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Bill to force students to repay state aid after court-ordered damage draws mixed reaction
Summary
Senate Bill 6259 would make students who a court finds caused significant damage to public institutions immediately ineligible for state aid and require repayment of awards; sponsors say it targets major vandalism, while student representatives warned of inequitable consequences for low-income students.
Senate Bill 6259 was presented to the committee on Jan. 29. Staff described the bill as creating a repayment and ineligibility requirement for any student who is found by a court to have caused significant monetary damage to a public institution of higher education; the provision would require repayment of current and previously awarded state grants and scholarships to the awarding agency.
Senator Matt Behnke,…
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