| | | B.__Prevent an institution from taking reasonable, | | appropriate and effective action to prevent violations of | | liquor laws, discourage binge drinking, prevent alcohol | | abuse, protect students from sexual assault, protect | | students from date rape, protect students from sexual abuse, | | protect students from hazing or regulate unsanitary, | | unhealthy or unsafe conditions in dormitories or student | | residences on campus or in buildings or facilities owned, | | leased or in any way controlled by the institution. |
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| | | 4.__Violations of protected rights.__Violation of subsection 2 | | subjects an institution or an official acting in an official | | capacity for the institution, even if that official's action is | | outside the scope of that official's employment, to the | | commencement and prosecution of a civil action for legal or | | equitable relief by the person, in that person's name and on that | | person's own behalf, whose rights have been violated.__In any | | civil action under this section, the court, in its discretion, | | may allow the plaintiff reasonable attorney's fees and costs. |
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| | | This bill ensures that postsecondary students' rights of | | speech and association will not be unconstitutionally abridged by | | postsecondary educational institutions incorporated or chartered | | by the State. The bill defines protected speech and association | | and describes impermissible institutional interference. It sets | | forth court action students may take when their rights are | | violated. |
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