CHAPTER 5. PURDUE UNIVERSITY: COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE
IC 21-46-5
Chapter 5. Purdue University: Cooperative Extension Service
IC 21-46-5-1
Cooperative extension service; county office; appropriations by
county for staff and office expenses
Sec. 1. (a) The office of the cooperative extension service is
established in each county.
(b) Each county council shall annually appropriate the amount of
money that the county council considers necessary to pay secretarial
and clerical employees, travel expenses of the county cooperative
extension service educators, rent, office supplies, equipment, and
incidental expenses. Each county council may appropriate additional
money for the salaries and other personnel costs of the county
cooperative extension service educators.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.287.
IC 21-46-5-2
Cooperative extension administrators and educators
Sec. 2. (a) Each county cooperative extension service must have
one (1) administrator and may have other staff members in
agriculture, home economics, youth, and other subject matter
specialties.
(b) The director of the state cooperative extension service of
Purdue University, with the approval of the president and board of
trustees of Purdue University, shall appoint all county cooperative
extension service personnel. These appointees are members of the
Purdue University staff. When the county cooperative extension
service personnel appointments are made, the state shall pay Purdue
University for the state cooperative extension service the sums
appropriated in the biennial budget to maintain staff in each county.
The state cooperative extension service shall pay to the county
cooperative extension service educators, as a part of their salaries, at
least the sum paid by the state to Purdue University for cooperative
extension service educator salaries.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.287.
IC 21-46-5-3
State cooperative extension service; duties
Sec. 3. Each county cooperative extension service educator under
the supervision of the state cooperative extension service of Purdue
University shall do the following:
(1) Provide and carry on educational programs in agricultural
production, home economics, family living, management,
public affairs, community development, and recreation.
(2) Assist other university programs of education, research, and
assistance established for the welfare of Indiana residents.
(3) Conduct 4-H club and other work with youth.
(4) Give information and advice to producers, distributors, and
consumers regarding production, processing, marketing, and use
of agricultural products.
(5) Give advice and technical assistance concerning soil fertility
and other natural resources.
(6) Cooperate with farmers, farmers' organizations, home
economics organizations, and other rural and urban
organizations.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.287.
IC 21-46-5-4
Cooperative extension educators; federal matching funds
Sec. 4. (a) All claims covering the salaries and travel expenses of
county cooperative extension service educators that are payable from
county funds must be submitted monthly to the state cooperative
extension service of Purdue University for approval for matching
federal funds. The county cooperative extension service educators
may file any approved claims with the county auditor. The county
auditor shall draw a warrant on the county treasury for the payment
of approved claims.
(b) All claims covering other expenses of the county cooperative
extension service office must be filed directly with the county
auditor. The county auditor shall draw a warrant on the county
treasury for payment.
(c) The county auditor shall provide an annual summary of the
county's expenditures for the county cooperative extension service
office to the state cooperative extension service of Purdue
University.
As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.287.