CHAPTER 5. PURDUE UNIVERSITY: COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE - Indiana Statutes

IC 21-46-5
     Chapter 5. Purdue University: Cooperative Extension Service

IC 21-46-5-1
Cooperative extension service; county office; appropriations by county for staff and office expenses
     Sec. 1. (a) The office of the cooperative extension service is established in each county.
    (b) Each county council shall annually appropriate the amount of money that the county council considers necessary to pay secretarial and clerical employees, travel expenses of the county cooperative extension service educators, rent, office supplies, equipment, and incidental expenses. Each county council may appropriate additional money for the salaries and other personnel costs of the county cooperative extension service educators.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.287.

IC 21-46-5-2
Cooperative extension administrators and educators
     Sec. 2. (a) Each county cooperative extension service must have one (1) administrator and may have other staff members in agriculture, home economics, youth, and other subject matter specialties.
    (b) The director of the state cooperative extension service of Purdue University, with the approval of the president and board of trustees of Purdue University, shall appoint all county cooperative extension service personnel. These appointees are members of the Purdue University staff. When the county cooperative extension service personnel appointments are made, the state shall pay Purdue University for the state cooperative extension service the sums appropriated in the biennial budget to maintain staff in each county. The state cooperative extension service shall pay to the county cooperative extension service educators, as a part of their salaries, at least the sum paid by the state to Purdue University for cooperative extension service educator salaries.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.287.

IC 21-46-5-3
State cooperative extension service; duties
     Sec. 3. Each county cooperative extension service educator under the supervision of the state cooperative extension service of Purdue University shall do the following:
        (1) Provide and carry on educational programs in agricultural production, home economics, family living, management, public affairs, community development, and recreation.
        (2) Assist other university programs of education, research, and assistance established for the welfare of Indiana residents.
        (3) Conduct 4-H club and other work with youth.
        (4) Give information and advice to producers, distributors, and consumers regarding production, processing, marketing, and use

of agricultural products.
        (5) Give advice and technical assistance concerning soil fertility and other natural resources.
        (6) Cooperate with farmers, farmers' organizations, home economics organizations, and other rural and urban organizations.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.287.

IC 21-46-5-4
Cooperative extension educators; federal matching funds
     Sec. 4. (a) All claims covering the salaries and travel expenses of county cooperative extension service educators that are payable from county funds must be submitted monthly to the state cooperative extension service of Purdue University for approval for matching federal funds. The county cooperative extension service educators may file any approved claims with the county auditor. The county auditor shall draw a warrant on the county treasury for the payment of approved claims.
    (b) All claims covering other expenses of the county cooperative extension service office must be filed directly with the county auditor. The county auditor shall draw a warrant on the county treasury for payment.
    (c) The county auditor shall provide an annual summary of the county's expenditures for the county cooperative extension service office to the state cooperative extension service of Purdue University.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.287.