Connecticut HB6199: AN ACT CONCERNING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND OF THE PRESS FOR STUDENTS.

What the bill says

An act CONCERNING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND OF THE PRESS FOR STUDENTS. Assembly convened: That titles 10 and 10a of the general statutes be amended to provide students attending public schools, colleges and universities in this state with the right to exercise freedom of speech and of assembly, and that such exercise or the expression of a student's religious or political viewpoints shall be free from discrimination or penalty based on the religious or political content of such expression, provided such expression is not obscene as to minors, is libelous or slanderous or incites students as to.

From the introduced text:

AN ACT CONCERNING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND OF THE PRESS FOR STUDENTS. Assembly convened: That titles 10 and 10a of the general statutes be amended to provide students attending public schools, colleges and universities in this state with the right to exercise freedom of speech and of assembly, and that such exercise or the expression of a student's religious or political viewpoints shall be free from discrimination or penalty based on the religious or political content of such expression, provided such expression is not obscene as to minors, is libelous or slanderous or incites students as to create a clear and present danger of the commission of unlawful acts, the violation of school regulations or the material and substantial disruption of the orderly operation of the school. Statement of Purpose: To protect student expression and student publications except when such expression or publications are obscene, libelous, slanderous or disrupt school activities. LCO No. 2690 1 of

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Sponsors

• Douglas Dubitsky (R, 47) · primary sponsor
• Craig Fishbein (R, 90)
• Mark Anderson (R, 62)
• (R, 66)