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Gov. Brian Kemp signed HB 1 into law Tuesday, a law state officials said will secure freedom of speech on Georgia's university and technical college system campuses.

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ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp signed HB 1 (the Forming Open and Robust University Minds Act) into law Tuesday, a law state officials said will secure freedom of speech on Georgia's university and technical college system campuses by preventing the creation or elimination of any existing "Free Speech Zones" and designating all unrestricted outdoor areas of campus as public forums.

"Freedom of expression is one of this great nation's fundamental liberties," Kemp said in a news release. "Here in Georgia, we will protect those rights and that which is appropriate for any place of higher learning -- the ability to learn of different ideas.

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