This article does not apply to the following:

1. (1) An employment action concerning participation in a public contract by a minority business enterprise, women's business enterprise, or veteran business enterprise, if the employment action is authorized by law.

2. (2) Eligibility for, or the award or denial of, a grant, scholarship, or remission of fees that is based on a personal characteristic, if the grant, scholarship, or remission of fees:

   1. (A) is to attend a postsecondary educational institution; and
   2. (B) is not funded by state funds or resources.

3. (3) The continuation or renewal of a scholarship under:

   1. (A) IC 21-12-16.5 (next generation Hoosier minority educators scholarship program);
   2. (B) IC 21-13-2 (William A. Crawford minority teacher scholarship); or

   3. (C) IC 21-13-8 (Earline S. Rogers student teaching scholarship for minority students);

      to a recipient who was initially awarded the scholarship before July 1, 2025.

As added by P.L.196-2025, SEC.18.