An Oklahoma bill will establish a committee on free speech to review and recommend improvements to university free speech policies and trainings.
Oklahoma has affirmed its commitment to protecting free speech on college campuses by committing to the creation of the Oklahoma Free Speech Committee.
House Bill 3543 was signed by Governor Kevin Stitt on Apr. 20 and will require the formation of the Oklahoma Free Speech Committee which will report to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
“In our current culture, people on either side of an issue say they are afraid to speak freely for fear of recrimination from people with the opposite view,” bill sponsor Chad Caldwell said in a press release. “This is especially troubling on college campuses, which should be the exact places where young people should be free to express, challenge and debate a variety of ideas and opinions as a way of formulating their own beliefs.”
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