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GA HB995
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/21/2020
Primary Sponsor
Josh Bonner
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AI Summary
- Designates all unrestricted outdoor areas of University System of Georgia and Technical College System of Georgia campuses as public forums for the campus community, prohibiting institutions from creating limited "free speech zones"
- Permits institutions to impose only reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions on expressive activity that are content- and viewpoint-neutral, narrowly tailored to a significant institutional interest, and that preserve the right to spontaneously assemble and distribute literature
- Prohibits institutions from discriminating against, denying benefits to, or denying recognition of student organizations based on their actual or anticipated expressive activity, including organizations that require leaders and members to adhere to the organization's beliefs and mission
- Requires institutions to publicize free expression policies in handbooks, on websites, and during orientation, and to develop training materials and procedures for administrators, campus police, residence life officials, and professors on expressive activity rules
- Requires both the Board of Regents and the State Board of the Technical College System to publish annual reports to the Governor and General Assembly by July 1 on barriers to free expression, disciplinary responses, and institutional neutrality efforts; effective July 1, 2020
Legislative Description
Forming Open and Robust University Minds (FORUM) Act; enact
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
3/12/2020
Full Bill Text
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