§ 5-25-3-5 — Officers; executive director; bond; staff; retirement system; contracts; donations and grants; bylaws; reports

(a) The commission shall elect annually, from
its members, a chair, a vice chair, and a treasurer.
(b) The commission shall appoint an executive director and fix the
executive director's duties and compensation. The executive director
serves at the pleasure of the commission.
(c) The executive director, the treasurer, and other personnel as the
commission designates shall be bonded. The commission shall
determine the amounts of the bonds.
(d) The commission may employ staff as necessary for the purposes
of the commission.
(e) Irrespective of the civil service, personnel, or other merit system
laws of any of the party states, the executive director, with the approval
of the commission, has the following powers over the employees of the
commission as necessary for the performance of the commission's
functions:
(1) Appoint, remove, or discharge.
(2) Direct the duties and hours of operation.
(3) Fix the compensation and benefits for personnel.
(f) The commission may establish and maintain, independently or
in conjunction with a party state, a suitable retirement system for its
employees. Employees of the commission are eligible for Social
Security coverage in respect to old age and survivor's insurance if the
commission takes the steps necessary under the laws of the United
States to participate in a program of insurance as a governmental
agency or unit. The commission may establish and maintain or
participate in additional programs of employee benefits as the
commission considers appropriate.
(g) The commission may borrow, accept, or contract for the services
of personnel from any state, the United States, or any other
governmental agency, or from any person, firm, association,
partnership, limited liability company, or corporation.
(h) The commission may accept donations and grants of money,
equipment, supplies, materials, and service from:
(1) any state;
(2) the United States or any other governmental agency; or
(3) any person, firm, association, partnership, limited liability
company, or corporation;
and may receive, use, and dispose of the same.
(i) Any donation, grant or other source of funds accepted by the
commission under subsection (h), or any services borrowed under
subsection (g), must be reported in the annual report of the
commission. The report must include the nature, amount, disposal, and
conditions of the donation, grant, or services borrowed and the identity
of the donor or lender.
(j) The commission shall adopt bylaws for its business and has the
power to amend and rescind the bylaws. The commission shall publish
its bylaws in convenient form and shall file a copy of the bylaws and a
copy of any amendment to the bylaws, with the appropriate agency or
officer and with the advisory body under section 2(b) of this chapter in
each of the party states.
(k) The commission shall make reports as follows:
(1) Report annually to the governor, the advisory body under
section 2(b) of this chapter, and the legislature of each party state
covering the activities of the commission for the preceding year
and listing such recommendations as may have been made by the
commission.
(2) At the request of a party state, the commission must make a
report in addition to the annual report to the party state.
(3) Upon its own request, the commission may make additional
reports to the party states.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.50-1997, SEC.1.