| Last Action | 01/09/25: to Education (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to student journalist freedom. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 373 |
| Sponsor | G. Neal |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to state legislative findings; define terms; establish additional free speech protections for student journalists; place limitations on additional protections; establish protections for student media advisors; require each local school board to adopt a written policy for time, place, and manner restrictions and for an appeals procedure; provide that student speech not be considered school speech; allow that a student journalist or student media advisor to seek injunctive relief; provide that the Act may be cited as the New Voices Act. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Local school board, student journalism protection, adoption of policies Education, Elementary and Secondary - Student journalists and student media advisors, protections News Media - Student journalists, public high schools, protections Publications - Student journalists, public high schools, protections Teachers - Student media advisors, protections Civil Rights - Student journalists and student media advisors, protections Short Titles and Popular Names - New Voices Act |
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