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Introduced
02/06/2018
02/06/2018
In Committee
03/19/2018
03/19/2018
Crossed Over
02/23/2018
02/23/2018
Passed
04/19/2018
04/19/2018
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/25/2018
04/25/2018
Introduced Session
Fifty-third Legislature - Second Regular Session (2018)
Bill Summary
Postsecondary institutions; free expression policies
AI Summary
This bill amends Arizona state law to require public universities and community colleges to adopt free expression policies that protect student and faculty rights to engage in expressive activities on campus, subject to reasonable content-neutral restrictions. The bill defines "individual conduct that materially and substantially infringes on the rights of other persons to engage in or listen to expressive activity" and allows for disciplinary action against such conduct. It also requires the Arizona Board of Regents and community college district governing boards to establish committees on free expression and submit annual reports on free expression issues. Additionally, the bill mandates that universities and community colleges include information on free expression policies in their freshman orientation programs.
Sponsors (15)
Paul Boyer (R)*,
Sylvia Allen (R),
Russell Bowers (R),
David Farnsworth (R),
Mark Finchem (R),
John Kavanagh (R),
Anthony Kern (R),
Sine Kerr (R),
Jay Lawrence (R),
Vince Leach (R),
David Livingston (R),
Becky Nutt (R),
David Stringer (R),
Ben Toma (R),
Kimberly Yee (R),
Last Action
Chapter 267 (on 04/25/2018)
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