Arizona Revised Statutes § 15-1896 Faculty Employment Decisions; Religious And Political Beliefs; Definitions

15-1896. Faculty employment decisions; religious and political beliefs; definitions

A. In making employment decisions, a university or community college shall take into account a faculty member's competence and appropriate knowledge in the field of that faculty member's expertise in order to foster a learning environment that respects a plurality of methodologies and perspectives. A university or community college shall not make employment decisions on the basis of a faculty member's political or religious beliefs.

B. A university or community college shall not exclude a faculty member from tenure or search committees or hiring committees on the basis of that faculty member's political or religious beliefs.

C. For the purposes of this section:

1. " Community college" has the same meaning prescribed in section 15-1401.

2. " University" means a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents.

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