Ind. Code ch. 22-4.1-22.5

Ind. Code § 22-4.1-22.5-1 Transfer of responsibilities from state workforce innovation council to governor's workforce cabinet

Sec. 1. (a) The state workforce innovation council established by IC 22-4.1-22-3 (before its repeal) is abolished. (b) The following are transferred on March 21, 2018, the effective date of P.L.152-2018, from the state workforce innovation council to the governor's workforce cabinet established by IC 4-3-27-3 (before its repeal): (1) All real and personal property of the state workforce innovation council. (2) All powers, duties, assets, and liabilities of the state workforce innovation council. (3) All appropriations to the state workforce innovation council. (c) All rules or policies that were adopted by the state workforce innovation council before March 21, 2018, shall be treated as though the rules were adopted by the governor's workforce cabinet established by IC 4-3-27-3 (before its repeal) until the governor's workforce cabinet (before its repeal) adopts new rules or policies. (d) After March 21, 2018, a reference to the state workforce innovation council in a statute or rule shall be treated as a reference to the governor's workforce cabinet established by IC 4-3-27-3 (before its repeal). As added by P.L.152-2018, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.10-2019, SEC.99; P.L.213-2025, SEC.281.

Ind. Code § 22-4.1-22.5-2 Rights, duties, and obligations of contracts entered into by state workforce innovation council before its abolishment

Sec. 2. (a) After March 21, 2018, the effective date of P.L.152-2018, a contract entered into by the state workforce innovation council (before its abolishment on March 21, 2018) is a contract of the governor's workforce cabinet established by IC 4-3-27-3 (before its repeal). (b) The repeal of IC 22-4.1-22 does not affect the right, duties, or obligations of the governor's workforce cabinet (before its repeal) or a person who before March 21, 2018, had a contract with the state workforce innovation council (before its abolishment on March 21, 2018). (c) A person or the governor's workforce cabinet established by IC 4-2-27-3 (before its repeal) may enforce a right to compel performance of a duty for a contract as if the repeal of IC 22-4.1-22 had not been enacted. As added by P.L.152-2018, SEC.34. Amended by P.L.10-2019, SEC.100; P.L.213-2025, SEC.282.