§ 4-23-28-4 — Members; removal; vacancy

Indiana § 4-23-28-4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 23: BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
• Ch. 28: Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs

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(a) The commission consists of twenty (20)
members appointed as follows:
(1) Two (2) members of the senate who may not be affiliated with
the same political party, to be appointed by the president pro
tempore of the senate.
(2) Two (2) members of the house of representatives who may not
be affiliated with the same political party, to be appointed by the
speaker of the house of representatives.
(3) Four (4) members of the Hispanic/Latino community who are
not members of the general assembly, to be appointed by the
president pro tempore of the senate.
(4) Four (4) members of the Hispanic/Latino community who are
not members of the general assembly, to be appointed by the
speaker of the house of representatives.
(5) The secretary of family and social services or a designee of the
secretary who is a Hispanic or Latino employee of the office of
the secretary of family and social services.
(6) The commissioner of the Indiana department of health or a
designee of the commissioner who is a Hispanic or Latino
employee of the Indiana department of health.
(7) The secretary of education or a designee of the secretary who
is a Hispanic or Latino employee of the department of education.
(8) The commissioner of the department of correction or a
designee of the commissioner who is a Hispanic or Latino
employee of the department of correction.
(9) The director of the civil rights commission or a designee of the
director who is a Hispanic or Latino employee of the civil rights
commission.
(10) The lieutenant governor or a designee of the lieutenant
governor who is a Hispanic or Latino employee of the lieutenant
governor.
(11) A Hispanic or Latino business person, appointed by the
governor.
(12) The commissioner of workforce development or a designee
of the commissioner who is a Hispanic or Latino employee of the
department of workforce development, who shall serve as an ex
officio member of the commission.
In making their appointments under this section, the president pro
tempore of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives
shall attempt to have the greatest possible number of counties
represented on the commission.
(b) If a legislative member of the commission ceases to be a
member of the chamber from which the member was appointed, the
member also ceases to be a member of the commission.
(c) A member of the commission may be removed at any time by the
appointing authority who appointed the member.
(d) If a vacancy on the commission occurs, the appointing authority
who appointed the former member whose position has become vacant
shall appoint an individual to fill the vacancy. An individual appointed
to fill a vacancy serves on the commission for the remainder of the
unexpired term of the individual's predecessor.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.247-2003, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.1-2006, SEC.84; P.L.43-2021, SEC.20; P.L.56-2023, SEC.33; P.L.42-2024, SEC.49.