The Census Data Advisory Committee is required by statute to do the following:
(1) Advise and assist the Bureau of the Census in the preparation and
organization of decennial census data for use by the General Assembly in
reapportionment.
(2) Work with the Bureau of the Census in defining the boundaries of census
blocks in Indiana.
(3) Coordinate Indiana's efforts to obtain an accurate population count in each
decennial census.
(4) Work with other state and federal agencies to assist in the local review
program conducted in Indiana.
(5) Work with the Code Revision Commission to prepare legislation for
introduction in the regular session of the general assembly that meets during the
year of the effective date of the decennial census to propose amendments to
Indiana law to reflect the population information obtained as a result of the
decennial census.
(6) Study costs and other relevant aspects of acquisition by the state of a
geographic information system.
(7) Make recommendations to the General Assembly concerning changes or
amendments to Indiana election law.