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The Indiana Commission on the Social Status of Black Males (ICSSBM) consists of nineteen (19) members appointed as follows:

(1) Two (2) members of the senate, who are not members of the same political party, appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate with the advice of the minority leader of the senate.

(2) Two (2) members of the house of representatives who are not members of the same political party, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives with the advice from the minority leader of the house of representatives.

(3) The director of the divison of family resources or the director's designee.

(4) The director of the division of mental health and addiction or the director's designee.

(5) The commissioner of the state department of health or the commissioner's designee.

(6) The superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee.

(7) The commissioner of the department of correction or the commissioner's designee.

(8) The director of the civil rights commission or the director's designee.

(9) The commissioner of the Indiana department of administration or the commissioner's designee.

(10) The lieutenant governor or the lieutenant governor's designee.

(11) A minority business person, appointed by the governor.

(12) Three (3) persons appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate who are not members of the general assembly. Not more than two (2) persons appointed under this subdivision may be members of the same political party.

(13) Three (3) persons appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives who are not members of the general assembly. Not more than two (2) persons appointed under this subdivision may be members of the same political party.

Commissioners

Kenneth Allen
Indianapolis, Indiana

Dr. Tony Bennett
Superintendent, Indiana Department of Education

Representative Tim Brown, M.D.
Crawfordsville, Indiana

Michael Carr
Director, Division of Family Services

Kevin Moore
Director, Division of Mental Health

Gregory N. Larkin, M.D.
Commissioner, Indiana State Department of Health

Bruce Lemmon
Commissioner, Indiana Department of Correction

Mindy M. Lewis
Columbus, Indiana

Virgil Madden, Chairperson
Lieutenant Governor's Offic

Dwayne Sawyer
Brownsburg, Indiana

Elijah Neal, Jr.
Indianapolis, Indiana

Senator Scott Schneider
Indianapolis, Indiana

Jamal L. Smith
Executive Director, Indiana Civil Rights Commission

Joseph Smith
Fort Wayne, Indiana

Representative Vernon G. Smith, Vice-Chair
Gary, Indiana

Senator Greg Taylor
Indianapolis, Indiana

Wayne R. Wellington
Indianapolis, Indiana

Robert D. Wynkoop
Commissioner, Indiana Department of Administration

James E. Garrett, Jr., Executive Director
Indiana Commission on the Social Status of Black Males

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