Bill Text: IN HB1283 | 2012 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Libraries and historic matters.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2012-03-15 - Signed by the Governor [HB1283 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2012-HB1283-Amended.html
Citations Affected: IC 3-9; IC 4-23; IC 5-15; IC 36-1; IC 36-12.
Effective: July 1, 2012.
January 11, 2012, read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government.
January 26, 2012, amended, reported _ Do Pass.
Digest Continued
records not more than 30 days after adoption by the oversight committee on public records. (Current law requires the county commission of public records to adopt retention schedules at the first meeting of the county commission after the commission receives the retention schedule.) Removes an application of prior statutes provision from Class 1 library law. Provides that four members of a Class 1 library board constitute a quorum. Provides that six members of a county contractual library board constitute a quorum. Makes changes to the list of persons who may use and be issued library cards at a Class 1 library. Allows Class 1 libraries to charge reduced fees to certain nonresident users of the library district. Requires the disposal of personal property at a Class 1 library to comply with certain requirements. Repeals certain merger requirements for libraries located in consolidated cities. Makes certain changes to the procedure to expand Class 1 libraries. Makes changes to the list of persons who may use and be issued library cards at a Class 2 library. Allows Class 2 libraries to charge reduced fees to certain nonresident users of the library district. Repeals laws concerning library service authorities. Changes the duties and procedures for the investigation and resolution of complaints by the library certification board. Makes conforming changes. Makes technical changes.
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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state
and local administration.
(1) IC 4-23-7-3.5 (Indiana Library and Historical Department).
such members shall be appointed for a term of one (1) year, one (1)
member for a term of two (2) years, one (1) member for a term of three
(3) years, and two (2) members for a term of four (4) years. Thereafter
(b) All members shall be appointed for terms of four (4) years. No
A person shall may not be appointed as a member of the Indiana
library and historical board unless he the person is a citizen of high
standing and probity and has a known and active interest in library or
historical work. The members of the board shall be appointed as
follows:
(1) One (1) member of the library and historical board shall be
appointed on recommendation of the state board of education.
(2) One (1) member must be appointed on the
recommendation of the State Library Federation.
(3) At least one (1) member shall must be appointed on
recommendation of the Indiana library, trustee association, one
(1) member shall be appointed on recommendation of the Indiana
library association, one (1) member shall be appointed on
recommendation of the Indiana historical society, and one (1)
member shall be selected and appointed by the governor. a
historian.
(4) At least one (1) member must be a public library trustee
appointed on the recommendation of the Indiana Library
Trustee Association.
(c) The members of the board shall serve without compensation, but
shall be entitled to receive their actual expenses necessarily incurred
in attending the meetings and transacting the business of the board, and
in participating in such other activities as may be in the interest of the
department.
(d) Any vacancy which may occur in the membership of the board
for any cause shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the
unexpired term. either on recommendation of the board, association or
society hereinbefore authorized to make recommendations, or by
selection by the governor, as hereinbefore provided.
(e) The board may prepare plans subject to the approval of the
governor and advise with the proper officials in the construction of
alterations and additions to the building and provide necessary
equipment and furnishings within the appropriations of funds for these
purposes.
(f) The board may receive and administer any state or federal aid
which may become available for the improvement and development of
library and historical services in Indiana.
2012]. Sec. 3.2. In perfecting the internal organization of the
department, the board may so apportion the duties of the department
and of the several divisions thereof that like services in the various
divisions may be performed by the same employee or employees for the
entire department.
council, shall may establish operating standards and rules for libraries
eligible to receive funds, either federal or state, under the provisions of
any program for which the Indiana state library is the administrator.
The Indiana state library shall monitor libraries eligible to receive
funds or receiving funds to ascertain whether or not the standards and
rules are being met.
(b) The board with the advice of the council on library automation
established under IC 4-23-7-30, shall may establish library automation
standards for libraries. The Indiana state library shall monitor
compliance with the standards.
(1) all loans including, at its discretion, the imposition of fines on borrowers for violation of the
(2) fees for lost or damaged materials; and
(3) the imposition of fees for third party use of materials for which the state library owns the copyright;
shall be established by the board. All funds accruing from
board or some person designated by the board.
(e) No employee of the state library may directly or indirectly solicit
subscription or contribution for any political party or political purpose,
or be forced in any way to make such contribution, or be required to
participate in any form of political activity.
(f) The state budget agency shall fix the compensation of the
director. The director shall fix the compensation of the employees of
the state library with the approval of the board and the state budget
agency.
(1) general policies of the state library;
(2) plans or programs for library development and interlibrary cooperation;
(3) library research;
(4) professional development for librarians;
(5) standards and rules for library services;
(6) administration and distribution of state and federal funds; and
(7) other matters as requested by the board and the state librarian.
(b) The advisory council consists of not more than fifteen (15) members.
(c) The board shall appoint the members of the council with nominations for appointment from library organizations and the state librarian.
(d) Members of the advisory council shall serve two (2) year terms. However, the board shall stagger the terms of the initial appointees.
(e) Notwithstanding subsection (d), if a member misses a majority of the advisory council's meetings in a calendar year, the board may remove the member and reappoint a member to serve the remainder of the term.
(f) A member of the advisory council is not entitled to compensation, per diem, or reimbursement for expenses.
(g) A quorum of the members must be present for the advisory council to take any official action. A quorum of the advisory council consists of a majority of the members appointed to the advisory council. An affirmative vote by a majority of the members present is needed for the advisory council to make a recommendation or take any official action.
marking historical sites in Indiana. As a part of this program, the
historical bureau shall fix a state format for historical markers. No
person may erect an historical marker in the state format without the
approval of the historical bureau. All historical markers in the state
format shall be provided by the historical bureau using appropriated
funds, local matching funds, donations, grants, or any other funds
provided for that purpose according to the guidelines and rules of the
historical marker program.
(b) The board may appoint a historical marker advisory committee
to serve without compensation. The committee may advise the board
and the director concerning the following:
(1) Guidelines and rules for the historical marker program.
(2) Appropriate sites to be marked.
(3) Other matters concerning the historical marker program as
requested by the board or the director.
(c) Historical markers approved under this section, become
including state format markers installed after 1945 and markers
installed by the Indiana Civil War centennial commission, are the
property of the state. Maintenance of state historical markers is part of
the historical marker program. The historical bureau may cooperate
with individuals, local and state agencies, and private institutions and
organizations for the maintenance of the historical markers. Funds
made available to the historical marker program, as approved by the
board, may be used for necessary maintenance.
(d) No historical marker may be erected on a highway of the state
highway system without the approval of the historical bureau as to its
historical accuracy. This provision is in addition to any other
requirement of law.
"Commission" means the commission on public records created by this chapter.
"Record" means all documentation of the informational, communicative or
transaction of public business or government functions, which
documentation is created, received, retained, maintained, or filed by
that agency or its successors as evidence of its activities or because of
the informational value of the data in the documentation, and which is
generated on:
(1) paper or paper substitutes;
(2) photographic or chemically based media;
(3) magnetic, electronic, or machine readable media; or
(4) any other materials, regardless of form or characteristics.
"Nonrecord materials" means all identical copies of forms, records,
reference books, and exhibit materials which are made, or acquired,
and preserved solely for reference use, exhibition purposes, or
publication and which are not included within the definition of record.
"Personal records" means:
(1) all documentary materials of a private or nonpublic character
which do not relate to or have an effect upon the carrying out of
the constitutional, statutory, or other official or ceremonial duties
of a public official, including: diaries, journals, or other personal
notes serving as the functional equivalent of a diary or journal
which are not prepared or utilized for, or circulated or
communicated in the course of, transacting government business;
or
(2) materials relating to private political associations, and having
no relation to or effect upon the carrying out of constitutional,
statutory, or other official or ceremonial duties of a public official
and are not deemed public records.
"Form" means every piece of paper, transparent plate, or film
containing information, printed, generated, or reproduced by whatever
means, with blank spaces left for the entry of additional information to
be used in any transaction involving the state.
"Agency" means any state office, department, division, board,
bureau, commission, authority, or other separate unit of state
government established by the constitution, law, or by executive or
legislative order.
"Public official" means:
(1) an individual holding a state office created by the Constitution
of Indiana, by act or resolution of the general assembly, or by the
governor;
(2) all officers of the executive and administrative branch of state
government; and
(3) all other officers, heads, presidents, or chairmen of agencies
of state government.
"Indiana state archives" means the program maintained by the commission for the preservation of those records and other government papers that have been determined by the commission to have sufficient permanent values to warrant their continued preservation by the state.
"Forms management" means the program maintained by the commission to provide continuity of forms design procedures from the form's origin up to its completion as a record by determining the:
(1) form's size, style, and size of type;
(2) format;
(3) type of construction;
(4) number of plies;
(5) quality, weight and type of paper and carbon; and
(6) use of the form for data entry as well as the distribution.
"Information management" means the program maintained by the commission for the application of management techniques to the purchase, creation, utilization, maintenance, retention, preservation, and disposal of forms and records undertaken to improve efficiency and reduce costs of recordkeeping, including management of filing and microfilming equipment and supplies, filing and information retrieval systems, files, correspondence, reports and forms management, historical documentation, micrographic retention programming, and critical records protection.
"Records center" means a program maintained by the commission primarily for the storage, processing, retrieving, servicing, and security of government records that must be retained for varying periods of time but should not be maintained in an agency's office equipment or space.
"Critical records" means records necessary to:
(1) resume or continue governmental operations;
(2) the reestablishing of the legal and financial responsibilities of government in the state; or
(3) protect and fulfill governmental obligations to the citizens of the state.
"Retention schedule" means a set of instructions prescribing how long, where, and in what form a record series shall be kept.
"Records series" means documents or records that are filed in a unified arrangement and having similar physical characteristics or relating to a similar function or activity.
"Records coordinator" means a person designated by an agency to serve as an information liaison person between the agency and the commission.
SECTION 17, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 5. (a) Subject to approval by the oversight
committee on public records created by section 18 of this chapter, the
commission shall do the following:
(1) Establish a forms management program for state government
and approve the design, typography, format, logo, data sequence,
form analysis, form number, and agency file specifications of
each form.
(2) Establish a central state form numbering system and a central
cross index filing system of all state forms, and standardize,
consolidate, and eliminate, wherever possible, forms used by state
government.
(3) Approve, provide, and in the manner prescribed by IC 5-22,
purchase photo-ready copy for all forms.
(4) Establish a statewide records management program,
prescribing the standards and procedures for record making and
record keeping. However, the investigative and criminal history
records of the state police department are exempted from this
requirement.
(5) Coordinate utilization of all micrographics and scanning
equipment in state government.
(6) Assist the Indiana department of administration in
coordinating utilization of all duplicating and printing equipment
in the executive and administrative branches.
(7) Advise the Indiana department of administration with respect
to the purchase of all records storage equipment.
(8) Establish and operate a distribution center for the receipt,
storage, and distribution of all material printed for an agency.
(9) Establish and operate a statewide archival program to be
called the Indiana state archives for the permanent government
records of the state, provide consultant services for archival
programs, conduct surveys, and provide training for records
coordinators.
(10) Establish and operate a statewide record preservation
laboratory.
(11) Prepare, develop, and implement record retention schedules.
(12) Establish and operate a central records center to be called the
Indiana state records center, which shall accept all records
transferred to it, provide secure storage and reference service for
the same, and submit written notice to the applicable agency of
intended destruction of records in accordance with approved
retention schedules.
(13) Demand, from any person,
(14) Have the authority to examine all forms and records housed or possessed by state agencies for the purpose of fulfilling the provisions of this chapter.
(15) In coordination with the office of technology established by IC 4-13.1-2-1, establish standards to ensure the preservation of adequate and permanent computerized and auxiliary automated information records of the agencies of state government.
(16) Notwithstanding IC 5-14-3-8, establish a schedule of fees for services provided to patrons of the Indiana state archives. A copying fee established under this subdivision may exceed the copying fee set forth in IC 5-14-3-8(c).
(b) In implementing a forms management program, the commission shall follow procedures and forms prescribed by the federal government.
(c) Fees collected under subsection (a)(16) shall be deposited in the state archives preservation and reproduction account established by section 5.3 of this chapter.
(b) All requests to destroy, transfer, or otherwise dispose of records that are not covered by an approved retention schedule are to be submitted to the county commission according to the procedure established under this chapter.
(c) Requests for exceptions to an approved retention schedule shall be submitted to the county commission. The commission may not consider requests for retention of records that are shorter in duration than the approved retention schedule.
(d) Local government officers shall submit documentation of destruction, transfer, or other disposal of records according to an approved retention schedule to the county commission with a copy submitted to the state archives.
(e) Whenever a local government includes parts of more than one
(1) county, the commission of the county that contains the greatest
percentage of population of the local government has jurisdiction over
the records of the local government for the purposes of this chapter.
(b) Public libraries provide free library services
(c) Library services include:
(1) collecting and organizing books and other library materials; and
(2) providing reference, loan, and related services to library patrons.
(d) Library services are provided by public libraries supported by public funds.
JULY 1, 2012]: Sec. 23. (a) Upon the creation of a new public library,
the library board shall meet not later than ten (10) days after a majority
of the appointees have taken an oath of office. The organizational
meeting may be called by any two (2) members. At the meeting, the
board shall:
(1) elect from the members of the board a president, a vice
president, a secretary, and other officers that the board determines
are necessary; and
(2) adopt bylaws for the board's procedure and management and
for the management of the public library.
Officers of the board shall be elected annually.
(b) A majority of the Four (4) library board members, constitutes
who are present in person, constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business. However, for a county contractual library board under
section 17 of this chapter, a quorum consists of six (6) members.
The library board shall meet:
(1) at least monthly; and
(2) at any other time a meeting is necessary.
Meetings may be called by the president or any two (2) board members.
All meetings of the board, except necessary executive sessions of the
officers, are open to the public.
(1) fix and collect fees and rental charges; and
(2) assess fines, penalties, and damages for the:
(A) loss of;
(B) injury to; or
(C) failure to return;
any library property or material.
(b) A library board may issue local library cards to:
(1) residents and real property taxpayers of the library district;
(2) Indiana residents who are not residents of the library district; and
(3) individuals who reside out of state and who are being
served through an agreement under IC 36-12-13.
(c) Except as provided in subsections subsection (d), and (e), a
library board must set and charge a fee for a local library card issued
under subsection (b)(2) and (b)(3). The minimum fee that the board
may set under this subsection is the greater of the following:
(1) The library district's operating fund expenditure per capita in
the most recent year for which that information is available in the
Indiana state library's annual "Statistics of Indiana Libraries".
(2) Twenty-five dollars ($25).
(d) A library board may issue a local library card without charge
or for a reduced fee or not charge a fee for a local library card under
subsection (c) that is issued to an Indiana resident who is: to an
individual who is not a resident of the library district and who is:
(1) a student enrolled in or a teacher in a public school
corporation or nonpublic school:
(A) that is located at least in part in the library district; and
(B) in which students in any grade preschool through
grade 12 are educated; or
(2) not a resident of the a library district. employee of the
district;
(e) A library board may charge a reduced fee or not charge a fee for
a local library card under subsection (c) that is issued to an Indiana
resident who is a student enrolled in a nonpublic school that is located
at least in part in the library district.
(f) A library board may issue a local library card under subsection
(b)(3) or (b)(4):
(1) to an individual who is not a resident of the library district;
and
(2) without charging a fee for the card;
if the board adopts a resolution that is approved by an affirmative vote
of a majority of the members appointed to the library board.
(e) A library card issued under subsection (b)(2), (b)(3), or (d)
expires one (1) year after issuance of the card.
(1) acquire real or personal property by purchase, devise, lease, condemnation, or otherwise; and
(2) own any real or personal property for purposes of the public library.
(b) The library board may:
(1) sell;
(2) exchange; or
(3) otherwise dispose of;
real and personal property no longer needed for library purposes in accordance with IC 36-1-11 and IC 5-22.
(c) The library board may transfer personal property no longer needed for library purposes for no compensation or a nominal fee to an Indiana nonprofit library organization that is:
(1) tax exempt; and
(2) organized and operated for the exclusive benefit of the library disposing of the property;
without complying with IC 36-1-11 or IC 5-22.
(d) The library board may:
(1) accept gifts of real or personal property; and
(2) hold, mortgage, lease, or sell the property as directed by the terms of the grant, gift, bequest, or devise;
when the action is in the interest of the public library.
(b) With the prior written approval of the library board and if the library board has adopted a resolution under subsection (a), claim payments may be made in advance of library board allowance for any of the following types of expenses:
(1) Property or services purchased or leased from the federal government or the federal government's agencies and the state, the state's agencies, or the state's political subdivisions.
(2) Dues, subscriptions, and publications.
(3) License or permit fees.
(4) Insurance premiums.
(5) Utility payments or connection charges.
(6) Federal grant programs where:
(A) advance funding is not prohibited; and
(B) the contracting party posts sufficient security to cover the amount advanced.
(7) Grants of state funds authorized by statute.
(8) Maintenance and service agreements.
(9) Legal retainer fees.
(10) Conference fees.
(11) Expenses related to the educational or professional
development of an individual employed by the library board,
including:
(A) inservice training;
(B) attending seminars or other special courses of instruction;
and
(C) tuition reimbursement;
if the library board determines that the expenditures under this
subdivision directly benefit the library.
(12) Leases or rental agreements.
(13) Bond or coupon payments.
(14) Payroll costs.
(15) State, federal, or county taxes.
(16) Expenses that must be paid because of emergency
circumstances.
(17) Expenses incurred to advertise and promote the programs
and services of the library.
(18) Other expenses described in a library board resolution.
Each payment of expenses lawfully incurred for library purposes must
be supported by a fully itemized invoice or other documentation. The
library director must certify to the library board before payment that
each claim for payment is true and correct. The certification must be on
a form prescribed by the state board of accounts. The library board
shall review and allow the claim at the library board's first regular or
special meeting following the payment of a claim under this section.
(c) Each payment of expenses lawfully incurred for library
purposes must be supported by a fully itemized invoice or other
documentation. The library director shall certify to the library
board before payment that each claim for payment is true and
correct. The certification must be on a form prescribed by the state
board of accounts.
(c) (d) Purchases of books, magazines, pamphlets, films, filmstrips,
microforms, microfilms, slides, transparencies, phonodiscs,
phonotapes, models, art reproductions, and all other forms of library
and audiovisual materials are exempt from the restrictions imposed by
IC 5-22.
(d) (e) The purchase of library automation systems must meet the
standards established by the Indiana library and historical board under
IC 4-23-7.1-11(b).
(b) Sections 5 through 12 of this chapter apply to Class 1 public libraries that seek to expand into more than one (1) township of a county by an alternative method to the method under sections 2 through 4 of this chapter.
(c) The expansion of a library district may occur by:
(1) the legislative body passing a resolution; or
(2) the petition and remonstrance process;
as provided in this chapter.
(b)
registered voter of the affected township or part of the affected
township subject to expansion may sign one (1) or both of the
following:
(1) A petition for acceptance of the proposal of expansion that
states that the registered voter is in favor of the establishment of
an expanded library district.
(2) A remonstrance in opposition to the proposal of expansion
that states that the registered voter is opposed to the establishment
of an expanded library district.
(b) A registered voter of the township or part of the township may
file a petition or a remonstrance, if any, with the clerk of the circuit
court in the county where the township is located. A petition for
acceptance of the proposal of expansion must be signed by at least
twenty percent (20%) of the registered voters of the township, or part
of the township, as determined by the most recent general election.
(c) The following apply to a petition that is filed under this section
or a remonstrance that is filed under subsection (b):
(1) The petition or remonstrance must show the following:
(A) The date on which each individual signed the petition or
remonstrance.
(B) The residence of each individual on the date the individual
signed the petition or remonstrance.
(2) The petition or remonstrance must include an affidavit of the
individual circulating the petition or remonstrance, stating that
each signature on the petition or remonstrance:
(A) was affixed in the individual's presence; and
(B) is the true signature of the individual who signed the
petition or remonstrance.
(3) Several copies of the petition or remonstrance may be
executed. The total of the copies constitute a petition or
remonstrance. A copy must include an affidavit described in
subdivision (2). A signer may file the petition or remonstrance, or
a copy of the petition or remonstrance. All copies constituting a
petition or remonstrance must be filed on the same day.
(4) The clerk of the circuit court in the county in which the
township is located shall do the following:
(A) If a name appears more than one (1) time on a petition or
on a remonstrance, the clerk must strike any duplicates of the
name until the name appears only one (1) time on a petition or
a remonstrance, or both, if the individual signed both a petition
and a remonstrance.
(B) Strike the name from either the petition or the
remonstrance of an individual who:
(i) signed both the petition and the remonstrance; and
(ii) personally, in the clerk's office, makes a voluntary
written and signed request for the clerk to strike the
individual's name from the petition or the remonstrance.
(C) Certify the number of signatures on the petition and on any
remonstrance that:
(i) are not duplicates; and
(ii) represent individuals who are registered voters in the
township or the part of the township on the day the
individuals signed the petition or remonstrance.
The clerk of the circuit court may only strike an individual's name
from a petition or a remonstrance as set forth in clauses (A) and
(B).
(d) The clerk of the circuit court shall complete the certification
required under subsection (c) not more than fifteen (15) days after the
petition or remonstrance is filed. The clerk shall:
(1) establish a record of certification in the clerk's office; and
(2) file the original petition, the original remonstrance, if any, and
a copy of the clerk's certification with the legislative body.
(b)
of an affected township or an affected part of the a township subject
to the expansion may sign one (1) or both of the following:
(1) A petition for acceptance of the proposal of expansion.
(2) A remonstrance petition in opposition to the proposal of
expansion.
(b) Registered voters shall file a petition or a remonstrance, if any,
with the clerk of the circuit court in the county where the townships are
located. A petition for acceptance of the proposal of expansion must be
signed by at least twenty percent (20%) of the registered voters of the
townships or parts of townships, as determined by the most recent
general election.
(1) fix and collect fees and rental charges; and
(2) assess fines, penalties, and damages for the:
(A) loss of;
(B) injury to; or
(C) failure to return;
any library property or material.
(1) residents and real property taxpayers of the library district;
(2) Indiana residents who are not residents of the library district; and
(3) individuals who reside out of state and who are being served through an agreement under IC 36-12-13.
(1) The library district's operating fund expenditure per capita in the most recent year for which that information is available in the Indiana state library's annual "Statistics of Indiana Libraries".
(2) Twenty-five dollars ($25).
(1) a student enrolled in or a teacher in a public school corporation or nonpublic school:
(A) that is located at least in part in the library district; and
(B) in which students in any grade preschool through grade 12 are educated; or
(2)
if the board adopts a resolution that is approved by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members appointed to the library board.
(e) A library card issued under subsection (b)(2), (b)(3), or (d) expires one (1) year after issuance of the card.
(1) The director
submission of the complaint to the board by the director. may
investigate any written complaint against a practitioner. The
director shall limit the investigation to aspects of the
practitioner's activities that appear to violate this chapter or
rules adopted under this chapter.
(2) The director shall notify the practitioner of the:
(A) nature and ramifications of the complaint; and of the
(B) duty of the board director to investigate and attempt to
resolve the complaint through negotiation.
(3) The director shall report any pertinent information regarding
the status of the complaint to the complainant.
(4) The director may investigate any written complaint against a
practitioner. The director shall limit the investigation to areas that
appear to be in violation of this chapter or rules adopted under
this chapter.
(5) (3) The director may:
(A) subpoena witnesses; or
(B) send for and compel the production of books, records,
papers, and documents;
in relation to an investigation under this chapter. The circuit or
superior court located in the county where a subpoena is to be
issued shall enforce the subpoena.
(4) If, after investigating, the director determines the
complaint has merit, the director shall notify the complainant,
practitioner, and the board. The director has forty-five (45)
days to attempt to resolve the complaint through negotiation.
(5) If, after investigating, the director determines the
complaint has no merit, the director shall notify the
complainant, practitioner, and the board that the complaint
has been dismissed.
(b) If a complaint is dismissed by the director under section 15 of this chapter, the complainant may file a written appeal with the board within thirty (30) days after the date of dismissal. The board shall then take jurisdiction of the complaint.
(c) During the forty-five (45) days after the board receives notification or appeal under subsection (a) or (b), the director shall not conduct an investigation or take any action, unless requested by the board.
(1) the complaint should be:
(A) dismissed;
(B) prosecuted; or
(C) investigated further; or
(2) a resolution to the complaint should be negotiated.
If the board determines that further investigation or negotiation is warranted, the board may, at a later date, prosecute or dismiss the complaint.