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Campus ‘intellectual freedom’ bill backed in Florida Senate
Read full article: Campus ‘intellectual freedom’ bill backed in Florida SenateTALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A controversial Senate proposal that would require Florida state colleges and universities to survey students about “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” on campus cleared its first hurdle Tuesday. Rodrigues’ bill did not pass in previous years when he filed it as a member of the Florida House, and it did not get heard in the Senate during the 2020 legislative session. He and other proponents of the bill contend there is no way to gauge how much “freedom” Florida students have to speak their minds. Rodrigues said his measure would prevent schools from outright banning groups from campus, however uncomfortable it might make other students. After Tuesday’s meeting, Rodrigues said he is open to changing that part of the bill as it moves through the Senate.
