Leonard Law

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Leonard Law
California State Legislature
Citation	Cal. Educ. Code Sec. 48950 Cal. Educ. Code Sec. 66301 Cal. Educ. Code Sec. 94367
Territorial extent	State of California
Signed by	1992: 2006: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Signed	1992: 30 September 1992[1][2] 2006: 28 August 2006
Commenced	1992: 2006: 1 January 2007
Introduced by	1992: Bill Leonard 2006: Joe Nation, Leland Yee
Status: In force

The Leonard Law is a California law passed in 1992 and amended in 2006 that applies the First Amendment of the United States Constitution to private and public colleges, high schools, and universities. The law also applies Article I, Section 2 of the California Constitution to colleges and universities. California is the only state to grant First Amendment protections to students at private postsecondary institutions. Attempts at a federal Leonard Law and for Leonard Laws in other states have not succeeded.