Arizona § 15-1896 Faculty employment decisions; religious and political beliefs; definitions

Arizona Statutes

§ 15-1896 — Faculty employment decisions; religious and political beliefs; definitions

Arizona § 15-1896

Title 15Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 14PROVISIONS RELATING TO COMMUNITY COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS

Art. 11Faculty Employment Decisions

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 15-1896 (2026).

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A.In making employment decisions, a university or community college shall take into account a faculty member's competence and appropriate knowledge in the field of that faculty member's expertise in order to foster a learning environment that respects a plurality of methodologies and perspectives. A university or community college shall not make employment decisions on the basis of a faculty member's political or religious beliefs.

B.A university or community college shall not exclude a faculty member from tenure or search committees or hiring committees on the basis of that faculty member's political or religious beliefs.

C.For the purposes of this section:

1."Community college" has the same meaning prescribed in section 15-1401.

2."University" means a university under the juris

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A. In making employment decisions, a university or community college shall take into account a faculty member's competence and appropriate knowledge in the field of that faculty member's expertise in order to foster a learning environment that respects a plurality of methodologies and perspectives. A university or community college shall not make employment decisions on the basis of a faculty member's political or religious beliefs.

B. A university or community college shall not exclude a faculty member from tenure or search committees or hiring committees on the basis of that faculty member's political or religious beliefs.

C. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Community college" has the same meaning prescribed in section 15-1401.

2. "University" means a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents.