The non-binding SCR3 urges Utah’s higher education system to set policies that “vigorously defend” constitutional rights such as freedom of speech, religion, due process and conscience.
Non-binding resolution that encourages Utah's public colleges and universities to "vigorously defend" the civil liberties of students. - Read full text
Animated testimony from Sen. Jim Dabakis on Wednesday — which at one point included the word ”hell“ — prompted a complaint during debate of a resolution encouraging free-speech rights and civil liberties on Utah’s college campuses.
Rep. LaVar Christensen, R-Draper, raised a point of order during a hearing of the House Education Committee and reminded Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City, that he was visiting the House, where they encourage a civil vocabulary.