Indiana House Bill 1437 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 13 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-04 - First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
Pending: Senate Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

Training for local government officers. Adds a definition of "training course" for purposes of the training requirements that are applicable to the executive, legislative, and fiscal bodies of counties, cities and towns. Requires the Indiana office of community and rural affairs (office) to develop and make available courses to train members of the following county, city, and town bodies: (1) A plan commission and board of zoning appeals. (2) A county drainage board. Provides that the office may work in cooperation with public and private organizations and state educational institutions in developing and making the training courses available. Requires a member of a county, city, or town body to complete the training by the later of the following dates: (1) Twelve months after the member is elected or appointed. (2) July 1, 2020. Allows a county, city, or town to fix the compensation of a building inspector that has attained certification from the International Code Council at a salary that is higher than a building inspector that has not attained certification. Provides that an individual elected to the office of county auditor, treasurer, recorder, or surveyor must take a newly elected official training course before the individual first takes the office. Provides that money in the county elected officials training fund (fund) may be used to provide to county auditors, treasurers, recorders, and surveyors the following: (1) Travel, lodging, and related expenses associated with any training paid for from the fund. (2) Training of one or more designees of a county elected official if sufficient funds are appropriated by the county fiscal body. Provides that money in the fund may be used for the newly elected official training course expenses. Provides that the failure of an individual to complete the required training does not prevent the individual from taking an office to which the individual was elected. Provides that a county, city, or town may pay the training expenses of a member of the executive, legislative, or fiscal body from the county, city, or town's general fund without appropriation.

Training for local government officers. Adds a definition of "training course" for purposes of the training requirements that are applicable to the executive, legislative, and fiscal bodies of counties, cities and towns. Requires the Indiana office of community and rural affairs (office) to develop and make available courses to train members of the following county, city, and town bodies: (1) A plan commission and board of zoning appeals. (2) A county drainage board. Provides that the office may work in cooperation with public and private organizations and state educational institutions in developing and making the training courses available. Requires a member of a county, city, or town body to complete the training by the later of the following dates: (1) Twelve months after the member is elected or appointed. (2) July 1, 2020. Allows a county, city, or town to fix the compensation of a building inspector that has attained certification from the International Code Council at a salary that is higher than a building inspector that has not attained certification. Provides that an individual elected to the office of county auditor, treasurer, recorder, or surveyor must take a newly elected official training course before the individual first takes the office. Provides that money in the county elected officials training fund (fund) may be used to provide to county auditors, treasurers, recorders, and surveyors the following: (1) Travel, lodging, and related expenses associated with any training paid for from the fund. (2) Training of one or more designees of a county elected official if sufficient funds are appropriated by the county fiscal body. Provides that money in the fund may be used for the newly elected official training course expenses. Provides that the failure of an individual to complete the required training does not prevent the individual from taking an office to which the individual was elected. Provides that a county, city, or town may pay the training expenses of a member of the executive, legislative, or fiscal body from the county, city, or town's general fund without appropriation.

Rep. Karen Engleman [R]	Rep. Edward Clere [R]	Rep. Chris May [R]	Rep. Terry Goodin [D]
Sen. Chris Garten [R]

2019-02-12 - House - Third reading (Y: 93 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2019-02-07 - House - House - Committee Vote (Y: 12 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-04	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
2019-02-13	House	Referred to the Senate
2019-02-12	House	Representative Goodin added as coauthor
2019-02-12	House	Senate sponsor: Senator Garten
2019-02-12	House	Third reading: passed; Roll Call 156: yeas 93, nays 0
2019-02-11	House	Representative May added as coauthor
2019-02-11	House	Second reading: ordered engrossed
2019-02-07	House	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2019-01-29	House	Representative Clere added as coauthor
2019-01-15	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
2019-01-15	House	Authored by Representative Engleman

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2019/bills/house/1437/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/1/7/f/a/17faa686/HB1437.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/1/7/8/81785cfe/HB1437.01.INTR.pdf
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/c/8/0/a/c80a4c50/HB1437.02.COMH.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/5/a/c/35ac4ad5/HB1437.01.INTR.00.pdf
Roll Call	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/3/3/b/8/33b8770a/HB1437.156.pdf