(Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) Rep. Kim Coleman, R-West Jordan, pushed through the House a bill recognizing and bolstering free-speech rights on the campuses of Utah's public colleges and universities. <\/p>\n
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HB54 A bill promoting freedom of campus speech won unanimous approval Tuesday in the Utah House and now heads to the Senate. <\/p>\n
Rep. Kim Coleman, R-West Jordan, has said that HB54 was created to address limits on speech on certain campuses <\/p>\n
Coleman said the bill affirms that college campuses are traditional public forums for speech and that \"the institution may maintain a reasonable time, place or manner of restrictions on expression, but everything else is free.\" <\/p>\n
Outdoor areas of public colleges and universities are reserved for free speech and an institution may not prohibit it so long as the speakers' conduct is lawful = under the bill. It also recognizes a cause of legal action if free-speech rights are violated. <\/p>\n
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