2011 Indiana Code
TITLE 4. STATE OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE 37. STATE MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SITES
CHAPTER 5. PERSONNEL MATTERS

IC 4-37-5
Chapter 5. Personnel Matters

IC 4-37-5-1
Corporation employees not state employees
Sec. 1. Employees of the corporation are not employees of the state.
As added by P.L.167-2011, SEC.1.

IC 4-37-5-2
Board duties
Sec. 2. The board shall do the following:
(1) Establish policies for the governance and management of the staffs of the state museums.
(2) Establish the rights and duties of corporation employees, including a pay scale and benefit package.
(3) Employ or contract with consultants, attorneys, or other persons as are required in the judgment of the board and pay compensation from funds available to the board.
As added by P.L.167-2011, SEC.1.

IC 4-37-5-3
Personnel system
Sec. 3. The board may develop a separate personnel system for employees of the corporation. The system may establish the rights, privileges, powers, and duties of the corporation employees, including pay scale and benefit package. If the board does not develop and adopt a personnel system, the employees of the corporation are subject to the state personnel system under IC 4-15-1.8. If the board does adopt a separate personnel system, the rules should mirror the state personnel rules as closely as possible.
As added by P.L.167-2011, SEC.1.

IC 4-37-5-4
Retirement fund; insurance; benefit plans
Sec. 4. (a) The board shall adopt a resolution providing that the corporation's employees who are eligible to participate in the public employees' retirement fund under the eligibility requirements set forth in IC 5-10.2 and IC 5-10.3 shall participate in the fund.
(b) The board shall adopt a resolution to allow the corporation's employees to participate in group insurance and other benefit plans, including the state employees' deferred compensation plan, that are available to state employees.
As added by P.L.167-2011, SEC.1.

IC 4-37-5-5
Board's oversight of chief executive officer; chief executive officer responsibilities
Sec. 5. (a) The board may hire, fix the compensation of, review the performance of, and dismiss, subject to the governor's approval,

a chief executive officer who:
(1) is the director of state museums;
(2) is the chief administrative officer of the corporation; and
(3) supervises and directs the work of the state museums' staffs and contractors.
(b) The chief executive officer may hire, fix the compensation of, review the performance of, and dismiss employees of the corporation.
As added by P.L.167-2011, SEC.1.

IC 4-37-5-6
Ethics rules and requirements
Sec. 6. The board and the employees of the corporation are:
(1) under the jurisdiction of and rules adopted by the state ethics commission; and
(2) subject to ethics rules and requirements that apply to the executive branch of state government.
However, the board may adopt additional ethics rules and requirements that are more stringent than those adopted by the state ethics commission.
As added by P.L.167-2011, SEC.1.

IC 4-37-5-7
Professional development
Sec. 7. The board may assist in the professional development of the museums' staffs.
As added by P.L.167-2011, SEC.1.