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Panel debates bill to suspend state aid after convictions or disciplinary findings for violent campus disruptions
Summary
House members and witnesses debated HB 602, a bill that would suspend state scholarships, loans or grants for two years for students convicted of or found to have engaged in violent, harassing or materially disruptive conduct on college campuses; civil liberties advocates warned of constitutional and due‑process problems.
The House Higher Education Committee heard HB 602 on Wednesday, a bill sponsored by Representative Fleming that would suspend state scholarships, loans or grants for two years for students who are convicted of, or found by an institution’s disciplinary body to have engaged in, specified violent, harassing or materially disruptive conduct on postsecondary campuses.
Representative Fleming told the committee HB 602 targets conduct that goes beyond peaceful protest and aims to protect the rights of students, faculty and staff to study and work without facing violence, vandalism or harassment. Fleming said the bill exempts constitutionally protected activity and…
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