Sacramento, Calif. — The California State Senate passed a bill August 5 that would protect journalism advisers and other teachers against retaliation by administrators because of student speech, but because of budget issues, the bill might not be signed or vetoed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger until as late as the end of September.
The bill, S.B.1370, authored by Sen. Leland Yee (D-San Francisco/San Mateo), passed through the Senate 31-2 and the Assembly 72-1.
"I expect the Governor to sign this bill into law, as has consistently supported our efforts to make sure true freedom of the press is alive and well on our campuses," Yee said in a press release.
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