Assembly Bill A4402

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the enactment of the student journalist free speech act

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A4402 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2958
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 18 §§860 - 864, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7721
2019-2020: S1594, S2297
2023-2024: A1345, S647

2021-A4402 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the student journalist free speech act to protect student speech at educational institutions unless such speech is libelous, an invasion of privacy, or incites students to commit an unlawful act, violate school policies, or to materially and substantially disrupt the orderly operation of the school.

2021-A4402 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4402
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LUPARDO,  NOLAN,  GLICK,  PALMESANO,  ROZIC,
   SEAWRIGHT, MAGNARELLI, SIMON,  L. ROSENTHAL,  GOTTFRIED,  ENGLEBRIGHT,
   J. RIVERA,  STIRPE,  FAHY,  ABBATE,  COLTON,  ABINANTI,  HUNTER, NIOU,
   J. M. GIGLIO, SALKA, STECK, TAYLOR,  HEVESI,  FERNANDEZ,  JEAN-PIERRE,
   MIKULIN,  M. MILLER, WALSH, RA, DiPIETRO, McDONOUGH -- Multi-Sponsored
   by -- M. of A. COOK, GALEF -- read once and referred to the  Committee
   on Education
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the student
   journalist free speech act
 
   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 article 18 to
 read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 18
                    STUDENT JOURNALIST FREE SPEECH ACT
 SECTION 860. SHORT TITLE.
         861. DEFINITIONS.
         862. STUDENT JOURNALIST FREE SPEECH RIGHTS.
         863. EXEMPTIONS.
         864. LIABILITY.
   § 860. SHORT TITLE. THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY  BE  CITED  AS
 THE "STUDENT JOURNALIST FREE SPEECH ACT".
   §  861.  DEFINITIONS.  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE THE FOLLOWING
 TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. "EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION" MEANS A PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL.
   2. "SCHOOL-SPONSORED MEDIA" MEANS ANY MATERIAL THAT IS PREPARED, WRIT-
 TEN, PUBLISHED, OR BROADCAST BY A STUDENT JOURNALIST AT  AN  EDUCATIONAL
 INSTITUTION,  DISTRIBUTED  OR GENERALLY MADE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE
 STUDENT BODY, AND PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A STUDENT MEDIA  ADVI-
 SOR.  "SCHOOL-SPONSORED  MEDIA"  SHALL  NOT  INCLUDE  MEDIA INTENDED FOR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03638-02-1
              

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