{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-20-19-1-1.1","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 20-19-1-1.1","heading":"Appointment of secretary of education","body":"Sec. 1.1. (a) The governor shall appoint an individual to be the secretary of education.\n(b) For purposes of Article 8, Section 8 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana, the secretary of education is the state superintendent of public instruction.\n(c) The individual appointed under this section serves at the pleasure of and at a salary determined by the governor.\n(d) The secretary of education is the chief executive officer of the department.","path":["TITLE 20. EDUCATION","ARTICLE 19. STATE ADMINISTRATION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION","Chapter 1. State Superintendent of Public Instruction"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_20.html#20-19-1-1.1","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-01T01:34:30Z","sha256":"b430ae868c7da4daceab67f5655264f1c1b292367b19ad2ee71de2b8215716f9","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-20-19-1-1","next":"us-in/ic-20-19-1-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}