this chapter is entitled to receive the same per diem, mileage, and
travel allowances paid to legislative members of interim study
committees established by the legislative council. Per diem, mileage,
and travel allowances paid under this subsection shall be paid from
appropriations made to the legislative council or the legislative
services agency. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-3-4 Terms
Sec. 4. (a) This section applies only to a board member serving
under section 2(a)(1) of this chapter.
(b) The term of a board member is four (4) years.
(c) The term of a member begins upon appointment by the
governor.
(d) A member may serve after the member's term expires until the
term of the member's successor begins.
(e) The governor may reappoint a member to serve a new term. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-3-5 Vacancies
Sec. 5. Whenever there is a vacancy on the board, the governor
shall fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-3-6 Chair of board
Sec. 6. (a) At the board's last meeting before July 1 of each year,
the board shall elect one (1) member to be chair of the board.
(b) The member elected chair of the board serves as chair
beginning July 1 after elected by the board.
(c) The board may reelect a member as chair of the board.
(d) The board shall annually elect one (1) of its members to serve
as the secretary for the board. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6. IC 20-22-3-7 Quorum
Sec. 7. Four (4) voting members of the board constitute a quorum.
The affirmative vote of at least four (4) members of the board is
necessary for the board to take official action other than to do the
following:
(1) Adjourn.
(2) Hear reports or testimony. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-3-8 Staff and administrative support
Sec. 8. The school shall provide staff and administrative support
to the board. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-3-9 Administrative control
Sec. 9. Subject to IC 20-35-2 and IC 20-22-4, the board has
complete policy and administrative control and responsibility for the
school. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
IC 20-22-3-10 Duties
Sec. 10. (a) The board shall do the following:
(1) Establish policies and accountability measures for the
school.
(2) Implement this article.
(3) Perform the duties required by IC 5-22-4-8.
(4) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish criteria for the
admission of children with a hearing disability, including
children with multiple disabilities, at the school.
(5) Hire the executive, who serves at the pleasure of the board.
(6) Determine the salary and benefits of the executive.
(7) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 required by this article.
(b) The board shall submit the school's biennial budget to the
department, which shall review the proposed budget. As part of its
review, the department may request and shall receive from the board,
in a form as may reasonably be required by the department, all
information used by the board to develop the proposed budget. If,
upon review, the department determines that any part of the budget
request is not supported by the information provided, the department
shall meet with the board at the earliest date possible in order to
reconcile the budget request. The department shall submit the
reconciled budget to the budget agency and the budget committee. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.218-2005, SEC.67;
P.L.99-2007, SEC.167.
IC 20-22-3-11 Powers
Sec. 11. The board may do any of the following to implement this
article:
(1) Adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws in compliance with this
article to govern the business of the board.
(2) Appoint committees the board considers necessary to advise
the board.
(3) Accept gifts, devises, bequests, grants, loans, and
appropriations, and agree to and comply with conditions
attached to a gift, devise, bequest, grant, loan, or appropriation.
(4) Do all acts and things necessary, proper, or convenient to
carry out this article. As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.6.
