CHAPTER 3. STATE BOARD OF TRUSTEES - Indiana Statutes

IC 21-22-3
     Chapter 3. State Board of Trustees

IC 21-22-3-1
Board of trustees
     Sec. 1. Ivy Tech Community College shall be governed by a state board of trustees appointed by the governor.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.263.

IC 21-22-3-2
Board of trustees
     Sec. 2. The state board of trustees shall be known by the name of "The Trustees of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana". In the corporate name and capacity, the state board of trustees may sue, be sued, plead, and be impleaded, in any court of record, and by that name has perpetual succession.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.263. Amended by P.L.169-2007, SEC.14.

IC 21-22-3-3
Board; membership
     Sec. 3. (a) The number of members of the state board of trustees must equal the number of regions established by the state board of trustees. Each member of the state board of trustees must have knowledge or experience in one (1) or more of the following areas:
        (1) Manufacturing.
        (2) Commerce.
        (3) Labor.
        (4) Agriculture.
        (5) State and regional economic development needs.
        (6) Indiana's educational delivery system.
One (1) member of the state board of trustees must reside in each region established by the state board of trustees. Appointments shall be for three (3) year terms, on a staggered basis.
    (b) An individual who holds an elective or appointed office of the state is not eligible to serve as a member of the state board of trustees. A member of a regional board may be appointed to the state board of trustees but must then resign from the regional board.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.263.

IC 21-22-3-4
Board; vacancies
     Sec. 4. (a) The governor shall fill all vacancies on the state board of trustees. Each trustee appointed to fill a vacancy shall represent the same region as the trustee's predecessor.
    (b) If a vacancy occurs on the state board of trustees, the regional board for the region in which the former member resided may recommend to the governor one (1) or more qualified persons to fill the vacancy.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.263.
IC 21-22-3-5
Member participating by electronic means of communication
     Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to a meeting of the state board or a committee of the state board at which at least a quorum of the board or the committee is physically present at the place where the meeting is conducted.
    (b) A member of the state board or a committee of the state board may participate in a meeting of the state board or a committee of the state board by using a means of communication that permits:
        (1) all other members participating in the meeting; and
        (2) all members of the public physically present at the place where the meeting is conducted;
to simultaneously communicate with each other during the meeting.
    (c) A member who participates in a meeting by using a means of communication described in subsection (b) is considered to be present at the meeting.
    (d) The memoranda of the meeting prepared under IC 5-14-1.5-4 must state the name of:
        (1) each member who was physically present at the place where the meeting was conducted;
        (2) each member who participated in the meeting by using a means of communication described in subsection (b); and
        (3) each member who was absent.
As added by P.L.179-2007, SEC.11.