Indiana Code 4-12-1-3. Creation of budget agency; director; establishment of budget committee
(b) A budget committee consisting of five (5) regular members and six (6) alternate members is established: One (1) regular member is the budget director, while in office. The four (4) remaining regular members must be legislators selected in the following manner. Two (2) members must be senators appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate, one (1) of whom shall be nominated by the leader of the minority political party of the senate. Two (2) members must be representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one (1) of whom shall be nominated by the leader of the minority political party of the house of representatives. Legislative appointments to the budget committee shall be made within fifteen (15) days after the official selection of the president pro tempore of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives. Each member appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate and each member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives shall serve at the will and pleasure of the member’s respective appointing leadership or until the member’s term as a member of the general assembly expires, whichever is shorter. Vacancies occurring in the legislative appointments to the budget committee shall be filled for the unexpired term by the president pro tempore of the senate or speaker of the house last elected in like manner as if appointment to the vacant offices were being made originally. Nominations shall be made by the persons above mentioned in this section who were elected and selected at the last preceding session of the general assembly. When there is no legislative officer entitled to fill vacancies, the governor shall fill the vacancies from among members and members-elect of the senate and of the house of representatives who are members of the same house and political party as the vacating member. Any appointee of the governor shall serve for the unexpired term of the vacating member or until the first day of the next session of the general assembly.
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Formerly: Acts 1961, c.123, s.3. As amended by Acts 1977, P.L.28, SEC.3; P.L.3-1986, SEC.5; P.L.215-2016, SEC.74; P.L.108-2019, SEC.56.