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IN HB1116
Bill
Status
2/1/2017
Primary Sponsor
Matthew Lehman
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AI Summary
HB 1116 Summary
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Allows elected county and city officers to waive all or part of their compensation, expanding a right previously limited to town officers.
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"Compensation" includes all money and employee benefits (life insurance, health insurance, disability insurance, retirement benefits, and pension benefits) paid to the officer.
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Officers must file a written notice with their fiscal officer before January 1 of the year being waived, specifying the position, calendar year, compensation waived, and acknowledging the waiver is irrevocable.
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Any notice filed becomes irrevocable beginning January 1 of the covered year, and officers are neither entitled to nor may be paid the waived compensation.
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Effective July 1, 2017, applying to IC 36-2 (counties), IC 36-4 (cities), and IC 36-5 (towns).
Legislative Description
County, city, and town officer salary waivers. Allows an elected officer of a county, city, or town to waive all or part of the officer's compensation. (Current law allows a town officer to waive all of the officer's compensation.)
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure
2/20/2017