University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, March 22, 1989
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Bill giving high-school press rights sees freedom in Senate committee
by Alan Morgan Kansan staff writer
Supporters of a bill that would establish publication rights for students faced no opposition in a Senate committee yesterday.
State Sen. Joseph C. Harder, R-Mountain and chairman of the committee, said no opponents of the committee needed to testify before the committee.
Still, he said he had reservations about discussing a bill after only hearing one side of the issue.
"I have no opinion one way or the other at this point." Harder said. "I haven't really analyzed the opposition to this bill, and I hear their side before discussing it."
A date for discussing the bill has not been set.
David Adams, executive secretary of the Journalism Education Association, said that with the support of the Kansas State Scholastic Press Association, there remained no organized opposition to the bill.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1988 that administrators at Hazelwood East High School in suburban St. Louis had the right to censor stories in the school newspaper. School administrators had censored stories dealing with teen pregnancy and the effects of divorce on children.
In the bill passed three weeks ago by the Kansas House, administrators in Kansas, including principals and school board members, do not have the power to censor stories unless the stories encourage unlawful acts or contain libelous, slanderous or obscene material.
Also, stories creating substantial disruption of normal school activity would not be protected by the bill.
The bill would create a right for high-school journalism students not protected by the First Amendment. The bill states that a school newspaper is not simply a teaching tool, but it provides expression that deserves protection.
American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas, said that although the ACU supported the present bill, it preferred the original form submitted to the House. The bill was amended in order before touching the floor of the House.
Gordon Risk, president of the
"We do have a problem with the statement that 'matter that commands, requests, induces, encourages, commends or promotes conduct that is defined by law as a use of free speech.' Risk said.
State Sen. Lana Oleen, R-Manhattan, told the committee that as a former high-school publication adviser, she supported the bill.
"It is most important that students' coverage of material not be suppressed solely because it involves political or controversial subject matter." Oleen said. "I respect the maturity of student leaders in this role as the working relationship they maintain with their sponsors, advisers and teachers."
Spring into action
Kelly Lamson/KANSAN
Pat Ruel, offensive line coach, demonstrates blocking techniques at the practice field behind Anschutz Sports Pavilion. Yesterday was the first day of spring practice for the KU football team.
Senate passes bill requiring people to report adult abuse
The Associated Press
TOPEKA - The Senate tentatively approved a bill that would require people to report cases of adult abuse in communities with high rates of Social and Rehabilitation Services.
Sen. Audrey Langworthy, R-Prairie Village, said the bill was intended to fill in cracks in present state law.
She said the bill would cover abuse of any individual living in a group home, as well as those attending a sheltered workshop. The bill would make reporting of any neglect or abuse mandatory, rather than optional, she said. The measure has passed the House.
The Senate also tentatively approved a bill that would designate four days a year to honor veterans of four wars.
Sen. James Francisco, D-Mulvane,
said Jan. 27 would be Vietnam War
Veterans Day; July 27, Korean War
Veterans Day; Sept. 2, World War II
Veterans Day, and Nov. 11, World War I Veterans Day.
Francisco said that public buildings would be requested to hang flags during those four days.
The Senate also:
Passed a bill, 27-13, that would allow the SRS and the Department of Health and Environment to provide "outreach" services, notifying people of the programs the two agencies have. The bill does not mandate the three jobs be provided however. The bill now goes to Mike Haiden.
House passes bill to preserve burial sites
Approved, 40-0, a bill that would allow local school districts to donate property to disaster-relief programs.
Kansan staff writer
The Kansas House passed a bill yesterday that would regulate the use of human remains in the wake of the unmarked burial.
The bill will now enter a Senate committee for discussion. The law would go into effect Jan. 1.
- possessing human skeletal remains from an unmarked burial site or artifacts inferred with expertise
According to the proposed bill, several actions would be considered unlawful:
According to the bill, violators would face a maximum fine of $10,000 for the first offence if the commercial and archeological value of the remains, artifacts and costs of their restoration is
- selling, trading or giving away human skeletal remains known to have been from an unmarked burial site or artifacts infused with such remains.
- throwing away or discarding human skeletal remains or burial artifacts known to have been from an unmarked burial site.
- disturbing an unmarked burial site.
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According to the bill, violators would face a maximum fine of $10,000 for the first offense if the commercial and archeological value of the remains, artifacts and costs of their restoration is $5,000 or less.
For restoration values greater than $5,000, the fine would be $20,000. The maximum fine for each reepeat offense would be $100,000.
$5,000 or less.
The board would provide for the establishment and maintenance of a registry of unmarked burial sites in Kansas. It also would adopt rules needed for enforcing the bill, in conjunction with the state attorney general.
The bill also would establish an Unmarked Burial Sites Preservation Board as part of the State Historical Society.
John Reynolds, assistant state archeologist, said the bill would eliminate a problem that the State Historical Society had faced in the past.
However, the bill would provide for the issue of
"We have kept track of unmarked burial sites in the past, but it has always been on an informal basis," Reynolds said. "This will make it a formal site." "There are any problems of who's responsible for the task."
"I think there is a lot of support for this particular bill." Branson said. "It's long overdue. Other states have dealt with this, and I think it's high time for Kansas to do something about it."
State Rep. Jessie Branson, D-Lawrence, said she supported the bill.
Branson said she thought the bill would have a good chance of passing through the Senate without major changes.
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