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S.B. No. 18
1 (D) funding sources made generally available to
2 student organizations at an institution of higher education.
3 (2) "Expressive activities" means any speech or
4 expressive conduct protected by the First Amendment to the United
5 States Constitution or by Section 8, Article I, Texas Constitution,
6 and includes assembliesfprotests, speeches, the distribution of
7 written material, the carrying of signs, and the circulation of
8 petitions. The term does not include commercial speech.
9 (3) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning
10 assigned by Section 61.003.
11 (4) "Student organization" includes any organization
12 that is composed mostly of students enrolled at an institution of
13 higher education and that receives a benefit from the institution.
14 (b) It is the policy of this state and the purpose of this
15 section to protect the expressive rights of persons guaranteed by
16 the constitutions of the United States and of this state by:
17 (1) recognizing freedom of speech and assembly as
18 central to the mission of institutions of higher education; and
19 (2) ensuring that all persons may assemble peaceably
20 on the campuses of institutions of higher education for expressive
21 activities, including to listen to or observe the expressive
22 activities of others.
23 (c) An institution of higher education shall:
24 (1) ensure that the common outdoor areas of the
25 institution's campus are deemed traditional public forums; and
26 (2) permit any person to engage in expressive
27 activities in those areas of the institution's campus freely, as2
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 18, Chapter 568, legislative document, June 10, 2019; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1200789/m1/2/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.