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This bill modifies policies for state educational institutions in Indiana, focusing on faculty tenure, promotion, student reporting, and institutional practices. The bill eliminates previous restrictions on awarding admission, employment, or tenure based on viewpoint expressions and removes requirements for institutions to report diversity, equity, and inclusion data. Key changes include establishing new criteria for faculty tenure and promotion that emphasize fostering free inquiry, intellectual diversity, and balanced academic instruction. Institutions must now create procedures allowing students to submit reports about faculty members' contributions to campus intellectual diversity, with specific guidelines to ensure these reports are constructive and meaningful. The bill also prohibits requiring employees or applicants to pledge allegiance to specific political or ideological movements and mandates that new student programming include information about free expression, intellectual diversity, and appropriate responses to disagreeable instruction. Additionally, the legislation simplifies the review process for student complaints and removes several previous reporting requirements related to diversity initiatives, with the aim of promoting a more open and intellectually diverse academic environment.

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https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/343/details