Second Regular Session 114th General Assembly (2006)


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    HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1397



     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 4-2-6-1; (06)HE1397.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 4-2-6-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.222-2005, SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, and unless the context clearly denotes otherwise:
         (1) "Advisory body" means an authority, a board, a commission, a committee, a task force, or other body designated by any name of the executive department that is authorized only to make nonbinding recommendations.
        (1) (2) "Agency" means an authority, a board, a branch, a bureau, a commission, a committee, a council, a department, a division, an office, a service, or other instrumentality of the executive, including the administrative, department of state government. The term includes a body corporate and politic set up as an instrumentality of the state and a private, nonprofit, government related corporation. The term does not include any of the following:
            (A) The judicial department of state government.
            (B) The legislative department of state government.
            (C) A state educational institution (as defined in IC 20-12-0.5-1).
            (D) A political subdivision.
        (2) (3) "Appointing authority" means the chief administrative officer of an agency. The term does not include a state officer.
        (3) (4) "Assist" means to:
            (A) help;
            (B) aid;
            (C) advise; or
            (D) furnish information to;
        a person. The term includes an offer to do any of the actions in clauses (A) through (D).
        (4) (5) "Business relationship" means includes the following:
            (A)
Dealings of a person with an agency seeking, obtaining, establishing, maintaining, or implementing:
                (A) (i) a pecuniary interest in a contract or purchase with the agency; or
                (B) (ii) a license or permit requiring the exercise of judgment or discretion by the agency.
             (B) The relationship a lobbyist has with an agency.
            (C) The relationship an unregistered lobbyist has with an agency.

        (5) (6) "Commission" refers to the state ethics commission created under section 2 of this chapter.
        (6) (7) "Compensation" means any money, thing of value, or financial benefit conferred on, or received by, any person in return for services rendered, or for services to be rendered, whether by that person or another.
        (7) (8) "Employee" means an individual, other than a state officer, who is employed by an agency on a full-time, a part-time, a temporary, an intermittent, or an hourly basis. The term includes an individual who contracts with an agency for personal services.
        (8) (9) "Employer" means any person from whom a state officer or employee or the officer's or employee's spouse received compensation. For purposes of this chapter, a customer or client of a self-employed individual in a sole proprietorship or a professional practice is not considered to be an employer.
        (9) (10) "Financial interest" means an interest:
            (A) in a purchase, sale, lease, contract, option, or other transaction between an agency and any person; or
            (B) involving property or services.
        The term includes an interest arising from employment or prospective employment for which negotiations have begun. The term does not include an interest of a state officer or employee in the common stock of a corporation unless the combined holdings

in the corporation of the state officer or the employee, that individual's spouse, and that individual's unemancipated children are more than one percent (1%) of the outstanding shares of the common stock of the corporation. The term does not include an interest that is not greater than the interest of the general public or any state officer or any state employee.
        (10) (11) "Information of a confidential nature" means information:
            (A) obtained by reason of the position or office held; and
            (B) which:
                (i) a public agency is prohibited from disclosing under IC 5-14-3-4(a);
                (ii) a public agency has the discretion not to disclose under IC 5-14-3-4(b) and that the agency has not disclosed; or
                (iii) is not in a public record, but if it were, would be confidential.
        (11) (12) "Person" means any individual, proprietorship, partnership, unincorporated association, trust, business trust, group, limited liability company, or corporation, whether or not operated for profit, or a governmental agency or political subdivision.
        (12) (13) "Political subdivision" means a county, city, town, township, school district, municipal corporation, special taxing district, or other local instrumentality. The term includes an officer of a political subdivision.
        (13) (14) "Property" has the meaning set forth in IC 35-41-1-23.
        (14) (15) "Represent" means to do any of the following on behalf of a person:
            (A) Attend an agency proceeding.
            (B) Write a letter.
            (C) Communicate with an employee of an agency.
        (15) (16) "Special state appointee" means a person who is:
            (A) not a state officer or employee; and
            (B) elected or appointed to an authority, a board, a commission, a committee, a council, a task force, or other body designated by any name that:
                (i) is authorized by statute or executive order; and
                (ii) functions in a policy or an advisory role in the executive (including the administrative) department of state government, including a separate body corporate and politic.
        (16) (17) "State officer" means any of the following:
            (A) The governor.


            (B) The lieutenant governor.
            (C) The secretary of state.
            (D) The auditor of state.
            (E) The treasurer of state.
            (F) The attorney general.
            (G) The superintendent of public instruction.
        (17) (18) The masculine gender includes the masculine and feminine.
        (18) (19) The singular form of any noun includes the plural wherever appropriate.
     (b) The definitions in IC 4-2-7 apply throughout this chapter.
SOURCE: IC 4-2-6-2; (06)HE1397.1.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 4-2-6-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.222-2005, SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 2. (a) There is created a state ethics commission.
    (b) The commission is composed of five (5) members appointed by the governor.
    (c) No more than three (3) commission members shall be of the same political party. A person who:
        (1) holds an elected or appointed office of the state;
        (2) is employed by the state; or
        (3) is registered as a lobbyist under IC 2-7-2-1; IC 4-2-7;
may not be a member of the commission. The governor shall designate one (1) member of the commission as the chairperson. Each appointment to the commission is for a period of four (4) years. A vacancy shall be filled by the governor for the unexpired term.
    (d) The inspector general shall provide rooms and staff assistance for the commission.
SOURCE: IC 4-2-6-4; (06)HE1397.1.3. -->     SECTION 3. IC 4-2-6-4, AS AMENDED BY P.L.222-2005, SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 4. (a) The commission may do any of the following:
        (1) Upon a vote of four (4) members, refer any matter within the inspector general's authority to the inspector general for investigation.
        (2) Receive and hear any complaint filed with the commission by the inspector general that alleges a violation of:
             (A) this chapter;
             (B) a rule adopted under this chapter; or
        any other statute or rule establishing standards of official conduct of state officers, employees, an executive branch lobbyist (as defined in IC 4-2-7-1), or special state appointees.
             (C) IC 4-2-7;
            (D) a rule adopted under IC 4-2-7;
            (E) IC 4-2-8; or
            (F) a rule adopted under IC 4-2-8.

        (3) Obtain information and, upon a vote of four (4) members, compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of pertinent books and papers by a subpoena enforceable by the circuit or superior court of the county where the subpoena is to be issued.
        (4) Recommend legislation to the general assembly relating to the conduct and ethics of state officers, employees, and special state appointees, including whether additional specific state officers or employees should be required to file a financial disclosure statement under section 8 of this chapter. and persons who have business relationships with agencies.
        (5) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter.
        (6) Prescribe and provide forms for statements required to be filed under this chapter.
        (7) (6) Accept and file information:
            (A) voluntarily supplied; and
            (B) that exceeds the requirements of this chapter.
        (8) Inspect financial disclosure forms.
        (9) Notify persons who fail to file forms required under this chapter.
        (10) Develop a filing, a coding, and an indexing system required by this chapter and IC 35-44-1-3(f).
        (11) (7) Conduct research.
        (12) Prepare interpretive and educational materials and programs.
    (b) The commission shall do the following:
        (1) Act as an advisory body by issuing advisory opinions to interpret this chapter, IC 4-2-7, or the commission's rules or any other statute or rule establishing standards of official conduct, adopted under this chapter or IC 4-2-7, upon:
            (A) request of:
                (i) a state officer or a former state officer;
                (ii) an employee or a former employee;
                (iii) a person who has or had a business relationship with an agency; or
                (iv) a special state appointee or former special state appointee; or
                 (v) the inspector general; or
            (B) motion of the commission.
        (2) Conduct its proceedings in the following manner:
            (A) When a complaint is filed with the commission, the commission may:
                (i) reject, without further proceedings, a complaint that the commission considers frivolous or inconsequential;
                (ii) reject, without further proceedings, a complaint that the commission is satisfied has been dealt with appropriately by an agency;
                (iii) upon the vote of four (4) members, determine that the complaint does not allege facts sufficient to constitute a violation of this chapter or the code of ethics and dismiss the complaint; or
                (iv) forward a copy of the complaint to the attorney general, the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the alleged violation occurred, the state board of accounts, a state officer, the appointing authority, or other appropriate person for action, and stay the commission's proceedings pending the other action.
            (B) If a complaint is not disposed of under clause (A), a copy of the complaint shall be sent to the person alleged to have committed the violation.
            (C) If the complaint is not disposed of under clause (A), the commission may promptly refer the alleged violation for additional investigation by the inspector general. If the commission finds by a majority vote that probable cause exists to support an alleged violation, it shall convene set a public hearing on the matter. within sixty (60) days after making the determination. The respondent shall be notified within fifteen (15) days of the commission's determination. Except as provided in this section, the commission's evidence relating to an investigation is confidential.
            (D) A complaint filed with the commission is open for public inspection after the commission finds that probable cause exists. However, a complaint filed by the inspector general that contains confidential information under IC 4-2-7-8 may be redacted to exclude the confidential information. Every hearing and other proceeding in which evidence is received by the commission is open to the public. Investigative reports by the inspector general that are not filed with the commission may be kept confidential.
            (E) A:
                (i) complaint that is filed with; or
                (ii) proceeding that is held by;
            the commission before the commission has found probable cause is confidential unless the target of the investigation elects to have information disclosed, or the commission elects to respond to public statements by the person who filed the complaint.
            (F) The commission may acknowledge:
                (i) the existence and scope of an investigation before the finding of probable cause; or
                (ii) that the commission did not find probable cause to support an alleged violation.
            (G) If a hearing is to be held, the respondent may examine and make copies of all evidence in the commission's possession relating to the charges. At the hearing, the charged party shall be afforded appropriate due process protection consistent with IC 4-21.5, including the right to be represented by counsel, the right to call and examine witnesses, the right to introduce exhibits, and the right to cross-examine opposing witnesses.
            (H) After the hearing, the commission shall state its findings of fact. If the commission, based on competent and substantial a preponderance of the evidence, finds by a majority vote that the respondent has violated this chapter, IC 4-2-7, IC 4-2-8, or a rule adopted under this chapter, or any other statute or rule establishing standards of official conduct of state officers, employees, or special state appointees, IC 4-2-7, or IC 4-2-8, it shall state its findings in writing in a report, which shall be supported and signed by a majority of the commission members and shall be made public.
            (I) If the commission, based on competent and substantial a preponderance of the evidence, finds by a majority vote a violation of this chapter, IC 4-2-7, IC 4-2-8, or a rule adopted under this chapter, or any other statute or rule establishing standards of official conduct of state officers, employees, or special state appointees, IC 4-2-7, or IC 4-2-8, the commission may also take any of the actions provided in section 12 of this chapter.
            (J) The report required under clause (H) shall be presented to:
                (i) the respondent;
                (ii) the appointing authority or state officer of the employee, former employee, or special state appointee;
                 (iii) the appointing authority or state officer of an agency or office that has a business relationship with the person

sanctioned; and
                (iii) (iv) the governor.
            (K) The commission may also forward the report to any of the following:
                (i) The prosecuting attorney of each county in which the violation occurred.
                (ii) The state board of accounts.
                (iii) The state personnel director.
                (iv) The attorney general.
                (v) A state officer.
                (vi) The appointing authority of the state employee or agency that has a business relationship with the person sanctioned.
                (vii) Any other appropriate person.
            (L) If the commission finds the respondent has not violated a code or statutory provision or a rule adopted under this chapter, IC 4-2-7, or IC 4-2-8, it shall dismiss the charges.
        (3) Review all conflict of interest disclosures received by the commission under IC 35-44-1-3, maintain an index of those disclosures, and issue advisory opinions and screening procedures as set forth in section 9 of this chapter.
    (c) Notwithstanding IC 5-14-3-4(b)(8)(C), the records of the commission concerning the case of a respondent that are not confidential under IC 5-14-3-4(b)(2)(C) shall be available for inspection and copying in accordance with IC 5-14-3.

SOURCE: IC 4-2-6-4.3; (06)HE1397.1.4. -->     SECTION 4. IC 4-2-6-4.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 4.3. (a) This section applies to a commission meeting at which at least three (3) members of the commission are physically present at the place where the meeting is being conducted. The commission may not conduct a hearing under section 4(b)(2)(G) of this chapter under this section.
    (b) A commission member may participate in a commission meeting by using a means of communication that permits:
        (1) all other commission members participating in the meeting; and
        (2) all members of the public physically present at the place where the meeting is being conducted;
to communicate simultaneously with each other during the meeting.
    (c) A commission member who participates in a meeting under subsection (b) is considered to be present at the meeting.
    (d) A commission member who participates in a meeting under subsection (b) may act as a voting member on official action only if at least two (2) commission members physically present at the place where the meeting is being conducted concur in the official action.
    (e) The memoranda of the meeting prepared under IC 5-14-1.5-4 must also state the name of each member who:
        (1) was physically present at the place where the meeting was conducted;
        (2) participated in the meeting by using a means of communication described in subsection (b); or
        (3) was absent.
    (f) A commission member who participates in a meeting under subsection (b) may not cast the deciding vote on any official action.

SOURCE: IC 4-2-6-4.5; (06)HE1397.1.5. -->     SECTION 5. IC 4-2-6-4.5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 4.5. Whenever an appointing authority or a state officer receives a report under section 4(b)(2)(G) 4(b)(2)(H) of this chapter, the appointing authority or state officer shall report to the commission the action taken in response to the report. The commission may require in the report that the appointing authority or the state officer submit the response required by this section in a reasonable, specified amount of time.
SOURCE: IC 4-2-6-5.5; (06)HE1397.1.6. -->     SECTION 6. IC 4-2-6-5.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.222-2005, SECTION 5, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 5.5. (a) A current state officer, employee, or special state appointee shall not knowingly:
        (1) accept other employment involving compensation of substantial value if the responsibilities of that employment are inherently incompatible with the responsibilities of public office or require the individual's recusal from matters so central or critical to the performance of the individual's official duties that the individual's ability to perform those duties would be materially impaired;
        (2) accept employment or engage in business or professional activity that would require the individual to disclose confidential information that was gained in the course of state employment; or
        (3) use or attempt to use the individual's official position to secure unwarranted privileges or exemptions that are:
            (A) of substantial value; and
            (B) not properly available to similarly situated individuals outside state government.
    (b) A written advisory opinion issued by the inspector general

commission or the individual's supervisor appointing authority or agency ethics officer granting approval of outside employment is conclusive proof that an individual is not in violation of subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2).

SOURCE: IC 4-2-6-6; (06)HE1397.1.7. -->     SECTION 7. IC 4-2-6-6 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 6. No state officer or employee, former state officer or employee, or special state appointee, or former special state appointee shall accept any compensation from any employment, transaction, or investment which was entered into or made as a result of material information of a confidential nature.
SOURCE: IC 4-2-6-7; (06)HE1397.1.8. -->     SECTION 8. IC 4-2-6-7 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 7. (a) This section does not apply to a special state appointee who serves only as a member of an advisory body.
    (b)
A state officer, or employee, or special state appointee may not receive compensation:
        (1) for the sale or lease of any property or service which substantially exceeds that which the state officer, or employee, or special state appointee would charge in the ordinary course of business; and
        (2) from any person whom he the state officer, employee, or special state appointee knows or, in the exercise of reasonable care and diligence should know, has a business relationship with the agency in which the state officer, or employee, or special state appointee holds a position.
SOURCE: IC 4-2-6-8; (06)HE1397.1.9. -->     SECTION 9. IC 4-2-6-8, AS AMENDED BY P.L.222-2005, SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 8. (a) The following persons shall file a written financial disclosure statement:
        (1) The governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, attorney general, and state superintendent of public instruction.
        (2) Any candidate for one (1) of the offices in subdivision (1) who is not the holder of one (1) of those offices.
        (3) Any person who is the appointing authority of an agency.
        (4) The director of each division of the department of administration.
        (5) Any purchasing agent within the procurement division of the department of administration.
         (6) Any agency employee, special state appointee, former agency employee, or former special state appointee with final purchasing authority.
        (6) (7) An employee required to do so by rule adopted by the commission. inspector general.
    (b) The statement shall be filed with the commission inspector general as follows:
        (1) Not later than February 1 of every year, in the case of the state officers and employees enumerated in subsection (a).
        (2) If the individual has not previously filed under subdivision (1) during the present calendar year and is filing as a candidate for a state office listed in subsection (a)(1), before filing a declaration of candidacy under IC 3-8-2 or IC 3-8-4-11, petition of nomination under IC 3-8-6, or declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate under IC 3-8-2-2.5, or before a certificate of nomination is filed under IC 3-8-7-8, in the case of a candidate for one (1) of the state offices (unless the statement has already been filed when required under IC 3-8-4-11).
        (3) Not later than sixty (60) days after employment or taking office, unless the previous employment or office required the filing of a statement under this section.
        (4) Not later than thirty (30) days after leaving employment or office, unless the subsequent employment or office requires the filing of a statement under this section.
The statement must be made under affirmation.
    (c) The statement shall set forth the following information for the preceding calendar year or, in the case of a state officer or employee who leaves office or employment, the period since a previous statement was filed:
        (1) The name and address of any person known:
            (A) to have a business relationship with the agency of the state officer or employee or the office sought by the candidate; and
            (B) from whom the state officer, candidate, or the employee, or that individual's spouse or unemancipated children received a gift or gifts having a total fair market value in excess of one hundred dollars ($100).
        (2) The location of all real property in which the state officer, candidate, or the employee or that individual's spouse or unemancipated children has an equitable or legal interest either amounting to five thousand dollars ($5,000) or more or comprising ten percent (10%) of the state officer's, candidate's, or the employee's net worth or the net worth of that individual's spouse or unemancipated children. An individual's primary personal residence need not be listed, unless it also serves as income property.
        (3) The names and the nature of the business of the employers of the state officer, candidate, or the employee and that individual's spouse.
        (4) The following information about any sole proprietorship owned or professional practice operated by the state officer, candidate, or the employee or that individual's spouse:
            (A) The name of the sole proprietorship or professional practice.
            (B) The nature of the business.
            (C) Whether any clients are known to have had a business relationship with the agency of the state officer or employee or the office sought by the candidate.
            (D) The name of any client or customer from whom the state officer, candidate, employee, or that individual's spouse received more than thirty-three percent (33%) of the state officer's, candidate's, employee's, or that individual's spouse's nonstate income in a year.
        (5) The name of any partnership of which the state officer, candidate, or the employee or that individual's spouse is a member and the nature of the partnership's business.
        (6) The name of any corporation (other than a church) of which the state officer, candidate, or the employee or that individual's spouse is an officer or a director and the nature of the corporation's business.
        (7) The name of any corporation in which the state officer, candidate, or the employee or that individual's spouse or unemancipated children own stock or stock options having a fair market value in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000). However, if the stock is held in a blind trust, the name of the administrator of the trust must be disclosed on the statement instead of the name of the corporation. A time or demand deposit in a financial institution or insurance policy need not be listed.
        (8) The name and address of the most recent former employer.
        (9) Additional information that the person making the disclosure chooses to include.
Any such state officer, candidate, or employee may file an amended statement upon discovery of additional information required to be reported.
    (d) A person who:
        (1) fails to file a statement required by rule or this section in a timely manner; or
        (2) files a deficient statement;
upon a majority vote of the commission, is subject to a civil penalty at a rate of not more than ten dollars ($10) for each day the statement remains delinquent or deficient. The maximum penalty under this subsection is one thousand dollars ($1,000).
    (e) A person who intentionally or knowingly files a false statement commits a Class A infraction.
SOURCE: IC 4-2-6-11; (06)HE1397.1.10. -->     SECTION 10. IC 4-2-6-11, AS AMENDED BY P.L.222-2005, SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 11. (a) As used in this section, "particular matter" means:
        (1) an application;
        (2) a business transaction;
        (3) a claim;
        (4) a contract;
        (5) a determination;
        (6) an enforcement proceeding;
        (7) an investigation;
        (8) a judicial proceeding;
        (9) a lawsuit;
        (10) a license;
        (11) an economic development project; or
        (12) a public works project.
The term does not include the proposal or consideration of a legislative matter or the proposal, consideration, adoption, or implementation of a rule or an administrative policy or practice of general application.
    (b) This subsection applies only to a person who served as a state officer, employee, or special state employee appointee after January 10, 2005. A former state officer, employee, or special state appointee may not accept employment or receive compensation:
        (1) as a lobbyist; (as defined in IC 4-2-7-1);
        (2) from an employer if the former state officer, employee, or special state appointee was:
            (A) engaged in the negotiation or the administration of one (1) or more contracts with that employer on behalf of the state or an agency; and
            (B) in a position to make a discretionary decision affecting the:
                (i) outcome of the negotiation; or
                (ii) nature of the administration; or
        (3) from an employer if the former state officer, employee, or special state appointee made a regulatory or licensing decision that directly applied to the employer or to a parent or subsidiary of the employer;
before the elapse of at least three hundred sixty-five (365) days after the date on which the former state officer, employee, or special state appointee ceases to be a state officer, employee, or special state appointee.
    (c) A former state officer, employee, or special state appointee may not represent or assist a person in a particular matter involving the state if the former state officer, employee, or special state appointee personally and substantially participated in the matter as a state officer, employee, or special state appointee, even if the former state officer, employee, or special state appointee receives no compensation for the representation or assistance.
    (d) A former state officer, employee, or special state appointee may not accept employment or compensation from an employer if the circumstances surrounding the employment or compensation would lead a reasonable person to believe that:
        (1) employment; or
        (2) compensation;
is given or had been offered for the purpose of influencing the former state officer, employee, or special state appointee in the performance of his or her duties or responsibilities while a state officer, an employee, or a special state appointee.
    (e) A written advisory opinion issued by the inspector general commission certifying that:
        (1) employment of;
        (2) representation by; or
        (3) assistance from;
the former state officer, employee, or special state appointee does not violate this section is conclusive proof that a former state officer, employee, or special state appointee is not in violation of this section.
     (f) Subsection (b) does not apply to a special state appointee who serves only as a member of an advisory body.
    (g) An employee's or a special state appointee's state officer or appointing authority may waive application of subsection (b) or (c) in individual cases when consistent with the public interest. Waivers must be in writing and filed with the commission. The inspector general may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish criteria for post employment waivers.
     (h) Subsection (b) does not apply to a special state appointee who:
        (1) was a special state appointee before January 10, 2005; and
        (2) is a special state appointee after January 9, 2005.
This subsection expires January 1, 2007.

SOURCE: IC 4-2-6-11.5; (06)HE1397.1.11. -->     SECTION 11. IC 4-2-6-11.5, AS ADDED BY P.L.222-2005, SECTION 10, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 11.5. (a) This section applies only to a person special state appointee appointed after January 10, 2005.
    (b) As used in this section, "advisory body" means a board, a commission, a committee, an authority, or a task force of the executive department that is authorized only to make nonbinding recommendations.
    (c) (b) Except as provided in subsection (d) (c), a lobbyist (as defined in IC 4-2-7-1) may not serve as a member of a board, a commission, a committee, an authority, or a task force of the executive department. special state appointee.
    (d) (c) A lobbyist (as defined in IC 4-2-7-1) may serve as a member of an advisory body.
SOURCE: IC 4-2-6-12; (06)HE1397.1.12. -->     SECTION 12. IC 4-2-6-12, AS AMENDED BY P.L.222-2005, SECTION 11, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 12. If the commission finds a violation of this chapter, IC 4-2-7, or IC 4-2-8, or a rule adopted under this chapter or any other statute or rule governing official conduct of state officers, employees, or special state appointees, IC 4-2-7, or IC 4-2-8, in a proceeding under section 4 of this chapter, the commission may take any of the following actions:
        (1) Impose a civil penalty upon a respondent not to exceed three (3) times the value of any benefit received from the violation.
        (2) Cancel a contract.
        (3) Bar a person from entering into a contract with any an agency or a state officer for a period specified by the commission.
        (4) Order restitution or disgorgement.
        (5) Reprimand, suspend, or terminate an employee or a special state appointee.
        (6) Reprimand or recommend the impeachment of a state officer.
        (7) Bar a person from future state employment as an employee or future appointment as a special state appointee.
         (8) Revoke a license or permit issued by an agency.
        (9) Bar a person from obtaining a license or permit issued by an agency.
        (10) Revoke the registration of a person registered as a lobbyist under IC 4-2-8.
        (11) Bar a person from future lobbying activity with a state officer or agency.

SOURCE: IC 4-2-6-13; (06)HE1397.1.13. -->     SECTION 13. IC 4-2-6-13, AS AMENDED BY P.L.222-2005, SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE

UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 13. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a state officer, an employee, or a special state appointee shall not retaliate or threaten to retaliate against an employee, or a former employee, a special state appointee, or a former special state appointee because the employee, or former employee, special state appointee, or former special state appointee did any of the following:
        (1) Filed a complaint with the commission or the inspector general.
        (2) Provided information to the commission or the inspector general.
        (3) Testified at a commission proceeding.
    (b) A state officer, an employee, or a special state appointee may take appropriate action against an employee who took any of the actions listed in subsection (a) if the employee or special state appointee:
        (1) did not act in good faith; or
        (2) knowingly or recklessly provided false information or testimony to the commission.
    (c) A person who violates this section is subject to action under section 12 of this chapter.
    (d) A person who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class A misdemeanor. In addition to any criminal penalty imposed under IC 35-50-3, a person who commits a misdemeanor under this section is subject to action under section 12 of this chapter.

SOURCE: IC 4-2-7-3; (06)HE1397.1.14. -->     SECTION 14. IC 4-2-7-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.222-2005, SECTION 14, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 3. The inspector general shall do the following:
        (1) Initiate, supervise, and coordinate investigations.
        (2) Recommend policies and carry out other activities designed to deter, detect, and eradicate fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, and misconduct in state government.
        (3) Receive complaints alleging the following:
            (A) A violation of the code of ethics.
            (B) Bribery (IC 35-44-1-1).
            (C) Official misconduct (IC 35-44-1-2).
            (D) Conflict of interest (IC 35-44-1-3).
            (E) Profiteering from public service (IC 35-44-1-7).
            (F) A violation of the executive branch lobbying rules.
            (G) A violation of a statute or rule relating to the purchase of goods or services by a current or former employee, state

officer, special state appointee, lobbyist, or person who has a business relationship with an agency.
        (4) If the inspector general has reasonable cause to believe that a crime has occurred or is occurring, report the suspected crime to:
            (A) the governor; and
            (B) appropriate state or federal law enforcement agencies and prosecuting authorities having jurisdiction over the matter.
        (5) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement IC 4-2-6 and this chapter.
        (6) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2
and section 5 of this chapter to implement a code of ethics.
        (6) (7) Ensure that every:
            (A) employee;
            (B) state officer;
            (C) special state appointee; and
            (D) person who has a business relationship with an agency;
        is properly trained in the code of ethics.
        (7) (8) Provide advice to an agency on developing, implementing, and enforcing policies and procedures to prevent or reduce the risk of fraudulent or wrongful acts within the agency.
        (8) (9) Recommend legislation to the governor and general assembly to strengthen public integrity laws , including the code of ethics for state officers, employees, special state appointees, and persons who have a business relationship with an agency, including whether additional specific state officers, employees, or special state appointees should be required to file a financial disclosure statement under IC 4-2-6-8.
        (9) (10) Annually submit a report to the legislative council detailing the inspector general's activities. The report must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
         (11) Prescribe and provide forms for statements required to be filed under IC 4-2-6 or this chapter.
        (12) Accept and file information:
            (A) voluntarily supplied;
            (B) that exceeds the requirements of this chapter.
        (13) Inspect financial disclosure forms.
        (14) Notify persons who fail to file forms required under IC 4-2-6 or this chapter.
        (15) Develop a filing, a coding, and an indexing system required by IC 4-2-6 and IC 35-44-1-3.
        (16) Prepare interpretive and educational materials and programs.


SOURCE: IC 4-2-8; (06)HE1397.1.15. -->     SECTION 15. IC 4-2-8 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]:
     Chapter 8. Registration and Reporting of Executive Branch Lobbyists
    Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 4-2-6 and IC 4-2-7 apply throughout this chapter.
    Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "department" refers to the Indiana department of administration created by IC 4-13-1-2.
    Sec. 3. (a) An executive branch lobbyist shall file the following with the department:
        (1) A registration statement.
        (2) An annual report as required by the department.
    (b) Statements and reports filed under this section must be filed under oath.
    Sec. 4. (a) The department shall charge each executive branch lobbyist an initial registration fee and an annual report filing fee set by rules adopted by the department under IC 4-22-2.
    (b) In the rules adopted under this section, the department may provide for late fees for registration statements and annual reports that are filed late.
    Sec. 5. (a) If the department finds that:
        (1) a statement or report required to be filed under this chapter was materially incorrect;
        (2) the person filing the statement or report was requested to file a corrected statement or report; and
        (3) a corrected statement or report has not been filed;
the department may refer the matter to the inspector general or, after a hearing conducted under IC 4-21.5-3, take action under subsection (b).
    (b) If the department makes a finding under subsection (a), the department may do either or both of the following:
        (1) Revoke the registration of the person who has failed to file a corrected statement or report.
        (2) For a finding made
after June 30, 2007, assess a civil penalty on the person who has failed to file a corrected statement or report of not more than five hundred dollars ($500).
    Sec. 6. (a) The department may impose either or both of the following sanctions if, after a hearing under IC 4-21.5-3, the department finds that a person has failed to file a registration statement or a report required by this chapter:
        (1) Revoke the person's registration.
        (2) For a finding made after June 30, 2007, assess a civil penalty on the person of not more than five hundred dollars ($500).
    (b) In imposing sanctions under this section, the department shall consider the following:
        (1) Whether the failure to file the statement or report was willful or negligent.
        (2) Any mitigating circumstances.
    Sec. 7. In consultation with the inspector general and the commission, the department may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to accomplish the duties given to the department under this chapter.

SOURCE: IC 4-13-1-4.2; (06)HE1397.1.16. -->     SECTION 16. IC 4-13-1-4.2 IS REPEALED [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE].
SOURCE: ; (06)HE1397.1.17. -->     SECTION 17. [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE] (a) The definitions in IC 4-2-6, IC 4-2-7, and IC 4-2-8 apply throughout this SECTION.
    (b) The registration fee for an executive branch lobbyist under IC 4-2-8 is fifty dollars ($50) until the department sets a different fee by rules adopted by the department under IC 4-22-2.

     (c) The annual report filing fee for a lobbyist under IC 4-2-8 is fifty dollars ($50) until the department sets a different fee by rules adopted by the department under IC 4-22-2.
    (d) This SECTION expires on the earlier of the following:
        (1) The date that rules to set registration fees for executive branch lobbyists adopted under IC 4-2-8-4, as added by this act, take effect.
        (2) July 1, 2008.

SOURCE: ; (06)HE1397.1.18. -->     SECTION 18. An emergency is declared for this act.


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