CHAPTER 8. COUNTERTERRORISM AND SECURITY COUNCIL
IC 10-19-8
Chapter 8. Counterterrorism and Security Council
IC 10-19-8-1
Council established
Sec. 1. The counterterrorism and security council is established.
As added by P.L.22-2005, SEC.17.
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Membership; nonvoting members
Sec. 2. (a) The council consists of the following members:
(1) The lieutenant governor.
(2) The executive director.
(3) The superintendent of the state police department.
(4) The adjutant general.
(5) The state health commissioner.
(6) The commissioner of the department of environmental
management.
(7) The director of the Indiana state department of agriculture.
(8) The chairman of the Indiana utility regulatory commission.
(9) The commissioner of the Indiana department of
transportation.
(10) The executive director of the Indiana criminal justice
institute.
(11) The commissioner of the bureau of motor vehicles.
(12) A local law enforcement officer or a member of the law
enforcement training academy appointed by the governor.
(13) The speaker of the house of representatives or the speaker's
designee.
(14) The president pro tempore of the senate or the president
pro tempore's designee.
(15) The chief justice of the supreme court.
(16) The director of the department of natural resources or, if
designated by the director, the deputy director who manages the
bureau of law enforcement and administration.
(17) The state veterinarian.
(18) The chief information officer of the office of technology.
(b) The members of the council under subsection (a)(13), (a)(14),
and (a)(15) are nonvoting members.
(c) Representatives of the United States Department of Justice
may serve as members of the council as the council and the
Department of Justice may determine. Any representatives of the
Department of Justice serve as nonvoting members of the council.
As added by P.L.22-2005, SEC.17. Amended by P.L.1-2006,
SEC.181; P.L.101-2006, SEC.19; P.L.120-2008, SEC.4;
P.L.27-2010, SEC.5.
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Chair
Sec. 3. The lieutenant governor shall serve as the chair of the
council and in this capacity report directly to the governor.
As added by P.L.22-2005, SEC.17.
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Duties
Sec. 4. (a) The council shall do the following:
(1) Develop a strategy in concert with the department to
enhance the state's capacity to prevent and respond to terrorism.
(2) Develop a counterterrorism plan in conjunction with
relevant state agencies, including a comprehensive needs
assessment.
(3) Review each year and update when necessary the plan
developed under subdivision (2).
(4) Develop in concert with the department a counterterrorism
curriculum for use in basic police training and for advanced
in-service training of veteran law enforcement officers.
(5) Develop affiliates of the council to coordinate local efforts
and serve as the point of contact for the council and the United
States Department of Homeland Security.
(6) Develop a plan for sharing intelligence information across
multiple federal, state, and local law enforcement and homeland
security agencies.
(b) The council shall report periodically its findings and
recommendations to the governor.
As added by P.L.22-2005, SEC.17.
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Staff
Sec. 5. (a) The executive director may employ staff for the
council, subject to the approval of the governor.
(b) The executive director shall serve as:
(1) the central coordinator for counterterrorism issues; and
(2) the state's point of contact for:
(A) the Office for Domestic Preparedness in the United
States Department of Justice; and
(B) the United States Department of Homeland Security.
As added by P.L.22-2005, SEC.17.
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Council expenses
Sec. 6. (a) The expenses of the council shall be paid from
appropriations made by the general assembly.
(b) Money received by the council as a grant or a gift is
appropriated for the purposes of the grant or the gift.
As added by P.L.22-2005, SEC.17.
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Member expenses; per diem
Sec. 7. (a) Each member of the council who is not a state
employee is not entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by
IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is, however, entitled to
reimbursement for travel expenses as provided in IC 4-13-1-4 and
other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's
duties as provided in the state policies and procedures established by
the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget
agency.
(b) Each member of the council who is a state employee but who
is not a member of the general assembly is entitled to reimbursement
for travel expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses
actually incurred in connection with the member's duties as provided
in the state policies and procedures established by the Indiana
department of administration and approved by the budget agency.
(c) Each member of the council who is a member of the general
assembly is entitled to receive the same per diem, mileage, and travel
allowances paid to legislative members of interim study committees
established by the legislative council. Per diem, mileage, and travel
allowances paid under this subsection shall be paid from
appropriations made to the legislative council or the legislative
services agency.
As added by P.L.22-2005, SEC.17.
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Vote required to take action
Sec. 8. The affirmative votes of a majority of the voting members
of the council are required for the council to take action on any
measure, including final reports.
As added by P.L.22-2005, SEC.17.
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Receipt of confidential law enforcement information
Sec. 9. (a) The council may receive confidential law enforcement
information from the state police department, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, or other federal, state, or local law enforcement
agencies.
(b) For purposes of IC 5-14-1.5 and IC 5-14-3, information
received under subsection (a) is confidential.
As added by P.L.22-2005, SEC.17.
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Cooperation of state agencies
Sec. 10. All state agencies shall cooperate to the fullest extent
possible with the council and the executive director to implement this
chapter.
As added by P.L.22-2005, SEC.17.