The University is in compliance with this provision. The University does not mandate DEI training or expend resources to promote it.

As a part of the compliance process, the Policy Review Group reviewed University policies, procedures, programs, and trainings to ensure compliance with HB4. Representatives from the Office of the Provost and Faculty Affairs served as members of this work group and received extensive training. Moreover, all University Deans and Vice Presidents have signed written attestations confirming their understanding of and adherence to relevant state law requirements.

To ensure compliance, the University has provided training to units that create continuing education courses and now reviews such courses to ensure they do not promote discriminatory concepts or differential treatment of individuals that i not medically required and supported by peer-reviewed evidence. In addition to ongoing annual training, HB4-related questions and certifications will be added to the University's Annual Disclosure Form, which must be completed each year by all University employees. These additions will be made on or before December 1, 2025. Also, all new/incoming University Deans and Vice Presidents will be required to complete comprehensive HB4 training and sign an HB4 compliance attestation as a part of the onboarding process.

KRS 164.2896(1): No later than June 30, 2025, each governing board shall: (a) Adopt a policy on viewpoint neutrality that prohibits discrimination on the basis of an individual's political or social viewpoint and promotes intellectual diversity within the institution; and (b) Publish the amended policy in the institution's student handbook and faculty handbook and on a prominent, publicly accessible page of the institution's website.

KRS 164.2896(2): An institution shall not require any individual to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, promotion, admission, or graduation. Response: Compliance Status

The University is in compliance with both sections of KRS 164.2896.

In accordance with subsection (1)(a), the University’s Board of Trustees adopted a comprehensive viewpoint neutrality policy on June 27, 2025. To meet the requirement of subsection (1)(b), the policy was uploaded to the University’s online Policy and Procedures Library and published in the Student and Faculty Handbooks. The policy (attached) explicitly prohibits discrimination based on political or social viewpoints and contains language fulfilling all requirements of subsection (2), thereby ensuring no individual is subjected to political or ideological litmus tests—or required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology—to be eligible for employment or academic progression. The policy also includes proactive measures that exceed the statute’s requirements by requiring the University, as an institution, to refrain from taking positions on social or political issues unless they directly impact the University’s mission, operations, or legal requirements. This institutional neutrality ensures that all members of the University community feel free to express their own views without fear of taking a position contrary to that of the University.