Sec. 14. There is hereby created the position of executive director of the law enforcement training board. The executive director shall be selected by the board and the executive director's tenure of office shall be protected by a four (4) year, renewable contract of employment which may be terminated earlier by the board only for inefficiency, incompetence, neglect of duty, or other good cause after having been accorded a hearing by the board upon reasonable notice of the charge being made against the executive director. A vote of at least eleven (11) members of the board shall be necessary for the early termination of said contract of employment. The executive director shall be selected on the basis of education, training, and experience and shall have at least ten (10) years experience as an active law enforcement officer, at least five (5) years of which shall have been in an executive or administrative capacity. The executive director shall perform such duties as may be assigned by the board and shall be the chief administrative officer of the law enforcement academy. The salary and compensation for the executive director, the training staff, and employees shall be fixed by the board with the approval of the governor. The executive director shall establish a table of organization to be supplemented with job descriptions for each position subordinate to that of the executive director, all of which shall be subject to the approval of the board. All persons hired to fill such approved vacancies shall be selected on the basis of qualifications and merit based on training, education, and experience. Employees and members of the training staff shall not be subject to discharge, demotion, or suspension because of political affiliation, but may be discharged, demoted, or suspended only for cause after charges preferred in writing by the executive director. Any person so discharged or disciplined shall have a right to a hearing before the board if such person requests a hearing by giving notice to the executive director within fifteen (15) days after receiving written notice of discharge or disciplinary action. Procedures shall be consistent with IC 4-21.5.

Formerly: Acts 1967, c.209, s.14; Acts 1973, P.L.30, SEC.2. As amended by P.L.5-1988, SEC.29; P.L.52-2005, SEC.10; P.L.1-2006, SEC.89; P.L.100-2012, SEC.13.