Kentucky House Bill 408 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 1 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-01 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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; establish the short title of "New Voices Act."

AN ACT relating to student journalist freedom.

Rep. Attica Scott [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-01	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2022-02-01	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22RS/hb408.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/22RS/hb408/orig_bill.pdf