1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to higher education; requiring postsecondary institutions to notify 
1.3 	prospective students of the potential effects of a criminal conviction on future 
1.4 	employment; proposing coding for 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] NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS.
1.7 	A public or private postsecondary educational institution located in this state shall 
1.8 	give the notice specified in this section to each person applying to be a student at the 
1.9 	institution. 
1.10 	"NOTICE REGARDING POSSIBLE IMPACT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS
1.11 	If you have been arrested, charged, or convicted of any criminal offense, you 
1.12 	should investigate the impact that the arrest, charge, or conviction may have on your 
1.13 	chances of employment in the field you intend to study or on your chances to obtain 
1.14 	federal, state, and other higher education financial aid."