HB4420

Illinois HB4420 amends the College Campus Press Act to clarify the scope of public media and immunity for State-sponsored institutions of higher.

HB4420 amends the College Campus Press Act to redefine "public media produced at a State-sponsored institution of higher learning" as media created and distributed in print or audiovisual format by entities receiving public funding. It establishes that all such public media is a public forum for expression by employees, including journalists and editors, at the institution. The bill also clarifies that public media is not subject to prior review by public officials of the institution.