Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1484
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 21-27-11.
Synopsis: State educational institution prohibitions. Prohibits state
educational institutions from using certain institution funds to finance
a speaker series.
Effective: July 1, 2025.
Mayfield, Teshka, Heaton
January 21, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
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First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1484
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
higher education.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 21-27-11 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
2 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2025]:
4 Chapter 11. State Educational Institution Prohibitions
5 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "speaker series" means a series
6 of speakers invited to a state educational institution campus to
7 lecture, speak, or present on a topic.
8 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "state educational institution
9 funds" refers to any of the following sources of funding provided
10 to a state educational institution:
11 (1) Appropriations from the general assembly.
12 (2) Funds received from tuition.
13 (3) Funds received from mandatory student fees.
14 Sec. 3. A state educational institution may not use state
15 educational institution funds to finance a speaker series, including
16 any of the following costs associated with a speaker series:
17 (1) Speaker fees.
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1 (2) Speaker travel costs.
2 (3) Operational costs, including staff time, marketing, or
3 promotional costs, for a facility at which the speaker series
4 will occur.
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