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REFERENCE TITLE: student organizations; terrorism; withholding monies |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024
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HB 2759 |
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Introduced by Representatives Hernandez A: Biasiucci, Blattman, Carbone, Carter, Cook, Diaz, Gillette, Gress, Gutierrez, Heap, Hernandez C, Hernandez L, Jones, Martinez, Mathis, McGarr, Parker B, Payne, Peņa, Seaman, Smith, Terech, Tsosie, Willoughby, Wilmeth; Senators Carroll, Gowan, Kerr, Miranda, Petersen, Shamp, Shope
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An Act
amending title 15, chapter 14, article 14, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-1899.01; relating to institutions of higher education.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 15, chapter 14, article 14, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-1899.01, to read:
15-1899.01. Student groups; support of foreign terrorist organizations; prohibition; withholding of monies; definitions
A. Notwithstanding any other law, an institution of higher education may not Formally recognize a student organization that does any of the following:
1. provides material support to a foreign terrorist organization, including a foreign terrorist organization that calls for genocide against the Jewish people.
2. Vocally supports, calls for or advocates for genocide, including genocide against the Jewish people.
3. Promotes a foreign terrorist organization in any manner that places a Jewish student in reasonable apprehension of imminent physical injury.
4. Promotes a foreign terrorist organization on the student organization's official social media accounts or communication platforms.
B. Each institution of higher education shall:
1. Enforce the institution of higher education's codes of conduct, including provisions regarding violent speech on campus.
2. Fully investigate the activities of any student organization that has been reported for a potential violation of 18 United States Code section 2339A or 2339B or any state law relating to supporting a foreign terrorist organization.
3. Require the faculty advisor of each formally recognized student organization to report any violation of paragraph 2 of this subsection.
4. Discipline any faculty advisor who knowingly violates the requirement prescribed in paragraph 3 of this subsection.
5. Rescind formal recognition of any student organization that the institution of higher education determines has violated paragraph 2 of this subsection.
C. Notwithstanding any other law, the state treasurer shall withhold state monies that an institution of higher education is otherwise entitled to receive pursuant to section 15-1466 or 15-1661 until the institution of higher education demonstrates that it is in compliance with this section, at which time those monies shall be returned to the institution of higher education.
D. For the purposes of this section:
1. "foreign terrorist organization" means a foreign terrorist organization designated by the united states secretary of state pursuant to 8 united states code section 1189.
2. "Institution of higher education" means both:
(a) A university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents.