09RS HB43

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HB 43 (BR 63) - B. Yonts, M. Marzian, T. Moore

AN ACT relating to high school newspapers.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to provide that public high school student journalists have right to exercise freedom of speech and press in school-sponsored media; direct that student journalists are responsible for determining content of school-sponsored media; provide limitations for content determined by high school students; provide that school boards are immune from civil and criminal liability based on student expression in school-sponsored media; require local board adoption of student freedom of expression policy.

     (Prefiled by the sponsor(s).)

     Jan 6-introduced in House
     Jan 7-to Education (H)

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