CAMPUS FREE SPEECH ACT Senate SponsorsSen. Chris Balkema, Neil Anderson, Jil Tracy, Andrew S. Chesney and Terri Bryant 2/6/2025SenateReferred to Assignments New ActCreates the Campus Free Speech Act. Requires the governing board of each public university and community college to develop and adopt a policy on free expression; sets forth what the policy must contain. Requires the Board of Higher Education to create a Committee on Free Expression to issue an annual report. Requires public institutions of higher education to include in their freshman orientation programs a section describing to all students the policies and rules regarding free expression that are consistent with the Act. Contains provisions concerning rules, construction of the Act, and enforcement. 2/6/2025SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Chris Balkema 2/6/2025SenateFirst Reading 2/6/2025SenateReferred to Assignments 3/6/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Neil Anderson 3/7/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy 3/10/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney 3/20/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Terri Bryant