Bill Text: IN SB0257 | 2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commission for higher education.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2010-03-25 - Effective 07/01/2010 [SB0257 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2010-SB0257-Enrolled.html
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AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning higher education.
(1) be
(2) serve on the governing board of;
any state public or private college or university in Indiana.
(1) the board of trustees or a committee of the board of trustees of any state educational institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-32); or
(2) the commission for higher education established under IC 21-18-2-1.
(b) A member of the board of trustees or the commission for higher education may participate in a meeting of the board or commission:
(1) at which at least a quorum is physically present at the place where the meeting is conducted; and
(2) by using a means of communication that permits:
(A) all other members participating in the meeting; and
(B) all members of the public physically present at the place
where the meeting is conducted;
to simultaneously communicate with each other during the
meeting.
(c) A member of a committee of the board of trustees may
participate in a committee meeting by using a means of communication
that permits:
(1) all other members participating in the meeting; and
(2) all members of the public physically present at the place
where the meeting is conducted;
to simultaneously communicate with each other during the meeting.
(d) A member who participates in a meeting under subsection (b) or
(c) is considered to be present at the meeting.
(e) The memoranda of the meeting prepared under IC 5-14-1.5-4
must state the name of:
(1) each member who was physically present at the place where
the meeting was conducted;
(2) each member who participated in the meeting by using a
means of communication described in subsection (b) or (c); and
(3) each member who was absent.
(1) construct buildings or facilities of a cost greater than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000); or
(2) purchase or lease-purchase land, buildings, or facilities the principal value of which exceeds two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000);
only if there are funds available for the project, the project meets any of the applicable conditions, and the project is reviewed by the commission for higher education and approved by the governor upon recommendation of the budget agency. The review by the commission
for higher education must be completed not later than ninety (90)
days after the project is submitted for review.
(b) If:
(1) any part of the cost of a project described in subsection (a) is
paid by state appropriated funds or by mandatory student fees
assessed all students; and
(2) the project is to:
(A) construct buildings or facilities of a cost greater than five
hundred thousand dollars ($500,000); or
(B) purchase or lease-purchase land, buildings, or facilities the
principal value of which exceeds three hundred thousand
dollars ($300,000);
the project must also be approved by the general assembly.
(c) This section does not limit the board of trustees in
supplementing a project approved by the general assembly from gifts
or other available funds so long as approval for the expansion of the
project is given by the governor on review by the commission for
higher education and recommendation of the budget agency.
(d) The review and approval requirements of this section do not
apply to a project to:
(1) construct buildings or facilities; or
(2) purchase or lease-purchase land, buildings, or facilities;
if the project involves the expansion or improvement of housing for
students undertaken entirely by a fraternity or sorority at the state
educational institution.
(1) the cost of the project exceeds seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000); and
(2) any part of the cost of the project is paid by state appropriated funds or by mandatory student fees assessed all students;
only if the project is reviewed by the commission for higher education and approved by the governor, on recommendation of the budget agency. The review by the commission for higher education must be completed not later than ninety (90) days after the project is submitted for review.
(b) If no part of the cost of a repair and rehabilitation project is paid by state appropriated funds or by mandatory student fees assessed all students, the review and approval requirements of this section apply only if the project exceeds one million dollars ($1,000,000).
(1) to lease, other than a project to lease-purchase, a building or facility; and
(2) for which the annual cost of the project exceeds one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000);
only if the project is reviewed by the commission for higher education and approved by the governor, on recommendation of the budget agency. The review by the commission for higher education must be completed not later than ninety (90) days after the project is submitted for review.
(1) accredited by the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships; or
(2) approved by the commission for higher education.
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