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| Bill | State educational institution matters. | Amends the duties of state educational institutions' diversity committees. Provides that certain offices or individuals established or employed by a state educational institution (institution) regarding diversity programming must include within the mission of the office or position programming that substantially promotes both cultural and intellectual diversity. Establishes various requirements and restrictions for institutions regarding free inquiry, free expression, and intellectual diversity that does the following: (1) Requires the establishment of certain policies regarding: (A) disciplinary actions for certain persons that materially and substantially disrupt protected expressive activity; (B) limiting or restricting the granting of tenure or a promotion if certain conditions related to free inquiry, free expression, and intellectual diversity are not met; and (C) disciplinary actions that will be taken if, after a review, a determination has been made that a tenured faculty member has failed to meet certain criteria related to free inquiry, free expression, and intellectual diversity. (2) Requires the review and consideration, at least every five years, of certain criteria related to free inquiry, free expression, and intellectual diversity. (3) Requires the establishment of a procedure that allows students and employees to submit complaints that a faculty member or contractor is not meeting certain criteria related to free inquiry, free expression, and intellectual diversity and establishes requirements regarding the procedure and submitted complaints. (4) Establishes consideration requirements before an institution renews an employment agreement or other contract with, makes a bonus decision regarding, or completes a review or performance assessment of a faculty member or contractor. (5) Prohibits requiring an applicant, employee, or contractor to pledge allegiance to or make a statement of personal support for: (A) certain policies or actions; or (B) political or ideological movements. (6) Establishes restrictions regarding awarding admission, enrollment, employment, benefits, hiring, reappointment, promotion, or granting tenure to an applicant, employee, or contractor on the basis of the viewpoints expressed in a submitted pledge or statement. (7) Requires certain information be included in an institution's programming for new students. (8) Requires the adoption of a statement on neutrality that makes a distinction between the official positions of an institution from the individual viewpoints of the institution's employees, contractors, students, and alumni. (9) Allows the commission for higher education (commission) to establish a survey that attempts to collect information from students regarding the current perceptions of whether free speech and academic freedom are recognized and fostered by an institution in a manner that welcomes expression of different opinions and ideologies and requires an institution to promote and provide the survey to students. (10) Establishes various reporting requirements by institutions or the commission concerning complaints submitted regarding faculty members or contractors who are not meeting certain criteria related to free inquiry, free expression, and intellectual diversity. (11) Provides that certain individuals may request the commission to review a final decision by an institution concerning a violation of these provisions. Provides that the commission may enter into an agreement with the office of administrative law proceedings to review violations of certain provisions and issue an opinion on behalf of the commission. Requires each institution to submit certain information by September 1, 2024, and on September 1 of each year thereafter. | us/states/in | Indiana General Assembly | 2024 | SB 202 | Indiana SB 202 (2024) |
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Indiana SB 202 (2024) — State educational institution matters.
Amends the duties of state educational institutions' diversity committees. Provides that certain offices or individuals established or employed by a state educational institution (institution) regarding diversity programming must include within the mission of the office or position programming that substantially promotes both cultural and intellectual diversity. Establishes various requirements and restrictions for institutions regarding free inquiry, free expression, and intellectual diversity that does the following: (1) Requires the establishment of certain policies regarding: (A) disciplinary actions for certain persons that materially and substantially disrupt protected expressive activity; (B) limiting or restricting the granting of tenure or a promotion if certain conditions related to free inquiry, free expression, and intellectual diversity are not met; and (C) disciplinary actions that will be taken if, after a review, a determination has been made that a tenured faculty member has failed to meet certain criteria related to free inquiry, free expression, and intellectual diversity. (2) Requires the review and consideration, at least every five years, of certain criteria related to free inquiry, free expression, and intellectual diversity. (3) Requires the establishment of a procedure that allows students and employees to submit complaints that a faculty member or contractor is not meeting certain criteria related to free inquiry, free expression, and intellectual diversity and establishes requirements regarding the procedure and submitted complaints. (4) Establishes consideration requirements before an institution renews an employment agreement or other contract with, makes a bonus decision regarding, or completes a review or performance assessment of a faculty member or contractor. (5) Prohibits requiring an applicant, employee, or contractor to pledge allegiance to or make a statement of personal support for: (A) certain policies or actions; or (B) political or ideological movements. (6) Establishes restrictions regarding awarding admission, enrollment, employment, benefits, hiring, reappointment, promotion, or granting tenure to an applicant, employee, or contractor on the basis of the viewpoints expressed in a submitted pledge or statement. (7) Requires certain information be included in an institution's programming for new students. (8) Requires the adoption of a statement on neutrality that makes a distinction between the official positions of an institution from the individual viewpoints of the institution's employees, contractors, students, and alumni. (9) Allows the commission for higher education (commission) to establish a survey that attempts to collect information from students regarding the current perceptions of whether free speech and academic freedom are recognized and fostered by an institution in a manner that welcomes expression of different opinions and ideologies and requires an institution to promote and provide the survey to students. (10) Establishes various reporting requirements by institutions or the commission concerning complaints submitted regarding faculty members or contractors who are not meeting certain criteria related to free inquiry, free expression, and intellectual diversity. (11) Provides that certain individuals may request the commission to review a final decision by an institution concerning a violation of these provisions. Provides that the commission may enter into an agreement with the office of administrative law proceedings to review violations of certain provisions and issue an opinion on behalf of the commission. Requires each institution to submit certain information by September 1, 2024, and on September 1 of each year thereafter.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Engrossed Senate Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
- Engrossed Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
- Introduced Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
- Senate Bill (H) (committee substitute) — source
- Senate Bill (S) (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- Senate Bill 202 — 28–59 (fail) · lower
- SB 202 - Deery - 2nd Reading — 8–40 (fail) · upper
- Committee Report — 59–28 (pass) · lower
- SB 202 - Deery - 2nd Reading — 9–39 (fail) · upper
- Committee Report — 28–58 (fail) · lower
- SB 202 - Behning - 3rd Reading — 66–31 (pass) · lower
- SB 202 - Behning - 2nd Reading — 36–58 (fail) · lower
- SB 202 - Deery - 2nd Reading — 8–40 (fail) · upper
- SB 202 - Deery — 33–12 (pass) · upper
- SB 202 - Behning - 2nd Reading — 29–63 (fail) · lower
- SB 202 - Deery - 2nd Reading — 7–40 (fail) · upper
- SB 202 - Deery - 3rd Reading — 39–9 (pass) · upper
- SB 202 - Behning - 2nd Reading — 31–62 (fail) · lower
- SB 202 - Deery - 2nd Reading — 8–40 (fail) · upper
Sponsors
- Jeff Raatz — primary (person)
- Robert Behning — primary (person)
- Spencer Deery — primary (person)
- Tyler Johnson — primary (person)
- Gary Byrne — coauthor (person)
- Jake Teshka — cosponsor (person)
- John Crane — coauthor (person)
- Linda Rogers — coauthor (person)
- Michelle Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Heaton — cosponsor (person)
- Stacey Donato — coauthor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2024-01-09 Authored by Senators Deery, Raatz and Johnson T
- 2024-01-09 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
reading-1, referral-committee - 2024-01-18 Senator Byrne added as coauthor
- 2024-01-25 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
committee-passage - 2024-02-01 Senators Donato, Crane, Rogers added as coauthors
- 2024-02-05 Amendment #14 (Deery) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage - 2024-02-05 Amendment #15 (Deery) prevailed; Division of the Senate: yeas 34, nays 8
amendment-passage - 2024-02-05 Amendment #6 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 95: yeas 8, nays 40
amendment-failure, failure - 2024-02-05 Amendment #7 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 94: yeas 8, nays 40
amendment-failure, failure - 2024-02-05 Amendment #2 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 97: yeas 9, nays 39
amendment-failure, failure - 2024-02-05 Amendment #11 (Goode) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage - 2024-02-05 Amendment #5 (Qaddoura) failed; Roll Call 96: yeas 7, nays 40
amendment-failure, failure - 2024-02-05 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2 - 2024-02-05 Amendment #3 (Ford J.D.) failed; Roll Call 98: yeas 8, nays 40
amendment-failure, failure - 2024-02-06 Cosponsors: Representatives Davis, Teshka, Heaton
- 2024-02-06 House sponsor: Representative Behning
- 2024-02-06 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 131: yeas 39, nays 9
passage, reading-3, reading-3 - 2024-02-07 Referred to the House
referral - 2024-02-12 First reading: referred to Committee on Education
reading-1, referral-committee - 2024-02-22 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted Roll Call 184: yeas 59, nays 28
committee-passage - 2024-02-22 Referred to Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 84; Failed, Roll Call 185: yeas 28, nays 59
- 2024-02-22 Minority report (DeLaney) not substituted for majority report Roll Call 183: yeas 28, nays 58
- 2024-02-26 Amendment #1 (Behning) prevailed; voice vote
amendment-passage - 2024-02-26 Amendment #3 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 200: yeas 29, nays 63
amendment-failure, failure - 2024-02-26 Amendment #4 (DeLaney) failed; Roll Call 201: yeas 36, nays 58
amendment-failure, failure - 2024-02-26 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
reading-2 - 2024-02-26 Amendment #2 (Smith V) failed; Roll Call 199: yeas 31, nays 62
amendment-failure, failure - 2024-02-27 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 227: yeas 66, nays 31
passage, reading-3, reading-3 - 2024-02-28 Motion to concur filed
filing - 2024-02-28 Returned to the Senate with amendments
receipt - 2024-02-29 Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 242: yeas 33, nays 12
- 2024-03-05 Signed by the President Pro Tempore
passage - 2024-03-07 Signed by the Speaker
passage - 2024-03-13 Signed by the Governor
executive-signature - 2024-03-13 Public Law 113
became-law - 2024-03-08 Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3371ce48-6e8a-457b-81bf-7ac2a2c38fc2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Indiana legislature records).