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AL SB386
Bill
Status
4/5/2016
Primary Sponsor
Thomas Whatley
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AI Summary
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Authorizes Alabama public universities with separate boards of trustees to adopt written policies regarding freedom of speech for university-sponsored media, with reasonable provisions.
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Grants student journalists the right to exercise freedom of speech and freedom of the press in university-sponsored media to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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Prohibits students from publishing materials that are libelous, slanderous, invasive of privacy, violate federal or state law, incite unlawful acts or material disruption, or are obscene.
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Shields universities from civil or criminal liability for student journalist expressions and specifies that student speech does not represent university policy.
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Becomes effective October 1, 2016.
Legislative Description
Student journalists at public institutions of higher education, freedom of speech and freedom of the press provided with certain exceptions
Colleges and Universities
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education and Youth Affairs
4/5/2016