§ 20-19-2-2.2 — Membership; quorum; annual meetings

Indiana § 20-19-2-2.2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 20: EDUCATION
• Art. 19: STATE ADMINISTRATION OF ELEMENTARY
• Ch. 2: State Board of Education

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2. (a) The state board consists of the following
members:
(1) The secretary of education.
(2) Eight (8) members appointed by the governor. The following
provisions apply to members of the state board appointed under
this subdivision:
(A) At least six (6) members appointed under this subdivision
must have professional experience in the field of education as
provided in subsection (b).
(B) Members shall be appointed from different parts of Indiana
with not more than one (1) member being appointed from a
particular congressional district.
(C) Not more than five (5) members of the state board may be
appointed from the membership of any one (1) political party.
(D) Subject to subsection (h), at least one (1) member shall be
a practicing licensed special education teacher or special
education director at the time the member is appointed.
(3) One (1) member, who is not a member of the general
assembly, appointed by the speaker of the house of
representatives.
(4) One (1) member, who is not a member of the general
assembly, appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate.
(b) For purposes of subsection (a), an individual is considered to
have professional experience in the field of education if the individual
has teaching or leadership experience at a postsecondary educational
institution or is currently employed as, or is retired from a position as:
(1) a teacher;
(2) a principal;
(3) an assistant superintendent; or
(4) a superintendent.
(c) A quorum consists of six (6) members of the state board. An
action of the state board is not official unless the action is authorized
by at least six (6) members.
(d) The members of the state board shall elect a chairperson and
vice chairperson annually from the members of the state board. The
vice chairperson shall act as chairperson in the absence of the
chairperson.
(e) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (f), each member
appointed under subsection (a)(2) through (a)(4) serves a four (4) year
term. The term begins on July 1.
(f) A member appointed under subsection (a)(2) through (a)(4) may
be removed from the state board by the member's appointing authority
for just cause. Vacancies in the appointments to the state board shall be
filled by the appointing authority. A member appointed under this
subsection serves for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(g) The state board shall meet at a minimum at least one (1) time
each year. The state board shall establish the date of the next meeting
during a meeting of the state board. In addition to the annual meeting
required under this subsection, the state board shall meet at the call of
the chairperson.
(h) This subsection expires July 1, 2024. The governor shall appoint
a member who has the qualifications described in subsection (a)(2)(D)
for the first appointment made by the governor to fill a vacancy on the
state board after March 31, 2020.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.224-2015, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.82-2020, SEC.1; P.L.156-2020, SEC.73; P.L.43-2021, SEC.45; P.L.213-2025, SEC.160.