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GA HB1
Bill
Status
Passed
5/3/2022
Primary Sponsor
Josh Bonner
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AI Summary
- Designates all unrestricted outdoor areas on 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"
- Allows 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 preserve the right to spontaneously assemble and distribute literature
- Prohibits material and substantial disruption of others' protected expressive activity, defined as fighting, violence, physical blocking, threats, or sustained loud noise intended to prevent participation in an event, while exempting lawful protests and minor or fleeting nonviolent disruptions
- Requires institutions to publicize free expression policies in handbooks, on websites, and during orientation, and to train 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 submit annual reports by July 1 to the Governor and General Assembly on barriers to free expression, disciplinary actions, and institutional neutrality efforts; effective July 1, 2022
Legislative Description
Forming Open and Robust University Minds (FORUM) Act; enact
Last Action
Effective Date 2022-07-01
5/3/2022
Committee Referrals
Judiciary3/9/2022
Higher Education1/29/2021
Full Bill Text
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