1. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b), the chair of a study committee may establish not more than two (2) subcommittees in an interim to assist the study committee. The chair of a study committee establishing a subcommittee shall appoint the members of the subcommittee from among the members of the study committee. Notwithstanding IC 2-5-1.2-8.5 , the chair of the study committee shall appoint the chair of the subcommittee. A nonvoting member on the study committee is a nonvoting member on a subcommittee. A subcommittee established by a chair of a study committee exists for the duration of only (1) interim.

2. (b) A probate study subcommittee is established for the interim study committee on courts and the judiciary. The chair of the interim study committee on courts and the judiciary may establish not more than one (1) other subcommittee under subsection (a). The probate study subcommittee consists of the following members:

   1. (1) One (1) member, appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate, who is a member of the senate on the interim study committee on courts and the judiciary.
   2. (2) One (1) member, appointed by the minority leader of the senate, who is a member of the senate on the interim study committee on courts and the judiciary.
   3. (3) One (1) member, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, who is a member of the house of representatives on the interim study committee on courts and the judiciary.
   4. (4) One (1) member, appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives, who is a member of the house of representatives on the interim study committee on courts and the judiciary.

   5. (5) Lay members appointed under section 6 of this chapter, if the legislative council authorizes the appointment of lay members to the probate study subcommittee. One (1) of the members appointed under this subdivision must be a resident of Indiana and work in the trust department of a bank, trust company, savings institution, or credit union chartered and supervised under IC 28 or federal law.

      A member of the probate study subcommittee serves at the pleasure of the appointing authority. IC 2-5-1.2-8.5 applies to the appointment of a chair and vice-chair of the probate study subcommittee. The probate study subcommittee shall meet on the call of the chair of the probate study subcommittee with the consent of the chair of the interim study committee on courts and the judiciary. The probate study subcommittee shall carry out a program to study and recommend to the interim study committee on courts and the judiciary changes that are needed in the probate code ( IC 29-1 ), the trust code ( IC 30-4 ), and other statutes affecting guardianships, probate jurisdiction, trusts, or fiduciaries.

3. (c) The expenses of a subcommittee, including per diem, mileage, and travel allowances payable under IC 2-5-1.2-11 , shall be paid from money authorized by the legislative council for operation of the study committee. The amount authorized by the legislative council for expenditures of a study committee may not be increased to pay for the operation of a subcommittee.

As added by P.L.53-2014, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.123-2016, SEC.2.