Bill Summary for S 558 (2025-2026)
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AN ACT TO DEMONSTRATE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S INTENT THAT STUDENTS, PROFESSORS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND OTHER EMPLOYEES OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION RECOGNIZE THE EQUALITY AND RIGHTS OF ALL PERSONS AND TO PROHIBIT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION FROM PROMOTING CERTAIN CONCEPTS THAT ARE CONTRARY TO THAT INTENT.Intro. by Berger, Overcash, Corbin.
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Senate committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes.
Amends proposed GS 115D-5(bb) to now require the State board to adopt a policy prohibiting community colleges from establishing, maintaining, or otherwise implementing a process for reporting or investigating offenses or unwanted speech that is protected by the First Amendment, including satire or speech labeled as microaggression (was, a policy that prohibits community colleges from establishing or maintaining a group or committee designed to investigate a bias incident, as previously defined).
Amends the proposed addition to GS 116-300 to now prohibit UNC constituent institutions from establishing, maintaining, or otherwise implementing a process for reporting or investigating offenses or unwanted speech that is protected by the First Amendment, including satire or speech labeled as microaggression (was, prohibited from establishing or maintaining a group or committee designed to investigate a bias incident, as previously defined).