,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #afgb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #aa1 #bjai    
,mr4 ,rooney of ,florida introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,education and ,labor 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,higher        
,education ,act of #aife to ensure that 
public institutions of higher education 
protect expressive activities in the    
outdoor areas on campus4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,free ,right to ,expression in          
,education ,act 4  #b4 ,campus          
individual rights ,title ,,iv of the    
,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajgj et seq47 is amended--   
7#a7 in section #dhg7;a71 by adding at  
the end the following3  7#cj7 ,in the   
case of an institution that is a public 
institution1 the institution will comply
 with the expressive activity           
protections described in section        
#dic;,e4  2 and  7#b7 in part ,g1 by    
adding at the end the following3        

#dic;,e4 ,campus individual rights  7a7 
,definition of expressive activities    
7#a7 ,in general ,in this section1 the  
term expressive activity includes--     
7,a7 peacefully assembling1 protesting1 
or speaking2  7,b7 distributing         
literature2  7,c7 carrying a sign2 or   
7,d7 circulating a petition4  7#b7      
,exclusions ,in this section1 the term  
expressive activity does not include    
violence1 harassment1 or obscenity 7as  
defined by the ,secretary in accordance 
with the precedents of the ,supreme     
,court of the ,united ,states74  7b7    
,expressive activities at an institution
  7#a7 ,in general ,each public         
institution of higher education         
participating in a program under this   
title may not prohibit1 subject to      
paragraph 7#b71 a person from freely    
engaging in noncommercial expressive    
activity in an outdoor area on the      
institution's campus if the person's    
conduct is lawful4  7#b7 ,restrictions  
,an institution of higher education     

described in paragraph 7#a7 may maintain
 and enforce reasonable time1 place1 or 
manner restrictions on an expressive    
activity in an outdoor area of the      
institution's campus1 if the            
restriction-- 7,a7 is narrowly tailored 
to serve a significant institutional    
interest2  7,b7 is based on published1  
content-neutral1 and viewpoint-neutral  
criteria2 and  7,c7 leaves open ample   
alternative channels for communication4 
7#c7 ,application ,the protections      
provided under paragraph 7#a7 do not    
apply to expressive activity in an area 
on an institution's campus that is not  
an outdoor area4  7c7 ,causes of action 
7#a7 ,authorization ,the following      
persons may bring an action in a        
,federal court of competent jurisdiction
 to enjoin a violation of this section  
or to recover compensatory damages1     
reasonable court costs1 or reasonable   
attorney fees3  7,a7 ,the ,attorney     
,general4  7,b7 ,a person claiming that 
the person's expressive activity rights1

 as described in subsection 7b77#a71    
were violated4  7#b7 ,actions ,in an    
action brought under this subsection1 if
 the court finds a violation of this    
section1 the court-- 7,a7 shall--  7i7  
enjoin the violation2 and  7ii7 if a    
person whose expressive activity rights 
were violated brought the action1 award 
the person--  7,i7 not less than #ejj   
for an initial violation2 and  7,,ii7 if
 the person notifies the institution of 
the violation1 #ej for each day the     
violation continues after the           
notification if the institution did not 
act to discontinue the cause of the     
violation2 and  7,b7 may award a        
prevailing plaintiff-- 7i7 compensatory 
damages2  7ii7 reasonable court costs2  
or  7iii7 reasonable attorney fees4  7d7
 ,statute of limitations  7#a7 ,in      
general ,except as provided in paragraph
 7#c71 an action under this section may 
not be brought later than #a year after 
the date on which the cause of action   
accrues4  7#b7 ,continuing violation    

,each day that a violation of this      
section continues after an initial      
violation of this section1 and each day 
that an institution's policy in         
violation of this section remains in    
effect1 shall constitute a continuing   
violation of this section4  7#c7        
,extension ,for a continuing violation  
described in paragraph 7#b71 the        
limitation described in paragraph 7#a7  
shall extend to #a year after the date  
on which the most recent violation      
occurs4  4