HB1518--STUDENTASSOCIATIONSATINSTITUTIONSOFHIGHERLEARNING
(Hudson)
COMMITTEEOFORIGIN:SpecialCommitteeonGovernment
Accountability
Thisbilldefines"adverseaction","belief-basedstudent
association",and"benefit"andprohibitspublicinstitutionsof
higherlearningfromtakinganyactionorenforcinganypolicythat
deniesabelief-basedstudentassociationbenefitsavailableto
otherstudentassociations.
Thebillprohibitsdiscrimination againstabelief-basedstudent
associationbasedonitsrequirementthatleadersofthe
associationadheretoitssincerelyheldbeliefs,sincerepractice
requirements,orstandardsofconduct.
Thebillauthorizesaggrievedbelief-basedstudentassociationsto
seekappropriatereliefinajudicialoradministrative proceeding
againstapublicinstitutionofhigherlearningthatviolatesthe
requirementsofthebill.
ThisbillisthesameHB136(2023)andHB1724(2022).