Sen. Pat McGuire

Filed: 4/21/2015

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 221

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 221 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Political Events on College Campuses Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
7    "Facility" includes all buildings and grounds owned or
8controlled by the public university or community college and
9the streets, sidewalks, malls, parking lots, and roadways
10within the boundaries of property owned or controlled by the
11public university or community college.
12    "Use of facilities" means the holding of any event or
13forum, the posting of signs, all forms of advertising,
14commercial solicitation or the conduct of other commercial
15activities, and the distribution of pamphlets or similar
16written materials on or using public university or community

 

 

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1college facilities.
 
2    Section 10. Facility priority. First priority for the use
3of campus facilities shall be given to regularly scheduled
4public university or community college activities. The use of
5public university or community college facilities may be
6subject to reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions that
7take into account, among other considerations, the general
8facilities policy, the direct and indirect costs to the public
9university or community college, environmental, health and
10safety concerns, wear and tear on the facilities,
11appropriateness of the event to the specific facility, and the
12impact of the event on the campus community, surrounding
13neighborhoods, and the general public. In reviewing
14conflicting requests to use public university or community
15college facilities, primary consideration shall be given to
16activities specifically related to the public university or
17community college's mission.
 
18    Section 15. Political activities. Public university and
19community college facilities may be used for the following:
20        (1) public university and community college
21    departments, student government organizations, or
22    registered student organizations sponsoring candidate
23    forums, voter registration drives, and issue forums
24    regarding ballot propositions;

 

 

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1        (2) candidates for office and proponents or opponents
2    of ballot propositions renting public university or
3    community college facilities on a short-term basis for
4    campaign purposes to the same extent and on the same basis
5    as may other individuals or groups;
6        (3) candidates for office and proponents or opponents
7    of ballot propositions using public forum areas, to the
8    same extent and on the same basis as may other individuals
9    or groups; and
10        (4) a registered student organization inviting a
11    candidate or another political speaker to one of the
12    meetings of its membership on public university or
13    community college property, if the student organization
14    has complied with the scheduling procedures of the public
15    university or community college.
 
16    Section 20. Restrictions.
17    (a) When an event under this Act involves the rental of a
18public university or community college facility, the full
19rental cost of the facility must be paid and State funds may
20not be used to pay rental costs or cover any other costs
21associated with the event.
22    (b) Public university or community college facilities may
23not be used to establish or maintain offices or headquarters
24for political candidates or partisan political causes.
25    (c) All candidates who have filed for office for a given

 

 

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1position, regardless of party affiliation, must be given equal
2access to the use of facilities within a reasonable time, if
3the candidates are in compliance with the provisions of this
4Act.
5    (d) No person shall solicit contributions on public
6university or community college property for political uses,
7except in instances where this limitation conflicts with
8applicable federal law regarding interference with the mails.
9    (e) Use of public university facilities for political
10activities, as described in this Act, must have prior approval
11of the university ethics and compliance office and the Office
12of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost or a
13similar office.
14    (f) Use of community college facilities for political
15activities, as described in this Act, must have prior approval
16of the campus human resources office or a designee set forth by
17the community college.".