Sec. 3.5. (a) The director shall appoint the superintendent of the Indiana Veterans’ Home. In appointing the superintendent, the director shall give preference to an honorably discharged veteran of the armed forces of the United States.

     (b) The superintendent may be removed only by the director.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 10-17-9-3.5

  • director: refers to the director of veterans' affairs appointed under IC 10-17-1-5. See Indiana Code 10-17-9-0.3
  • home: refers to the Indiana Veterans' Home. See Indiana Code 10-17-9-0.5
  • superintendent: refers to the superintendent of the Indiana Veterans' Home appointed under section 3. See Indiana Code 10-17-9-0.8
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • veteran: includes "Hoosier veteran" and applies to the construction of all Indiana statutes, unless the construction is expressly excluded by the terms of the statute, is plainly repugnant to the intent of the general assembly or of the context of the statute, or is inconsistent with federal law. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
     (c) The superintendent is administratively responsible to the director.

     (d) The director shall determine the superintendent’s salary, subject to the approval of the governor and the budget agency.

As added by P.L.21-2008, SEC.5.