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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) No later than October 1, 2025, the council shall develop and publish an annual survey to assess intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity using statistically valid survey techniques to evaluate the extent to which the students, faculty, and staff of an institution:
(a) Are exposed to a variety of ideological and political perspectives, including competing ideas and perspectives; and
(b) Feel at liberty to express their ideological and political viewpoints and beliefs on campus and in the classroom.
(2) By November 1 of each year, each institution shall administer the survey produced under subsection (1) of this section to all students, faculty, and staff of the institution. The communication distributing the survey shall be clearly identified and shall not be combined with any other communication.
(3) The institution shall provide students, faculty, and staff at least thirty (30) days from the date the survey is initially distributed to respond to the survey. The institution shall provide a reminder to students, faculty, and staff to complete the survey at least three (3) business days prior to the deadline to submit a response. The reminder shall be clearly identified and shall not be combined with any other communication.
(4) Each institution shall collect and store responses to the survey anonymously and securely.
(5) Each institution shall compile all responses to its survey into an annual report on intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity to be submitted to the council no later than January 1 of each year. The council shall publish the annual report submitted by each institution to a prominent, publicly accessible location on the council's website no later than January 7 of each year.
(6) This section shall expire on and have no force or effect after June 30, 2031, unless extended by an act of the General Assembly.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XIII. Education § 164.2899.Council on Postsecondary Education to develop and publish annual survey to assess intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity; institutions to administer surveys, securely store responses, and submit annual report to council; sunset - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-xiii-education/ky-rev-st-sect-164-2899/
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