CHAPTER 20. INDIANA OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION COORDINATING COMMITTEE
IC 4-23-20
Chapter 20. Indiana Occupational Information Coordinating
Committee
IC 4-23-20-1
"Committee" defined
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "committee" refers to the Indiana
occupational information coordinating committee.
As added by P.L.34-1985, SEC.1.
IC 4-23-20-2
Establishment; purpose
Sec. 2. There is established the Indiana occupational information
coordinating committee to develop, maintain, and operate a
comprehensive occupational information system that will meet the
common needs for the planning for, and the operation of, programs
of employment, training, vocational education, vocational
rehabilitation, and economic development agencies.
As added by P.L.34-1985, SEC.1.
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Membership
Sec. 3. The committee consists of at least six (6) members
appointed by the governor and must include representatives of the
following:
(1) The Indiana economic development corporation.
(2) The department of workforce development.
(3) The division of disability and rehabilitative services.
(4) The commission for career and technical education of the
department of workforce development.
(5) The state workforce innovation council.
(6) The department of education.
As added by P.L.34-1985, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.217-1987,
SEC.24; P.L.18-1987, SEC.7; P.L.2-1992, SEC.40; P.L.4-1993,
SEC.4; P.L.5-1993, SEC.15; P.L.38-1993, SEC.1; P.L.1-1994,
SEC.12; P.L.21-1995, SEC.9; P.L.4-2005, SEC.22; P.L.161-2006,
SEC.2; P.L.141-2006, SEC.6; P.L.1-2007, SEC.18; P.L.234-2007,
SEC.73.
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Officers
Sec. 4. The committee shall each year designate:
(1) one (1) of its members to serve as the chairman of the
committee;
(2) one (1) member to serve as vice chairman who shall act as
chairman in the absence of the chairman if the chairman is
unable to act; and
(3) one (1) member to serve as secretary who shall maintain
records of the proceedings of the committee.
As added by P.L.34-1985, SEC.1.
IC 4-23-20-5
Office facilities, supplies, and equipment; meetings; notice
Sec. 5. (a) Appropriate office facilities, supplies, and equipment
shall be provided for the committee and its employees by the Indiana
employment security division.
(b) The committee shall meet in regular session at least quarterly
and, in addition, shall hold special meetings at the call of its
chairman.
(c) Members must receive written notice of the time, place, and
proposed agenda of all meetings.
(d) All meetings are open to the public except for executive
sessions as provided by law. A public record of all regular and
special meetings shall be maintained by the committee.
As added by P.L.34-1985, SEC.1.
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Compensation
Sec. 6. All members of the committee shall serve without
additional compensation.
As added by P.L.34-1985, SEC.1.
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Duties of committee
Sec. 7. The committee shall perform the following duties:
(1) Develop and implement a comprehensive cost effective
labor market and occupational supply and demand information
system that will satisfy the needs of state and local employment,
training, vocational education, vocational rehabilitation, and
economic development agencies and, to the extent possible,
establish standardized contents, definitions, and methods as
related to the collection of occupational data and the projection
of occupational needs.
(2) Integrate research and related developmental activities in the
area of occupational and economic information, including the
consolidation of available administrative data and surveys to
reduce duplication of recordkeeping of state and local agencies
and to maximize the effective use of available resources. This
integration must include secondary and postsecondary
educational institutions.
(3) Standardize available federal and state multiagency
administrative records and direct survey data sources to produce
an employment and economic analysis with a published set of
projections for Indiana and designated areas within Indiana that,
at a minimum, includes:
(A) identification of geographic and occupational areas of
potential growth and decline; and
(B) an assessment of the potential impact of this growth or
decline on individuals, industries, and communities,
including occupational supply and demand characteristics
data.
(4) Serve as a resource for producers and users to facilitate
improvement and creation of additional data as needed.
(5) Discourage surveys of employers for labor market
information except as encouraged and approved by review from
the committee.
(6) Recommend to the governor legislative and executive
initiatives designed to increase the utility of the comprehensive
labor market and occupational supply and demand information
system to ensure an effective coordination of employment,
training, vocational education, vocational rehabilitation, and
economic development programs.
As added by P.L.34-1985, SEC.1.
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Powers of committee
Sec. 8. The committee may exercise the following powers:
(1) Employ an executive director and clerical and other
employees necessary to carry out its duties under this chapter.
The salaries of the director and other employees shall be
established by the state budget agency subject to the approval
of the governor.
(2) Request any governmental entity (such as any board,
commission, agency, institution, or department of state or local
government) and any private agency that has an interest in
employment, training, vocational education, vocational
rehabilitation, or economic development to attend and
participate in any meetings of the committee that the committee
considers beneficial and necessary to achieve its duties under
this chapter.
(3) Adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that are consistent with this
chapter as it considers necessary.
(4) Hold public hearings.
(5) Enter into contracts, within the limit of available funds, with
individuals, organizations, and institutions for services
furthering the objectives of the committee's programs.
(6) Enter into contracts, within the limit of available funds, with
local and regional not-for-profit corporations or associations for
cooperative endeavors furthering the objectives of the
committee's programs.
(7) Accept gifts, contributions, and bequests of funds from
individuals, foundations, corporations, limited liability
companies, and other organizations or institutions.
(8) Apply for, receive, and disburse any funds available from
the state or federal government in furtherance of the objectives
of this chapter and enter into any agreements that may be
required by the state or federal government as a condition of
obtaining those funds.
(9) Make and sign any agreements and perform any acts that
may be necessary to carry out its purposes and duties.
As added by P.L.34-1985, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.8-1993, SEC.33.