HB 228 Virginia House of Delegates · 2020 Regular Session

Higher educational institutions; students & student organizations, remedies for certain violations.

Summary
Higher education; students and student organizations; remedies for certain violations. Permits any student or student organization aggrieved by a violation of certain provisions of lawrelating to campus free speech by a public institution of highereducation or any employee of such institution acting in his officialcapacity to (i) bring a cause of action against such institutionor employee for appropriate relief, including injunctive relief,monetary damages, reasonable attorney fees, and court costs; (ii)assert such violation as a defense or counterclaim in any disciplinaryaction or civil or administrative proceeding brought against suchstudent or student organization; and (iii) pursue any other remedyavailable to such student or student organization.
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Introduction
Dec 2019
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Governor
Introduced Dec 28, 2019 Last action Feb 11, 2020
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Jan 22, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Post-Secondary and Higher Ed
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Dec 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
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Dec 28, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101765D
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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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