Indiana § 21-39-8-12 - Student protected expressive activity policies; disciplinary policies
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§ 21-39-8-12. Student protected expressive activity policies; disciplinary policies
Sec. 12. A state educational institution shall:
(1) create student protected expressive activity policies that are consistent with this chapter;
(2) create a policy that includes a range of disciplinary actions with regard to an employee, student, student organization, or contractor of the state educational institution that materially and substantially disrupts the protected expressive activity of another employee, student, student organization, or contractor of the state educational institution;
(3) make policies created under subdivisions (1) and (2) public in the state educational institution's handbooks, on the state educational institution's website, and at the state educational institution's student orientation programs; and
(4) develop materials, programs, and procedures to ensure that individuals who are responsible for disciplining and educating students, including administrators, campus police officers, residence life officials, and professors, understand the policies, regulations, and duties of the state educational institution regarding protected expressive activity on campus.
As added by P.L.145-2022, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.113-2024, SEC.10.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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