CHAPTER 3. MEMBERSHIP - Indiana Statutes

IC 21-18-3
     Chapter 3. Membership

IC 21-18-3-1
Membership
     Sec. 1. The commission consists of fourteen (14) members appointed by the governor as follows:
        (1) Each member must be a citizen of Indiana.
        (2) Each congressional district must be represented by at least one (1) member who resides in the congressional district.
        (3) One (1) member must be a student.
        (4) One (1) member must be a full-time faculty member of a state educational institution.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.

IC 21-18-3-2
Membership; restrictions
     Sec. 2. Except for the one (1) full-time faculty member and the one (1) student member, a member may not:
        (1) be a full-time employee of; or
        (2) serve on the governing board of;
any state public or private college or university in Indiana.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259. Amended by P.L.31-2010, SEC.1.

IC 21-18-3-3
Appointments
     Sec. 3. The governor shall appoint the student member and the full-time faculty member of the commission from a list that:
        (1) contains at least three (3) names but not more than five (5) names for each appointment; and
        (2) is submitted by a nominating committee.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.

IC 21-18-3-4
Nominating committee; membership
     Sec. 4. The chairman of the commission shall appoint a ten (10) member nominating committee as follows:
        (1) Five (5) students from state educational institutions, with not more than one (1) student from any one (1) state educational institution.
        (2) Five (5) full-time faculty members from state educational institutions, with not more than one (1) full-time faculty member from any one (1) educational institution.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.

IC 21-18-3-5
Membership not public office
     Sec. 5. (a) Membership on the commission does not constitute holding a public office.
    (b) A commission member is not required to take and file an oath

of office before serving as a commission member.
    (c) Except as provided in this chapter, a commission member:
        (1) is not disqualified from holding a public office or position by reason of appointment to or membership on the commission; and
        (2) does not forfeit an office, a position, or an employment by reason of an appointment to the commission.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.

IC 21-18-3-6
Term of appointments
     Sec. 6. (a) Appointments to the commission are for a term of four (4) years except:
        (1) the student member; and
        (2) the full-time faculty member;
who are appointed to a term of two (2) years.
    (b) The governor shall promptly make appointments to fill vacancies for the duration of unexpired terms in the same manner as the original appointments.
    (c) The term of a member begins on July 1 of the year of appointment and continues until a successor has been appointed.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.

IC 21-18-3-7
Per diem; lodging; mileage; expenses reimbursement
     Sec. 7. Members of the commission shall:
        (1) receive per diem, lodging, and mileage for attendance at regular or special meetings; and
        (2) be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred on other official duties.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.259.