February 5, 2013
HOUSE BILL No. 1246
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DIGEST OF HB 1246
(Updated February 4, 2013 12:33 pm - DI 77)
Citations Affected: IC 4-13.6; IC 4-37.
Synopsis: Indiana state museum. Provides an exemption to the Indiana
state museum and historic sites corporation (corporation) from the law
concerning certain public works contracts, policies, and practices.
Provides that the corporation is subject to an annual compliance audit
by the state board of accounts. (Current law requires a biennial audit.)
Adds authority for the corporation's board to improve, encumber,
transfer, and convey historic property. Allows the corporation's board
to designate an existing nonprofit corporation to solicit and accept
private funding. Provides that the Indiana state museum foundation is
subject to an annual compliance audit by the state board of accounts.
(Current law requires an annual audit.)
Effective: July 1, 2013.
Clere
January 14, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
February 5, 2013, reported _ Do Pass.
February 5, 2013
First Regular Session 118th General Assembly (2013)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1246
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state
offices and administration.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 4-13.6-2-3; (13)HB1246.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 4-13.6-2-3, AS AMENDED BY P.L.2-2007,
SECTION 41, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 3. (a) This article applies to every expenditure of
public funds, regardless of their source, including federal assistance
money, by any governmental body for any public works project.
(b) This article does not apply to the following:
(1) The Indiana commission for higher education.
(2) State educational institutions.
(3) Military officers and military and armory boards of the state.
(4) The state fair commission.
(5) Any entity established by the general assembly as a body
corporate and politic having authority and power to issue bonds
to be secured and repaid solely by revenues pledged for that
purpose. However, such an entity shall comply with this article if
the law creating the entity requires it to do so.
(6) The Indiana department of transportation, except to the extent
that the Indiana department of transportation uses the services
provided by the department under this article.
(7) The Indiana state museum and historic sites corporation.
SOURCE: IC 4-37-2-4; (13)HB1246.1.2. -->
SECTION 2. IC 4-37-2-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.167-2011,
SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 4. The corporation is subject to a biennial an
annual compliance audit by the state board of accounts.
SOURCE: IC 4-37-4-4; (13)HB1246.1.3. -->
SECTION 3. IC 4-37-4-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.167-2011,
SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 4. (a) The board may accept or refuse to accept an
offered gift of historic property to be administered by the board.
(b) Notwithstanding IC 4-20.5-7 and IC 5-22-22, the board may
improve, encumber, sell, lease, transfer, convey, or exchange historic
property administered by the board.
(c) Notwithstanding IC 5-22-22, the board may, in accordance with
the board's policies, sell, donate, or exchange artifacts in the state
museums' collections to or with other public or nonprofit museums or
historical societies.
(d) The board may by rule establish a procedure for evaluating the
merits of proposals to:
(1) accept gifts of;
(2) sell;
(3) encumber;
(4) transfer;
(5) convey; or
(3) (6) exchange;
artifacts or historic property.
(e) The board may donate or make short term loans of artifacts in
the museums' collections to other:
(1) public or nonprofit museums; or
(2) historical societies.
SOURCE: IC 4-37-8-1; (13)HB1246.1.4. -->
SECTION 4. IC 4-37-8-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.167-2011,
SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 1. The board may designate, by adopting a
resolution, an existing nonprofit corporation or establish a nonprofit
subsidiary corporation, known as or to be known as the Indiana state
museum foundation, that is exempt from federal income taxation under
Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code to solicit and accept
private funding, gifts, donations, bequests, devises, and contributions.
SOURCE: IC 4-37-8-5; (13)HB1246.1.5. -->
SECTION 5. IC 4-37-8-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.167-2011,
SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 5. The
foundation is subject to an annual
compliance audit by the state board of accounts.
shall annually audit
the foundation.