(1) The Legislature finds that the advancement of knowledge is the fundamental purpose of the State University System and that such advancement is facilitated by the fearless sifting and winnowing of a wide diversity of views and that the open discussion and debate of contested public policy issues from diverse perspectives provides essential preparation for mature citizenship and an informed exercise of the right to vote.

(2)就本条而言，术语:

(a) “Debate” means an event at which two or more participants speak in favor of opposing approaches to the same public policy dispute, 在此之后，每个参与者都有时间来回答和反驳对方发言人的立场.

(b) “Group forum” means an event at which two or more speakers address a public policy dispute from 发散 or opposing perspectives, after which each participant is allotted time to address questions from the audience and to comment on the other speakers’ positions.

(3) Each state university within the State University System must have an Office of 公共政策活动 and must appoint a Director of 公共政策活动 who is responsible for the duties and reporting responsibilities of the office. 办公室至少必须:

(a)1. 在州立大学组织、宣传和组织辩论或小组论坛. 这些事件必须解决, 从多个, 发散, 以及相反的观点, 在社会上广泛讨论和辩论的一系列公共政策问题. 学校每学年主办不少于四项活动. At least two events must occur during the fall semester and at least two events must occur during the spring semester.

2. Such debates and 群论坛 must include speakers who represent widely held views on opposing sides of the most widely discussed public policy issues of the day and who hold a wide diversity of perspectives from within and outside of the state university community.

3. If the office is unable to readily find an advocate from within the state university community who is well-versed in a perspective, 该办公室应邀请一位能够代表这种观点的发言者. 办公室应, 在必要的时候, provide such speakers who are not from within the state university community with per diem and a reimbursement for travel expenses.

(b)维持常设, 公共可访问, 可搜索的, 以及最新的印刷日历, 在办公室的网站上, 在州立大学的网站上列出了办公室赞助的所有活动和所有其他辩论, 群论坛, 以及州立大学针对公共政策问题向整个校园社区开放的活动. The calendar must itemize the title of the event; the name and institutional affiliation of the speaker or speakers; and the office, 研究所, 部门, 程序, 或者赞助活动的组织, 不包括那些由校外团体在租用州立大学设施举办的活动. 这样的日历必须保存在每个州立大学的图书馆系统中.

(c)自9月1日起, 2024, 此后每年9月1日举行, 向理事会提交一份报告，详细说明下列事项:

1. 辩论和小组论坛的数量.

2. 按时间顺序排列, the calendars itemizing the title of each event; the name and institutional affiliation of the speaker or speakers; and the office, 研究所, 部门, 程序, 或者赞助活动的组织.

3. 参加每项活动的注册学生人数.

4. 与任何每日津贴或旅费报销有关的支出信息.

报告必须反映上一学年的统计数据.

(d)公开提供, 以在线形式, 办公室组织的每次辩论和小组论坛的完整视频记录. The video recording for an event organized by the office must be posted 在办公室的网站上 within 10 business days after the event. Such video must remain 公共可访问 在办公室的网站上 for at least 5 years after the date of the event. 这些视频也必须永久保存在里面, 并通过, 举办这次活动的州立大学图书馆.

(四)经州立大学校董会和理事会批准, a state university may assign the duties of the office to an existing administrative office within the state university rather than establish a separate office.

(5) Each office shall report directly to either the state university’s office that is responsible for compiling and reporting the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System’s graduation rate survey or Office of General Counsel.

(6)办公室组织的每次辩论和小组论坛必须对所有学生开放, 教师, 还有州立大学的工作人员, 除非限制参加此类活动是为了达到令人信服的政府利益所必需的, 向公众开放.