SB 1860: Freedom of Speech and the Press in the Public Education System
GENERAL BILL by Polsky
Freedom of Speech and the Press in the Public Education System; Providing that student journalists have the right to exercise freedom of the press in school-sponsored media; requiring that determinations regarding the news, opinion, feature, and advertising content of school-sponsored media be made by student journalists; authorizing student media advisors to teach professional standards of journalism to student journalists; prohibiting school districts from restricting the publication or broadcast of certain materials; requiring school districts to show prior justification for limiting student journalist expression, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Education
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Education
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Education (ED)
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/7/2022 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 1/12/2022 | Senate |
• Referred to Education; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 160 |
| 1/18/2022 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 159 |
| 3/12/2022 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration |
| 3/14/2022 | Senate |
• Died in Education |