Connecticut 2022 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05350 Compare Versions

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3	3	LCO No. 2523 1 of 2
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5	5	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5350
6	6	February Session, 2022
7	7	LCO No. 2523
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10	10	Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
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13	13	Introduced by:
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19	19	AN ACT REQUIRING PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
20	20	TO ESTABLISH A POLICY PROTECTING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
21	21	ON CAMPUS.
22	22	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
23	23	Assembly convened:
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25	25	Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) Not later than January 1, 2023, the 1
26	26	Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut and the Board of 2
27	27	Regents for Higher Education shall develop and adopt a policy on 3
28	28	freedom of expression at the public institutions of higher education 4
29	29	governed by said boards. Such policy shall include, but not be limited 5
30	30	to, (1) the goal of prioritizing freedom of expression in the fulfillment of 6
31	31	such institution's mission, including, but not limited to, freedom of 7
32	32	expression in research, teaching, discussion and debate, (2) the role of 8
33	33	the institution in protecting freedom of expression on campus, 9
34	34	including when the ideas or opinions expressed are disagreeable or 10
35	35	offensive, (3) reasonable limitations on time, place and manner of 11
36	36	expression, provided such limitations are content-neutral and necessary 12
37	37	to a compelling institutional interest, (4) allowance for protest or 13
38	38	demonstration by any person lawfully present on campus, including a 14
39	39	spontaneous protest or demonstration, provided such protest or 15 Raised Bill No. 5350
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45	45	demonstration does not substantially or materially interfere with such 16
46	46	institution's function or in the ability of others to engage in or listen to 17
47	47	an expressive activity, (5) the designation of public areas on campus as 18
48	48	public forums that are open on the same terms to any speaker, and (6) 19
49	49	the availability of resources for protecting the safety and freedom of 20
50	50	expression of any speaker invited on campus by any student, student 21
51	51	group or faculty member, which resources shall be available on the same 22
52	52	terms to any invited speaker. 23
53	53	(b) Not later than February 1, 2023, the Board of Trustees of The 24
54	54	University of Connecticut and the Board of Regents for Higher 25
55	55	Education shall submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-26
56	56	4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General 27
57	57	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher education 28
58	58	and the judiciary the policy adopted pursuant to the provisions of 29
59	59	subsection (a) of this section. 30
60	60	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
61	61	sections:
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63	63	Section 1 from passage New section
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65	65	Statement of Purpose:
66	66	To require public institutions of higher education in the state to adopt a
67	67	policy that protects freedom of expression on campus.
68	68	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
69	69	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
70	70	underlined.]
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