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Bill Status of HB2280 101st General Assembly

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Short Description: CAMPUS FREE SPEECH

House Sponsors
Rep. Thomas Morrison

Last Action

Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2021	House	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

New Act

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Campus Free Speech Act. Requires the governing board of each public university and community college to develop and adopt a policy on free expression; sets forth what the policy must contain. Requires the Board of Higher Education to create a Committee on Free Expression to issue an annual report. Requires public institutions of higher education to include in their freshman orientation programs a section describing to all students the policies and rules regarding free expression that are consistent with the Act. Contains provisions concerning rules, construction of the Act, permitted restrictions, and enforcement.

Actions

Date	Chamber	Action
2/8/2019	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Thomas Morrison
2/13/2019	House	First Reading
2/13/2019	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2/19/2019	House	Assigned to Higher Education Committee
3/29/2019	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/13/2021	House	Session Sine Die

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