Student journalists; freedom of speech and the press. (HB2382)

Introduced By

Del. Chris Hurst (D-Blacksburg) with support from co-patron Del. Danica Roem (D-Manassas Park)

Progress

✓	Introduced
☐	Passed Committee
☐	Passed House
☐	Passed Senate
☐	Signed by Governor
☐	Became Law

Description

Student journalists; freedom of speech and the press. Declares that, except in certain limited circumstances, a student journalist at a public elementary or secondary school or public institution of higher education has the right to exercise freedom of speech and the press in school-sponsored media, including determining the news, opinion, feature, and advertising content of school-sponsored media, regardless of whether the media is supported financially by the school board, supported through the use of school facilities in the school division, or produced in conjunction with a course or class in which the student is enrolled. The bill defines "school-sponsored media" as any material that is prepared, substantially written, published, or broadcast by a student journalist at a public elementary or secondary school or public institution of higher education under the direction of a student media adviser and distributed or generally made available to members of the student body. Read the Bill »

Status

01/18/2019: Awaiting a Vote in the Education Committee

History

Date	Action
01/08/2019	Committee
01/08/2019	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19103929D
01/08/2019	Referred to Committee on Education
01/15/2019	Impact statement from DPB (HB2382)
01/18/2019	Assigned Education sub: Subcommittee #1