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RS 32082 introduced to expand campus free-speech protections; sponsor adds 30-day cure requirement at universities' request
Summary
Representative Ehart introduced RS 32082 to limit speech zones and related restrictions at public universities and to prohibit disciplinary action for lawful student expression. Sponsor agreed to add a 30‑day notice-and-cure requirement for institutions at the request of Boise State; committee voted to introduce the RS.
Representative Ehart (District 33) presented RS 32082 as a campus free-speech measure that would prevent universities from imposing speech zones and from requiring advance permission for expression in publicly accessible outdoor areas. "This legislation makes very clear that... the First Amendment protection should not apply with less force on college campuses than in the community at large," Ehart said,…
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