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.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 28, 2019
Last action Feb 11, 2020
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 22, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Post-Secondary and Higher Ed
lower
Dec 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Dec 28, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101765D
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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