Sec. 6. (a) If the Ball State University board of trustees adopts a resolution to take advantage of the relationship between Ball State University and the Muncie Community school corporation and be governed by this chapter, the following apply:

(1) Beginning July 1, 2018, the governing body of the Muncie Community school corporation consists of seven (7) members.

(2) The members of the governing body consist of the following:

(A) Five (5) members shall be appointed by the Ball State University board of trustees from individuals nominated by the President of Ball State University. At least two (2) of the individuals appointed under this clause must reside within the boundaries of the Muncie Community school corporation district.

(B) One (1) member shall be appointed by the President of Ball State University from a list of three (3) individuals nominated by the Muncie city council. These individuals must reside within the boundaries of the Muncie Community school corporation district.

(C) One (1) member shall be appointed by the President of Ball State University from a list of three (3) individuals nominated by the mayor of Muncie. These individuals must reside within the boundaries of the Muncie Community school corporation district.

(3) The governing body serving on June 30, 2018, shall become on July 1, 2018, an advisory board to the governing body described in subdivision (2). The members of the governing body serving on June 30, 2018, shall on July 1, 2018, become the members of the advisory board. Each member shall serve on the advisory board until the term for which the member was elected before July 1, 2018, expires. When the terms of all members of the advisory board have expired, the advisory board is abolished. The advisory board does not possess any of the powers and duties of the governing body. A member of the advisory board is not entitled to any compensation for serving on the advisory board.

(4) The terms for the initial members of the governing body are as follows:

(A) One (1) member appointed under subdivision (2)(A) shall serve an initial term of one (1) year.

(B) One (1) member appointed under subdivision (2)(A) shall serve an initial term of two (2) years.

(C) One (1) member appointed under subdivision (2)(A) shall serve an initial term of three (3) years.

(D) Two (2) members appointed under subdivision (2)(A) and each member appointed under subdivision (2)(B) and (2)(C) shall serve an initial term of four (4) years.

After these initial terms, each member’s term is four (4) years. A member’s term expires June 30 in the applicable year.

     (b) A member of the governing body serves at the pleasure of the appointing authority.

     (c) Before making appointments to the governing body under this section, the Ball State University board of trustees shall adopt a policy prohibiting nepotism and a policy prohibiting conflicts of interest with regard to the appointment of members of the governing body by the Ball State University board of trustees and the President of Ball State University.

As added by P.L.213-2018(ss), SEC.22.