Signed by Governor Eric Holcomb

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with house amendments and pass a bill that amends and restricts public university tenure, promotion, and diversity policies in the state of Indiana.

Highlights:

• Amends and restricts public university tenure, promotion, and diversity policies in the state of Indiana (Sec. 11).

• Prohibits public universities from offering tenure or promoting faculty that do not expose students to programming that substantially promotes both cultural and intellectual diversity (Sec. 11).

• Establishes complaint procedures for professors who share political opinions unrelated to their academic discipline (Sec. 11).

• Requires public universiteis consider intellectual diversity in policies along with cultural diversity (Sec. 11).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect September 1, 2024 (Sec. 12).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that amends and restricts public university tenure, promotion, and diversity policies in the state of Indiana.

Highlights:

• Amends and restricts public university tenure, promotion, and diversity policies in the state of Indiana (Sec. 11).

• Prohibits public universities from offering tenure or promoting faculty that do not expose students to programming that substantially promotes both cultural and intellectual diversity (Sec. 11).

• Establishes complaint procedures for professors who share political opinions unrelated to their academic discipline (Sec. 11).

• Requires public universiteis consider intellectual diversity in policies along with cultural diversity (Sec. 11).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect September 1, 2024 (Sec. 12).

Full Bill Text