Democrats argued that the bill has a chilling effect
on free speech and repeatedly referred to it as the "campus gag
rule." Republicans countered that the bill is needed to ensure that people
of all political views can have their voices heard on campus.
AB 299 does the following:
· Requires the Board of Regents to
develop a free expression policy that adheres to a set of criteria outlined in
the bill. It instructs UW institutions to remain neutral on the public
policy controversies of the day
· Requires the UW
to suspend any student that violates the Free Expression Policy twice and expel
any student that violates the Free Expression policy three times. Disciplinary
actions would apply to individuals who "engage in violent or other
disorderly conduct that materially and substantially disrupts the free expression
of others." However, the bill does not define what the "free
expression of others" entails.
· Allows any
person to make a report that someone has violated the Free Expression
Policy.
AB 299 now goes to the Senate for approval.
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