1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; prohibiting any state loan, grant, or assistance for persons 
1.3 	convicted of offense related to protest, demonstration, rally, civil unrest, or march;
1.4 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [609.7496] PROTESTS; DEMONSTRATIONS; INELIGIBILITY FOR 
1.7 	ASSISTANCE.
1.8 	A person convicted of a criminal offense related to the person's illegal conduct at a 
1.9 	protest, demonstration, rally, civil unrest, or march is ineligible for any type of state loan, 
1.10 	grant, or assistance, including but not limited to college student loans and grants, rent and 
1.11 	mortgage assistance, supplemental nutrition assistance, unemployment benefits and other 
1.12 	employment assistance, Minnesota supplemental aid programs, business grants, medical 
1.13 	assistance, general assistance, and energy assistance.

1.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
1.15 	applies to crimes committed on or after that date.