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IN Code § 4-15-1.5-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 1.5. State Employees Appeals Commission|4-15-1.5-6. Powers and Duties

Sec. 6. The appeals commission is hereby authorized and required to do the following:(1) To hear or investigate those appeals from state employees as is set forth in IC 4-15-2.2-42, and fairly and impartially render decisions as to the validity of the appeals or lack thereof. Hearings shall be conducted in accordance with IC 4-21.5.(2) To make, alter, or repeal rules by a majority vote of its members for the purpose of conducting the business of the commission, in accordance with the provisions of IC 4-22-2.(3) To recommend to the personnel director such changes, additions, or deletions to personnel policy which the appeals commission feels would be beneficial and desirable.Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.19, SEC.1. As amended by Acts 1982, P.L.23, SEC.6; P.L.5-1988, SEC.24; P.L.229-2011, SEC.55.
IN Code § 4-15-1.5-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 1.5. State Employees Appeals Commission|4-15-1.5-8. Separation From Personnel Board; Appropriations

Sec. 8. The appeals commission shall be totally separate and independent of the personnel board. To ensure the independence of the commission as required by this chapter, appropriations to support the staff and other assistance needed to operate the commission must be made in a separate line item in the budget.Formerly: Acts 1973, P.L.19, SEC.1. As amended by P.L.178-2006, SEC.2.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-1. Application

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this chapter applies to employees of a governmental entity that exercises any of the executive powers of the state under the direction of the governor or lieutenant governor.(b) This chapter does not apply to the following:(1) The legislative department of state government.(2) The judicial department of state government.(3) The following state elected officers and their personal staffs:(A) The governor.(B) The lieutenant governor.(C) The secretary of state.(D) The treasurer of state.(E) The auditor of state.(F) The attorney general.(4) A body corporate and politic of the state created by state statute.(5) A political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13).(6) An inmate who is working in a state penal, charitable, correctional, or benevolent institution.(7) The state police department.(c) This subsection does not apply to a political subdivision, the ports of Indiana (established by IC 8-10-1-3), or the northern Indiana commuter transportation district (established under IC 8-5-15). The chief executive officer of a governmental entity that is exempt from this chapter under subsection (b) may elect to have this chapter apply to all or a part of the entity's employees by submitting a written notice of the election to the director.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56. Amended by P.L.121-2016, SEC.2; P.L.219-2017, SEC.12; P.L.8-2019, SEC.11; P.L.43-2021, SEC.15.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-2. "Appointing Authority"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "appointing authority" means the head of a department, division, board, or commission, or an individual or group of individuals who have the power by law or by lawfully delegated authority to make appointments to positions in the state civil service.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-3. "Class of Positions"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "class" or "class of positions" means a group of positions in the state civil service determined by the director to have sufficiently similar duties, authority, and responsibility such that:(1) the same qualifications may reasonably be required for; and(2) the same schedule of pay can be equitably applied to;all positions in the group.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-4. "Classified Employee"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "classified employee" means an employee who:(1) has been appointed to a position in the state classified service;(2) has completed the working test period under section 34 of this chapter; and(3) has been certified by the appointing authority for that classification of positions.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-5. "Commission"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "commission" refers to the state employees appeals commission created by IC 4-15-1.5-1.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-6. "Department"

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "department" refers to the state personnel department established by section 13 of this chapter. The term includes the director.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-7. "Director"

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "director" refers to the state personnel director appointed under section 14 of this chapter.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-8. "Division of the Service"

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "division of the service" means any of the following that are subject to this chapter and whose positions are under the same appointing authority:(1) A state department.(2) A division or branch of a state department.(3) An agency of the state government.(4) A branch of the state civil service.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-9. "State Agency"

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "state agency" means an authority, board, branch, commission, committee, department, division, or other instrumentality of state government that is subject to this chapter. The term does not include a state educational institution (as defined in IC 21-7-13-32).As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-10. "State Civil Service"

Sec. 10. As used in this chapter, "state civil service" means public service by individuals who are subject to this chapter. The term includes the state classified service (as the term is described in section 21 of this chapter) and the unclassified service (as the term is described in section 22 of this chapter).As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-11. "State Institution"

Sec. 11. As used in this chapter, "state institution" means any of the following:(1) A state institution (as defined in IC 12-7-2-184).(2) A correctional facility owned by the state and operated by the department of correction.(3) The Indiana School for the Deaf established by IC 20-22-2-1.(4) The Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired established by IC 20-21-2-1.(5) The Indiana Veterans' Home as described in IC 10-17-9.(6) Any other facility owned and operated by the state whose employees participate in the state civil service.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56. Amended by P.L.189-2018, SEC.15.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-12. Construction; Merit Principles

Sec. 12. (a) This chapter shall be liberally construed so as to increase governmental efficiency and responsiveness and to ensure the employment of qualified persons in the state classified service on the basis of the following merit principles:(1) Recruitment, selection, and promotion of employees on the basis of an individual's relative ability, knowledge, and skills.(2) The provision of equitable and adequate compensation.(3) The training of employees to ensure high quality performance.(4) The retention of employees based on:(A) the quality of the employees' performance; and(B) the correction of inadequate performance;and the dismissal of employees whose inadequate performance is not corrected.(5) Fair treatment of applicants and employees in all aspects of personnel administration:(A) without regard to political affiliation, race, color, national origin, gender, religious creed, age, or disability; and(B) with proper regard for the applicants' and employees' privacy and constitutional rights as citizens.(6) Protection of employees from coercion for partisan political purposes, and prohibition on an employee using the employee's official authority to interfere with, or affect the result of, an election or nomination for political office.(b) All employment matters in the state classified service are guided by the merit principles set forth in subsection (a).(c) The personnel administration systems adopted under this chapter govern and limit all other state employment matters and every appointing authority.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-13. Department Established

Sec. 13. The state personnel department is established.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-14. Director

Sec. 14. (a) The governor shall appoint a director who is responsible for administering the department.(b) The director serves at the governor's pleasure.(c) The governor shall set the director's compensation.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-15. Duties of Director

Sec. 15. The director shall do the following:(1) Direct and supervise all administrative and technical activities of the department.(2) Survey the administrative organization and procedures, including personnel procedures, of all state agencies, and submit to the governor measures to do the following among state agencies:(A) Secure greater efficiency and economy.(B) Minimize the duplication of activities.(C) Effect better organization and procedures.(3) Develop personnel policies, methods, procedures, and standards for all state agencies.(4) Establish and maintain a roster of all employees in the state civil service.(5) Prepare, or cause to be prepared, a classification and pay plan for the state civil service.(6) Administer the classification and pay plan prepared under subdivision (5).(7) Allocate each position in the state civil service to its proper class.(8) Approve individuals for appointment to positions in the state civil service.(9) Approve employees for transfer, demotion, or promotion within the state civil service.(10) Approve employees for suspension, layoff, or dismissal from the state civil service.(11) Rate the service of employees.(12) Arrange, in cooperation with the directors of the divisions of the service, for employee training.(13) Make available employee relations specialists to help employees:(A) resolve employment related problems; and(B) understand the procedures that are available for redress of grievances that the employee relations specialists do not resolve.(14) Investigate systems of appointment and promotion in operation in various departments or divisions of the state government.(15) Investigate and approve the need for existing and new positions in the state civil service.(16) Investigate periodically the operation and effectiveness of this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.(17) Implement, administer, and enforce this chapter and rules and policies adopted under this chapter.(18) Appoint employees, experts, and special assistants, as necessary, to effectively carry out this chapter.(19) Perform any other lawful acts that the director considers necessary or desirable to carry out this chapter.(20) Perform any other duties imposed by this chapter or assigned by the governor.(21) Provide offices, rooms, and staff assistance to the office of administrative law proceedings established by IC 4-15-10.5-7.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56. Amended by P.L.205-2019, SEC.3.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-16. Deputies

Sec. 16. The director shall appoint one (1) or more employees of the department as the director's deputies.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-17. Examiners

Sec. 17. (a) The director may employ such expert or special examiners as may be required for the conduct of tests for positions in the state civil service.(b) The director may select officers or employees in the state civil service to act as examiners in the preparation and rating of the tests described in subsection (a). An appointing authority may excuse any employee in the appointing authority's division of the service from the employee's regular duties for the time required to work as an examiner.(c) Officers and employees are not entitled to extra pay for their service as examiners, but are entitled to reimbursement for necessary traveling and other expenses.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-18. Powers

Sec. 18. The department may do the following:(1) Acquire, lease, own, or sell property in the name of the state in order to carry out its responsibilities under this chapter.(2) Adopt a seal.(3) Contract with persons outside the department to do those things that in the director's opinion cannot be adequately or efficiently handled by the department.(4) Sue and be sued.(5) Hire attorneys.(6) Administer oaths.(7) Take depositions.(8) Issue subpoenas.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-19. Rules

Sec. 19. The director may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that the director considers necessary, appropriate, or desirable to carry out the department's responsibilities under this chapter.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-20 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-20. Divisions of the Service

Sec. 20. The state civil service is divided into the following parts:(1) The state classified service.(2) The unclassified service.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-21 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-21. Classified Service

Sec. 21. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the state classified service consists of positions in programs that have a federal statutory or regulatory requirement for the establishment and maintenance of personnel standards on a merit basis, including positions under the following:(1) Employment Security (Unemployment Insurance and Employment Services) (26 U.S.C. 3301 et seq., 29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq., 38 U.S.C. 2000 et seq., 42 U.S.C. 501 et seq., and 42 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).(2) Federal Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance (42 U.S.C. 673).(3) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).(4) Grants to States for Aid to the Blind (42 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.).(5) Medical Assistance (Medicaid) (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).(6) Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.).(7) Occupational Safety and Health Grants to States (29 U.S.C. 673).(8) Robert T. Stafford Disaster Assistance and Emergency Relief Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).(9) Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.).(10) State and Community Programs on Aging and the Older Americans Act (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.).(11) Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.).(b) The following positions are exempt from the state classified service:(1) An officer or employee appointed by the governor or lieutenant governor.(2) A deputy, an administrative assistant, a secretary, or another position in a confidential relationship to an officer or employee described in subdivision (1).(3) An employee who holds an executive level position:(A) who is the head of a division or major unit within a state agency;(B) who is a regional director or manager for a state agency, regardless of the title of the position; or(C) who, as a substantial part of the position's duties, provides meaningful input on:(i) the development of policy goals; or(ii) the implementation of policy.(4) The superintendent or director of a state institution.(5) The highest ranking employee of a state agency who:(A) holds an executive level position; and(B) has primary responsibility for one (1) or more of the following functions:(i) Public information.(ii) Legal matters.(iii) Fiscal matters.(iv) Security or internal affairs.(v) Human resources.(c) This section may not be construed to include in the state classified service a position in a governmental entity listed in section 1(b) of this chapter unless the chief executive officer of the governmental entity makes the election described in section 1(c) of this chapter to have all or a part of the governmental entity's employees participate in the state civil service.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-22 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-22. Unclassified Service

Sec. 22. (a) The unclassified service consists of all offices and positions in the state civil service other than those in the state classified service.(b) The unclassified service is separate from the state classified service.(c) Except as expressly provided in this chapter, the human resource management systems applicable to the state classified service do not apply to the unclassified service.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-23 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-23. Classified Service; Standard for Dismissal, Demotion, or Suspension

Sec. 23. (a) An employee in the state classified service who has successfully completed a working test period may be dismissed, demoted, or suspended only for just cause, including cause under section 49 of this chapter.(b) A classified employee is entitled to appeal a dismissal, demotion, or suspension as provided in section 42 of this chapter.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-24 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-24. Unclassified Service; At-Will Employee

Sec. 24. (a) An employee in the unclassified service is an employee at will and serves at the pleasure of the employee's appointing authority.(b) An employee in the unclassified service may be dismissed, demoted, disciplined, or transferred for any reason that does not contravene public policy.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-25 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-25. Reorganization of Agency; Impact on Unclassified Positions

Sec. 25. Whenever a state agency or state institution is added to the classified part of the state civil service established by this chapter, an employee of the state agency or state institution who is in a position that is not subject to the classified provisions of this chapter is entitled to continue in that position until the employee has an opportunity to acquire classified employee status.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-26 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-26. Classification Plan

Sec. 26. (a) The director, after consulting with appointing authorities and other qualified authorities, shall determine, or cause to be determined, the authority, duties, and responsibilities of all positions in the state civil service.(b) The director shall prepare a classification plan that groups all positions in the state civil service in classes, based on the authority, duties, and responsibilities of each position. The classification plan must set forth, for each class of positions, the class title and a statement of the authority, duties, and responsibilities of the class. Each class of positions may be subdivided, and classes may be grouped and ranked in such manner as the director considers appropriate.(c) New, reclassified, or reallocated positions must be classified, reclassified, or reallocated in the same manner as positions were initially classified or allocated.(d) The director periodically shall:(1) review the positions in state civil service; and(2) reallocate the positions to the proper classes based on the duties and responsibilities of the positions at the time of the review under subdivision (1).As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.
IN Code § 4-15-2.2-27 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 4. State Offices and Administration|Article 15. Personnel Administration|Chapter 2.2. State Civil Service System|4-15-2.2-27. Pay Plan

Sec. 27. (a) After consultation with the budget agency, the director shall prepare and recommend to the governor a pay plan for all employees holding positions for which compensation is not fixed by law.(b) The pay plan must provide, for each class of positions, a minimum and maximum rate of pay as well as any intermediate rates of pay that the director considers necessary or equitable. In establishing the rates, the director shall consider the following factors:(1) The experience in recruiting for positions in the state civil service.(2) The prevailing rates of pay for the service performed and for comparable services in public and private employment.(3) The cost of living.(4) Benefits, other than the rate of pay, available to or received by employees.(5) The state's financial condition and policies.(c) The pay plan takes effect after the plan is approved by the budget agency and accepted by the governor.As added by P.L.229-2011, SEC.56.