South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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S. 1282

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Senate Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Grooms, Verdin, Massey, Campsen, Kimbrell, Alexander, Adams, Garrett, Rice, Corbin, Turner, Hembree, Bennett, Talley, Loftis, Senn, Gustafson, Goldfinch, Gambrell, Shealy, Cromer, M. Johnson, Climer, Reichenbach, Peeler, Cash, Martin, Davis and Rankin
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Introduced in the Senate on April 20, 2022
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Education

Summary: Clemson University and other public colleges and universities must maintain a commitment to free speech and open inquiry

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/20/2022  Senate  Introduced (Senate Journal-page 8)
   4/20/2022  Senate  Referred to Committee on Education 
                        (Senate Journal-page 8)

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4/20/2022

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A SENATE RESOLUTION

TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT CLEMSON UNIVERSITY AND OTHER PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES MUST MAINTAIN A COMMITMENT TO FREE SPEECH AND OPEN INQUIRY.

Whereas, Clemson University and other public colleges and universities must maintain and be committed to free and open inquiry in all matters and guarantee all members of the campus community the broadest possible latitude to speak, write, listen, challenge, and learn; and

Whereas, it is not a proper role of public institutions of higher education to attempt to shield individuals from ideas and opinions they find unwelcome, disagreeable, or even deeply offensive; and

Whereas, public colleges and universities must maintain a commitment to the principle that debate or deliberation may not be suppressed because the ideas put forth are thought by some or even by most members of the campus community to be offensive, unwise, immoral, or wrong-headed; and

Whereas, public colleges and universities must protect the ability of members of the campus community to engage in such debate and deliberation in an effective and responsible manner as an essential part of the educational mission. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the Senate, by this resolution, express the sense of the Senate that Clemson University and other public colleges and universities must maintain a commitment to free speech and open inquiry.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the president of every state college and university in South Carolina.

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