CHAPTER 2. GENERAL POWERS
IC 21-31-2
Chapter 2. General Powers
IC 21-31-2-1
Applicability of section; use of property
Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to the board of trustees of the
following state educational institutions:
(1) Ball State University.
(2) Indiana University.
(3) Indiana State University.
(4) Purdue University.
(5) University of Southern Indiana.
(b) The board of trustees of a state educational institution may
govern the:
(1) disposition; and
(2) method and purpose of use;
of property owned, used, or occupied by the state educational
institution, including travel over and assembly upon the property.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.272.
IC 21-31-2-2
Ball State board; authority to receive, administer, and dispose of
all donations, bequests, grants, funds, and other property
Sec. 2. The board of trustees of Ball State University may receive,
administer, and dispose of all donations, bequests, grants, funds, and
other property that is given to the state educational institution or is
otherwise acquired by Ball State University.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.272.
IC 21-31-2-3
Trusts
Sec. 3. The board of trustees of Indiana State University may hold
in trust all funds and property that is provided for Indiana State
University.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.272.
IC 21-31-2-4
Indiana University board; authority to acquire real and personal
property
Sec. 4. The board of trustees of Indiana University may:
(1) possess all the real and personal property of Indiana
University for its benefit;
(2) take and hold, in their corporate name, any real or personal
property for the benefit of Indiana University; and
(3) expend the income of Indiana University for its benefit.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.272.
IC 21-31-2-5
Ivy Tech Community College board; authority to acquire,
construct, and control real and personal property
Sec. 5. The board of trustees of Ivy Tech Community College may
hold, encumber, control, acquire by donation or purchase, construct,
own, lease, use, and sell real and personal property as is necessary
for the conduct of its program of operation, on whatever terms and
for whatever consideration may be appropriate.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.272.
IC 21-31-2-6
Purdue University board; authority to hold and manage personal
and real property
Sec. 6. The board of trustees of Purdue University shall take in
charge, have, hold, possess, and manage all:
(1) property and money comprehended in the donations;
(2) funds derived from the sale of the land scrip donated under
the act of Congress and the increase of those funds; and
(3) money or other property that is at any time donated to and
for the use of Purdue University.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.272.
IC 21-31-2-7
University of Southern Indiana board; authority to receive,
administer, and dispose of all donations, bequests, grants, funds,
and other property
Sec. 7. The University of Southern Indiana may receive,
administer, and dispose of all donations, bequests, grants, funds, and
other property that is given to the state educational institution or
otherwise acquired by the University of Southern Indiana.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.272.
IC 21-31-2-8
Vincennes University board; authority to purchase, hold, lease, or
convey real or personal property
Sec. 8. The board of trustees of Vincennes University, in the name
of the board of trustees purchasing, holding, leasing, and conveying,
may purchase, hold, lease, and convey any estate, real or personal,
for the use of Vincennes University.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.272.
IC 21-31-2-9
Vincennes University board; authority to erect, purchase, or hire
suitable buildings
Sec. 9. The board of trustees of Vincennes University may erect,
purchase, or hire, as the board of trustees determines most expedient,
suitable buildings to carry out the purposes of Vincennes University.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.272.
IC 21-31-2-10
Vincennes University board; powers
Sec. 10. (a) The board of trustees of Vincennes University may,
when the board of trustees finds a necessity:
(1) erect, construct, and complete buildings and structures and
otherwise improve property owned by the university;
(2) equip, furnish, operate, control, and manage the properties
for the purposes of or for the benefit of the university;
(3) acquire by purchase, lease, gift, or otherwise property, both
real or personal, that the board of trustees finds necessary for
the purposes of Vincennes University; and
(4) use real or personal property acquired by the board of
trustees for the purposes of Vincennes University.
(b) Title to all property acquired by the board of trustees of
Vincennes University, including improvements on real property,
shall be taken and held by and in the name of the board of trustees in
their corporate capacities for the purposes of Vincennes University.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.272.
IC 21-31-2-11
Vincennes University board; authority to lease or sell property
Sec. 11. The board of trustees of Vincennes University may lease
or sell property of Vincennes University that, in the judgment of the
board of trustees of Vincennes University, is not required for
educational purposes, together with any improvements constructed
on the property or to be constructed on the property. The lease or sale
must be made upon the terms and conditions that the board of
trustees determines proper.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.272.
IC 21-31-2-12
Acquisition of land; eminent domain
Sec. 12. The acquisition of so much land as may from time to time
be needed as a campus by Vincennes University is declared to be for
public use. Title to land that is needed as a campus by Vincennes
University may be taken under the power of eminent domain.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.272.
IC 21-31-2-13
Vincennes University board; duties
Sec. 13. The board of trustees of Vincennes University shall:
(1) establish a library, in and for the use of the students,
professors and other members of Vincennes University, to
consist of the books and experimental apparatus that the board
of trustees determines is proper for Vincennes University.
(2) provide books and experimental apparatus in the manner
and by means that the board of trustees by ordinance direct; and
(3) regulate the terms upon which books and apparatus may be
taken out of and returned to the library.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.272.