§ 21-38-5-1 — Faculty oath or affirmation

Indiana § 21-38-5-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 21: HIGHER EDUCATION
• Art. 38: STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS:
• Ch. 5: University Faculty Oath

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Except as provided in section 2 of this chapter,
before beginning employment, each professor or other individual
serving in a teaching capacity in a state educational institution shall
subscribe, before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths, to
the following oath or affirmation:
"I solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution
of the United States of America, the constitution of Indiana and
the laws of the United States and of Indiana, and will, by precept
and example, promote respect for the flag and the institutions of
the United States and of Indiana, reverence for law and order and
undivided allegiance to the government of the United States."
Two (2) copies of this oath or affirmation shall be executed. One (1)
copy shall be filed with the president of the state educational
institution. The individual subscribing to the oath or affirmation shall
retain the other copy.
[Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation:
20-12-0.6-1.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.279.