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SB 258 KY
Introduced

AN ACT relating to student journalist freedom.

KY · session 2024RS · Senate · bill

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Introduced Feb 22, 2024

Latest action (Feb 26, 2024) to Education (S)

Summary

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to state legislative findings; establish definitions; provide additional free speech protections for student journalists; place limitations on additional protections; provide protection for student media advisors; require each district 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; provide that a student journalist or student media advisor may seek injunctive relief; provide that the Act may be cited as the New Voices Act.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (3)
  1. Feb 22, 2024 introduced in Senate · upper
  2. Feb 22, 2024 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
  3. Feb 26, 2024 to Education (S) · upper
Subjects
Civil RightsEducation, Elementary and SecondaryNews MediaPublicationsShort Titles and Popular NamesTeachers

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  • Introduced · PDF

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