Indiana § 5-15-5.1-18 Oversight committee; composition; secretary; compensation and
expenses

Indiana Statutes

§ 5-15-5.1-18 — Oversight committee; composition; secretary; compensation and expenses

Indiana § 5-15-5.1-18

Title 5STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION

Art. 15PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC RECORDS

Ch. 5.1Indiana Archives and Records Administration

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Ind. Code § 5-15-5.1-18 (2026).

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(a)The oversight committee on public records consists ex officio of:

(1)the governor or the governor's designee;

(2)the secretary of state or the secretary's designee;

(3)the state examiner of the state board of accounts or the state examiner's designee;

(4)the director of the state library;

(5)the director of the Indiana archives and records administration;

(6)the commissioner of the department of administration or the commissioner's designee;

(7)the public access counselor;

(8)the chief information officer of the office of technology appointed under IC 4-13.1-2-3 or the chief information officer's designee; and

(9)a clerk of the circuit court or a county recorder who serves on a county commission of public records under IC 5-15-6, appointed by the governor.

(b)The oversight co

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(a) The oversight committee on public
records consists ex officio of:
(1) the governor or the governor's designee;
(2) the secretary of state or the secretary's designee;
(3) the state examiner of the state board of accounts or the state
examiner's designee;
(4) the director of the state library;
(5) the director of the Indiana archives and records
administration;
(6) the commissioner of the department of administration or the
commissioner's designee;
(7) the public access counselor;
(8) the chief information officer of the office of technology
appointed under IC 4-13.1-2-3 or the chief information officer's
designee; and
(9) a clerk of the circuit court or a county recorder who serves on
a county commission of public records under IC 5-15-6,
appointed by the governor.
(b) The oversight committee also consists of two (2) lay members
appointed by the governor for a term of four (4) years. One (1) lay
member shall be a professional journalist or be a member of an
association related to journalism.
(c) The oversight committee shall elect one (1) of its members to be
chairman. The director of the Indiana archives and records
administration shall be the secretary of the committee. The ex officio
members of the oversight committee shall serve without compensation
and shall receive no reimbursement for any expense which they may
incur. Each lay member is entitled to reimbursement for traveling and
other expenses as provided in the state travel policies and procedures,
established by the department of administration and approved by the
budget agency and each lay member is entitled to the minimum salary
per diem as provided in IC 4-10-11-2.1(b).
As added by Acts 1979, P.L.40, SEC.1. Amended by
P.L.114-2001, SEC.1; P.L.177-2005, SEC.18; P.L.171-2015, SEC.28;
P.L.42-2018, SEC.25.