Proyectos de ley › 89.ª Asamblea General
Relating to free speech requirements at public institutions of higher education and providing for remedies
Dónde está ahora
- Hecho: Presentado16 de febrero de 2021
- Se detuvo: SubcomitéMurió al terminar la Asamblea General
- Sigue: Comité de la Cámara
- Sigue: Lo aprueba la Cámara
- Sigue: Comité del Senado
- Sigue: Lo aprueba el Senado
- Sigue: A gobernador(a)
- Sigue: Firmado como ley
Murió al terminar la sesión La sesión de 2022 terminó el 24 de mayo de 2022, la última sesión ordinaria de la Asamblea General. Los proyectos que no pasaron por ambas cámaras murieron. ¿Qué es el embudo (funnel)?
Qué contiene
La explicación oficial está en inglés; todavía no hay resumen en palabras sencillas.
This bill relates to policies adopted by public institutions of higher education relating to free expression and to protected expressive activities, and provides remedies. The state board of regents and the board of directors of each community college must adopt policies that include a range of disciplinary sanctions for anyone who is under the jurisdiction of regents universities or community colleges, as appropriate, and who materially and substantially interfere with the free expression of others; and with certain exceptions, that require the universities and community colleges to attempt to remain neutral on current public policy controversies, and prohibit such institutions from taking action on current public policy controversies in such a way as to require members of the campus community to publicly express a given view of a public policy controversy.
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5 is entitled to a disciplinary hearing and the member of the campus community is further entitled, at minimum, to the right to receive advanced written notice of the charges, to review the evidence in support of the charges, to confront any witness to the alleged violation, to present a defense, to call witnesses, to a decision by an impartial arbiter or panel, to appeal a decision of the public institution of higher education to the institution’s governing body, and to active assistance of counsel if the ranges of disciplinary sanctions include suspension for longer than days or expulsion. If two or more disciplinary hearings result in disciplinary actions against the same student, the student must be suspended for a minimum of one year or expelled. If two or more disciplinary hearings result in disciplinary actions against the same faculty member, that faculty member’s employment shall be terminated. If the court finds that a violation of Code chapter 261H occurred, the court shall award the aggrieved person injunctive relief for the violation; shall award reasonable court costs and reasonable attorney fees; and shall also award damages of $1,000 or actual damages, whichever is higher.