Indiana Code § 21-39.5-3-1

Institution admission, enrollment, or employment; statement of personal support or allegiance prohibited
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Sec. 1. (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.

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