Amendment SA1-SB409

2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE

SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 409

November 22, 2021 - Offered by Senator Jacque.

SB409-SA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

SB409-SA1,1,4 1. Page 2, line 3: delete the material beginning with “teach" and ending with “curriculum" on line 4 and substitute “compel students to affirm, adopt, or adhere to any of the following tenets in their personal capacities as individuals”.

SB409-SA1,1,5 2. Page 3, line 1: after “are" insert “necessarily".

SB409-SA1,1,6 3. Page 3, line 3: after that line insert:

SB409-SA1,1,9 “(1d) Student orientation and training. The board shall prohibit institutions from requiring students to attend or participate in a noncredit-earning orientation or training in which the institution adopts the tenets set forth in sub. (1) (a) to (h).

SB409-SA1,1,13 (1g) Academic freedom. Notwithstanding subs. (1) and (2), nothing in this section, and no board policy, institution policy, or institution employee, shall limit the expressive rights and academic freedom of an instructor of an institution to do any of the following:

SB409-SA1,2,1 (a) Conduct research, publish, lecture, or teach in the academic setting.

SB409-SA1,2,4 (b) Require students to participate in instructional exercises with legitimate pedagogical purposes that involve exploring, or arguing for or against, the tenets set forth in sub. (1) (a) to (h).

SB409-SA1,2,5 (c) Speak publicly as a private citizen on matters of public concern.”.

SB409-SA1,2,7 4. Page 3, line 4: delete the material beginning with “syllabuses," and ending with “syllabuses," on line 5 and substitute “syllabuses”.

SB409-SA1,2,8 5. Page 3, line 5: after “website" insert “during the open enrollment period".

SB409-SA1,2,9 6. Page 3, line 12: after “(1)," insert “(1d), (1g),".

SB409-SA1,2,10 7. Page 3, line 17: delete “10" and substitute “5".

SB409-SA1,2,11 8. Page 3, line 20: after “(1)," insert “(1d), (1g),".

SB409-SA1,2,12 9. Page 3, line 22: delete “(1)" and substitute “(1), (1d), (1g),".

SB409-SA1,2,13 10. Page 4, line 1: delete “(1)" and substitute “(1), (1d),(1g),".

SB409-SA1,2,16 11. Page 4, line 2: delete “complainant may be awarded" and substitute “court shall issue appropriate injunctive relief and award the complainant damages, court costs, and".

SB409-SA1,2,19 12. Page 4, line 6: delete the material beginning with “teach" and ending with “curriculum" on line 7 and substitute “compel students to affirm, adopt, or adhere to any of the following tenets in their personal capacities as individuals”.

SB409-SA1,2,20 13. Page 4, line 21: after “are" insert “necessarily".

SB409-SA1,2,21 14. Page 4, line 23: after that line insert:

SB409-SA1,3,3 “(1d) Student orientation and training. District boards shall not require students to attend or participate in a noncredit-earning orientation or training in which the district board adopts the tenets set forth in sub. (1) (a) to (h).

SB409-SA1,3,7 (1g) Academic freedom. Notwithstanding subs. (1) and (2), nothing in this section, and no board policy, district board policy, or district board employee, shall limit the expressive rights and academic freedom of an instructor of a technical college to do any of the following:

SB409-SA1,3,8 (a) Conduct research, publish, lecture, or teach in the academic setting.

SB409-SA1,3,11 (b) Require students to participate in instructional exercises with legitimate pedagogical purposes that involve exploring, or arguing for or against, the tenets set forth in sub. (1) (a) to (h).

SB409-SA1,3,12 (c) Speak publicly as a private citizen on matters of public concern.”.

SB409-SA1,3,14 15. Page 5, line 1: delete the material beginning with “including" and ending with “syllabuses" on line 2 and substitute “during the open enrollment period”.

SB409-SA1,3,15 16. Page 5, line 10: after “(1)," insert “(1d), (1g),".

SB409-SA1,3,16 17. Page 5, line 15: delete “10" and substitute “5".

SB409-SA1,3,17 18. Page 5, line 19: after “(1)," insert “(1d), (1g),".

SB409-SA1,3,18 19. Page 5, line 21: delete “(1)" and substitute “(1), (1d), (1g),".

SB409-SA1,3,19 20. Page 5, line 25: delete “(1)" and substitute “(1), (1d), (1g),".

SB409-SA1,3,22 21. Page 6, line 1: delete “complainant may be awarded" and substitute “court shall issue appropriate injunctive relief and award the complainant damages, court costs, and".

SB409-SA1,3,23 (End)