{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-15-1896","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 15-1896","heading":"Faculty employment decisions; religious and political beliefs; definitions","body":"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.\n\nB. 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.\n\nC. For the purposes of this section:\n\n1. \"Community college\" has the same meaning prescribed in section 15-1401.\n\n2. \"University\" means a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents.","path":["Title 15 Education"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/15/01896.htm","current_through":"57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session (effective 2027-01-01); mirror section count 24991","vintage":"2026-09-15","retrieved_at":"2026-10-26T05:51:13Z","sha256":"bc321afe1952703909a8682bdef2f8fcc9cb3a02a2582e6fc944f835b29b0226","source_id":"us-az","stale":false,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-15-1895","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-15-1897"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}