MS SB2766

Prohibits state institutions of higher learning from denying religious, political, or ideological student organizations benefits or privileges available to other student organizations, including recognition, facility use, funding, and communication channels.

Designates outdoor campus areas as public forums where members of the campus community may engage in expressive activities including protests, speeches, and literature distribution without restrictions except reasonable, content-neutral time, place, and manner regulations.

Requires state institutions to publish policies on free expression in handbooks, websites, and orientation programs, and to train administrators, police, and faculty on free expression protections.

Mandates annual reports to the Governor and Legislature by December 1 detailing barriers to free expression, disruption incidents, and disciplinary actions taken, along with submission of First Amendment lawsuit complaints within 30 days.

Allows aggrieved persons or student organizations to sue institutions for violations, with courts required to award a minimum of $5,000 in damages if violations are found, establishes a one-year statute of limitations, and waives state sovereign immunity under the Eleventh Amendment.