Sec. 4. (a) The board of trustees is composed of:
(1) the governor, or the governor's designee, who shall act as chairman;
(2) the attorney general, or the attorney general's designee;
(3) the superintendent of state police, or the superintendent's designee;
(4) the commissioner of the department of correction, or the commissioner's designee;
(5) the executive director of the prosecuting attorneys council;
(6) the chief administrative officer of the office of judicial administration;
(7) the executive director of the public defenders council;
(8) the state public defender;
(9) eight (8) persons who are appointed by and who serve at the pleasure of the governor, including:
(A) one (1) sheriff;
(B) one (1) chief of police;
(C) one (1) judge of a court with both juvenile jurisdiction and general criminal jurisdiction; and
(D) five (5) citizens who have manifested an interest in criminal or juvenile justice, one (1) of whom shall be a member of the state advisory group under the Juvenile Justice Act.
(b) The president pro tempore of the senate, or a senator appointed by the president pro tempore, and the speaker of the house of representatives, or a representative appointed by the speaker, may serve as nonvoting advisors to the trustees.
(c) Trustees appointed by the governor serve an initial three (3) year term and may be reappointed for additional terms. The additional terms may be four (4) years in length.
(d) Membership on the board of trustees does not constitute holding a public office.
As added by P.L.46-1983, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.161-2018, SEC.6.
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