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Page 2 HSPA calendar Now April 20 May 3 May 4 June 7 June 15 June 21 July 20 July 27 Sept. TBA Sept. 28 Media $ales Basics advertising training available FREE in 2012 for HSPA members HSPA board meeting, Indianapolis Mobile app training, The Indianapolis Star HSPA Foundation board meeting, Indianapolis HSPA Foundation Golf Outing, Southern Dunes Golf Course, Indianapolis Advertising Contest deadline APME/HSPA Foundation Road Show for Reporters, Indianapolis HSPA board meeting, Indianapolis Better Newspaper Contest deadline and HSPA Foundation board meeting & Pulliam Intern Luncheon Circulation Conference INAEA/HSPA Foundation Advertising Conference, Indianapolis Marriott North HSPA Board of Directors HSPA Officers President: Tim Timmons, The Paper of Montgomery County (Crawfordsville), The Times (Noblesville) Vice President: Greg Morris, IBJ Corp. Secretary: Robyn McCloskey, Pharos-Tribune (Logansport), Kokomo Tribune Treasurer: Jon O'Bannon, The Corydon Democrat HSPA Board Members Randy List, Rust Communications Dailies Bill Masterson Jr., The Times of Northwest Indiana (Munster) Tina West, The Courier-Times (New Castle) Kim Wilson, South Bend Tribune Nondailies John Haley, Pulaski County Journal (Winamac) Don Hurd, Benton Review (Fowler) Kathy Tretter, Dubois-Spencer County Publishing Co. Inc. Shannon Williams, Indianapolis Recorder HSPA Foundation Board of Directors HSPA Foundation Officers President: Henry Bird, The Herald Bulletin (Anderson) Vice President: John Rumbach, The Herald (Jasper) Secretary: Pat Lanman, Vevay Newspapers Inc. Treasurer: Jeff Rogers, Home News Enterprises HSPA Foundation Board of Directors Linda Chandler, Ripley Publishing Nancy Grossman, The Salem Leader and The Salem Democrat Curt Jacobs, The Madison Courier Barbara King, North Vernon Plain Dealer & Sun Mayer Maloney, Hoosier Times Inc. Jack Pate, Evansville Courier & Press Neal Ronquist, Paxton Media Group Gary Suisman, Journal and Courier (Lafayette) SESSION Continued from Page 1 can be discussed in an execu- tive session. Sen. Ron Alting, R-Lafayette, authored the bill at the request of the Indiana School Boards Association. HSPA testified that the bill made a reasonable request but expressed wariness about how school boards and super- intendents will interpret the provision. Strategy implies that two parties are in negotiations, so the provision shouldn't be invoked so the school board can meet behind closed doors to discuss whether school consolidation should be pur- sued. The Senate and House passed the bill 46-4 and 62-31, respectively. Daniels signed the act March 6. S.B. 343, filed by Sen. John Broden, D-South Bend, would have allowed governing bod- ies to use executive session to discuss strategy concerning the sale or lease of property owned by a government unit. HSPA opposes this concept because state law prescribes the price for disposing of property by a governing body, making a secret strat- egy session unnecessary. HSPA explained its opposi- tion to Broden. The bill died for lack of a hearing in the Senate Committee on Local Government, chaired by then-Sen. Connie Lawson, R-Danville. S.E.A. 4 makes human traf- ficking a crime. A provision in the legislation allows police to keep confiden- tial the names of victims of human trafficking when provid- ing daily log information under IC 5-14-3-5(c). HSPA sup- ported this change as consistent with the treatment of victims of sex crimes by the media. Sen. Randy Head, HSPA staff Steve Key, executive director and general counsel skey@hspa.com • (317) 624-4427 Karen T. Braeckel, HSPA Foundation director kbraeckel@hspa.com • (317) 624-4426 Pamela Lego, MAP advertising director plego@hspa.com • (812) 350-7711 Milissa Tuley, communications specialist mtuley@hspa.com • (317) 624-4430 Yvonne Yeadon, office manager yyeadon@hspa.com • (317) 624-4433 Shawn Goldsby, advertising coordinator sgoldsby@hspa.com • (317) 803-4772 Employees sought The Indiana Publisher is published bi-weekly by Hoosier State Press Association, 41 E. Washington St., Suite 301, Indianapolis, IN, 46204, (317) 803-4772. ISSN 0019-6711 USPS 058-730. Periodicals-class postage paid at Indianapolis, Ind., and at additional mailing office. Postmaster: Send address changes to 41 E. Washington St., Suite 301, Indianapolis, IN, 46204, (317) 803-4772, Fax (317) 624-4428. Website: www.hspa.com Subscriptions $25 per year. Ad rates furnished upon request. Managing editor – North Central Indiana newspaper group is seek- ing a managing editor to direct the newsroom of a six-day daily news- paper and affiliated weeklies. This person must have solid mana- gerial skills and a solid understand- ing of all facets of newsroom oper- ations, with a proactive approach to gathering and reporting the news. The position is responsible for planning local content, some page layout and copy editing, some reporting, and directing staffers and correspondents, as well as over- tapes of citizens calling the Department of Child Services hotline confidential. HSPA raised the concern that secre- cy hampers efforts to see how well the system works. DCS legis- lative direc- tor Brady Brookes said the depart- ment will provide tran- scripts but believes the tapes must be kept confiden- tial to protect the identity of those call- ing to report potential child abuse or neglect. Sen. Connie Lawson, R-Danville, authored the bill, sponsored by Rep. Wendy McNamara, R-Mount Vernon. They sided with the DCS on the issue. The act also contains provi- sions that clarify how long reports of child abuse, aban- donment or neglect must be kept. HSPA favored this. S.E.A. 286, which made numerous other changes, passed unanimously in the Senate (50-0) and House (98- 0) prior to the Senate approv- ing a concurrence on House changes 46-1. S.B. 384, authored by Sen. Dennis Kruse, R-Auburn, concerned school accredita- tion. It contained a provision that would require informa- tion about a school's lack of compliance with standards to be kept secret until the Department of Education con- ducted an on-site evaluation. HSPA expressed its con- cern over this provision to Kruse and sponsor Rep. Bob Behning, R-Indianapolis. The DOE did not oppose a change. Behning and Kruse ensured Sen. Randy Head, R- Logansport, authored S.E.A. 4, a measure that made human trafficking a crime. the HSPA-suggested change was part of a conference com- mittee report on S.B. 384, but the bill died in the last hours of the session. R-Logansport, authored the bill, sponsored by Rep. Greg Steuerwald, R-Danville. Legis- lators fast-tracked the bill with a 48-0 vote in the Senate and 95-0 vote in the House. Gov. Mitch Daniels signed the bill into law Jan. 30 just before Indianapolis hosted the Super Bowl. S.E.A. 286 contains a provision that makes audio- H.E.A. 1033 will impose restrictions on entities that collect police and court infor- mation in databases so that employers can conduct back- ground checks on job candi- dates. The legislature wants the databases to be updated fre- quently to reflect expunge- ments ordered by the courts. The Indiana Broadcasters Association lobbyist, Glenna Shelby, worked with the bill's author and sponsor, Rep. Jud McMillan, R-Brookville, and Sen. Brent Steele, R-Bedford, respectively, to add language Member notices seeing and assisting in providing content for online publications. Send résumé with cover letter to editorsearch11@gmail.com. (2) Reporter – Indiana legal publica- tion is accepting résumés for a full-time reporter position. The ideal candidate will have strong writing skills and the ability to meet dead- lines and be an outgoing individual who can cultivate contacts and find stories relevant to the legal com- munity. The reporter is responsible for story development and will have the opportunity to cover a range of top- ics focusing on court opinions, legal practice strategies and lifestyles. Candidates should have a bach- elor's degree in journalism, com- munications or a related field and news reporting experience. Knowledge of Indiana's judicial system is helpful but not required. Send letter of interest, résumé and three clips to Kelly Lucas, Editor, 41 E. Washington St., Suite 200, Indianapolis, IN 46204 or klucas@ ibj.com. (2) Send member notices to mtuley@hspa.com. Postings will be listed as space permits in print and in full at www.hspa.com. Thursday, March 29, 2012 exempting the media from the restrictions and penalties included in the act. Shelby and HSPA agreed on this approach. The House approved the bill's conference committee report 76-11, and the Senate approved it 45-3. Gov. Mitch Daniels signed the act on March 15. H.B. 1372, authored Then-Sen. Con- nie Lawson, R-Danville, Indiana's new secretary of state, authored S.E.A. 286, mak- ing DCS hotline audio recordings confidential. by Rep. Cindy Noe, R-Indianapolis, would allow public inspection of veterans' discharge papers filed with county recorders. These records had been made confidential by the legislature a couple of ses- sions ago out of concern for the release of Social Security numbers. Since then the legislature had made Social Security numbers confidential in pub- lic records and Noe reported that descendants of some veterans had difficulties get- ting documentation to secure scholarships or other benefits. HSPA testified in favor of the bill before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety, but the chairman, Rep. Bruce Borders, R-Jasonville, held the bill without a vote, so it died. H.B. 1222 involved regula- tions concerning auto dealers and the Indiana secretary of state's office. HSPA worked with author Rep. David Yarde, R-Garrett, on a provision concerning the confiden- tiality of cer- tain records. The bill died in the last days of the legislative session. H.B. 1008 Rep. David Yarde, R-Garrett, author of H.B. 1222, agreed to a change in the bill concerning regulations for auto dealers suggested by HSPA. concerned incentives for wind turbine facilities. HSPA worked with author Rep. Charles Moseley, D-Portage, on an amendment to clarify what information would be public in the application pro- cess. The bill died without a hearing in the House Committee on Ways and Means, chaired by Rep. Jeff Espich, R-Uniondale. H.E.A. 1239 deals with financial institutions. HSPA talked to author Rep. Woody Burton, R-Greenwood, and John Schroeder of the Department of Financial See SESSION, Page 3