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The bill creates clearer protections and potentially improved safety against antisemitic conduct on campus and gives institutions a uniform definition to enforce, but it also raises free‑speech risks, could spur legal disputes over enforcement, and imposes compliance costs on schools.
Students, campus visitors, and employees gain clearer protections because campuses must prohibit antisemitic conduct and may discipline violators (e.g., expulsion or employment termination).
Jewish students, staff, and community institutions are likely to experience improved safety and formal recognition of antisemitism when institutions explicitly define and prohibit such conduct.
Colleges and universities receive a uniform, explicit baseline definition to guide conduct policies and disciplinary actions, reducing ambiguity for administrators and staff.
Students and employees may face disciplinary consequences for speech the institution deems antisemitic, raising substantial free-speech and academic freedom concerns on campus.
Mandating a statutory definition could produce inconsistent or contested enforcement when conduct overlaps with political protest or criticism of Israel, leading to legal challenges and dispute.
Colleges and universities (and indirectly taxpayers) will incur added compliance and administrative costs to revise materials and train staff to apply the mandated definition.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires colleges receiving federal student aid to include a definition of antisemitism and a statement that antisemitic conduct may lead to student expulsion or employee termination.
Introduced January 15, 2025 by Rudy Yakym · Last progress January 15, 2025
Requires colleges and universities that participate in federal student aid programs to add a specific definition of antisemitism and a clear prohibition on antisemitic conduct to all campus documents and resources about student or employee conduct. The rule must state that antisemitic conduct can be punished up to expulsion for students and termination for employees.