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MO SB93
Bill
AI Summary
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Designates all outdoor areas of Missouri public higher education campuses as traditional public forums where peaceful assembly, protests, speeches, literature distribution, sign-carrying, and petition circulation are protected
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Permits institutions to enforce only time, place, and manner restrictions that are content-neutral, clearly published, serve significant institutional interests, and allow for spontaneous assembly
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Allows noncommercial expressive activity on campus as long as conduct is lawful and does not materially and substantially disrupt institutional functioning
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Authorizes the attorney general or affected individuals to sue for violations, with mandatory damages of at least $500 for initial violations plus $50 per day the violation continues
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Establishes a one-year statute of limitations, with each day a violation or violating policy persists constituting a new actionable violation
Legislative Description
Creates the Campus Free Expression Act to protect free expression on the campuses of public institutions of higher education
Last Action
Signed by Governor
7/14/2015