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1		-	SB0223.2
2		-	Reprinted
3		-	January 24, 2024
	1	+	SB0223.1
	2	+	January 19, 2024
4	3		SENATE BILL No. 223
5	4		_____
6		-	DIGEST OF SB 223 (Updated January 23, 2024 3:09 pm - DI 92)
	5	+	DIGEST OF SB 223 (Updated January 17, 2024 12:35 pm - DI 153)
7	6		Citations Affected: IC 2-5.
8	7		Synopsis: Construction workforce task force. Establishes the building
9	8		Indiana's construction workforce task force (task force). Establishes
10	9		quorum and voting rules for the task force. Provides that the task force
11	10		is otherwise subject to the law governing study committees and the
12	11		policies and rules of the legislative council. Specifies topics for the task
13	12		force to review. Provides that the task force expires December 31,
14	13		2027.
15	14		Effective: Upon passage.
16		-	Messmer, Doriot~~, Rogers, Pol Jr.~~
	15	+	Messmer, Doriot
17	16		January 9, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Pensions and Labor.
18	17		January 18, 2024, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass.
19		-	January 23, 2024, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.
20		-	SB 223—LS 6377/DI 92 Reprinted
21		-	January 24, 2024
	18	+	SB 223—LS 6377/DI 92 January 19, 2024
22	19		Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
23	20		PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
24	21		Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
25	22		additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
26	23		Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
27	24		provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
28	25		word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
29	26		a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
30	27		Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
31	28		between statutes enacted by the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
32	29		SENATE BILL No. 223
33	30		A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning the
34	31		general assembly.
35	32		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
36	33		1 SECTION 1. IC 2-5-56 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS
37	34		2 A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON
38	35		3 PASSAGE]:
39	36		4 Chapter 56. Building Indiana's Construction Workforce Task
40	37		5 Force
41	38		6 Sec. 1. The definitions set forth in IC 2-5-1.2 apply to this
42	39		7 chapter.
43	40		8 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "task force" refers to the
44	41		9 building Indiana's construction workforce task force established by
45	42		10 section 3 of this chapter.
46	43		11 Sec. 3. The building Indiana's construction workforce task force
47	44		12 is established.
48	45		13 Sec. 4. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the task
49	46		14 force is subject to IC 2-5-1.2 and the policies and rules of the
50	47		15 legislative council.
51	48		16 Sec. 5. The task force consists of the following sixteen (16)
52	49		17 members:
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54	51		1 (1) Two (2) members of the senate appointed by the president
55	52		2 pro tempore of the senate.
56	53		3 (2) A member of the senate appointed by the minority leader
57	54		4 of the senate.
58	55		5 (3) Two (2) members of the house appointed by the speaker.
59	56		6 (4) A member of the house appointed by the minority leader
60	57		7 of the house.
61	58		8 (5) An employee of the department of labor appointed by the
62	59		9 governor.
63	60		10 (6) A member representing counties appointed by the
64	61		11 governor after considering the recommendation of the
65	62		12 Association of Indiana Counties.
66	63		13 (7) A member representing municipalities appointed by the
67	64		14 governor after considering the recommendation of Accelerate
68	65		15 Indiana Municipalities.
69	66		16 (8) A member representing construction workers appointed
70	67		17 by the governor after considering the recommendation of the
71	68		18 Indiana State Building and Construction Trades Council.
72	69		19 (9) A member representing plumbing, heating, and cooling
73	70		20 contractors appointed by the governor after considering the
74	71		21 recommendation of the Indiana Association of Plumbing
75	72		22 Heating Cooling Contractors.
76	73		23 (10) A member representing builders and contractors
77	74		24 appointed by the governor after considering the
78	75		25 recommendation of the Associated Builders and Contractors
79	76		26 of Indiana/Kentucky and the Indiana Building Contractors
80	77		27 Alliance.
81	78		28 (11) A member representing high school career and technical
82	79		29 education educators appointed by the governor after
83	80		30 considering the recommendation of the Indiana Association
84	81		31 of Career and Technical Education Districts.
85	82		32 (12) The president of Ivy Tech Community College or the
86	83		33 president's designee.
87	84		34 (13) The president of Vincennes University or the president's
88	85		35 designee.
89	86		36 (14) A member representing the construction industry
90	87		37 appointed by the governor after considering the
91	88		38 recommendation of the Indiana Construction Roundtable
92	89		39 Foundation.
93	90		40 A member appointed under subdivisions (5) through (14) may not
94	91		41 be a member of the general assembly.
95		-	42 Sec. 6. (a) Subject to subsection (c), the term of a ~~legislative~~
	92	+	42 Sec. 6. (a) Subject to subsection (c), the initial term of a
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97		-	1 member of the task force expires June 30 ~~of each odd-numbered~~
98		-	2 ~~year. A~~ legislative member ~~of the task force~~ may be reappointed to
99		-	3 successive ~~terms~~.
	94	+	1 legislative member of the task force expires June 30, 2025. A
	95	+	2 legislative member may be reappointed to a successive term. Each
	96	+	3 successive term expires December 31, 2027.
100	97		4 (b) Subject to subsection (c), the term of a member of the task
101	98		5 force appointed by the governor expires December 31, 2027.
102	99		6 (c) A member of the task force serves at the pleasure of the
103	100		7 appointing authority.
104	101		8 Sec. 7. The appropriate appointing authority shall fill a vacancy
105	102		9 on the task force in accordance with IC 2-5-1.2-9.
106	103		10 Sec. 8. Nine (9) members of the task force constitute a quorum.
107		-	11 The affirmative vote of a majority of the members ~~serving on the~~
108		-	12 ~~task~~ force ~~on the date of the~~ meeting is necessary for the task force
109		-	13 ~~to take official action~~ other than to meet and take testimony.
	104	+	11 The affirmative vote of a majority of the members present at a task
	105	+	12 force meeting is necessary for the task force to take official action
	106	+	13 other than to meet and take testimony.
110	107		14 Sec. 9. Subject to IC 2-5-1.2, the task force shall meet at the call
111	108		15 of the chair.
112		-	16 Sec. 10. (a) ~~Each~~ member of the task force ~~who~~ is ~~not a state~~
113		-	17 ~~employee is~~ entitled to receive the same per diem, mileage, and
114		-	18 ~~travel~~ allowances paid to ~~individuals who serve as~~ legislative ~~and~~
115		-	19 ~~lay members,~~ ~~respectively, of interim study committees established~~
116		-	20 by the ~~legislative council.~~
117		-	21 (b) ~~Each member of the task force who is~~ a state employee is
118		-	22 ~~entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under~~
119		-	23 ~~IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection~~
120		-	24 ~~with the member's duties~~ as provided ~~in the state policies and~~
121		-	25 ~~procedures established by the Indiana department of~~
122		-	26 ~~administration and approved by~~ the ~~budget agency.~~
123		-	27 ~~(c) Each member of~~ the ~~task force who is a member~~ of ~~the~~
124		-	28 ~~general assembly is entitled to receive~~ the ~~same per diem, mileage,~~
125		-	29 ~~and travel allowances~~ paid ~~to members of the general assembly~~
126		-	30 ~~serving on interim study committees established by~~ the legislative
127		-	31 ~~council~~.
128		-	32 ~~(d) Per diem,~~ ~~mileage, and travel allowances paid under this~~
129		-	33 ~~section shall be paid from appropriations made to the legislative~~
130		-	34 ~~council or the legislative services agency~~.
131		-	35 ~~Sec. 11.~~ ~~The task force shall review the following:~~
132		-	36 ~~(1) Construction workforce trends~~ in ~~rural, suburban, and~~
133		-	37 ~~urban communities in Indiana.~~
134		-	38 ~~(2) Wages of and wage trends affecting~~ construction ~~workers~~
135		-	39 in ~~Indiana.~~
136		-	40 ~~(3) Methods and resources available for workforce~~
137		-	41 ~~development in~~ the construction ~~industry.~~
138		-	42 ~~(4) The availability of construction workforce training in K-12~~
	109	+	16 Sec. 10. (a) A lay or legislative member of the task force is
	110	+	17 entitled to receive the same per diem, mileage, and travel
	111	+	18 allowances paid to legislative members of interim study committees
	112	+	19 established by the legislative council.
	113	+	20 (b) A member of the task force who is:
	114	+	21 (1) a state employee; and
	115	+	22 (2) not a member of the general assembly;
	116	+	23 is not entitled to a per diem. However, the member is entitled to
	117	+	24 reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under
	118	+	25 IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection
	119	+	26 with the member's duties as provided in the state policies and
	120	+	27 procedures established by the Indiana department of
	121	+	28 administration and approved by the budget agency.
	122	+	29 (c) Amounts paid under this section shall be paid from
	123	+	30 appropriations made to the legislative council or the legislative
	124	+	31 services agency.
	125	+	32 Sec. 11. The task force shall review the following:
	126	+	33 (1) Construction workforce trends in rural, suburban, and
	127	+	34 urban communities in Indiana.
	128	+	35 (2) Wages of and wage trends affecting construction workers
	129	+	36 in Indiana.
	130	+	37 (3) Methods and resources available for workforce
	131	+	38 development in the construction industry.
	132	+	39 (4) The availability of construction workforce training in K-12
	133	+	40 schools.
	134	+	41 (5) The availability of construction workforce training in
	135	+	42 postsecondary educational institutions.
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140		-	1 schools.
141		-	2 (5) The availability of construction workforce training in
142		-	3 postsecondary educational institutions.
143		-	4 (6) The available capacity of construction training programs.
144		-	5 (7) Recruiting efforts to increase participation in the available
145		-	6 programs.
146		-	7 Sec. 12. The task force shall annually report its findings and
147		-	8 recommendations concerning the topics reviewed under section 11
148		-	9 of this chapter to the legislative council in an electronic format
149		-	10 under IC 5-14-6 before November 1 of each year.
150		-	11 Sec. 13. This chapter expires December 31, 2027.
151		-	12 SECTION 2. An emergency is declared for this act.
	137	+	1 (6) The available capacity of construction training programs.
	138	+	2 (7) Recruiting efforts to increase participation in the available
	139	+	3 programs.
	140	+	4 Sec. 12. The task force shall annually report its findings and
	141	+	5 recommendations concerning the topics reviewed under section 11
	142	+	6 of this chapter to the legislative council in an electronic format
	143	+	7 under IC 5-14-6 before November 1 of each year.
	144	+	8 Sec. 13. This chapter expires December 31, 2027.
	145	+	9 SECTION 2. An emergency is declared for this act.
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153	147		COMMITTEE REPORT
154	148		Madam President: The Senate Committee on Pensions and Labor,
155	149		to which was referred Senate Bill No. 223, has had the same under
156	150		consideration and begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with
157	151		the recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:
158	152		Page 1, line 16, delete "fifteen (15)" and insert "sixteen (16)".
159	153		Page 2, between lines 35 and 36, begin a new line block indented
160	154		and insert:
161	155		"(14) A member representing the construction industry
162	156		appointed by the governor after considering the
163	157		recommendation of the Indiana Construction Roundtable
164	158		Foundation.".
165	159		Page 2, line 36, delete "(13)" and insert "(14)".
166	160		Page 3, line 6, delete "Eight (8)" and insert "Nine (9)".
167	161		and when so amended that said bill do pass.
168	162		(Reference is to SB 223 as introduced.)
169	163		DORIOT
170	164		Committee Vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0.
171		-	_____
172		-	SENATE MOTION
173		-	Madam President: I move that Senate Bill 223 be amended to read
174		-	as follows:
175		-	Page 2, delete line 42.
176		-	Page 3, delete lines 1 through 3, begin a new paragraph and insert:
177		-	"Sec. 6. (a) Subject to subsection (c), the term of a legislative
178		-	member of the task force expires June 30 of each odd-numbered
179		-	year. A legislative member of the task force may be reappointed to
180		-	successive terms.".
181		-	Page 3, delete lines 16 through 31, begin a new paragraph and
182		-	insert:
183		-	"Sec. 10. (a) Each member of the task force who is not a state
184		-	employee is entitled to receive the same per diem, mileage, and
185		-	travel allowances paid to individuals who serve as legislative and
186		-	lay members, respectively, of interim study committees established
187		-	by the legislative council.
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189		-	(b) Each member of the task force who is a state employee is
190		-	entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses as provided under
191		-	IC 4-13-1-4 and other expenses actually incurred in connection
192		-	with the member's duties as provided in the state policies and
193		-	procedures established by the Indiana department of
194		-	administration and approved by the budget agency.
195		-	(c) Each member of the task force who is a member of the
196		-	general assembly is entitled to receive the same per diem, mileage,
197		-	and travel allowances paid to members of the general assembly
198		-	serving on interim study committees established by the legislative
199		-	council.
200		-	(d) Per diem, mileage, and travel allowances paid under this
201		-	section shall be paid from appropriations made to the legislative
202		-	council or the legislative services agency.".
203		-	(Reference is to SB 223 as printed January 19, 2024.)
204		-	MESSMER
205		-	_____
206		-	SENATE MOTION
207		-	Madam President: I move that Senate Bill 223 be amended to read
208		-	as follows:
209		-	Page 3, line 11, delete "present at a task" and insert "serving on the
210		-	task force on the date of the meeting".
211		-	Page 3, line 12, delete "force meeting".
212		-	(Reference is to SB 223 as printed January 19, 2024.)
213		-	YOUNG M
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