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Indiana Code Title 21. Higher Education § 21-39.5-3-1

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to the following:

(1) An applicant for admission, enrollment, or employment at an institution.

(2) An employee of the institution.

(3) A person with whom the institution contracts to teach a student of the institution.

(b) An institution may not require an applicant, an employee, or a person described in subsection (a) to pledge allegiance to or make a statement of personal support for any:

(1) policy or action that would treat similarly situated people or groups of people differently based on the race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, or religion;  or

(2) political or ideological movement.

(c) If an institution receives a pledge or statement described in subsection (b), including any statement regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion, or related topics, the institution may not award:

(1) admission, enrollment, or employment;

(2) benefits;

(3) hiring, reappointment, or promotion;  or

(4) granting tenure;

to an applicant, an employee, or a person described in subsection (a) on the basis of the viewpoints expressed in the pledge or statement.

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