Indiana § 20-24-2.1-1 Establishment; membership

Indiana Statutes

§ 20-24-2.1-1 — Establishment; membership

Indiana § 20-24-2.1-1

Title 20EDUCATION

Art. 24CHARTER SCHOOLS

Ch. 2.1Indiana Charter School Board

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(a)The Indiana charter school board is established for the purpose of authorizing charter schools throughout Indiana.

(b)The charter board is a statewide charter school authorizer composed of the following nine (9) members appointed to four (4) year terms:

(1)Four (4) members appointed by the governor. Not more than two (2) members appointed under this subdivision may be members of the same political party.

(2)One (1) member who has previous experience with or on behalf of charter schools appointed by the secretary of education.

(3)Four (4) members, who may not be legislators, appointed as follows:

(A)One (1) member appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate.

(B)One (1) member appointed by the minority leader of the senate.

(C)One (1) member appointed by the speaker of th

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(a) The Indiana charter school board is
established for the purpose of authorizing charter schools throughout
Indiana.
(b) The charter board is a statewide charter school authorizer
composed of the following nine (9) members appointed to four (4) year
terms:
(1) Four (4) members appointed by the governor. Not more than
two (2) members appointed under this subdivision may be
members of the same political party.
(2) One (1) member who has previous experience with or on
behalf of charter schools appointed by the secretary of education.
(3) Four (4) members, who may not be legislators, appointed as
follows:
(A) One (1) member appointed by the president pro tempore of
the senate.
(B) One (1) member appointed by the minority leader of the
senate.
(C) One (1) member appointed by the speaker of the house of
representatives.
(D) One (1) member appointed by the minority leader of the
house of representatives.
A member appointed under this subsection may not be removed by the
member's appointing authority without cause before the end of the full
four (4) year term.
(c) The governor shall appoint the chairperson of the charter board.
(d) A majority of the members appointed to the charter board
constitutes a quorum. The affirmative votes of a majority of the
members present are required for the charter board to take action.
(e) Each member of the charter board who is not a state employee
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 provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses
actually incurred in connection with the member's duties as provided
in the state policies and procedures established by the Indiana
department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
(f) Members appointed to the charter board must collectively
possess strong experience and expertise in:
(1) public and nonprofit governance;
(2) management;
(3) finance;
(4) public school leadership;
(5) higher education;
(6) school assessments, curriculum, and instruction; and
(7) public education law.