(1) An applicant for admission, enrollment, or employment at an institution.

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(3) A person with whom the institution contracts to teach a student of the institution.

     (b) An institution may not require an applicant, an employee, or a person described in subsection (a) to pledge allegiance to or make a statement of personal support for any:

(1) policy or action that would treat similarly situated people or groups of people differently based on the race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, or religion; or

(2) political or ideological movement.

     (c) If an institution receives a pledge or statement described in subsection (b), including any statement regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion, or related topics, the institution may not award:

(1) admission, enrollment, or employment;

(2) benefits;

(3) hiring, reappointment, or promotion; or

(4) granting tenure;

to an applicant, an employee, or a person described in subsection (a) on the basis of the viewpoints expressed in the pledge or statement.

As added by P.L.113-2024, SEC.11.