1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to higher education; providing penalties for 
  1.3             students convicted of rioting; proposing coding for 
  1.4             new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 135A. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  [135A.157] [PENALTIES FOR RIOTING.] 
  1.7      If a student enrolled in a postsecondary institution is 
  1.8   convicted of a felony or gross misdemeanor crime as a direct 
  1.9   consequence of participating in a riot, the student is not 
  1.10  eligible for a state grant award under section 136A.121 after 
  1.11  conviction and must pay the highest applicable tuition rate, 
  1.12  including the nonresident tuition rate, to attend a public 
  1.13  postsecondary institution in subsequent enrollment periods.  The 
  1.14  penalties under this section shall continue for a period of one 
  1.15  year following the date of conviction.  At the time of 
  1.16  sentencing, the court must determine whether the conviction was 
  1.17  a direct consequence of participating in a riot. 
  1.18     For the purposes of this section, "riot" means an incident 
  1.19  in which three or more persons assembled disturb the public 
  1.20  peace by an intentional act or threat of unlawful force or 
  1.21  violence to person or property.  
  1.22     Sec. 2.  [APPLICATION INFORMATION.] 
  1.23     The Higher Education Services Office must collect 
  1.24  information necessary to administer section 1 on application 
  1.25  forms for student aid.  The Minnesota State Colleges and 
  2.1   Universities must collect information to administer section 1.  
  2.2   The University of Minnesota is requested to collect information 
  2.3   necessary to administer section 1. 
  2.4      Sec. 3.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.5      Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final 
  2.6   enactment.