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Committee vote · not_prevailed · 12–17–0

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committee vote

Recorded committee decision

to adopt the amendment to HB 5504.

Meeting date
Not recorded
Result
not prevailed
Yeas
12
Nays
17
Validation
consistent
Related meeting
meeting-947

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Canonical name
Tom Kuhn
Committee vote id
committee-vote-283863
Evidence text
Representative Kuhn moved to adopt the amendment to HB 5504. The motion did not prevail 12- 17-0: UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, Bollin, Green, Slagh, Beson, Borton, Fink, Cavitt, DeBoer, Kuhn, Schuette, Steele. Nays: Reps. Witwer, O'Neal, Brixie, Hood, Brabec, Morse, Puri, Steckloff, Weiss, Martus, McKinney, Mentzer, Morgan, Price, Skaggs, Snyder, Wilson. Pass: None. Representative Fink offered the following amendments to HB 5504: 1. Amend page 21, following line 24, by inserting: "Sec. 226d. It is the intent of the legislature that by February 1, 2025, each community college will submit to the house and senate appropriations subcommittees on community colleges, the house and senate fiscal agencies, and the state budget director a report on activities related to strategic planning and internal assessment or reassessment to best provide for open and free expression and speech, while protecting students from hate-speech, violence, and discrimination". 2. Amend page 21, following line 24, by inserting: "Sec. 226g. (1) It is the intent of the legislature that each community college adopt an advocacy policy applicable to faculty, staff, students, student employees, visitors, and contractors by January 1, 2025 and comply with all other requirements of this section. (2) An advocacy policy established under subsection (1) should include, but is not limited to, policies for distribution and self-distribution of printed political or advocacy materials related to First Amendment activities and political demonstrating. The policy should include a process for filing a complaint or reporting a violation of the advocacy policy and identify the community college staff responsible for investigating complaints and violations. The advocacy policy should include the effective date and be posted on the community college’s website.".
Meeting id
meeting-947
Member id
member-168
Motion text
to adopt the amendment to HB 5504.
Mover label
Kuhn
Nays
17
Passes
0
Position
5
Resolution method
unique surname
Result
not prevailed
Service id
service-205
Validation state
consistent
Yeas
12

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