§ 20-29-3-11 — Powers

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).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.13. Amended by P.L.213-2015, SEC.185; P.L.169-2016, SEC.13.