§ 5-26-2-3 — Members; terms; vacancies

(a) The commission is comprised of twelve (12)
members as follows:
(1) A sheriff appointed by the governor.
(2) A chief of police appointed by the governor.
(3) A fire chief appointed by the governor.
(4) A head of an emergency medical services provider appointed
by the governor.
(5) A mayor appointed by the governor.
(6) A county commissioner appointed by the governor.
(7) A representative of campus law enforcement appointed by the
governor.
(8) A representative of the private sector appointed by the
governor.
(9) The superintendent of the state police department.
(10) The special agent in charge of the Indiana office of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation or designee.
(11) An individual appointed by the speaker of the house of
representatives.
(12) An individual appointed by the president pro tempore of the
senate.
(b) Not more than four (4) members appointed under subsection
(a)(1) through (a)(8) may be members of the same political party.
(c) The terms of the members appointed under subsection (a)(1)
through (a)(8) are four (4) years in length and expire as follows:
(1) For a member described in subsection (a)(1) through (a)(4),
December 31, 2025, and each fourth year thereafter.
(2) For a member described in subsection (a)(5) through (a)(8),
December 31, 2027, and each fourth year thereafter.
(d) A member appointed under subsection (a)(11) or (a)(12) serves
a term of two (2) years. The term expires June 30 of an odd-numbered
year.
(e) A member of the commission may be reappointed to successive
terms. A vacancy on the commission shall be filled by the appropriate
appointing authority. An individual appointed to fill a vacancy serves
for the unexpired term of the individual's predecessor.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.117-1999, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.66-2017, SEC.9; P.L.42-2024, SEC.62.