CHAPTER 16. GOVERNORS' PORTRAITS COLLECTION - Indiana Statutes

IC 14-20-16
     Chapter 16. Governors' Portraits Collection

IC 14-20-16-1
Governors' portraits collection; care and maintenance budget
     Sec. 1. (a) The governors' portraits collection is placed in the custody of the division. The collection shall be permanently displayed in public areas of the state house under the supervision of the division, which is charged with its care and maintenance.
    (b) The director of the division shall inspect each painting in the collection annually in the company of one (1) or more experts in the field of art conservation selected by the director of the division.
    (c) After the inauguration of each governor, the director of the division, with the concurrence of the governor, shall select and commission an artist to paint the governor's portrait. The portrait must be hung in the permanent collection immediately following the completion and acceptance of the portrait by the director of the division and the governor.
    (d) The division shall include in its budget requests the amount the division considers necessary to:
        (1) provide for the proper care, maintenance, and display of the governors' portraits collection; and
        (2) commission the painting of an oil portrait of each governor for the collection.
The division may use appropriated funds or any other funds provided for these purposes.
    (e) The director of the division, in discharging the duties under this section, shall use the appropriate cultural and technical resources of the state, including the Indiana historical bureau and the Indiana department of administration.
As added by P.L.69-2009, SEC.6.

IC 14-20-16-2
Governors' portraits fund; use
     Sec. 2. (a) The governors' portraits fund is established as a dedicated fund to be administered by the division. Money in the fund may be expended by the director of the division exclusively for the preservation and exhibition of the state owned portraits of former governors of Indiana.
    (b) The proceeds from the sale of items as directed by law or by the director of the division, from gifts of money or the proceeds from the sale of gifts donated to the fund and from investment earnings from any portion of the fund, shall be deposited in the governors' portraits fund.
    (c) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same manner as other public money may be invested.
    (d) All money accruing to the governors' portraits fund is continuously allotted and appropriated for the purposes specified in this section.     (e) Money in the fund at the end of the fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.
As added by P.L.69-2009, SEC.6.