Sec. 2.2. (a) The state board consists of the following members:
(1) The secretary of education.
(2) Eight (8) members appointed by the governor. The following provisions apply to members of the state board appointed under this subdivision:
(A) At least six (6) members appointed under this subdivision must have professional experience in the field of education as provided in subsection (b).
(B) Members shall be appointed from different parts of Indiana with not more than one (1) member being appointed from a particular congressional district.
(C) Not more than five (5) members of the state board may be appointed from the membership of any one (1) political party.
(D) Subject to subsection (h), at least one (1) member shall be a practicing licensed special education teacher or special education director at the time the member is appointed.
(3) One (1) member, who is not a member of the general assembly, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(4) One (1) member, who is not a member of the general assembly, appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate.
(b) For purposes of subsection (a), an individual is considered to have professional experience in the field of education if the individual has teaching or leadership experience at a postsecondary educational institution or is currently employed as, or is retired from a position as:
(1) a teacher;
(2) a principal;
(3) an assistant superintendent; or
(4) a superintendent.
(c) A quorum consists of six (6) members of the state board. An action of the state board is not official unless the action is authorized by at least six (6) members.
(d) The members of the state board shall elect a chairperson and vice chairperson annually from the members of the state board. The vice chairperson shall act as chairperson in the absence of the chairperson.
(e) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (f), each member appointed under subsection (a)(2) through (a)(4) serves a four (4) year term. The term begins on July 1.
(f) A member appointed under subsection (a)(2) through (a)(4) may be removed from the state board by the member's appointing authority for just cause. Vacancies in the appointments to the state board shall be filled by the appointing authority. A member appointed under this subsection serves for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(g) The state board shall meet at a minimum at least one (1) time each month. The state board shall establish the date of the next monthly meeting during the monthly meeting of the state board. In addition to the monthly meeting required under this subsection, the state board shall meet at the call of the chairperson.
(h) This subsection expires July 1, 2024. The governor shall appoint a member who has the qualifications described in subsection (a)(2)(D) for the first appointment made by the governor to fill a vacancy on the state board after March 31, 2020.
As added by P.L.224-2015, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.82-2020, SEC.1; P.L.156-2020, SEC.73; P.L.43-2021, SEC.45.