Campus free speech bill passes North Dakota Senate
Among a litany of changes, House Bill 1503 would prohibit activity fee funding discrimination based on a student organization’s viewpoint and allow speakers on campus regardless of their views. Additionally, it would eliminate free-speech zones on college campuses, though no campuses in the North Dakota University System have free-speech zones.
3:28 pm, Apr. 1, 2021
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The chamber of the North Dakota Senate is pictured on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. Jeremy Turley / Forum News Service
A bill that would add campus free speech rights to North Dakota law passed the state Senate after a lengthy floor debate on Thursday, April 1.