TN HB1476

Public higher education institutions must adopt freedom of expression policies identical or substantially similar to the University of Chicago's Freedom of Expression Policy, incorporating them into bylaws and posting them on institutional websites

Institutions must adopt statements based on the 1967 University of Chicago Kalven Report prohibiting the institution from taking collective positions on political and social issues

Institutions cannot refuse or cancel speakers based on viewpoints, cannot prevent student organizations from inviting speakers, and cannot retaliate against faculty for viewpoints in scholarly work or First Amendment-protected speech

Institutions cannot discriminate against individuals or deny recognition to student groups based on sincere religious beliefs or opposition to abortion, homosexuality, or transgender behavior

Mandatory disciplinary sanctions include probation, suspension (minimum one academic year), and expulsion for students who substantially obstruct speakers; faculty face unpaid suspension (minimum one week) escalating to termination; any Tennessee resident can sue for violations with a 6-year statute of limitations and sovereign/qualified immunity waived