AN ACT relating to constitutional freedoms at public postsecondary education institutions.
Summary
Amend KRS 164.348 to define "institution," "public," and "staff"; require an institution to adopt a policy to not restrict off-campus speech; extend free speech protections to the public; provide that student religious and political organizations shall be afforded equal access to facilities; provide that authority vested with a student organization to distribute student organization funding shall be contingent on viewpoint-neutral distribution of those funds; reduce institution's authority to establish permit requirements; specify how an institution defines student-on-student harassment; waive immunity for claims brought under the Act; permit disciplinary action against a faculty member or administrator that knowingly and intentionally restricts the protected speech of another; suspend the distribution authority of a student organization that does not distribute student organization funding in accordance with the Act; prohibit retaliation against campus community members; require Council on Postsecondary Education to develop free speech instructional materials and model trainings for institutions; require institutions to present free speech instructional materials and trainings to designated individuals; require institutions to publish semiannual student organization funding reports; designate the required contents of the semiannual student organization funding report; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to limit the jurisdiction of an institution over associations, groups, or organizations not affiliated with the institutions.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2023
Last action Feb 21, 2023
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Feb 21, 2023
Committee
to State Government (H)
lower
Jan 6, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 6, 2023
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
11 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Candy Massaroni
RRepublican
P
David Hale
RRepublican
P
Emily Callaway
RRepublican
P
Felicia Rabourn
RRepublican
P
John Hodgson
RRepublican
P
Kevin Bratcher
RRepublican
P
Mark Hart
RRepublican
P
Matt Lockett
RRepublican
P
Ryan Dotson
RRepublican
P
Savannah Maddox
RRepublican
P
Steve Rawlings
RRepublican
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