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Rokita: IU can t require proof of virus vaccination
NIKI KELLY | The Journal Gazette
INDIANAPOLIS – Attorney General Todd Rokita issued an advisory opinion Wednesday that Indiana University can t require proof of the COVID-19 immunization under a recent vaccine passport law passed by the Indiana legislature.
The opinion is nonbinding but could set up a legal showdown if someone challenges the IU policy in the courts.
“This session, members of the Indiana General Assembly passed legislation to codify in law a prohibition on COVID-19 vaccine passports, preventing public institutions from mandating proof of vaccination as a condition for receiving services or employment,” Rokita said. “Indiana University s policy clearly runs afoul of state law – and the fundamental liberties and freedoms this legislation was designed to protect.”