“I’m excited to be here to sign into law a bill that will make a very significant change in the state of Indiana”, Pence said. The university is appealing.
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“The bad news is we’re going to keep testing”, Pence added, with one forlorn boy yelling “no!” But Pence says he’s a champion of the “public’s right to know” and will bring that “bias” as he considers his next step.
In 2015, Gov. Pence vetoed a legislation that would tack additional fees onto many public records requests. As a congressman, Pence sponsored so-called reporter shield legislation to protect journalists who face jail time for not revealing confidential sources under court order.
After years of tinkering with the state’s education policy, including withdrawing from the national Common Core standards, the decisions by the GOP-majority Legislature now pose a political liability, because parents and educators have become increasingly tired of high-stakes testing. They’re required to release only limited information about crimes. The amendment indicates that any private college or university police officials will be granted the same immunity and protection for actions taken within the scope of their job as state police officers and that private academic institutions and their governing bodies would also have the same immunity granted to the state.
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Steve Key, executive director of the Hoosier State Press Association, said Ludwig’s assertions about the bill are “not correct” and argued that the private college association pushed the bill this year because of the court battle between ESPN and Notre Dame.
