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IN HB1037

IN HB1037
Enforcement of equal educational opportunity.


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Introduced
01/09/2023
In Committee
03/09/2023
Crossed Over
02/24/2023
Passed
Dead
04/28/2023

Introduced Session

2023 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Enforcement of equal educational opportunity. Defines "antisemitism", specifies that the public policy of the state is to provide educational opportunities free of religious discrimination, and provides that antisemitism is discrimination on the basis of religion.

AI Summary

This bill amends existing Indiana laws to define "antisemitism" and specify that the state's public policy is to provide educational opportunities free of religious discrimination, including treating antisemitism as discrimination on the basis of religion. The bill adopts the working definition of antisemitism from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, which includes certain expressions of hatred or manifestations of antisemitism directed at Jewish individuals, their property, or Jewish community institutions, while excluding criticism of Israel that is similar to that leveled against any other country.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (8)

Last Action

First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development (on 03/09/2023)

Taxonomy

Civil Rights, Minority Issues, and Civil Liberties
  • ‐ Ethnic Minority and Racial Group Discrimination
  • ‐ Freedom of Speech and Religion
Education
  • ‐ General Education

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