(a)Notwithstanding IC 22-2-5-2, the
correctional institution and:
(1)an employee if there is no representative described under
subdivision (2) or (3) for that employee;
(2)the exclusive representative of its certificated employees with
respect to those employees; or
(3)a labor organization representing its noncertificated
employees with respect to those employees;
may agree in writing to a wage payment arrangement.
(b)A wage payment arrangement under subsection (a) may provide
that compensation earned during a school year may be paid:
(1)using equal installments or any other method; and
(2)over:
(A)all or part of that school year; or
(B)any other period that begins not earlier than the first day of
that school year and ends not later than thirteen (13) months
after the wage paymen
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(a) Notwithstanding IC 22-2-5-2, the
correctional institution and:
(1) an employee if there is no representative described under
subdivision (2) or (3) for that employee;
(2) the exclusive representative of its certificated employees with
respect to those employees; or
(3) a labor organization representing its noncertificated
employees with respect to those employees;
may agree in writing to a wage payment arrangement.
(b) A wage payment arrangement under subsection (a) may provide
that compensation earned during a school year may be paid:
(1) using equal installments or any other method; and
(2) over:
(A) all or part of that school year; or
(B) any other period that begins not earlier than the first day of
that school year and ends not later than thirteen (13) months
after the wage payment arrangement period begins.
Such an arrangement may provide that compensation earned in a
calendar year is paid in the next calendar year, so long as all the
compensation is paid within the thirteen (13) month period beginning
with the first day of the school year.
(c) A wage payment arrangement under subsection (a) must be
structured in such a manner so that it is not considered:
(1) a nonqualified deferred compensation plan for purposes of
Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code; or
(2) deferred compensation for purposes of Section 457(f) of the
Internal Revenue Code.
(d) Absent an agreement under subsection (a), the correctional
institution remains subject to IC 22-2-5-1.
(e) Wage payments required under a wage payment arrangement
entered into under subsection (a) are enforceable under IC 22-2-5-2.
(f) If an employee leaves employment for any reason, either
permanently or temporarily, the amount due the employee under IC 22-2-5-1 and IC 22-2-9-2 is the total amount of the wages earned and
unpaid.
(g) Employment with the correctional institution may not be
conditioned upon the acceptance of a wage payment arrangement under
subsection (a).
(h) An employee may revoke a wage payment arrangement under
subsection (a) at the beginning of each school year.