§ 5-2-1-14 — Executive director

Indiana § 5-2-1-14

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 5: STATE AND LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
• Art. 2: LAW ENFORCEMENT
• Ch. 1: Mandatory Training for Law Enforcement Officers

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There is hereby created the position of
executive director of the law enforcement training board. The executive
director shall be selected by the board and the executive director's
tenure of office shall be protected by a four (4) year, renewable
contract of employment which may be terminated earlier by the board
only for inefficiency, incompetence, neglect of duty, or other good
cause after having been accorded a hearing by the board upon
reasonable notice of the charge being made against the executive
director. A vote of at least eleven (11) members of the board shall be
necessary for the early termination of said contract of employment. The
executive director shall be selected on the basis of education, training,
and experience and shall have at least ten (10) years experience as an
active law enforcement officer, at least five (5) years of which shall
have been in an executive or administrative capacity. The executive
director shall perform such duties as may be assigned by the board and
shall be the chief administrative officer of the law enforcement
academy. The salary and compensation for the executive director, the
training staff, and employees shall be fixed by the board with the
approval of the governor. The executive director shall establish a table
of organization to be supplemented with job descriptions for each
position subordinate to that of the executive director, all of which shall
be subject to the approval of the board. All persons hired to fill such
approved vacancies shall be selected on the basis of qualifications and
merit based on training, education, and experience. Employees and
members of the training staff shall not be subject to discharge,
demotion, or suspension because of political affiliation, but may be
discharged, demoted, or suspended only for cause after charges
preferred in writing by the executive director. Any person so
discharged or disciplined shall have a right to a hearing before the
board if such person requests a hearing by giving notice to the
executive director within fifteen (15) days after receiving written notice
of discharge or disciplinary action. Procedures shall be consistent with
IC 4-21.5.
Formerly: Acts 1967, c.209, s.14; Acts 1973, P.L.30, SEC.2. As
amended by P.L.5-1988, SEC.29; P.L.52-2005, SEC.10; P.L.1-2006,
SEC.89; P.L.100-2012, SEC.13.