Title 21, HIGHER EDUCATION

Sec. 3. The University of Southern Indiana may exercise all powers, rights, privileges, and duties conferred upon the University of Southern Indiana or the board of trustees by any statute enacted by the general assembly. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-…

Sec. 4. The University of Southern Indiana may adopt rules to carry out its powers and duties. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-64-5(12).] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.268.

Sec. 5. The University of Southern Indiana may exercise all powers necessary to conduct efficiently the affairs of the University of Southern Indiana. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-64-5(13).] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.268.

Sec. 6. The University of Southern Indiana may sue and be sued. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-64-5(1).] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.268.

Sec. 1. (a) This section applies to the following state educational institutions: (1) Ball State University. (2) Indiana State University. (b) If a heat or power plant belonging to a state educational institution or operated by the board of trustees of a state educational institu…

Sec. 2. The board of trustees of Vincennes University may furnish heat, light, power, and other like facilities or service to any or all structures to be constructed by Vincennes University from the plant or facilities of Vincennes University, with or without charge therefor. [Pr…

Sec. 1. IC 21-34-4 or another provision of this article may not be construed to make any board of trustees of a state educational institution liable for any indebtedness, bonds, or obligations incurred, created, or issued under the authority of this article by any other state edu…

Sec. 2. All indebtedness, bonds, or obligations incurred, created, or issued under the authority of this article: (1) are payable solely out of the building facilities fund and the property, fees, income, and funds pledged or mortgaged as authorized; and (2) may not be or become …

Sec. 3. All: (1) the: (A) property acquired under authority of this article or used for the purposes provided for in this article; and (B) income from property described in clause (A); are exempt from all taxation in Indiana; and (2) bonds issued under the authority of this artic…

Sec. 4. Any bonds issued under the provisions of this article are: (1) eligible investments for the funds of any kind or character of every financial institution, insurance company, or private trust; and (2) eligible for deposit by any financial institution, insurance company, or…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "benefit" means any of the following: (1) Recognition by a state educational institution. (2) Registration by a state educational institution. (3) The use of a state educational institution facility for a meeting or speaking purposes. (4) The use …

Sec. 10. (a) Subject to section 9 of this chapter, an individual may, on any outdoor area of campus, freely engage in noncommercial protected expressive activity that: (1) is lawful; and (2) does not materially and substantially disrupt the functioning of the state educational in…

Sec. 11. (a) A state educational institution may not: (1) deny any benefit or privilege that is available to any student organization to; or (2) discriminate against; a religious, political, or ideological student organization on the basis of protected expressive activity of the …

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 contrac…

Sec. 13. (a) If a claim is filed against a state educational institution for an unconditional limitation on protected expressive activity, the state educational institution shall submit to the commission for higher education nonprivileged and otherwise legally nonconfidential inf…

Sec. 14. (a) Any student or student organization may bring an action for a violation of the student's or student organization's rights under this chapter. (b) If the court in an action under this section finds that a state educational institution has violated the rights of a stud…

Sec. 15. A state educational institution that violates this chapter is not immune from civil liability under this chapter. As added by P.L.145-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 16. An action for a violation under this chapter must be filed not later than two (2) years after the date the alleged violation occurs. As added by P.L.145-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "campus community" means: (1) a state educational institution's: (A) students; (B) administrators; (C) faculty; and (D) staff; and (2) a guest invited by the individuals listed in subdivision (1). As added by P.L.145-2022, SEC.2.…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "harassment" means speech or conduct that is: (1) unwelcome; (2) severe; (3) pervasive; and (4) subjectively and objectively offensive; and results in a student being denied equal access to educational opportunities or benefits provided by a state…

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this chapter, "materially and substantially disrupt" means the act of knowingly or intentionally doing one (1) or more of the following: (1) Significantly hindering the protected expressive activity of another individual or group. (2) Preventing the communi…

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "protected expressive activity" includes the following: (1) Participating in speech or conduct protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. (2) Communicating by any lawful verbal, written, audio visual, or electronic …

Sec. 6. (a) As used in this chapter, "outdoor area of a campus" means an outside area of the campus of a state educational institution where members of the campus community are commonly allowed. (b) The term includes grassy areas, walkways, and similar common areas. (c) The term …

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "student" means an individual who is enrolled on a full-time or part-time basis at a state educational institution. As added by P.L.145-2022, SEC.2.

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "student organization" means a group that is: (1) officially recognized, or seeking official recognition, by a state educational institution; and (2) comprised of students that receive, or are seeking to receive, benefits from the state educationa…

Sec. 9. (a) A state educational institution may not designate an outdoor area of campus as an area where protected expressive activities are prohibited. (b) Subject to subsection (a), a state educational institution may enforce reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions on c…

Sec. 1. A state educational institution may offer classes in American Sign Language as: (1) a foreign language; or (2) part of another discipline. [Pre-2007 Higher Education Recodification Citation: 20-12-72-2.] As added by P.L.2-2007, SEC.282.

Sec. 2. If a state educational institution offers classes in American Sign Language under this chapter, the state educational institution may award credit for the courses to satisfy a requirement for the study of a foreign language or another discipline. [Pre-2007 Higher Educatio…

Sec. 1. Any state educational institution may establish a high school fast track to college program that offers qualified individuals an opportunity to earn a high school diploma while earning credits for a degree. [Pre-2007 Recodification Citation: 20-12-13-6(a).] As added by P.…

Sec. 2. (a) To be eligible to earn a high school diploma, an individual participating in the program established under this chapter must be either: (1) at least nineteen (19) years of age and not enrolled in a school corporation; or (2) at least seventeen (17) years of age and ha…

Sec. 3. To complete the requirements for a high school diploma, an individual participating in the program established under this chapter must have: (1) passed: (A) the graduation examination given under IC 20-32-4; (B) an examination for a general educational development diploma…

Sec. 4. In addition to meeting the requirements set forth in sections 2 and 3 of this chapter, an individual must have the credits toward graduation that the individual successfully completed in high school transferred to the state educational institution. [Pre-2007 Recodificatio…

Sec. 5. The state educational institution shall notify the Indiana state board of education that an individual has successfully completed the requirements of a program. Upon receiving the notification, the Indiana state board of education shall: (1) grant to the individual a high…

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to a contract entered into or renewed before July 1, 2026. As added by P.L.150-2026, SEC.17.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "health profession education program" means an education program that: (1) is designed to prepare a student for a career in a health profession regulated by an entity described in IC 25-0.5-11; and (2) requires a student to complete clinical train…

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "immunization" means the treatment of an individual with a vaccine to produce immunity. As added by P.L.150-2026, SEC.17.

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "student" means a student enrolled in a health profession education program. As added by P.L.150-2026, SEC.17.

Sec. 5. A student may not be required to receive an immunization as a condition of: (1) enrolling or participating in a health profession education program; or (2) participating in or obtaining clinical training or clinical experience required by a health profession education pro…

Sec. 6. A health care provider that participates in a health profession education program may not require a student to receive an immunization as a condition of participating in or obtaining clinical training or clinical experience: (1) required by a health profession education p…

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "licensed physician" means an individual: (1) who holds an unlimited license to practice medicine in Indiana under IC 25-22.5, including an osteopathic physician; and (2) who practices primary care. As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.219.…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "primary care" means the practice of medicine in any of the following areas: (1) Family practice. (2) Pediatrics. (3) Obstetrics and gynecology. (4) Internal medicine. (5) Psychiatric. As added by P.L.205-2013, SEC.219.…

Sec. 3. (a) The commission, in coordination with the Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine, shall administer a student scholarship program to increase the availability of primary care for residents of Indiana by providing incentives to medical students who agree to pr…

Sec. 4. Before providing a scholarship to a student, the commission, in coordination with the Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine, must find that the applicant satisfies all the following conditions: (1) The applicant is and remains an Indiana resident or the applic…

Sec. 5. (a) The commission, in coordination with the Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine, shall select from among the qualified students who will receive a scholarship under this chapter. The commission may not create or use a waiting list for scholarships under thi…

Sec. 6. (a) A scholarship recipient must execute a written primary care practice agreement with the commission, with the terms and conditions and in the form and manner required by the commission. The agreement must provide that the scholarship recipient shall do at least the fol…

Sec. 7. (a) To receive a distribution under this chapter, the Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine shall make a written request for the distribution to the commission specifying the amount of the distribution requested. The commission shall review the request and det…