AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state offices and administration.
speaker of the house of representatives to serve in a nonvoting
advisory capacity.
(7) Two (2) members of the senate, no more than one (1) from the
same political party, appointed by the president pro tempore of
the senate to serve in a nonvoting advisory capacity.
Not more than four (4) six (6) of the seven (7) ten (10) members
appointed or designated by the governor may be of the same political
party. Appointed members of the commission shall serve four (4) year
terms. A vacancy occurs if a legislative member leaves office for any
reason. Any vacancy on the commission shall be filled in the same
manner as the original appointment.
(b) Each member of the commission who is not a state employee is
entitled to the following:
(1) The minimum salary per diem provided by
IC 4-10-11-2.1
(b).
(2) Reimbursement for traveling expenses and other expenses
actually incurred in connection with the member's duties as
provided under
IC 4-13-1-4
and in the state travel policies and
procedures established by the Indiana department of
administration and approved by the budget agency.
(c) Each legislative member of the commission is entitled to receive
the same per diem, mileage, and travel allowances established by the
legislative council and paid to members of the general assembly
serving on interim study committees. The allowances specified in this
subsection shall be paid by the legislative services agency from the
amounts appropriated for that purpose.
(d) A member of the commission who is a state employee but who
is not a member of the general assembly is not entitled to any of the
following:
(1) The minimum salary per diem provided by
IC 4-10-11-2.1
(b).
(2) Reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under
IC 4-13-1-4.
(3) Other expenses actually incurred in connection with the
member's duties.
(e) The commission shall meet at least four (4) times each year and
at other times as the chairman deems necessary.
(f) The duties of the commission shall include but not be limited to
the following:
(1) Identify minority and women's business enterprises in the
state.
(2) Assess the needs of minority and women's business
enterprises.
(3) Initiate aggressive programs to assist minority and women's
business enterprises in obtaining state contracts.
(4) Give special publicity to procurement, bidding, and qualifying
procedures.
(5) Include minority and women's business enterprises on
solicitation mailing lists.
(6) Define the duties, goals, and objectives of the deputy
commissioner of the department as created under this chapter to
assure compliance by all state agencies with state and federal
legislation and policy concerning the awarding of contracts to
minority and women's business enterprises.
(7) Establish annual goals:
(A) for the use of minority and women's business enterprises;
and
(B) derived from a statistical analysis of utilization study of
state contracts that are required to be updated every five (5)
years.
(8) Prepare a review of the commission and the various affected
departments of government to be submitted to the governor and
the legislative council on March 1 and October 1 of each year,
evaluating progress made in the areas defined in this subsection.
(g) The department shall develop size standards based on 13 CFR
121.
(h) The department shall adopt rules of ethics under
IC 4-22-2
for
commission members other than commission members appointed
under subsection (a)(6) or (a)(7).
(i) The department shall furnish administrative support and staff as
is necessary for the effective operation of the commission.