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1		-	~~SB0235.1~~
2		-	~~January 24, 2025~~
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	2	+	Introduced Version
3	3		SENATE BILL No. 235
4	4		_____
5		-	DIGEST OF SB 235 (Updated January 22, 2025 6:55 pm - DI 149)
6		-	Citations Affected: IC 4-10; IC 21-38; IC 21-44; IC 21-49; IC 25-1.
	5	+	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
	6	+	Citations Affected: IC 4-10-24; IC 21-38-10; IC 21-44; IC 21-49-4-3;
	7	+	IC 25-1-23; IC 34-13-3-1.
7	8		Synopsis: Limitations on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Establishes
8	9		prohibitions and requirements on state agencies, recipients of state
9	10		contracts or grants, state educational institutions, and health profession
10		-	licensing boards regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion. ~~Allows the~~
11		-	~~attorney general to bring an action concerning~~ noncompliance against
12		-	~~a state~~ educational institution. Establishes: (1) requirements regarding
13		-	a standardized admissions test; and (2) requirements regarding altering
	11	+	licensing boards regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion. Provides
	12	+	that certain civil actions for noncompliance may be filed against a state
	13	+	educational institution. Establishes: (1) requirements regarding a
	14	+	standardized admissions test; and (2) requirements regarding altering
14	15		academic standards; for postsecondary educational institutions that
15	16		offer certain health education programs.
16	17		Effective: July 1, 2025.
17		-	Johnson T~~, Byrne, Tomes~~
	18	+	Johnson T
18	19		January 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career
19	20		Development.
20		-	January 13, 2025, reassigned to Committee on Judiciary pursuant to Rule 68(b).
21		-	January 23, 2025, amended, reported favorably — Do Pass.
22		-	SB 235—LS 6753/DI 110 January 24, 2025
	21	+	2025 IN 235—LS 6753/DI 110 Introduced
23	22		First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
24	23		PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
25	24		Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
26	25		additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
27	26		Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
28	27		provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
29	28		word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
30	29		a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
31	30		Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
32	31		between statutes enacted by the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
33	32		SENATE BILL No. 235
34	33		A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state
35	34		and local administration.
36	35		Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
37	36		1 SECTION 1. IC 4-10-24 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS
38	37		2 A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
39	38		3 1, 2025]:
40	39		4 Chapter 24. Prohibition of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
41	40		5 Expenditures
42	41		6 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "agency" has the meaning set
43	42		7 forth in IC 4-15-10.5-4.
44	43		8 Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "diversity, equity, and
45	44		9 inclusion" or "DEI" means any effort to do any of the following:
46	45		10 (1) Manipulate or otherwise influence the composition of
47	46		11 employees with reference to race, sex, color, or ethnicity,
48	47		12 which does not include ensuring color blind and race neutral
49	48		13 hiring in accordance with state and federal antidiscrimination
50	49		14 laws.
51	50		15 (2) Promote differential treatment of or provide special
52	51		16 benefits to individuals on the basis of race, sex, color, or
53	52		17 ethnicity.
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	53	+	2025 IN 235—LS 6753/DI 110 2
55	54		1 (3) Promote or promulgate policies or procedures designed or
56	55		2 implemented with reference to race, sex, color, or ethnicity
57	56		3 that are not policies or procedures approved in writing by the
58	57		4 attorney general for the sole purpose of ensuring compliance
59	58		5 with any applicable court order or state or federal law.
60	59		6 (4) Promote or promulgate training, programming, or
61	60		7 activities designed or implemented with reference to race, sex,
62	61		8 color, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation that are
63	62		9 not training, programming, or activities developed by an
64	63		10 attorney and approved in writing by the attorney general for
65	64		11 the sole purpose of ensuring compliance with any applicable
66	65		12 court order or state or federal law.
67	66		13 (5) Promote as the official position of an agency a particular
68		-	14 opinion referencing:
69		-	15 (A) ~~unconscious or implicit~~ bias;
	67	+	14 opinion referencing unconscious or implicit:
	68	+	15 (A) bias;
70	69		16 (B) cultural appropriation;
71	70		17 (C) allyship;
72	71		18 (D) transgender ideology;
73	72		19 (E) microaggressions;
74	73		20 (F) group marginalization;
75	74		21 (G) antiracism;
76	75		22 (H) systemic oppression;
77	76		23 (I) social justice;
78	77		24 (J) intersectionality;
79	78		25 (K) neopronouns;
80	79		26 (L) heteronormativity;
81	80		27 (M) disparate impact;
82	81		28 (N) gender theory;
83	82		29 (O) racial or sexual privilege; or
84	83		30 (P) any related formulation of the concepts under clauses
85	84		31 (A) through (O).
86	85		32 (b) The term does not include equal opportunity or equal
87	86		33 employment opportunity materials designed to inform individuals
88	87		34 about the prohibition of discrimination based on protected status
89	88		35 under state or federal law.
90	89		36 Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "DEI office" means any division,
91	90		37 office, center, or other unit of an agency with duties that include
92	91		38 coordinating, creating, developing, designing, implementing,
93	92		39 organizing, planning, or promoting policies, programming,
94	93		40 training, practices, activities, or procedures relating to DEI.
95	94		41 Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "DEI officer" means an
96	95		42 individual:
97		-	SB 235—LS 6753/DI 110 3
	96	+	2025 IN 235—LS 6753/DI 110 3
98	97		1 (1) who is:
99	98		2 (A) a full-time or part-time employee of an agency; or
100	99		3 (B) an independent contractor of an agency; and
101	100		4 (2) whose duties for the agency include coordinating, creating,
102	101		5 developing, designing, implementing, organizing, planning, or
103	102		6 promoting policies, programming, training, practices,
104	103		7 activities, or procedures relating to DEI.
105	104		8 Sec. 5. (a) An agency may not expend appropriated funds or
106	105		9 otherwise expend any funds derived from bequests, charges,
107	106		10 deposits, donations, grants, gifts, income, receipts, or any other
108	107		11 source, to:
109	108		12 (1) establish, sustain, support, or staff a DEI office; or
110	109		13 (2) contract, employ, engage, or hire an individual to serve as
111	110		14 a DEI officer.
112	111		15 (b) Nothing in this section prohibits consideration of bona fide
113	112		16 qualifications based on sex that are reasonably necessary to the
114	113		17 normal operation of government functions.
115	114		18 Sec. 6. All recipients of state contracts or grants must certify to
116	115		19 the state comptroller, prior to being awarded a contract or grant,
117	116		20 that the recipient does not and will not require its employees,
118	117		21 contractors, volunteers, vendors, or agents to ascribe to, study, or
119	118		22 be instructed with DEI material with respect to state funds.
120	119		23 Sec. 7. (a) Any person may notify the attorney general of a
121	120		24 violation or alleged violation of this chapter.
122	121		25 (b) The attorney general may file an action for mandate to
123	122		26 compel an agency to comply with this chapter.
124	123		27 SECTION 2. IC 21-38-10-0.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
125	124		28 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
126	125		29 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter,
127	126		30 "diversity, equity, and inclusion" or "DEI" has the meaning set
128	127		31 forth in IC 4-10-24-2.
129	128		32 SECTION 3. IC 21-38-10-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.113-2024,
130	129		33 SECTION 9, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
131	130		34 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. A state educational institution that establishes,
132	131		35 supports, sustains, or employs may establish, support, sustain, or
133	132		36 employ an office or individual whose primary duties include
134	133		37 coordinating, creating, developing, designing, implementing,
135	134		38 organizing, planning, or promoting noncredit earning diversity
136	135		39 programming shall include within the mission of the office or position
137	136		40 programming that substantially promotes both cultural and intellectual
138	137		41 diversity.
139	138		42 SECTION 4. IC 21-38-10-2 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
140		-	SB 235—LS 6753/DI 110 4
	139	+	2025 IN 235—LS 6753/DI 110 4
141	140		1 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
142	141		2 1, 2025]: Sec. 2. A state educational institution may not establish,
143	142		3 support, sustain, or employ an office or individual whose primary
144	143		4 duties include coordinating, creating, developing, designing,
145	144		5 implementing, organizing, planning, or promoting noncredit
146	145		6 earning diversity programming that includes DEI.
147	146		7 SECTION 5. IC 21-38-10-3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
148	147		8 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
149	148		9 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. A state educational institution may not conduct
150	149		10 internal DEI audits or engage DEI consultants.
151	150		11 SECTION 6. IC 21-38-10-4 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
152	151		12 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
153		-	13 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) The attorney general may investigate
154		-	14 allegations of violations of section 2 or 3 of this chapter, and,
155		-	15 subject to subsection (b), the attorney general may bring a civil
156		-	16 action concerning each violation.
157		-	17 (b) Before the attorney general brings an action against a state
158		-	18 educational institution under subsection (c), the attorney general
159		-	19 shall send the state educational institution a notice of violation. The
160		-	20 notice sent under this subsection must describe the violation of
161		-	21 section 2 or 3 of this chapter. The state educational institution has
162		-	22 thirty (30) days from the date on the notice to cure the violation
163		-	23 and provide documentation to prove that the violation has been
164		-	24 remedied.
165		-	25 (c) The attorney general may petition a court with jurisdiction
166		-	26 to impose a civil penalty of not more than two hundred fifty
167		-	27 thousand dollars ($250,000) for each violation of section 2 or 3 of
168		-	28 this chapter committed by a state educational institution. The
169		-	29 attorney general shall transfer all civil penalties collected under
170		-	30 this chapter to the treasurer of state for deposit in the state general
171		-	31 fund.
172		-	32 (d) The attorney general may file an action for mandate to
173		-	33 compel a state educational institution to comply with this chapter.
174		-	34 (e) The attorney general may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
175		-	35 establish procedures for investigating violations of this chapter.
176		-	36 SECTION 7. IC 21-44-1-10, AS AMENDED BY P.L.126-2009,
177		-	37 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
178		-	38 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 10. "Eligible institution", for purposes of:
179		-	39 (1) sections 2 and 11 of this chapter, and IC 21-44-2, and
180		-	40 IC 21-44-3.5, means a university, college, or other educational
181		-	41 institution that:
182		-	42 (A) operates in the United States; and
183		-	SB 235—LS 6753/DI 110 5
184		-	1 (B) offers a health education program leading to a
185		-	2 baccalaureate, graduate, or postgraduate degree in a health
186		-	3 related field including:
187		-	4 (i) medicine;
188		-	5 (ii) dentistry;
189		-	6 (iii) optometry;
190		-	7 (iv) nursing;
191		-	8 (v) physical therapy;
192		-	9 (vi) occupational therapy; or
193		-	10 (vii) other allied health fields; and
194		-	11 (2) IC 21-44-3, refers to a postsecondary educational institution
195		-	12 that qualifies as an eligible institution under IC 21-44-3-1(4).
196		-	13 SECTION 8. IC 21-44-3.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
197		-	14 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
198		-	15 JULY 1, 2025]:
199		-	16 Chapter 3.5. Eligible Institution Requirements
200		-	17 Sec. 1. Each eligible institution shall require for admission to the
201		-	18 eligible institution a standardized admissions test focused on
202		-	19 knowledge and critical thinking around science and medical
203		-	20 training.
204		-	21 Sec. 2. (a) Before an eligible institution may alter the academic
205		-	22 standards for the:
206		-	23 (1) admission of new students to a health education program
207		-	24 described in IC 21-44-1-10(1)(B); or
208		-	25 (2) conferral of a baccalaureate, graduate, or postgraduate
209		-	26 degree or other certificate for a health education program
210		-	27 described in subdivision (1);
211		-	28 the eligible institution shall submit the information described in
212		-	29 subsection (b) to the legislative council in an electronic format
213		-	30 under IC-5-14-6 and the commission for higher education.
214		-	31 (b) An eligible institution shall submit the following to the
215		-	32 legislative council and commission for higher education as required
216		-	33 under subsection (a):
217		-	34 (1) A copy of the proposed academic standards.
218		-	35 (2) A concise general statement explaining the proposed
219		-	36 academic standards.
220		-	37 (3) The proposed effective date of the proposed academic
221		-	38 standards.
222		-	39 (c) The proposed academic standards described in subsection
223		-	40 (b)(1) may not become effective earlier than sixty (60) days after
224		-	41 the date that the eligible institution complies with subsections (a)
225		-	42 and (b).
226		-	SB 235—LS 6753/DI 110 6
227		-	1 Sec. 3. All eligible institutions that are not open enrollment
228		-	2 eligible institutions:
229		-	3 (1) shall require "A" through "F" grade based assessments
230		-	4 for each course required to graduate; and
231		-	5 (2) may not use pass/fail assessments for any course required
232		-	6 to graduate.
233		-	7 SECTION 9. IC 21-49-4-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.113-2024,
234		-	8 SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
235		-	9 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. Not later than September 1, 2024, and
236		-	10 September 1 of each year, thereafter, a state educational institution
237		-	11 shall submit to the state budget committee a report with the following
238		-	12 information for the preceding state fiscal year:
239		-	13 (1) The total number of state educational institution:
240		-	14 (A) full-time and tenured professors;
241		-	15 (B) adjunct instructors;
242		-	16 (C) other contingent faculty; and
243		-	17 (D) nonacademic support or administrative employees.
244		-	18 (2) The total number of employees at the state educational
245		-	19 institution whose primary or secondary job duties or job titles
246		-	20 include diversity, equity, and inclusion.
247		-	21 (3) (2) The total number of state educational institution
248		-	22 adjudications or proceedings regarding violations of policies
249		-	23 regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion or harassment.
250		-	24 (4) (3) A list and description of what the state educational
251		-	25 institution did to ensure free speech rights of students.
252		-	26 (5) (4) A list and description of what the state educational
253		-	27 institution did to ensure intellectual freedom for professors.
254		-	28 (6) (5) A list and description of what the state educational
255		-	29 institution did to ensure intellectual and ideological diversity of
256		-	30 professors.
257		-	31 (7) (6) The institution's budget allocations for diversity, equity,
258		-	32 and inclusion initiatives.
259		-	33 SECTION 10. IC 25-1-23 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
260		-	34 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
261		-	35 JULY 1, 2025]:
262		-	36 Chapter 23. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Health
263		-	37 Profession Licensing
264		-	38 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "board" means any of the boards
265		-	39 listed in IC 25-0.5-11, except for the Indiana board of veterinary
266		-	40 medicine.
267		-	41 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "diversity, equity, and inclusion"
268		-	42 or "DEI" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-10-24-2.
269		-	SB 235—LS 6753/DI 110 7
270		-	1 Sec. 3. A board may not adopt or impose, as a condition of
271		-	2 obtaining or renewing a license, certification, registration, or
272		-	3 permit any incentives or requirements that applicants for a license,
273		-	4 certification, registration, or permit undergo, demonstrate
274		-	5 familiarity with, or support any DEI training, education, material,
275		-	6 or program.
276		-	7 Sec. 4. Any board that issues a state required health related
277		-	8 professional license, certification, registration, or permit may not
278		-	9 use DEI material or require DEI training as part of the license or
279		-	10 certification process.
280		-	11 Sec. 5. A board may not conduct internal DEI audits or engage
281		-	12 DEI consultants.
282		-	SB 235—LS 6753/DI 110 8
283		-	REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT
284		-	PRO TEMPORE
285		-	Mr. President: Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b), I hereby report that
286		-	Senate Bill 235, currently assigned to the Committee on Education and
287		-	Career Development, be reassigned to the Committee on Judiciary.
288		-	BRAY
289		-	_____
290		-	COMMITTEE REPORT
291		-	Mr. President: The Senate Committee on Judiciary, to which was
292		-	referred Senate Bill No. 235, has had the same under consideration and
293		-	begs leave to report the same back to the Senate with the
294		-	recommendation that said bill be AMENDED as follows:
295		-	Page 2, line 14, delete "referencing unconscious or implicit:" and
296		-	insert "referencing:".
297		-	Page 2, line 15, after "(A)" insert "unconscious or implicit".
298		-	Page 4, delete lines 11 through 27.
299		-	Page 4, line 28, delete "IC 21-38-10-5" and insert "IC 21-38-10-4".
300		-	Page 4, line 30, delete "5." and insert "4.".
301		-	Page 4, line 31, delete "chapter." and insert "chapter, and, subject
302		-	to subsection (b), the attorney general may bring a civil action
303		-	concerning each violation.".
304		-	Page 4, between lines 31 and 32, begin a new paragraph and insert:
305		-	"(b) Before the attorney general brings an action against a state
306		-	educational institution under subsection (c), the attorney general
307		-	shall send the state educational institution a notice of violation. The
308		-	notice sent under this subsection must describe the violation of
309		-	section 2 or 3 of this chapter. The state educational institution has
310		-	thirty (30) days from the date on the notice to cure the violation
311		-	and provide documentation to prove that the violation has been
312		-	remedied.".
313		-	Page 4, delete line 32.
314		-	Page 4, line 33, delete "under section 4 of this chapter, the", begin
315		-	a new paragraph and insert:
316		-	"(c) The".
317		-	Page 4, line 35, delete "one million dollars ($1,000,000)" and insert
318		-	"two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000)".
319		-	Page 4, line 40, delete "(c)" and insert "(d)".
320		-	Page 4, line 42, delete "(d)" and insert "(e)".
321		-	SB 235—LS 6753/DI 110 9
322		-	Page 7, delete lines 21 through 26.
323		-	Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
324		-	and when so amended that said bill do pass.
325		-	(Reference is to SB 235 as introduced.)
326		-	BROWN L, Chairperson
327		-	Committee Vote: Yeas 8, Nays 2.
328		-	SB 235—LS 6753/DI 110
	152	+	13 1, 2025]: Sec. 4. (a) An aggrieved person may file a civil action
	153	+	14 against a state educational institution for a violation of section 2 or
	154	+	15 3 of this chapter.
	155	+	16 (b) The court may award to an aggrieved person who prevails
	156	+	17 in an action under this section any of the following:
	157	+	18 (1) Declaratory relief.
	158	+	19 (2) Injunctive relief.
	159	+	20 (3) The greater of:
	160	+	21 (A) actual and consequential damages resulting from the
	161	+	22 violation; or
	162	+	23 (B) liquidated damages of one hundred thousand dollars
	163	+	24 ($100,000).
	164	+	25 (4) Costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
	165	+	26 (c) An action filed under this section must be filed not later than
	166	+	27 one (1) year after the date the alleged violation occurred.
	167	+	28 SECTION 7. IC 21-38-10-5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
	168	+	29 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
	169	+	30 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. (a) The attorney general may investigate
	170	+	31 allegations of violations of section 2 or 3 of this chapter.
	171	+	32 (b) In addition to any civil action filed by an aggrieved person
	172	+	33 under section 4 of this chapter, the attorney general may petition
	173	+	34 a court with jurisdiction to impose a civil penalty of not more than
	174	+	35 one million dollars ($1,000,000) for each violation of section 2 or 3
	175	+	36 of this chapter committed by a state educational institution. The
	176	+	37 attorney general shall transfer all civil penalties collected under
	177	+	38 this chapter to the treasurer of state for deposit in the state general
	178	+	39 fund.
	179	+	40 (c) The attorney general may file an action for mandate to
	180	+	41 compel a state educational institution to comply with this chapter.
	181	+	42 (d) The attorney general may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
	182	+	2025 IN 235—LS 6753/DI 110 5
	183	+	1 establish procedures for investigating violations of this chapter.
	184	+	2 SECTION 8. IC 21-44-1-10, AS AMENDED BY P.L.126-2009,
	185	+	3 SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	186	+	4 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 10. "Eligible institution", for purposes of:
	187	+	5 (1) sections 2 and 11 of this chapter, and IC 21-44-2, and
	188	+	6 IC 21-44-3.5, means a university, college, or other educational
	189	+	7 institution that:
	190	+	8 (A) operates in the United States; and
	191	+	9 (B) offers a health education program leading to a
	192	+	10 baccalaureate, graduate, or postgraduate degree in a health
	193	+	11 related field including:
	194	+	12 (i) medicine;
	195	+	13 (ii) dentistry;
	196	+	14 (iii) optometry;
	197	+	15 (iv) nursing;
	198	+	16 (v) physical therapy;
	199	+	17 (vi) occupational therapy; or
	200	+	18 (vii) other allied health fields; and
	201	+	19 (2) IC 21-44-3, refers to a postsecondary educational institution
	202	+	20 that qualifies as an eligible institution under IC 21-44-3-1(4).
	203	+	21 SECTION 9. IC 21-44-3.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
	204	+	22 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	205	+	23 JULY 1, 2025]:
	206	+	24 Chapter 3.5. Eligible Institution Requirements
	207	+	25 Sec. 1. Each eligible institution shall require for admission to the
	208	+	26 eligible institution a standardized admissions test focused on
	209	+	27 knowledge and critical thinking around science and medical
	210	+	28 training.
	211	+	29 Sec. 2. (a) Before an eligible institution may alter the academic
	212	+	30 standards for the:
	213	+	31 (1) admission of new students to a health education program
	214	+	32 described in IC 21-44-1-10(1)(B); or
	215	+	33 (2) conferral of a baccalaureate, graduate, or postgraduate
	216	+	34 degree or other certificate for a health education program
	217	+	35 described in subdivision (1);
	218	+	36 the eligible institution shall submit the information described in
	219	+	37 subsection (b) to the legislative council in an electronic format
	220	+	38 under IC-5-14-6 and the commission for higher education.
	221	+	39 (b) An eligible institution shall submit the following to the
	222	+	40 legislative council and commission for higher education as required
	223	+	41 under subsection (a):
	224	+	42 (1) A copy of the proposed academic standards.
	225	+	2025 IN 235—LS 6753/DI 110 6
	226	+	1 (2) A concise general statement explaining the proposed
	227	+	2 academic standards.
	228	+	3 (3) The proposed effective date of the proposed academic
	229	+	4 standards.
	230	+	5 (c) The proposed academic standards described in subsection
	231	+	6 (b)(1) may not become effective earlier than sixty (60) days after
	232	+	7 the date that the eligible institution complies with subsections (a)
	233	+	8 and (b).
	234	+	9 Sec. 3. All eligible institutions that are not open enrollment
	235	+	10 eligible institutions:
	236	+	11 (1) shall require "A" through "F" grade based assessments
	237	+	12 for each course required to graduate; and
	238	+	13 (2) may not use pass/fail assessments for any course required
	239	+	14 to graduate.
	240	+	15 SECTION 10. IC 21-49-4-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.113-2024,
	241	+	16 SECTION 12, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	242	+	17 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 3. Not later than September 1, 2024, and
	243	+	18 September 1 of each year, thereafter, a state educational institution
	244	+	19 shall submit to the state budget committee a report with the following
	245	+	20 information for the preceding state fiscal year:
	246	+	21 (1) The total number of state educational institution:
	247	+	22 (A) full-time and tenured professors;
	248	+	23 (B) adjunct instructors;
	249	+	24 (C) other contingent faculty; and
	250	+	25 (D) nonacademic support or administrative employees.
	251	+	26 (2) The total number of employees at the state educational
	252	+	27 institution whose primary or secondary job duties or job titles
	253	+	28 include diversity, equity, and inclusion.
	254	+	29 (3) (2) The total number of state educational institution
	255	+	30 adjudications or proceedings regarding violations of policies
	256	+	31 regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion or harassment.
	257	+	32 (4) (3) A list and description of what the state educational
	258	+	33 institution did to ensure free speech rights of students.
	259	+	34 (5) (4) A list and description of what the state educational
	260	+	35 institution did to ensure intellectual freedom for professors.
	261	+	36 (6) (5) A list and description of what the state educational
	262	+	37 institution did to ensure intellectual and ideological diversity of
	263	+	38 professors.
	264	+	39 (7) (6) The institution's budget allocations for diversity, equity,
	265	+	40 and inclusion initiatives.
	266	+	41 SECTION 11. IC 25-1-23 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
	267	+	42 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
	268	+	2025 IN 235—LS 6753/DI 110 7
	269	+	1 JULY 1, 2025]:
	270	+	2 Chapter 23. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Health
	271	+	3 Profession Licensing
	272	+	4 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "board" means any of the boards
	273	+	5 listed in IC 25-0.5-11, except for the Indiana board of veterinary
	274	+	6 medicine.
	275	+	7 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "diversity, equity, and inclusion"
	276	+	8 or "DEI" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-10-24-2.
	277	+	9 Sec. 3. A board may not adopt or impose, as a condition of
	278	+	10 obtaining or renewing a license, certification, registration, or
	279	+	11 permit any incentives or requirements that applicants for a license,
	280	+	12 certification, registration, or permit undergo, demonstrate
	281	+	13 familiarity with, or support any DEI training, education, material,
	282	+	14 or program.
	283	+	15 Sec. 4. Any board that issues a state required health related
	284	+	16 professional license, certification, registration, or permit may not
	285	+	17 use DEI material or require DEI training as part of the license or
	286	+	18 certification process.
	287	+	19 Sec. 5. A board may not conduct internal DEI audits or engage
	288	+	20 DEI consultants.
	289	+	21 SECTION 12. IC 34-13-3-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
	290	+	22 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) This chapter
	291	+	23 applies only to a claim or suit in tort.
	292	+	24 (b) The provisions of this chapter also apply to IC 34-30-14.
	293	+	25 (c) This chapter does not apply to a civil action brought by an
	294	+	26 aggrieved person under IC 21-38-10-4.
	295	+	2025 IN 235—LS 6753/DI 110