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IC 21-18.5-5
     Chapter 5. Board for Proprietary Education

IC 21-18.5-5-1
Establishment of board for proprietary education
    
Sec. 1. The board for proprietary education is established.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58.

IC 21-18.5-5-2
Member
    
Sec. 2. (a) The board for proprietary education consists of the following seven (7) members:
        (1) The state superintendent or the superintendent's designee.
        (2) The executive officer of the commission for higher education or the executive officer's designee.
        (3) Five (5) members appointed by the governor.
    (b) The members appointed by the governor under subsection (a) serve for a term of four (4) years.
    (c) Not more than three (3) of the members appointed by the governor may be members of the same political party.
    (d) Of the five (5) members appointed by the governor:
        (1) one (1) must have been engaged for a period of at least five (5) years immediately preceding appointment in an executive or a managerial position in a postsecondary proprietary educational institution subject to IC 21-18.5-6;
        (2) one (1) must have been engaged in administering or managing an industrial employee training program for a period of at least five (5) years immediately preceding appointment; and
        (3) three (3) must be representatives of the public at large who are not representatives of the types of postsecondary credit bearing proprietary educational institutions to be accredited.
For purposes of subdivision (3), an elected or appointed state or local official or a member of a private or public school may not be appointed as a representative of the public at large.
    (e) An appointment to fill a vacancy occurring on the board for proprietary education is for the unexpired term.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58.

IC 21-18.5-5-3
Member salary and benefits
    
Sec. 3. (a) A member of the board for proprietary education who is not a state employee is entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is also entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties as provided in the state policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
    (b) Each member of the board for proprietary education who is a

state employee is entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties as provided in the state policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58.

IC 21-18.5-5-4
Officers; rulemaking; meetings
    
Sec. 4. (a) The board for proprietary education may select officers from the board for proprietary education's membership as the board for proprietary education considers necessary.
    (b) The board for proprietary education may adopt reasonable rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter and IC 21-18.5-6.
    (c) The board for proprietary education:
        (1) may meet as necessary upon call of the chairperson; and
        (2) shall meet at least four (4) times a year.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58.

IC 21-18.5-5-5
Executive director
    
Sec. 5. An associate commissioner of the commission (as defined in IC 21-18.5-2-7) shall serve as the executive director of the board for proprietary education.
As added by P.L.107-2012, SEC.58.