INDIANAPOLIS — A top state official and two lawmakers are scheduled to speak at an event next week that calls for the state to totally defund Indiana University over allegations that the school has not severed ties with the controversial Kinsey Institute. The institute is the premiere research center on human sexuality and is housed at the university's Bloomington campus. Indiana University officials ditch plan to split off Kinsey Institute, known for its sex research The center has long faced criticism from conservatives for its ongoing research and the legacy of Alfred Kinsey’s work that they blame for contributing to liberalized sexual morals, including more acceptance of homosexuality and pornography. During the 2023 legislative session, a Republican-sponsored measure was passed that blocked state dollars from going to the institute and forced the university to cut off all financial ties. However, Indiana Comptroller Elise Nieshalla said she's yet to see proof that the university is complying with the law. Indiana Comptroller Elise Nieshalla Over the past year, a series of letters have gone back and forth between Nieshalla's office and the university in which she demanded proof that public money wasn't going towards Kinsey. In the last letter her office sent on Oct. 8, she and Attorney General Todd Rokita wrote to the university's president and board of trustees and said they "disagree with the assertion that the university has worked diligently and transparently to confirm compliance with Indiana law." The university has consistently maintained that it has complied and told the state that it had done an extensive audit to ensure that public money isn't used to fund Kinsey. In a November letter, an attorney for the university specifically addressed concerns that the institute was being housed in a university-owned building, telling Nieshalla and Rokita that the university charges Kinsey for its use of Lindley Hall. The institute pays that bill using money donated to the Indiana University Foundation. Nieshalla appears to be taking her dissatisfaction beyond letters. According to a poster put out by "Purple for Parents United — Indiana," Nieshalla, along with Rep. Lorissa Sweet and Rep. Craig Haggard, is scheduled to speak at a press conference where there will be calls to "defund Indiana University for violating state law." "They're saying 'Oh, we don't like the fact that the Kinsey Institute exists so let's punish all of the students of the state who go to Indiana University to get and education,'" Democratic Rep. Matt Pierce said. Pierce, who represents the Bloomington area, said the calls to defund the university are an example of political pandering. He said defunding the university would make it more expensive for students to get and education. "If you defund, you take away state money from the university... they have to raise tuition to make up the difference," Pierce said. "This is a big rally for a tuition increase so they can fight the culture wars and impose their own moral values on the entire state." Nieshalla's office said they didn't have time for an interview on Tuesday and refused to say whether or not she believes the university should be defunded. Indiana University Board of Trustees votes to protect Kinsey Institute FOX59/CBS4 reached out to Rep. Sweet and Rep. Haggard for comment but never heard back. We also asked Indiana University for a statement but never heard back from them either. The press conference where Nieshalla and the lawmakers are set to speak is scheduled for Jan. 15 at 8 a.m. It will be held at the Zion Unity Baptist Church in Indianapolis. You can find the letters exchanged between the university and state officials below: July 31, 2024 Letter to Indiana UniversityDownload Indiana University Response August 29, 2024Download October 8, 2024 Letter to Indiana UniversityDownload Indiana University Response November 19, 2024Download The Associated Press contributed to this story.