Indiana § 21-39.5-2-4 Complaint procedure; institution report; commission for higher
education report; identification of complainant prohibited

Indiana Statutes

§ 21-39.5-2-4 — Complaint procedure; institution report; commission for higher education report; identification of complainant prohibited

Indiana § 21-39.5-2-4

Title 21HIGHER EDUCATION

Art. 39.5STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: THE

Ch. 2Tenure, Promotion, Employment, Complaints, and

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Ind. Code § 21-39.5-2-4 (2026).

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(a)Each institution shall do the following:

(1)Establish a procedure that allows both students and employees to submit complaints that a faculty member or person described in section 3(a) of this chapter is not meeting the criteria described in section 2(a)(1) through 2(a)(5) of this chapter.

(2)Provide information regarding the procedure established under subdivision (1):

(A)at student orientations;

(B)on the institution's website; and

(C)during employee onboarding programs.

(3)Refer complaints submitted under subdivision (1) to appropriate human resource professionals and supervisors for consideration in employee reviews and tenure and promotion decisions.

(4)Make complaints submitted under subdivision (1) and any relevant documents, summaries, or investigations available to the

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(a) Each institution shall do the following:
(1) Establish a procedure that allows both students and employees
to submit complaints that a faculty member or person described
in section 3(a) of this chapter is not meeting the criteria described
in section 2(a)(1) through 2(a)(5) of this chapter.
(2) Provide information regarding the procedure established under
subdivision (1):
(A) at student orientations;
(B) on the institution's website; and
(C) during employee onboarding programs.
(3) Refer complaints submitted under subdivision (1) to
appropriate human resource professionals and supervisors for
consideration in employee reviews and tenure and promotion
decisions.
(4) Make complaints submitted under subdivision (1) and any
relevant documents, summaries, or investigations available to the
board of trustees of the institution.
(5) Not later than April 1, 2025, and not later than April 1 each
year thereafter, submit a report to the commission for higher
education that summarizes the following:
(A) The procedure that the institution established under
subdivision (1) for the submission of complaints.
(B) How and when the institution has provided or made
available the information concerning the submission of
complaints procedure to students, faculty members, other
employees, and contractors of the institution.
(C) The number of complaints submitted, disaggregated by a
brief description of the types or categories of complaints
submitted, during the previous calendar year.
(b) The commission for higher education shall do the following:
(1) Prepare a report that provides the following information:
(A) The total number of complaint submissions that each
institution received as provided by the institution under
subsection (a)(5).
(B) The number of complaint submissions as described in
clause (A), disaggregated by a brief description of the types or
categories of complaints submitted.
(2) Not later than July 1, 2025, and not later than July 1 of each
odd-numbered year thereafter, submit the report described in
subdivision (1) to the legislative council in an electronic format
under IC 5-14-6.
(c) An institution and the commission for higher education may not
include information in a report submitted under this section that
identifies the following:
(1) A student or employee who submits a complaint under this
section.
(2) A faculty member or person described in section 3(a)(2) of
this chapter against whom a complaint was submitted.