Ind. Code ch. 20-29-3

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Ind. Code § 20-29-3-1 Establishment of board

Sec. 1. The Indiana education employment relations board is established. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-9(a).] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13.

Ind. Code § 20-29-3-2 Members

Sec. 2. (a) Before July 1, 2016, the board consists of three (3) members appointed by the governor. (b) After June 30, 2016, the board consists of five (5) members, as follows: (1) Three (3) members appointed by the governor. (2) One (1) member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives who is not a member of the general assembly. (3) One (1) member appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate who is not a member of the general assembly. (c) Each member of the board is appointed for a term of four (4) years. (d) A member appointed to fill a vacancy is appointed for the unexpired term of the member whom the appointed member is to succeed. A member may be removed by the member's appointing authority for just cause. A member appointed under this subsection serves the remainder of the unexpired term. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-9(a).] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.169-2016, SEC.3.

Ind. Code § 20-29-3-3 Chairperson

Sec. 3. The board shall annually elect a chairperson from the members of the board. A member elected as chairperson shall serve as chairperson from July 1 through June 30 of the following year. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-9(a).] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.169-2016, SEC.4; P.L.86-2018, SEC.178.

Ind. Code § 20-29-3-3.1 Executive director

Sec. 3.1. (a) The board shall appoint an executive director to carry out the duties and daily operations of the board. The executive director may be removed by the board for just cause. (b) The executive director's duties include the following: (1) To establish a principal office in Indianapolis. (2) To conduct any administrative function on behalf of the board with respect to any hearing, investigation, inquiry, election, or review, including designating a staff person or ad hoc panel member to serve as an agent of the board for any of the following: (A) Hearing examiner. (B) Hearing officer. (C) Factfinder. (D) Compliance officer. (E) Financial consultant. The executive director may conduct additional related administrative functions under this subdivision. (3) To hire and appoint staff and attorneys as necessary to ensure efficient and effective operation of the board. The attorneys appointed under this subdivision may, at the direction of the board, appear for and represent the board in court. (4) To pay the reasonable and necessary traveling and other expenses of an employee, a member, or an agent of the board. (5) To request from any public agency the assistance, services, and data that will enable the board to properly carry out the board's functions and powers. (6) To publish and report in full an opinion in every case decided by the board. (7) To declare impasse under IC 20-29-6-13. (c) The executive director has financial and signatory powers necessary to ensure efficient and effective board operations. In addition, the board may authorize the executive director to carry out any or all of the board's powers under section 11 of this chapter unless otherwise prohibited by statute. As added by P.L.169-2016, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.10-2019, SEC.83.

Ind. Code § 20-29-3-4 Political affiliation of board members

Sec. 4. Not more than three (3) members of the board may be members of the same political party. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-9(a).] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.169-2016, SEC.6.

Ind. Code § 20-29-3-5 Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-9(a).] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13. Repealed by P.L.169-2016, SEC.7.

Ind. Code § 20-29-3-6 Qualifications

Sec. 6. Members may not: (1) hold another public office; (2) be an officer or employee of a school employer; (3) be an officer or employee of a school employee organization or any affiliate of an organization; or (4) represent a: (A) school employer; or (B) school employee organization, or an organization's affiliates. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-9(b).] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.169-2016, SEC.8.

Ind. Code § 20-29-3-7 Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-9(c).] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13. Repealed by P.L.169-2016, SEC.9.

Ind. Code § 20-29-3-8 Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-9(d).] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13. Repealed by P.L.169-2016, SEC.10.

Ind. Code § 20-29-3-9 Compensation

Sec. 9. Each member of the board who is not a state employee is entitled to compensation equal to that of the board's executive director, computed on a daily rate and paid for every day actually spent serving on the board. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-9(d).] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.169-2016, SEC.11.

Ind. Code § 20-29-3-10 Quorum

Sec. 10. Three (3) members of the board constitute a quorum. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-9(e).] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.169-2016, SEC.12.

Ind. Code § 20-29-3-11 Powers

Sec. 11. The board has the following powers: (1) To adopt an official seal and prescribe the purposes for which the seal may be used. (2) To hold hearings and make inquiries as the board considers necessary to carry out properly the board's functions and powers. (3) To meet and exercise the board's powers at any other place in Indiana. (4) To conduct in any part of Indiana a proceeding, a hearing, an investigation, an inquiry, or an election necessary to the performance of the board's functions. (5) To subpoena witnesses and issue subpoenas requiring the production of books, papers, records, and documents that may be needed as evidence in any matter under inquiry, and to administer oaths and affirmations. In cases of neglect or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to a person, the circuit or superior court of the county in which the investigations or the public hearings are taking place, upon application by the board, shall issue an order requiring the person to: (A) appear before the board; and (B) produce evidence about the matter under investigation. A failure to obey the order may be punished by the court as a contempt. A subpoena, notice of hearing, or other process of the board issued under this chapter shall be served in the manner prescribed by the Indiana Rules of Trial Procedure. (6) To adopt, amend, or rescind rules the board considers necessary and administratively feasible to carry out this chapter under IC 4-22-2. (7) To request from any public agency the assistance, services, and data that will enable the board properly to carry out the board's functions and powers. (8) To review a collective bargaining agreement under IC 20-29-6-6.1. (9) To direct the activities of the executive director of the board. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-9(f).] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.213-2015, SEC.185; P.L.169-2016, SEC.13.

Ind. Code § 20-29-3-12 Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-9(g).] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13. Repealed by P.L.48-2011, SEC.39.

Ind. Code § 20-29-3-13 Repealed

[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-9(g).] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13. Repealed by P.L.48-2011, SEC.39.

Ind. Code § 20-29-3-14 Collection of information by the executive director

Sec. 14. (a) The board's executive director shall collect on behalf of the board: (1) statistical data on the resources of each school corporation; (2) the substance of any agreements reached by each school corporation; and (3) other relevant data as determined by the board or the board's executive director. (b) Parties to a collective bargaining agreement shall comply with the board's requests for information necessary to comply with subsection (a). [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-7.5-1-9(g).] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.169-2016, SEC.14.

Ind. Code § 20-29-3-15 Annual report

Sec. 15. (a) The board shall prepare an annual report covering the previous school year or collective bargaining period that includes at least the information described in subsection (b). Before November 15 each year, the board shall: (1) submit the report to the budget committee, department of education, state board, and legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6; and (2) publish the report on the state's interactive and searchable website containing local government information (the Indiana gateway for governmental units). (b) The report must cover at least the following information: (1) The total number of full-time public school teachers and the number of nonteaching full-time district level administrators. (2) The average tenure of all full-time public school teachers. (3) The number of first-year, full-time teachers hired during the previous calendar year. (4) The number of full-time teachers who retired during the interval between the immediately preceding collective bargaining period and the previous calendar year's collective bargaining period. (5) The overall average salary of nonteaching full-time district level administrators. (6) The overall average salary of full-time public school teachers. (7) The statewide average total compensation of full-time public school teachers, the statewide average daily teacher salary rate, and the statewide average annual teacher contract days. (8) The statewide average total compensation of full-time public school administrators, the statewide average daily nonteaching, full-time, district level administrator salary rate, and the statewide average annual administrator contract days. (9) The average salary and total compensation of full-time public school teachers for each school corporation. (10) The average salary and total compensation of nonteaching, full-time district level administrators, including separately the superintendent, for each school corporation. (11) The minimum full-time public school teacher salary. (12) The maximum full-time public school teacher salary. (13) The minimum nonteaching full-time district level administrative salary. (14) The maximum nonteaching full-time district level administrative salary. (15) The number of full-time public school teachers earning a salary under the statewide average. (16) The number of full-time public school teachers earning a salary in excess of the statewide average. (17) For each school corporation, the average salary paid to full-time public school teachers in each of the following tenure benchmarks: (A) First year. (B) Fifth year. (C) Tenth year. (D) Fifteenth year. (E) Twentieth year. (F) Twenty-fifth year. (G) Thirty (30) or more years of service. (18) For each school corporation, the nominal dollar figures for subdivisions (5), (6), (11), (12), (13), (14), and (17) in nationally recognized, open-source, state-specific cost of living index-adjusted dollars to compare to the figures described in subdivision (19). (19) Comparative data on overall full-time public school teacher salary averages and by each of the tenure benchmarks listed in subdivision (17) in both nominal dollars and nationally recognized, open-source, state-specific cost of living index-adjusted dollars for each of the following states: (A) Illinois. (B) Kentucky. (C) Michigan. (D) Ohio. (E) Wisconsin. (20) The total number of full-time teachers retained from the previous year. (21) The total number of newly hired teachers with previous work experience in teaching. (22) The total number of teaching candidates who: (A) are currently enrolled in a teacher preparation program; or (B) have recently completed a teacher preparation program. (23) The increase or decrease in kindergarten through grade 12 student enrollments. (24) The total number of teachers in Indiana. (25) The teacher workforce growth. (26) The administrator workforce growth. (27) For each school corporation, the number of vacant teaching positions by: (A) grade; (B) subject; and (C) required credential; with critical shortage areas, as determined by unfilled vacancies, highlighted for each school corporation. As used in this subsection, total compensation includes the monetary value of salary, wages, bonuses, stipends, supplemental payments, commissions, employment benefits, and any other form of remuneration paid for personal services. (c) The board may require schools to submit any school corporation specific information needed to complete the report. Parties to a collective bargaining agreement shall comply with the board's requests for information necessary to complete the report. As added by P.L.161-2019, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.155-2020, SEC.13; P.L.23-2026, SEC.190.

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