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IN HB1213
Bill
Status
1/10/2019
Primary Sponsor
Edward Clere
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AI Summary
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Student journalists in grades 7-12 and at state educational institutions may exercise freedom of speech and press in school-sponsored media, with students responsible for determining news, opinions, advertising content, and features
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Schools may only suppress student media if it is libelous/slanderous, violates federal or state law, incites unlawful acts, materially disrupts school operations, or encourages behavior contrary to required citizenship/moral instruction
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Schools and school corporations are prohibited from disciplining student journalists for exercising speech rights or retaliating against student media advisers, principals, or superintendents who protect those rights
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Student media advisers must annually supervise students in creating media policies covering accuracy, ethics, libel, copyright, privacy, community standards, and profanity
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Public schools, school corporations, and state educational institutions receive civil immunity for injuries resulting from student-produced media, except in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct
Legislative Description
Student journalism. Provides freedom of speech and freedom of press protections for grades 7 through 12 and state educational institution student journalists. Requires each school corporation and charter school to adopt a policy concerning student journalist protections. Requires a student media adviser to, each school year, supervise student journalists in grades 7 through 12 in the creation of certain school sponsored media policies. Provides that a public school or school corporation may not suppress school sponsored media unless certain conditions apply. Provides that public schools, school corporations, and state educational institutions are immune from civil liability for any injury resulting from school sponsored media produced by a student journalist, except for acts or omissions that constitute gross negligence or willful, wanton, or intentional misconduct.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Education
1/10/2019