HB4420

Illinois HB4420 amends the College Campus Press Act to clarify definitions and protections for public media produced at state-sponsored institutions.

Illinois HB4420 amends the College Campus Press Act to define "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 and licensed by a higher learning institution. The bill ensures that such public media is a public forum for expression by employees, including journalists and editors, and is not subject to prior review by public officials.