Indiana House Bill 1371 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-01-12 - First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
Pending: House Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires the county auditor, treasurer, recorder, surveyor, coroner, and assessor ("county officers") to be physically present in their respective offices at least 20 hours each week. Authorizes the county executive to increase the minimum physical presence requirement for all county officers or specified county officers. Provides that the county executive may reduce or waive the requirement for the county surveyor or the county coroner. Modifies the requirement to accommodate for vacation, sick, personal, and other leave to which a county officer is entitled under Indiana or federal law or county personnel policy. Provides that a county officer who habitually violates the physical presence requirement may be removed from office through an information filed by any voter of the county.

County officer presence in office.

Rep. Matthew Ubelhor [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-01-12		First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
2012-01-12		Authored by Representative Ubelhor

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2012&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=HB&docno=1371
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2012/IN/IN1371.1.html