Ind. Code ch. 5-10-7

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Ind. Code § 5-10-7-1 Intergovernmental cooperation

Sec. 1. The State of Indiana recognizes that intergovernmental cooperation is an essential factor in resolving problems affecting this state and that the interchange of personnel between and among governmental agencies at the same or different levels of government is a significant factor in achieving such cooperation. Formerly: Acts 1969, c.384, s.1.

Ind. Code § 5-10-7-2 Definitions

Sec. 2. For the purposes of this chapter: (a) "Sending agency" means any department or agency of the federal government or a state or local government which sends any employee thereof to another government agency under this chapter. (b) "Receiving agency" means any department or agency of the federal government or a state or local government which receives an employee of another government agency under this chapter. Formerly: Acts 1969, c.384, s.2. As amended by P.L.25-1986, SEC.30.

Ind. Code § 5-10-7-3 Participating entities; periods of individual assignment

Sec. 3. (a) Any department, agency, or instrumentality of the state, county, city, municipality, land-grant college, or college or university operated by the state or any local government may participate in a program of interchange of employees with departments, agencies, or instrumentalities of the federal government, another state or locality, or other agencies, municipalities, or instrumentalities of this state as a sending and/or receiving agency. (b) The period of individual assignment or detail under an interchange program shall not exceed two (2) years. However, the sending agency may extend the period of assignment for not more than two (2) additional years. Details relating to any matter covered in this chapter may be the subject of an agreement between the sending and receiving agencies. Formerly: Acts 1969, c.384, s.3. As amended by P.L.25-1986, SEC.31.

Ind. Code § 5-10-7-4 Status of employees

Sec. 4. (a) Employees of a sending agency participating in an exchange of personnel as authorized in section 3 of this chapter may be considered during such participation to be: (1) on detail to regular work assignments of the sending agency; or (2) in a status of leave of absence from their positions in the sending agency. (b) Employees who are on detail shall be entitled to the same salary and benefits to which they would otherwise be entitled and shall remain employees of the sending agency for all other purposes except that the supervision of their duties during the period of detail may be governed by agreement between the sending agency and the receiving agency. (c) Employees who are in a leave of absence status as provided in this section shall be carried on leave without pay; provided, that they may be granted annual leave or other time off with pay to the extent authorized by law applicable to the sending agency. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, employees who are in a leave of absence status shall have the same rights, benefits, and obligations as employees generally who are in such leave status but notwithstanding any other provision of law such employees may be entitled to credit the period of such assignment toward benefits as employees of the sending agency. (d) Any employee who participates in an exchange under the terms of this section who suffers disability or death as a result of personal injury arising out of and in the course of an exchange or sustained in performance of duties in connection therewith shall be treated for the purposes of the sending agency's employee compensation program as an employee, as defined in such statute, who has sustained such injury in the performance of such duty, but shall not receive benefits under that statute for any period for which he is entitled to and elects to receive similar benefits under the receiving agency's employee compensation program. Formerly: Acts 1969, c.384, s.4. As amended by P.L.25-1986, SEC.32.

Ind. Code § 5-10-7-5 Sending agencies; travel expenses; per diem allowance

Sec. 5. A sending agency in this state may, in accordance with the travel regulations of such agency, pay the travel expenses of employees assigned to a receiving agency on either a detail or leave basis, but shall not pay the travel expenses of such employees incurred in connection with their work assignments at the receiving agency. If the assignment or detail will be for a period of time exceeding eight (8) months, travel expenses may include expenses of transportation of immediate family, household goods and personal effects to and from the location of the receiving agency. If the period of assignment is less than eight (8) months, the sending agency may pay a per diem allowance to the employee on assignment or detail. Formerly: Acts 1969, c.384, s.5.

Ind. Code § 5-10-7-6 Receiving agencies; compensation; status of employees

Sec. 6. (a) When any unit of government of this state acts as a receiving agency, employees of the sending agency who are assigned under authority of this chapter may: (1) be given appointments in the receiving agency covering the periods of such assignments, with compensation to be paid from receiving agency funds or without compensation; or (2) be considered to be on detail to the receiving agency. (b) Appointments of persons so assigned may be made without regard to the statutes or rules governing the selection of employees of the receiving agency. (c) Employees who are detailed to the receiving agency shall not by virtue of such detail be considered to be employees thereof, except as provided in subsection (d), nor shall they be paid a salary or wage by the receiving agency during the period of their detail, except in special cases upon written permission by the state board of accounts such employee or employees shall be paid fully by special appropriation approved by the county council and the department of local government finance. The supervision of the duties of such employees during the period of detail may be governed by agreement between the sending agency and the receiving agency. (d) Any employee of a sending agency assigned in this state who suffers disability or death as a result of personal injury arising out of and in the course of such assignment or sustained in the performance of duties in connection therewith shall be treated for the purpose of receiving agency's employee compensation program as an employee, as defined in such statute, who has sustained such injury in the performance of such duty, but shall not receive benefits under that statute for any period for which he elects to receive similar benefits as an employee under the sending agency's employee compensation program. Formerly: Acts 1969, c.384, s.6. As amended by P.L.25-1986, SEC.33; P.L.90-2002, SEC.15.

Ind. Code § 5-10-7-7 Receiving agencies; travel expenses

Sec. 7. A receiving agency in this state may, in accordance with the travel rules of such agency, pay travel expenses of persons assigned thereto under this chapter during the period of such assignments on the same basis as if they were regular employees of the receiving agency. Formerly: Acts 1969, c.384, s.7. As amended by P.L.25-1986, SEC.34.

Ind. Code § 5-10-7-8 Department of administration; implementation of chapter

Sec. 8. The department of administration shall explore means of implementing this chapter and assist departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the state and its political subdivisions in participating in employee interchange programs. Formerly: Acts 1969, c.384, s.8. As amended by P.L.25-1986, SEC.35.

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