Indiana § 21-39.5-3-1 Institution admission, enrollment, or employment; statement of
personal support or allegiance prohibited

Indiana Statutes

§ 21-39.5-3-1 — Institution admission, enrollment, or employment; statement of personal support or allegiance prohibited

Indiana § 21-39.5-3-1

Title 21HIGHER EDUCATION

Art. 39.5STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: THE

Ch. 3Requirements Regarding Students, Employees,

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Ind. Code § 21-39.5-3-1 (2026).

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(a)This section applies to the following:

(1)An applicant for admission, enrollment, or employment at an institution.

(2)An employee of the institution.

(3)A person with whom the institution contracts to teach a student of the institution.

(b)An institution may not require an applicant, an employee, or a person described in subsection (a) to pledge allegiance to or make a statement of personal support for any:

(1)policy or action that would treat similarly situated people or groups of people differently based on the race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, or religion; or

(2)political or ideological movement.

(c)If an institution receives a pledge or statement described in subsection (b), including any statement regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion, or related t

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(a) This section applies to the following:
(1) An applicant for admission, enrollment, or employment at an
institution.
(2) An employee of the institution.
(3) A person with whom the institution contracts to teach a
student of the institution.
(b) An institution may not require an applicant, an employee, or a
person described in subsection (a) to pledge allegiance to or make a
statement of personal support for any:
(1) policy or action that would treat similarly situated people or
groups of people differently based on the race, color, national
origin, sex, sexual orientation, or religion; or
(2) political or ideological movement.
(c) If an institution receives a pledge or statement described in
subsection (b), including any statement regarding diversity, equity, and
inclusion, or related topics, the institution may not award:
(1) admission, enrollment, or employment;
(2) benefits;
(3) hiring, reappointment, or promotion; or
(4) granting tenure;
to an applicant, an employee, or a person described in subsection (a) on
the basis of the viewpoints expressed in the pledge or statement.