Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-1504: Limitations

Nothing in this subchapter shall be interpreted as: (1) Giving a member of the campus community the right to disrupt a previously scheduled or otherwise reserved activity; (2) Authorizing a member of the campus community to disregard a policy of the state-supported institution of higher education regarding: (A) Compliance with state and federal laws on discrimination and harassment; or (B) The productive and efficient operation of an instructional or work environment; (3) Preventing a state-supported institution of higher education from prohibiting, limiting, or restricting expression that is not protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or Article 2, § 6, of the Arkansas Constitution; or (4) Prohibiting a state-supported institution of higher education from imposing a restriction on the time, place, or manner of expression in or on a campus forum, provided the restriction on the time, place, or manner of expression: (A) Is reasonable; (B) Is justified without reference to the viewpoint of the speaker; (C) Is narrowly tailored to serve a significant state interest; and (D) Leaves open ample alternative channels for communication of the information or message contained in the expression. Added by Act 2023, No. 614,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.

Nothing in this subchapter shall be interpreted as:

(1) Giving a member of the campus community the right to disrupt a previously scheduled or otherwise reserved activity;

(2) Authorizing a member of the campus community to disregard a policy of the state-supported institution of higher education regarding: (A) Compliance with state and federal laws on discrimination and harassment; or (B) The productive and efficient operation of an instructional or work environment;

(A) Compliance with state and federal laws on discrimination and harassment; or

(B) The productive and efficient operation of an instructional or work environment;

(3) Preventing a state-supported institution of higher education from prohibiting, limiting, or restricting expression that is not protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or Article 2, § 6, of the Arkansas Constitution; or

(4) Prohibiting a state-supported institution of higher education from imposing a restriction on the time, place, or manner of expression in or on a campus forum, provided the restriction on the time, place, or manner of expression: (A) Is reasonable; (B) Is justified without reference to the viewpoint of the speaker; (C) Is narrowly tailored to serve a significant state interest; and (D) Leaves open ample alternative channels for communication of the information or message contained in the expression.

(A) Is reasonable;

(B) Is justified without reference to the viewpoint of the speaker;

(C) Is narrowly tailored to serve a significant state interest; and

(D) Leaves open ample alternative channels for communication of the information or message contained in the expression.