Conduct or expressive activity shall not be considered a material or substantial disruption if it is protected under the Georgia Constitution or the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, including, but not limited to, lawful protests in an unrestricted outdoor area of campus (except during times when those areas have been reserved in advance for other events) or minor, brief, or fleeting nonviolent disruptions of events that are isolated and short in duration.
History. Code 1981, § 20-3-48 , enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 1086, § 1/SB 339; Ga. L. 2022, p. 553, § 1/HB 1.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2022, p. 553, § 1/HB 1, effective July 1, 2022, repealed former Code Section 20-3-48 , pertaining to adoption of free speech and expression regulations and disciplinary sanctions for interfering with rights, and enacted the present Code section. The former Code section was based on Code 1981, § 20-3-48 , enacted by Ga. L. 2018, p. 1086, § 1/SB 339.
Cross references.
Freedom of speech and of the press guaranteed, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para V.