Missouri HB875: Prohibits public institutions of higher learning from discriminating against religious, political, or ideological associations

What the bill says

To amend chapter 173, RSMo, by adding thereto two new sections relating to student associations at public institutions of higher learning. SectionA. Chapter173,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretotwonewsections,tobe known as sections 173.1555 and 173.1556, to read as follows: 173.1555. Asusedinthissectionandsection173.1556,thefollowingtermsmean: (1) "Adverse action", any action or policy that denies a belief-based student association any benefit available to other student associations or organizations or that otherwise discriminates with respect to any such benefit; (2) "Belief-basedstudentassociatio.

From the engrossed text:

To amend chapter 173, RSMo, by adding thereto two new sections relating to student associations at public institutions of higher learning. SectionA. Chapter173,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretotwonewsections,tobe known as sections 173.1555 and 173.1556, to read as follows: 173.1555. Asusedinthissectionandsection173.1556,thefollowingtermsmean: (1) "Adverse action", any action or policy that denies a belief-based student association any benefit available to other student associations or organizations or that otherwise discriminates with respect to any such benefit; (2) "Belief-basedstudentassociation"includes,butisnotlimitedto,anypolitical or ideological student association or any religious student association; (3) "Benefit", recognition, registration, the use of facilities of a public institution of higher learning for meetings or speaking purposes, the use of channels of communication of a public institution of higher learning, or such other assistance, aid, or advantage as is made available to student associations by a public institution of higher learning; (4) "Public institution of higher learning", any state postsecondary educational institution governed or supervised by a board erected under chapter 172, 174, 175, or 178; a board of trustees of a community college; or any state board for any other technical school. EXPLANATION -- Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language. HB 875 173.1556. 1. (1) No public institution of higher learning …