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IN HB1431
Bill
Status
4/26/2017
Primary Sponsor
Philip GiaQuinta
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AI Summary
HEA 1431 Summary
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Effective July 1, 2017; amends Indiana Code provisions concerning state and local administration, executive sessions, and public records disclosure.
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Permits governing bodies to admit individuals who have been elected but not yet sworn in as members to executive sessions.
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Authorizes state educational institutions to hold executive sessions to discuss assessment, negotiation, and establishment of collaborative relationships or ventures to advance research, engagement, or education missions.
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Allows state educational institutions to withhold negotiation records from public disclosure while negotiations are in progress, but requires disclosure of final offer terms after negotiations terminate.
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Clarifies that restrictions on disclosing research records do not apply to any discussions regarding research prohibited under IC 16-34.5-1-2 or other law.
Legislative Description
Executive sessions and open records. Provides that a governing body may admit to an executive session of the governing body an individual who has been elected to the governing body but has not been sworn in as a member of the governing body. Allows a state educational institution to: (1) meet in executive session to discuss certain matters concerning establishment of a collaborative relationship or venture to advance the research, engagement, or education mission of the state educational institution; and (2) withhold records from public disclosure that are created while the negotiations are in progress. Amends the tabulation of a
Last Action
Public Law 197
4/26/2017