Bill Text: VA HB258 | 2014 | Regular Session | Enrolled

Virginia House Bill 258 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Higher educational institutions; restrictions on student speech, limitations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-04-04 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0559) [HB258 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2014-HB258-Enrolled.html

VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Chapter 1 of Title 23 a section numbered 23-9.2:13, relating to restrictions on student speech by public institutions of higher education. [H 258] Approved

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Chapter 1 of Title 23 a section numbered 23-9.2:13 as follows:

§23-9.2:13. Restrictions on student speech; limitations.

Public institutions of higher education shall not impose restrictions on the time, place, and manner of student speech that (i) occurs in the outdoor areas of the institution's campus and (ii) is protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution unless the restrictions (a) are reasonable, (b) are justified without reference to the content of the regulated speech, (c) are narrowly tailored to serve a significant governmental interest, and (d) leave open ample alternative channels for communication of the information.