AMENDMENT FOR HOUSE ENGROSSED BILL
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___________________ moved that HB 1087 be amended as follows:


    On page 6 of the House engrossed bill, delete lines 13 to 15, inclusive, and insert:

"

            (3)    Recognize that it is not the proper role of an institution to attempt to shield individuals from free speech, including ideas and opinions they find offensive, unwise, immoral, indecent, disagreeable, conservative, liberal, traditional, radical, or wrong-headed;

            (4)    Recognize that although an institution should greatly value civility and mutual respect, concerns about civility and mutual respect may never be used by an institution as a justification for closing off the discussion of ideas, however offensive, unwise, immoral, indecent, disagreeable, conservative, liberal, traditional, radical, or wrong-headed those ideas may be to some students or faculty;".

    On page 6, line 16, delete "(4)" and insert "(5)".

    On page 6, line 20, delete "(5)" and insert "(6)".

    On page 6, line 23, delete everything after "not" and insert "substantially obstruct or otherwise substantially interfere with the freedom of others to express views they reject or even loathe;

            (7)    Recognize that an institution has a responsibility to promote a lively and fearless freedom of debate and deliberation and protect that freedom; and".

    On page 6, delete line 24.

    On page 7, line 1, delete "(6)" and insert "(8)".