personnel who have attained the levels of professional licensing,
certification, or education specified in this chapter. The fund may
be used for this purpose and, for a:
(1) county, only for the purposes set forth in IC 8-14-1-4; and
(2) municipality, only for the purposes set forth in IC 8-14-1-5.
(b) The fund shall be administered by the auditor of state.
(c) The expenses of the fund shall be paid from money in the
fund.
(d) The treasurer of state shall invest the money in the fund not
currently needed to meet the obligations of the fund in the same
manner as other public money may be invested. Interest that
accrues from these investments shall be deposited in the fund.
(e) The fund consists of appropriations made under sections
8(b), 9(b), 10(b), and 11(b) of this chapter.
Sec. 8. (a) The county highway engineers account is established
within the fund.
(b) There is annually appropriated from the counties' share of
the April distribution of the motor vehicle highway account three
million two hundred twenty thousand dollars ($3,220,000) to be
held by the auditor of state in the county highway engineers
account.
(c) The auditor of a county that employs a county highway
engineer shall annually certify the county's employment of the
county highway engineer to the auditor of state. The certification
must show:
(1) the name and address of the county highway engineer; and
(2) the serial number of the engineer's certificate of
registration issued by the state board of registration for
professional engineers.
(d) Upon receipt of an annual certification of employment
described in subsection (c) from a county auditor, the auditor of
state shall distribute from the county highway engineers account to
the county a grant-in-aid subsidy of thirty-five thousand dollars
($35,000), which may be used by the county for payment of the
county highway engineer's annual salary. If a county highway
engineer is employed by two (2) counties acting jointly, the amount
distributed to each county is seventeen thousand five hundred
dollars ($17,500).
(e) Any balance in the county highway engineers account at the
end of a calendar year shall be returned to the counties' share of
the motor vehicle highway account to be distributed in January of
the following year.
Sec. 9. (a) The county highway supervisors account is
established within the fund.
(b) There is annually appropriated from the counties' share of
the April distribution of the motor vehicle highway account one
million three hundred eighty thousand dollars ($1,380,000) to be
held by the auditor of state in the county highway supervisors
account.
(c) The auditor of a county that employs a county highway
supervisor who has attained an educational designation described
in subsection (d)(1) or (d)(2) shall annually certify the county's
employment of the county highway supervisor to the auditor of
state. The certification must show:
(1) the name and address of the county highway supervisor;
and
(2) the educational designation the county highway supervisor
has attained in the road scholar program offered by the
Indiana local technical assistance program, Purdue
University.
(d) Upon receipt of an annual certification of employment
described in subsection (c) from the county auditor, the auditor of
state shall distribute from the county highway supervisors account
to the county a grant-in-aid subsidy, which may be used by the
county for payment of the county highway supervisor's annual
salary. If used for the payment of the county highway supervisor's
salary, it may be used in one (1) of the following amounts:
(1) Fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000), if the county highway
supervisor has attained the designation of master road builder
in the road scholar program offered by the Indiana local
technical assistance program, Purdue University.
(2) Seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500), if the county
highway supervisor has attained the designation of road
builder in the road scholar program offered by the Indiana
local technical assistance program, Purdue University.
(e) Any balance in the county highway supervisors account at
the end of a calendar year shall be returned to the counties' share
of the motor vehicle highway account to be distributed in January
of the following year.
Sec. 10. (a) The municipal engineers account is established
within the fund.
(b) There is annually appropriated from the cities' share of the
September distribution of the motor vehicle highway account one
million fifty thousand dollars ($1,050,000) to be held by the auditor
of state in the municipal engineers account.
(c) A fiscal officer of a municipality that employs a registered
professional engineer in the position of municipal engineer shall
annually certify the municipality's employment of the municipal
engineer to the auditor of state. The certification must show:
(1) the name and address of the municipal engineer; and
(2) the serial number of the engineer's certificate of
registration issued by the state board of registration for
professional engineers.
(d) Upon receipt of an annual certification of employment
described in subsection (c) from a municipal fiscal officer, the
auditor of state shall distribute from the municipal engineers
account to the municipality a grant-in-aid subsidy of thirty-five
thousand dollars ($35,000), which may be used by the municipality
for payment of the annual salary of the municipal engineer who is
a registered professional engineer.
(e) Any balance in the account at the end of a calendar year shall
be returned to the cities' share of the motor vehicle highway
account to be distributed in January of the following year.
Sec. 11. (a) The municipal street supervisors account is
established within the fund.
(b) There is annually appropriated from the cities' share of the
September distribution of the motor vehicle highway account one
million three hundred eighty thousand dollars ($1,380,000) to be
held by the auditor of state in the municipal street supervisors
account.
(c) A fiscal officer of a municipality that employs a municipal
street supervisor who has attained an educational designation
described in subsection (d) shall annually certify the municipality's
employment of the municipal street supervisor to the auditor of
state. The certification must show:
(1) the name and address of the municipal street supervisor;
and
(2) the educational designation the municipal street supervisor
has attained in the road scholar program offered by the
Indiana local technical assistance program, Purdue
University.
(d) Upon receipt of an annual certification of employment
described in subsection (c) from a fiscal officer of a municipality,
the auditor of state shall distribute from the municipal street
supervisors account to the municipality a grant-in-aid subsidy,
which may be used by the municipality for payment of the
municipal street supervisor's annual salary, in one (1) of the
following amounts:
(1) Fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000), if the municipal street
supervisor has attained the designation of master road builder
in the road scholar program offered by the Indiana local
technical assistance program, Purdue University.
(2) Seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500), if the
municipal street supervisor has attained the designation of
road builder in the road scholar program offered by the
Indiana local technical assistance program, Purdue
University.
(e) Any balance in the account at the end of a calendar year shall
be returned to the cities' share of the motor vehicle highway
account to be distributed in January of the following year.
Sec. 12. (a) As used in this section, "consumer price index"
refers to the seasonally unadjusted United States City Average
Consumer Price Index for All Urban Workers for all items with
reference to the index base period 1982-1984 (equal to 100), as
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States
Department of Labor.
(b) The dollar amounts in sections 8, 9, 10, and 11 of this chapter
correspond to the value of the consumer price index in January
2006.
(c) The dollar amounts in sections 8, 9, 10, and 11 of this chapter
are subject to annual adjustment as determined in STEP FOUR of
the following formula:
STEP ONE: Determine the consumer price index for January
2006. If the Bureau of Labor Statistics changes the index base
period of the consumer price index from that specified in
subsection (a), adjust the consumer price index for January
2006 to conform with the new index base period.
STEP TWO: Determine the consumer price index for January
of the year in question.
STEP THREE: Divide the STEP TWO amount by the STEP
ONE amount.
STEP FOUR: Multiply the number to be adjusted by the
STEP THREE amount, rounding to the nearest hundred
dollars ($100).".