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Bill would allow suspension of state aid for students found to engage in violent or materially disruptive campus conduct; ACLU warns of constitutional risk
Summary
HB 602 would suspend state scholarships, loans or grants for students convicted of or found by campus disciplinary bodies to have engaged in violent, harassing or materially disruptive conduct; sponsor said the bill targets violent and harassing behavior, while the ACLU argued the measure is vague and likely unconstitutional.
Representative Fleming introduced House Bill 602 to the Georgia House Higher Education Committee as a measure aimed at protecting students, faculty and staff from violent, harassing and materially disruptive conduct on postsecondary campuses. The sponsor said the bill does not target peaceful protest but would suspend state financial aid for students who are convicted of, or found by an institution’s disciplinary process to have engaged in, defined violent or harassing conduct.
"This bill does not limit or affect [the right to peacefully protest]," the sponsor said, adding that the measure is intended to ensure campuses are free from "violence, vandalism, force, and harassment as a means to impose their will on others." The sponsor noted the bill would apply to recipients of state…
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