Ind. Code ch. 21-22-6

Ind. Code ch. 21-22-6
in effect

Ind. Code § 21-22-6-1 Trustees; powers and duties; establishment of campuses

Sec. 1. The state board of trustees may do the following: (1) Establish campuses and service areas, taking into consideration, but not limited to, factors such as population, potential enrollment, tax bases, and driving distances, and develop an overall state plan that provides for all parts of Indiana being a coordinated system providing a comprehensive program of post-high school general, liberal arts, occupational, and technical education. (2) Whenever a campus is established, issue a charter, in a form that the state board of trustees provides, to the campus, assist and supervise the development of a plan, and coordinate workforce aligned programs to avoid unnecessary and wasteful duplication. (3) Make biennial studies of the budget requirements of the campuses and of its own programs and prepare a budget, including anticipated revenues and providing for the construction or rental of facilities requisite to carrying out the needs of Ivy Tech Community College. (4) Perform or contract for the performance of periodic audits of the financial records of each campus. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-61-9 part.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.263. Amended by P.L.169-2007, SEC.17; P.L.174-2018, SEC.18.

Ind. Code § 21-22-6-2 Campus board; appointment

Sec. 2. Whenever the state board of trustees establishes a campus, it shall appoint a campus board of trustees. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-61-10.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.263. Amended by P.L.169-2007, SEC.18; P.L.174-2018, SEC.19.

Ind. Code § 21-22-6-3 Campus board; membership

Sec. 3. The campus board consists of at least seven (7) members, including the respective regional representative of the state board of trustees appointed under IC 21-22-3-3, who serves as a nonvoting member, and at least five (5) members who are representative of the knowledge or experience areas described in IC 21-22-3-3(1) through IC 21-22-3-3(9) of the campus service area, all appointed by the state board of trustees. Membership may include a representative from a school corporation that has part of its district within the campus service area and at least one (1) Ivy Tech Community College student who is enrolled at the campus. All members of the campus board must be residents of the campus service area or represent an employer that operates within the campus service area. Appointments are for three (3) year terms, on a staggered basis, and all trustees must be citizens of Indiana. Members may serve for an unlimited number of terms. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-61-11(a).] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.263. Amended by P.L.169-2007, SEC.19; P.L.174-2018, SEC.20; P.L.100-2026, SEC.3; P.L.130-2026, SEC.4; P.L.145-2026, SEC.298.

Ind. Code § 21-22-6-4 Campus board; vacancies

Sec. 4. A vacancy on the campus board shall be filled by appointment by the state board of trustees. The campus board, in collaboration with the campus chancellor, shall nominate and submit to the state board the names of one (1) or more candidates to fill the vacancy within ninety (90) days after the vacancy occurs. The state board of trustees may appoint one (1) of the persons nominated by the campus board or may reject all of the nominees. If the state board of trustees rejects all of the nominees, the state board of trustees shall notify the campus board, and the campus board shall make one (1) or more additional nominations within ninety (90) days after receipt of the notice. The state board of trustees shall then fill the vacancy from either the original group of nominations or from the additional nominations. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-61-11(b).] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.263. Amended by P.L.169-2007, SEC.20; P.L.174-2018, SEC.21; P.L.130-2026, SEC.5.

Ind. Code § 21-22-6-5 Campus board; election of officers

Sec. 5. The members of the campus board shall annually elect a chairperson, a vice chairperson, and a secretary. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-61-11(c) part.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.263. Amended by P.L.174-2018, SEC.22.

Ind. Code § 21-22-6-6 Campus board; meetings

Sec. 6. Meetings of the campus board shall be called in such a manner and at the times, and shall operate under the rules, that the campus board may prescribe. The campus board shall meet at least four (4) times annually. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-61-11(c) part.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.263. Amended by P.L.174-2018, SEC.23.

Ind. Code § 21-22-6-7 Campus board; quorum; majority vote required to take action

Sec. 7. A majority of the campus board constitutes a quorum. The affirmative votes of a majority of the campus board are required for the board to take action on any matter. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-61-11(c) part.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.263. Amended by P.L.169-2007, SEC.21; P.L.174-2018, SEC.24.

Ind. Code § 21-22-6-8 Campus board; duties

Sec. 8. A campus board shall do the following: (1) Make a careful analysis of the educational needs and opportunities of the campus service area in accordance with IC 21-41-5. (2) Develop and recommend to the state board of trustees a plan for providing postsecondary: (A) general education; (B) liberal arts education; and (C) occupational and technical education; programs and appropriate workforce development, assessment, and training services for the residents of that campus service area. (3) Develop and recommend to the state board of trustees a plan to: (A) align postsecondary academic curriculum with employer needs; (B) provide relevant skills training opportunities; and (C) ensure college transferability; for the residents of a campus service area. (4) Review the budget for campus programs and operations, and make recommendations to the campus chancellor for efficiencies in operation and alignment with campus service area needs. (5) Identify and recommend methods to optimize the use of facilities and equipment to support programs and pathways designed to meet workforce and employer demand. (6) Facilitate and develop cooperation with employers, community leaders, economic development efforts, area career and technical education centers, and other public and private education and training entities to ensure alignment with workforce and employer demand in an efficient and cost effective manner and to avoid duplication of services. (7) Determine through evaluation, studies, or assessments the degree to which the established training needs of the campus service area are being met. (8) Make recommendations to the state board of trustees concerning policies that appear to substantially affect the campus board's capacity to deliver effective and efficient programming. (9) Review building utilization data prior to approving capital requests or requests for proposals to ensure capital investments are justified by enrollment projections and operational efficiency data. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-61-12(a).] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.263. Amended by P.L.169-2007, SEC.22; P.L.234-2007, SEC.85; P.L.3-2008, SEC.137; P.L.174-2018, SEC.25; P.L.100-2026, SEC.4; P.L.130-2026, SEC.6; P.L.145-2026, SEC.299.

Ind. Code § 21-22-6-9 Campus board; powers

Sec. 9. A campus board may do the following: (1) Adopt, amend, or repeal bylaws for the campus, subject to the approval of the state board of trustees. (2) Make recommendations to the state board of trustees concerning amendments to the charter of the campus. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-61-12(b).] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.263. Amended by P.L.169-2007, SEC.23; P.L.174-2018, SEC.26.

Ind. Code § 21-22-6-10 State board; recommendations from campus board

Sec. 10. Before taking any action under IC 21-27-6-3, IC 21-27-6-4, IC 21-31-2-5, IC 21-38-3-7(2), or IC 21-41-5-3 that would substantially affect a campus, the state board of trustees shall request recommendations concerning the proposed action from the campus board. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citations: 20-12-61-13(b); 20-12-61-13(a) part.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.263. Amended by P.L.169-2007, SEC.24; P.L.174-2018, SEC.27; P.L.130-2026, SEC.7.

Ind. Code § 21-22-6-11 Public hearings concerning campus board recommendations

Sec. 11. Upon request of a campus board that has submitted recommendations under section 8(8) or 10 of this chapter, the state board of trustees shall conduct public hearings concerning the recommendations at a regular or special meeting of the state board of trustees. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-61-13(c).] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.263. Amended by P.L.174-2018, SEC.28; P.L.130-2026, SEC.8.

Ind. Code § 21-22-6-12 Creation of evaluation tools for campus boards

Sec. 12. On or before July 1, 2027, the state board of trustees shall create and approve evaluation tools for campus boards to provide annual feedback on the performance of the campus chancellors to the president of Ivy Tech Community College. As added by P.L.100-2026, SEC.5.

Ind. Code § 21-22-6-13 Information provided to campus board; performance dashboard

Sec. 13. (a) On or before July 1, 2027, and each July 1 thereafter, Ivy Tech Community College shall provide to each campus board, in a manner and form prescribed by the state board of trustees, the information described in IC 21-14-15-1(1) through IC 21-14-15-1(13). (b) Each campus shall provide to its campus board, at each regularly scheduled meeting, a performance dashboard that includes: (1) the annual goals established by the campus strategic plan under section 15 of this chapter; (2) progress toward each annual goal as of the date of the report; (3) a comparison of current progress to outcomes achieved for the same period of the prior year; and (4) an explanation of contributing factors and proposed corrective actions for any goals where progress is significantly below target. (c) The state board of trustees shall establish a standardized format for the performance dashboard described in subsection (b) to ensure consistency across campuses, while permitting the inclusion of campus specific metrics. As added by P.L.100-2026, SEC.6.

Ind. Code § 21-22-6-14 Annual analysis of market labor outcomes provided to campus board

Sec. 14. On or before July 1, 2027, and each July 1 thereafter, Ivy Tech Community College shall provide to each campus board an annual analysis of market labor outcomes that does the following: (1) Analyzes regional employer demand by sector, occupation, and required skills. (2) Quantifies campus level credential supply relative to regional workforce demand. (3) Identifies misalignment between program offerings and high wage career opportunities. (4) Considers other relevant data, as determined by a campus. (5) Considers strategies to address gaps identified in subdivisions (1) through (4). As added by P.L.100-2026, SEC.7.

Ind. Code § 21-22-6-15 Campus strategic plan; submission; campus budget summary and budget narrative

Sec. 15. (a) Each campus shall prepare a campus strategic plan that connects with Ivy Tech Community College's strategic plan and includes the following: (1) The campus vision and mission. (2) Measurable goals, including: (A) overall student enrollment; (B) enrollment in programs aligned to high wage, high demand occupations within the campus service area as identified in the campus strategic plan; (C) student persistence, meaning a student's continued enrollment and progress toward a degree or credential; (D) completion of a high value credential or an associate degree, or transfer to a four (4) year institution; (E) placement into: (i) work based learning; or (ii) apprenticeships; (F) job placement and graduate wages, as measured by the regional good jobs definition approved by the campus board under clause (H); (G) building utilization; and (H) a regional good jobs definition approved by the campus board that includes consideration of: (i) wages adjusted for regional cost of living; (ii) access to employer provided benefits, including health insurance and retirement; (iii) opportunities for career advancement; and (iv) positions providing significant public benefit, including early childhood education, health care, and public safety. (3) Specific strategies to achieve the goals identified in subdivision (2), including: (A) a general description of the actions the campus will take to achieve each measurable goal; (B) a target date for implementation; and (C) a list of identified resources required for execution. (4) A process for annual review and adjustment of the strategic plan based on performance data and changing regional conditions. (b) The campus shall submit the strategic plan described in subsection (a) to the campus board and state board of trustees for approval. (c) After a strategic plan has been approved under subsection (b), the campus shall provide the campus board with a campus budget summary and budget narrative that: (1) demonstrates alignment between resource allocation and the priorities, goals, and strategies identified in the strategic plan; (2) identifies categories of major expenditures; (3) explains significant changes from the prior budget year; and (4) describes how budget decisions support the achievement of measurable goals. As added by P.L.100-2026, SEC.8.

Ind. Code § 21-22-6-16 Member of campus board serves on search committee

Sec. 16. When a vacancy occurs in the position of a campus chancellor, a member of the campus board selected by the campus board, shall serve on the search committee appointed by the president of Ivy Tech Community College. As added by P.L.100-2026, SEC.9.
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