Amendment 2024-1623s to HB1305 (2024)

Relative to freedom of speech and association at public institutions of higher education.


Revision: April 24, 2024, 11:28 a.m.

Senate Education

April 24, 2024

2024-1623s

05/06

 

 

Amendment to HB 1305-FN

 

Amend RSA 188-J:1, II as inserted by section 1 of the bill by replacing it with the following:

 

II. “Campus community” includes students, administrators, faculty, and staff at the institution of higher education.

 

Amend RSA 188-J:2, III as inserted by section 1 of the bill by replacing it with the following:

 

III.  Subject to reasonable time, place and manner restrictions, any member of the campus community who wishes to engage in non-commercial expressive activity on campus shall be permitted to do so freely, as long as the person’s conduct is not unlawful and does not materially and substantially disrupt permitted expressive activity or the functioning of the public institution of higher education, subject only to the requirements of this chapter.

 

Amend RSA 188-J:2, IV(c) as inserted by section 1 of the bill by replacing it with the following:

 

(c)  Constitutes harassment, as defined in RSA 188-J:1, VI or other applicable state or federal law or regulation.

 

Amend the bill by replacing section 2 with the following:

 

2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect August 1, 2025.