1. (a) As used in this section, "applicable statutes" means the following:

   1. (1) IC 11-10-12-7 .
   2. (2) IC 20-19-12 .
   3. (3) IC 20-30-5.6-5 .
   4. (4) IC 21-12-3-9.2 .
   5. (5) IC 21-12-4-3.5 .
   6. (6) IC 21-12-6-6.8 .
2. (b) As used in this section, "labor organization" has the meaning set forth in IC 22-6-6-5 .

3. (c) The commission shall:

   1. (1) develop application forms by which an intermediary, an employer, or a labor organization may apply for inclusion on the lists described in subdivisions (2) and (4);
   2. (2) create a list of intermediaries, employers, and labor organizations approved by the commission under subsection (d) for the purposes set forth in the applicable statutes;

   3. (3) establish, in a manner that complies with:

      1. (A) state privacy laws; and

      2. (B) federal privacy laws, including the privacy provisions of the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. 1232g);

         annual reporting requirements for an intermediary, an employer, or a labor organization that meets with an individual under the applicable statutes; and

   4. (4) create a list of intermediaries, employers, and labor organizations that are approved by the commission under subsection (d) for purposes of the applicable statutes.
4. (d) An intermediary, an employer, or a labor organization may apply for inclusion on the lists described in subsection (c)(2) and (c)(4) by submitting to the commission an application on the appropriate form described in subsection (c)(1).
5. (e) The commission shall publish the lists created under subsection (c)(2) and (c)(4) on the commission's website.

6. (f) The commission may:

   1. (1) update the lists created under subsection (c)(2) and (c)(4), as needed; and
   2. (2) approve or deny a request for a waiver of the meeting requirement submitted under the applicable statutes.

7. (g) The commission may:

   1. (1) adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 ;
   2. (2) issue a request for proposals under IC 5-22-9 ; and

   3. (3) issue a request for information;

      for the purpose of implementing this section.

As added by P.L.202-2023, SEC.78. Amended by P.L.150-2024, SEC.73; P.L.134-2025, SEC.5.