(a) In addition to the review described in IC 21-39.5-2 , the board of trustees of each institution shall establish the following:
- (1) A review process with regard to department level promotions and tenure expectations.
(2) A post-tenure review process for tenured faculty members that:
- (A) measures productivity; and
(B) includes, at a minimum, the following:
- (i) The faculty member's teaching workload.
- (ii) The total number of students who the faculty member teaches at the graduate and undergraduate level.
- (iii) The time spent on instructional assignments and the time spent on overseeing graduate students.
- (iv) The research and creative scholarship productivity of the faculty member.
- (b) The process established under subsection (a)(2) must include a requirement that the institution place a faculty member on probation, which may result in dismissal of the faculty member, if productivity requirements established by the institution are not met.
- (c) Beginning July 1, 2025, a tenure agreement entered into or renewed between an institution and a faculty member must comply with the post-tenure review process established under subsection (a)(2).
- (d) Unless an agreement entered into before July 1, 2025, provides otherwise, the post-tenure review process established by an institution under subsection (a)(2) applies to all tenured faculty members of the institution.
As added by P.L.213-2025, SEC.267.