Title 2, GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sec. 2. (a) All contracts: (1) for legislative printing; or (2) for compiling, computerizing, indexing, and printing the Indiana Administrative Code and Indiana Register under IC 4-22; shall be awarded by the duly elected membership of Indiana legislative council. (b) The Indiana…

Sec. 3. (a) The supervision of the preparation and indexing of the journals of the house of representatives and senate of each session of the general assembly shall be the duty of the clerk of the house and the secretary of the senate, respectively. (b) The clerk of the house of …

Sec. 4. (a) The supervision of the preparation, indexing, and printing of the session laws of each session of the general assembly and the Indiana Code, including any supplements to the Indiana Code, shall be the duty of the legislative council. (b) The legislative council or its…

Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (f), not more than fourteen (14) days (including Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) after the last day the governor must take action on enrolled acts passed during any session of the general assembly, the legislative services agen…

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the speaker of the house of representatives and the president pro tempore of the senate, as soon as the preparation of the session laws and adopted joint resolutions is done, shall certify the fact that the session laws and adopte…

Sec. 0.3. Any written rules or policies adopted by the secretary of state to administer this article before July 1, 1992, continue in force until rescinded or modified by the legislative ethics commission (now the Indiana lobby registration commission) established by IC 2-7-1.6, …

Sec. 1. (a) The Indiana lobby registration commission is established. (b) The commission is a separate and an independent agency within the legislative branch of state government. (c) The commission shall administer this article. As added by P.L.3-1992, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.9-19…

Sec. 2. (a) The commission consists of four (4) members. The president pro tempore of the senate, the minority floor leader of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the minority floor leader of the house of representatives shall each appoint one (1) member.…

Sec. 3. (a) Each member of the commission serves for a term of four (4) years, beginning January 1. (b) Members of the commission may be reappointed to successive terms. (c) The appropriate appointing authority shall fill a vacancy on the commission for the duration of the unexpi…

Sec. 4. A chairman shall be selected for the commission to serve for a term of one (1) year. The chairman's term begins January 1. The chairman to serve in even-numbered years shall be designated by the president pro tempore of the senate, and the chairman to serve in odd-numbere…

Sec. 5. (a) The commission has the powers and duties specified in this article. (b) The commission may do the following: (1) Hold meetings as necessary. (2) Make recommendations to the general assembly concerning administration of this article. (3) Subject to IC 2-7-7, receive an…

Sec. 6. The vote of at least three (3) members is required for the commission to take official action. As added by P.L.3-1992, SEC.6.

Sec. 7. When the commission meets, each member is entitled to receive the same per diem, mileage, and travel allowances approved by the legislative council for lay members serving on interim study committees established by the legislative council. As added by P.L.3-1992, SEC.6.

Sec. 9. This chapter does not affect the committees established under IC 2-2.2-3. As added by P.L.3-1992, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.123-2015, SEC.8.

Sec. 1. This chapter does not limit other provisions of law directly or indirectly providing for the sharing of government information with the general assembly, the legislative services agency, or another entity within the legislative department of the state. As added by P.L.269…

Sec. 10. If government information to which the legislative services agency has access under this chapter is subject to federal law, federal regulation, or federal executive order, the governmental entity shall do the following: (1) Provide to the legislative services agency a de…

Sec. 11. The legislative council or the personnel subcommittee of the legislative council, or both, may establish additional policies, limits, and procedures governing access to, safekeeping, or use of government information obtained by the legislative services agency under this …

Sec. 12. If the governmental entity stores the data in electronic format, the data shall be provided in the original format in which the data is received or stored by the governmental entity, including data delimiters, tags, metadata, and other characters used to make the data ma…

Sec. 13. (a) This section applies when a law or the legislative council directs the legislative services agency to: (1) conduct an independent, objective, nonpartisan audit or other assessment of the stewardship, performance, or cost of government entity policies, programs, or op…

Sec. 14. Upon the request of the legislative services agency for a memorandum of understanding, a governmental entity shall enter into a memorandum of understanding for the sharing of government information with the legislative services agency, which must include the following: (…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "governmental entity" means any of the following: (1) Any officer or other organizational unit, by whatever name denominated, exercising any of the powers of state government. (2) A state educational institution. (3) A political subdivision (as de…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "government information" refers to any information created, received, maintained, or stored by or otherwise in the control of a governmental entity, regardless of the form or the media on which the information is recorded. As added by P.L.269-2017…

Sec. 4. A charge permitted under IC 5-14-3-6, IC 5-14-3-8, or another law or rule to supply government information does not apply to supplying government information to the legislative services agency under this chapter. As added by P.L.269-2017, SEC.1.

Sec. 5. A governmental entity shall provide the legislative services agency with information requested by the legislative services agency not later than thirty (30) days after receiving the request. However, immediately before and during a session of the general assembly, a gover…

Sec. 6. With respect to government information obtained under this chapter, the legislative services agency shall maintain at least the same level of confidentiality as is required by law of the governmental entity from which the government information is obtained. Officers and e…

Sec. 7. A governmental entity providing government information obtained under this chapter shall assist the legislative services agency in identifying any part of the government information obtained by the legislative services agency that must be maintained by the legislative ser…

Sec. 8. To the extent permitted under state and federal law, the legislative services agency is considered an agent of the governmental entity sharing government information with the legislative services agency and is an authorized receiver of the government information under the…

Sec. 9. The legislative services agency may not share confidential information containing individually identifying information with any individual or entity outside the legislative services agency, including a member of the general assembly. If confidential information is receive…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "council" refers to the youth advisory council established by section 2 of this chapter. As added by P.L.69-2008, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. The youth advisory council is established to provide to the general assembly information from young people concerning issues that are of importance to youth in Indiana, including: (1) education; (2) employment; (3) strategies to increase youth involvement in state and loc…

Sec. 3. (a) The council consists of the following twenty-two (22) members, who must be at least sixteen (16) years of age and not more than twenty (20) years of age at the time of appointment: (1) Five (5) members appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate. (2) Five (5)…

Sec. 3.6. (a) This section applies to a student who attends either a public school or a nonpublic school. (b) Attending a meeting of the council as a member is a lawful excuse for a student to be absent from school, when verified by a certificate of the secretary of education. A …

Sec. 4. The council has the following duties: (1) To advise the general assembly concerning proposed and pending legislation, including budget expenditures and policy matters related to youth. (2) To advise the standing committees and study committees of the general assembly conc…

Sec. 5. (a) The council shall meet at least three (3) times, and not more than six (6) times, per year. (b) Meetings held under this section must include not more than two (2) public hearings per year concerning issues of importance to youth. (c) The affirmative votes of a majori…

Sec. 6. (a) The Indiana bar foundation's center for civic education shall supervise the activities of the council. (b) The Indiana bar foundation's center for civic education shall staff the council. As added by P.L.69-2008, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.113-2010, SEC.5.

Sec. 7. (a) The expenses of the council shall be paid from the budget of the department of education. (b) Each member of the council is entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is also entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses as pr…

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this section, "tax incentive" means a benefit provided through a state or local tax that is intended to alter, reward, or subsidize a particular action or behavior by the tax incentive recipient, including a benefit intended to encourage economic developmen…

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "tax expenditure" means a tax exemption, tax deduction, tax credit, preferential tax rate, or tax provision that reduces a person's state tax liability. (b) The legislative services agency shall, before November 1 of each even numbered year, p…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "commission" refers to the Indiana uniform law commission established by section 2 of this chapter. As added by P.L.53-2012, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. The Indiana uniform law commission is established. As added by P.L.53-2012, SEC.1.

Sec. 3. The commission is comprised of the following members: (1) A member of the senate appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate. (2) A member of the senate appointed by the minority leader of the senate. (3) A member of the house of representatives appointed by the …

Sec. 4. (a) Except for the member appointed under section 3(6) of this chapter, each member of the commission must be: (1) an attorney in good standing admitted to the practice of law in Indiana; (2) an attorney in good standing admitted to the practice of law in another state; o…

Sec. 5. (a) A member of the commission is entitled to reimbursement of actual expenses that are: (1) incurred by the member in participating on the commission under this chapter; and (2) not reimbursed from any other source. Participation on the commission under this chapter incl…

Sec. 6. The commission shall work with the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws to: (1) research; (2) draft; and (3) promote the enactment of; uniform state laws in areas of state law where uniformity is desirable and practical. As added by P.L.53-2012, SEC.…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "affiliated entity" refers to a foundation or other entity established to benefit a state educational institution. As added by P.L.123-2015, SEC.15.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "reportable expenditure" refers to an expenditure: (1) that is made by: (A) a state educational institution; (B) an affiliated entity of a state educational institution; or (C) an employee of: (i) a state educational institution; or (ii) an affili…