Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 08, 2020 |
enacting clause stricken |
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to higher education |
Jan 14, 2019 |
referred to higher education |
Assembly Bill A1145
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PAULIN
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2019-A1145 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §6438-a, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
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A4066
2019-A1145 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1145 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 14, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the right to use campus for free speech activities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 6438-a to read as follows: § 6438-A. RIGHT TO USE CAMPUS FOR FREE SPEECH ACTIVITIES. 1. EXPRES- SIVE ACTIVITIES PROTECTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, ALL FORMS OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY, PROTESTS, SPEECHES, DISTRIBUTION OF LITERATURE, CARRYING SIGNS, AND CIRCULATING PETITIONS. 2. THE OUTDOOR AREAS OF COLLEGE CAMPUSES COVERED BY THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE DEEMED TRADITIONAL PUBLIC FORUMS. A COLLEGE MAY MAINTAIN AND ENFORCE REASONABLE TIME, PLACE, AND MANNER RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE NARROWLY TAILORED AND IN SERVICE OF A SIGNIFICANT INSTITUTIONAL INTEREST ONLY WHEN SUCH RESTRICTIONS EMPLOY CLEAR, PUBLISHED, CONTENT AND VIEWPOINT- NEUTRAL CRITERIA AND PROVIDE FOR AMPLE ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF EXPRESSION. ANY SUCH RESTRICTIONS MUST ALLOW FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY TO SPONTANEOUSLY AND CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DISTRIBUTE LITERATURE AND ASSEM- BLE. 3. ANY PERSON WHO WISHES TO ENGAGE IN NONCOMMERCIAL EXPRESSIVE ACTIV- ITY ON CAMPUS SHALL BE PERMITTED TO DO SO FREELY, AS LONG AS THEIR CONDUCT IS NOT UNLAWFUL AND DOES NOT MATERIALLY AND SUBSTANTIALLY DISRUPT THE FUNCTIONING OF THE INSTITUTION, SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION GRANTS ANY PERSON THE RIGHT TO MATERIALLY DISRUPT PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED OR RESERVED ACTIVITIES IN A PORTION OR SECTION OF THE CAMPUS AT THAT SCHEDULED TIME. 4. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE INTERPRETED AS LIMITING THE RIGHT OF STUDENT EXPRESSION ELSEWHERE ON CAMPUS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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