Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06885 Compare Versions

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55 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6885
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1010 Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
1111 EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
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1515 REP. RYAN, 139th Dist.
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2121 AN ACT CONCERNING ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND
2222 WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF
2323 HIGHER EDUCATION.
2424 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
2525 Assembly convened:
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2727 That the general statutes be amended to protect faculty at public 1
2828 institutions of higher education from adverse personnel actions for his 2
2929 or her speech related to matters including, but not limited to, (1) 3
3030 scholarship or research, (2) political, social or economic issues, or (3) 4
3131 criticism of the institution of higher education or disclosure of matters 5
3232 of public concern at the institution of higher education. 6
3333 Statement of Purpose:
3434 To protect any faculty member's right to free speech and academic
3535 expression at public institutions of higher education.